"Whether to cooperate or not depends on the voluntary participation of the people. If the people are unwilling to demolish, then you cannot demolish," Zhou Kai roared.
"Brother, I'm just working for soone else too, and this has been dragging on for so long." The man threw the cigarette in his hand and gently stomped it out, then continued, "Everyone, please hear out. We discussed it with everyone back in October, and now the ti is up, I'm really in a difficult position."
Lin Chuan stepped forward, "You must be from the demolition office, right?"
"Correct," the man nodded, and continued, "I'm still wearing the work clothes, I'm just doing my job. Brother, could you please let us proceed with our work?"
Lin Chuan didn't show any rcy, "Give your people a minute to leave, or else..."
Before Lin Chuan could finish, the man's expression beca troubled: "Brother, you're being a bit impulsive, I'm not the sa as Liu Jianguo. I've been polite, and you should be polite too, right?"
Whoosh...
Behind him, fifty or sixty demolition workers ca in and stood behind the man, probably fearing that Lin Chuan's side would do sothing out of line. Zhou Kai whispered into Lin Chuan's ear, "Chuan, be careful. These people are no simpletons; if I'm not mistaken, they all have powerful backers. This plot of land has been bought by the Heng'an Group. It's surely their people carrying out the demolition, just wearing a human skin."
"I can see that," Lin Chuan nodded slightly.
"My fellow villagers, listen up," the man said holding a loudspeaker, "Our demolition office is also working to build better things, ultimately it's to serve the public, build better so that everyone can enjoy better things. And as for compensation, what should be there is there."
At first, there were many people, but they were helpless. It was the will of the higher-ups, and these people were just working for others after all.
"Don't spout nonsense here, just leave quickly. We're not going to let you demolish," Zhou Kai shouted.
The man patted the dust off his clothes, "If that's the case, then let's just wait it out. I have ti anyway, and I get paid to wait."
Lin Chuan glanced at him, "You have so many people and machines here affecting the residents' normal lives, I advise you to leave quickly."
While everyone was at a standstill.
"What's everyone doing here?" Just then, a black Audi car sped over.
The car stopped, and the door opened...
Everyone turned their heads to look, it was Tang Yung who arrived.
Whoosh...
Everyone exclaid.
"Why is Secretary Tang here?" a group of people asked curiously.
"No idea!" Captain Dai of the demolition team quickly shook his head.
"This… what do we do now?" soone said awkwardly, "We're in trouble now."
"Who's afraid? We haven't done anything wrong," Captain Dai bolstered his courage, "We're also doing it for work, do you think it's easy for us?"
anwhile, Tang Yung hurriedly walked over here.
"Sis, why did you co?" Lin Chuan parted the crowd and imdiately ca out.
"How could I not co?" Tang Yung frowned and said, "If I didn't co, who knows what ss it would turn into."
"I can handle this!" Lin Chuan chuckled.
"How will you handle it?" Tang Yung glared at Lin Chuan with annoyance, then said, "With fists? With violence? You never grow up!"
"Uh..." Lin Chuan was stunned.
At this mont, Tang Yung turned around and walked over, scoffing, "Captain Dai, who gave you the guts? Do you realize that having so many people here is affecting the residents' lives?"
"I..." Captain Dai paused, awkwardly said, "I… I'm just following orders from above."
"Above? Who is above?" Tang Yung unceremoniously pressed on.
"This…" Captain Dai chuckled awkwardly, looking highly secretive.
"If you won't say, then get your people and scram!" Tang Yung huffed.
"That won't do," Captain Dai quickly waved his hands, "If that happens, I can't keep my job. In fact, I do have the execution order, but I'm trying to reason with you all here."
"Got the order?" Tang Yung scoffed, "Have all the residents signed the relocation agreent?"
"This..." Captain Dai was dumbfounded again.
"Playing dumb, how do you enforce the law?" Tang Yung was sharp-tongued and managed to leave Captain Dai at a loss for words.
"Secretary Tang, you are a mber of the City Committee, and we are just grassroots law enforcent officers." Captain Dai smiled and said, "You are high above us; we are nothing but ants. Whatever you want to do, it's all up to you to say the word."
"You!" Tang Yung was taken aback by Captain Dai's counterasure.
"However, today's operation was personally ordered by Secretary Song." Captain Dai said with a sneer, "So unless I get Secretary Song's approval, I absolutely won't leave."
"You!" Tang Yung was even more infuriated.
Slap…
Lin Chuan, who could not stand it any longer, lunged forward and gave a slap.
Bang…
Before Captain Dai could even cover his face, Lin Chuan kicked him over and shouted angrily, "Damn it, this is Changlin Factory's turf; what right do you have to demolish it? Secretary Tang is a mber of the City Committee, and you still dare to be arrogant in front of her?!" Lin Chuan knew that this was just a smiling tiger, no different from Liu Jianguo and his ilk.
"You hit after I tried to reason with you!" Captain Dai panicked.
He swung his fist, ready to strike back at Lin Chuan.
Crack!
Suddenly, Lin Chuan grabbed his arm and stepped forward quickly, dislocating the other party's arm right there and then.
"Ah!" Captain Dai scread in agony, wailing, "It hurts... it's killing , it's killing .
"Call the police, quick... hurry and call the police!" a brawny man nearby shouted urgently.
"Call the police!" Captain Dai also yelled with all his strength.
After receiving the call, Chen Jianjun imdiately rushed to the scene with more than twenty riot police and surrounded the area on arrival.
It didn't matter if the situation got out of hand; Lin Chuan was the first to strike, which in itself would make the officials appear justified.
Chen Jianjun got out of the car.
"Lin Chuan, we et again." Chen Jianjun carried a sly smile on his face.
"What authority do you have to stand here as the head of a criminal investigation team?" Lin Chuan looked down on him, "You're not investigating bank robberies, chemical plant explosions... but instead, you're involved in demolition work?"
"You are mistaken," Chen Jianjun smiled and replied, "I'm not here to handle the demolition work. Captain Dai belongs to the City Managent Bureau's demolition office, and you have blatantly attacked a public official. That's a criminal offense. Since it's a cri, how can I ignore it? Co on, take them all back and investigate thoroughly!"
"Yes!" A nearby police officer imdiately nodded.
"Who dares!" Lin Chuan's voice was not loud, but it was powerful, resonating clearly in everyone's ears.
The crowd of Changlin Factory stepped forward in unity, and Uncle Liu's face darkened with anger, his beard quivering: "You must not take Lin Chuan away!! Otherwise!!!"
Otherwise what?
"Otherwise this old man will just lie down here and won't get up. If I die, you will be responsible!"
At this mont, the Liang family's patriarch was desperately protective; relying on their age, they were trying to safeguard Lin Chuan.
"What's going on here?" Chen Jianjun frowned.
"They are bullying the elderly."
"The scum, attacking a group of old people like that, it's despicable. We need to petition the City Committee."
"Right, petition!"
Captain Dai was dumbstruck and exclaid angrily, "Bullshit, Lin Chuan hit himself, how could it beco us hitting soone?"
"Nonsense, we are all witnesses here!" A group of people roared. Faced with hundreds of eyewitnesses, Captain Dai was stunned and muttered, "Bastards, bullies... they're bullying the honest folks..."
Chen Jianjun stared at Lin Chuan and said, "Clever move."
Lin Chuan neither contradicted nor admitted, simply saying, "Officer Chen, what they're doing is wrong; we don't dare break the law, we just want fairness. Changlin Factory isn't a place for them to ss around. Honestly speaking, this land doesn't belong to the municipal governnt, it belongs to our factory workers. So, don't ss around."
Chen Jianjun laughed, "The land belongs to the state, and everyone is acting in accordance with the law. This makes it difficult for everyone."
At this mont, Zhang Wenhui hurried to the scene. He clearly overheard the action of the police center while on patrol. He simply could not ignore what was happening on Huai Mountain South Road.
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