Chapter 170: Only My Method Chapter 170: Subway Station Reconstruction Project

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

The fossils he spent over a hundred million to buy were eaten by that white-eyed wolf of a subway, and he got zero benefits out of it — but then it actually attracted an inspection.

Chen Yi didn't know if they could discover the subway's abnormality; he figured they shouldn't be able to, but what if they did?

His teeth ground with a creaking sound, making the young worker stare wide-eyed, thinking: this guy's sense of justice is a bit too strong, isn't it. Seemingly infected, the young worker wanted to say a word of persuasion, but turned to see Chen Yi leaving the subway station with a ferocious expression.

"Students these days!"

Passing through a secluded park corner, Chen Yi set down the little lizard and had it transform, while he himself called Luo Xiaoshan.

The matter had already happened; blaming heaven and others was useless — he had to think of a way to solve it.

The call connected quickly, and Luo Xiaoshan laughed mysteriously: "Figured you'd have to call me eventually. Interested in the land development on Jianshe Road? That plot hasn't even been built on yet and it's already appreciated 30%. Also, heard the original temple's incense wasn't thriving, and all its funds got swindled away — now they're applying to provincial and city levels for financial aid..."

"You guys won't have trouble getting the land, right?" Despite his anxiety, Chen Yi still asked.

Even though Luo Xiaoshan was still a student, through this matter he had gradually gotten involved in his old man's business, and right now he said confidently: "Completely by the rules. Never mind that we've already blasted that temple — even if we rebuilt on the original site, who'd give us 700 million? The money was long since run off with by that ahong."

The Luo family's company wasn't a soft persimmon to be bullied at will; even if higher-ups spoke, they absolutely couldn't be made to lose this much money for nothing.

Chen Yi chuckled: "Good that there's no problem. Now let's talk about my matter."

"Right, right, right." Luo Xiaoshan patted his forehead on the other end, laughing: "Got so excited I forgot."

Chen Yi hmphed twice: "Can your construction company inspect and repair subways?"

Luo Xiaoshan froze: "Of course not — where would we get subway projects? If you're interested, go find a state-owned enterprise. Jiangning First Construction, Second Construction — they all have a hand in building subways. Want me to help you contact them?"

Two months into taking over the business, his own connections weren't established yet, but he always knew who to ask for help.

"I need one right now." Chen Yi pursed his lips: "Can you find one?"

"How about getting an engineering team from Second Construction?"

Second Construction was the Jiangning Second Construction Team, quite qualified.

"Then it's settled — need it today." Chen Yi hung up and immediately went looking for Uncle.

Talking to family, he didn't have so many reservations. He briefly explained the Binjiang Road Subway Station accident, then said: "Uncle, can you find someone to let me take charge of maintenance and inspection for that section?"

"You want to make this little bit of money too?" Chen Rongjie was quite uncomprehending, then added: "There's media attention — it's pretty dangerous."

"I'm not trying to make this money..." Chen Yi stopped there.

Uncle mostly understood. He pondered a moment: "Do you have manpower? How long to fix it? What's the project budget?"

He asked a whole string of questions — everything that could be asked except "why."

Chen Rongjie had worked in state-owned enterprises early on, just like his peers — on one hand using the SOE's fast promotion as a springboard, on the other getting more chances to stand on his own and gain experience.

This ability of his was now mostly used on Chen Yi; he grilled him until his head spun, before finally letting it go.

But the more he asked, the more seriously he handled things.

Chen Yi flew to find Luo Xiaoshan for people, while Chen Rongjie didn't stop for a moment finding people to help. From his little nephew's words and between the lines, he could hear a slight anxiety.

Construction affairs had always been in Mayor He Fuhan's hands; phone slips and such were completely useless against him. Chen Rongjie had to take a roundabout approach — first found a Deputy Bureau Chief at the Construction Bureau, then went straight to the bureau to find the relevant person in charge.

Jiangning is a separately planned city; its high officials are ******, vice-provincial level high position. Relying on the Chen family's influence, Chen Rongjie early on crossed the division-level threshold and became a district high official with a principal position in the High-tech Zone — not high position and heavy power, but still quite weighty.

When He Fuhan was completely unaware, he handled business at the City Government — those who saw it just pretended not to see, quietly noting it in their hearts. This Deputy Bureau Chief was even an old acquaintance, with a pretty good relationship.

It was already near quitting time. At the Construction Bureau and Transportation Bureau, that Deputy Bureau Chief helped him find the relevant person in charge. Chen Rongjie loaded three people into a car and headed straight for Jiangning Subway Line Three Company.

Thirty minutes later, he called Chen Yi again: "Uncle got it done for you — sweating buckets."

Chen Yi thanked him repeatedly; if this kind of thing were left to others, dragging it out ten days or half a month would be normal.

Chen Rongjie warned again: "Patch it up clean — don't leave loose ends. As long as there's no evidence, it doesn't count. Don't fear suspicion. Suspicion doesn't count."

"Understood." Chen Yi felt a wave of warmth; from start to finish, Uncle hadn't asked him a single word about the ins and outs, making him much more at ease.

Subway Line Three Company was the operator of Jiangning Lines Three and Six, and also the owner of Binhai Road Subway Station. They issued an order, and the maintenance and repair workers wearing municipal vests quickly withdrew.

Chen Yi brought in Second Construction's people to fill the gap, but didn't let them start work — just had them wait.

22:30 at night.

The subway stopped at the platform on schedule, even though the tracks beneath its feet had swollen like they were pregnant.

Chen Yi got excited all at once.

He had long since sent all workers home and to the dorms. Now without the slightest hesitation he stepped onto the subway, and in a moment arrived at the Holy Qiao Kingdom.

Without spending time practicing, confirming the subway was all normal, Chen Yi quickly left Holy Qiao and returned to the platform, watching the subway slice through the middle of the pregnant rails.

He finally made the decision — he would not rebuild this subway.

Chen Yi was unwilling, no matter what, to suffer possible losses caused by construction.

Compared to the mysterious existence of the Magic Kingdom, He Fuhan and the like — all just passing clouds.

The decision is actually the hardest to make.

Once a person makes a decision, all that's needed is to complete the process and bear the consequences.

Because it involved the Magic Subway's secret, Chen Yi was unwilling to entrust it to others, so he set the plan himself and personally contacted people from all sides.

Four days later, the front page of Jiangning Daily ran a bylined article: "Line Three Station Reconstruction Sparks Debate."

In the article, two experts from a think tank profoundly described Line Three's long-standing loss situation, expounded on the various political obstacles the expert group encountered during initial design, and ultimately concluded: Line Three's current station design can no longer adapt to Jiangning's future development needs and must undergo a certain degree of reconstruction — the recent accident is the best footnote.

The so-called debate only truly began the day after the article was published.

With this bit of public opinion foundation, the subway company closed six stations including Binjiang Road as agreed, thereby temporarily shortening Line Three by one-third.

This loss was enormous, but Chen Yi only needed to provide enough inside information to compensate the losses of three high officials in the company — that was sufficient. As for the official side, though concerned with people's livelihood, no one really contested him.

Rebuilding six stations, at most closing Line Three's final section for half a year — compared to those places that repair roads all year round, what does it amount to?

Moreover, Chen Yi was truly preparing to rebuild six stations. Among them was the true target, Binhe Road Station.

The above-ground and underground passages of each station were to be transformed, and the exit positions of each station might also be adjusted. Most importantly, the subway tracks of three stations, including Binhe Road Station, were to be relaid with iron tracks, thereby bypassing Chen Yi's original station locations.

Easy to say, hard to do.

When facing something as important as the Magic Subway, Chen Yi did not want the slightest deviation. He hired professionals from overseas at high salaries, signed non-disclosure agreements, and then studied how to build a new subway station nearby without changing the original state of Binhe Road Subway Station.

Over the past half year, there had been nonstop construction projects near Binhe Road Station, such as water and electricity renovations or road repairs, all of which were elements analyzed by researchers.

The money in the Jinsheng Securities account was decreasing at a speed no less than its profit rate.

Part of it was used by Chen Yi to purchase fossils, and part was used for the renovation of the subway lines.

As for the banknotes Gold Source International solicited from Wall Street, they were stored away, ready at any time for use in critical moments.

Before the midterm exams ended, the renovation project of Binhe Road Subway Station was completed first.

The design personnel designed and built a four-story large shopping mall above the original subway station. The second, third, and fourth floors of the mall were used for sales, while the outer shops on the first floor were for rent. The center of the first floor happened to wrap around the original subway station and provided a warehouse with an area of 4000 square meters.

And the new subway station was located 50 meters beside the large shopping mall, thereby providing foot traffic.

The entire design and construction merely used one person's time, over three hundred workers, who, under the stimulation of double wages, fought arduously day and night, reproducing the speed of major engineering construction by the Chinese Government in African friendly nations. And to catch up with the work deadline, Chen Yi also spent a large amount of funds for the purchase and rental of various new materials and equipment.

Excluding land costs, over 20 million yuan in expenses made the construction cost per square meter of the mall nearly 8000 yuan, truly terrifying.

When the firecrackers sounded upon completion, Chen Yi let out a long breath of relief.

Chen Rongjie participated in the entire subway renovation project, asking amidst the noise: "You mobilized so many connections and spent so much money; is it just to open a shopping mall?"

Chen Yi had a face full of smiles but said nothing.

His younger sister brought several of her female classmates over, hopping and jumping, pulling Chen Yi and shouting: "Second Brother, from now on, do I not need money to buy clothes?"

Her female classmates shouted in unison: "Second Brother."

Then they laughed together in a group.

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