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Chapter 642

Chapter 642: Chapter 642

Chu Xiao’e’s tender and considerate service made all the anger in Song Guanchao dissipate in an instant.

She played with her mouth carefully, sometimes tightly and sometimes loosely, then suddenly gave a fierce suck that nearly pulled out Song Guanchao’s soul.

After a bout of tumbling passion, when Song Guanchao had left, she leaned against the headboard and called Si Qingqing.

The phone call began with comfort, followed by explaining the pros and cons to her, and finally telling her to be obedient and go apologize to Zhang Xiaoxian tomorrow.

Si Qingqing was reluctant, but in the end, she gave a soft affirmation.

The next day.

In the project team’s meeting room, once everyone was present, Song Guanchao asked, "It’s been a week, how is the progress of the relocation in Three Lanes?"

Director He replied, "Eleven households have signed."

"Tsk," Song Guanchao said, "Let’s make a trip there."

At ten o’clock, they arrived at Three Lanes.

The residents had already been waiting there.

Because the one-week deadline on the notification had lapsed yesterday.

They wanted to know if the city was really going to change the plan or not.

Several cars stopped.

As soon as Song Guanchao and his group alighted from the cars, the residents swarmed around them, chattering noisily.

"Everyone, quiet down."

Song Guanchao clapped his hands and said, "You’ve all seen the notification."

"Now, it’s already been a week."

"Since you all find the government’s relocation terms too harsh and unacceptable, the government also understands and supports your decision."

"Starting today, Three Lanes is officially removed from the high-speed rail project’s relocation scope. Three Lanes will not be demolished! You all can go home and celebrate now!"

Song Guanchao loudly announced this news, then turned and got into the car.

It wasn’t until they drove away that the residents slowly started to react.

"Did Secretary Song just say, there won’t be any relocation?"

"It seems so..."

"It can’t be true, can it?"

The residents started to panic.

The promised demolition, is it really not going to happen?

Was everything written on the notification true?

"What should we do?"

"Go find Xu Hai!"

Xu Hai was still asleep when the door was suddenly pushed open, and a bunch of people rushed into the room, surrounding the bed.

"What’s, what’s going on?"

"The city just sent people over, they said there won’t be any demolition!"

"Xu Hai, what did you say before? You said they were just scaring us, that the demolition was certain, what do we do now?"

"I listened to you and didn’t sign, if it’s really not being demolished, you have to compensate me for the loss!"

"I told you long ago to sign, but you all got greedy. You didn’t sign, but I did!"

The eleven households that had signed were the angriest.

This area was full of self-built houses; even the smallest household had three hundred square meters. At one thousand eight hundred per square meter, that was about five to six hundred thousand.

If they had chosen to take the replacement housing, they could have gotten at least two or three apartments for three hundred square meters.

Now, they were left with nothing.

Xu Hai was a bit confused.

Not being demolished?

Was the government really that decisive?

But it didn’t seem right, as demolitions never worked like this before.

"Don’t panic, everyone, I’ll make some calls and ask."

Xu Hai grabbed his phone: "Hello, brother-in-law, the government just came and said there won’t be any demolition."

"They said that?"

"Yeah! They said they respect our opinion and won’t demolish. What do we do now?"

"Wait a moment, I’ll have someone check the authenticity of this."

Xu Hai’s cousin immediately called someone on the project team and after a series of inquiries, found out it was indeed true that the demolition was canceled.

The cousin was dumbfounded.

This project team, were they really that ruthless?

Just decide not to demolish like that?

Changing the design drawings would cost tens to hundreds of millions!

The compensation for the demolition of the whole Three Lanes area was just a fraction of that.

Wasn’t this a losing deal?

The cousin sent a text back: "You better find a way to skip town."

Xu Hai felt dizzy when he saw the text message.

Run away...

Run your mom’s way!

I have a house in Three Lanes too!

"Xu Hai, what does your cousin say?"

An old man’s voice pulled him back from his anger.

Looking at the crowd squeezed into his house, the rage in Xu Hai’s heart suddenly extinguished.

Damn, I really do have to run away.

It was he who had urged everyone not to sign in the first place.

If they found out the government really wasn’t going to demolish, he could be beaten to death alive.

"My cousin said, it’s a government conspiracy!"

"They’re just waiting for us to compromise now!"

"Everyone, don’t panic, just wait quietly, the government will come and talk to us individually."

"Remember, if they come looking, you must stick to the price we agreed on beforehand, don’t give in no matter what!"

"Whoever gives in is an enemy to us all!"

Xu Hai’s words instantly charged everyone up like a shot of adrenaline, restoring their confidence.

Once he had calmed everyone down and they had left, Xu Hai put on his clothes and quickly slipped away.

Residents of other areas waiting for relocation were also paying attention to Three Lanes.

Many made special trips to ask what was happening, only to be told "the government is trying to scare us."

Seeing the resolute demeanor of the residents of Three Lanes, they didn’t take it seriously either.

However, things soon took a turn.

At eleven in the morning.

The Bureau of Land and Resources website posted an announcement.

An explanation on the situation of the high-speed rail project relocation.

The announcement detailed how the residents of Three Lanes, dissatisfied with the relocation terms, refused to be demolished.

After discussion by the project team, it was decided to respect the choice of the residents of Three Lanes, to alter the high-speed rail route, and to abandon the demolition of Three Lanes.

The announcement also publicly stated the three demolition conditions for Three Lanes.

Every cause and effect was clear.

After the residents of Three Lanes saw the announcement, they were completely panicked.

They cursed loudly and wailed to the heavens, until finally someone came to their senses and ran to Xu Hai’s house to demand an explanation.

By that time, Xu Hai was long gone, nowhere to be seen.

Residents from other areas quietly left.

"The government is ruthless, saying they won’t demolish and then they really don’t."

"I thought it was a joke, but they were serious."

"To be honest, those demolition terms really weren’t bad."

Some residents not in the demolition zone were somewhat gleeful after seeing the announcement.

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"Really not demolishing?"

Zheng Bihui was extremely surprised when he heard the news.

Song Guanchao actually had such resolve.

He took a sip of tea and called Secretary Lu.

"Get a few people to make the residents of Three Lanes cause trouble at the City Committee."

"Find some more people to unite residents from other relocation areas and make them refuse to agree to demolition."

Zheng Bihui said, "I’m afraid that won’t work."

"With the example of Three Lanes before them, they wouldn’t dare not sign."

Song Guanchao was so decisive to use Three Lanes as a show of strength.

He wanted others to see and know that in the face of demolition, the government absolutely wouldn’t compromise.

The government provided decent demolition terms.

But on this basis, if you still want to make unreasonable demands, sorry, that’s not an option.

The government had already shown its determination. At such times, only fool would continue to refuse.

The last to refuse, Three Lanes, they’re not demolishing.

If anyone else refuses next, the outcome will be the same.

This was clearly money within reach; no one was a fool.

Secretary Lu said, "One Three Lanes refusing demolition, he can change the plan, redesign. But ten Three Lanes, a hundred Three Lanes all refuse to demolish, can he change it then? Would he dare to?"

Zheng Bihui’s eyes lit up, immediately grasping Secretary Lu’s point.

Yes, Song Guanchao wanted to use Three Lanes to establish authority.

But what if all the residents pending relocation united and jacked up the price, would you, Song Guanchao, dare to refuse them all?

Refusing one is showing authority, but refusing all, that’s not authority, it’s getting into a mess!

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