"Deal." Lin Chuan nodded.

The two high-fived as an oath, and the Feng Shui Master immediately left with Director Li and his group.

Qingzi looked surprised and said, "He... how could he make such a bet with you?"

"Because he is confident he'll win." Lin Chuan said with a bitter smile: "To tell you the truth, I don't have any confidence at all."

"Then why would you still bet?" Qingzi furrowed her brow.

"Because I can't afford to lose." Lin Chuan shook his head.

At this time, Zhao Zhonghai curiously asked, "Who is this old man? He seems to have quite an imposing aura, doesn't he?"

"He is Japan's most famous Feng Shui Master, Mr. Meichuan." Qingzi said with great respect, "Even if it's an important event in Japan, they would ask Mr. Meichuan to assess the Feng Shui and determine the site. He is very well-known in Japan. This time, Mr. Fujii spent a lot of effort to bring him to China to determine the site for Dragon Spring Mountain."

"I see." Zhao Zhonghai immediately nodded and said, "Then... if he loses, won't it be a significant loss for Japan?"

"Yes!" Qingzi nodded and said, "That's why I'm puzzled, why would he stake his future and reputation?"

"Who knows." Zhao Zhonghai scoffed, "This time he's bound to lose."

Lin Chuan didn't agree, because he had no confidence in himself at all. Instead, he seemed to understand the grand Feng Shui Master Meichuan's thinking quite well. The other party probably wanted to suppress him by displaying a powerful attitude. Moreover, judging by the old man's bearing, he seemed to possess some real skill.

"Mr. Lin Chuan, what are you thinking about?" Qingzi asked with curiosity at this moment.

"Nothing!" Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "They seem determined to erect this monument!"

"With Mr. Fujii's personality, he must have put pressure on the Committee of Wujiang County." Qingzi said with a smile, "That's why they're in such a hurry. I think... you shouldn't oppose them, there's no use in opposing. How can one's individual power contend with the state? Besides, isn't it just a monument? It's also Mr. Fujii's grandfather's last wish. If you make some concessions, couldn't you gain a huge investment? Why not do it?"

"You don't understand!" Lin Chuan said with a smile, "It's not that simple."

Qingzi looked at Lin Chuan with puzzlement. She didn't understand where she had misunderstood.

Isn't gaining an investment of several billion a good thing? Why bother about a monument so much? Qingzi smiled and said, "Alright, after all, this is your affair, as an outsider, I shouldn't, and can't, comprehend it."

It seemed that the issue with the monument had reached a stalemate.

Liu Dagu was incensed upon hearing the news.

Bang...

Liu Dagu slammed the table fiercely and angrily said, "These bastards, are they tired of living? They even dare to cause trouble; this is simply an open obstruction of official duties. Obstructing the government's business."

"Secretary Liu, what should we do?" Director Li urgently asked.

"Old Li, go and coordinate with the comrades from the Public Security Department." Liu Dagu gave Director Li a glance and said, "Handle this according to the judicial procedures. Anyone who dares to obstruct, arrest them. After all, this is the county committee's most important investment project at the moment, and no one is allowed to stop it."

"But, there are so many people in Dragon Spring Village, do we arrest them all?" Director Li asked awkwardly.

Liu Dagu thought for a moment and said, "Old Li, one must learn to be flexible. Haven't we been doing quite a lot of demolition and compensation work before?"

"This..." Director Li immediately understood upon hearing this, he laughed and said, "Killing the chicken to scare the monkey?"

"Exactly." Liu Dagu nodded eagerly and said, "That's right, arrest a portion of them. Hmph, the rest will certainly toe the line."

"Yes, I'll go handle it right away!" Director Li immediately agreed.

Lin Chuan and his group didn't stay in Wujiang, but Zhao Zhonghai did. Lin Chuan returned to Jiangbei City with Qingzi and Zhou Kai.

The next day.

The Wujiang Public Security Bureau deployed dozens of riot police and several dozen armed police warriors. For the erection of the monument this time, Wujiang County Committee had exhausted all their efforts, investing all their strength just to ensure that the Heroic Spirit Monument was established.

"Da Hai, those damned things are coming again." An old man with a walking stick trembled his way into Zhao Zhonghai's house.

"Then quickly gather everyone." Zhao Zhonghai hurriedly said.

Amidst speaking, Zhao Zhonghai had already hurriedly run out.

At the entrance of the village, a large number of policemen and armed police warriors sealed off several intersections. Director Li and several staff members stood among the crowd.

"Are you even Chinese at all!" Zhao Zhonghai angrily questioned.

"You surely don't need to doubt that!" Director Li said cheerily.

"Then why are you helping the Japanese erect a monument?" Zhao Zhonghai questioned again.

Director Li was taken aback, then he laughed and said, "The General Secretary has said that we should promote China-Japan friendship. You guys, a bunch of troublemakers, only know how to make things difficult for the country and the government. For the sake of securing an investment project close to ten billion, Secretary Tang and Secretary Liu have racked their brains almost to the point of exhaustion, but you people, not only do you not cooperate, but now you even dare to oppose. It's utterly detestable."

Zhao Zhonghai narrowed his eyes and scoffed, "What a China-Japan friendship indeed."

"I advise you not to mess around." Director Li sneered, "Don't blame us for not being merciful."

At this moment, someone ran over in a hurry, shouting: "Da Hai, it's not good, people have gone up the mountain, and the excavators have been driven up too."

"Damn, they're luring the tiger away from the mountain," Zhao Zhonghai was taken aback.

However, at this point, it obviously seemed impossible for them to head up to Dragon Spring Mountain. Zhao Zhonghai coldly looked at Director Li and said, "It looks like we must fight no matter what today."

"Kid, don't mess around, or it's obstructing official duties. Anyone who dares to make trouble will be arrested and sentenced!" Director Li, with his hands clasped behind his back, coldly stared at the group of people.

His words terrified the villagers.

"Don't be afraid of them," Zhao Zhonghai snorted coldly, "We're heading up Dragon Spring Mountain!"

"Let's go! Up Dragon Spring Mountain," the group of villagers roared in anger.

However, the intersection was blocked by the police and armed police warriors, and if they wanted to break through, a fight was unavoidable.

Regrettably, even Zhao Zhonghai alone was powerless to change the situation. The group of villagers were timid and overly cautious. Against a group of thugs yesterday, they dared to rush forward with courage, but today, faced with actual armed police and warriors, they were frightened.

The villagers immediately scattered, leaving behind more than a dozen people desperately resisting, only to be quickly defeated. Zhao Zhonghai and the dozen villagers were captured by the other side.

"Lock them up for me," Director Li said triumphantly as he looked at Zhao Zhonghai and sneered, "So you think you can fight, kid? If you're so capable, why don't you take down these hundred or so police and armed police?"

"Ptui..." Zhao Zhonghai spat at Director Li and cursed, "Traitor seeking glory."

"Take him away," Director Li roared.

Meanwhile, on the mountaintop, a group of workers was preparing to start construction at the spot designated by the Feng Shui Master yesterday.

In the jungle, Gou Dan led more than a dozen children, lurking within the woods.

"Brother Gou Dan, are we really going to fight them?" a boy in a gray hemp garment asked, looking to be only about thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Mhm," Gou Dan nodded, saying, "They're bullying us, how can we endure it? We must fight back and let them know how tough we are."

"Mhm!" the others nodded in agreement.

Everyone held a wooden slingshot in hand, their pockets filled with 4mm steel balls, which were mechanical parts, cheap and abundant. Gou Dan had collected quite a few of them, usually used for hunting. Now, these steel balls would come into use.

At this moment, an excavator slowly made its way towards the mountaintop.

"Get ready, everyone," Gou Dan hurriedly shouted.

"Got it!" the others nodded in response.

At that moment, a group of people pinched their slingshots, ready to fire.

"Fire!" Gou Dan shouted loudly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

More than a dozen steel balls shot towards the workers at high speed.

Crack crack crack...

Workers clutched their faces and screamed in pain, "Ah! It hurts to death, there are... killer bees! Run!"

Someone shouted that, and the workers scattered and ran for their lives.

The man driving the excavator looked disdainful and continued driving ahead.

Crack crack...

Several steel balls came flying over, shattering the excavator's cabin glass instantly, leaving broken pieces all over the place. Then, more than a dozen steel balls hit him in the face and head.

"Ouch..." the man screamed immediately. He quickly crouched down, shrinking under the cabin.

"Go!" Gou Dan shouted loudly.

A few people hurriedly grabbed their bags, which were filled with pine resin from the mountain, extremely flammable. Once ignited, it would burn violently. They threw their bags of pine resin onto the excavator. Gou Dan then lit the lighter and threw it onto the machine.

Boom...

The flames immediately roared to life. With more than a dozen bags of pine resin, the fire blazed up in an instant.

"It's over, it's over," the driver panicked, quickly jumping out of the cabin and hurriedly took off his clothes to try and put out the fire. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop the raging flames, resembling an angry fire dragon in full blaze.

"Fire, put out the fire!" the driver shouted desperately.

Regrettably, the workers had already dropped their tools and fled down the mountain. The driver, on his own, was unable to fight the fire. He could only watch helplessly as the excavator, worth hundreds of thousands, was consumed by the flames.

"How am I going to explain this?" the driver was dumbfounded.

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