"Little Qian, go find Uncle Yi and tell him about Xiao Kang's situation. Have him inquire if Xiao Kang can be found," Zhang Liunian suddenly remembered his capable Uncle Yi before setting off to report the incident. He turned and instructed Zhang Qian.
"Okay," Zhang Qian replied and left.
As soon as he was gone, Zhang Liunian and Kang Dafu went to the police. Then, they went to rehire workers for the construction.
His department store needed to be completed quickly. The original workers were all gone, whether they were hiding or had been captured. Zhang Liunian couldn't delay the construction progress and wait for them to return.
Moreover, he wanted to see if those people from earlier would return.
Therefore, hiring new people for construction was necessary. Firstly, it could speed up the progress, and secondly, it could lure them into a trap.
However, to Zhang Liunian's disappointment, after he hired new workers and personally oversaw the construction site, more than half a day passed without those people appearing. Instead, he received news that there were problems with his land in Fude Village and Hongde Village.
"What's going on?" When Zhang Liunian arrived at Fude Village with Zhang Qian and the bodyguards, he saw the village chief and a group of people gathered around his hill, discussing animatedly.
Upon hearing that Zhang Liunian had arrived, the village chief immediately made way and said, "I don't know who did it, but they moved your property line forward by two meters, directly reducing your land by several mu."
This boundary line stretched all the way from one end to the other. Calculated, Zhang Liunian would lose a considerable amount of land.
Land in Fude Village was very valuable now, especially the area where Zhang Liunian was located. It could be described as land that was worth its weight in gold. Therefore, for someone to move the boundary line was equivalent to swindling Zhang Liunian out of money.
Zhang Liunian stared at the shifted boundary line for a long time, wishing he could find some trace, but unfortunately, he found nothing.
"Did no one get a clear look at their faces?" Zhang Liunian thought to himself. He suspected it was the work of that group of Hong Kong businessmen. The situation in Hongde Village was certainly also their doing. Were they planning to suppress him and annoy him like they did to Gu Lou?
Hmph! Zhang Liunian was not someone who could be easily suppressed.
"We can only stare here for so long," the village chief said. He had already asked around, and no one in the village had noticed. After all, this was not in the village center; who would come here to watch for no reason?
Zhang Liunian remained silent for a moment and then said, "Thank you for notifying me, Village Chief. I want to move this boundary line back to its original position. I'll need your help to find five people. I'll pay them 50 yuan a day to help me restore it to its original position within a day."
It was better to restore this boundary line sooner rather than later. If it lingered, it would become unclear. Zhang Liunian therefore wanted to trouble the village chief of Fude Village to restore it immediately.
"That's not a problem. However, if they dared to move it once, they might move it a second time. You need to make it clear to the person responsible," the village chief, being experienced, understood that this was a deliberate act. Otherwise, why would they dare to move the boundary line?
They were clearly not afraid of trouble, and only extremely shameless people would do something like this. Anyone with a shred of decency would not behave this way.
"This hillside was bought by the president of the Hong Kong Businessman Association. I know him. I'll talk to him about this tomorrow. I'll trouble you to keep an eye on it, Village Chief."
Zhang Liunian had a good impression of this village chief. Although he was also jealous that Zhang Liunian had received the lion's share of the village's land acquisition compensation, he hadn't said anything. This showed that he maintained his integrity and was someone worth befriending.
The village chief was unaware of Zhang Liunian's thoughts. He was simply doing what he believed he should do. Moreover, if Zhang Liunian hadn't reminded them, the entire village would still be consumed by jealousy towards Zhang Liunian.
It was he who had enlightened the villagers, letting them know that their village had a bright future ahead.
Therefore, they were not in any rush now; they would just wait patiently for the day they became millionaires or even billionaires.
"It's no trouble. As the village chief, this is what I should do. As long as you know who did it, I'll go call five people for you right away."
As the village chief was about to leave, Zhang Liunian remembered something and said, "Wait a moment, Village Chief."
The village chief stopped in his tracks, turned, and looked at Zhang Liunian with a puzzled expression, asking, "Is there anything else?"
Zhang Liunian was straightforward and told him about his development plans here. "I plan to develop all the remaining land. Didn't I say before that I would prioritize you villagers for jobs?
If anyone in the village is free, they can come to work. Of course, the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled won't be able to do it, as this is construction work, and those who can't exert effort won't be able to help."
"You're going to build factories too?"
The village chief had heard Zhang Liunian mention his intention to build factories in Pengcheng. Now he was developing and constructing, could it be for building factories?
Zhang Liunian shook his head. "Building factories is too small. I plan to build factories in Hongde Village. Here, I'll build department stores and the like. When the factories are built, I'll still prioritize you for employment. This is what I promised you, and I won't go back on my word."
As long as they were willing, Zhang Liunian's factories would prioritize them.
The village chief was quite satisfied with Zhang Liunian's trustworthiness. "I've noted it. How many people do you need? I can call them for you as well."
Since Zhang Liunian intended to build department stores in their village, it could indeed provide good job opportunities for their village, and it would be convenient for the villagers. In the future, if they wanted to buy anything, they could do it in their own village without having to travel too far.
"First, a hundred young and strong men who are not lazy. I'll add more if needed," Zhang Liunian stated his requirements unceremoniously.
The village chief did not find his request excessive. For development and construction, everyone would want to pick someone strong and robust; he could understand that.
"Alright, I'll get it done for you right away." The village chief turned to find people for Zhang Liunian.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian gave Zhang Qian a few instructions and asked him to prepare gifts to send to the village chief as a token of his gratitude for the reminder and help.
After resolving the matter here, Zhang Liunian rushed to Hongde Village without delay.
The situation here was the same as in Fude Village. People had occupied the land. Even more outrageous was that someone was digging foundations on his land in front of him.
When Zhang Liunian arrived, they had already dug nearly twenty pits. Looking at the rows of large holes, Zhang Liunian couldn't help but laugh in anger.
These people were openly occupying his land without any fear.
Since that was the case, there was no need to be polite. Zhang Liunian immediately kicked the man digging in front, sending him flying a considerable distance.
After retracting his foot, Zhang Liunian scanned the dozen or so men digging holes opposite him and shouted, "Who told you to dig foundations on my land?"
"Which bastard dares to kick my men? Are you tired of living and want to see King Yama!"
The leader, who was sitting aside watching his subordinates work, stood up from his stool when he saw his subordinate being kicked away. He walked step by step towards Zhang Liunian, his expression agitated, as if he had been waiting for Zhang Liunian to show up.