Chapter 265 - 265 264 Captured

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265: Chapter 264: Captured 265: Chapter 264: Captured “Cough, cough! Now, we are going to officially unveil the last bid for the mining rights in Wanbao Village, Taiping Town in Anchang County.” Li Tianyang had a smile on his face, as he could already imagine his noble and just visage appearing in mainstream media the next day. There would definitely be nothing but praises and accolades, surely catching the appreciation and commendation from superiors. “Jinxin Mining Company’s bid price is...” Just when Li Tianyang was gleefully preparing to conclude, he suddenly paused for two seconds, appearing as if someone had choked him, unable to speak, his face instantly turned the color of an asphyxia patient. “Five million five hundred thousand...” Two seconds later, Li Tianyang finally revealed the price offered by Jinxin Mining, he forced a smile at the journalists, then loosened the button on his collar and hurried back to his seat without daring to glance at Dong Peng. With a baseline of six million, the bid of five million five hundred thousand from Jinxin Mining did not surprise the journalists, since it was only fifty thousand lower. However, some perceptive journalists caught Li Tianyang’s unusual reaction. Instead, the CEOs of the bidding companies couldn’t help but laugh aloud. “Competing with me with that? I bid twelve million! This mine is definitely mine! Hmph! Just watch, I’ll dig it down to three thousand meters to make my money’s worth!” “I also have a chance, although ten million is a bit less, it’s still much better than being destitute. Five million five hundred thousand? That’s not even enough to buy me a villa! How embarrassing to show up with that!” “Hilarious! Have they never mined before?! I really want to see which bumpkin is making a fool of themselves!” “...” Li Tianyang felt like his brain couldn’t keep up, like a rusty machine, only able to hear the buzzing in his ears. He could even imagine what it would be like tomorrow when the disciplinary committee would come knocking on his door. “Secretary Li, you haven’t given the final expert assessment price yet!” Han Jiazhen stood next to Li Tianyang and softly reminded him. Being the closest to Li Tianyang, Han Jiazhen saw his inconsistent behavior most clearly. He didn’t even need to think further to know it must be related to Xiao Yanzi changing the order of the bidding documents. It seemed this round was won by Xiao Yanzi. Li Tianyang quickly composed himself, then said to Han Jiazhen, “Director Han, let County Mayor Xiao read it, I’m feeling a bit unwell right now.” Han Jiazhen subtly acknowledged and then handed the assessment price document to Xiao Yanzi. Xiao Yanzi took the document handed over by Han Jiazhen, opened it, and her whole body shook and her breath stopped for a moment, because the price on it was unbelievable—five hundred and sixty thousand! This was the assessment price, known only to Li Tianyang himself. Li Tianyang claimed it was confidential, and this was precisely why he inadvertently buried himself. In just a few seconds, Xiao Yanzi had figured out many things. Li Tianyang must have revealed the reserve price to Pengyuan Mining, and to avoid suspicion and ensure Pengyuan Mining won the bid, he colluded with them to submit a close but distinct price—six million. However, he did not expect such an action would backfire on himself. Yet, how Liu Hun came to know the bidding floor price, she couldn’t remember wrongly, the text message clearly stated: Jinxin, five million five hundred thousand. “Ladies and gentlemen! The expert specially hired by the Anchang County Committee has given the assessment price of... five million six hundred thousand! Congratulations to Jinxin Mining for obtaining the mining rights at Wanbao Village in Taiping Town, Anchang County!” Xiao Yanzi announced the final result to everyone below with a smile. This turned the journalist section into chaos, while the proprietors who came to bid were stunned as if they had ingested too much melamine—five million five hundred thousand actually won the mining rights! Zhong Xiao’s usually calm heart jumped abruptly like he had a frog in his chest; he vividly remembered that the bidding document Liu Hun had handed him just before was completely blank, without a single price written. He wondered how he did it, this man was truly unfathomable. After the bidding concluded, Liu Hun successfully secured the mining rights in Wanbao Village. Public opinion stirred once again with debates and criticism targeting the Anchang County Committee. Initially intending to showcase this event as an achievement while simultaneously dealing with Liu Hun and Dong Peng, they hadn’t expected to end up with a loss. In the villa in Yuhua City, Dong Peng sat across from Li Tianyang, scoffing, “Secretary Li, you’ve really played your hand beautifully!” Li Tianyang immediately got upset. As a dignified County Party Secretary, to be mocked by this greenhorn, he sternly said, “Dong Peng, what do you mean? Do you think I would leak the bidding price to Jinxin Mining? Do you know who the legal representative of Jinxin Mining is? It’s Liu Hun! Mr. Liu! I dream of putting an end to him, would I leak it to him?” Honestly, even Dong Peng himself didn’t believe in his suspicion. He had investigated and confirmed that Liu Hun was indeed the legal representative of Jinxin Mining. Telling Li Tianyang this was merely to taunt him. Dong Peng slowly nodded and said, “Secretary Li, Vice Mayor Yang is your backer, and young master Yang is my backer. We are somewhat on the same path. No one wants a mess, and I’ve done all I could. I have played all my cards; isn’t it time for you to exert some strength?” Li Tianyang knew that Dong Peng was Yang Guang’s man. Burning bridges would do no good for everyone, and he had some dirt in Dong Peng’s hands. So he said to Dong Peng, “Dong Peng, this was a mess you guys created, and the specific planning was also done behind the scenes by you. I’ve done everything I could, now that things have messed up, I am left carrying the blame alone, what more do you want me to do?” Dong Peng also knew that, after all, Li Tianyang was a County Party Secretary. Even cornered rabbits will bite, let alone a high-ranking official. So, he said to Li Tianyang, “Secretary Li, you are not satisfied with this, nor am I. Young Master Yang is even more unhappy. So, we still need to do something.” Smelling the stench, Li Tianyang knew this was a pile of rotten dog shit, but he had to deal with it. He asked Dong Peng, “What do you suggest?” “I have investigated the origins of Jinxin Mining. It was Liu Hun who acquired it at a court auction with just over two million yuan. What can you buy with two million? A single excavator would be enough to strain him, so...” Dong Peng said, slowly leaning closer to Li Tianyang to continue, “what he holds is just an empty shell company! The name without the reality!” Stink! It truly stank! Li Tianyang thought Dong Peng would reveal some earth-shattering secret, but that was it! He disdainfully said to Dong Peng, “Dong Peng, don’t you understand these tricks? Empty shell companies leveraging loans from banks are everywhere, making quick money before doing anything else. You think that’s a secret?” With 500 yuan, you dare do a five-million-yuan business. Dong Peng was clear about this, and as a government official, Li Tianyang was even more aware. But there were always some who didn’t know. Dong Peng chuckled and said to Li Tianyang, “Secretary Li, including you inside that County Committee building, who has a clean ass? Moreover, which corner of the world doesn’t have a prostitute, isn’t that illegal? But everyone knows so long as it doesn’t get exposed, everything is fine! Once it’s dragged into the sunlight, it’ll die from exposure!” Although Dong Peng’s words were crude, they made sense. Li Tianyang had been in the system for a long time, and it took him a moment to understand that although everyone tacitly agreed, one really should not act on it. So he asked Dong Peng, “What do you suggest?” Dong Peng pointed at the newspaper, his finger landing on that gloomy face of Li Tianyang and said, “Secretary Li, a lot of media are currently focusing on this matter. Isn’t Liu Hun good at using the media? Why shouldn’t we make use of them?” “Your idea is simplistic. The media is not friendly to us right now. Why would they side with us?” Li Tianyang said to Dong Peng, genuinely thinking these worthless media reporters needed to be controlled. Always standing on the opposite side of authority was not good! Dong Peng was very dismissive as he said, “Money can make the devil turn the millstone, but without oil, King Yan’s lamp can’t be lit! I will pay off the journalists, you take the opportunity to organize a wave of propaganda against Jinxin Mining, and then we’ll take the journalists to make a surprise visit to Jinxin Mining. Give them a real expose, let everyone see what Jinxin Mining really is!” “That’s the plan!” Li Tianyang, savoring Dong Peng’s scheme, found it quite vulgar, but he liked it. Dong Peng and Li Tianyang quickly put their plan into action, throwing money and power around like rain in June, whether it is sunny or not.” The direction of the media changed overnight, turning their focus on Jinxin Mining. Liu Hun, reading the newspaper, immediately understood what was happening; it was clear someone was manipulating public opinion. Just as he saw this paper, he was in the law firm discussing the handover of Jinxin Mining’s remaining assets with Bai Lingfei. Bai Lingfei’s lips curled up in a smug smile, yet her face feigned concern as she said to Liu Hun, “Mr. Liu, it looks like you are about to become a star entrepreneur soon. The newspapers and media are all focusing on Jinxin Mining.” Liu Hun, feeling reassured, slightly smiled at Bai Lingfei and asked, “Bai Lawyer, when can I get a hold of the remaining assets of Jinxin Mining?” “Probably about a month or so!” Bai Lingfei pretended to be apprehensive, and then told Liu Hun. Liu Hun, knowing that this woman must be plotting something after being previously thwarted by him, wasn’t annoyed. He straightforwardly asked, “Can we pull it forward? I’d appreciate it if you could help, Bai Lawyer.” “Pull it forward? That’ll cost some money.” Bai Lingfei grinned at Liu Hun as she spoke.

Chapter 265 - 265 264 Captured

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