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"Mayor, according to our understanding of the Yang family's structure, Yang Zhihao controls the Yang family's criminal gang. He is also the link between the Yang family's criminal gang and the Lixin Group controlled by Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie. Many of the Yang family's illegal and criminal activities are carried out through the criminal gang controlled by Yang Zhihao."

“If we only crack down on the Yang family’s casinos without directly arresting Yang Zhihao, it will be difficult to link this criminal gang directly with the Yang family and Lixin Group. Without evidence, it will be difficult to strike at the Yang family and Lixin Group. In that case, cracking down on the Yang family’s casinos will have no practical meaning and will instead put us in a passive position.”

“Therefore, I think it is very important to arrest Yang Zhihao. Since we want to crack down on the Yang family’s casino, we must capture Yang Zhihao.” Jiang Yunpeng explained to Qin Feng.

"So what if we arrest Yang Zhihao? What's the next step?" Qin Feng asked Jiang Yunpeng.

“As long as we arrest Yang Zhihao, we can find evidence that the Yang family and Lixin Group are part of the same criminal gang as Yang Zhihao. This will allow us to arrest Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie without any problem, and at the same time, we can completely crack down on the entire Yang family and Lixin Group,” Jiang Yunpeng said.

Hearing this, Qin Feng laughed again. Jiang Yunpeng had been a policeman his whole life, and he still considered things from a policeman's perspective.

"Well, here are a few questions. First, is there any conclusive evidence to prove that Yang Zhihao is connected with the Yang family's casino and their criminal gang? Or, do you have any conclusive evidence that proves Yang Zhihao committed a direct crime? If not, on what grounds are you arresting Yang Zhihao?" Qin Feng asked Jiang Yunpeng.

“We do not have direct evidence of Yang Zhihao’s crimes, but given his actions over the years, it will be easy to find the evidence once the casino is shut down. It will not be difficult to find direct evidence of his connection with the casino or with the criminal gang under his command,” Jiang Yunpeng replied.

"Even if you find evidence, that's a matter for later. Arresting Yang Zhihao without evidence is itself a violation of the rules."

“If you were targeting other criminals, there would be no problem with doing this. No one would care about these trivial details. I believe you are used to doing this. But you don’t want to. The other party is not an ordinary person. He is Yang Zhihao, Yang Guoqiang’s eldest son.”

"To touch Yang Zhihao is to touch the foundation of the Yang family. As long as you break the rules, someone will make a big deal out of this. Don't forget who is behind the Yang family. I don't know if you can punish Yang Zhihao, but I know that you will definitely not be able to hold your position."

"Secondly, even if you arrest Yang Zhihao and have evidence of his illegal and criminal activities, how can you guarantee that Yang Zhihao will confess to the illegal and criminal activities of Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie? I don't know the capabilities of your police in handling cases, but in my judgment, Yang Zhihao is unlikely to confess easily and implicate Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie."

"Third, even if Yang Zhihao implicates Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie, can you arrest them? Can you convict them? Last time, you encountered such great resistance just by investigating the Lixin Hotel. Do you think you can withstand this resistance now? Will they let you arrest Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie as you wish?" Qin Feng asked.

"Political games are about balance, and there are bottom lines that everyone has to respect. It's like two people fighting over a cake. You can reason with the other person, threaten them, argue, or even fight, but you would never take a knife to cut them, right? Because these are the bottom lines that everyone tacitly agrees on. If you don't use a knife, they won't dare to shoot."

“But if you draw your knife first, he definitely won’t have any more reservations and will definitely shoot you. If we really go to arrest Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie, that would be drawing our knives on each other, and they will definitely shoot us back. That’s the bottom line,” Qin Feng said slowly.

“Mayor, I understand what you’re saying, which is why I was surprised that you were going to take action against the Yang family. But things have already come to a point where we should fight to the death, and I don’t think we should have so many reservations.” Jiang Yunpeng felt that Qin Feng’s logic was flawed. It was like someone was already wielding a knife against you, but you were still considering whether you could win or not.

"You're wrong again. I only want to target the Yang family's casino, not the Yang family. To target the Yang family now would be suicide. I'm risking my life, not committing suicide. Secondly, I'm risking my life to find a way to remove the noose they're trying to put around my neck. I don't really want to fight them to the death." Qin Feng shook his head.

"Mayor, I still don't understand," Jiang Yunpeng said, puzzled.

"Let me continue with that analogy. This time, the other side set fire to the sports center project, which was aimed at me. They used a conspiracy, which also escalated the struggle. Originally, we were just talking, but now they've taken action."

“If we don’t fight back, they will keep attacking us until they beat us to death with each punch. So we definitely have to fight back, but how? If we arrest Yang Zhihao, then Yang Guoqiang and Yang Zhijie as you suggested, that’s like drawing a knife directly.”

"If someone punches you and you immediately draw your knife to attack them, that's both desperate and suicidal. Whether or not you can kill them with that knife, you'll die, either shot by them or by someone else."

"So what we need to do is not to draw our swords, but for him to punch me and for me to kick him. As long as we don't use weapons, there aren't so many rules. Where to kick and what force to use are all important. Now that he's hitting me, in order to stop him from hitting me, we have to hurt him, frighten him, and beat him until he admits defeat. That way, he won't dare to hit us anymore."

"I sent you to raid their casino so that we could teach them a lesson. The tougher we are, the more afraid they will be. Are you afraid of someone who doesn't value his life?" Qin Feng used an analogy to explain to Jiang Yunpeng.

At this point, Jiang Yunpeng finally understood Qin Feng's meaning and what Qin Feng was planning. Qin Feng was not really going to take action against the Yang family this time; it was more of a self-defense measure.

“I understand what you mean. This is the ‘you fight your way, I fight mine’ strategy that the great man once spoke of, and it’s also a strategy of ‘besieging Wei to rescue Zhao.’ They’re making trouble over the sports center and Huayang Group issues, so we’ll make trouble over the casino issues. If they continue to escalate the sports center issue, we’ll escalate the casino issue,” Jiang Yunpeng replied.

"That's right." Qin Feng smiled.

"I understand what to do. But Mayor, if this continues, we'll never be able to deal with the Yang family." Jiang Yunpeng was clearly still somewhat unwilling.