When everyone returned to the branch office, Hu Xiandong and his group had been arrested, and the company suddenly became much quieter.

The follow-up work still needed to be done, so Bai Xiaojie and Chen Shuting had to step in themselves.

Tang Ping also busied himself with tasks.

However, in the following days, Jianning County experienced several days of torrential rain, with heavy downpours and a typhoon.

Tang Ping had been on guard against whether the Chen brothers would retaliate, but to his surprise, they seemed to have made no move.

Meanwhile, in a corner of a commercial street in Jianning County, Chen Dacai, holding an umbrella, stood there furtively, waiting anxiously.

A moment later, a female secretary in business attire walked over with difficulty carrying a large travel bag.

"Have you withdrawn all the money?" Chen Dacai asked anxiously.

"It's all been withdrawn, a total of over six million yuan. This is the last batch. Old Sun from the Housing and Construction Bureau is really heartless; he actually charged us a 10% handling fee," the female secretary complained.

Chen Dacai waved his hand, stuffed the bag into the trunk, and said, "Don't worry about it, let's get going. I've booked the tickets, we're leaving tonight."

"Do you really have to leave? But then all the hard work we've put into building this empire will be gone!" the secretary said, sounding somewhat reluctant.

Chen Dacai rebuked, "That's just a woman's view. What do you know? What kind of bullshit business is this? As long as we have money, we can make a comeback anywhere. There might be big trouble at the new development. If we leave now, we can still get away. If we stay any longer, we'll both end up in there."

"Is it that serious? Should we notify them, brother?"

Chen Dacai hesitated for a moment, then a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He said, "We can't let them know. Otherwise, if the news leaks out, none of us will escape. At crucial moments, we can't be soft-hearted. Brother, I'm sorry, but we have to go now. Get in the car!"

The two opened the car door, and the BMW quickly started and disappeared into the rain.

The rain finally stopped early the next morning, and the sky cleared up.

However, a headline immediately exploded in Jianning County.

Chen Dacai, the owner of Fa Cai Construction Company, absconded with the company's funds along with his secretary.

It wasn't so bad that he ran away; the real problem was that the new building project under Fa Cai Construction Company hadn't even been topped out yet, and the boss had suddenly run away, which panicked the workers.

The contractors were also panicked. They had taken on the project from Chen Dacai, which included both labor and materials, and they had to pay a lot of the money themselves.

Even worse off are the ordinary people who bought houses.

The new housing developments weren't even finished, yet all the houses were already sold out. Many people had emptied their life savings and were burdened with bank loans to buy these homes.

Now the developer has absconded, and the buildings cannot be delivered before completion. They have wasted their money, cannot get the houses, and still have to repay the bank loans.

Even more trouble is yet to come.

In another residential complex developed by Fa Cai Construction Company, cracks appeared in the exterior walls of houses due to the heavy rain and typhoon of the past two days.

In the morning, the building shook slightly, which frightened the hundreds of residents inside, who all fled and dared not stay any longer.

The Jianning County government immediately dispatched experts to conduct an investigation, and the results were shocking and infuriating.

The residential complex developed by Fa Cai Construction Company turned out to be a shoddy construction project. The load-bearing walls and the overall construction quality were substandard, and the seismic fortification intensity did not meet the standards at all.

In particular, the reinforced concrete that should have been used in high-rise buildings was all made with substandard materials.

Let alone earthquake resistance, if a major earthquake were to occur, the entire building could collapse. No wonder the buildings in the neighborhood were shaking even during a minor typhoon.

I really don't know how such a shoddy construction project passed inspection.

The government has begun to hold those responsible accountable. The relevant departments and leaders involved have been taken away for questioning by the Discipline Inspection Commission. As for Chen Dacai, the Jianning County Public Security Bureau has begun to deploy surveillance at the train station and various national highways to ensure that Chen Dacai is brought back and that he is not allowed to abscond with the money.

This real estate incident caused a sensation throughout Jianning County.

Chen Dafa and Chen Dacai's ancestors for eighteen generations have been cursed to death.

Besides people from the county town, many villagers from Chenjia Village also bought properties from Fa Cai Construction Company. They even cheated their own people. Many people didn't dare to go directly to Chen Dafa, but they would throw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at his doorstep under the cover of darkness, and smash his windows with stones.

At this moment, at Chen Dafa's home.

Chen Dahuang was anxiously dialing a number repeatedly.

"Still no connection?" Chen Dafa asked, frowning.

Chen Dahuang grew anxious and cursed, "Brother, I think it's hopeless. That son of a bitch Chen Dacai even betrayed you and me. We're brothers! Even tigers eat their cubs!"

"Dad, can't you see? Second Uncle has already absconded with the money, leaving you and Third Uncle to take the blame. That's ruthless!" Chen Fei said from the side.

"Shut up!"

Chen Dafa glared at him, then took a deep drag on his cigarette to calm himself down, and said, "Da Cai isn't that kind of person. I've watched him grow up since he was a child. He must be going through some kind of trouble. At this critical moment, we Chen family members must not fight amongst ourselves. We must unite to get through this difficult time."

"My goodness, even at a time like this, you're still dreaming? You're so naive! That bastard Chen Dacai is off somewhere abroad with his secretary, living it up. Damn it, doing such a despicable thing! You made your money, but at least you could have told us you were leaving! What kind of brother are you?!"

This time, Chen Dahuang ignored Chen Dafa and left Chenjia Village while cursing.

Chen Dafa opened his mouth as if to say something, but couldn't get anything out.

For a moment, he felt somewhat disheartened.

His family members no longer obeyed him, and the villagers started cursing him behind his back.

The collapse of prestige can happen in an instant.

Chen Dafa's only hope at the moment was that Chen Dacai hadn't run away and that he would still remember their brotherhood.

But Chen Dafa only gave up completely when the police came to his home to arrest him.

My heart is ashen!

Not only did Chen Dacai abscond with the money, but he also shifted all the blame onto his brothers Chen Dafa and Chen Dahuang.

The legal representative of Fa Cai Construction Company is Chen Dafa, the major shareholder is Chen Dahuang, and Chen Dacai is just a general manager.

Chen Dafa and Chen Dahuang had already invested a considerable amount of money.

Chen Dacai did all the work by himself, but in the end, Chen Dafa and Chen Dahuang were the ones who took the blame.

This is even betraying one's own brother.

Chen Dafa and Chen Dahuang were taken away by the police. One is the legal representative and the other is a shareholder. Now that Chen Dacai has absconded, they will have to bear legal responsibility.

All assets will be confiscated, and the person will also be sentenced to prison.

The local tyrants who had been entrenched in the Chenjia Village area, the criminal gang led by the three brothers Chen Dafa, Chen Dacai, and Chen Dahuang, actually collapsed just like that.

This was something Tang Ping hadn't expected.

He had prepared for a long struggle, but the enemy collapsed on its own.