The loudspeaker sounded, and the crowd dispersed, but naturally no one listened, and the reply was a rain of rubble.

Tear gas was fired, four ammunition fell in the crowd, the choking smoke made people unable to open their eyes, snot flowed, and the riot team pushed forward, and the stones smashed on the shields crackled, but it did not stop the pace of the SWATs......

When the Xinpi County riot reached the ears of Yuan Kegong, secretary of the provincial party committee, Yuan Kegong, who had always been gentle and elegant, couldn't help but burst into foul language, and after venting, he immediately ordered Yao Guangsha, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and Duan Huibo, director of the provincial public security department, to rush to the front line to quell the riot. His demands were twofold - one was that the situation must calm down before the sun rises tomorrow; Second, we resolutely do not allow the use of force to suppress the means.

After arranging these, Yuan Kegong immediately asked the secretary to notify the Standing Committee members to hold a meeting overnight to discuss the aftermath.

After the meeting began, Yuan Kegong first asked Zhou Huisheng, deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department who attended the meeting, to report on the process of the Xinpi County group.

Zhou Huisheng opened his notebook and said in a deep voice: "This afternoon, a vicious group incident occurred in Xinpi County, Pingchuan City. Workers at the cement plant organized a demonstration over the resettlement, during which students and others joined in. The leading cadres of Xinpi County took improper measures when dealing with the situation at the scene, causing clashes between the police and the demonstrators; Subsequently, the Pingchuan City Patrol Special Police Detachment rushed to Xinpi County to provide support, and the comrades commanding the scene erroneously gave the order to clear the scene by force, causing the conflict to escalate. According to the information available so far, the incident has killed four people and one special police officer, and injured more than 200 others. The Xinpi County Party Committee building was burned down and dozens of cars were smashed ......"

The faces of the Standing Committee members have changed, they know what these figures mean, such a big event can shock the whole country, and it will definitely alarm the central government, and everyone knows that the central government implements a one-vote veto for the masses.

As soon as Zhou Huisheng finished his report, Governor Chen Peng immediately spoke, "The top priority at the moment is to control public opinion first, and we must not cause a big panic among the masses, otherwise it will be unimaginable." ”

Bai Yuqing, the propaganda minister, hurriedly picked up and said: "We have already started to act, all television, radio, newspapers, and magazines in the province are not allowed to publish corresponding articles; The Internet has begun to ask major websites to delete posts and set sensitive words for filtering, but the headquarters of some websites is not in Jiangnan, and the progress is a little slow......"

Chen Peng interrupted Bai Yuqing's words and said: "Don't talk about difficulties at this time, I just want results." Before dawn, I demanded that all media, including online media, be clean. ”

Bai Yuqing looked at Yuan Kegong and wanted to say something, but after all, he couldn't help but say nothing.

Yuan Kegong saw Bai Yuqing looking at him, so he said: "I agree with Governor Chen's opinion, public opinion must be controlled as soon as possible to prevent further deterioration of the situation. ”

The first and second leaders have spoken, and Bai Yuqing can't say that he has any difficulties, so he has to get up and walk outside the door to arrange work for his subordinates, pressing one level at a time, and resolutely implementing the instructions of his superiors.

Subsequently, the Standing Committee members discussed some urgent matters, such as the mobilization of medical personnel to Xinpi County to treat the wounded, and the compensation of the dead people and the police.

Once again, the efficiency of the emergency meeting was demonstrated, and every time a consensus was reached at the meeting, it was immediately arranged for implementation without a moment's delay.

After working for more than half an hour, after the things that should be arranged were basically arranged, Yuan Kegong said: "Comrades, everyone knows the attitude of the central authorities towards maintaining stability. However, now some places have fallen into a 'strange circle' of more and more instability, and the Xinpi County incident has evolved from a small worker resettlement problem to a serious group of people with four deaths and hundreds of injuries, which is enough to show how serious the situation faced by stability maintenance is!

Just now, the comrades of the Provincial Public Security Department gave a brief introduction to the case, and at the beginning the workers only made two demands, one was to eat and the other was to work. But our comrades below can't even meet such a demand, it's really hateful!

The masses are the loveliest, and the masses are the most pitiful. But the masses are also the most powerful, and when the masses are enraged, you know what power is. The interests of the masses are no trivial matter, and contradictions among the masses must be predicted and resolved in advance, and prevention should be taken at the source and in small matters.

In some places, they ignore the problems that the people have reported for a long time, and they can press them as long as they can, and then they delay them for as long as they can, and it is best to delay them until the next term. If the ministers are not honest and cannot govern the people, the customs will be bad......"

Yuan Kegong is not a man of many words, and he rarely speaks at length in the Standing Committee in normal times, but today he talked endlessly for more than half an hour, which is enough to see how angry he is. Of course, his speech also sent a signal to the Standing Committee members -- he was quite dissatisfied with the way the leading cadres of Pingchuan City and Xinpi County handled the mass case. This is tantamount to pointing out a direction when discussing accountability.

Of course, the final result of the incident has not yet come out, and it is still a bit early to talk about accountability, but Yuan Kegong must seize this opportunity. He knew that Pingchuan City was one of the descendants of Governor Chen Peng, and although such a big thing happened, Chen Peng might not be willing to break his wrist as a strong man, and most of them still had to protect a few people. And all he has to do is try to make the officialdom of Pyeongcheon City as new as possible. As the saying goes, new people have a new atmosphere, and the political situation in Pyeongcheon City should also change the fresh air.

Yao Guangsha, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and Duan Huibo, director of the provincial public security department, who rushed to the scene, did not fail to live up to Yuan Kegong's trust; after they arrived at the scene, they first went to the front line to communicate with the masses, expressing the attitude of "if you have something to say, I will be responsible." At the first moment, let the crowd start to calm down from the frenzy.

They then took decisive measures to separate the participants from the onlookers, avoiding the mixing of people and the emergence of a wider disorder.

When the sky began to glow white, the riot that had lasted for more than ten hours finally subsided.

In this incident, more than 300 people directly participated in the smashing and burning, more than 20,000 onlookers watched the scene, and more than 100 offices of the Xinpi County Party Committee, County Government, County Public Security Bureau, County Civil Affairs Bureau, and County Finance Bureau were burned down, and more than 50 police cars and other means of transportation were burned. A total of six people were killed, one of whom was a police officer, and more than 300 people were injured in the incident, causing direct economic losses of more than 20 million yuan.

On the afternoon of the same day after the incident subsided, the relevant departments at the provincial, municipal, and county levels jointly held a press conference.

The press conference said that the incident was "organized and premeditated", and that the incident was caused by the dissatisfaction of the cement factory workers with the resettlement problem, and organized some people to march in the street with banners, and onlookers followed and gathered to the county government**. During the reception of the relevant responsible persons of the county government, some people instigated the masses who did not know the truth to storm the county party committee and the county government building, and then a small number of lawless elements took the opportunity to smash and loot and burn them.

Subsequently, the major media in Jiangnan Province began to publish and broadcast news on a large scale, such as "the masses of Xinpi angrily condemn the lawbreakers". Although these practices aroused the disgust and suspicion of many people, they also quickly directed public opinion in a controllable direction.

Of course, the people in Xinpi County will not be so easily deceived as parties or witnesses, so they still need to be appeased. Early the morning of the second day after the press conference, Yuan Kegong, secretary of the provincial party committee, personally rushed to Xinpi County and went into the homes of ordinary people to listen to the ideas of the masses.

After carefully listening to everyone's opinions, Yuan Kegong ordered people to convene a forum for local deputies, CPPCC members, and the masses. The symposium was not arranged indoors, but was held directly in the largest square in Xinpi County. Because the place was large enough, many people who were not invited spontaneously rushed to the scene to observe.

After the meeting began, Yuan Kegong first bowed three times to the crowd that was full of people, and then pointed out sharply: "There are deep-seated factors in this incident, some social contradictions that have accumulated over a long period of time have not received due attention and have not been properly resolved, the relationship between cadres and the masses is tense, the public security environment is not good, there are still many problems in ideology, cadre style, and work methods in some localities and departments, and the masses are not satisfied with our work." The root cause lies with the government, not the masses. ”

Yuan Kegong's low-key attitude and courage to bear mistakes won the enthusiastic support of the masses. The knots that had been in the hearts of the masses were opened, and only then did the incident really begin to calm down.

While apologizing to the masses, the tough measures that should have been taken have also not been left behind. A joint working group composed of public security organs at the provincial, city, and county levels quickly investigated and found out the people involved in the smashing and looting -- more than 300 people in total, including more than 100 teachers and students. Naturally, these people were arrested and educated, while the local underworld forces were once again lying down -- the main leaders of the major gangs were quickly arrested and brought to justice on charges of inciting the masses to attack state organs, endangering social security, and so on.

After calming down, Yuan Kegong did not leave immediately, but organized a meeting of the main leaders of Pingchuan City and Xinpi County to inquire about the specific situation.

After the meeting began, Yuan Kegong first asked: "Why haven't you seen the county magistrate Li Xiaoning?" Where is he? ”

Lian Ming hurriedly reported: "Comrade Li Xiaoning is currently under investigation by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection because of the huge loss of state-owned assets caused by the restructuring of the cement plant. In fact, this riot was also caused by him! ”

Yuan Kegong naturally didn't believe Lian Ming's words lightly, so he asked quietly, "What the hell is going on?" Tell me more! ”

Lian Ming took the opportunity to add oil and vinegar to the restructuring of the cement plant, especially emphasizing that the market valuation of the cement plant was more than 200 million, and the price that Li Xiaoning finally sold to Kaida Group was only 20 million. Workers are dissatisfied with the loss of state assets to organize demonstrations.

After listening to Lian Ming's report, Yuan Kegong became angry on the spot, and he slapped the table and said angrily: "Play the piano randomly!" It's! ”