Chapter 406

Lin Yuan rode, imagining a small donkey, speeding down the street!

The electric scooter had just driven out of the alley when the red light at the intersection ahead suddenly turned on.

Lin Yuan instinctively slowed down, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of the intersection corner——

Four traffic police in reflective vests were squatting under the tree shade, holding recorders, their eyes fixed on passing non‑motor vehicles, obviously staking out to catch electric‑scooter violations.

"Oh no, there are traffic police!" Yao Ping's voice shot up, his hands gripping Lin Yuan's sleeve tightly: "They're definitely going to check for carrying passengers and not wearing helmets! Let's just stop and apologize—fines are small, but impounding the scooter would be bad!"

No sooner had his words fallen than one traffic officer stood up, his baton pointing at them, a cold smile curling his lips: "That blue electric scooter ahead! Pull over! Riding with a passenger and no helmet—do you think we don't exist?"

The other three traffic officers quickly closed in, forming a semi‑encirclement, clearly convinced they couldn't escape.

Yao Ping went pale with fright, reaching out to push Lin Yuan's arm: "Deputy Director Lin, stop… let's just talk nicely with the police……"

But Lin Yuan didn't slow down; instead he twisted the handlebars, the scooter's motor letting out an urgent "whine" as its speed surged.

"No time to waste—the factory side is more urgent." Lin Yuan's voice carried on the wind into Yao Ping's ears, firm and beyond doubt.

"Ah? No way!" Yao Ping's exclamation hadn't even landed when Lin Yuan had already dragged him through the gap between the officers.

The lead officer hadn't expected them to dare force their way through; he instinctively stepped back two paces, and his baton clattered to the ground with a "pa‑da"!

The four officers watched the scooter skim past their pant legs and sped off, shouting in anger: "Stop! You dare break through the checkpoint?!"

"Damn it! Chase them!" The four officers instantly mounted their police motorcycles and sped after Lin Yuan.

"Director Lin, they're catching up!" Yao Ping sat in the rear, terrified.

This is fucking crazy! Way too scary!

Yao Ping has always been an honest, law‑abiding person his whole life—he's never done anything illegal!

But now he's being chased by a bunch of traffic police… Yao Ping really feels like he's about to break down.

"Don't panic, I'm here." Lin Yuan said coldly, twisting the throttle and giving the scooter full power.

At the same moment, Lin Yuan raised his right hand and shot out four silver needles!

In an instant, the silver needles pierced the wheels of the four officers' motorcycles.

The four pursuing officers' motorcycle tires blew out instantly, and the four bikes crashed to the ground one after another!

Lin Yuan didn't even look back, seizing the moment the green light just turned, he jerked into an even narrower side lane——

This lane had no pavement, just a potholed dirt track.

Construction debris half a person high piled along the side, a few green trash cans tilted crookedly in the middle of the road, forcing pedestrians to sidestep.

"Watch out! There's a trash can on the left!" Yao Ping stared ahead, his voice trembling.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed; he gripped the handlebars with one hand and lightly lifted the seat with the other.

The scooter lurched right, its wheels scraping the edge of the trash can as it slid past, making the can wobble but not tip over.

Just as he cleared the trash can, a line of drying bedsheets hung down ahead.

Yao Ping ducked low in fright, while Lin Yuan bent slightly; the scooter darted like a nimble fish under the sheets, the fabric brushing over their heads with a faint scent of detergent.

"Director Lin, slow down a bit!" Yao Ping squeezed his eyes shut, arms locked around Lin Yuan's waist, voice thick with tears: "This scooter is the one I bought just last year—it cost over 4,000 yuan! Every bump makes my heart ache!"

Lin Yuan weaved through the lane on the scooter, the wheels rattling over the stone path with a "clack‑clack" sound.

Yet he still didn't ease up: "Don't worry—if the scooter really breaks, the company will cover it; you'll definitely get your share."

……

Meanwhile, at the gate of the Rainbow Road Factory, the scene beneath the red brick wall was already in chaos.

Three yellow excavators were parked in front of the factory gate, their iron buckets raised high like three beasts poised to strike.

The excavators' engines rumbled "putt‑putt", shaking the ground ever so slightly.

Fu Li Group's demolition team surrounded the excavator, more than twenty thugs in black work uniforms gripping steel pipes and rubber clubs, their faces beneath hard hats radiating menace, blocking the factory gate completely.

Factory Chief Zhang Deng wore a blue work uniform faded from washing, cold sweat beading on his forehead, his arms still dusted with ash, as he spread his arms to shield the workers.

Behind him, a dozen or so elderly workers gripped brooms and mops, yet each wore a fearful expression, their bodies trembling slightly—

The factory workers, clearly the weaker side, were holding on purely by sheer determination.

"Zhang Changzhang, don't pretend you don't need face!", a thug with a scar on his face stepped forward two paces.

The scarred thug… drove the steel pipe into the ground with a "Thud—", his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping, "This land must be demolished today! If you keep blocking us, don't blame us for getting rough—we'll beat you all half to death and toss you onto the street, and no one will dare intervene!"

Old Factory Chief Zhang Deng's lips trembled, yet he kept his chin up: "This is a Su Group factory! All permits are in order—your forced demolition violates regulations! I've already contacted headquarters; just wait a bit longer…"

"Damn the wait!", Dao Ba Lian snorted coldly, raising a hand to shove Zhang Deng, "Even if headquarters sends people, they can't save you! Today I'm tearing down this wall, no matter what!"

Just then, a loud "Whooo—" from an electric scooter suddenly came from the alley entrance, its speed astonishing!

Before anyone could react, a blue electric scooter shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, screeching "Squeak—" as it braked hard, coming to a steady stop between the excavator and Zhang Deng, perfectly blocking the demolition team.

On the seat, Lin Yuan swung his long legs down, casually pulled out the key and slipped it into his pocket.

In the back seat, Yao Ping's face turned deathly pale, his hands still clenched tight on the seat edge; it took him a while before he dared lift his head.

When Yao Ping saw the sea of thugs before him, brandishing steel pipes, his teeth began to chatter: "Lin… Deputy Director Lin… there… there are so many of them…"

The demolition crew also froze, staring at the two people who had suddenly appeared and the half‑old electric scooter, their eyes full of bewilderment—

No one had expected that, at this moment, what came charging out wasn't a luxury car from the Su Clan, but such an unassuming little electric scooter.

Dao Ba Lian furrowed his brows, sizing up Lin Yuan.

Seeing that Dao Ba Lian wore only an ordinary shirt and trousers, not looking like any big shot, his tone grew even more overbearing: "Where did this brat come from? Dare to block my way? Scram! Or I'll beat you too!"

Lin Yuan ignored him, turning to look at Zhang Deng, his voice calm yet soothing: "Factory Chief Zhang, I've brought the people—no delay, right?"

Seeing Lin Yuan, Zhang Deng first stared in surprise??

When Lin Yuan took out his business card and handed it over.

Seeing the identity on the card, Zhang Deng's eyes lit up instantly, his tense body relaxing halfway, and he hurriedly shook his head: "No delay! No delay! Deputy Director Lin, you've finally come! They… they want to shove the wall through by force and even threatened to beat people!"

Yao Ping shrank behind Lin Yuan, furtively glancing at Dao Ba Lian's steel pipe, then feeling the electric scooter beneath him, he muttered softly: "Had I known it would be this scary, I wouldn't have come…… if this scooter gets smashed, that's 4,000 yuan gone……"

Lin Yuan didn't turn his head, merely lifting his gaze to Dao Ba Lian, his eyes icy cold: "Forced demolition requires proper legal procedures—do you have them? Without permits, you dare to move Su Clan's property—have you consulted our Wind Control Department?"

Dao Ba Lian sneered, "The Wind Control Department is nothing! You want the demolition procedures? Fine, here you go."

Dao Ba Lian let out a snort—he is the captain of the demolition team.

So he actually does have the demolition procedures.

Captain Dao Ba Lian pulled a stack of papers from his pocket, flipping them with a rustle: "Procedures? Of course I have them! Open your dog eyes wide and see—the seal stamped by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, proper approval! If you Su Group still don't get it, you're obstructing official duties!"

Factory Director Zhang hurried over, his trembling finger touching the seal on the document, his face turning even paler—

The seal's pattern and ink color looked genuine indeed.

He turned his gaze to Lin Yuan, eyes full of panic: "Deputy Director Lin… this… these procedures seem to be genuine…"

Lin Yuan didn't rush to judgment, his fingertips gripping the edge of the paper as he carefully flipped through each page.

Fei Fanjin had warned him earlier……

The other side's demolition procedures are indeed genuine. But this demolition contract has a major loophole!

They deliberately omitted the employee resettlement hearing records, and the approval scope mistakenly included the factory's core production area, which violates the Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land!

When he turned to the third page's land planning map, Lin Yuan's fingertip stopped at a red-lined area; he looked up at the captain, his tone icy:

"The procedures are genuine, but the loophole is significant. Look here—"

"The factory's core production workshop clearly isn't within this demolition's planning red line, yet you've drawn it into the to-be-demolished zone. And this page—where are the hearing records for employee resettlement? Without them, even with approval documents, forced demolition would be illegal."

As soon as he said that, the demolition team members visibly panicked.

Captain Dao Ba Lian, however, quickly regained his composure, stepped forward, snatched the documents, and shouted while pounding his chest:

"Don't give me that useless nonsense! The approval papers bear the official seal; even if there are minor flaws, it's just the Su Group being pretentious! Today this factory is getting torn down—no question!"

The factory workers shrank back in fear, someone muttering softly: "The procedures are genuine—are we unable to stop them…?"

Factory Director Zhang stamped his feet in anxiety: "Deputy Director Lin, should we first report to Director Su? Or get a lawyer? They outnumber us; we can't win by force!"

"No need." Lin Yuan raised his hand and pressed down on Zhang Changzhang's shoulder.

Lin Yuan stepped forward, staring at the demolition team members.

Lin Yuan said coldly: "Today, I will also defend this Rainbow Road factory."