Chapter 18: Something Happened (Part I)

He Fei and Lin Yi made a special trip to the newspaper to visit Mr. Huang and Mr. Liu and report on the handling of Feixun technology. Mr. Huang did not make any comments on Sunshine's internal affairs, but only made a request that all previous budgets must be re-audited. He Fei agreed without saying a word, and said that the newspaper could send someone to participate. As for the mode of cooperation between the two sides in the future, He Fei also put forward an idea that the newspaper and Feixun Technology will jointly form a special agency to be responsible. But Mr. Huang said that this matter should not be too anxious, and should first see the development of the situation. Of course, He Fei understood that Mr. Huang was still not at ease, so it was not good to say anything.

But what no one expected was that once this matter was put aside, there would be no chance.

Just a few days later, the state introduced a new real estate policy, and then Yangzhou also announced a series of supporting measures. According to Yangzhou's new urban development plan, the Liushuping project under the command of Sunshine was restarted as scheduled.

This matter has naturally become the top priority of the Sunshine Group, except for this top priority, all other things have been put aside by He Fei for the time being.

Located in the western suburbs of the city, Liushuping was originally planned as an industrial development zone in the city. The first round of investment was a large-scale chemical company, which was later rejected because it was close to the Mingyue River and failed to pass the environmental assessment. After that, industrial development was halted, and after being shelved for a period of time, the use was changed to a demonstration base for large-scale ecological residential parks.

The green ecological community has not yet been officially established, and some large and small real estate companies in the city and other places have set their sights on this piece of fat. But at this moment, something big happened. In the summer of that year, the torrential rain caused a disaster, the Mingyue River swelled, and Yangzhou suffered a major flood that had not been seen in a century. The river broke the embankment and poured into Liushuping, causing an unprecedented catastrophe. Originally, this should be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for developers, and if it can be grasped well, it can save a lot of demolition costs. But unfortunately, the previous construction of the industrial development zone was too low, and the local residents collectively resisted and refused to sign the contract, so the land acquisition work has not made progress for a long time, and after the news of the transformation came out, the locals held the land tightly in their hands, waiting for whoever bid the highest to sell it to. However, developers are looking for their own ways and desperately trying to reduce the cost of land acquisition, so no one has time to start enclosing the land.

As a result, after the flood, a farce was staged in Liushuping.

The victims of the disaster have asked for funds for disaster relief and reconstruction, but the government has worked desperately to relocate the victims, and some developers have also been involved in the name of disaster relief. The victims of the disaster did not listen to anyone, and they borrowed money to build a large number of buildings. In the name of post-disaster reconstruction, in fact, it is desperately expanding the construction area. This was done for the sole purpose of making future demolition claims. This chaos lasted for a long time, and then it became a stalemate. Except for the people who have been repairing their houses, no one else has been able to act. According to rough estimates, the direct consequence of this chaos is that the cost of demolition alone may have increased several times.

The Government has held several meetings to discuss the response. Some have even proposed to abandon the eco-community plan and not consider it for at least three to five years.

So this matter dragged on for more than a year. Just when everyone was in a dilemma, a wealthy foreign boss suddenly appeared, and after high-level operation, he landed in Yangzhou, and soon established the project and obtained the land use right, intending to spend a huge amount of money to build a modern commercial and amusement integration facility. Who knew that before the eight characters were skimmed, the backyard of the boss in the field caught fire, and the soon-to-be-completed project in his hometown went wrong, and he was forced to shrink the front and withdraw from Yangzhou. When he was evacuated from Willow Ping, there was only one condition, and the person who took over had to pay the full amount in one lump sum.

Looking at the entire real estate industry in Yangzhou at that time, there was no second person except He Fei who had this ability. Of course, he did not hesitate, and immediately took advantage of the situation, and obtained the development right very smoothly, and immediately started to develop. At that time, in order to take over the land, he used almost all the funds at his disposal, and also borrowed money from the bank through connections.

It can't be said that He Fei didn't act quickly, and it can't be said that he wasn't bold, the demolition funds here have not been implemented, and he has already negotiated with the demolition households over there, just waiting for the bank funds here to arrive and sign the contract and sign the payment. However, as soon as the first tranche of demolition funds arrived, and the first batch of 30 demolition contracts was signed and about to be paid, the general trend at the national level changed abruptly. The government has taken a heavy hand to regulate the overheated real estate market and implemented a strict land clearance policy.

The embankment that had been washed away by the flood had not yet been repaired, and there were also historical problems such as environmental assessment, and someone wrote an anonymous letter to the building, revealing that there were serious irregularities in the development bidding process, and the development was put on hold again. He Fei was stupid this time, and the demolition households in Liushuping who were waiting to make a fortune were also stupid.

He Fei made a quick decision and did not pay the legally effective demolition contract. Those dozens of households first came to the door to make trouble, and then went to the court to file a lawsuit. He Fei did not turn his face against them, but only sent people with kind words to ask them to reason with the government, and promised that the government would pay as soon as they relented. In the end, the matter dragged on like this, and He Fei misappropriated the part of the bank's loan for other purposes.

At that time, many people who watched He Fei's jokes said that he fell into the trap because he was too shrewd. Although He Fei is optimistic about the real estate market in the long run, he is indeed in a serious predicament at present. But he was able to bring the Sunshine Group to its current scale, after all, it also has outstanding features, which are not comparable to ordinary people. Under such the most difficult conditions, he also dared to fund and cooperate with Yangzhou Daily, so that when the Liushuping accident happened later, Mr. Huang had to have some scruples in reporting. This also shows from one side that He Fei is quite strategic.

The resumption of the Liushuping project, for Sunshine Group, the immediate priority is demolition, but as we all know, it is difficult to move an inch without money. He Fei looked at the budget of the new Liushuping project made by the Finance Department, and was frightened by the huge number, and couldn't help but gasp.

While raising funds from various sources, He Fei decided to go deep into Liushuping to conduct a field investigation to see how big the hole was in the demolition.

He Fei followed the prior plan, and after lunch, he took Xiong Qi to Liushuping. In order not to be eye-catching, the two of them deliberately drove a Poussin. When I arrived at the residential point in the center of Liushuping, it was a crowded pedestrian street, and no car could get in at all, so I had to find a place to park the car first, and then a pair of sunglasses for a person, and I simply dressed up, so I got out of the car and walked, planning to go to the most prosperous center of the village first, and then go to the surrounding residential areas to go around.

In recent years, with the expansion of Yangzhou's urban scale, Liushuping, which was originally unknown, has become the focus of people's attention due to several changes in development direction and demolition issues.

Liushuping has various typical characteristics of the urban-rural junction, the environment is dirty and messy, not to mention it, illegal buildings and the complex population are the biggest problems here. Liushuping was originally just a natural village, and even all the scattered residents around it were less than 10,000 people combined, but now the permanent residents and floating population have reached 50,000 or 60,000, scattered in four relatively large settlements.

In the original central residential area, there are no regular streets at all, and several old bluestone roads have long been filled with all kinds of small vendors, and almost all the houses on the street have been converted into various shops, as if it has become a small town. Especially after the floods, almost all the houses underwent a new round of disorderly expansion, and then rented out, and the village, which was originally quite rural, became countless miscellaneous courtyards. Toss a scenic willow lawn beyond recognition.

He Fei chose this time to come to Liushuping, which was when there were relatively few people. He walked all the way and looked at it, and the more he looked at it, the more furious he became. He had come to see it when he first took the land, and although it was chaotic at that time, it was not at all at the same level as it is now. Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the population seems to have increased again, and the houses and yards seem to be more crowded. It seems that if it were not for the power of the government this time, the Sunshine Group alone would probably not be able to exert its hands and feet at all.

After looking at the central settlement, He Fei and Xiong Qi went to the three surrounding settlements to take a turn. These settlements are much smaller than the central settlements, but the basic situation is similar.

The last residential area to be inspected was called Xiaochizi, which was originally the closest to the national highway, but the reason why He Fei put it at the end was because most of the residents who had signed the land sales contract and had not paid were here. Originally, according to Xiong Qi's meaning, since the situation in all places is similar, there is no need to go here. But He Fei thought that he should still go and see, if it was possible to execute the previously signed contract, it would be good.

Entering the small pool, He Fei began to estimate the demolition cost of the entire Liushuping as he walked, and compared it with the situation when he first took the land, and it was obvious that the cost had increased again. I was thinking about these troublesome things, but I didn't expect even more troublesome things to happen.

At that time, He Fei and Xiong Qi passed by the door of a snack bar, and suddenly saw a person jumping out of it, and then a girl chased after her, shouting to catch the thief while chasing back. When the thief ran to He Fei's side, he stretched out his leg and tripped the thief to the ground, the thief rolled a few times and just rolled to Xiong Qi's side, got up and wanted to run, but was kicked by Xiong Qi in the chest and slammed into He Fei. He Fei's sunglasses flew far away, and the two lenses were shattered on the spot.

A group of people had already caught up with the thief, and after the girl snatched the wallet from the thief's hand, she suddenly remembered that she should thank He Fei. He Fei lowered his head and was about to flee from the crowd, but the girl grabbed him and said thank you, big brother!

Before He Fei could speak, someone next to him recognized him and suddenly shouted, saying that you are He Fei! You are He Fei, the chairman of the Sunshine Group!

As soon as these words came out, many people were stunned on the spot. But after only a moment, the people came to their senses and quickly surrounded him. Some people have already scolded on the spot, saying that He Fei, you liar! You dare to come if you sign a contract and don't give you money? Don't think about leaving if you don't give money today! What are you doing here? Who are you going to cheat again?

This time Xiong Qi was in a hurry, he used his skills to push and shove, directly rushed into the crowd, and took He Fei to break out. How could people not let the way, Xiong Qi was in a hurry, so he naturally moved again, only to see him push left and right, and the people around him fell down one after another, and finally grabbed a way, Xiong Qi grabbed He Fei and ran away.

Tragedy happened at that moment, a middle-aged man chasing a thief, in the chaos of someone knocked to the ground, unfortunately, his head slammed on the stone edge of the street, immediately bleeding unconscious, was taken to the hospital, and finally died of excessive blood loss.

It all happened right next to the girl who had lost her wallet. This girl named Li Xiaoling witnessed the whole process from beginning to end. The deceased's name was Zhang Kewen, the owner of the snack bar, and the girl's cousin. The moment Zhang Kewen fell at her feet, she was immediately scared stupid. Looking around, there was only herself, and the others were busy chasing He Fei. When she came to her senses, she screamed hoarsely.

In this way, Li Xiaoling became a key witness to this tragedy. But what she never expected was that in addition to grief and sorrow, this incident brought her countless troubles.

He Fei and Xiong Qi didn't know that a tragedy had happened at the time, they ran to the parking lot, got into the car and fled the scene quickly. The two of them were still a little puzzled as to why the group of people suddenly stopped chasing. When they received a call from Mr. Kang on the way back, they knew that something had happened.

Mr. Kang said angrily on the phone, Dong He, do you know that someone died?

He Fei didn't understand it when he heard it, so he asked who you said? Where did you die?

Mr. Kang told him that the situation was very serious, and that the residents of Xiaochizi immediately called the police after the incident, and the Public Security Bureau had called to inquire about their whereabouts.

When He Fei heard this, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, thinking that he had reached out to take care of something in order to leave a good impression on the villagers, but he didn't expect to cause such a big disaster. After thinking about it, he asked Xiong Qi to turn around and go back to the small pool, but he didn't expect Xiong Qi to move, but said very calmly, He Dong, if you go back now, it's strange if they don't beat you to death!

He Fei thought about it carefully and felt that what Xiong Qi said was indeed reasonable, and it was extremely likely that this kind of thing would happen at this moment. But at this time, he is also reluctant to go back to the office, this matter cannot be escaped, and he must find a way to face it. After a moment of silence, He Fei said to drive and go directly to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Xiong Qi didn't say anything more, started the car and drove quickly towards the city bureau.

He Fei and Xiong Qi had just arrived at the city bureau, and after a while, Mr. Kang and Mr. Lin Yi came. But at the moment, nothing can be done but wait for further news.

He Fei's arrival surprised the police. A leader of the city bureau first came forward and talked to He Fei for a few words, and then separated the two of them, sent people to learn more about the incident from them, and carefully made a record. The transcripts of the two of them were then checked against what the informant had said.

He Fei felt very wrong when he made the transcript, because the tone of the policeman's questioning was already a bit like interrogating a suspect. He later learned that when the villagers of Xiaochizi called the police, several so-called witnesses testified that he had personally beaten people, and Zhang Kewen was one of the targets of the beating. This incident made He Fei very annoyed, but there was no way to prove his innocence at that time.

Fortunately, the police were more cautious, and after carefully checking the records of both parties, they found that although He Fei and Xiong Qi made separate records, they were completely able to match the detailed description of the situation. It can be seen that He Fei did not make a move, and Xiong Qi, who is also a bodyguard Xiong, may not be serious when he is in a hurry. In contrast, the informant's statement is contradictory in many places.

After the case-handling personnel reported the situation, the leaders encountered another problem. Because of He Fei's status as a representative of the National People's Congress, they could not make the decision, so they had to report to the higher authorities for instructions.

In the end, the leader of the city bureau came forward and called He Fei to a room alone, and told him very politely, saying that according to the preliminary situation, he could go home, but it was best not to leave Yangzhou, so that he could be questioned by the police at any time, but Xiong Qi must stay to assist in the investigation. This is actually a very euphemistic way to tell He Fei that he has been restricted from moving freely, and Xiong Qi is being detained on suspicion of harm.

He Fei negotiated with them for a long time, but it didn't work, so he had to go back first and then find a way.

Before leaving, He Fei went to see Xiong Qi again, Xiong Qi's face was full of frustration, he no longer had the heroic spirit he had before, he just gritted his teeth and frowned and didn't say a word. He Fei comforted him for a while and told him not to worry. Xiong Qi finally made a smile, but it was more ugly than crying.

Xiong Qi said He Dong, I have a serious start, and I dare to guarantee that I didn't kill anyone, but if I can't get out, I will ask you for family affairs!

He Fei was a little moved, and could only comfort him and say, don't worry, I don't think things will come to that point. Then he gently patted Xiong Qi's shoulder, turned around and went out.

He Fei and the others returned to the office, and it was almost dark. After discussing for a long time, several people finally decided to do three things first, one is to quickly contact the city government and the media to carry out crisis public relations. The second is to contact Xiaochizi as soon as possible and strive to do the work of the deceased's family. The third is to communicate with the municipal bureau as soon as possible, and strive to release Xiong Qi on bail as soon as possible.

What He Fei didn't expect was that the situation was developing faster than he imagined, and it was much more serious.

What happened at more than four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, more than half an hour later, a post came out on the Yangzhou online community forum, and then the post was overwhelming, and public opinion was almost one-sided, scolding He Fei and Sunshine Group to the point of blood. However, almost all of the various claims spread on the Internet are unreliable, and they are far from the truth.

Some people say that He Fei took a large number of underworld thugs to forcibly requisition land, but the owner of the snack bar didn't buy it, so he was beaten to death. Some people also said that the owner of the snack bar pulled a group of people and was ready to bargain with the Sunshine Group, so He Fei brought people to the door to threaten, but who knew that someone would die as soon as he made a move...... In addition, there are various statements, but none of them have anything to do with the facts.

Lin Yi found Deng Kelin to do a lot of work, and Sunshine Group also issued an official statement on the Internet, explaining the true course of the incident, but to no avail, netizens did not believe He Fei's statement at all, and negative public opinion was still overwhelming. In the end, Dunklin had to temporarily close the community forum, and it was only after the official statement that the forum was reopened and the excessive comments were filtered.

In contrast, the state media was very strict, and Yangzhou TV's local news and evening broadcasts were only a short message that reported the incident impartially.

Sunshine Group has also become busy with this matter, and the first task is to do a good job in crisis public relations, and all departments are required to cooperate and do a good job. He Fei personally went out to the public relations of the municipal government, and Lin Yi was in charge of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and various media.

At six o'clock in the evening, the municipal government and the municipal public security bureau respectively held a press conference to officially release the news, saying that the municipal party committee and municipal government attach great importance to this case, and the municipal public security bureau has begun a serious investigation into the case, hoping that the general public will not listen to rumors and will take the information officially announced by the government as the standard.

At this point, He Feiman thought that he could breathe a sigh of relief for the time being, but he didn't expect that a bigger turmoil was still to come.

He Fei slept late that night, and the next morning he was woken up by a phone call before he opened his eyes. As soon as He Fei answered in a daze, he immediately woke up. Mr. Kang's voice was very nervous, and he said that hundreds of villagers from Xiaochizi came to gather at the gate of the Sunshine Building, demanding that the Sunshine Group hand over the murderer and compensate the deceased for his mental and material losses.

He Fei pondered for a moment and asked how did you deal with it? Did you call the police?

Mr. Kang said that the police had already arrived and were maintaining order.

He Fei thought about it and said that you say hello to everyone below, don't have a head-on conflict, I'll come over immediately.

Mr. Kang hesitated for a moment before he said Dong He, I also called the city government just now, and Deputy Secretary-General Zhang meant that you should not show up first, so as not to intensify the conflict. These villagers at the door are asking to see you by name.

He Fei heard this, and was silent for a while before saying, what did Deputy Secretary-General Zhang say?

Mr. Kang said, he said, you don't make your own opinions, as long as this matter is not handled well, it will intensify the conflict, tell He Dong, let him believe in the government, and leave the problem to us to deal with.

When He Fei heard this, although he felt very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do, so he asked Mr. Kang, then he didn't say how he planned to deal with those people at the door?

Mr. Kang said that Deputy Secretary-General Zhang did not say specifically, only that they would send someone over soon.

He Fei said Okay, you keep in touch with me, and tell me about the situation over there at any time.

Hanging up Mr. Kang's phone, He Fei couldn't sleep anymore. After getting up and washing up briefly, Auntie had already put breakfast on the table.

He Fei didn't have much appetite, only drank a glass of milk, and was about to call Lin Yi to ask her about the situation over there, but the phone rang first. He Fei looked at the caller ID, it turned out to be Zhang Tingran, deputy secretary general of the municipal government, quickly adjusted his mentality, tried to answer the phone as easily as possible, and said that the secretary general is good, what are the instructions of the leader?

Deputy Secretary-General Zhang didn't have the heart to tease him, and asked him directly, "Dong He, where are you now?"

He Fei said that I had not gone anywhere, and had been staying at home, waiting for further instructions from the Secretary-General.

Deputy Secretary-General Zhang said, that's good, that's good, let me tell you, the government and the public security have come forward, He Dong, you'd better not do anything now, and when we talk to them and need you to come forward, I will naturally ask you to come forward.

He Fei said no problem, Secretary-General, I will definitely listen to you.