An old lady came up and looked at Mu Guoxing and asked in a trembling voice: "You are Governor Mu of the province. Langzi has been arrested by people from the Public Security Bureau. When he was arrested, he told me that only Governor Mu could save him. But we went to the provincial government to find you several times, and they all said that you have gone to the capital. Now that you are better, you will be released."

The old lady said, tears could not stop flowing down, and there was a sigh in the crowd. The residents cried to Mu Guoxing about their experiences and Wang Erlangzi's arrest.

It turned out that the press conference carefully planned by Feng Songshan ended in a hurry due to the sudden petition of the demolition residents. Feng Songshan was so angry that he was admitted to the hospital on the spot. At the instruction of Feng Songshan, Fang Jiqing, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, ordered the Public Security Bureau to dispatch riot police to forcibly disperse the petitioners, and arrested more than a dozen organizers led by Wang Erlangzi on the spot. Although Feng Songshan has fallen, he has no idea why the more than a dozen people arrested have not been released yet.

Mu Guoxing was angry. Looking at the cadres of Huajiang City who were standing next to him and were so scared that their faces turned yellow, he asked word by word: "Can anyone explain to me what's going on? Who gave you so much power at will?"

Lin Yidong looked at Fang Jiqing, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, with gloating, pretending to be heartbroken, and said, "Governor, I have a responsibility for this matter. Although it was Comrade Fang Jiqing who issued this order, I should also bear the responsibility to stop the adverse effects."

Mu Guoxing also knew what Lin Yidong meant. The order to arrest people was issued by Fang Jiqing himself, which means he was listening to Feng Songshan's instructions. The Standing Committee of the Huajiang Municipal Party Committee has now been controlled by Feng Songshan and his group of people. Lin Yidong, the deputy secretary and mayor of the Municipal Party Committee, has no effect in the Standing Committee. Even if he opposes, it will be useless.

Fang Jiqing saw Mu Guoxing looking at him and walked over: "Governor, it was Feng Songshan who gave me the order to do this matter, but the specific implementation was Cai Yankai, the director of the Public Security Bureau. Yesterday I called to inquire about this matter and asked them to release these people quickly, but Comrade Cai Yankai said that they should detain them for five days in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Public Security Administration Regulations."

Fang Jiqing pushed up and down and removed himself cleanly. Mu Guoxing ignored him and said to Lin Yidong: "Comrade Yidong, you immediately ordered the Public Security Bureau to release these arrested people, stop Fang Jiqing's work, and order him to make a profound review and wait for the organization to deal with it. What law did these petitioners violated? In order to win some of their legitimate interests, is it worth some people who use the state dictatorship machine to arrest them at will?"

Seeing these cadres in the city being criticized, all the people around them applauded. Wang Erlangzi once told them that the new governor was a good official. He was able to come to this slum, which means that he still pretended to be the common people in his heart, and those who were new to him should leave some time for him.

From that time on, these residents were looking forward to Mu Guoxing coming to the slums again and solving their problems. Now, seeing this young governor come, not only scolding Fang Jiqing, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee who has been following Feng Songshan for bad things, but also stopping the work of the director of the Public Security Bureau, these people were naturally very happy.

Mu Guoxing now knows that the most urgent task is to resettle these petitioners. As for the rectification and adjustment of the leadership team of Huajiang City, he can only wait for Liu Xiangdong to take office before proceeding slowly.

"My fellow villagers, I have made everyone suffer. I am incompetent as a governor. I haven't solved your problem for so long. Now, the Central Committee has removed all positions from Feng Songshan from the Party and outside the Party, and your hard days are about to pass."

Another round of applause sounded. Mu Guoxing saw that there were still people running towards him not far away. He paused for a moment, and then used his skills to improve his voice and said, "Friends, today I came here for investigation to clarify to everyone a fact that the evil things Feng Songshan did will definitely be severely punished by the Party’s discipline and national laws. Please believe that the Party and the government will never allow anyone to harm the interests of the people!"

"I want to explain to you a situation today. Some time ago, the provincial government organized relevant functional departments to inspect and accept the houses in resettlement sites in western suburbs. It turned out that 70% of the buildings are indeed dilapidated houses that cannot be moved into, but 30% of the houses are in line with national standards. You can live in with confidence and boldness."

"The government has ordered the bus companies to open bus routes to resettlement sites in the western suburbs, and also ordered the relevant departments to open temporary commercial outlets there as soon as possible. Although the provincial finances are already very tight, we still have to spend some money to build hospitals, schools, and kindergartens there. I believe that as the economy of our Guangnan Province continues to improve, the western suburbs will also become another new residential area in our city, and the prospects for that place will be very beautiful."

"The rainy season is coming now, and I feel very sad that the villagers live in such a place that does not block the wind and rain. If you believe me, the governor, from now on, you can go to the city resettlement office to get the keys for the new house. The municipal government will also provide you with all the conveniences and necessary transportation vehicles to help you move your new home. I will visit you again in a few days. Are you okay?"

A middle-aged man in his forties shouted: "Governor, we believe in you. You sold all the cars to resettle us. We don't believe anyone else you would believe in a good official like you? We listen to you everything, and now we will clean up and prepare to move!"

Mu Guoxing glanced at Lin Yidong and said, "You understand what I said just now?" It's time for you to express your opinion."

Lin Yidong also learned from Mu Guoxing's way of saying a few words, but he did not have the skills of Mu Guoxing. He burst into tears and his voice wandered over his head. It was not until a staff member handed him a loudspeaker that his voice finally became natural.

"Friends, the Huajiang Municipal Government firmly implements Governor Mu's instructions. The resettlement housing in the western suburbs is provided to everyone for free. Subsequently, we will make up for the difference in demolition compensation according to the relevant regulations of the provincial government for demolition compensation. We will also provide the greatest convenience for demolition residents in employment, social security, medical care, education, etc. according to the relevant documents."

The entire demolition area was as lively as the New Year. When Mu Guoxing walked towards his car, there were cheers and firecrackers from the masses coming from behind.

This scene was faithfully recorded by reporters from Guangnan TV and Huajiang City TV station with the camera in their hands. That night, the scene of Mu Guoxing's investigation in Huajiang City spread to thousands of households along with the TV.

Through this action, Mu Guoxing not only properly resettled these 347 demolition households, but more importantly, his image as the governor, who is close to the people has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The petition incident of the masses that had been making trouble in Huajiang City for so long has finally ended. It also achieved Mu Guoxing's goal of social stability. It resolved the already very sharp social contradictions and initially established a good image of the government governing for the people.

In fact, after careful analysis, Mu Guoxing did not make any special decisions. These residents moved to the original demolition site, but they exempted Huajiang City from the 80,000 yuan house purchase payment originally collected from each household, and asked Huajiang City to make up for the difference in their demolition compensation. Although these things were not a big deal, it was precisely because Mu Guoxing captured the hearts of the people and understood the demands of the people that a public petition incident that plagued the Guangnan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government for more than half a year was successfully resolved.
Chapter completed!