Life Reset: I’m the Master in the Officialdom

At this moment, the atmosphere on the scene became more intense and tense, like a lit powder keg.

The rioting workers surged like a surging tide, one wave higher than the other, crashing against the police cordon. Even the well-trained police officers, who usually maintained order, seemed overwhelmed by this overwhelming onslaught.

Many workers broke through the police line of defense and rushed towards where Liu Li and others were.

Liu Li was instantly terrified, his face pale, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He was terrified and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Come and save me!"

Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly retreated into the county government office building with the members of the working group in a panic.

"That man is the corrupt official who issued the arrest order! Everyone, follow me and find him!"

A "worker" who seemed to be the leader waved his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs. His inflammatory words spread quickly among the crowd, like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirring up ripples.

Dozens of workers who were already emotional were deeply attracted by his shouting and followed him without hesitation, rushing towards Liu Li and his group.

As time went on, more and more people heard the noise and rushed over to join the chaotic conflict.

Some of them held sticks, some had their eyes wide open and kept shouting slogans.

The whole scene became extremely out of control, like a wild beast that had lost its restraints, roaring wantonly.

At this critical moment, Wen Tao led the garrison of Bengang City and rushed to the scene at lightning speed.

Looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, Wentao felt dizzy and complained in his heart.

Faced with this huge group of more than a thousand people, even if he had a strong aura and majesty, it would be difficult to subdue them easily.

After a brief moment of reflection, Wentao decisively issued an order: "Captain Liu, please have the troops work closely together to quickly surround the rioting crowd. Also, assign a small team to focus on effectively controlling those lawless elements who are deliberately vandalizing and leading the riots! We must ensure that the situation does not deteriorate further!"

"Yes, Commander!" Captain Liu shouted back, then turned and began directing his troops. The soldiers marched in neat, powerful steps, quickly deploying their formation and advancing toward the rioting crowd.

As the large force intervened like a steel torrent, the crowd, which had been arrogant and wantonly making trouble, instantly fell into chaos.

The comrades in the army acted in a well-trained manner. They quickly and orderly separated the rioting crowd and formed isolated small groups.

Seeing that the situation had eased, Captain Liu, the leader of the team, immediately issued an order: "Capture team, take action immediately!"

At the command, dozens of strong and agile arresting officers rushed out like arrows from a bow. In the blink of an eye, the dozens of so-called "workers" who were the most cheerful and arrogant were captured alive on the spot.

It has to be said that compared with ordinary police officers, comrades in the army are much superior in terms of combat skills and execution capabilities.

They acted decisively, their moves as swift as lightning, without hesitation. As the most troublemakers were apprehended, the restless crowd gradually quieted down.

Wen Tao, who had been closely monitoring the situation, saw this and rushed forward without hesitation, snatching the loudspeaker used by the troops. He took a deep breath and spoke in a loud, commanding voice, "Fellow villagers, I am Wen Tao, Secretary of the Bengang Municipal Party Committee. Please put down your weapons and listen to what I have to say!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion in the crowd. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Municipal Party Secretary! This is our most important leader here. Let's hear what he has to say!"

This person's words seemed to have some kind of magic, making the originally noisy scene instantly quieter.

People looked up and focused their eyes on Wentao, expecting the top leader to give a satisfactory answer.

"Fellow villagers, please be quiet and listen to me for a few words! Just now, we successfully arrested dozens of so-called "comrades." But after preliminary judgment, I seriously suspect that they are not our real working brothers and sisters, but most likely those idle people in society who deliberately incited you to make trouble and disrupt social order. Please believe that our comrades in the Public Security Bureau will conduct careful and thorough identification and investigation. For those who violate laws and regulations, we will strictly punish them in accordance with laws and regulations and will never condone them!"

"I fully understand how you feel right now, and I know you're not here to cause trouble out of malice. Today, I stand here and solemnly promise that if you truly have any reasonable demands or difficulties, you can raise them, and I will do my best to resolve them one by one. After all, you are all honest, hardworking working class people! I know very well that you would never take such extreme actions unless it was absolutely necessary."

"However, have you ever calmly considered the possibility that you might be being maliciously exploited by someone with ulterior motives? Perhaps it was just a minor inconsistency, but it was magnified beyond measure, leading to the current chaotic situation. Be aware that there are likely ulterior motives hidden behind this, attempting to instigate and manipulate you to achieve their own ulterior motives! Therefore, I hope everyone can maintain a clear mind and not be easily misled by others, lest they bring unnecessary trouble and loss upon themselves."

In fact, Wentao had no idea whether those who led the riot were instigators. This was just his way of saying it, with the purpose of putting the blame on them.

"Secretary Wen, you have to give us justice! It was Zheng Zerui, the county magistrate of Gangcheng County, who deliberately closed our mine and arrested our workers!"

"Yes, Secretary Wen, if we had no other options, we wouldn't have gone to the county government to cause trouble. Zheng Zerui cut off our financial resources and even ordered the police to come to our mine to arrest and beat people!"

Some workers spoke up.