"How about we listen to Shen Qiqi's opinion?" Aunt Li's voice broke the deadlock.

Everyone knows that Shen Qiqi has a lot of clever ideas, so maybe there is a way.

These words not only affirmed our tradition, but also cleverly introduced the principle of win-win cooperation.

Only then did Shen Qiqi notice that the representatives seemed unusually nervous. She was startled and wondered to herself, "Could there be some new problem?" Before she could speak, Village Chief Lin took the lead, walked towards the representatives, and quietly entered a small meeting room.

The noise outside the house gradually faded away, and an inexplicable tension filled the air.

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing looked at each other, and an ominous premonition surged in their hearts.

Shen Qiqi looked at the back of Village Chief Lin as he hurried away, her heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

She and Lu Qing exchanged glances and saw seriousness in each other's eyes.

The two followed tacitly, but did not enter the meeting room directly. Instead, they found a corner and observed quietly.

Through the crack in the door, Shen Qiqi saw Village Chief Lin frowning as he listened to the reports from several village representatives.

The representatives all looked solemn, shaking their heads and sighing from time to time. The atmosphere was so depressing that it made people breathless.

"How...how is this possible?" One representative's voice rose slightly, a hint of fear in it. "Is this news true?"

"It's absolutely true!" another representative said with certainty. "I've inquired several times, and there's absolutely no mistake! Word has spread over there, and I'm afraid this cooperation is going to fall through!"

"Then haven't we worked in vain?" Uncle Zhao couldn't help but raise his voice. He was just happily bragging to the old man from the neighboring village, but now his face instantly fell.

Hearing these words, Shen Qiqi's heart sank to the bottom.

She knew that something must have happened, and that the accident was serious enough to affect the progress of their inter-village cooperation.

"What's going on?" Lu Qing asked in a low voice, his voice filled with a hint of worry.

Shen Qiqi shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either, but she could feel the seriousness of the matter, as if a dark cloud was hanging over their heads, making it hard to breathe.

At this moment, the door of the conference room suddenly opened.

Village chief Lin came out, his face looked even uglier than before, as if he had just walked through hell.

He looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Shen Qiqi. His eyes were complicated, with anxiety, helplessness, and a hint of expectation.

Shen Qiqi's heart was in her throat. She knew that Village Chief Lin was definitely going to tell her some important news. She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.

"Qiqi," Village Chief Lin sighed and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid things are a bit troublesome..."

"Bang!"

A loud noise interrupted Village Chief Lin's words, and everyone was startled by the sudden sound.

Shen Qiqi felt something falling heavily from above her head, and she subconsciously looked up.