Grandpa Hanhan and Commander Zhou ran to the front of the vehicle and waved their hands frantically before the bulldozer finally stopped.
People eating in Building 4 all rushed over and surrounded the bulldozer.
"How did you manage to drive your car into a private residence? You've damaged the grape trellis!" Qin Xiaoyu said angrily.
"We're here to work, we don't care about your housing." The person sitting in the bulldozer's cab was a hothead who spoke incoherently.
Just as things were getting chaotic, a large number of people suddenly arrived from behind.
"Who is the homeowner? Come out and sign the papers." The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit, who looked like he worked in an office.
"What requires a signature?" Qin Xiaoyu found it increasingly strange.
The middle-aged man handed over a few pages of paper.
Upon closer inspection, Qin Xiaoyu saw that it read: Notice of Forced Demolition of Illegal Building.
"What illegal construction? We built the house on our own land, how is that illegal?" Qin Xiaoyu slapped the notice into his hand and scolded him.
"Don't try to be tough with me. Look for yourself, it's written here. This is a notice from the City Planning Bureau, and we're just following it. What's the use of you arguing with us?" The middle-aged man shook the paper in his hand and said disdainfully.
Qin Xiaoyu snatched the paper back and looked at it carefully. It was written very clearly that the owner of the land where the coal mine was located had proposed to demolish the illegal buildings and applied to the planning bureau for enforcement.
"I am the owner of this land, I did not apply..." Before Qin Xiaoyu could finish speaking, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her.
“No, you are not the owner of this land. I am the owner now.” Bai Weiwei walked out with a smile.
"What do you mean? I have the land deed!" Qin Xiaoyu exploded the moment she saw her. She hadn't even settled the score with her for the auxiliary materials last time, and now she was doing this.
“I also have the land deed, and it’s stamped by the planning bureau, a completely legal land deed. This is a photocopy, just to prevent any trouble from malicious people, so please just take a look.” Bai Weiwei took the document out of her bag and handed it over.
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at it and knew something was wrong. This land deed wasn't a transfer document for the coal mine, but rather an approval document for infrastructure land use, with the original land use listed as arable land.
"No matter what, you can't just demolish our house because you brought a piece of paper. Let's go to the planning bureau together and get an explanation!" Qin Xiaoyu winked at Qi Si.
Since Jing Tian harassed them last time, Qi Si had found a few brothers to hang around the clothing factory and his home, and now they come in handy.
Suddenly, a few young men appeared out of nowhere, and two of them jumped onto the bulldozer and took the driver into custody.
"This is a society governed by law. Do you want to play dirty tricks?" Bai Weiwei sneered.
“I don’t want to get involved in illegal activities, but I can’t let others do it for no reason. You come with me, and if we’re going to abide by the law, we’ll abide by it together.” Qin Xiaoyu said as she entered Building No. 1.
When she came down again, she had a land deed in her hand, which Zhou Xing had transferred to her.
"Okay, I'll play along with you. It won't make a difference if it's just for a little while." Bai Weiwei turned around and went to get the car.
"What's going on? Are we moving? Where can we live? We don't even have a home anymore!" Grandma Hanhan was like a furry rabbit, her fur standing on end, running around and shouting, but no one paid any attention to her.
Qin Xiaoyu's car had just arrived at the gate when she saw her third uncle speeding over on his old bicycle, realizing that something had happened at the construction site ahead as well. Bai Weiwei owned the entire plot of land belonging to the coal mine, so the construction site was likely also affected.
My third uncle was panting heavily from running. Summers are short in the north, so now is the perfect time for construction. It will be troublesome when the rainy season comes in a few days. They still have a construction team of several hundred people to support, and a day's work stoppage will result in huge losses.
"Little Fish, some people have sealed off the construction site, saying we're illegally occupying it. What's going on?"
"Third Uncle, get in the car. Something's happened. We're going to the Planning Bureau." Qin Xiaoyu briefly explained the situation.
Uncle San broke out in a sweat. He had staked everything on this, and if something went wrong, it would be a huge problem.
When Bai Weiwei took charge, the director of the Planning Bureau personally received her.
"Director Zhuang, take a look. Is this land deed legal?" Bai Weiwei preemptively slammed a photocopy of the land deed onto the table.
“I remember this batch of land deeds. They were approved during the redevelopment at the end of last year, so they're legal, right? Is there a problem?”
"What about mine?" Qin Xiaoyu took out her land deed and placed it on the table.
“This is a big problem.” The director of the planning bureau stood up, walked to the file cabinet, searched for a long time, and took out a folder.
"Take a look at this." The director of the planning bureau was very polite and patient when he saw Qin Xiaoyu and the mayor's wife enter together, not knowing their background.
Qin Xiaoyu opened the file and discovered that the history of the coal mine site was very complicated.
That's a long story. When the city was first developed, there were only three districts, and the area wasn't very large. Now, places like the coal mine are all in the suburbs, so they don't count as urban residents. The land there is considered arable land.
Later, the city continued to expand, and new land was approved every year. The coal mine needed to expand, so this piece of land was converted into industrial land.
Because the open-pit coal mine had always been a major source of pollution, and despite numerous orders to rectify the situation, no effective solutions were found. Furthermore, the inconvenient railway lines in the area increased transportation costs. The numerous level crossings also increased the risk of traffic accidents. Therefore, the coal mine was ultimately relocated to the South Goods Depot.
As a result, the coal yard became vacant. It was at this time that Zhou Xing bought the land for the coal yard.
Unbeknownst to him, a new policy had been introduced by the city, converting the coal mine's land back into farmland. When he bought the land, the coal mine's manager presented the old land deed and official seal to the lawyer to complete the paperwork—meaning he had been scammed. The genuine land deed had already been revoked and invalidated by the planning bureau.
"At the end of last year, the city underwent a replanning, and this land was designated for infrastructure development. Manager Bai bought it, so you're too late," the planning bureau director said regretfully.
"So you're saying that I'm not the owner of this land now, but someone else?"
"Yes, because your previous procedures were all illegal, this land belongs to the new owner and has nothing to do with you. The houses you built are illegal structures and must be demolished." The director of the planning bureau sighed and took the documents back.
Needless to say, the matter is quite clear. Bai Weiwei really went to great lengths to bring Qin Xiaoyu down.
"However, you can also try to negotiate with Manager Bai, maybe..." The director of the planning bureau wanted to act as a peacemaker.
"No maybes, all buildings must be demolished!" Bai Weiwei said ruthlessly.
"I have something to say." Qin Xiaoyu needed to stall for time to have room to maneuver. She wanted to argue: "Director Zhuang, you've seen what happened. I'm the victim. I built the house without knowing anything about it. If it has to be demolished, I won't object. But can't you give us time to move?"
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