The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 422: Compensation? Haven’t seen a single hair!

Chapter 422: Chapter 422: Compensation? Haven’t seen a single hair!

The foreman had just finished speaking when a man ran out from the group opposite, his hair dyed red, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his neck crooked and eyes squinting at Xu Qianli, examining him from head to toe.

"So you’re Qingshan Town’s Xu Qianli?"

"Perfect timing, I’ve been looking for you," he continued. "This mountain belongs to the Zhao Family’s village, and Five-Colored Cave has been guarded by our ancestors for generations. On what grounds did you sell it and not even pay us?"

"Damn it, if you don’t give us an explanation today, I’ll kill you no matter what!"

The redhead threatened and began swinging a steel pipe in his hand, ready to strike Xu Qianli.

He led the charge and hundreds of villagers rushed forward, intent on killing Xu Qianli.

The foreman was terrified seeing this and hurriedly spoke up: "Are you all insane? He’s the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town, and if you dare touch a hair on him, you won’t be able to get away with it!"

The redhead shouted loudly, "He’s ruined our livelihoods, we can’t let him off! Anyone who’s not a coward, follow me and slaughter this guy!"

As he spoke, the redhead waved his stick and charged at Xu Qianli, aiming a harsh blow at his head.

Seeing this, the rest of the villagers also charged, intending to kill Xu Qianli.

But the next second, the redhead’s movement suddenly froze, and the villagers stopped in their tracks as well.

They saw Xu Qianli pull out a gun, its dark muzzle pointing straight at the redhead’s forehead.

When Xu Qianli got out of the car and saw so many people outside, he had purposefully taken the gun Wu Kai gave him, just in case, and now he really needed it.

The redhead was so scared that he froze all over, but his mouth was still tough.

"Pfft, just because you’ve got a gun, you think I’m afraid?"

"You’ve only got one weapon, but we’re so many. Can you kill us all?"

"Go on, kill me if you’ve got the guts, but even if you do, our many people will still kill you!"

"Besides, do you dare to shoot?"

"Shoot then, if you’ve got the balls, shoot!"

The more he spoke, the more defiant he became, convinced that Xu Qianli wouldn’t dare to shoot, his voice getting louder.

The villagers subdued by the gun grew restless again, ready to charge once more.

"You think I won’t shoot, huh? Well, I’ll show you whether I dare to or not!"

Xu Qianli adjusted the gun’s aim, and bang—a gunshot rang out.

The redhead’s arm, raised high with the steel pipe, was pierced by the bullet, and he fell to the ground with a terrible scream, clutching his hand in agony.

Seeing Xu Qianli daring to fire, many villagers scattered in fright, while many more stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded.

In a car not too far away, Ding Meixin, Ge Pingping, and Teng Zining were also startled by the scene.

They had known that Xu Qianli was formidable, but they hadn’t expected him to actually shoot.

Especially Teng Zining, who had only just met Xu Qianli and didn’t know him well—only that he was very handsome and strong, with a loud reputation and many women—hadn’t expected him to be so ruthless.

With a single shot, Xu Qianli took down the redhead, then calmly pulled out a cigarette to light, his gaze settling on the villagers.

"The Party Secretary and Village Chief from Zhao Family’s village, come out!"

At that command, a small, fifty-something-year-old man emerged from the crowd. He wasn’t tall and was quite lean, but his eyes were darting around, giving him a shrewd look.

"Secretary Xu, hello. I’m Zhao Laogen, the village chief of Zhao Family’s village. Our secretary isn’t here," he said.

"We didn’t mean to cause trouble. Please, calm down, I’ll take everyone back right away," he pleaded.

Xu Qianli said, "You’ve already come all this way, no need to rush off so quickly. I want to know, why are the people of Zhao Family’s village causing trouble?"

Zhao Laogen replied sheepishly, "I don’t really know, I’ve just heard that most of the villagers are dissatisfied with the sale of Five-Colored Cave and wanted to seek an explanation."

"Looking for an explanation?"

"Then I need to unravel this mess!"

"True, Five-Colored Cave lies within Zhao Family Village’s territory, and before its development, folks from Qingshan Town did come here to discuss expropriation with your Zhao Family Village. The compensation terms were agreed upon. Initially, your village consented, so why are you causing trouble now?"

Xu Qianli didn’t deny that the Five-Colored Cave was within the boundaries of Zhao Family Village, but he insisted that the town had already provided ample compensation that had been agreed upon. On what grounds were they causing a disturbance?

Before Zhao Laogen could speak, a villager started yelling loudly.

"Bullshit!"

"What you’re spouting is all bullshit. Our village’s Five-Colored Cave was sold by you for so much money, and you haven’t given us a penny. Of course, we won’t agree to it!"

Xu Qianli’s ears perked up, "Not a penny? Impossible. The 50 million yuan compensation that was agreed upon with your Zhao Family Village was already paid out in full, and allocated to your village. Each of the more than 200 households in your village should have received at least 200,000 yuan."

"What 200,000 yuan? We got nothing!"

"Don’t even mention 200,000 yuan, we haven’t seen a penny!"

"The money must have been embezzled by some corrupt official, and now you’re trying to fob us off with excuses. Dream on!"

"You’ve come at the right time. If you don’t give us an explanation today, even if you’re armed, you won’t leave here alive!"

"Yeah, if he doesn’t explain, we’ll fight it out with him!"

The villagers became incensed again, ranting and ready to charge forward.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Xu Qianli suddenly shouted, silencing everyone, his piercing gaze directed at Zhao Laogen.

"I am one hundred percent certain that the compensation money for the expropriation of Five-Colored Cave and the surrounding hillsides was already transferred into Zhao Family Village’s account."

"Why haven’t the villagers seen the money after all this time?"

"Where is it? Tell me, where is the money?"

Under Xu Qianli’s pressing, Zhao Laogen put on a smile and replied in a servile tone, "I don’t know, I really don’t know anything."

"You don’t know?"

"As the head of Zhao Family Village, how could you not know?"

"You won’t speak, huh? I could shoot you right now!"

Xu Qianli pointed the gun at Zhao Laogen’s chest, his face filled with murderous intent.

Seeing this scene, the villagers couldn’t help but look toward Zhao Laogen. Could it be that what Xu Qianli said was true, that the 50 million yuan compensation had already been deposited into the village’s account?

Zhao Laogen, cunning as he was, could no longer withstand the pressure and knelt down with a thud.

"Secretary Xu, I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything."

"That money, it was lent to a big real estate boss in the city to earn interest, with two percent every half-year; a loan of 50 million yuan for half a year could yield a profit of 12 million."

"We were doing it for the good of Zhao Family Village, thinking we could earn some extra money for the villagers this way."

"Secretary Xu, you have to believe me, please believe me."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qianli couldn’t help but burst into laughter and laughed heartily.

After he had his fill of laughter, he brutally kicked Zhao Laogen in the chest.

"You scoundrel, using the town’s 50 million yuan compensation meant for the villagers to make usurious loans for personal gain, yet telling the villagers the town hasn’t paid yet. You have the nerve to claim it was for the villagers, shameless!"

"You’ve made a major mistake, and you still try to shift the blame to the town, inciting so many villagers to hinder the construction of the tourism project. You’ve got some nerve!"

"Ah, no, if it was just a case of high-interest lending, you would have done everything to calm the villagers and not let the situation escalate. But instead, you led so many people to create a disturbance."

"You damned scoundrel, what exactly are you plotting, and what else are you hiding?"

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