Chapter 761 - 336: Are You Threatening Me?

That’s why, for the past few years, she’d been sending 3,000 yuan a month to one of the uncles in the village to help look after her grandma.

For a rural area, that was a considerable amount of money.

Chen Xin couldn’t help but wonder, ’Will Xu Yun go back with me?’

...

「Meanwhile.」

Su Mu and Xu Yun had already returned to Jiangcheng from Shanghai.

Xu Yun handed out the things Su Mu had bought, one by one, earning a wave of goodwill.

But there was one person he still hadn’t seen.

And that was Jiang Peiyao.

While he and Su Mu were sightseeing in Shanghai, an earthquake had struck somewhere in the west.

So Jiang Peiyao, Yu Xuan, and Xino had gone to help, bringing several large trucks loaded with tens of millions of yuan worth of daily necessities.

He heard they brought down jackets, tents, some instant food, and so on.

The three of them insisted on going personally to ensure the relief supplies reached everyone who needed them.

After hearing about it, Xu Yun called the three of them to ask about the situation.

Besides reminding them to be mindful of their personal safety, he also transferred an additional 100 million yuan to the charity’s account.

He told them to use it freely and without worry—the money was more than enough.

At the same time, to ensure their safety, he immediately called Lin Wanzhou and had him take his private jet to go to them.

After all, in a post-disaster area, the biggest problem is a breakdown of order.

He was still a little worried about the three women and wanted him to keep an eye on things.

Afterward, he took the initiative to find Xi Huai’an and brought up the matter of the land auction, strongly expressing his dissatisfaction.

And so, at Xi Huaimin’s house, he met Zhang Heping once again.

Faced with Xu Yun’s complaint, Zhang Heping was also helpless, explaining that it wasn’t part of the plan. It was a company from outside the province, and they had no prior knowledge of their involvement.

Xu Yun was inclined to believe Zhang Heping’s explanation.

’He also felt that a leader of such high rank had no need to lie to him.’

As long as it wasn’t the government deliberately trying to fleece him, it was fine. It was just a few hundred million extra, no big deal.

After that, it was back to business as usual.

However, since they were all there, the official naturally had to start "tormenting" Xi Huaimin’s stash of Da Hong Pao tea.

Zhang Heping wasn’t greedy for money or women; his only vice was a love for good tea.

If it weren’t for this Mother Tree Da Hong Pao, he wouldn’t have come at all and would have just made them come to his office.

Ever since Xu Yun had shown off his exquisite Tea Skill last time, the task of brewing tea had fallen to him.

While they were drinking tea, Zhang Heping intentionally-yet-casually hinted to Xu Yun that the company that had competed with him for the land might have a "colorful" background, and that he should be careful.

He was currently at a critical period for promotion and certainly didn’t want any mishaps to occur during his tenure.

The development of Jiangzhong Peninsula and the renovation of the old city district were his two main projects for performance evaluation.

Xu Yun hadn’t expected that even though he was being so low-key, he had still been targeted by someone.

Just as they were drinking tea, Lin Suiling suddenly called him.

It turned out that the preliminary work for the factory she was starting with Yan Can was almost complete, and they were now preparing to begin construction.

But before they could even break ground, they ran into trouble.

Because they hadn’t used a local construction team for the earthwork, they were being hassled at every turn. Excavators and forklifts were even used to block the entrance to the project office.

They proclaimed that local projects must be handled by local construction teams, and outsiders were not allowed.

They could build the factory here, but only if they used their construction team.

If not, they wouldn’t be allowed to build.

Xu Yun asked, "Did you call the police?"

"We did, but it was useless."

"Okay, I understand."

After listening, Xu Yun said he would handle it.

After hanging up, he told Zhang Heping about the matter. "Director, you have to stand up for me on this.

If Jiangcheng’s business environment is this hostile, I might not dare to proceed with the next two projects."

After hearing what Xu Yun said, Zhang Heping’s expression turned grim.

This was a slap in his face.

Normally, for things like this happening on his own turf, he would turn a blind eye as long as it wasn’t too outrageous.

’But now, I’ve invited an important guest into my home, and instead of tucking their tails and staying out of sight, they’re out here barking like dogs?’

"I will give you a proper resolution for this matter." After finishing his cup of tea, Zhang Heping left with a dark expression.

At a time like this, if anyone dared to make Xu Yun unhappy and cause him to pull his investment, they would be making an enemy of Zhang Heping.

Whoever dared to ruin his future, he would make them pay.

Xi Huaimin chuckled. "Well, they’ve really pissed off my old classmate this time. I expect another major cleanup is coming."

"My fault? I’m a victim here too."

Xi Huaimin asked, "But since when were you building another factory?"

"A friend of mine wanted to strike out on her own, away from her family, and asked me to be a partner."

Xu Yun spread his hands. "And you know me, I’m easygoing. I don’t know how to say no."

"This sort of thing is actually very common. If you had told me earlier, this wouldn’t have happened."

Xi Huaimin explained, "In things like civil engineering, local protectionism is very strong. It’s basically all monopolized by local powers, just like that Qin Family you dealt with before."

"Uncle, you’re the one who put the Qin Family away, not me."

Xu Yun said, "I never make enemies. I’m very friendly."

"..." Xi Huaimin was left speechless.

Sure enough, the next day, a news story was broadcast.

[To attract more investors to participate in the construction of Jiangcheng, the entire city has decided to conduct a major investigation to completely eradicate local criminal forces and create a favorable business environment. The public is encouraged to report any such activities.]

Under this swift and decisive action from the government, the excavators and forklifts that had been blocking Lin Suiling’s construction site one second ago were all gone.

The next, their boss was arrested overnight by the municipal police and brought in for questioning.

The officials who had colluded with these local forces were scared to death and rushed to curry favor with Lin Suiling.

Anyone with eyes could see they had provoked someone they shouldn’t have.

As for Lin Suiling and Yan Can, they witnessed firsthand the power of Xu Yun’s connections!

’He just said yesterday that local thugs were blocking the gate, and today the whole city launches a cleanup campaign and arrests them?’

’Did it have to be so fast?’

Of course, because of Xu Yun’s incident, this city-wide operation benefited many other businesses as well.

It earned unanimous praise from everyone.

Previously, the construction team that had been driven away from the old city district renovation site and Ma Yongdong had been planning to bring people to the site to cause trouble and obstruct the construction.

But before they could even make a move, the city suddenly launched a major cleanup operation, scaring them into giving up immediately.

Between money and freedom, they chose freedom.

This also indirectly saved Chen Yang from trouble; otherwise, if people kept showing up to cause disturbances, his construction progress would have definitely slowed down.

In the general manager’s office of Cloud Real Estate Company, an unfamiliar visitor had arrived.

Ning Qian recognized this person; she had met him once before.

’He was the man who had competed with her for the land last time!’

Ning Qian looked at him and asked with a smile, "President Li, what can I do for you?"

"President Ning, I’ve come to discuss a partnership."

The man, named Li Deshui, said with a smile, "That plot of land on Jiangzhong Peninsula is massive. I believe it would be difficult for you to swallow it whole with your current resources. So, how about we partner up and co-finance the development?"

"I don’t need to."

Ning Qian refused. "If there’s nothing else, President Li, I won’t see you out."

"President Ning, don’t be so quick to refuse. You should really consider it."

Li Deshui said, "Sometimes in business, it’s better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

There’s money to be made for everyone, isn’t there?

After all, accomplishing something might not be easy, but ruining it is very simple."

"Are you threatening me?"

Suddenly, Xu Yun pushed open the office door, walked in, and stared at the man, speaking word by word.