Chapter 890: We Begin Our Action

I said to Tian Xian, "Don't worry about the money,

we can sign a formal investment contract with your county,

and any land‑acquisition compensation will need strong support from your county.

Your county also has to produce a feasibility report for the investment for us,

and all procedures must follow the proper process.

That means using the maximum force to enclose the Geng Family's Ancestral Tomb."

Hearing me say that,

Tian Xian was very pleased,

"Mr. Zhao, we just need to follow the process.

That area is all mountainous, so compensation is easy to negotiate.

Besides, the villagers don't want to farm, and the returns are poor.

Tonight I'll have people work overtime to draft all the development procedures for the project.

This kind of investment is a small project, so our county can decide on it without reporting upward.

However, according to regulations, your investment must pay a deposit,

and it must be paid at a certain proportion,

otherwise I can't report properly."

Upon hearing that, Yu Fang stood up angrily,

"Xiao Tian, if you mess this up again, you'll betray your brother's training."

Tian Xian felt a bit embarrassed,

"Sister‑in‑law, I only said we should go through the process; we'll return this money to Mr. Zhao."

I waved my hand,

"Sister‑in‑law, don't get worked up.

Let me finish; if our act doesn't look convincing, we might as well not sing.

You have to know that Geng Ping is a worldly person; whether we can attract him is an unknown.

If our act is fake and he sees through our plan, then Tian Shi in Xianggang will be even harder to handle.

So we must act convincingly.

And we must cooperate fully with Tian Xian's work.

I repeat the same: don't worry about the money.

Our investment must follow the process, so Tian Xian can report upward properly.

Also, Geng Ping can be convinced that there really are investors, coincidentally that we have enclosed their Ancestral Tomb.

Then we will deliberately find a way to make them relocate the tomb.

Only then can he come over to negotiate."

After I finished speaking, Yu Fang nodded,

"Alright, let's follow Jianqiang.

Xiao Tian, you must fully cooperate with Jianqiang's work."

"Don't worry, sister‑in‑law, as long as we follow the process.

I will cooperate fully.

I'm contacting the staff right now.

We'll work through the night on the project's planning.

We'll produce the project dossier tomorrow.

Once the contract is signed, we can start the land‑acquisition work."

I said happily to Tian Xian, "Right, Tian Xian must do this, and do it quickly.

Only this way can we lessen Tian Shi's pressure in Xianggang.

"Fine, Xiao Tian, whether your brother can get out of his current predicament depends on your work," Yu Fang said at this moment.

"Sister‑in‑law, I will do my utmost to assist Mr. Zhao," Tian Xian assured again.

"Tian Xian, the matters we discussed today must remain secret.

It must not be known to anyone else in the county."

We plan to invest twenty million; how much is your security deposit?" I asked.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will keep my mouth shut.

The deposit is usually 10%," Tian Xian said.

"Alright, tomorrow I'll arrange for someone to transfer two million to your finance account.

This will clear others' misunderstandings; we really are here to invest," I said.

"Okay, Mr. Zhao, we'll do everything exactly as you say," Tian Xian replied immediately.

At this moment I stood up,

extended my hand and shook hands with Tian Xian,

"Tian Xian, time is short; we won't chatter any more. We'll each hurry and proceed separately."

"Alright, Mr. Zhao," Tian Xian said.

After we left Tian Xian,

Yu Fang said all the way,

"This Xiao Tian still wants a deposit, honestly—back then Lao Tian worked so hard and begged countless people so he could become county chief."

"Really."

"Sister-in-law, actually what Tian County is doing is correct,"

"You should know that the Geng Family also has people; if they happen to find out we are fake investors, then how would Geng Ping think?"

"Everything must follow the procedure; we need to genuinely perform for the Geng Family to see."

"We're only spending small change now." I advised Yu Fang.

"Yu Fang also couldn't say anything else."

Returned to the hotel,

I immediately made arrangements, suddenly thinking of something: that Ding Li had been to Xianggang.

"Ding Li, since you've been in contact with Geng Ping, hurry back to Zaocheng,"

"Take Mr. He and Xiao Yan with you."

"After you go back,"

"Have Li Jia, Xiao Shitou, and Shi Jinhe come over."

"Carry out the investment and construction of the zoo under the name of Kun De Company."

"Brother, I want to help you here,"

"Besides, no one here knows me." Ding Li didn't want to leave.

"No, Ding Li, we cannot allow any mishap."

"You must go back immediately. Also, when you return to Zaocheng, there's an important matter: you need to wait for Geng Ping's arrival." I said to Ding Li.

"Okay, brother, be careful here; I'll take Mr. He and Xiao Yan back at night." Ding Li said.

"Yes, have Shi Jinhe bring a group of workers over; I'm worried the locals won't be easy to direct." I said.

"Alright, I'll call Jinhege later and have him bring a truckload of people over." Ding Li said.

"If anything else comes to mind, I'll let you know." I said.

Having arranged all this,

I and Yu Fang each returned to our rooms to rest.

I carefully reviewed everything again, always worried there might be something missing here.

If by chance Geng Ping doesn't come back,

I asked myself in my mind,

I have already inquired about the Geng Family's situation; among Geng Ping's generation, only Geng Ping is promising, while the others basically live in the village.

We simply can't come up with the money to settle this. You should know that being able to fence off their ancestral tomb means this investment is not a small sum.

If they want to come talk, it must be someone with strength who does the talking.

Their family will inevitably contact Geng Ping, urging him to return quickly.

To fence off their ancestral tomb and moreover destroy its feng shui—who could tolerate that?

You should know that people in Xianggang believe in feng shui the most.

Upon hearing that his family's ancestral tomb has problems, one would believe Geng Ping would surely rush back anxiously.

You should know that over these years he's been thriving abroad, and he thinks it's all because of the good feng shui of his ancestral tomb.

Destroying the feng shui of his ancestral tomb is tantamount to cutting off his source of wealth,

He will surely come to ask.

Of course, he really won't come back.

So I only used a lowly method to deal with it,

which is to truly destroy their family's ancestral tomb,

to make him utterly desperate.

This is why I had Shi Jinhe bring people over,

and also to take revenge on Geng Ping a bit.

Our next step is simply to fence off his ancestral tomb, but we will definitely not move his ancestral tomb.

All we can do is merely give him a symbolic stimulation.

Tomorrow we wait for Tian County's planning document to come out,

we'll see how much land needs to be requisitioned,

first we press down the dragon tail and dragon head of their ancestral tomb,

we'll talk about the rest later.

Thinking of this, I felt at ease and soon fell asleep.

At noon the next day, Tian County notified me, saying they had finished the project plan overnight.

Coincidentally, Li Jia and Xiao Shitou came together.

Thus, I brought Xiao Shitou and Li Jia to Tian County to sign the investment intent letter.

Li Jia asked, puzzled,

"Mr. Zhao, what kind of show are you putting on? Why suddenly come over to invest in a zoo."

You should know that we're currently short of money over there.

Xiao Shitou also said, "Dad, really, we can't waste money."

I smiled and said, "This investment is for Tian City; Tian City's hometown is Jiaonan County."

He wants to give back to his hometown.

Li Jia, do you understand?

Upon hearing this, Li Jia understood what was going on and didn't ask further.