Chapter 605 The Internal Response

Longkou District, inside a high-end apartment.

Zhang Ming, wearing an expensive silk pajama set, with a large belly, opened the door with a sweat-soaked forehead.

Outside the door, three high-level executives from the stevedore association looked at Zhang Ming with strange expressions: "...Chairman, sorry to disturb your rest."

Zhang Ming frowned: "What important matter requires you to bang on the door in the middle of the night?"

"Emergency."

"Come in and talk." Zhang Ming reluctantly stepped aside.

The three entered the room. The one in the lead didn't even sit down, but stood at the door and whispered to Zhang Ming: "The Tongji Association, Changqing Company, and Old Wei's team from Tianhong Port are banding together to go up against the Baolong Group and the Victory District Police Department. The situation is very serious. Currently, four thousand people have surrounded the police department. Also, I heard that Liu Changming personally took people to Li Mingsheng's house to arrest a fugitive... This matter is very strange. We don't know the specific situation yet."

"Liu Changming went to Li Mingsheng's house to arrest a fugitive? What the hell?! "Zhang Ming had been entertaining tonight and came here to meet a young lady. His phone had been off, so he didn't know what was happening outside.

"I don't know either. I haven't found out yet." The leading manager shook his head.

"Is that all?" Zhang Ming asked.

"Oh, those are just the precursors." The manager immediately added: "The most important thing is that our Longkou District Association, without informing the General Association, suddenly voiced support for the three associations. Furthermore, Gu Baisun sent some workers to join the protest."

Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment: "Who participated?"

"Gu Baisun participated and clearly took the side of the three associations."

"Damn it! Who gave him the authority?!" Zhang Ming reacted and flew into a rage: "Is his brain full of shit?!"

"If the Longkou District Association hadn't suddenly made this move, we wouldn't have disturbed you," the manager quickly added. "Gu Baisun's actions may make the regulatory committee think that our General Association is wavering and being indecisive."

"Call Gu Baisun immediately. I want to talk to him directly." Zhang Ming was almost driven mad. He never thought that Gu Baisun, who always fawned over him, would dare to make such an important decision.

"Ring, ring, ring!"

Just as the manager was about to call Gu Baisun, his phone rang first.

"Hello? Who is this...?"

"This is Jing Yan. Where's Zhang Ming?" Jing Yan, who was in quarantine review in the First District, actually called back directly.

"Chairman, it's Chairman Jing's call." The manager covered the microphone and handed over the phone.

Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment, then immediately took the phone and said with a smile, "Chairman, this is Zhang Ming."

"What's wrong with you? Why can't I get through to your phone?"

"Oh... no... no power." Zhang Ming explained hastily.

Jing Yan didn't pursue the matter, but softly instructed: "Don't pay attention to Gu Baisun's actions. Just observe."

"Chairman, I don't understand what you mean." Zhang Ming was a little confused: "I just got the news that Gu Baisun didn't inform the General Association and sent people..."

"I know, that's why I'm telling you not to interfere." Jing Yan frowned and said, "Our association has a district-based management system. The General Association can't completely control what the districts do. If the regulatory committee asks, just push the responsibility to the Longkou District Association, saying that some foremen were bribed and privately called on workers to participate in the protest. You are currently communicating and dealing with it."

Zhang Ming blinked: "Then what's the purpose of doing this?"

"Gu Baisun is hitching a ride on Su Tianyu's coattails. If the workers ultimately win this incident, then the response from Longkou District will be seen as supported by the Stevedore General Association. However much positive image they gain, your General Association will gain that much. But if it fails, then it's all Gu Baisun's responsibility, the responsibility of some bribed foremen. You only need to stand on the side of the regulatory committee and clean up these people." Jing Yan instructed in detail: "You delay for some time, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. You can't lose either way."

Zhang Ming thought for a long time: "Okay, I understand."

"Be enthusiastic and proactive in your contact with the regulatory committee." Jing Yan continued to advise: "When necessary, you can go directly to the regulatory committee and deal with this incident in front of them, making them believe that you are even more anxious than they are. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Got it."

"That's it. Don't turn off your phone again. I'll contact you at any time." Jing Yan threw down the sentence and hung up the phone directly.

After Jing Yan's accident, although Zhang Ming took over the top position in the Stevedore Association, he was actually still a puppet, because the remaining leaders in each district were all Jing Yan's direct descendants. The most important relationships in the upper echelons of the Stevedore Association were still held by Jing Yan, so Zhang Ming's power was very limited.

Just now on the phone, Jing Yan said that if the workers' protest failed, then push the Longkou District Association out as a scapegoat to vent the regulatory committee's anger. But Zhang Ming didn't believe this. He had his own considerations.

The management of the regulatory committee is not stupid. Although the Stevedore Association has a district-based management system, the General Association has always had the final say. If workers in one district cause trouble and the General Association has no control at all, who would believe that? It's not like Longkou District is Zha Nan!

So if things fail, then the person who ultimately takes the blame may very well be Zhang Ming. Jing Yan would push him out in the First District, saying that he was the leader who was close to the workers.

However, even if Zhang Ming guessed this level, he didn't have much room for choice. After all, he was just a puppet chairman.

"Wait for me for a while. I'll go back to the room to change my clothes." Zhang Ming frowned and threw down the sentence, turning to walk towards the bedroom.

In the bedroom, a young and beautiful woman on the bed lazily looked at Zhang Ming and beckoned, "Are you done? Come on, the bed is still warm!"

Zhang Ming was in no mood for that. He picked up his clothes directly and said with a sneer, "I'm going out. You can play with your dildo."

"You're annoying. What's wrong?"

"Get out!" Zhang Ming cursed unhappily.

…

Victory District Police Department.

Three criminal investigation team leaders and the deputy director looked at the dark mass of people in the courtyard and panicked.

The police officers on duty all hid in the building, put on bulletproof vests, and set up guns.

"Is it possible to shoot when necessary?" A police chief asked the deputy director for instructions.

"Are you stupid? How many people are there in the police department, and how many are on the other side? If you shoot, the scene will be out of control. How big of a deal would that be? Can you handle it, or can I handle it?" The deputy director frowned and scolded.

"Director Liu can handle it. Call him and let him make the decision." Someone next to him reminded him.

"Right, right...!" The deputy director immediately dialed Liu Changming's phone, but the latter didn't answer. Then he reported to the police department.

…

At the same time.

People from the discipline inspection department, special forces team, and police department all rushed to Li Mingsheng's house.