"What's the meaning?"
Cheng Ran was puzzled. Although he knew she rarely made grand pronouncements out of thin air, he was still a little worried that she might be trying to avoid trouble by giving him an optimistic outlook.
“It’s very simple. I choose one site, and he chooses another. But no matter how much he expands his factory area, he can’t use that much land. Other people like me who really need approval to build factories will also be affected to varying degrees. His image as a great person that he has maintained for so long will be greatly diminished. And that’s not enough. As long as he loosens his grip, I will have a chance to break through his conspiracy and restrictions, unless he really has absolute power.”
Her explanation was clear and easy to understand. After listening to it, Cheng Ran was still shocked and couldn't calm down. He had underestimated her.
Knowing her plan, Cheng Ran finally felt relieved and patted her head, his appreciation evident in his words.
"As expected of you, you're so smart."
"It's alright." She winked playfully. "I really need your help in a few days."
"oh?"
...
Five days later, Zheng Yuan heard that Jiang Wanqing seemed to have compromised and stopped struggling with the matter of choosing a site for the factory.
Just when he thought she would come back to sign the contract soon, a group of people gathered outside the factory.
These people have no connection with Jiang Wanqing, nor do they have any direct contact with Zheng Yuan. They came to him out of desperation.
The gatekeeper couldn't stop them, so he had to quickly send the factory manager's assistant out to check.
Upon seeing this scene, the assistant was already stunned before he could even speak.
"Bring out your Director Zheng! He can have his cake and eat it too, but he won't even let us have a sip of soup! What kind of logic is this? He's monopolized site selection quotas one after another, but we haven't seen him build anything from scratch! Is he trying to monopolize the market and force us to our deaths?!"
"Bring Zheng Yuan out! We must get justice for this! Don't push your luck!"
"That's right, you, surnamed Zheng, played the good guy, took the benefits, and now you want us to starve! Let me tell you, don't push people too far, even a rabbit will bite when cornered!"
"Come out! Zheng Yuan!"
"Get out here and give us an explanation! Don't be a coward!"
The shouts outside grew louder and louder. The factory manager's assistant's face changed drastically. He didn't know what to do, so he could only humbly try to find out what was going on.
When he learned that these people had come to choose a site for their factory, he knew he couldn't make the decision and could only try to calm them down.
"Everyone, please calm down. Our factory manager is busy right now. Let me tell him the situation first..."
"Stop wasting time talking to him! Everyone, charge in!"
"Yes! Find Zheng Yuan and confront him face to face! Don't waste your breath on his lackeys!"
Before he could react, the factory manager's assistant's slender body was swept away by the flood of people.
Thank goodness I didn't stomp on him a few times, otherwise I might have lost my life here, let alone stopped people.
The gatekeeper called out twice as a token gesture, but seeing that he couldn't stop him, he let him go, only stamping his feet anxiously in the same spot.
"Hey! Don't break my doors!"
From the shadows, Hung Hing watched all this with an unfathomable look in his eyes. He slowly disappeared from sight and quietly made his way to the factory manager's office...
Zheng Yuan was working in his office when a group of people suddenly rushed in. Caught off guard, he hurriedly stood up and looked at the people in front of him in horror.
Their faces were either familiar or unfamiliar, or they had met once or twice, making for a complex mix.
"What...what are you doing? Is something the matter...?"
"Zheng Yuan, stop pretending to be ignorant. Everyone knows that setting up factories is the general trend and a major direction. But you've secretly made a fortune while cutting off our path. Aren't you afraid of retribution?!"
He was stunned when he was suddenly subjected to a barrage of accusations. These people, who were usually so polite to him and dared not utter a single harsh word, treated him this way.
"What do you mean? Let's talk this out, don't be impulsive."
He estimated the number of the enemy and knew he couldn't win alone, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stabilize the situation.
"Hmph, you have the nerve to tell us not to be impulsive? You've taken up more than ten spots with just one butt, how can we not be impulsive? Let me tell you, today you either release the site selection quotas you've taken, or we'll fight you to the death, and you won't get away with it!"
"Yes! It's unreasonable that you've taken up so many factory construction quotas!"
Despite their commotion, their demands were fairly clear. Zheng Yuan frowned and thought for a moment, then quickly understood what was going on.
It's true that he occupied a lot of locations to block Jiang Wanqing's path to setting up a factory, but he planned to return to normal after this period and getting under her control. I didn't expect this.
He narrowed his eyes, and when he looked up, he had his signature smile on his face.
"Hahaha... So that's what it was about. Okay, I admit I didn't think it through. What's rightfully yours will eventually come back to you. But you might have to make do for a while. Once I've succeeded in what I'm planning, I'll not only give you back the site selection, but I'll also personally offer you discounts. What do you think?"
He didn't take these people seriously at all, but he couldn't ignore them now that they had grown into a force to be reckoned with. As Zheng Yuan spoke, he scrutinized each of them with his eyes and, sure enough, he saw that some of them were wavering.
He opened his mouth, ready to break through each point, but unexpectedly a group of public officials suddenly entered and surrounded his office.
Who is Zheng Yuan?
"That's me." He raised his hand and stepped forward. "May I ask what business you have with me?"
"Come with us. Someone reported that you are causing trouble here and secretly dividing up public funds. Please cooperate with our investigation."
The public official looked stern and impartial, making Zheng Yuan's smile seem ridiculous. His face instantly darkened, becoming clouded with gloom, and he forced a smile.
"It's a misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding here. We didn't gather a crowd to cause trouble. These friends came to discuss cooperation with me, not as others have reported..."
"What do you think? Is that what he said?"
Although those present were not young people and had a certain amount of experience, who could withstand the sharp look of a public official? Their eyes darted away, and they dared not respond directly.
"Hmph, it seems we have no choice but to investigate. Take them all away!"
“Hey… you should talk to Zheng Yuan about this. We didn’t take a single penny of the public benefits, but he took everything. Investigate him, not us.”
"That's right! Why should we never get the good things, but have to share the bad things with him? It has nothing to do with us, so let's find whoever did it!"
Zheng Yuan was furious when he saw these clueless people severing all ties.
Before I could explain, handcuffs were put on my wrists.
"take away!"
"Comrades, it's all a misunderstanding! You can't take me away like this! I want to appeal!"
"Let's talk on our turf. We'll find out if things are clear or not after an investigation."
Zheng Yuan was taken away by public officials in full view of everyone, while reporters who had been lying in wait outside seized the opportunity to snap photos...
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