"Beauty, why are you looking for me?" Qiao Liang asked Ye Xinyi.

"County Magistrate Qiao, are you free now?" Ye Xinyi asked on the other end of the phone.

Hearing Ye Xinyi's serious words, Qiao Liang realized that there was someone around Ye Xinyi and couldn't help but be serious, "What's the matter?"

"If you have time, come to my dormitory." Ye Xinyi said.

"Okay, I'll go there now." Qiao Liang nodded, guessing that there might be something important to Ye Xinyi.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Liang turned around and walked back to the private room, "Deputy County Magistrate Zhao, Deputy County Magistrate Wei, I'm sorry, I have to leave first."

"It's okay, County Magistrate Qiao, you have to go ahead." Zhao Jiechu nodded with a smile.

Zhao Jiechu and Wei Yong stood up and watched Qiao Liang leave, then Zhao Jiechu turned to Wei Yong and said, "Old Wei, you said you are really true. County Magistrate Qiao has the intention to show kindness to you, so you can't take the initiative to express your opinion?"

"Old Zhao, I just want to do my job steadily and don't want to get involved in the struggles in the county." Wei Yong shook his head and said.

"You have also been transferred to the local area for more than ten years. You should have a deep understanding of the local system ecology. Do you think it is possible?" Zhao Jiechu glanced at Wei Yong, "There are people in the world. In the system, it is not too possible to not want to take sides. You only want to do your own work well, and you don't get involved. Have you ended up well? Others think you are the deputy county magistrate, but only you know the pain in your heart."

Wei Yong became silent when he heard this.

Zhao Jiechu looked at Wei Yong's reaction and continued, "Old Wei, I won't say anything extra. Your own feelings are deeper than anyone else. Among these deputy positions in the county, you are the most low-key one. You don't fight for anything except work, but are your life better than others? No. On the contrary, others think you are honest and easy to bully."

"Oh, Lao Zhao, stop talking." Wei Yong smiled bitterly, "I understand the truth, but I just don't want to disturb the struggle in the county."

"Old Wei, in fact, your thinking is a bit misunderstanding. We take the team, which does not mean that we have to participate in the struggles in the county. On the contrary, we are just to do our jobs better." Zhao Jiechu retorted, "Take yourself as an example, your responsibility for the construction of the new city seems to be a big fat, but it is a chore for you. Anyone with some connections wants to get involved in this big fat piece of meat. It is not good for you to offend anyone, but if you have the support of County Mayor Qiao, it will be different. You can be a little harder and speak more confidently."

When he heard Zhao Jiecha's words, Wei Yong's eyebrows were almost twisted into the character "Chuan". It makes sense for Zhao Jiecha to say this, and he also knew that Zhao Jiecha had always hoped that he would take the initiative to move towards Qiao Liang. According to Zhao Jiecha's words, Qiao Liang was young and promising, and was also enterprising. He was much better than Miao Peilong. If he wanted to stand in the county, moving towards Qiao Liang was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

"Old Wei, County Mayor Qiao has given you an olive branch, think about it carefully." Zhao Jiecho patted Wei Yong on the shoulder.

On the other side, Qiao Liang came out of the farmhouse and went to Ye Xinyi's dormitory. Seeing Ye Xinyi opening the door, Qiao Liang subconsciously wanted to make a few jokes when he suddenly saw Ye Xinyi blinking at him. Qiao Liang was slightly stunned and looked inside, and saw that there were other people in the room.

"Master Lin, County Mayor Qiao is here." Ye Xinyi walked back into the house and said to the middle-aged woman in the living room.

The middle-aged woman named Lin Mei, who is the mayor of Xiayang Town. Qiao Liang walked in, looked at the other party for a few glances, and soon became an impression.

"Hello, County Magistrate Qiao." Lin Mei stood up restrainedly and greeted Qiao Liang respectfully.

"You are looking for me?" Qiao Liang quickly understood that Ye Xinyi came to me because of Lin Mei.

At this time, Ye Xinyi interrupted, "Master Lin, tell me about the situation you want to report."

"Sit down first." Qiao Liang sat down by himself, and waved to Lin Mei at the same time.

The two sat down, Ye Xinyi poured glasses of water for them and sat down aside.

Lin Mei seemed a little nervous. She first looked at Ye Xinyi. With Ye Xinyi's eyes encouraged, Lin Mei then said, "County Magistrate Qiao, the stone mining industry in Xiayang Town has been a little chaotic recently."

"A little messy?" Qiao Liang looked at the other party in confusion, "What a messy way?"

"County Magistrate Qiao, you also know that the stone mine industry is the pillar industry of our Xiayang Town. Originally, the stone mines in the town were mainly controlled by locals, and the clan concepts in the towns and rural areas were also very strong, so it was difficult for outsiders to intervene. The local stone mines were also controlled by two major clans, mainly Liu and Dong. But recently, external forces have broken this balance, and some foreign merchants have acquired a stone mine that originally belonged to Liu." Lin Mei said.

"This is a good thing. With foreign capital coming in, it can enhance the local economic vitality." Qiao Liang said.

"If nothing else happens, this is indeed a good thing, but the problem now is that there are frequent conflicts between capital coming from other places and the local surname Liu. I am worried that if this continues, big problems will arise." Lin Mei explained.

Qiao Liang frowned and said, "What are you doing in your town? If this happens, shouldn't you take the initiative to resolve the problem? Businessmen from other places, as long as they operate legally in accordance with the law and regulations, you have the responsibility to protect their rights and interests. Otherwise, who will dare to invest in Xiayang Town in the future?"

Seeing Qiao Liang's expression unhappy, Lin Mei suddenly became nervous again and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, our town is also working hard to mediate and resolve conflicts, but after understanding some situations in depth, I found that things are not that simple. Moreover, Liu Liang's wife came to me several times and said that the death of her husband Liu Liang and son Liu Jinyi was related to the interests of the stone mine."

When Qiao Liang heard that Liu Liang was involved, he looked serious, "Does Liu Liang's wife have any evidence?"

"She didn't provide any evidence, but she said that the county bureau had just reported to her about her husband's case, saying that Liu Liang was killed. Later, I learned about the situation with the people from the county bureau. This is indeed the case." Lin Mei said.

"I know Liu Liang's case. The county bureau is still investigating it. There is no specific result yet. If his wife is killed by someone, there must be evidence. It is not enough to just talk about it." Qiao Liang waved his hand.

"Well, I said that to her too. It's no basis, there must be evidence." Lin Mei nodded, "So the problem has returned to the interests dispute of the stone mine. The cause of the conflict was actually not the Liu family, but the businessman from other places."

"Is that true?" Qiao Liang raised his eyebrows and signaled Lin Mei to continue.

"The problem this time is that the merchant from other places wants to forcefully acquire the Liu family's stone mine at a low price. The Liu family refused to agree, so the other party took the initiative to provoke the conflict and injured the Liu family's people many times. After many mediations were invalid, our town could only introduce judicial forces to resolve it." Lin Mei hesitated for a moment and said, "But behind it, there seemed to be an invisible big hand that was blocking it secretly, resulting in the problem being unable to be resolved, and the conflict was getting worse and worse. I just heard today that the Liu family was already summoning people from Liujia Village to prepare to fight with the other party. I was worried that there would be a big problem, so I came to report this matter to Secretary Ye overnight."

Ye Xinyi interrupted at this time, "Mayor Lin and I have known each other before. I have had several dealings with her before I was transferred to Songbei. When I was in the Municipal Propaganda Department, I had several interviews with female grassroots cadres. Mayor Lin was one of the interviewees."

When Qiao Liang heard Ye Xinyi say this, he suddenly realized that no wonder Lin Mei came to find Ye Xinyi. It turned out that the two were old acquaintances.

However, Qiao Liang would be more concerned about what Lin Mei said about the possibility of group conflict, and said seriously, "Mayor Lin, if what you said is true, then you should be on guard in the town now and beware of conflicts, rather than coming to the county."

"Don't worry, County Magistrate Qiao, the town has already arranged manpower and guards the intersection of Liujia Village to prevent conflicts. But this is not a solution. It is impossible to keep guarding day and night. The key is to solve the problem." Lin Mei smiled bitterly, "The crux of the problem now lies in the merchants from other places. He not only wants to acquire the Liu family's stone mine at a price seriously lower than the market price, but also deliberately creates conflicts and suppresses the Liu family. If this problem is not solved, there is no way to resolve the conflict."

"You said before that Xiayang Town has a very strong clan concept and the local clan power is strong. I have learned about the relevant situation before. Now it seems that it is the opposite." Qiao Liang frowned slightly, "What is the name of the foreign merchant you mentioned?"

"Huang Qingshan." Lin Mei replied.

"Huang Qingshan?" Qiao Liang exclaimed lightly, as if he had heard this name somewhere.

After thinking about it carefully, Qiao Liang nodded. By the way, the third brother mentioned Huang Qingshan. The third brother was commissioned by the Liu family to come to the county for a few days before. Huang Qingshan seemed to be still mixed with Jiang Hui.

Not sure what he thought of, a light flashed slowly in Qiao Liang's eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Liang took out his cell phone and called Cai Minghai.

"Old Cai, are you finished working now?" Qiao Liang asked.

"Just finished, the game was very lively tonight, and the detention room was not enough to be kept in. I swept Jiang Hui's place and caught a lot of people back." Cai Minghai said.

Qiao Liang nodded and said, "You come to Secretary Ye's dormitory now, and I'll send you the address."

"OK."

Qiao Liang hung up the phone, then sent Cai Minghai an address, and then looked at Lin Mei, "When Director Cai comes later, you can tell Director Cai in detail what you know."

Lin Mei nodded slightly.
Chapter completed!