At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Inside the car, both the driver and Long Zhen, the deputy director of the office, were visibly shocked.

Lin Yi remained calm and composed, seemingly unsurprised, as he simply took in the scene ahead through the car's windshield.

A dozen or so elderly people sat in a row on the road.

Hundreds of young and middle-aged men stood behind the elderly, their faces filled with anger, as if they were about to come over and overturn the car Lin Yi was riding in at any moment.

Lin Yi's gaze swept across the crowd, finally settling on one person.

He was a young man with dyed yellow hair, wearing a floral shirt, smoking a cigarette, with his hands in his pockets, followed by more than twenty fierce-looking young men, acting all high and mighty.

Ding Qiang.

The son of Ding Shusheng, the Party Secretary of Shitan Village.

In Shitan Village, he is respectfully called "Brother Qiang" by the younger villagers!

Lin Yi recognized Ding Qiang at a glance.

The reason he had such a deep impression of Ding Qiang was that in his previous life, Ding Qiang played a crucial role in the execution of the brothers Ding Shusheng and Ding Yonggang.

"County Chief Lin, I'll go down and take a look."

Just as Lin Yi's gaze lingered on Ding Qiang, the driver turned to Lin Yi and asked for instructions.

"it is good."

Lin Yi nodded slightly.

The driver got out of the car and quickly walked in front of the villagers, saying, "Fellow villagers, you are blocking the road. Our car can't pass. Please make way."

"You want to shut down our coal mine, and you expect us to move out of the way?"

"Coal mines are our lifeline. Closing down coal mines is tantamount to taking our lives!"

"The coal mines have closed down, we have no income, what will we eat? What will we drink? Will your government give us money?"

……

The villagers were very agitated, and their voices were deafening.

Among them, the young people around Ding Qiang spoke first, and their attitude was extremely arrogant.

The elderly people sitting on the ground, and the middle-aged people behind them, were talking about income and survival.

"County Chief Lin, should I get out of the car and talk to the villagers?"

Long Zhen, the deputy director of the office, heard what the villagers said and asked Lin Yi for instructions.

"No need, let Scholar Ding do the talking."

Lin Yi shook his head and refused.

He saw in the rearview mirror that Chang Yongchun, Ma Rui, Shi Zhong, and Fang Ze's cars had all arrived.

"Hey, isn't he so capable? Why doesn't he get out of the car to solve the problem? Is he worried about getting beaten up by the villagers?"

After Ma Rui got out of the car, he saw that Lin Yi didn't dare to get out, and he felt a surge of satisfaction. He secretly gave Ding Shusheng a thumbs up.

"Secretary Ma, it has to be you again!"

"Director Ma, you can't just say things like that. What does it have to do with me if the villagers block the road?"

Ding Shusheng smiled slightly, then put his hands behind his back, walked unhurriedly toward the car Lin Yi was riding in.

Seeing that Scholar Ding was approaching, Long Zhen quickly got out of the carriage and said:

"Secretary Ding, the villagers have stopped County Chief Lin's car. You need to handle this immediately."

"Ok."

Ding Shusheng nodded, then glanced into the car and found that Lin Yi wasn't even looking at him, as if he were invisible.

Heh, I'd like to see how long you can keep up this act.

Seeing this, Ding Shusheng sneered inwardly, then stepped forward and deliberately asked loudly, "Fellow villagers, why are you stopping County Magistrate Lin's car?"

"He wants to shut down our coal mine, cut off our source of income, and leave us without food. We disagree!"

Beside Ding Qiang, a young man shouted out the lines he had memorized long ago.

"Nonsense! When did County Chief Lin say that the coal mine would be shut down? He only said that the coal mine would stop production and resume production after the accident was dealt with and the problems were rectified."

Ding Shusheng reprimanded him in a pretentious manner.

"That's not OK!"

"Exactly! If the coal mine stops production for a few days, how much money will we lose? That's all our village's income!"

"Village chief, you don't need to say anything more. We disagree. If he insists on stopping the coal mine, we won't leave!"

……

Ding Shusheng's "persuasion" not only failed to get the villagers to leave, but instead made them even more agitated.

Ding Shusheng felt he had achieved the desired result and returned to the car.

At this moment, Chang Yongchun, Ma Rui, Shi Zhong, and Fang Ze also came over.

Seeing this, Lin Yi opened the car door and got out.

Ding Shusheng reported with a troubled expression, "County Chief Lin, County Chief Chang, Director Ma, Secretary Shi, Mayor Fang, the villagers have somehow heard that the coal mine is going to stop production, and they've blocked the road. Their demand is that the coal mine cannot stop production. I've tried to reason with them, but they won't listen. Sigh."

“Ding Shusheng, listen up! The Shitan Coal Mine is absolutely not allowed to operate until the accident investigation is complete and the problems are rectified. If you can't persuade the villagers, then we'll replace you as the village secretary!”

Lin Yi said coldly.

Today is his second day in office.

Moreover, since the county magistrate was not in the county, he temporarily took charge of the county government's work.

In this situation, if he just gave instructions and then immediately went back on his word, how can the work be carried out in the future?

Does anyone still follow his instructions?

In that case, everyone will treat his words as bullshit!

"Then County Chief Lin, remove me from office and let the villagers elect a new Party Secretary!"

Ding Shusheng directly confronted Lin Yi.

He has served as both the Party Secretary and the Village Head in Shitan Village for many years.

The higher-ups have considered replacing him, but it's simply impossible to do so!

In Shitan Village, would anyone dare not elect him?

Anyone who dares to do that will definitely be taught a lesson!

Even if someone secretly votes for someone else behind his back, and the final result isn't him, someone will kick over the ballot box, invalidate the election results, and then hold a new election until he is elected!

"County Chief Lin, Comrade Ding Shusheng has served as the Party Secretary and Village Head of Shitan Village for a very long time, and he has always done a very good job. We can't just dismiss him because of this trivial matter, can we? Moreover, as leaders, if we encounter problems and don't solve them, but instead put pressure on grassroots cadres, isn't that a bad work style?"

Chang Yongchun seized the opportunity to speak up, both in support of Ding Shusheng and in labeling Lin Yi as having a superficial work style!

"County Chief Chang, it's fine that the villagers blocked the car and made reasonable demands. However, it's absolutely unacceptable that the villagers made unreasonable demands, and even threatened our government departments by illegally approving the coal mine's continued production. This is no small matter! Furthermore, as the village secretary and village chief, Ding Shusheng failed to do ideological work with the masses and failed to play the role of the grassroots party organization. Doesn't that constitute serious dereliction of duty?"

Lin Yi responded to Chang Yongchun with a serious expression, then said, word by word:

"As for handling the problem, I have already sent comrades from the county public security bureau here."

"County Chief Lin, I do not agree with your approach. After all, mobilizing the police to forcibly pressure the masses could easily trigger a mass incident, with unimaginable consequences!"

Upon hearing that Lin Yi wanted to use the police, Chang Yongchun was taken aback at first, and then quickly reminded him.

From his perspective, he naturally didn't want to escalate the situation.

The same goes for Ma Rui, the director of the county's safety supervision bureau.

His expression changed, and he quickly echoed, "County Chief Lin, I also don't recommend mobilizing the police to handle this matter. That would only escalate the situation and even cause it to get out of control!"

"Yes, County Magistrate Lin!"

Shi Zhong, the Party Secretary of Changshi Town, and Fang Ze, the Town Mayor, also voiced their support for Chang Yongchun and Ma Rui's suggestions.

At the same time, it also shows their attitude!

In this way, if a conflict breaks out between the villagers and the police, even if someone is held accountable afterward, the main responsibility will lie with Lin Yi!

It was Lin Yi who acted arbitrarily and stubbornly, and insisted on doing it this way!

"Woooooooo..."

however--

next moment.

Before Lin Yi could reply, the piercing sound of police sirens tore through the sky, and police cars came rushing in from afar.

Why are the police here?

The arrival of the police caused a stir among the villagers.

So fast?

At the same time, Chang Yongchun, Ma Rui, Shi Zhong, Fang Ze, and Ding Shusheng were all somewhat surprised!

They didn't expect the police to arrive so quickly!

Amidst their surprise, a thought almost simultaneously surfaced in their minds:

Lin Yi didn't call the county public security bureau after the villagers blocked the road; instead, he sent people from the county public security bureau to the area in advance!

The thought crossed their minds, and they all looked at Lin Yi simultaneously:

What exactly is Lin Yi trying to do?