Lin Yifeng could imagine the scene just by listening to Xu Qingyi's description.
With Zhao Tieniu's towering height of nearly 1.9 meters, anyone who saw him here would be intimidated.
Lin Yifeng glanced back at the group from Shixia Village, then his gaze returned to the peaked caps on the trees.
Lin Yifeng led Xu Qingyi to the director's side and offered her a cigarette with a smile.
"Comrade Director, what's the situation now?"
The director naturally recognized Lin Yifeng, and when he glanced at the group of people from Shixia Village in the distance, a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.
"Mr. Lin, we have looked into the situation."
"Since you committed intentional assault, we will mainly consider the other party's demands."
"To put it simply, it's about medical expenses and compensation."
Lin Yifeng frowned slightly.
These are all minor issues; the real worry is that the other party might try to escalate the situation.
If it can be resolved with money, Lin Yifeng doesn't want to bother too many people; he just wants to get Zhao Tieniu out.
The problem is that Lin Yifeng could have easily gotten Zhao Tieniu out with just a few words and connections, but now Shixia Village is watching him, and they want to develop a tourist attraction.
If Shixia Village were to stage a scene of "bullying enterprises," "seizing land," and "beating villagers" in the future, that would be quite troublesome.
Xu Qingyi looked at the people of Shixia Village and was also very worried.
He had seen plenty of troublemakers. When the university town was being developed, there were many who refused to give up their land, and others who used public land and insisted it was their own.
He put a lot of effort into these things back then.
When faced with this kind of situation, the best approach is not to take action, but to directly call in the police to resolve the issue and teach the other side a lesson.
Now that Zhao Tieniu has made his move, the situation is quite different.
The director's meaning was simple: pay the compensation if necessary, and pay the medical expenses if required, so as to prevent these people from extorting money from us.
Lin Yifeng thought so too.
He led Xu Qingyi to Shixia Village and took the initiative to ask her questions.
"I'd like to ask, who's in charge here?"
One of the shifty-eyed young men sized up Lin Yifeng for a while.
"That's me."
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yifeng looked at the person in front of him and smiled.
"Let me discuss a solution with you."
"Look, here's how you want to solve it."
Upon hearing this, the group of people perked up.
The group of people behind them, in particular, started shouting.
"He must be sent in!"
"Look what he smashed for my brother! If we hadn't stopped him, we would have thought he was going to kill someone!"
"That's terrifying! We only made one mistake, and he's already trying to kill us!"
"The state must punish these criminals!"
"Yes! He needs to be taught a lesson and sent to jail!"
The shouts of the villagers from Shixia Village immediately echoed from inside the house.
Villagers from both Shitou Village and Shishang Village rushed over, each grabbing a pickaxe and ready to storm the police station, prepared to teach these people a lesson.
Fortunately, the director was experienced and immediately shouted loudly in the direction of Shixia Village.
"What are you shouting for! What are you shouting for!"
"This is a police station! Do you think this is your home?!"
"Keep your voice down, or you'll all have to come with me for an inspection in a bit!"
After these words were spoken, the villagers of Shixia Village quieted down considerably.
They looked at Lin Yifeng and kept telling him their thoughts.
It has all sorts of miscellaneous things.
Some wanted money, some wanted to send Zhao Tieniu to jail, and some wanted Zhao Tieniu to pay with his life.
Lin Yifeng listened to their incessant chatter and looked down at the group of people with his head slightly raised.
"Let me tell you, I'm not short of money."
"But if you try to cause trouble, I have ways to deal with you."
"I don't want this to take up too much of my time. Give me a result as soon as possible."
After saying this, Lin Yifeng left without looking back.
Xu Qingyi stood there angrily, waiting for a response from Shixia Village.
Seeing Lin Yifeng, a villager from Stone Village, acting so arrogantly, the villagers of Shixia Village started shouting again, cursing loudly in Lin Yifeng's direction.
Until one of the people in the group lowered his voice and muttered something.
"He might know someone."
“Look at how the director treats him.”
The villagers of Shixia looked in the direction Lin Yifeng was heading.
At this moment, the director was chatting and laughing with Lin Yifeng, showing no sign of worry whatsoever.
The villagers of Shixia Village were filled with doubt and looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
"How about we just ask for some money and call it quits? This is their territory, it's not easy for us to mess with them."
"I think we should just leave it at that. If we keep making a fuss, we'll only end up losing out."
How much is appropriate?
"one thousand?"
"Are you crazy! A thousand isn't even enough for us to split!"
"How about three thousand?"
I think it's a good idea!
"Three thousand lines!"
After discussing it for a while, the group approached Xu Qingyi and expressed their demands.
Xu Qingyi frowned when she heard that Shixia Village was asking for three thousand yuan to settle the matter privately.
He quickly told Lin Yifeng and the director about it.
The director frowned deeply.
"Three thousand?"
"You want this much?"
These days, three thousand is no small sum; it's almost four or five months' salary for an average family.
The director is considering whether to help Lin Yifeng negotiate and lower the price further.
Lin Yifeng waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.
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