The Strongest Master Venturing Urban-Chapter 882 - 884: Why Not Stay By My Side?

The next morning, Chen Bin summoned the director of the seasoning factory to the municipal committee.

Mi Yuanfang immediately greeted respectfully after entering the office.

"Secretary Chen."

Chen Bin asked, "Do you know why I called you here?"

"I suspect it might be about the demolition issue."

"Since you know what it's about, where do you think the problem lies?"

"I have consulted the opinions of those workers, and they all want a settlement fee. It might amount to 1.5 billion. Even if we sell all of the factory's assets and pay off the foreign debts, there's still a gap of 1 billion."

"What you mean is, as long as the city can't produce that 1 billion, the seasoning factory can't be demolished?"

Mi Yuanfang did not speak, just slowly nodded his head.

Bam!

Chen Bin slammed the table forcefully, pointing at the other party and scolding harshly.

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Mi Yuanfang hurriedly explained, "Secretary Chen, you've got me all wrong, I wouldn't dare deceive you."

"To be honest with you, I already have a basic understanding of the situation at the seasoning factory. If you don't tell me the truth, do you believe I'll make you jobless right now?!"

"This..."

Mi Yuanfang didn't expect things to turn out like this.

He frowned, and his face gradually became unpleasant.

Chen Bin once again questioned, "Are you not going to confess truthfully?!"

"I... I'll tell, I'll tell, isn't that okay?"

Mi Yuanfang was frightened and immediately revealed the real situation in the factory.

It turned out that those workers weren't resisting the demolition, nor did they ask for much in settlement fees.

Add up all the expenses, and it could be settled for less than 200 million.

This information was basically consistent with what Chen Bin had investigated, so he didn't waste any more time and directly called Yu Xinzhou to come to the municipal committee.

When Yu Xinzhou arrived at the office, he immediately saw Mi Yuanfang standing not far away.

However, he wasn't very surprised, after all, he knew about this matter in advance.

"Secretary Chen, what did you want to see me about?"

"Sell all of the seasoning factory's assets, and use that for the settlement fees. If it's not enough, make up the difference from your district."

"This... I'm afraid that won't work?"

"I'm not negotiating with you, I'm giving an order. If you can't resolve it within three days, be prepared to lose your job."

After leaving the office, Yu Xinzhou's face gradually turned somber.

He questioned Mi Yuanfang, "Did you really tell Secretary Chen the truth?"

"Yes, the situation at the factory he already investigated, if I had hidden anything, I might have lost my job. I said from the beginning that we shouldn't mess with Tianhe Leisure Group, and now look, it's all turned into a mess."

Sighing slightly, Yu Xinzhou didn't know how to respond.

He actually understood in his heart that this matter would not succeed.

But Gan Qiu had once recognized his potential, and he could not ignore this kindness.

On the way back to the district government, Yu Xinzhou called Gan Qiu and honestly reported everything.

After learning about it, Gan Qiu contacted Min Tenghai.

The latter was so angry he cursed out loud, "Damn it, that Chen fellow doesn't want to let me live."

"I told you before, there's no room for you in Tianhe anymore. Do you believe me now?"

Gan Qiu knew Chen Bin would target Tianhe Leisure Group, but he still wanted to take a gamble.

After all, if Min Tenghai could get that piece of land, he could make a lot of money.

"So you're saying, I have to develop somewhere else?"

After selling the land in Meihai County to Ma Juan, Min Tenghai thought Chen Bin would let him off, but things developed as they did.

To acquire the seasoning factory, he thought long and hard and felt that inflating the relocation compensation was a good strategy.

If Chen Bin could be stumped, the land could become his own.

Unexpectedly, Chen Bin was so shrewd and quickly noticed the deception.

However, as the wealthiest person in Tianhe, Min Tenghai was certainly no pushover.

Since Chen Bin didn't intend to give him a way out, he wasn't going to sit back and wait to be defeated.

After hanging up the phone, he said coldly, "Chen, just you wait!"

Meanwhile, Tianhe's extensive construction and demolition quickly faced a new round of challenges.

Many people, in order to demand more compensation, wouldn't hesitate to become holdouts, confronting the government.

These people are hard to deal with, and to avoid intensifying the conflict, someone quickly approached Chen Bin.

The first person to seek help was Meihai County's County Magistrate, Rao Jiechi.

Now that the city wanted to vigorously develop Meihai County, it was where the holdouts were most concentrated.

Some people not only refused to move, but also built illegally.

Among them was a farmer named Zhuo Shanzi, who was extremely determined and refused to relocate.

Moreover, whenever officials visited him, he would raise the price.

The town had no choice but to cut off his water and electricity, and even dug a water channel around his home.

Even so, Zhuo Shanzi still refused to budge.

"For this issue, I even approached Zhuo Shanzi specifically. I almost talked myself hoarse, but he raised the price again, demanding 100 million."

Hearing Rao Jiechi's words, Chen Bin couldn't help but frown.

"100 million?"

"Yes. With that house and the later illegal structures, at most it's worth 1 million. Yet he's demanding 100 million, which is utterly ridiculous. What do you think we should do?"

"Asking for sky-high prices, extorting the government, should he be so bold?"

With a cold snort, Chen Bin seemed very angry.

"There's no need to be gentle with people like this. If soft methods don't work, use hard ones, but the bottom line is no casualties. If he dares to act recklessly, detain him for a few years, let him have money but nowhere to spend it."

That's exactly what Rao Jiechi wanted to hear.

He had long wanted to issue a forced demolition order, but feared causing trouble for Chen Bin.

Now, having gotten support from the latter, he felt at ease. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Alright, I know what to do."

Having resolved the issue of the holdouts, Chen Bin began to contemplate how to handle Dou Bi.

After all, this guy dared to openly defy him, and if he didn't make an example of him, the authority he had established would soon collapse.

After Rao Jiechi left, Chen Bin called Chi Chunhua into the office.

"At tomorrow's standing committee meeting, I will again discuss removing Dou Bi as New Port District Committee Secretary, and you must stand by me."

Upon hearing this, Chi Chunhua's expression turned grim.

"Secretary Chen, it's not that I don't want to support you, but..."

Before she could finish, Chen Bin directly interrupted.

"I know you have difficulties, but with my backing, what are you afraid of? You said before you wanted to leave Tianhe, but that can't be what you truly want, and I also need your assistance. Why not continue to stay by my side?"

"This..."

Seeing Chi Chunhua hesitate, Chen Bin continued.

"I want you to make a choice now, whether you're willing to follow me or oppose me?"

The decision was indeed tough, and Chi Chunhua lowered her head, hesitating to speak.

"In that case, let me show you who between me and Gan Qiu will first make you lose your official position..."