In fact, Bai Lesheng was relatively good. In order to make the construction of the branch hall of Lingxiao Palace "high quality and low price", he talked to the general contractor many times and put pressure on him. This made the building in front of him look like the real thing and the quality did not decline due to multiple subcontracting. However, the money spent on this was much more than normal construction.
Li Mu thought that a building like the one before him would normally cost at most 10 billion Chaos Stones, but Bai Lesheng told him that the building cost 50 billion, and Bai Lesheng's budget was 30 billion. In order to get things done quickly and well, he had to add an additional 20 billion.
This made Li Mu very angry. He still remembered that it took Kunpeng millions of years to save up 3,000 Chaos Stones. Hou Xin who was cheated by Xinyi Commercial Bank even mortgaged his own universe for 20,000 Chaos Stones. And now, Bai Lesheng spent 50 billion to build a Lingxiao Palace building, which was 5 times the original value of the building!
However, Li Mu also knew that Bai Lesheng was not to blame for this. The time period he gave Bai Lesheng to build the building was too short, and saving money was naturally not the top priority. Besides, Bai Lesheng had been the city lord for so many years that he had long been accustomed to this style of doing things. When everyone did this, he would only think that it was natural for him to do so and would not see any problem with it.
Li Mu took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and thought to himself, "Forget it, the Chaos Stone is just an external thing. As long as it doesn't affect the major events of the High Heaven Palace, it's fine."
However, Bai Lesheng thought that Li Mu was still angry, and hurriedly said: "Senior, if you are not satisfied with the project expenses, I can talk to them again. Anyway, the building is not completed yet, and the project payment has not been fully paid!"
Li Mu asked calmly: "How much is left?"
"There is still a shortfall of 40 billion. So far, I have only paid them 20%, which is 10 billion Chaos Stones." Bai Lesheng replied.
"Oh~?" Li Mu raised his eyebrows. Isn't this exactly the value of the building he estimated?
Then he said calmly: "You don't have to pay them the rest."
Hearing what Li Mu said, Bai Lesheng's eyes widened: "But the project is not yet completed, and the second payment is coming soon. If we don't give them the money..."
"Hmph! I have paid them the money they deserve. If they don't get things done, I will have a good talk with them." Li Mu snorted coldly.
Bai Lesheng looked bitter when he heard this: "The general contractor is Xinyi Commercial Bank."
When Li Mu heard that it was Xinyi Commercial Bank, he burst into laughter: "Haha~ Great, what a great Xinyi Commercial Bank! I can't find a reason to deal with them!"
"This..." Bai Lesheng was dumbfounded. He had already guessed that the death of Lu Zhi and others was related to Li Mu. Although he suppressed the matter, Xinyi Commercial Bank would definitely not let it go.
However, Bai Lesheng had already thought of a solution to this matter, which was to find a time to clarify Li Mu's identity to Xinyi Commercial Bank. Presumably, Xinyi Commercial Bank would not pursue Li Mu because of such a large order for the Lingxiao Palace branch building.
However, Li Mu now told him that not only would he not give him the remaining project payment, but he would also have to liquidate Xinyi Commercial Bank, which caught him off guard for a moment.
"Senior, you have to think twice. Xinyi Commercial Bank is not as simple as you think! Even Young Palace Master Su Hong has always kept his distance from Xinyi Commercial Bank." Bai Lesheng advised earnestly, trying to make Li Mu give up.
Li Mu sneered: "Haha, it seems that you have not been idle during this period. You even found out some of the relationship between me and Su Hong."
Bai Lesheng smiled bitterly: "The matter of Young Palace Master Su has been widely spread, and I didn't mean to investigate you."
"Hmph~ I have killed more than one or two people from Xinyi Commercial Bank. If they don't know what's good for them, I don't mind eradicating them completely!" Li Mu snorted coldly.
Hearing Li Mu admit that he killed someone from Xinyi Commercial Bank, Bai Lesheng was not surprised, but said solemnly: "I can deal with Xinyi Commercial Bank about Lu Zhi's death, so that a big matter can be turned into a small matter, but if I completely turn against Xinyi Commercial Bank, this matter will become a big deal!"
Li Mu did not respond to Bai Lesheng's words. Instead, he looked at the solemn faces of the 63rd Street monks and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you also heard what City Lord Bai said. Should we keep the peace or let Xinyi Commercial Bank ride on our heads and allow them to exploit us in the future? I give you the right to choose! But what I want to tell you is that my power is much stronger than you think. The influence of Lingxiao Palace is definitely not comparable to that of the small Xinyi Commercial Bank!"
When the monks from Street 63 heard what Li Mu said, their breathing quickened. Originally, the confrontation between them and Xinyi Commercial Bank was forced, but now, they felt that the long-lost fire in their hearts was ignited by something.
As the most respected elder on 63rd Street, the 200-year-old girl Liu Jinyao was the first to express her attitude, and said with a firm face: "Xinyi Commercial Bank is going too far! Senior, I am willing to stand with you and retreat together!"
"We are willing to advance and retreat together with our seniors!"
"Destroy those bastards at Xinyi Commercial Bank!"
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The monks from 63rd Street raised their arms and shouted in unison, their fighting spirit high!
In response, Bai Lesheng just shook his head and smiled bitterly. They were just a bunch of ants. He didn't understand what the point of Li Mu inciting these ants was.
"We will stand together with our seniors. Kill, kill, kill!" Mo Xiangxiang was also infected by the emotions and started shouting loudly. Her brothers couldn't stop her.
Seeing that Li Mu turned his gaze towards them, Mo Xiangshan and others had no choice but to join in shouting.
At this time, Li Mu looked at Bai Lesheng again and asked jokingly, "They have all made their choices. What is your choice? Haha, I never force others to do things. If you choose to leave now, I won't force you to stay."
Bai Lesheng's expression changed for a while. Finally, he gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and said to Li Mu, "I have long been fed up with the people of Xinyi Commercial Bank. If you are willing to take action to eliminate this cancer, I will follow you to the death!"
Bai Lesheng didn't know if Li Mu was really willing to let him go, but he was gambling now. He was gambling that Li Mu really had a super background to fight against Xinyi Commercial Bank. If he was right, he would have a bright future. If he was wrong, then what would happen? Anyway, he was not in a good state now, otherwise a city lord would not do such a deceiving thing.
Li Mu nodded in satisfaction, raised his hand to calm everyone down, and then ordered: "Mo Xiangshan, you brothers and sisters go and take care of the matter of the Taoist friends entering the temple. Bai Lesheng, you go and calm the workers down. If Xinyi Commercial Bank stops the construction, we will pay the workers' wages ourselves to avoid delaying the progress of the project."
"We will follow your instructions, senior!" Several people responded in unison.
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