181: forced demolition

“Hello, Brother Qin, do you have any other instructions?”

Tie Wei muttered to himself, Brother Qin just left, why is he calling again? Did I miss something?

“Tie Wei, gather more people and go to the North City Suburbs for me to handle something. I’ll send you the exact address later.”

With that, Qin Shou didn't wait for Tie Wei to reply, directly hung up the phone, and sent the specific address.

“Hmph, the Bai family! Since you don't follow the law, I don’t need to follow the rules either.”

Qin Shou put away his phone, gave Nuo Nuo a few instructions, and then left directly.

Near the detached old house Qin Shou bought in the North City Suburbs, it was bustling with activity. The entire street was packed with people.

Engineering vehicles for demolition, excavators, and other large equipment were all ready, but they were blocked at the intersection by a group of men, women, and children, who wouldn't let them in to start construction.

These people were naturally the local residents. The demolition compensation issue hadn't been resolved. The Bai family's demolition team originally planned to come for a forced demolition at night, but these residents were prepared. They took turns on watch, and as soon as they saw the demolition team approaching, they quickly gathered a large number of people to resist.

At this moment, these residents were all furious, standing in a line, forming a tense standoff with the demolition team.

From the crowd of the construction team, a man in a suit and leather shoes, with a middle part hairstyle and squinting eyes, walked out. This man, who looked like a human but acted like a dog, was named Fan Jian, and he was the legal advisor for the Bai Group.

Fan Jian walked out of the crowd, cleared his throat, and raised his voice, threatening: “I am the lawyer hired by the Bai Group. Our Bai Group has a demolition permit from the Municipal Government, and the compensation has already been agreed upon. You troublemakers are greedy, demanding exorbitant prices. If you continue to illegally gather and obstruct normal construction, we will call the police and have you arrested.”

As soon as Fan Jian finished speaking, a middle-aged woman walked out from the crowd. Although she was middle-aged, her features were refined, suggesting she must have been a beauty in her youth.

The woman, with an angry expression, reasoned: “You are illegally demolishing, and you still have the nerve to accuse us first? If you have documents, show them to us.

Three hundred yuan per square meter for demolition compensation, how dare you even say that? A house over a hundred square meters, only a few tens of thousands in compensation. This money isn’t even enough to rent a house. You are robbing us. We are not illegally gathering; we just want you developers to give reasonable compensation and protect our legitimate rights.”

“Exactly, exactly! We just want reasonable compensation. You can't even meet the Municipal Government's minimum compensation standard and you want to forcibly demolish our houses. This is illegal, and we will never agree. Everyone, let's defend our homes!”

Zhang Wei was also mixed in the crowd at this moment. Although he didn't live here, he had already bought two properties in this area in advance, hoping to make a profit. Seeing the woman's reasonable words, Zhang Wei also hid in the crowd and echoed her sentiments.

Fan Jian pushed up his glasses and sneered, “Doing things requires law and reason. You say we are illegally demolishing, but that requires evidence. Otherwise, it's defamation, and you'll go to jail. If you have the guts, sue us in court!”

Fan Jian dared to say this because he wasn't afraid of being sued. Everything, from top to bottom, had already been taken care of by their Bai family. Even if they sued, he was confident that these common people couldn't win.

As soon as the four-eyed geek finished speaking, an old man with gray hair and a thin build walked out from the crowd, pointing at the four-eyed geek's nose, his voice trembling with anger:

“You four-eyed geek whose conscience was eaten by dogs, don’t think we don’t know that you and those people above are in cahoots, already colluding, only bullying us powerless people. If we had connections, we wouldn’t be blocking the road here today. I’m telling you, if you want to demolish my home today, you’ll have to run over me first.”

With that, the old man actually lay down directly in the middle of the road.

“Defend our homes…”

“Defend our homes…”

Seeing the old man's action, the crowd's emotions were immediately stirred, and they became agitated.

During this time, these people had nowhere to turn for help. They wanted to pursue legal procedures, but the court consistently refused to accept their cases, citing insufficient evidence.

In desperation, some people wanted to expose it online to attract netizens' attention and escalate the matter, but unfortunately, all videos related to the incident were either blocked or instantly deleted after being posted, unable to even make a ripple.

Not only that, even if someone managed to post a video, a large number of internet trolls would spread rumors in the comment section, deliberately distorting facts and confusing the public. They claimed that the residents were demanding exorbitant prices, trying to make a quick fortune through this opportunity, and were 'nail households' obstructing municipal construction for personal gain.

However, the truth was, apart from a very few individuals who indeed wanted to make a fortune from this opportunity, most people just wanted reasonable compensation. After all, developing their hometown would lead to economic growth, benefiting everyone. Therefore, most people didn't have so many ulterior motives, but the Bai family's actions were truly too excessive; the demolition compensation was so little it wasn't even enough to buy a toilet.

Thus, everyone's emotions had been suppressed to the extreme during this period, ready to ignite at any moment.

Fan Jian's face was extremely grim, but in front of so many people, he couldn't openly lash out. If the matter truly escalated, even with the Bai family's power, it would be difficult to resolve.

Just as Fan Jian was undecided, Bai Junchen's call came in. The four-eyed geek quickly retreated behind the crowd, found an empty corner, and answered the phone.

“Hello, Young Master Bai, things are not progressing smoothly, I'm afraid there's some trouble.”

Bai Junchen on the other end of the phone seemed to have anticipated this, and his tone was calm:

“Hmm, you don't need to worry about this. You take the construction team and leave first. Zhao Zheng's people have already arrived. If the construction team is present and someone takes photos, leading to a fatality, it could easily implicate our Bai Group. But if something happens to Zhao Zheng's people, we just need to control public opinion and blame it all on gangsters.”

“Hehe, Young Master Bai, you really have a way. I understand.”

The four-eyed geek respectfully nodded. After hanging up, he walked near the construction team's foreman and whispered, “Later, when I speak, make sure to record everything.”

The foreman didn't know what Fan Jian's intention was, but he respectfully nodded.

Fan Jian walked in front of the many residents, deliberately putting on a righteous face, and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we understand your demands. Our Bai Group has always been the most socially responsible. Rest assured, I will personally report back to the group, and I believe the group will give everyone a satisfactory answer then.”