Chapter 160
Six o'clock in the evening, in front of the Dragon City Administrative Hall.

Many officers from the Police Department were patrolling here, occasionally dispersing protesters.

A black car drove over and proceeded along a special lane that had been set aside.

Kong Zheng Hui sat in the car, watching the busy officers on both sides. Many people were persistent, pulling banners and shouting loudly, completely ignoring the officers' attempts to dissuade them.

"Advocate peaceful negotiations! Reject armed conflict!"

"Advocate..."

These people shouted the same slogans, their expressions very agitated.

"Squeak—"

The car stopped, and Kong Zheng Hui retracted his gaze, straightened his collar, and walked into the administrative hall under the protection of several officers.

The entire administrative hall was brightly lit, and everyone was working overtime, extremely busy.

Soon, Kong Zheng Hui took a private elevator and arrived at the door of the conference hall. When he pushed the door open, he found that almost everyone had arrived.

The entire Huatong Association's high-level members were present, such as Su Tian Bei, Zhang Tao Tao, Wei Xiang Zuo, Lu Feng, Zhou Tong Hui, and even Wang Xiao.

Leaders at the deputy chairman level and above, scattered here and there, totaled about twenty people, filling the conference hall.

"Zheng Hui, sit here!" Zhou Tong Hui waved at him. Kong Zheng Hui walked over and sat next to him.

The leaders hadn't arrived yet, and although there were many people in the conference hall, the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, and everyone's faces were not very good.

Kong Zheng Hui looked around. Su Tian Bei was whispering something to Lu Feng, Zhang Tao Tao was looking down and sorting out documents, and Wei Xiang Zuo was sitting beside her, with his eyes closed in thought.

The remaining cadres were also talking to each other, quietly discussing.

Wang Xiao, sitting opposite him, was sitting there alone, smoking a cigarette, and seemed to be sizing up everyone.

After a long silence, Wang Xiao's eyes fell on Zhang Tao Tao, and he suddenly asked, "Chairman Zhang, what are you busy with?"

Zhang Tao Tao looked up and politely replied, "There are some investment proposals recently that I need to sort out. If Brigade Commander Wang is interested, you can also invest some money and try it out."

"I'll pass." Wang Xiao waved his hand, "But Dragon City is in such a mess, isn't your business affected?"

Zhang Tao Tao thought for a moment and said cautiously, "The situation is a bit tense now, but we just need to follow the policies and try to maintain stability below, doing what we should do."

Kong Zheng Hui, who was listening from the side, interjected softly, "How can this be stabilized? Now that the First Fleet has come in, our Dragon City can only ban the sea! We are a port city, how many people depend on the sea for a living, their interests are directly blocked? They will naturally make trouble! Didn't the news report today that most of the people shouting slogans are from the wharf? These people can't make money, and they won't let us be happy. In my opinion, the problem is not on our side, it's all those people who are causing trouble!"

Zhang Tao Tao frowned when she heard this, but did not say anything.

Wei Xiang Zuo, who was on the side, didn't know when he opened his eyes, and was looking at them with a gloomy expression.

Wang Xiao smoked his cigarette, grinned, and didn't speak.

Zhou Tong Hui couldn't help but kick Kong Zheng Hui under the table, signaling him to stop talking.

Kong Zheng Hui remained unmoved by his friend's reminder and continued, "The First District's current strategy is obviously to exert internal pressure on us, forcing us to fall into chaos first. Some people are just falling for their tricks! They're really doing it!"

At this point, even Lu Feng couldn't help but glance at him, frowning.

Su Tian Bei said directly, "Alright, Zheng Hui, what are you talking about?"

Kong Zheng Hui interjected, "Didn't we come here today to talk about problems? Am I wrong?"

Wei Xiang Zuo couldn't sit still anymore, looked at Kong Zheng Hui, and said in a deep voice, "Are you implying something?"

Kong Zheng Hui immediately replied, "No, I'm just giving a normal analysis. If we can't find the problem, then holding meetings every day is just a waste of time."

Wei Xiang Zuo said unceremoniously, "What are you analyzing? Don't you just want to say that the troublemakers are all from the wharf association?! Now that the sea is banned, many people on our side can't even eat, how can they not be anxious? We are already putting pressure on them, and everyone is eating from the same bowl. You don't think about how to solve the problem now, but you come up and divide camps and allocate responsibilities, what's the point?"

Kong Zheng Hui interjected and looked at him, "The problem is not on our side? Then how do we solve it? Do we have to give money to the protesting dockworkers, door to door?"

The atmosphere became more intense, and Wei Xiang Zuo's voice became somewhat fiery, "If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't be so sarcastic."

Kong Zheng Hui shook off Zhou Tong Hui's hand that was gently pulling him, stared at Wei Xiang Zuo and said, "If you don't like it, I can't help it, I'm just giving a normal analysis. Moreover, I just don't understand, some people have been caught red-handed with solid evidence, but the higher-ups still want to do some observation! I just want to ask, what are they observing?! My brother's matter hasn't even been clarified yet, and he's been called over twice! The other side sets a trap, and we directly use torture? Is this fair? Now that all the people he manages have exploded, is he not responsible? Is the management of your old dockworkers association not responsible?"

Wei Xiang Zuo stood up directly, frowned and cursed, "Kong Zheng Hui, you're going too far! What are you afraid of? Afraid that he didn't commit a crime? Acquittal?! Coming out to mess with you?"

The atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly became stiff, and everyone frowned, thinking about how to persuade them.

Wang Xiao sat aside, smoking his cigarette and watching the two arguing, with a slight smile on his face.

Zhang Tao Tao hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Forget it, forget it, at this juncture, the pressure is already great enough, let's not quarrel among ourselves."

Lu Feng also stood up and said to Wei Xiang Zuo, "Old Wei, give me some face, say less."

Su Tian Bei reminded Kong Zheng Hui, "You also be quiet for a while, stop arguing."

Kong Zheng Hui said, "Wherever the problem lies, we should solve it there. This is the most rational way."

"Bang!"

Wei Xiang Zuo slammed the table heavily, pointed at Kong Zheng Hui's nose, and said word by word, "Kong, there are some things I've been holding back. Now I'm putting these words here, you better hope that Gu Bai Shun really betrayed, then I will definitely say nothing and watch him be sentenced to death! But if he didn't, and I find out that you were the one who caused trouble... I'm telling you, I will never forgive you!"

Zhou Tong Hui frowned and said somewhat dissatisfied, "What are you doing? Is it necessary to say things to this extent?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"

The room was a mess, full of tension.

At this moment, Su Tian Bei, who was facing the door, suddenly changed his expression and said loudly, "Shut up, the leader is here!"

Everyone turned their heads sharply and found that Li Ming Sheng was standing at the door at some point, his face somewhat gloomy.

He glanced at everyone and slowly asked, "You're all very energetic, aren't you? How about I give each of you a gun and you can continue the meeting with guns?"

Everyone immediately fell silent and stopped talking.