Chapter 236 Group Petition
There was a crowd of people in front of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and hundreds of private teachers gathered together in an excited manner.
The government security department was horrified upon seeing this and quickly closed the gate in an attempt to prevent the crowd from entering.
"Let us in! We are looking for Secretary Qi!" Shouts came from the crowd and the atmosphere was very tense.
At this time, Liu Yanhu, the head of the Security Section, stepped forward and tried to remain calm and patient: "Secretary Qi is not here. If you have any questions, you can send a few representatives to the Letters and Calls Bureau to report them."
Liu Yanhu secretly groaned in his heart. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where hundreds of people petitioned at the same time.
He was well aware that if the situation was not handled properly, it could lead to mass incidents with disastrous consequences.
However, if he easily let so many people into the compound of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the leader would think that he was incompetent, and he was caught in a dilemma for a while.
In fact, Qi Tongwei had already learned about the private teachers' plan to petition the day before.
It turned out that Xu Pengfei's girlfriend Li Ningning had been in contact with Li Na and knew their every move.
After Li Na separated from Li Ningning that day, she immediately found four private teachers on duty at the school and, on the grounds that her friend worked in the Municipal Party Committee, passed on the news she had received from Li Ningning to them.
Since their vital interests were involved, everyone was very motivated and in just three days they successfully organized hundreds of people who decided to petition together.
The reason why Qi Tongwei did not show up was to see the government's ability to deal with emergencies and everyone's sense of responsibility.
Of course, he keeps an eye on the situation at all times, and will stand up immediately if he finds something wrong.
It would have been more reasonable to stand up at that time, and it would have been legitimate to deal with corruption in the education system.
Except for a few special people, probably no one knows that it was Qi Tongwei who took the initiative to promote this matter.
"No, we must see Secretary Qi!" someone shouted in the crowd.
This sentence seemed to ignite a powder keg, and others echoed: "Yes, we want to see Secretary Qi!"
Everyone was influenced by Li Na and believed that the problem could only be solved by finding Qi Tongwei, the top leader.
So, despite Liu Yanhu's earnest advice, everyone turned a deaf ear.
Seeing the situation getting more and more out of control, Liu Yanhu was sweating profusely.
While wiping his sweat, he said to Xiaolong beside him: "Hurry up and call the Letters and Calls Bureau, tell them the situation here, and ask them to send staff to handle this matter immediately. Remember, you must tell them that the secretary and the mayor are here."
After saying that, Liu Yanhu did not forget to add: "This is important information, don't forget to tell it."
He knew that if he didn't mention that Qi Tongwei and Xie Zhonglin were both at the company, the petition office might just brush it off. After all, with so many petitioners, who would be willing to take on this hot potato?
Xiaolong nodded quickly, turned aside and made a phone call.
At the same time, Liu Yanhu continued to patiently persuade the emotional petitioners at the gate: "Please stay calm and don't act impulsively. The comrades from the Letters and Calls Bureau have received the news and will be here soon.
Even if so many of you gather together, you can’t solve the problem. If you believe me, just leave a few representatives behind and make your demands clear.”
However, these private teachers simply refused to listen to Liu Yanhu's advice.
Their purpose was very clear, which was to meet Qi Tongwei.
As time passed, the petitioners became more and more agitated.
At this time, a black car slowly drove up and stopped in front of the government building. A group of people got out of the car, led by Zhao Buqing, deputy director of the Luteng City Petition Bureau.
Zhao Buqing had a serious face and walked towards the crowd.
He raised his voice and said loudly: "I am Zhao Buqing from the Petition Bureau. If you have any demands, you can report them to me."
Now he just wants to curse in his heart, what the hell is going on!
When Director Lu Wenlin's grandson heard the news, he didn't say a word and directly threw the matter to himself on the pretext of going to the countryside, and even called it a test of trust in him.
What a test. This collective petition by hundreds of people would become a mass incident if not handled properly. It would be a blessing if I don't get punished.
"Can you make the decision?" someone in the crowd suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Zhao Buqing's heart sank, but he remained calm and said slowly: "I don't know if I can make the decision. You have to tell me your demands first, then I can know if I can make the decision."
Although he said this, Zhao Buqing actually had already started cursing in his heart. He couldn't even make decisions for his own unit, so how could he make decisions for these petitioners?
After taking a breath, Zhao Buqing tried to make his tone sound calmer and continued, "How about this? The others go back first, and a few representatives stay with me to go to the Letters and Calls Bureau to explain the problem clearly, and then we can find a way to solve it. What do you think?"
"Not so good!" The speaker was a man standing in front of Zhao Buqing.
"Yes, what we want to report is that the school leaders falsely listed the number of private teachers and engaged in corruption. Can you solve it?" another person asked Zhao Buqing.
“This… I can’t solve it, but I can reflect your demands.
Solving any problem requires a process. Please make your demands clear and I will report them to you as soon as possible and solve them for you." Zhao Buqing did not dare to take the responsibility on himself.
As they were talking, Guo Wenjian arrived with a group of police officers, and the people around were watching from a distance, pointing and talking.
Seeing so many police officers, the petitioners began to worry, but of course there were also some who were not afraid of trouble.
"What's going on?" Guo Wenjian asked Liu Yanhu, head of the government security department.
"We petitioned collectively to report that school leaders falsely listed the number of private teachers and embezzled their salaries," Liu Yanhu reported in a low voice.
"Then accept it. What's the matter with leaving people at the gate? Aren't you afraid that the people don't know?" Guo Wenjian said. Thinking of Qi Tongwei's proposal some time ago to regularize private teachers, he guessed the real reason why everyone was petitioning.
"This..." Liu Yanhu didn't know what to hear. Just now, the deputy mayor in charge of letters and visits called and demanded that the person must not be allowed in.
Guo Wenjian picked up the loudspeaker and said, "I am Guo Wenjian. If you have any demands now, you can tell me. If I can solve them, I will solve them for you on the spot. If I can't solve them, I will report to Secretary Qi and Mayor Xie to solve them for you.
Of course, it would not look good if we just stood guard at the gate, how about this, I let everyone in, but you also have to give me some face and don’t run around after you come in, what do you think?”
"We can stay put, but we must see Secretary Qi," someone in the crowd said.
At the same time, Qi Tongwei had been paying attention to the petitioners' movements. After waiting for a long time, only the deputy director of the Letters and Calls Bureau and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and Director of the Public Security Bureau, Guo Wenjian, came.
No one else showed up. It seemed that when they encountered a problem, they all ran away and disappeared.
He knew there was no point in waiting, so he called Guo Wenjian and said, "Bring everyone to the government meeting room. I'll see them later."
When Guo Wenjian heard that Qi Tongwei wanted to meet with petitioners, he was obviously relieved, as he was also afraid of mass incidents.
"Secretary Qi just called me and asked you to come with me to the government conference room. He will come to see you later." Guo Wenjian shouted to the crowd.
"Okay, we'll listen to you. As long as we see Secretary Qi, everything will be fine."
When the petitioners heard that Qi Tongwei wanted to meet them, their tense mood relaxed and they followed Guo Wenjian and others to the government meeting room.