These words caused an uproar among the surrounding crowd.

The director of the Natural Resources Bureau and several people from the Municipal Development and Reform Commission had drastic changes in expression.

It’s over!

It's all over!

They all thought Lin Yifeng was developing the university town to make money, little did they know there were so many other plans behind it.

If the higher-ups were to label them as "obstructing development," these people would be in deep trouble.

Director Liu and Minister Song were both pale-faced. They both understood that their casual attitude towards Lin Yifeng had caused them a lot of trouble.

After a brief silence, Secretary Wang turned to look at Director Li.

"Xiao Li, do you think this young man's plan can affect the future planning of your education system?"

Director Li could only manage a wry smile.

"Uncle Wang, please stop teasing me."

"He's even considering academic resources, how can that hinder our development?"

"If he succeeds, not to mention the future, in the next 20 years alone, this place will probably become a key area in the province."

Secretary Wang nodded and smiled as he looked at Lin Yifeng.

"So, where is this university town planned?"

Before Lin Yifeng could answer, the director of the Natural Resources Bureau hurriedly stepped in to reply.

"Secretary, we are still discussing this internally and have not yet decided on the final location."

The people from the National Development and Reform Commission were also agreeing with him.

Secretary Wang glanced at the flustered look on their faces and naturally understood the hidden reason, so he did not ask any further questions.

On the contrary, it was at this moment that Ma Ning took the initiative to step forward.

"Uncle Wang, we asked about this before."

"They are planning to allocate some wasteland in the western suburbs for us to develop."

"I don't think this place is suitable. If it doesn't work out, we can only try Shanyang City for now."

The room fell into a deathly silence after those words were spoken.

Director Liu and Minister Song trembled with fear, as if they could already see their future.

Many other government leaders around Lin Yifeng looked at him with a hint of fear.

Lin Yifeng could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

He didn't intend for this matter to cause too much of a stir; he just wanted it to pass.

Ma Ning, however, couldn't stand it and insisted on standing up for Lin Yifeng.

Ma Ning's intervention this time was also for Lin Yifeng's sake.

No one in Zhongzhou dared to touch Ma Ning, but it was a different story for others. This time, Ma Ning was also helping Lin Yifeng to make an example of him, so that people from other departments would think twice before trying to scheme against Lin Yifeng.

The mayor of Makino City's face darkened as no one spoke to the two top leaders.

"Nonsense!"

"How can such an important matter be assigned to that side of the land?"

"That land is designated for agricultural development, didn't you know that?"

No one dared to speak.

Now, everyone who sees Lin Yifeng takes a step back.

Everyone understood that, despite Lin Yifeng's youth, the power he could wield was beyond their reach.

At this moment, Director Li looked at the wasteland in front of him, his tone becoming more tentative.

"Uncle Wang, what do you think of this place?"