"I'm asking about your previous position! You were the director of the street office, right?" Hong Tao rolled his eyes. This guy was a pure bureaucrat, taking his self-proclaimed second-in-command position too seriously!

"... " Liu Quanyou nodded with a bewildered and sweaty face.

"That's settled then. You are a grassroots government official, and in the current situation, you need to fulfill your responsibilities!" Hong Tao puffed up his belly, shook his head, and spoke with an elongated tone, showing his authority.

"... How do I fulfill my responsibilities?" Liu Quanyou became even more confused. If he could still fulfill his duties, why would he need to listen to a retired old man's nonsense? A single phone call could get the police station to arrest him!

"Oh, why didn't you become the district head? Your imagination is really lacking. Let's be straightforward. Go home and bring your work permit to prove that you were the director before. Then, you can tell those people in the name of the street office that the organization sent people to save them. Although it's chaotic now, we are still a street organization. When you have the chance, go back to your unit and bring back the signboard and official seal. Then, we will become famous!" Hong Tao said, revealing his true intentions. He not only wanted to persuade these poor people, but also had to consider the possibility of encountering more survivors in the future.

"Well, it seems to make sense... So, what should I do?" This time, Liu Quanyou understood. Since they were using the name of the street office, the first-in-command position would definitely be the director, which was himself. But what should Hong Tao do? It would be obvious that he was seizing power. So, he couldn't show his joy and had to think ahead for the leader.

Pretending to be ignorant and not mentioning certain things was not wise. If he did that, he might end up falling into the sea one day. Even though he could swim in shallow water, as the ancients said, those who drowned were the ones who knew how to swim!

"In extraordinary times, military control is possible. I will be in charge of military affairs, and you will be in charge of political affairs, as the first and second-in-command, as usual!" Hong Tao had already thought of this plan. With just two words, military control, the problem was solved!

"Clap! That's a good idea! Brilliant... Master Hong, if you hadn't said it, I would never have believed that you haven't been in the system before. Your mind is much brighter than mine. Let's do it this way!"

After hearing these two words, Liu Quanyou couldn't help but applaud sincerely. If he had any doubts about this person's abilities before, he should put them aside now. This person didn't have any flaws; he was wise while pretending to be foolish, watching him struggle.

"But will this plan really work for them?" Now that the organizational structure problem was solved, Liu Quanyou still had concerns.

It was no use having a plan if it couldn't help these more than ten dumbfounded people. They couldn't just chat and tell stories with them every day. They needed to work. At this rate, moving to a new place seemed impossible.

"You can hold a theme conference as the director, focusing on recalling the bitterness, complaining about the oppression of evil landlords, and the bloody exploitation that cannot be forgotten. Induce them to speak out about their suffering and vent their emotions. It should be somewhat effective. To cooperate with this conference, I also want to bring in a female director. In the future, she will represent the women in the group. We shouldn't handle everything ourselves, especially women's issues, right?"

Just using empty words wouldn't be very effective. It was just a title that people were accustomed to believing in. To truly make it work, there needed to be substance. Hong Tao had also come up with specific methods, or rather, borrowed them.

In fact, many things could be found in history. Most of them had answers. This was called experience. Whatever had been tried by previous generations, whether successful or not, could leave a wealth of knowledge for future generations.

"... Is it similar to the land redistribution during the land reform movement? But who will be the landlord?" Although Liu Quanyou hadn't experienced that era, he knew about the events and methods. He just hadn't put them into practice and was still unsure.

"Ah, it's my fault for not considering it thoroughly. I should have brought back a living one... Let's start with an absent trial. There must still be people like that in this world. You can create a story and establish a virtual group elsewhere. I think this will give them hope and motivation. Let's give it a try."

Sometimes, Hong Tao deeply blamed himself. If he had been more thoughtful, he wouldn't have to regret later or struggle to come up with lies. Unfortunately, he wasn't good at scheming, at least not in certain matters.

"No problem!" Liu Quanyou, looking at the worried face in front of him, felt a chill down his spine. He didn't dare to ask any more questions and just hoped that this guy would leave soon.

At first, when they first met, he thought that Hong Tao had rich social experience, a quick mind, strong practical skills, and decisive actions. Such people were not uncommon and not difficult to deal with.

Later, he heard from Sun Jianshe that this guy had almost single-handedly killed more than ten armed men with precision and efficiency. So, he added the characteristics of being ruthless and fierce.

But just now, he didn't think this person was too difficult to deal with. At most, they needed to cooperate as much as possible and avoid provoking him. However, after this conversation, this man in front of him was basically someone they couldn't afford to provoke, and they couldn't even hide from him.

Rich social experience, quick mind, strong body, practical skills, ruthless, skilled in killing... and also good at scheming, broad knowledge, understanding of human nature, and adept at manipulating people's hearts. Liu Quanyou thought and thought, but couldn't come up with a single characteristic for this person.The most troublesome thing about this guy is that he's too good at pretending. He's always laughing and mingling with the people around him, a perfect smiling tiger. Plus, his eloquent tongue truly lives up to the flattery he received in the past, being both literate and martial!

If this plan succeeds, then those dozen or so people will see him as a Guanyin who saves them from suffering and hardship. As long as nothing too morally destructive happens, they will be very loyal to him, even to the point of blind obedience.

This is the base. In a group, whoever has a solid base will gain the most benefits. Although there are only over twenty people in this group at the moment, half of them are his loyal followers, and they will influence even more people in the future.

It can be foreseen that for a long time in the future, he will firmly control the absolute right to speak in the group with the help of these people. No one can replace him, and no one even has the qualification to challenge him.

Even if he fails, it doesn't matter. He's the one who organizes activities under the name of the office and the one who deceives people with lies. Apart from proving his incompetence and baseness in front of all the team members, he has nothing to lose. He's still the one who saves people, and this favor can't be escaped. It's just a matter of whether it can appreciate in value.

"Alright, let's see what you can develop into!" But Liu Quanyou is not afraid, or rather, he's a little excited in addition to being afraid.

Everyone is willing to follow a versatile person to explore unknown roads. This way, the safety is relatively high, and there is a possibility to go further. Having only physical strength is useless, it can only be applied to small groups, the more people, the more powerless. Being calculating alone is not enough. As the ancients said, one force can subdue ten meetings, sometimes a big fist is the truth.

Now this guy has a fist, is calculating, and has righteousness... I really don't know how he figured it out, but he actually thought of using the name of the office to gather more survivors. Such a simple, easy and incredibly lazy method, why didn't I think of it before. He's still the director of the office, truly, you live and learn!

As soon as they decided, Hong Tao took Liu Quanyou and Zhang Fengwu back to the small building of the office in the afternoon, went to the top floor to get the work permits, work photos, and awards received over the years, and then held a sincere talk with all the rescued people the next morning.

Liu Quanyou is also a man of his word, once he has made up his mind, he doesn't like to drag things out. Moreover, he has a more precise grasp of the details. The venue was not set up in Hong Tao's small courtyard, but in the 56th courtyard behind it.

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