Shang Jin was able to be the spokesperson elected by everyone and even managed to establish a good relationship with the newly arrived Officer Xu. In terms of interpersonal dealings and eloquence, he had his own set of skills.
At least he beat around the bush for quite a while, compelling Xu Changsheng to admit a fact reluctantly, that sometimes slightly over-the-line actions can be far more effective than wielding the big stick of the law.
This was a fact, not something you could deny and expect to disappear.
Take the current situation of cattle theft in the countryside for example. Are all the local police stations inactive? Certainly not. Are there few cattle thieves caught? The number isn't small either. But has the number of cattle thieves decreased? Without any specifically compiled statistics, rumors alone would make people feel that the number definitely hasn't shrunk.
Why then are there fewer cases of cattle theft in Sancha River Township?
