thefictionvixens Chapter 68 Revenge
Chapter 68 Revenge
The next day, Zhao Ruilong took the initiative to approach Yi Xuexi.
They generously offered to cooperate in the demolition of the food court and voluntarily paid 200 million yuan, which, together with the 180 million yuan in compensation, would be used to establish an environmental protection fund.
It is used to maintain and manage the environment that has been polluted by urban development.
After this whole ordeal, Yi Xuexi and the others were completely dumbfounded.
But after seeing Zhao Ruilong produce the prepared contract for establishing the fund, and after repeated review, finding no problems, they realized that...
It was Yi Xuexi's turn to be at a loss.
"Mr. Zhao, what's wrong...?"
"I'm a businessman, but I know exactly how money is made," Zhao Ruilong shrugged casually.
"Without green mountains and clear waters, wouldn't we be harming future generations? If you make money, you should do something meaningful."
The members of the learning and supervision team looked at each other.
Ultimately, they signed a contract with Zhao Ruilong.
After Zhao Ruilong left, Yi Xuexi seized the opportunity and immediately arranged for the inspection team to go to the food court to communicate with the merchants and discuss the demolition matters.
To everyone's surprise, the situation inside the food court was completely the opposite of what Zhao Ruilong had promised!
The inspection team encountered strong resistance from the merchants!
Merchants displayed banners and held up signs inside and outside the food court.
"We need to eat." "We need to do business." "We resolutely oppose forced demolitions that disregard the lives of ordinary people."
Slogans were everywhere in the food court, making it seem like a recreation of the scene at Dafeng Factory.
Even worse, when the inspection team was being driven away by the merchants, one merchant even picked up a boiler with boiling water and splashed it at the inspection team.
Yi Xuexi knew that if the conflict escalated, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he directed the inspection team to exercise restraint and quickly withdraw from the food court.
Two members suffered burns to their legs, but the others were unharmed.
The conflict did not escalate, but it will be quite troublesome for the inspection team to enter the food court again.
Yi Xuexi instructed his subordinates to compile the situation into a report and submit it to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.
He then dialed Zhao Ruilong's number:
"Mr. Zhao, this seems different from what you said. We did sign a demolition agreement."
On the other end of the phone came Zhao Ruilong's reply, a mixture of feigned helplessness and schadenfreude:
"Secretary Yi, that's why I said long ago that the food court issue isn't that simple, is it? It's true that the entire property rights are in my possession, and it's also true that I signed my consent to your demolition, but the merchants who moved in are not under my jurisdiction. The Luzhou government also stepped in to attract the merchants to sign the contracts back then. Now you're just demolishing it as you please, so naturally the merchants are not happy."
Yi Xuexi gritted his teeth and remained silent.
He knew that this was most likely a setup by Zhao Ruilong, and those merchants might have already received benefits and were now united to resist the demolition.
However, given the current situation, forced demolition is unlikely, unless Yi Xuexi also wants to be Li Dakang and experience the impact of the 116 incident.
But they couldn't back down now, since they had made a solemn pledge to the provincial party committee.
EasyLearning plans to negotiate with merchants in batches, tackling them one by one.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ruilong also called his sister:
"Sister Wei, yes, the merchants have all mobilized... They should be able to hold out for a week or two without any problem... Okay, is that enough time? Then I'll have them push even harder."
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Ruilong instructed Cheng Du, who had been waiting beside him:
"Tomorrow, take some men to the food court again. Tell them you'll hold out for another week; the bonus is 50,000. Make sure they keep watch. Also, anyone who dares to divulge even a single word..."
Zhao Ruilong made a throat-slitting gesture, and Cheng Du understood immediately, saying:
"Understood, Young Master Zhao, I will make preparations immediately."
After Cheng Du left, Zhao Ruilong looked ahead and said fiercely:
"Sha Ruijin, are you trying to make an example of someone? Yi Xuexi, do you want to be Sha Ruijin's pawn? The old man said that if he wants to touch our Zhao family's assets, we can't just leave without paying a price!"
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At the same time, at the Anti-Corruption Bureau Command Center of Handong Province.
Hou Liangping is still relentlessly pursuing Chen Qingquan.
Even though the Political and Legal Affairs Commission has issued a notice on rectification, everyone in the Anti-Corruption Bureau is rushing to fill in the gaps in the records.
Hou Liangping seemed to ignore him, sitting in front of the command console, staring at Chen Qingquan, who was locked in the interrogation room, through the large screen.
Chen Qingquan appeared even more relaxed, yawning and taking short naps from time to time, completely unaware that he was in the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
This attitude infuriated Hou Liangping even more.
He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and yelled into the microphone:
"Chen Qingquan! I'll reiterate once again, I brought you to the Anti-Corruption Bureau not for your trivial matter of learning English! Our procuratorate doesn't handle public security issues! I'll ask you one last time, was there any problem with the judgment regarding the Dafeng Factory's shares back then? Did you have any dealings with the Shanshui Group?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingquan in the interrogation room feigned a sudden realization and shouted at the monitor:
"Is this Director Hou? Oh, you finally spoke to me! I've been sitting here with no one to interrogate me, it's so boring. Why don't you chat with me a bit longer?"
"Bang!" Hou Liangping slammed his fist on the control panel in anger.
He never imagined that Chen Qingquan could be so brazen.
What kind of protective umbrella gave him such confidence?
The more this was the case, the more Hou Liangping wanted to find something out about Chen Qingquan.
But he overlooked one fact.
Having served as a secretary for so long, Chen Qingquan's interpersonal skills far surpassed those of Hou Liangping.
He can easily cheat or stall for time however he wants.
If Hou Liangping could still act as recklessly and recklessly as he did when he first arrived in Handong and arrested Ouyang Qing, he might actually be able to get something out of Chen Qingquan.
But now, the situation in Handong is different.
Hou Liangping has already received a major demerit.
If the same situation occurs again, they may indeed be suspended from their post, reassigned, or even sent back to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Such an outcome would leave an even greater stain on Hou Liangping's political career.
Hou Liangping was already feeling somewhat constrained.
In particular, he recently offended Gao Yuliang, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, over the phone.
Under immense pressure, this son-in-law, who had always looked down on everyone because of the Zhong family's background, began to learn to weigh the pros and cons and conform to the social rules he despised the most.
Faced with Chen Qingquan, Hou Liangping could only feel impotent rage.
There was truly no way to help.
He just couldn't understand why, back then, when Gao Yuliang invited him and Zhong Xiaoai to dinner, there was that little follower, Chen Qingquan, who stood behind Gao Yuliang, neither sitting nor eating, but only busy serving tea and wine and calling for waiters.
How could I be so helpless!
Hou Liangping was pondering when he heard Lin Huahua scream:
"Director Hou, something terrible has happened! The Political and Legal Affairs Commission has sent a letter demanding that we provide the relevant evidence and procedures for arresting Chen Qingquan. Otherwise, they will unconditionally release Chen Qingquan and issue an apology and provide appropriate compensation!"
Upon hearing this, Hou Liangping was immediately furious!
It seems Gao Yuliang's revenge is truly coming in waves...