"I'm not a kingpin, how could I escape from prison?" Chen Feng replied with a smile.
"If you didn't escape, that's strange. The major safety accident of China's national defense optical cable is an ironclad case in the political arena of the capital. Not to mention you, even Cheng Lu's father couldn't handle it." Qin Yan asked with a confused expression.
"Qin District, you are not wrong in your analysis. The major safety accident of China's national defense optical cable is indeed difficult to overturn. However, I met someone from the military in prison. He asked the military to intervene, and the matter was resolved. In China, the military is superior to the political arena, which is an open secret." Chen Feng explained.
"Chen Feng, your luck is too good! Even an ironclad case can be overturned. Fortunately, the position of director of the Development and Reform Commission of Mingshan District has not been given to anyone else, so you can continue to serve." Qin Yan said excitedly.
"Qin District, with Cheng Lu in charge of the Mingshan District Development and Reform Commission, it's enough. Mingshan District's economy has long been on track, with major projects coming one after another, and there is no need for investment attraction for the time being. Furthermore, Mingshan District's economy has been developing for many years, and an economic talent team has already been established. To put it plainly, all the Mingshan District Development and Reform Commission needs is someone to steer the ship." Chen Feng replied calmly.
"Chen Feng, do you have something to do?" Qin Yan probed.
Based on her understanding of Chen Feng, when Chen Feng said this, he definitely had something more to say.
"I want to go to Shancheng alone." Chen Feng didn't hide anything and told the truth.
"What? You want to go to Shancheng? Chen Feng, did I hear you correctly? Didn't you say that after you got out in a year and a half, we would go to Shancheng together to clear our political identities?" Qin Yan asked with confusion.
"That was indeed the plan before, but now that I have no criminal record, I don't need to go through so much trouble. Besides, I'm not going to Shancheng for myself this time." Chen Feng said calmly.
"Not for yourself?" Qin Yan became even more confused.
Shancheng City was poorer than the former Nanniao City, a place where even birds didn't defecate. Normally, people would avoid Shancheng, but Chen Feng actually requested to go there. Good heavens, could he have gone mad in prison?
"It's really not for myself. Qin District, I won't hide it from you. I met the top leader of Shancheng in prison. According to his description, the reason why Shancheng has not developed is mainly because the political arena there is rotten, and they only care about money. If I didn't know about this, it would be fine. But since I know, I can't just pretend nothing happened. This is my personality, you should know." Chen Feng explained word by word.
"Chen Feng, last time you almost went to prison for a year and a half because you were considering Cheng Lu and Cheng Liren. After finally turning the crisis into safety, why don't you learn your lesson? You still want to help others, can't you think more about yourself?" Qin Yan persuaded him with a wry smile.
"Qin District, I don't want to be like this either. But I can't control myself. It might be related to my peasant background, I can't just turn a blind eye." Chen Feng shook his head and said.
"Chen Feng, Chen Feng, this personality of yours can lead you to the pinnacle of power. As the saying goes, those who have great love win the world. However, this personality can also easily lead you into an abyss of being tricked. My point is, you don't have to climb to the pinnacle of power. It's also good to be a middle-level government official and live peacefully." Qin Yan continued to persuade Chen Feng.
"Qin District, that's what I thought when I first entered the political arena. But later, I found that I could do most of the unwritten rules in the political arena. However, I really couldn't become a heartless person in politics. Forget it, since I'm in politics, I'll try my best not to lose my conscience." Chen Feng said sincerely.
Qin Yan stopped trying to persuade him. Although Chen Feng's soft-hearted and people-loving personality was not ideal, it was still better than him resorting to any means for power and money.
Chen Feng spent a week listing the future matters for the Mingshan District Development and Reform Commission one by one. By listing these matters, Qin Yan and Cheng Lu could manage the Mingshan District Development and Reform Commission well. Once the Mingshan District Development and Reform Commission was stable, he could安心 focus on eradicating evil forces in Shancheng.
A week later, Chen Feng arrived in Shancheng. Upon arriving in Shancheng, Chen Feng did not make a public appearance but conducted a week of secret investigations. After a week, Chen Feng understood the situation. Simply put, Shancheng was too closed off. Once any place is closed off, local forces will emerge. These local forces control everything. Whether Shancheng is poor or not, these local forces don't care. What they care about is whether they can extort money. To extort money, these local forces will try their best to get rid of anyone who tries to change Shancheng's closed and backward situation.
The biggest local force in Shancheng is the Fang family. The Fang family controls the entire underground organization of Shancheng, and every economic activity in Shancheng requires heavy fees. For example, to get a driver's license, you must pay the Fang family. Otherwise, even if you pass all the tests, you won't get a license. For example, to open a company, in addition to paying taxes, you also have to pay the Fang family. If you don't pay, your company will be inexplicably sealed off one day. For example, for express delivery services, if you don't pay every month, you definitely can't stay in Shancheng. In short, every industry in Shancheng must pay extra to the Fang family.
The main reason why the Fang family dares to be so overbearing and arrogant is that the Fang family controls the public security, industry and commerce, urban management... in Shancheng. To put it bluntly, in Shancheng, the legitimate businesses are the Fang family, and the illicit businesses are still the Fang family. In the past few decades, the Fang family has made a fortune, and Shancheng's economy has been completely ruined. No one dares to invest in Shancheng anymore. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that investment does not go beyond Shancheng, which shows how harsh Shancheng's investment environment is! Some people who don't believe in evil and insist on investing in Shancheng found that within half a year, not only did they not make money, but they also owed the bank money. As a result, many investors from outside Shancheng were forced to flee Shancheng with the label of a deadbeat.
Even wealthy people have such a difficult time in Shancheng, let alone ordinary people. Let's put it this way, if ordinary people in Shancheng want to get things done by the government, in other places it's free, but in Shancheng, without connections, it's impossible to get things done well without spending a thousand or two thousand yuan. For example, a local resident of Shancheng wants to get a birth certificate. In other places, the hospital handles it directly, free of charge. In Shancheng, it's not possible. You have to go through the health department, the family planning department, the household registration department, the education department... After going through a circle, a thousand or two thousand yuan is gone unconsciously. Because of this, people with a little ability have all fled Shancheng. What's left in Shancheng are the old, weak, women and children. Over time, Shancheng has become a dead city.
Chen Feng secretly made up his mind that he must uproot the Fang family. Otherwise, no matter who manages Shancheng, they will fail. The problem is that the Fang family is deeply entrenched in Shancheng, and it is very difficult to uproot them. After much thought, Chen Feng came up with a plan: if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't catch the tiger's cub. He would infiltrate the Fang family, gather evidence of their criminal activities, and directly ask the capital to send a working group to Shancheng for a strong crackdown on crime. To infiltrate the Fang family and collect evidence, Chen Feng decided to return to his old profession and become a leader's driver. Coincidentally, the eldest daughter of the Fang family was looking for a personal driver throughout Shancheng, and the notice had been posted for three days, with no applicants…