Chapter 3437: Chapter 3429: Kid, Don’t Pretend to Be Tough

Chen Lin looked at Lin Yi, somewhat skeptical.

"Are you sure just a phone call will do?"

"Yes, and mention my name."

Thinking about Lin Yi’s past experiences, Chen Lin didn’t hesitate much and picked up her phone to call the construction unit.

"Wang Gong, have they left yet?"

"Left? They’re still blocking us here. A large group of them showed up, at least dozens, and they’re not letting us work."

"Is the person in charge on your side?"

"Yes, they’re here."

"Let me speak to them."

"Okay."

About half a minute later, the voice of the person in charge from the construction side came through the phone.

"The owner wants to talk to you."

Soon, a rough voice came across.

"Hello."

"This is Lin Yi. Let’s both give each other some face and not interfere with our construction."

"Lin Yi?"

The voice on the other side sounded a bit impatient.

"What Lin Yi or Li Yi, don’t mention people to me. It doesn’t work here."

Chen Lin looked at Lin Yi, unsure of what to do for a moment.

Lin Yi gestured for her to hang up the phone, which Chen Lin did, shrugging her shoulders.

"Your reputation doesn’t seem to intimidate these people."

"It’s simple, we’ll just go over there and see."

"Let’s go. I need to go over there anyway."

The two of them headed out together, got in the car, and drove towards Jiuzhou Pavilion.

"Let me tell you, stay calm when we get there, and don’t hit anyone."

"I understand."

More than half an hour later, Lin Yi drove to the construction site.

At this point, the workers engaged in demolition had already stopped and were sitting by the roadside smoking.

A few trucks were parked nearby, idle.

Across the road, around twenty or thirty people were sitting, each looking at ease and unhurried, as if basking in the sun.

"Wang Gong."

After getting out of the car, the two approached a middle-aged man wearing a vest and a yellow hard hat, who was smoking and swearing.

The man’s name was Wang Changkun, primarily responsible for the preliminary clearance and demolition work.

Once the drawings were out, they would continue the construction.

"President Chen, you’re here."

"Have you communicated with them?"

"I’ve talked to them, but they won’t leave. They say we should give them some work," Wang Changkun said, pointing at the opposing group:

"Look at them, do they look like they’re ready to work? If we really give them the job, it’ll surely end up in a mess."

"Did you call the police?"

"Our leader called the police yesterday. After mediation, they left, but they came back today," Wang Changkun said helplessly:

"I’m out of options, which is why I called you. If this continues, there’s no way we can work."

"President Chen, I’m telling you, just by looking at those people, you can tell they’re habitual offenders, not decent people," another middle-aged man stepped forward,

"I’ve encountered this type elsewhere too, just a bunch of hooligans. Whenever there’s a construction site, they swarm over, trying to extort money."

"Don’t worry, keep working. Leave the rest to us," Lin Yi said.

"The problem is, as soon as we start working, they come over to cause trouble, making it impossible to get things done."

"Since we’re here, we’ll handle this. Just focus on your work."

"Hearing that from you puts my mind at ease."

At Lin Yi’s signal, Wang Changkun returned to work with his team.

Seeing this, the group sitting across the road started to move.

They flicked away their cigarette butts and stood up, walking towards Lin Yi’s group.

"Hey brother, you can’t keep all the work to yourself, at least share some with us."

Leading the group was a balding man, who despite his unkempt appearance, exuded a thuggish vibe, entirely different from Wang Changkun.

"If you have any ideas, you can discuss them with me."

Lin Yi pointed at Wang Changkun, "They’re just workers, there’s nothing to discuss with them."

"Talk with you?" The balding man looked at Lin Yi, "Are you the one in charge?"

Lin Yi smiled and nodded, "My name is Lin Yi. I’m responsible for this."

Chen Lin shivered, feeling that Lin Yi was more intimidating when he smiled than when he didn’t.

"So you’re the Lin Yi from the phone earlier."

The balding man sized up Lin Yi, a hint of disdain and scorn in his eyes.

To him, someone like Lin Yi, who works in an office, was the least impressive.

All talk and no action.

A coward.

"Yes, but it’s hard to explain over the phone, so I came over."

"There’s really no need for that. We’re just here to find some work. You guys are starting construction. Let’s all make money peacefully, isn’t that good?"

"If you’d contacted me before construction started, we might have used you, but now that we’ve already hired people, I can’t just kick them out."

"There’s nothing wrong with that. If it’s hard for you to do, I can help."

The balding man gestured toward Wang Changkun and the others.

"I can chase them off, and hand the job over to us. We’ll do it beautifully for you."

"We’re in a harmonious society now. We can’t do things like that. How about this, next time we have work, we’ll look for you."

"That won’t do. We still need to eat."

Lin Yi glanced at him, "If that’s how you’re going to be, there won’t be any room for negotiation."

"Why not? We’re only looking for a job. Isn’t that normal?"

"That’s not going to work. We have to follow the rules. If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police."

"We’re not breaking any laws by being here, right? The police can’t do anything to us."

"I don’t believe that."

Lin Yi took out his phone and dialed Chen Bingqiang’s number.

He explained the situation, and the latter readily agreed to help.

"I’ve already called the police, they’ll be here soon."

"Haha..."

The balding man and his companions laughed.

"Why go through all this trouble? The police have been here before, and they didn’t solve anything. You still insist on calling them and won’t listen to advice."

"When there’s a problem, it should be resolved through proper procedures, not with fists."

"Do you even want to solve this with fists?"

The balding man patted Lin Yi’s shoulder.

"Kid, with your physique, you’re already weak, sitting in an office all day. And you want to go head-to-head with us?"

"Don’t worry about what I do. Just don’t be a coward," Lin Yi said with a smile:

"But our boss said not to use force, so we have to resolve this through the proper channels."

Lin Yi grabbed the balding man’s hand and removed it from his shoulder.

"So, don’t lay a hand on me. It’s not good for you."

The balding man’s expression changed slightly. A young office worker dared to speak to him this way, as if challenging his authority.

The balding man pointed at Lin Yi’s chest, poking it several times.

"Young man, you’ve been in the office too long, not knowing what the real world is like. Don’t pretend, it’s not good for you."

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