I didn't do much today, just stood here for a while, took out my phone to take some pictures, and that's how I got my daily wage. It's so comfortable.
After everyone dispersed, Chen Feng and his group returned home. Chen Jianguo breathed a slight sigh of relief and asked, "Is everything alright now?"
"It's nothing, the bigger one is yet to come. Today I'm just going to crush Xiahou's arrogance, but if you think you can take him down with a recording, you're being too naive." Chen Feng smiled and lit a cigarette.
“That’s true. This recording is really nothing special. Even if they really investigate it, they can’t do anything to him. It can just make him a little more hesitant to act.” Chen Jianguo understood this principle.
"Continue mining tomorrow, ignore them. I want to see what other tricks they have up their sleeves to use against me," Chen Feng instructed Chen Jianguo.
“This time it’s not like that little village chief. You have to be careful. One wrong move and you could be doomed. If things really come to a bad end, even if we have to give up the mine, you can’t be in any danger,” Liu Ping said worriedly from the side.
"It's alright, I know what I'm doing," Chen Feng said confidently.
He was certainly confident. If things really got to the point where he was pushed to the brink, Chen Feng would just flip the table and nobody would be happy.
However, we are far from reaching that point yet, and Chen Feng only has this one trump card, so he certainly can't just take it out and use it casually.
"What do you think he will do next?" Xia Yingying asked thoughtfully.
"I reckon he got the short end of the stick with me and won't dare show his face for a while. Besides, he understands the reason I gave today."
“I’m just on the edge. If you say I have the certificate, it’s still being processed; if you say I don’t have the certificate, I still have the receipt.”
"This puts them in a difficult position. I reckon their next step will be to completely revoke my mining license and then send someone to kick me out."
“By then, I will have no reason to occupy the mine anymore. If I try to seize it again, he can really arrest me for illegal mining.” Chen Feng had already fully anticipated what he would do next.
"Will he return the money to you?" Xia Yingying couldn't help but ask.
"Definitely. Now that things have come to this, he won't dare to withhold my money anymore."
"I'd rather they withhold it. If they withhold it for a day, I'll mine for a day. What's the difference between that and getting the permit?" Chen Feng scoffed.
For others, being deducted five million might be a huge deal, but for Chen Feng, it was nothing at all.
The reason is simple: Xiahou and Xu Guang both believed that Chen Feng had no money and that he had begged and pleaded to scrape together the eight million.
The truth is, Chen Feng still has several million yuan in his hands, and Xia Yingying has more than ten million yuan in her card. He is not short of money at all.
"Have you figured out how to deal with them?" Xia Yingying asked with a smile, looking at Chen Feng's calm demeanor.
"If he wants it, I'll give it to him. Since we don't have a permit, we can't forcibly occupy the mine. We have to be reasonable and legal, and be good citizens." Chen Feng flicked his cigarette ash and smiled, revealing his white teeth.
"Why does it sound so strange coming from you?" Xia Yingying said with amusement.
“Let them in. If they don’t come in, how am I supposed to deal with them? Only if they come in can I trap them here and put them in a dilemma.”
A ruthless glint flashed in Chen Feng's eyes, clearly indicating that he had already come up with a plan.
Next, Xiahou will probably go to Xu Guang and ask him to step forward, so that he can start working behind the scenes.
Come on, let me see if you two are up to the task, and whether you can actually take this mine!
On the other side, Xiahou and Xu Guang were in a private room, and the table full of delicious food in front of them had hardly been touched.
Xiahou then received a phone call from his secretary.
"Boss, the matter has been taken care of. There are no videos online, and it has hardly caused any disturbance. You can rest assured."
"Okay, I understand."
Xiahou hung up the phone, picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, his expression still filled with anger.
"Alright, it's okay. I didn't expect Chen Feng to be so cunning; he even secretly recorded the conversation."
"But he's being naive to think he can beat you with just a recording."
Xu Guang offered a cup of wine as compensation and then chuckled mockingly.
"This guy is no ordinary thug villager. I just checked his information, and he actually graduated from a top university. He's the only college student in the village."
"No wonder he's so cunning; I underestimated him."
"But soon, he'll show him what absolute power really means!"
“I have already asked the land office to issue him a refund certificate, and the money will be returned to his card.”
"He doesn't actually think he can protect this mine by relying on the violent resistance of a few villagers, does he? That's utterly ridiculous!"
Xiahou's face revealed a sinister look and a sense of vengeful pleasure.
"Next time we send more people, it won't be the same as today. You try resisting the law again and see what happens!"
"Next time, if fifty people stand up for the law, I'll arrest fifty people; if five hundred people violently resist the law, I'll arrest five hundred people!"
"Chen Feng, once he's in jail, I'll have my way with him. I'll show him that clever tricks are useless in the face of absolute power; he's nothing but a clown!"
Xu Guang couldn't help but grin when he saw that Xiahou was truly enraged this time.
He had known Xiahou for so long and had never seen him so angry, not even during the most crucial period of his life, before he took office here.
This kid named Chen Feng is probably the first one.
"Don't worry, I've gathered all my people, and the equipment is on its way."
“As soon as he’s taken away, my people can immediately get in, and the mine will be open for business immediately.”
"The people who came this time are all the best in our company, and their business capabilities are absolutely top-notch."
Upon hearing Xu Guang's words, Xiahou pondered for a moment and asked, "How many people?"
"Around fifty, just enough for our first small team. As long as we can establish a foothold, everything else will be easier," Xu Guang replied.
"no!"
Xiahou shook his head immediately upon hearing this.
"What's wrong?" Xu Guang asked curiously.
“These mines have regulations that prohibit hiring more than one-tenth of the population from outside the area. If you make everyone from outside the area, wouldn’t that give Chen Feng a handle to use against you?”
“He will definitely keep an eye on this matter. We will reduce the number of people to five and find miners from the local villages. Only in this way can we prevent Chen Feng from having any leverage against us.”
Xiahou wasn't stupid; he had already thought of this. From now on, he wouldn't give Chen Feng any opportunity to use his incriminating evidence!
If you're going to press him, press him down hard in one go, leaving him no chance to escape.
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