Chapter 1 The Dragon City Administrative Hall

The next morning, the Dragon City Administrative Hall.

Several police cars from the Police Department stopped in front of the building, and Wang Daolin stepped out, wearing a police uniform.

As soon as he got out of the car, he noticed the director of the Coast Guard Bureau was also there, and quickly greeted him, "Old Liu, you just arrived too?"

"Yeah." Director Liu looked worried. "The leaders asked us to report our work early in the morning, and I don't know how to start... How's the situation on your side?"

Wang Daolin also shook his head, "Everyone is having a hard time now... Let's go, we'll talk about it during the meeting."

The two looked at each other and went upstairs together to the conference room.

At this time, many people were already sitting in the room, including some leaders from judicial-related departments.

The crowd greeted each other briefly, their faces not looking too good.

After a few more minutes, the office door was pushed open, and Li Mingsheng walked in with Li Yuan.

"Greetings, leaders!"

Everyone stood up and greeted Li Mingsheng.

"Sit down."

Li Mingsheng said expressionlessly. After sitting down, he waved his hand gently, and everyone sat down.

Li Mingsheng's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and finally landed on Wang Daolin, "Let's start with the Police Department."

"Okay."

Wang Daolin stood up, took out the prepared report from his bag, and said, "The situation is like this, from last night to now, a large number of protesting citizens in our Dragon City have gathered on the streets, conducting group activities, which has had a somewhat negative impact. In some areas, there have even been clashes with our police officers. Although it is not serious yet, I am afraid that as the situation develops, more and more people will participate, and the conflict will further escalate. Especially the small business owners are very emotional, and the current tense situation directly affects their vital interests. Our police department is making corresponding adjustments to prepare for prevention."

As he spoke, Wang Daolin observed Li Mingsheng's expression. The other party's face was as deep as water, and he did not make a statement.

After a pause, Wang Daolin continued, "According to my statistics these past two days, nearly forty to fifty thousand people in the city have participated in these protests!"

The people in the conference hall were a little surprised to hear this number. They didn't expect it to develop so quickly in just two days.

Li Mingsheng finally opened his mouth and asked, "Are there people secretly fueling these activities behind the scenes?"

Wang Daolin nodded, "Definitely, but there are too many people at the moment, and it's difficult to distinguish them from the crowd. We are still investigating this matter and will launch an operation as soon as possible. However, according to the clues I have collected so far, the main troublemakers are mostly workers."

Li Mingsheng asked expressionlessly, "Anything else?"

"Yes, there are also young scholars." Wang Daolin added, "Yesterday and today, many people have chosen to strike from classes, and some have even followed the crowd to participate in group activities on the streets, and they are all very emotional. We are currently communicating with the education department, hoping they can help us deal with it together."

"I have collected some relevant information in this regard." Li Yuan sat next to him, took out a document, placed it on the table, and continued Wang Daolin's words, "This group of people is more seriously influenced by the ideology of the First District. They have a strong aversion to the military friction between us and the First District, and there are also many radicals among them who are fanning the flames and guiding public opinion."

"That's right!" Wang Daolin felt that the heating in the room seemed a little hot, and couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead, "This morning, they also organized a group of people to protest in front of the administrative hall, but we dispersed them."

Li Mingsheng sat there, listening to everyone's reports, his brow furrowed, feeling that the current situation in the city was very serious.

Just as everyone was holding a meeting in the conference hall, a burst of intense shouting suddenly came from outside the window.

"Give us back our jobs!"

"We want to live, not war!"

"Advocate peaceful negotiations, reject armed conflicts!"

Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Li Mingsheng also slowly got up, came to the window, and gently opened the curtains.

At this time, on the street outside, many teams could be seen holding banners and shouting slogans.

Among these people, there were people of all ages, mainly young people, all of them emotional and shouting loudly.

In their opinion, Dragon City might really be at war. Almost the vast majority of ordinary people do not want to break this peaceful and tranquil life and cannot accept war.

Especially those merchants engaged in maritime trade, this incident has caused even greater conflicts of interest for them, and they are all pulling people out to protest.

Seeing the scene outside, Li Mingsheng frowned, thought for a long time, and turned his head to say to the people in the conference hall: "Immediately notify the people from the Education Bureau and let them first stabilize the young scholars. These people are more important than anything else. Remember, the attitude must not be too激进, and we must persuade and guide them. At the same time, organize some people to give speeches in the schools, and do not let external forces wantonly guide the rhythm."

Everyone nodded, and some relevant departments immediately recorded the information.

After a pause, Li Mingsheng continued, "At the same time, we must continue to strengthen security. Notify the First Army of the People's Army and let them send a regiment to station in Dragon City to maintain stability and set up patrol posts at major intersections."

After all these notifications were completed, Li Mingsheng put his hands behind his back and turned to instruct Li Yuan, "Notify the Huatong Association to hold a meeting in the evening and have people above the level of vice president participate."

The Huatong Association controls all the associations in Dragon City, and it is the most direct and effective way to deal with workers' issues by finding them.

Li Yuan nodded and replied immediately, "Okay, leader, I will notify them after the meeting."

"Okay."

Li Mingsheng sat back in his chair and continued to listen to the various reports from other parties.

...

At this time, the streets of Dragon City were full of marching and demonstration teams.

On both sides of the street, many shops related to maritime trade were closed, deserted and very depressed, which was very different from the prosperous and lively scene in the past.

Some restaurants and other lifestyle stores were still open, but there were very few customers inside.

In the afternoon, the troops of the First Army also entered the city. Many military vehicles drove along the streets and began to set up patrol posts.

The residents of Dragon City looked at these soldiers on high alert, and their hearts began to feel uneasy, and various negative emotions continued to grow.

...

In the evening, Anxi Military Department.

An Ze City sat in his office, wearing reading glasses, looking at the intelligence sent back from the front line.

"Knock knock knock!"

At this moment, the door of the office was suddenly knocked.

"Enter!"

Liu Hongxu immediately pushed the door open, quickly came to An Ze City and said, "Report to the military chief, according to the location given by Gu Baishun, Qiu-ge indeed found clues there."

An Ze City was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up at the other party, "Found something?"