Chapter 233 Mass Events
Judging from what Shi Lihui said, the Chinese crew member who reported the message to him was already in extreme danger. Li Bin was indeed panicked and asked hurriedly:
"Uncle Second, what should I do? The boat passed through Xiaozhu Island at around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It should have sailed out of our country's borders. You see if there is any way to protect it. We cannot watch our compatriots suffer any harm."
Shi Lihui pondered for a long time before speaking:
"I'll find a way to do this. You should first stabilize the situation. Remember, don't make any comments on topics involving bilateral relations."
After hanging up the second uncle's phone call, Li Bin thought for a while, squeezed back into the crowd, and stopped Qian Duoduo who was making a generous speech. He spoke calmly to the reporters:
"Now, I need to reiterate that I do not want to see the Chinese crew member working on the Ito who is treated unfairly. If that crew member cannot return to the motherland safely, I will make a promise here on behalf of Love Industry. We Love Industry will never stand by and watch. I believe that more people with conscience will stand with us and seek justice for our crew member."
Li Bin's brief declaration attracted people to applaud spontaneously, and there were even two senior policemen among the applauding people.
Li Bin and others were invited to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to be guests. In the office of Director Duncan (that is, the second-level police supervisor), Li Bin met Lu Boxiang with a gloomy face. Li Bin hurriedly went up to apologize:
"Uncle Lu, I'm sorry, we didn't expect to cause such a big trouble."
Lu Boxiang's expression calmed a little bit. Li Bin had never called Uncle Lu to himself. He always called himself by his official title. Now he called himself like this, and the meaning of being close to him is very obvious. He also wanted to show himself that this incident was purely an accident and he had no intention of implicating himself. However, such a big thing happened within his jurisdiction and it was almost a dream to not be implicated. If one cannot be handled well, it would be an international incident. If the outside world reports that Qingdao's reputation for boycotting foreign-funded enterprises is reported, it will have an extraordinary impact on his future.
Lu Boxiang shook hands with Li Bin politely, looked at the people behind Li Bin and asked Li Bin:
"These are also people from your company?"
Li Bin quickly introduced Lu Boxiang, but this introduction was a bit unexpected.
Li Bin first introduced Zhou Jian to him:
"This is Zhou Jian, the son of Zhou Zengqing, the deputy general manager of our company, member of the Politburo, and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee."
Lu Boxiang was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand and shook Zhou Jian. Then, Li Bin introduced Lin Zhisheng to him:
"This is my second cousin Lin Zhisheng, the son of Lin Aidang, the deputy general manager of our company, member of the Military Commission, and deputy chief of the General Staff of the General Staff."
"This is Qian Zhenwei, the son of our company's vice president and Commander Qian of Beijing Military Region."
"This is Wu Dong, the deputy general manager of our company, and the son of Minister Wu Yaoyang of the Ministry of Public Security."
"This is Tao Qingjun, the vice president of our company, and the son of Director Tao, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration."
Lu Boxiang was stunned when he heard Li Bin's introduction. He shook hands with several princes mechanically. Li Bin and others noticed that the luster of sweat could be seen faintly on his temples.
Several princes smiled and saw Lu Boxiang with a grace. Although they didn't understand why Li Bin wanted to show their identity, they would have a deep meaning. What's more, what they like most is the way they lose their composure after seeing others hear their identity, which seems normal at this time.
Lu Boxiang cursed in his heart that it was already difficult to have such a "Shi Jun" involved in this matter. In a blink of an eye, five more people of weight emerged, not to mention that there are two who can be related to the top bosses of the Politburo. This matter is not as simple as a tricky thing. This Love Company is really deep. There are so many people here, so ordinary people should not provoke them. Even if they don't provoke them, they will probably be frightened for a while when they hear their names.
Lu Boxiang didn't know that among Zhang Rui and Yu Qiang, who had been automatically ignored by him, Zhang Rui was even an "sss"-level figure. Otherwise, he would probably regret appearing in this office.
After several people sat on the sofa, Li Bin talked about the whole story of the conflict with Ito Co., Ltd. from beginning to end. Li Bin himself didn't know how many times he had told others, but Lu Boxiang no longer knew how many times he had heard others tell him. However, Lu Boxiang was still patiently listening to Li Bin's talk again, and secretly made some calculations in his heart. He could not control this matter. I'm afraid there were related reports on the Internet now, and he could control the reports on paper media and TV, but he could not control the reports on the Internet.
Since the Internet has emerged, which official has not done things tremblingly? Are there few officials who have been dealt with because they were exposed on the Internet? However, there are many officials who have soared over because they are hotly hyped on the Internet. Everyone can really love and hate the Internet propaganda media, and they are mixed with emotion.
After Li Bin told the story, Lu Boxiang pondered for a while, and instead asked Li Bin what he meant:
"Mr. Shi, what should you do about this matter?"
This is not because Lu Boxiang wants to shirk responsibility, even if he wants to shirk responsibility, he can't shirk it. Now he really wants to hear Li Bin's true thoughts.
A smile appeared on Li Bin's face, and he looked at Lu Boxiang and said:
"The eyes of the masses are sharp. I think no matter who it is, it is impossible for us to hide the truth. I think it is better for us to wait and see now."
Lu Boxiang felt depressed. This was not the answer he wanted. This answer meant nothing was said. Lu Boxiang personally grabbed the cigarette on the coffee table and threw one of them. Li Bin lit a cigarette for Lu Boxiang. In a short while, the office had become so smokey.
After finishing smoking a cigarette, Li Bin saw that everyone had no intention of speaking, he coughed and said:
"Uncle Lu, I don't ask you if you don't want to ask. If you are inconvenient to say, you can not answer me. I'm still wondering what Ito Co., Ltd. means."
Lu Boxiang smiled bitterly and said:
"There is nothing inconvenient to say. Their consulate in Qingdao has filed a solemn protest to the municipal government, condemning our barbaric behavior towards foreign investors, and demanding that we severely punish the murderers and protect their legitimate rights and interests of the expatriates in Qingdao. It's the same kind of rhetoric, and there is nothing to say. However, one of them, the vice president was interrupted by yours during the resistance, and several people from their country were injured to varying degrees and are still receiving treatment in the hospital."
Li Bin nodded. When the soldiers rushed in, he saw their angry look and felt that someone would be injured. If it were just a deputy president's arm being broken, it would be a blessing in disgrace. Looking at the bloody eyes of the soldiers at that time, Li Bin was still afraid that they would do anything crazy.
At this time, the phone on the desk rang. Duncan hurriedly stood up from the sofa and trotted to the desk to answer the phone. It was no wonder that he was so nervous. It was a very moment now, and Secretary Lu was still sitting in his office. Although it was not helpful to be more active, it always seemed much more comfortable, and he also attached great importance to this matter.
Duncan's voice was low, and no one could hear what he was saying, but people could see the look on his face getting more and more serious, and people knew nothing big had to guess.
Duncan put down the phone, faced Lu Boxiang's inquiry gaze, quickly walked to Lu Boxiang's side, bent down and pretended to whisper to him.
Lu Boxiang frowned slightly.
The keen Duncan felt Lu Boxiang's dissatisfaction, straightened his body slightly, and said softly:
"Secretary Lu, now many students and people have rushed to the front door of the municipal government and the public security bureau to demonstrate, requiring us to unconditionally release the victimized businessmen and punish bad Japanese investors."
Duncan's voice was very sensible. Although it could be considered a soft voice, it could also allow everyone in the room to hear what he was saying.
Lu Boxiang stood up with a serious expression, walked slowly to the window, and reached out to push open the window.
The floor of the office building of Qingdao Municipal Public Security Bureau is not very high, only twelve floors, Duncan's office is located on the corner of the top floor, and you can overlook the nearby blocks.
As the window opened, a noise came into the room. Although I couldn't hear what I shouted outside, I could hear that every time people shouted was an organized behavior.
Li Bin and others also gathered in front of the wide floor-to-ceiling window. You can see that hundreds of people gathered in front of the door of the Public Security Bureau. Some people were organizing speeches by the road. More and more people were attracted to stop, and more and more people were attracted to the gathering crowd, shouting slogans as everyone raised their arms together.
Lu Boxiang's brows became tighter and tighter, and it became a lump. What are the most feared by officials? It is not how much damage caused by decision-making mistakes, nor how many laid-off workers caused by poor leadership. What officials are most afraid of is mass incidents, which is the most direct way for the people to prove that you are not competent for this position.
Everyone noticed that two more news interview cars parked in front of the Public Security Bureau. The reporters were interspersed among the crowd gathering in the demonstrations, taking photos from time to time recording something. Lu Boxiang noticed that the camera of a reporter had already pointed at the direction of the 12th floor where they were.
Lu Boxiang put down the blinds with a whisper, sat back on the sofa with a gloomy face, reached out and took out a cigarette from the cigarette box on the coffee table.
Chapter completed!