Before it got dark, the township officials and county officials all rushed to Stone Village. Under the persuasion of these county-level officials, the villagers finally went ho, hoping the County Magistrate could give them an answer soon.
The sky quickly darkened. To resolve the matter of Stone Village promptly, the county leaders and township officials all stayed overnight in Stone Village, ready to investigate the situation overnight so they could give the villagers justice as soon as possible.
While Lin Chuan was having dinner, a young man called him away. This ti, it wasn't a trap set by anyone but county leaders who had heard soone wanted to invest in Stone Village, and the investor's friend was still in the village. They wanted to et this person.
Following the young man, they arrived at the village committee, entering the main room. It was filled with people, all well-dressed, looking like they lived a life of luxury and comfort.
In the center was a man in his forties with long n's hair, wearing a friendly smile. He wore a light-colored suit with a pink tie. Compared to the others, he seed more like a regular person.
Seeing how the others were fawning over this middle-aged man, it was clear that he was the most senior official among them.
"Hehe, you're here, have a seat, don't be nervous. We just want to understand the situation," the middle-aged man said to Lin Chuan warmly.
Lin Chuan found a seat and sat down, then asked, "Just say what you want to know."
The middle-aged man smiled, not beating around the bush, and said directly, "Did your friend fancy this area of mountain land and want to mine stone here? I also heard you signed a contract with the village committee and have paid a portion of the money."
"Not a portion, but the entire amount, in other words, five years' rent. Of course, if the profits are good, we might increase the investnt," Lin Chuan corrected.
"That's not important!" The middle-aged man waved his hand, took a sip of tea, and continued, "But sothing strange happened today; the money you paid turned into blank paper."
"I heard about it, but it has nothing to do with . The other party checked it when we paid," Lin Chuan shrugged indifferently.
"Humph, you gave the money. You know what's going on. I don't believe that's unclear to you," said a chubby man in his forties with a diterranean hairstyle and wide-frad glasses disdainfully.
Lin Chuan glanced at him, rolling his eyes angrily. The bald-headed man imdiately got furious, slapped the table, and angrily shouted, "What are you acting tough for, kid? This is the People's Governnt, answer the questions properly, and don't you roll your eyes at ."
Lin Chuan stood up, spoke word by word to the bald head, "First of all, I'm not acting tough here, and I've already answered your questions. On what grounds are you being so rude to ? If you don't apologize to today, I'm done with you."
Who knows what worm that ugly creature ate that made him bark at right away, thinking I am that easy to bully?
"You...," the bald head was montarily speechless, staring blankly, not knowing what to say. Being the County Magistrate, a dignified mid-level official, why should he apologize to a youngster?
Lin Chuan had no intention of staying there any longer, shook his head, laughed, and turned to leave. You parasites can stay here, I'd better stay out of it.
"Feeling guilty, huh? Haven't asked much yet, and you're trying to run. If we got to the police station, you'd probably confess without a fight," teased the bald head when he saw Lin Chuan turning to leave.
The step that just went out returned, and Lin Chuan turned back, looking sharply at the bald head.
Originally in a good mood because Shi Houcai was about to fall, Lin Chuan didn't expect to step on a pile of dog shit on the way, disgusted him, and made him angry.
Lin Chuan was not one to be easily bullied; in his dictionary, there's only bullying others, never being bullied. No matter how big a figure the other person is, whoever bullies him must pay the price.
"I hope you imdiately take back what you just said and apologize to . If you do, I might forgive you," Lin Chuan said in a deep voice, pointing at the bald head.
"Hehe, what a joke, what are you, asking to apologize to you? I haven't even started with you, and you're already losing your seat. Quickly confess how this matter is related to you, or I can have you locked up right now," the bald head also stood up, and the two stood face to face, tensions high.
Seeing the bald head's pig face glaring at him, Lin Chuan was so disgusted that he felt sick enough to vomit his just-eaten dinner.
Without any hesitation, Lin Chuan quickly rushed to the bald head with a step, then deftly delivered a loud slap on each cheek.
"Slap, slap..."
Afterward, Lin Chuan quickly returned to his original position, then leisurely looked at the ceiling, feigning ignorance with a disconnected deanor.
The bald head only saw a shadow flash by, then received two slaps. If it weren't for the stinging pain on his face, he would doubt whether he had been slapped.
Even the others sitting beside him only saw a figure flash by; at that mont, everyone noticed the figure but didn't see Lin Chuan moving. When the shadow was out of view, Lin Chuan was still standing upright in his original spot, so most people dared not confirm that Lin Chuan was the one who did it.
"Bang," the bald head was utterly furious, slamming the table and shouting angrily, "You brat, dare to slap , see if I don't peel you alive today!"
In the village committee of Stone Village, just as tensions peaked between Lin Chuan and the bald head, the middle-aged man who had been silent in the middle waved his hand and said to the bald head, "Old Wang, stop always putting on airs, lower yourself a bit. Even if soone is wrong, you can't get so angry."
The middle-aged man's words obviously leaned towards Lin Chuan. He pretended not to see Lin Chuan slap earlier, only criticizing the bald head for losing his temper openly.
This made Lin Chuan curious montarily; it was said that officials protect each other, but this ti it's different? It seems the relationship between these two officials isn't too good.
The bald head felt wronged, but since the middle-aged man spoke, he dared not say anything, sitting down indignantly, glaring at Lin Chuan with sharp eyes, not releasing his anger anyti soon.
Then the middle-aged man continued to ask Lin Chuan, "Can we et with the boss of your company?"
"I'm afraid not, he's very busy, moreover, we've signed a contract with the village committee, the money was also paid in front of the whole village, the whole village can testify to that. We're about to start work in a couple of days, didn't expect such a thing to happen now."
The more Lin Chuan spoke, the angrier he got, his face turning worse, eventually complaining, "Forget it, we'll take it as a lesson. I reckon our boss is quite disappointed with this matter, he likely won't invest here anymore."
"Are you saying you're going to withdraw the investnt?" The middle-aged man frowned, thinking if their company really pulled out, what the village committee of Stone Village would do to repay them?
"Doesn't matter, that amount of money ans little to our boss, whether he earns it or not, it's a lesson learned," Lin Chuan said with a bitter smile, deliberately making it clear so that these idle eaters understand that even if they withdraw the investnt, they won't be claiming back the previous one million funds.
Only then did the middle-aged man nod and smile, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for coming. If you have other matters, please attend to them first, and we'll discuss the subsequent work."
Since he'd been given a hint to leave, Lin Chuan had no interest in hanging around with these aloof individuals and quickly headed out, feeling incredibly refreshed along the way.
After tonight, this Stone Village is likely to undergo a complete transformation.
......
The next morning, Lin Chuan walked around the village, wanting to clandestinely find out what rumors were circulating about the series of events from the past few days.
After much probing, Lin Chuan finally felt relieved. It seems the rural people are generally sowhat superstitious. Soone had leaked Shi Rongguang's deliberate arson on the Earth Spirit temple, and most people believed it was the Earth Spirit's doing that destroyed Shi Houcai's family, with almost no one suspecting Lin Chuan.
"Haha, I was initially worried about how to build temples for the Earth Spirit and Mountain God, but now it's much easier!" Lin Chuan spoke to himself on the way back.
At a corner, he looked up to see a woman sneaking a few glances at him, then quickly turned around, walking back to her previous path.
"Sister-in-law Huang, why do you hide when you see ? Wait a mont, I have sothing to ask you!" Lin Chuan hurriedly called to stop Huang Qiaozi's wife.
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