"It's bad, Comrade Ling! A large group of people have arrived at the farm. They seem to be the boss of the Qin family from Gangcheng. They say the deadline has passed and we need to vacate the entire farm immediately!"
Qiao Hui saw the two people struggling in the crevice of the rock from afar and shouted anxiously.
Zhou Jiuzhen withdrew his hand from the door and quickly jumped onto the rock, pulling Ling Huanwu down to the ground.
When they heard the name of the Qin Group's CEO, they naturally thought of Qin Jinshen.
Qin Jinshen was clearly imprisoned, so how come he was released after only one night?
The three rushed to the mudflats and spotted Qin Jinshen, who stood out in the crowd, from a great distance.
Ling Huanwu met his gaze from afar, and as her thoughts raced, she realized something was amiss.
Qin Jinshen had never been to the mainland in his previous life, so why did he appear here repeatedly in this life?
How could a boss who manages multiple foreign trade companies in the port city be interested in such a small mudflat business?
Moreover, the way he led a group of people to find Boss Lai earlier didn't seem like a boss dealing with employees, but rather like he was leading people to rescue her, and he shot through Boss Lai's henchman with one shot.
Under the blazing sun, Qin Jinshen stood backlit, with the shimmering sea behind him. His deep brown eyes, however, seemed to be brewing a storm, sending chills down one's spine.
She still remembered the expression on the face of this ruthless man when they last met.
He watched her smash the glass bottle in the private room, and the look of shock and panic on her face when the sharp shards of glass were pressed against her neck was deeply etched into his mind.
It was this man who orchestrated the rift between her and Zhou Shuyao, and it was also he who made her see Zhou Shuyao's true character.
For a shrewd businessman like him.
She couldn't figure out his personality, and she couldn't understand why he, in his previous life, continued to haunt her even after learning that she wasn't the one who hurt his sister.
Just like today.
She and Zhou Jiuzhen walked closer hand in hand, but Qin Jinshen stared at their hands with bloodshot eyes, as if he wanted to devour them alive.
"Shouldn't you be in jail? What are you doing here?"
As soon as Ling Huanwu finished asking her question, Qin Jinshen reacted like a cat whose fur had been hit by an axe, screaming in despair, "Ling Huanwu, do you hate me that much? You personally sent me to prison, and now you're hoping I won't get out?"
Guard Ma, equally furious and panting, said, "Comrade Ling, how could you treat us like this? We haven't done anything to wrong you, have we? Even if our master hurt you back then, he has been trying to make amends. How could you send him to prison?"
Ling Huanwu was stunned, looking at the master and servant opposite her as if she had seen a ghost.
"So you came to save me earlier? Because you felt guilty for misunderstanding and hurting me?"
"No...it's because..."
Faced with Ling Huanwu's persistent questioning, Qin Jinshen stammered and couldn't explain the reason, as if he were poisoned.
At this moment, Zhou Jiuzhen had already learned the details of Qin Jinshen's release from the guards who arrived shortly after.
Qin Jinshen denied all superior-subordinate relationships with Boss Lai, and instead produced evidence of his lawyer's contact with Boss Lai, shifting all responsibility onto the lawyer who had previously committed suicide with him.
With the guarantee of a powerful figure, Qin Jinshen was released that very night.
All industries mentioned in the previous ledger that were found to be in violation have been seized.
Only the contract for Wantan Island uses the wording of the contract to obtain ownership of the mudflats, which is compliant with regulations.
The reason why Qin Jinshen dared to come here to reclaim ownership of the mudflats as soon as he was released from prison was because he knew that they had no power to stop him.
Under Zhou Jiuzhen's cold gaze, Qin Jinshen suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth, "No reason needed. Today I am going to take back the rights to the mudflats of the entire island. By sunset tomorrow, you must clear the clams off the mudflats. No matter how much money you offer now, you cannot get back the mudflat contracting rights!"
During their direct confrontation, Qin Jinshen kept his eyes fixed on Ling Huanwu, not missing the anxiety and worry in her eyes.
During the time he spent with her on the island, he knew all too well how much effort Ling Huanwu had poured into this clam field and how many expectations she had placed in it.
She invested a lot of money and spent more time at the farm every day than the production team.
Therefore, he knew exactly how to manipulate Ling Huanwu.
Holding onto this mudflat is equivalent to having Ling Huanwu firmly in his grasp.
If he couldn't win her heart, he would resort to any means to possess her!
The sea breeze tousled everyone's hair.
Qin Jinshen turned around with difficulty, his resolute and ruthless face shattering into countless fragments in that instant, tears silently streaming down his face.
He was ultimately at his wit's end and took the last step he ever wanted to take.
He crushed her pride, then pieced her back together bit by bit, reshaping her into a docile figure who could only cling to him.
All for the sake of possessing her in this lifetime!
A large group of people left, leaving behind traces of varying depths on the mudflats, as well as a group of aquaculture farm workers and villagers from the fishing commune, all filled with worry.
"What should we do now? They own the mudflats and the dock. Does that mean we won't be able to use the dock to go out to sea anymore?"
"Yes, now the farm can't raise livestock anymore. Not only will we lose our annual dividends, but we old folks can't do the work of the production team at all. What are we going to do?"
The crowd spoke amongst themselves, their voices filled with despair.
Especially Aunt Liu and Lin Xiaoqin, whose families depended entirely on them for a living.
Losing a job at the farm means that several family members will have to sit around and wait for their savings to run out.
Although the family had just received money and ration coupons, it wouldn't last even a month.
Amidst everyone's worried expressions, Qiao Hui squatted down and dug out clams from the clam field that would be ready for harvest in two or three months. Holding the little clams in his hands, his eyes reddened.
I looked up and gazed at the entire clam field.
That was the result of their hard work for more than half a year, and now it's going to be destroyed overnight.
Who can accept this?
Ling Huanwu felt as if a huge rock was blocking her chest.
The group was already quite distressed, and they were discussing hiring a lawyer to file a joint lawsuit with all the villagers on the island, but it was uncertain whether they could regain ownership of the mudflats.
Unexpectedly, the village chiefs from several neighboring villages led a group of villagers toward Ling Huanwu and her companions.
Where is Ling Huanwu?
The group of male villagers looked fierce and menacing, as if they had come to collect a debt, and were full of resentment.
Zhou Jiuzhen frowned, instinctively stepping in front of Ling Huanwu to protect her, and coldly questioned, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing that the group of people had come with ill intentions, the old village chief of Stone Village instinctively stood at the front and asked with a stern face, "What exactly do you want by coming here to find a woman?"
The village chiefs, their faces as black as the bottom of a pot, pointed at Ling Huanwu, their eyes blazing with fury, "It's her! The manager sent by the Qin family just said that Ling Huanwu offended their boss, which is why their boss is deliberately targeting us and demanding that we hand over the docks and mudflats!"
"We don't care, you surnamed Ling, you're the one who angered the Qin family, go and atone to them yourself!"
"Yes, go and atone for your sins, or we will not let you go..."
The group roared at Ling Huanwu with all their might, brandishing hoes and carrying poles, as if they wanted to devour her alive.
They completely forgot that it was Ling Huanwu who led their village production team to produce a bumper harvest of grain.
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