Zang Yi smiled faintly and said, "If it were me, public opinion would never be so one-sided. All the news would be blocked, and sufficient compensation would be given to the casualties, so that the matter would be resolved without any incident."
Zhao Ling nodded and said, "Big things can be reduced to small things, and small things can be reduced to nothing. The incident in Xiaguang District has already caused enough trouble. I wonder if Fang Zhicheng has any solution."
Zang Yi said calmly: "Let's wait and see what happens."
Around 3pm, Fang Zhicheng came to the scene again. The east side of the road had been cleared for traffic, and the vehicle involved in the accident had been towed away, but the scene was still a mess. A large number of dog cages were placed on the roadside, and the sound of dogs barking could be heard from time to time.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "No one claims these dogs?"
Xiang Xin nodded and said with a wry smile: "After the driver died, the family members have been notified. The family members are rushing to Hanzhou, but they can't find anyone to take over this batch of dogs. I guess they were shipped out from the black dog market."
Fang Zhicheng said: "Then contact the stray dog shelter."
Xiang Xin said: "I have already called, but the stray dog shelters in Hanzhou are very small, I am afraid it will be difficult to accommodate so many dogs."
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "I didn't expect that dealing with these dogs would be so troublesome."
Fang Zhicheng and Xiang Xin were walking and talking when suddenly a familiar figure flashed before their eyes. He said to Xiang Xin, "I saw an acquaintance. Let me go over and say hello."
This person was Zhao Ning. She was squatting next to the dog cage. Opposite her were several seriously injured dogs. She had a sad expression on her face. Fang Zhicheng walked up to her and asked, "Why are you here?"
Zhao Ning turned around and saw that it was Fang Zhicheng. He was stunned at first, but then he calmed down and said, "I saw the news that there was a car accident here yesterday and a lot of dogs were injured, so I came to take a look."
Zhao Ning was wearing a plain white outfit today, with a beautiful pink butterfly hairpin on her long black hair that was very eye-catching. Because of her tall figure and outstanding appearance, she could be clearly seen from dozens of meters away. There were many staff members nearby, and they all looked at her from time to time.
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "I almost forgot that you opened a pet shop. We are worried now and don't know how to deal with so many dogs."
Zhao Ning's eyes lit up and he said, "Why don't you send them to my place? There is enough space on the top floor to accommodate them."
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "According to normal procedures, these dogs should be sent to a stray dog shelter."
Zhao Ning's eyes were filled with panic, and he quickly said, "Don't do that! The stray dog shelter is not a paradise for these dogs, but a hell. If you send them there and no one adopts them within seven days, it's like sentencing them to death."
Fang Zhicheng frowned and said, "Can you take care of so many dogs by yourself?"
Zhao Ning said softly: "I have hired two employees. They will definitely be able to take good care of these dogs."
Fang Zhicheng thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll leave the dogs with you first. Since the origin of these dogs is still unknown, someone might ask for them later, so I'll just temporarily place them with you."
Zhao Ning breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said, "That's great, thank you."
It was the first time that Fang Zhicheng saw Zhao Ning smile so sweetly. He originally thought that some people who loved small animals in the news were just hype, but when he really got to know Zhao Ning, Fang Zhicheng discovered that there really were people who loved small animals from the bottom of their hearts.
Although Zhao Ning was a bit naive, she left a very pure impression on Fang Zhicheng. In order to quickly clean up the scene, Fang Zhicheng asked Xiang Xin to organize a truck to send all the dogs to Zhao Ning's pet shop.
At 4:30 pm, the follow-up development of the traffic accident was reported. After Fang Zhicheng left the scene, he went straight to the press conference. After arriving, he simply flipped through the mock questions and answers prepared by the secretary's office, and then began to deal with the many difficulties raised by the reporters.
"Secretary Fang, could you please tell me how many casualties there are in traffic accidents right now?" a female reporter asked.
Fang Zhicheng quickly replied: "Two people died and 26 were injured, 13 of whom were seriously injured. They have now been arranged to be treated in the Municipal People's Hospital. The Xiaguang government will bear the medical expenses of these injured people."
Another middle-aged male reporter wearing glasses raised his hand and questioned in a bad tone: "Many people believe that the traffic accident this time is related to the sinkhole on Hexi Road. Can the government give a reasonable explanation now?"
Fang Zhicheng said calmly: "There is a sinkhole on Hexi Road, which is indeed a major issue worthy of investigation. We have arranged people to conduct a simultaneous investigation and will find out the person responsible as soon as possible and give the public a reasonable explanation. However, the sinkhole has nothing to do with the traffic accident. The distance between the two is about 300 to 400 meters, so please treat the two things separately. The reason why we will bear the medical expenses of the injured is not because this matter is related to the government, but because the incident happened in Xiaguang and the government needs to provide humanitarian care."
Afterwards, Fang Zhicheng quickly answered several reporters' questions. To the reporters' surprise, Fang Zhicheng was very calm and composed. Reporters came to the press conference with the intention of interrogating, but the result made many people feel regretful because they did not find enough information.
After the press conference, Zhang Xiaoliang walked up to Fang Zhicheng and said with a smile, "Secretary Fang, your performance just now was really perfect. I think you can definitely go to the State Council Information Office and serve as a professional press release officer."
Fang Zhicheng was in no mood to joke with Zhang Xiaoliang. He waved his hand, sighed, and said, "I have something for you to handle. You have to spread the news quickly. Someone is maliciously slandering the image of the Xiaguang government..."
Zhang Xiaoliang nodded and said, "I know what to do."
Since the other party has already started to use public opinion warfare, Fang Zhicheng cannot sit idly by and needs to seize the advantage in public opinion.
After the press conference, the new conspiracy theory was spread, which undoubtedly caused everyone to spread it more quickly. In the press release of the Xiaguang District Propaganda Department to the media reporters, it was detailed that there was no necessary connection between the sinkhole and the traffic accident. However, the public opinion deliberately linked the two points together, which added more artificial traces and made people think about it. Is this related to political games
Fang Zhicheng may not have as many resources as Zang Yi in the overall situation, but he has organized an invisible intelligence network in Hanzhou, which gives him more advantages than Zang Yi.
By utilizing Zhang Xiaoliang's mobility, Fang Zhicheng had already established an invisible network of contacts in Xiaguang. At the same time, this network was expanding outward and had already infiltrated into Hanzhou.
Zhang Xiaoliang is very smart. Based on Fang Zhicheng's instructions, he would add many more versions of the story, such as why a new deputy mayor who was parachuted in would target Xiaguang, mainly because Xiaguang's party secretary was too outstanding and affected the deputy mayor's future, etc.
In short, Zhang Xiaoliang knew very well how to spread this kind of gossip quickly.
Fang Zhicheng was spinning like a top for almost 20 hours after the incident. He had done his best, including cleaning up the scene, organizing coordination meetings, and attending press conferences. Fang Zhicheng did not expect Zang Yi to pose such a big threat to him. Just a move of his hands and feet made him run for his life.
Around nine o'clock in the evening, Fang Zhicheng left the office and prepared to go home. For the first time, he felt that things were out of his control. After so many years of fighting in the officialdom, he had encountered crises, but each time he was under control. However, this time his opponent was very strong. This was mainly because Fang Zhicheng did not understand Zang Yi and did not know his weaknesses. But Zang Yi was very familiar with Fang Zhicheng, and he was also well versed in strategy.
At one o'clock in the morning, Fang Zhicheng finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the simulated video of the Hexi Road traffic accident uploaded to the Internet. Although the 3D simulation video of the scene looked rough due to the rush to complete it, it intuitively reflected the situation of the car accident at the scene. With this image, it would be possible to dispel rumors and allow public opinion to completely separate the traffic accident from the sinkhole.
As for the problem of the tiankeng, it is a long-term task and it will take some time to collect clues and evidence.
The next morning when he went to work, Zang Yi stayed for a long time at the newsstand closest to his residence, mainly reading the Huainan Daily, a relatively influential newspaper in Huainan Province, and the Hanzhou Evening News, the largest-circulation metropolitan newspaper in Hanzhou. Both newspapers focused on reporting the entire process of yesterday's Xiaguang District press conference.
A smile appeared on Zang Yi's lips. "Not bad, it's more direct and grand than I thought. It's more interesting if you have some skills. Otherwise, life in Hanzhou would be too boring."
Chapter 0704: Setting the Pattern to Win Over Hu Gang