The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 191: Crisis of Natural Scenery in Qingshan Town!

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Crisis of Natural Scenery in Qingshan Town!

He had just arrived at the location and hadn’t even had the chance to admire the view when suddenly someone burst out and started driving people away, leaving Xu Qianli very surprised.

Closely inspecting the few individuals, they all looked like troublemakers, with tattoos on their arms and legs, not at all resembling local villagers.

"Who are you, and why do you say this place is private property?"

"If I remember correctly, this should be the boundary of Chui Liu Village, the village collective’s forest. How did it become private?"

Xu Qianli started by interrogating them; he wouldn’t rest until he got to the bottom of things.

A tall man in his thirties, with fleshy, weathered features, stepped forward, barking loudly.

"Who the hell are you, kid? Aren’t there better places to hang around than bringing a couple of chicks to this desolate ridge to join in the fun?"

"This is indeed Chui Liu Village’s land, but it’s been leased by our boss!"

"See for yourself. Not just this hilltop—if you look around, all the lands you can see, including those of fifteen villages as well as this lake, all belong to our boss now."

"No matter where you guys are from, you dare to intrude on our boss’s private land, and driving such a big vehicle that you’ve damaged the road, you need to pay up."

"Today, unless you cough up a hundred thousand or eighty thousand, don’t even think about leaving here!"

The more the big man spoke, the louder he got, adopting an increasingly threatening demeanor as if he were sure Xu Qianli couldn’t fight back.

Xu Qianli listened, feeling that something was off.

"Who is your boss, and where’s he got the nerve to lease all the land of the nearby fifteen villages, even including natural lakes?"

"Moreover, what does he plan to do with all this land?"

Xu Qianli might not know about other places, but in this province, natural lakes absolutely couldn’t be leased out, let alone the land of fifteen villages. What were the villagers supposed to eat and drink?

Seeing that Xu Qianli wasn’t even mentioning compensation and instead was questioning his boss’s activities, the tall man’s anger flared up. Clenching his fists and exerting slight force, his knuckles cracked menacingly as he spoke with malice.

"Curious about who our boss is? You’d be scared stiff if you knew—it’s Feng Jiang, a big-time boss from the city."

"The reason he leased all this land and lakes is to plant eucalyptus tree farms and run a large-scale duck farm."

"What’s wrong? Judging by the look on your face, you seem quite displeased. Thinking of meddling in affairs that don’t concern you?"

"Let me tell you, my boss has a net worth of several billion and a vast network in the city. If you make trouble, he can have you sunk to the bottom of the lake to feed the fish with just one word!"

"If you don’t want trouble, hurry up and hand over the money. Two hundred thousand, not a penny less, otherwise don’t even think about leaving here easily!"

In the course of speaking, the tall man directly increased the financial demand from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand.

He was certain—although he did not know who this youngster was, the fact that he could drive such a nice car and bring two gorgeous girls to play in the mountains meant he must be wealthy.

Demanding two hundred thousand from him was nothing; he could surely afford it.

To intimidate Xu Qianli and make him pay up without a fuss, the big man gestured, and his henchmen immediately brandished their knives. Two others ran to the big G-Wagon to prevent Xu Qianli from driving it away with the others.

Seeing this, Liang Mi couldn’t help frowning and said angrily, "Look at what you’ve done, Xu Qianli. I thought you’d brought me to a good place. It turns out people have already taken over this area, planning to ruin everything and plant eucalyptus trees to set up a duck farm. Humph, such a waste of my time!"

Indeed, the scenery here was lovely, and Liang Mi was quite pleased with it. The untouched natural beauty could rival any outdoor film and television base in the country.

What a pity that such beautiful scenery was about to be destroyed by eucalyptus trees, and the lake would be ruined by the stench of a duck farm.

What a pity, such a pity indeed.

Xu Qianli said, "I only just found out about this, but don’t worry, I can handle it."

Such wonderful natural scenery, and yet they plan to ruin it by planting eucalyptus and raising ducks—Xu Qianli wouldn’t agree to it no matter what!

The burly man barked angrily, "Haven’t you fuckers heard me talking, I want two hundred thousand, are you going to pay up or not? If you don’t pay, don’t blame me for not being polite!"

While speaking, the burly man stared unwaveringly at Liang Yueru and Liang Mi.

The more he looked at the two beautiful women, the more impulsive he became. If it weren’t for his wariness of Xu Qianli driving such a nice car, surely a sign of powerful connections, he would have already pounced and brutally ravaged the two beauties.

Xu Qianli said, "You want money, right? It’s just two hundred thousand, no big deal. I just don’t have it on me right now, how about I get a friend to bring it over?"

"That works too. Hurry up and get your friend to bring it over, and make it quick. If it’s late, don’t blame me for being rude to you!"

The moment the burly man heard that money was on the table, he agreed without a second thought.

Xu Qianli pulled out his cell phone, made a call to Wu Kai, sent his location, and then went with Liang Yueru and Liang Mi, the two gorgeous ladies, to the lakeside to have fun.

Since they had the car, the burly man wasn’t afraid of Xu Qianli and the others running away. He kept an eye on the car and watched the three from afar.

Upon reaching the lakeside, Liang Mi saw that it was completely covered with extremely beautiful pebbles, and the water was so clear you could see straight to the bottom—it was unspeakably beautiful.

"This place is just too, too beautiful!"

"I’ve been on various movie sets over the years, seen many places with impressive natural beauty, but not a single one that compares to this."

"This place is completely unspoiled, like a pearl left behind in the world, unbelievably gorgeous."

"If my new movie could be shot here, that would be perfect."

"But just thinking that they’re about to plant a eucalyptus forest and build a large duck farm here, it feels like such a waste; such wonderful scenery ruined would truly be a shame."

Xu Qianli said, "Don’t worry, this place won’t be destroyed. No matter who wants to target Qingshan Town’s natural scenery, or tries to damage it here, I, Xu Qianli, will not agree to it!"

Liang Mi retorted, "Who do you think you are, huh? Can you even manage Qingshan Town’s affairs?"

"What if I told you that I’m about to take up my post in Qingshan Town, as the next Party Secretary?" said Xu Qianli.

"You? Party Secretary at such a young age? Are you joking?"

Although Liang Mi was not in official circles, she still had some understanding of certain matters. Did Xu Qianli really have that ability?

"Believe it or not, you’ll see in time."

"Come on, let’s go play in the water."

Xu Qianli took off his shoes, rolled up his pant legs to his knees, and waded into the water.

Caught in a playful mood, Liang Mi, grabbing Liang Yueru and lifting the hem of her skirt, also stepped into the water.

Not far away, a group of fish darted away in alarm, and two waterbirds at a distance took off in flight, playing in the water amidst the beautiful lake and mountain scenery—there was no denying how enjoyable it was.

However, they hadn’t been playing for long when the burly man roared from afar, "Stop fooling around, when is the money going to arrive?"

Xu Qianli called back loudly, "It’ll be here very soon. I guarantee you’ll be particularly surprised. Just wait."