Chapter 653: The Local Tyrant and the Urinal

Ye Xianggao's personal involvement clearly exceeded the expectations of those instigators, agitators, and organizers.

But even so, they would not readily agree, because they still needed to seek approval from the behind-the-scenes boss. If the behind-the-scenes Geng Miao disagreed, then Ye Xianggao coming out to talk would be useless.

Immediately someone squeezed into the crowd, using the crowd as cover to secretly call Geng Miao.

At this moment, Geng Miao, who was about to finish his steak and red wine, saw the unfamiliar number, thought for a moment, and answered: "What's going on? Is Su Yang's side already unable to hold out? If so, you should proceed according to the original plan."

"I told you before, don't call me for no reason; remember, you've never called me before, you don't know me, we have no contact. After hanging up, destroy this card."

The man holding the phone, with a deer-head mouse-eyed appearance, said: "Geng Zong, the situation seems not quite as we imagined; even Ye Xianggao and Wen Qiren have come downstairs."

Hearing this, Geng Miao directly said: "What's so unexpected about that? It's normal for them to come downstairs; never mind the two of them, even if Municipal Party Committee leaders were present it would be fine."

"Just directly state your demand: the public transit company has long suffered operating losses and needs to take money from the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery to subsidize operations; now the winery is not taking this money, so your public transit company cannot operate."

"As for the taxi company, it's the same: the reason is that after Su Yang arrived, he heavily cracked down on various existing industries, causing consumption levels to plummet, so nobody has money to take taxis, and thus taxi drivers can't even afford meals."

"As for the other situation, just speak according to what we previously agreed upon; in short, the on-site demand is to protect the interests of the common people and to get Su Yang to scram."

"Besides, I also have here a piece of evidence of his bribery; oh, you don't need to worry about this—someone else will handle it naturally. In short, no matter what happens on the scene today, you must firmly not let him off; be as vicious in your words as you can, and it's best to pelt him with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves."

"I want him, when the time comes, not only to be unable to hold this office, but also to beg me to leave Lieshan Xian; otherwise, if he thinks he can just leave Lieshan Xian like that, it won't be that easy!"

His speech was inspiring and impassioned; the deer-head mouse-eyed guy opposite dared not interrupt, but inwardly he muttered: "What are you so proud of? We've been manipulated by others, not the other way around."

After finally waiting for Geng Miao to finish speaking, he then said: "It's not like that; we're all still here now, and the Lie Shan Public Security Bureau has sent people to maintain order. It's this Su Yang who simply doesn't care about his official hat."

"He has already declared that either we send representatives out to negotiate demands with him, or we immediately call the media to come for a live broadcast on site. This damn guy is completely a slippery piece of meat; we really can't get a grip on him."

"Moreover, Ye Xianggao and Wen Qiren have also been forced by him to come downstairs, and together with him they want us to send representatives out to talk separately; that's why I called to ask for instructions."

After hearing this, Geng Miao's nose twisted with anger, and he roared: "A bunch of useless idiots! You can't even handle this small matter, yet you let others manipulate you!"

But upon second thought, what kind of person is Su Yang? He needs to cheer up and deal with him. Although his move is quite clever, Su Yang is no pushover, and he already knew that. It's just that Su Yang's tactic is endless, constantly using media power to shape public opinion.

Nobody knows better than him the consequences of being exposed in the media—Su Yang as an official will certainly not be able to stay in office, and he might even be removed from his post.

But he had investigated Su Yang's resume; after being removed from office, it's merely a pause, and sometimes there's no transition period at all before he immediately takes up a post elsewhere, and an even more important one. So who can he reason with about this? Put bluntly, his carefully plotted big move might well end up being a booster for Su Yang's rise!

But he's in big trouble. Earlier, when Geng Biao was blocked by the media at the hospital, he had already been heavily portrayed as having triad-like qualities, and indeed possessing such qualities.

Moreover, some media have actually dug up the affairs of their winery, vaguely suggesting that he is behind the scenes manipulating all this; although it's only small-scale dissemination so far, it has already affected him. If another such incident occurs now, he will surely be pushed into the spotlight.

Don't look at him now being the local tyrant of Lieshan Xian, having Ye Xianggao and these people completely under his thumb, even the Vice Mayor of the city is the same. But if one truly wants to quell the public opinion impact caused by Su Yang, relying on these people simply won't work.

If one really had to rely on those two provincial leaders, would this be reliable? Could he possibly end up being kicked away like a urinal?

After so many years in society, he may not understand other principles, but he is very clear about what his status is compared to those proper, earnest cadres.

He really is just a urinal—people pull him out to use when they need him, and kick him far away when they don't; moreover, this urinal might even stink if mishandled, and whether people will bother with him is another matter.

Although in others' eyes, and even in his own view, his relationship with those two provincial leaders is very good, no matter how good it is there are still boundaries, after all he is merely the chairman of a winery, not even an owner, while they are high-ranking leaders—completely different categories.

In an instant, veins bulged on his forehead as he shouted angrily: "Damn useless idiots! Ye Xianggao and Wen Qiren are the same—aside from wanting to make money, they only think about promotion; when it's time for them to play their part, they can't exert any effect at all!"

"Even if we've come this far now, talking is fine; just have a few people go talk to them, but the demand is especially simple: in word and deed it's just to get Su Yang to scram, not wanting him to stay in Lieshan Xian."

"Because as long as he remains in Lieshan Xian, the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery can't resume work, so the wages of all those teachers can't be paid, and the county cadres' cash red packets and shopping cards are permanently canceled from now on. Moreover, the strike will continue until he scram, admits fault, and only then will it be considered over!"

Originally it was a complete rout; although unexpected developments occurred midway, in his view they would not affect the outcome at all—only his mood would be affected. For in his view, even a solitary talk would not change the current situation in Lieshan Xian.

After saying that, he slammed the phone hard onto the fish tank, hearing only a "crack"—the tank shattered, countless fish and water spilling everywhere. Still not having vented enough, he directly drew his gun from his waist and fired two "bang" shots at the window.