Official Career Storm
Chapter 384

Chapter 384: Chapter 384

Lu Xiaotian arrived.

He brought a bunch of cronies and went straight to the person in charge of the high-speed rail project team, Secretary Sun.

Secretary Sun was a bit flustered looking at the dozens of people that were with the other party.

Lu Xiaotian, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and his nostrils flaring, commanded arrogantly, "You guys are from the city’s high-speed rail project team, right?"

Secretary Sun and Mr. He, along with a few others, looked at each other.

In the end, it was Mr. He who spoke up, smiling, "Is there something we can do for you, boss?"

Lu Xiaotian waved his hand grandly, striking a pose of pointing at mountains and rivers, and said forcefully, "All of this land is mine. If you want to build a high-speed rail, you have to pay to buy the land."

Mr. He was astonished, "All of this is yours?"

Lu Xiaotian pointed at the factories, "See that? Those factories are mine. If you don’t believe me, you can check with the housing construction department and see if the owner of those factory buildings isn’t Lu Xiaotian."

Lu Xiaotian...

Secretary Sun suddenly realized—this guy was Young Master Tian from Dujiang County.

But Mr. He didn’t recognize any Young Master Tian, he just chuckled, "We were just passing by to have a look, we’re not some high-speed rail project team."

Lu Xiaotian knew they wouldn’t admit it and snorted dismissively, "I don’t care whether you are or not, the message is clear. If you want to build a high-speed rail, you’ve got to buy my factories first."

Mr. He simply nodded, Lu Xiaotian had achieved his goal and didn’t entangle with them any further; he took his people and left.

After they had gone, Secretary Sun said, "Mr. He, the city will handle this matter."

"Uh huh."

Mr. He didn’t say much.

But he was very angry inside.

In his many years, he’d worked on more than just this one project.

He’d also seen plenty of people making money off projects.

But everyone always kept an unspoken understanding.

Yet he had never encountered anyone as arrogant as Lu Xiaotian.

Moreover, since the other party could know ahead of time about this place being chosen for the high-speed rail and had even bought the factories in advance.

It was obvious he came prepared.

If they actually wanted to build this section of the high-speed rail, it would likely cost a fortune.

The key issue was that Mr. He couldn’t really say anything.

After all, no project had been formally established yet, Secretary Sun was the person in charge.

He was just too frustrated.

That afternoon, Mr. He suddenly received a call from Song Guanchao.

He glanced at Secretary Sun and walked away to answer the phone.

"Secretary Song."

"Mr. He, are you free tonight?"

"I’m in Dujiang County."

"Coincidentally, so am I."

"You’re here too?"

"Come out for some skewers tonight, I’ll send you the address later."

Mr. He realized that Song Guanchao must have something to discuss with him.

Meeting with him two days in a row, asking about the progress of the high-speed rail project yesterday, and today he had come to Dujiang County.

It seemed to be something related to the project.

"Okay."

...

In the evening.

Mr. He took a cab to the location Song Guanchao had mentioned, and after getting out of the cab he discovered that this was exactly the site selected for the high-speed rail project.

"Mr. He, over here."

At a roadside barbecue stall, Song Guanchao waved to him.

He walked over and sat down, and Song Guanchao passed him an ice-cold beer, "Here, have a drink."

Mr. He glanced at the beer and the skewers, then back at him, but he didn’t touch anything, and instead asked, "Secretary Song, why did you want to see me?"

Song Guanchao admitted openly, "It’s about the high-speed rail. Let’s eat first, we can talk while we eat."

Mr. He remained motionless, "If you don’t say, I dare not eat."

Song Guanchao saw what he was worried about and said with a smile, "Mr. He, you’re not thinking that I invited you here to make money from the project, are you?"

Mr. He was silent, but it was obvious that this was what he thought.

Song Guanchao laughed, "If I really wanted to make money, would I go through all this trouble?"

"Mr. He, although we haven’t known each other for long, you should have a clear idea of what I’m like. You can eat this barbecue with peace of mind, and you can drink this alcohol with peace of mind too. I did seek you out in relation to the high-speed rail project, but it’s definitely not what you’re thinking."

Mr. He had been staring into his eyes the whole time and, after he finished speaking, nodded and grabbed a beer to gulp down.

The icy beer flowed down his throat, and the oppressive heat on his body instantly vanished.

Song Guanchao said, "Mr. He, you ran into some trouble while surveying today, didn’t you?"

"Eh?" Mr. He was surprised and asked, "You know those guys?"

Song Guanchao asked, "Was one of them called Lu Xiaotian?"

"Yes."

"Then I do indeed know him."

"Your friend?"

"Friend?" Song Guanchao laughed loudly twice and said, "I’ve taught that animal a lesson a few times."

"Taught a lesson? What happened?"

"Mr. He, do you know what that kid’s background is?"

"Come on, stop beating around the bush, spill it."

"His grandfather’s name was Lu Yijiang, who once served as the County Party Secretary of Dujiang County."

"But, his grandfather has been dead for some years now."

"However, having once been in charge, most of the current leaders in Dujiang County, large or small, have been looked after by his grandfather, so naturally, they also take care of his grandson."

Song Guanchao briefly explained Lu Xiaotian’s background.

Mr. He listened with a furrowed brow: "So, the high-speed rail section in Dujiang County is really going to be tough to handle."

Song Guanchao said, "It’s said to be tough, indeed it is tough, but if you say it’s easy, actually it’s quite simple."

Mr. He suddenly laughed, "Are you here today to show me a clear path?"

"To show a clear path is an overstatement; I can only say our goals align."

This statement got Mr. He thinking.

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

"No grudge."

"Then why did you teach him a lesson?"

Song Guanchao said, "There’s a lot to tell."

"Go ahead, I have nothing else to do tonight anyway."

"Some time ago..."

Song Guanchao recounted the bidding center and the trouble with Liu Lanzi one by one.

Mr. He listened, stunned and fascinated, as if he were listening to a storyteller on an overpass.

Song Guanchao’s throat was a bit smoky as he talked, so he took a swig of beer to moisten it.

Mr. He said, "So you’re telling me, this animal has done so many outrageously bad things, and he still hasn’t been caught?"

"Didn’t I say, he has connections up top."

"That’s really outrageous!"

Mr. He burst out angrily, "It’s a complete disregard for the law; the local leaders are all in the same boat!"

Song Guanchao said, "Besides those two matters, there’s still something I haven’t mentioned."

"Hey, you, still hiding things, spit it out quickly, I’m not satisfied yet."

"This matter, it involves the high-speed rail project."

Song Guanchao said, "See this range of factories?"

"That animal went and got the factory owners detained, forcing them to sell their factories."

"He knew that the high-speed rail was coming to acquire the land, so he forcibly bought in advance, waiting to profit from the acquisition funds."

"And there’s this row of food stalls," Song Guanchao pointed at the row of stalls. "Recently, that same animal has been sending people over to smash and rob, making it impossible to do business."

"It was just the other day that I bumped into him and taught him a lesson, that’s when he finally started to rein it in a bit."

"But with you guys coming over today, I suspect that animal is likely to resort to his old tricks."

Mr. He listened with deeply furrowed brows.

Just as Song Guanchao had finished speaking, a line of off-road vehicles suddenly arrived, driving straight onto the curb and stopping outside the food stalls.

Dozens of ruffians got out of the cars, took clubs from the trunk, and started smashing and bashing.

Song Guanchao did not interfere. He leisurely drank his beer, a smile on his face, but that smile was cold.

Mr. He witnessed the whole scene, anger almost bursting from his chest.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to expel the frustration from his heart.

He looked at Song Guanchao, "You sought me out to deal with that animal?"

Song Guanchao was slightly surprised; he genuinely didn’t expect that Mr. He, the tech guy, would be so sharp-minded, guessing his intentions right away.

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