chapter 30 revenge begins

Ye Group building. "Go to the Lindong Area Worksite." Cinde Ye, dressed in a professional suit, briskly walked out with Cece Deng. "Yes, Miss Ye." The young driver immediately started the car. In the back seat, Cinde Ye and Cece Deng discussed potential collaborations with construction companies. As the Mercedes left, in the corner of the Group's building, a middle-aged man appeared wearing a black robe with long hair. His appearance was quite odd. With his sinister eyes, he watched Cinde Ye's Mercedes disappear into the traffic. A strange smile appeared on his face, giving off a creepy and eerie vibe. "Has Mr. Xia's construction team arrived?" Sitting in the Mercedes, Cinde Ye, while checking her phone, asked Cece Deng. "Yes, Mr. Xia's construction team has already started working on the site," Cece Deng replied. Cinde Ye nodded and remained silent. After half an hour, the Mercedes arrived at the New Century City development construction site in the Lindong Area. The area was vast and had been idle for some time. There was a small reservoir in which ducks were raised, but now due to development, the farmers had to relocate. At the entrance of the construction site, a group of construction workers in uniform could be seen. They seemed to be stopped by someone and were not allowed into the site, causing a commotion. The Mercedes approached slowly. Seeing the crowd at the entrance, Cinde Ye raised an eyebrow and got out of the car with Cece Deng. A middle-aged man named Constant Xia, who was a part of Cinde Ye's collaborative construction team, quickly approached. "Miss Ye, I was just about to contact you," Constant Xia said as he approached. "What's going on there?" Cinde Ye asked, pointing to the crowd. "Miss Ye, these local youths are blocking the entrance. They claim that the compensation you gave to the farmer for his relocation was insufficient and won't let our construction team in," Constant Xia explained with a helpless shrug. "How could that be? We've already negotiated and confirmed the relocation compensation with the farmer York Zhang. Otherwise, we wouldn't have called your team to start the work," Cece Deng said in disbelief. "I don't know about that, it's your business. But now they won't let us in," Constant Xia replied helplessly. Cinde Ye, sensing that something was amiss, went to address the situation with Cece Deng and Constant Xia. At the entrance, a group of young men from various backgrounds blocked the way. Among them was a young man with a scar near his left eye, with a buzz-cut, giving off a very fierce vibe. He was sitting on a rock, smoking. "Who's in charge here?" Cinde Ye and Cece Deng walked up, addressing the group blocking the entrance. The young man with the scar squinted at Cinde Ye, smirked, and threw his cigarette on the ground before standing up, "I am." Cinde Ye looked at him coldly and asked, "Who are you people? Don't you know that this land has been taken over by our Ye Group for the New Century City development?" "I know. I also know that you're the beautiful CEO of the Ye Group, Cinde Ye," the man with the scar said as he brazenly sized up Cinde Ye with a malicious grin. Seeing his malicious demeanour, Cinde Ye felt disgusted and coldly said, "You know that and yet you're still here. Do you want me to call the police?" "Call the police? Ha! Go ahead and try." Scar was not afraid at all, but laughed loudly instead. He glanced at Cinde Ye and pointed to the breeding farm inside, "York Zhang of the breeding farm is my uncle. He has already transferred the farm to me!” "The relocation agreement you discussed with him before, I don't agree. If you want to start work, give me a satisfactory relocation compensation first." Cinde Ye's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked at him, her voice cold, "How much do you want?" "Not much, one hundred million!" Scar stretched out five fingers, giving Cinde Ye a wicked smile. "One hundred million, are you out of your minds?" Cece Deng's eyes widened, disbelieving as she looked at Scar. Cinde Ye's pretty face was overcast, her eyes coldly staring at Scar, and without another word, she turned and left. Cece Deng and Constant Xia hurried to follow, returning to the side of the Mercedes. Constant Xia said, "Miss Ye, what should we do now?" "Mr. Xia, take your construction team back first. Wait for me to resolve this matter, then I'll notify you to start," Cinde Ye told Constant Xia. "Alright, Miss Ye." Hearing this, Constant Xia could only sigh helplessly, calling on their construction workers to retreat. Cinde Ye's eyes gave a cold stare, ignoring Scar and his group, and turned back to the Mercedes. Cece Deng hurried forward, and the car turned around and left. "Miss Ye, they are clearly deliberately making things difficult for us. He even had the nerve to say one hundred million," Cece Deng exclaimed, annoyed on Cinde Ye's behalf. Cinde Ye's expression was gloomy, and she instructed the driver, "Go to the town government." "Yes, Miss Ye." The driver immediately turned around and headed towards the town government. Seeing Cinde Ye's unhappy face, Cece Deng didn't dare to speak. Forty minutes later, the Mercedes stopped at the entrance of the town government. Cinde Ye, with Cece Deng, went straight in. Someone had already called Mayor Tao, who soon appeared in the office, and his secretary ushered them in. "Miss Ye, what brings you here? Chen, quickly, make tea. Please, Miss Ye, have a seat," Alan Tao greeted them, instructing his secretary to pour tea and inviting them to sit on the sofa in the reception room. "No need, Mayor Tao. I came today just to ask if you know about the farm inside the Lindong Area development site?" Cinde Ye looked at Alan Tao and went straight to the point. "Oh, that farmer? Yes, I know. He contracted that piece of land years ago. Come to think of it, I think there are still five years left on his contract. But now, the government needs to develop the New Century City project, so we have to relocate them. Miss Ye, why do you ask? Didn't you already reach a relocation compensation agreement with that farmer?" Alan Tao was puzzled, looking at Cinde Ye. "We did reach an agreement, but when I went to the site just now, I was blocked by a group of people. They claimed that the person in charge of the farmers had already transferred the farm to them. They demanded that Ye Group pay them one hundred million before they would hand over the land to us," Cinde Ye explained, her eyes fixed on Alan Tao, testing the mayor. "Such a thing had happened? How come I wasn’t informed about it?" Alan Tao looked surprised, looking at Cinde Ye, and laughed, "But Miss Ye, the New Century City development project has been entrusted to you. This is also a sign of the town government's trust in Ye Group. Although I'm not sure what exactly is happening, I believe you should be able to solve this kind of issue, right?" Cinde Ye's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her eyes fixed on Mayor Tao, who wore a smile. She had her answer in her heart and nodded, "Rest assured, Mayor Tao. I was just inquiring about the situation. Ye Group will handle this matter."