Chapter 643 560,000 tons
"Damn it, next one, I'm telling you two old bastards, if you don't move out by tomorrow, I'll be back!" the village chief cursed, flicked his sleeves, and left with his men.
Old Zhang had long lost his previous stubbornness and imposing manner, and his tools were nowhere to be found.
"What do we do now?" Mrs. Zhang asked, looking dejected.
"How was I supposed to know? Who would have thought this bald guy was serious this time?" Old Zhang cursed under his breath before standing up.
“I told you that since they had already signed, you shouldn’t argue. Now look what happened, not only did they lose money, but their house was also vandalized.”
"I've lost all my bedding, and that's all money!" Seeing that she couldn't beat the village chief, Mrs. Zhang started complaining about Mr. Zhang.
"Didn't you agree back then? Go to hell!" Old Zhang was so angry that he kicked Old Zhang's wife again.
"Damn it, it's one thing that you don't help me when someone else hits me, but you hit me too! I'll beat you to death!" Mrs. Zhang said angrily, and pounced on him, and the two started fighting.
But fighting won't help; things have already come to this point, what other options are there?
The only thing to do is call their son, have him come over to sign the contract, collect the money, and then slink away.
When their son received the phone call and learned what had happened, he was furious, not so much because his parents had been beaten, but because of their stubbornness.
He had advised them long ago to just sign the contract and leave, because how could they possibly give you so much more money just because of you?
Unfortunately, Old Zhang wouldn't listen. He even scolded his son, acting all unreasonable and domineering. His son got so angry that he ran away that very day and never cared about them again. He thought, "Do whatever you want, you two."
"Damn it, good job! I couldn't bring myself to do it, now it's quiet." His son hung up the phone, panting with anger.
"It's not that I'm saying anything, it's just that your dad's temper is really something else," his wife said helplessly from the side.
"Stubborn your whole life, always thinking that others are really afraid of you, but in reality, others are just not like you. You may be stubborn, but there are people who are even more stubborn than you."
"Now you're behaving yourself. Go ahead and continue working with them." His son didn't dare say these things to his face, but could only vent his frustrations behind his back.
"Hey, where are you going?" his wife asked as she saw him getting dressed.
"Go and bring those two bastards back, damn it."
He said something, grabbed his coat, and went downstairs.
The wife remained silent, only able to sigh softly as she continued wiping the floor.
The village chief quickly went to another house and did the same thing.
They practically plucked all the hair off the old man's head before they finally called it a day.
"All done." The village chief clapped his hands and left with his men.
By evening, all the contracts in the village had been signed, and the village chief found Chen Feng.
"Brother, you see, things are all taken care of. I did my part this time, didn't I?" the village chief grinned.
"Yes, that's good, very efficient." Chen Feng's words were a form of approval.
"With your words of comfort, brother, I feel much more at ease, haha." The village chief was finally relieved.
That concludes the matter here.
Zhang Ce arrived a few days later and personally inspected the site.
This time they drove more than twenty piles, and rare earth elements were present in every pile.
"How long will it take for the specific test results to come out?" Zhang Ce asked.
"It'll probably take another day or two," Qi Minglin said, holding a folder and constantly looking at the data.
"I hope this mine will be bigger than the last one, or at least the same size," Zhang Ce said, as if praying.
"This mine covers a large area, so the chances are quite high," Li Guanghao said confidently.
"That's not necessarily true. It mainly depends on the depth. What if it's just a shallow layer? Then everything will be ruined." Qi Minglin shook her head, not wanting to open the champagne halfway through.
After all, all speculation is unnecessary until the specific data is available.
Zhang Richeng was somewhat distracted; he knew things couldn't continue like this.
A plan had already formed in his mind; he absolutely had to go to Kari.
A few days later, the specific output of the mine was released.
"The rare earth mineral content is... 560,000 tons!"
The moment this news broke, the entire exploration team erupted in chaos.
"Holy crap, holy crap, how much?"
"560,000 tons!?"
"This is practically twice the size of Hiramura City!"
"My God, 560,000 tons! Hahaha, we've struck it rich again!"
"Awesome, this is so awesome, ahhhhh!"
Upon hearing the result, Zhang Ce jumped up with joy and punched the air.
"That's fantastic! That's fantastic! You guys are the best!"
"I knew it! I knew it! How could a great nation like China, with its vast territory and abundant resources, possibly lack rare earth elements? Hahaha!"
"With these two mines combined, at least we're out of danger for now!"
Qi Minglin was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear, and almost threw the folder into the air.
Li Guanghao chuckled, stretched comfortably, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out.
Chen Feng leaned back in his chair, a smile playing on his lips; he had expected this outcome long ago.
Meanwhile, out of sight of everyone, Zhang Richeng's brows furrowed, for the situation was becoming increasingly urgent.
If China actually finds more than 1.2 million tons of rare earth minerals, then he will be of little value, and the rest of the plans will be completely ruined.
"If this continues, things could get really bad," Zhang Richeng thought to himself.
That evening, the village chief found Chen Feng and had a final drink with him at his home.
"Brother, the matter you asked me to handle before is showing some progress," the village chief said, pouring Chen Feng a drink.
"Oh, tell me, what exactly happened?" Chen Feng asked with interest.
"Because there are too many people and too much conflicting information, I can't be sure either. You can't just take it as fact."
"It is said that someone came to the village and told them that there was a rare earth mine buried underneath, and that they were about to become rich, so they raised the price on the spot."
"As for who this person is, nobody knows, and nobody recognizes him."
“But I think it must be your exploration team, otherwise no one would know about this,” the village chief said, clinking glasses with Chen Feng.
Chen Feng knew exactly what he was talking about, but simply knowing that they were from the exploration team wasn't enough.
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" Chen Feng asked.
"It's most likely a man, because all my sources say it's a man, nobody mentioned a woman." The village chief was quite certain of this.
"Okay, I understand." Chen Feng nodded.
"Well, you know how the villagers are, they're all really good at talking nonsense, so this is the only useful information I can get."
"If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. I'm still in good hands now, but after a while, I doubt anyone will recognize me as the village chief anymore." He was quite self-aware.
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