Secretary Liu's face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water; his anger was beyond words.
Yesterday, upon learning that Wang Hu had doubled the demolition compensation, Secretary Liu was initially quite pleased, thinking that this would make the demolition work much smoother.
However, he never expected things to develop to such a terrible point.
"It's all my fault!" Secretary Liu said remorsefully, his tone filled with regret and helplessness.
Wang Hu quickly reassured him, "Secretary Liu, this is not your fault. It's just that those people were too greedy!"
Subsequently, Wang Hu, along with Secretary Zhang of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary Liu of the County Party Committee, arrived at the County Party Committee to meet with several other leaders.
Besides government officials, Mu Yun and Professor Luo were also present. Everyone sat around the conference table and began discussing which of the two alternative locations to choose.
Wang Hu stood up, pointed to one of the places marked Hongqi Town and Guyuan Village, and asked, "What do you think of this place?"
According to the information provided, the land in this area is quite barren, with rocks of all sizes scattered throughout, making mechanized farming extremely difficult and consequently, the lives of the local people are becoming increasingly impoverished.
However, this place has a clear advantage: it is close to the Taihang Mountains, but the terrain is relatively flat, with a vast plain in front of it.
More importantly, this area was once a revolutionary base area and one of the revolutionary bases, possessing the potential to be developed into a red tourism area.
Professor Luo expressed his concern: "If the airport were built here, the investment costs would probably increase significantly, wouldn't they?"
Wang Hu answered without hesitation, "Money is no problem!" His tone was firm and decisive; this amount of money was nothing to him.
Professor Luo provided very detailed information. Building in this location would likely increase investment by 1 to 800 million yuan, most of which would be used for road construction.
Wang Hu looked up and asked, "What do you two think of this place?"
Party Secretary Zhang said, "I think this place is nice."
County Party Secretary Liu nodded and said, "Moreover, this place can be developed into a tourist attraction. People who arrive by plane can visit our old revolutionary base area as soon as they get off the plane!"
The change of the airport construction site was decided in just a few words. This time, the demolition negotiations were handled by people from the county. The demolition fee was still set by Wang Hu at 8,000 yuan per square meter, and the land compensation was still 360,000 yuan per mu.
The villagers of Liujiagangzi Village were initially misled by Liu Sixi, thinking that Wang Hu was really bluffing them. It wasn't until the construction units from Bureau 14 began to withdraw that they realized the seriousness of the situation.
Unable to accept the news, the villagers angrily gathered at Liu Sixi's house, completely surrounding his yard.
They glared angrily, demanding an explanation from Liu Sixi. After all, the demolition and relocation was originally a great opportunity that could make them rich overnight, but now, because of Liu Sixi's instigation of the disturbance, the developer had simply stopped demolishing the property!
Looking at the menacing group of villagers in front of him, Liu Sixi couldn't help but feel a little scared.
He knew very well that if he didn't give these people an explanation, he probably wouldn't be able to get away today, and might even be beaten to death by them.
So, he gritted his teeth, jumped up from his chair, and shouted, "We can't let them get away like this! Everyone, go and stop them!"
Before he finished speaking, Liu Sixi took the lead, rushing out the door and sprinting towards the direction the 14th Bureau had retreated. Seeing this, the other villagers followed closely behind, swarming after the people from the 14th Bureau.
"You can't just leave like this! You've destroyed so much of our grain, you have to pay for it!" Liu Sixi shouted at the top of his lungs as he ran.
Meanwhile, the people from Bureau 14 were busy packing up to evacuate. They hadn't expected to encounter such a situation so suddenly and were caught off guard.
Upon learning of this incident, Secretary Liu was naturally furious. He acted decisively, immediately dispatching police officers to the scene and also notifying relevant personnel from the town government to assist in handling the matter.
Before long, officers from the Public Security Bureau and the town government arrived. The town mayor, walking at the front, shouted sternly to the villagers, "Stop making a scene! The compensation for the crops will be doubled!"
However, the mayor's words did not calm the villagers down. They remained unconvinced and insisted that the 14th Bureau provide an explanation.
Seeing this, the mayor's anger flared even more. He never imagined that a perfectly good airport project would be ruined because of the greed of a few individuals.
This is a huge loss for the economic development of their town!
The mayor roared in fury, "How long do you intend to keep this up? You've squandered such a good chance to turn things around! Don't you have any shame?!"
As he roared, he strode up to the village chief of Liujiagangzi Village, his face contorted with rage, and demanded, "What kind of village chief are you? Gathering a crowd to cause trouble is illegal, don't you know that?"
Faced with the town mayor's reprimand, the village chief of Liujiagangzi Village seemed at a loss. He stammered as if he wanted to explain, but he was too intimidated by the town mayor's stern gaze to utter a word.
Ultimately, Liu Sixi was taken away, while the other villagers, who were coerced into participating in the disturbance, were not held accountable.
However, the impact of this event was far from over. Because the airport construction covered a very large area, it not only involved Liujiagangzi Village but also two neighboring villages. A portion of this land was also included in the airport's construction plan.
Originally, everyone had high hopes for this project, expecting it to bring development and opportunities to the village. However, the sudden withdrawal of the project has left the villagers of Liujiagangzi Village feeling extremely resentful.
Especially after the news of the demolition of Guyuan Village in Hongqi Town came out, the villagers of Guyuan Village went to the county town to buy houses and cars, which made the people of Liujiagangzi Village grit their teeth in anger.
In their anger, the villagers of the two villages blocked the road leading to Liujiagangzi Village to express their dissatisfaction and resentment.
The villagers of Liujiagangzi Village were shocked by the news that Liu Sixi's house had been demolished and that he had nowhere to live after being detained and brought back to the village.
Even so, he didn't dare to show his face. Everyone in the village who saw him wanted to slap him a couple of times. He could only secretly pack some things from the ruins and go out to work.
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