"Where are the six girls?" Meng Hu asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know either. When I woke up, I was in this room. My eyes were blindfolded before, so I didn't know anything." Gong Xiangming answered haggardly.
Meng Hu waved to the monkey, and the monkey whispered in his ear: "I'm already asking over there. They are all trained, and it's hard to pry open their mouths."
Meng Hu's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Then let's use medicine."
The monkey showed a look of surprise on his face and said, "That is against the rules."
Meng Hu waved his hand and said, "Saving people is the most important thing. If there are any problems, I will take responsibility for them alone."
There are strict rules and regulations within the organization. For example, drugs used for interrogation must be approved, because these drugs are provided through special channels, and each use must be registered to prevent leakage.
The reason why Meng Hu did this was because he knew the urgency of time. After receiving Fang Zhicheng's order, he began to mobilize troops and quickly found Gong Xiangming's whereabouts.
About half an hour later, the kidnappers in another room could no longer bear the pain and began to confess the whole story. It was similar to what Gong Xiangming said. The junior high school girls had been transferred to another place.
After Meng Hu got the result, he called Fang Zhicheng. After hearing the whole story, Fang Zhicheng fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said, "Find those students as soon as possible, and hand Gong Xiangming and the gang over to the police."
The truth has been revealed, and it is only a matter of time before the student is found. Fang Zhicheng must consider how to deal with it. Education scandals are inevitable. Once exposed, they will inevitably cause an uproar, and Sui Qi, who is in charge of education, will also be affected.
Fang Zhicheng is now watching from the sidelines, and he knows the outcome in advance, so he has to plan carefully to make the situation work in his favor.
Fang Zhicheng called Sui Qi and heard a lot of noise. Although the city government had mobilized the armed police, the scene was still chaotic and the crowd did not disperse. The people of Caoyao were not easy to deal with. They were very tough. A few years ago, there was an incident where ordinary people used homemade explosives to blow up administrative departments.
Sui Qi said helplessly: "The scene is very chaotic. The school gate has been washed away. The armed police can only barely control it now. The number of people gathering is increasing and the situation is difficult to control."
Fang Zhicheng told Sui Qi truthfully, "Gong Xiangming has been found, and there are clues about the missing junior high school girls. But the problem now is that there is negative information mixed in. Gong Xiangming has been using these junior high school girls to provide pornographic services. Even if those girls are found, the negative impact on Caoyao City's education system is irreversible."
Sui Qi could naturally understand the hidden meaning behind the words. She bit her lips with her silver teeth and said coldly, "Save the people first, and we will discuss the rest later."
Fang Zhicheng knew that Sui Qi was in danger, so he asked, "Who else is competing with you for the position of executive vice mayor?"
"Zhang Xian is Qu Kang's trusted general, a young and vigorous person, and Qu Kang's carefully trained successor." Sui Qi reacted, "Do you think this matter is related to Zhang Xian?"
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Now that the election for executive vice mayor is imminent, this incident has occurred. The biggest beneficiary is Zhang Xian, so the spearhead must be directed at him."
Sui Qi sighed and said with a wry smile: "I still thought too naively."
Fang Zhicheng knew Sui Qi very well. She had worked in the central government departments before. Although there were various struggles there, they were more peaceful than the storms at the grassroots level. The struggles at the grassroots level were like this. They always used all means possible, and the excitement and danger were comparable to those in blockbuster movies.
Fang Zhicheng asked: "Zhang Xian, is he there?"
Sui Qi looked in the direction of Zhang Xian and said, "He is on the phone and his face doesn't look right."
Fang Zhicheng speculated, "He must have received the news. Do as I say. First, find Qu Kang and point out that we have found Gong Xiangming and several missing students. Then hint to him that we have found other clues and that there is someone behind the scenes manipulating the government."
Sui Qi was a little unsure and nervous. After all, it was her first time to experience such intense conspiracy. She felt many beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, but her good psychological quality made her calm down quickly.
"Mayor Qu, I have something to report to you." Sui Qi found Qu Kang. Qu Kang's eyes fell on the crowd. Zhao Pingsheng, director of the Education Bureau, was negotiating with parent representatives. Because it was a bit chaotic, the talks were extremely difficult. Although he was holding a loudspeaker, his voice was still hoarse.
Qu Kang glanced at Sui Qi, his eyes fell on the phone in Sui Qi's hand, and said slowly: "What's the situation?"
"Gong Xiangming has been found, and several students will be found soon." Sui Qi stared at Qu Kang, trying to see anything unusual on his face.
Qu Kang's expression remained stern, and he said calmly, "Oh? It's good that we've found the person. Can you ask Zhao Pingsheng to explain the situation to those parents?"
Sui Qi shook her head, looking embarrassed, and said, "This matter still needs to be carefully considered, because it involves a scandal in the education system. Gong Xiangming used junior high school girls to engage in pornographic activities..."
Qu Kang's expression slowly changed from calm to angry, and he asked, "How could this happen? Sui Qi, you are the deputy mayor in charge of education. You have no choice but to take responsibility for such a big incident!"
Sui Qi was not confused by Qu Kang's tough attitude, which also confirmed her guess that Qu Kang might have set a trap. She continued, "We have followed the clues and found that there is another inside story, which involves some cadres."
Qu Kang paused, wiped his chin, and said, "Oh? What is the connection?"
Sui Qi said calmly: "We need to continue investigating to find out the truth."
A golden light flashed in Qu Kang's eyes. He waved his hand at Sui Qi and said, "Since Gong Xiangming and several students have been found, let's have a small-scale negotiation first. Let Zhao Pingsheng organize it."
According to the process of handling mass incidents, small-scale negotiations should be conducted as soon as possible, that is, the masses elect representatives to negotiate privately with the government. The government knows the intentions of the masses in the shortest possible time and tries its best to meet the conditions they put forward. But the method Qu Kang adopted today was very strange. He mobilized the armed police force to confront the masses, resulting in a very tense atmosphere at the scene. If we are not careful, large-scale turmoil will occur.
Zhao Pingsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he got the news from above that private negotiations would be organized. He was the one who had the most responsibility for the problem, so he had to stand at the forefront and make up for the loss in order to reduce the subsequent punishment.
Arriving at the conference room, Qu Kang personally presided over the negotiation. When the parents' representatives learned that the girls had been found, their attitudes were not so intense. Sui Qi suddenly asked a question. In fact, several junior high school girls had not been found yet, but Qu Kang leaked the information in advance. If those girls were not found in the end, or those girls were hurt, then the responsibility would be all on him.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the parent representatives did not leave because they could only feel at ease after confirming that their children had returned.
Qu Kang waved to Sui Qi and asked in a deep voice: "When will they arrive?"
Sui Qi smiled bitterly and explained, "Mayor Qu, I just said that Gong Xiangming has been found, but there is no news about those junior high school girls yet."
Qu Kang waved his hand and said unhappily: "You just said something wrong, didn't you? I clearly heard you say that the matter has been resolved and the people have been found."
Sui Qi was speechless at Qu Kang's misunderstanding. She became angry and said with a red face, "Mayor Qu, are you targeting me on purpose?"
Qu Kang sighed and said, "Xiao Sui, you are still too immature." After that, he waved his hand, walked away and left the school.
Sui Qi looked at Qu Kang's back and suddenly felt very aggrieved.