Soon it was evening, and they locked the doors of the prefab houses and went home.
Meanwhile, the progress of Chen Feng's gold mine was constantly being watched by the villagers.
Today, gold was successfully refined for the first time, and everyone discussed it as if it were news.
"Have you heard? Fengzi refined 30,000 yuan worth of gold today. Wow, that's a huge gold brick."
"Now things are on the right track, and Fengzi has really struck it rich."
"I'm so envious! This one day's income is equivalent to my annual income."
"Stop joking, they're just digging casually today, testing the waters, they haven't gone all out yet."
"Once they unleash their full power, who knows how much it will cost?"
"Damn, the more I think about it, the more envious and jealous I get."
Meanwhile, Li Laoqi and his group, upon hearing this news, were completely disoriented.
"Didn't Fengzi already start mining? What's going on? He's not really abandoning our land, is he?" Li Laoqi's wife said anxiously from the side.
"I don't think so. We have gold mines underground. Does he really think he'd just give up on it?" Old Li said with a grim expression.
"If he wants it, why hasn't he come to us yet? What if he really doesn't want it? We're all doomed! I told you not to listen to that village chief who's always stirring things up, but you insisted on listening to him!"
"Now look what's happened! We didn't even make eight million, and it just flew right past us. Did you see Du Jin? That guy is already arranging to build a house, while we're still worrying about famine!" Li Laoqi's wife complained irritably.
"How was I supposed to know that he could oust the village chief? How can you blame me for this? What's the use of saying all this now? Sigh," Li Laoqi said dejectedly, full of regret.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he would never have listened to the village chief and gone to cause trouble for Chen Feng. He would have just signed the contract honestly and none of this would have happened.
"Let's wait a few more days and see. If Chen Feng doesn't come looking for us, I'll go find him. This time, I don't want any cash, just that you can pay me within a year." Li Laoqi was now filled with regret.
That evening, Chen Feng was chatting with Xia Yingying in the living room when Huang Fei suddenly ran in.
“Fengzi, something’s not right. I went to the mine to get something and found several people taking the ore we dug out home. Some of them even brought pickaxes and went into the pit to dig.”
"What? What did you say? Someone dares to steal my mine?" Chen Feng stood up abruptly upon hearing this, his eyes filled with hostility.
Well, it seems these villagers around here still don't know how powerful Chen Feng is. They actually dare to steal from him.
"Didn't you chase them away just now?" Chen Jianguo asked, frowning.
"I chased them all away, but the problem is I feel like they'll go back as soon as I leave. This isn't a solution," Huang Fei said, somewhat troubled.
"Call the police, let them handle this, arrest a few of them." Chen Jianguo took out his phone and snorted.
"What's the point of calling the police? If they get caught, all they get is a fine and the stolen goods are returned. It doesn't have any real deterrent effect."
Chen Feng knew that although those gold ore pieces looked big, they weren't actually worth much money; you'd have to take a lot to count them.
These people have the mentality of exploiting others; even if they bring home a stone worth ten or twenty yuan, they feel like they've made a profit, as if it were free.
"Then what do you suggest we do? We can't just ignore it, can we? Should we arrange for someone to keep an eye on it?" Chen Jianguo couldn't help but think.
It seems that this is the only method we can use now.
"What are you looking at? Who has time to look at him? Huang Fei, call your men, everyone come with me. Damn it, if anyone dares to take my ore today, I'll chop off their hands and claws. Let's see who dares to take it again!" Chen Feng said, grabbing his car keys.
"Hey, hey, hey, holy crap, is that what you're thinking?" Chen Jianguo was dumbfounded when he heard this; this way of handling things was a bit too savvy.
Aren't you a college student? How come you're even more of a hooligan than the village chief?
"Otherwise, if you don't make them fear you from the bottom of their hearts, you simply can't stop this kind of thing from happening."
"This is just a small pit, you can still keep an eye on it. But what if there are more people later, and the mine gets bigger? How many people will you need to keep an eye on it? Can you manage that?" Chen Feng sneered.
"Cut off his hand, but he definitely needs to be beaten up, otherwise he won't be able to establish his authority." Huang Fei nodded in agreement from the side.
They know the people here too well; they bully the weak and fear the strong. The more you back down, the more they take advantage of you.
Calling the police is nowhere near as effective as beating him up.
"Okay, try not to fight if you can avoid it. I'll go with you." Chen Jianguo was genuinely scared, having learned from past mistakes.
Soon Huang Fei called Zheng Ping and the others, and the group of about ten people headed to the mine.
Chen Feng sat in the back row, holding a stick in his hand, holding back his anger.
Damn it, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He was going to have to give them a good beating later. They dared to touch anyone's things, huh?
The car soon arrived at the mine. The headlights flashed, and sure enough, several figures could be seen, some of them stuffing something into their arms.
"Damn it, get out of the car!" Chen Feng, carrying a stick, opened the car door and got out aggressively, with everyone following behind him.
If that person doesn't fight back, it'll be fine. But if he dares to even flinch at Chen Feng, they'll rush up and beat him up. He'll definitely get a beating today.
But when Chen Feng arrived in front of someone with a stick, looking menacing, the sight of the old man with white hair and unsteady gait made Chen Feng swallow his words.
The old man had several pieces of gold ore tucked in his arms. When he saw Chen Feng, he didn't flinch or avoid him. He stood up shakily and, right in front of Chen Feng, was about to go home.
"Wait a minute, you old bastard, who are you stealing from? Leave him there!" Chen Feng was actually prepared to take action and beat the guy up first.
But when it really came to this, all he could do was curse and swear; he couldn't bring himself to strike with the stick.
It wasn't that Chen Feng respected the elderly and cared for the young, but the old man was already swaying as he walked. If you hit him with that stick, wouldn't you send him to his death? Who would dare to lay a hand on him?
The old man pretended not to hear Chen Feng's words, and without turning around, slowly walked home.
"Stop right there! Didn't you hear me? I told you to put your things down, you son of a bitch!" Lin Nian ignored that and stepped forward to block the old man, pointing his finger at him and cursing.
The old man, being verbally abused, couldn't pretend he didn't hear it. He loosened his grip, and the gold ore in his arms fell to the ground.
"If you want it, you can have it. What's all the fuss about?" the old man said defiantly, before continuing to shakily walk home.
Looking at this stubborn old man, Chen Feng was filled with hatred, but there was really nothing he could do about this kind of old guy.
If you catch him, he throws his things away; if you can't catch him, he takes them home. What can you do?
"Don't come again next time, you son of a bitch," Lin Nian cursed behind the old man's back.
Whether the old man was pretending not to hear or was genuinely hard of hearing, he walked away without turning his head.
Lin Nian felt helpless watching the old man's retreating figure.
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