Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

Chapter 470: Chapter 470: The Boss Hits Someone!

“What! Now that you have support from above, you think you can just oppress the people at will?” Director Guo glared at Chen Jin, grinding out each word with anger.

“Yeah! If you’re so capable, take our land and lock us all up, why don’t you!”

“Come on then! Take us away!”

“Come on!” The brothers behind Director Guo were all worked up.

Some of them had storefronts in Hejing, some owned several plots of land.

If those lands were to be acquired at a low price, their future income would be greatly reduced.

With each passing year, as Hejing’s popularity increased, their losses would be even greater.

Initially, Director Guo came with just thirty people to hang up banners, but as the incident grew, more and more onlookers gathered.

Eventually, even those with storefronts and land in the county started to panic.

They relied on rental income from their properties, and if their land was acquired by the Osmanthus Group at a low price, their future would become uncertain.

At first, they thought the public notice was good news, believing their shops would benefit from the upper echelons’ revamp.

In that case, they would definitely see higher returns in the future.

But after Director Guo stood up, they all started to feel that the Osmanthus Group behind the scenes wouldn’t be so kindhearted.

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and the merchants became afraid.

So more and more people began to gather in front of the Osmanthus Group’s entrance.

And their emotions were even more agitated than Director Guo’s, for they truly owned the land.

Faced with at least a hundred people, Chen Jin had long been troubled.

Lin Xiaotian and Tie Shan were also gritting their teeth.

If this were a battlefield, they would have started killing long ago.

But this was Hejing, a county town, a place meant for betterment.

“Qianqian, did you get through to Xia Liu’s phone?” As the crowd prepared to surge into the Osmanthus Group, Fang Fei asked anxiously.

“Not yet, I don’t know if that guy has finished his errands…” Li Qianqian felt helpless. Xia Liu’s phone had been unreachable since this morning.

It was just a trip to Binlai City and yet such problems arose, impressing all the ladies.

“Qianqian, call your godfather again and ask him what the situation is all about.”

“Okay, I’ll call him now.”

…

Watching the scene verge on chaos, Director Guo bowed his head, secretly smiling.

He wanted this turmoil as soon as the crowd grew larger, they would surely break through the gates of the Osmanthus Group.

He would then receive his due benefits, and perhaps even take advantage of the commotion to take liberties with those supreme-grade beauties.

Before Director Guo could indulge his fantasies any longer, suddenly, a piercing honk sounded from behind the crowd.

Everyone was jolted by the abrupt noise and turned their attention to it.

“It’s Brother Xia Liu!”

“The guy finally came back!”

“If he had been any later, the company might have been torn down…”

Seeing that familiar vehicle, the ladies’ eyes began to moisten slightly.

“Damn, the guy’s finally back.” Lin Xiaotian was also full of emotion; if Xia Liu had been any later, and these people had charged forward, he wasn’t sure he could have kept his cool.

Looking at the banners raised by the crowd ahead and hearing their heated discussions, Xia Liu’s face was filled with a look of helplessness.

His original intention was to renovate Hejing and create a win-win situation for the Osmanthus Group and the merchants.

What’s going on now, who’s spreading the rumor that Osmanthus Group is acquiring Hejing’s land at a low price?

“Brother Xia Liu, it seems like your company is in trouble…”

Liu Lanxin looked around with a bitter expression.

It seemed like what happened at Tianluo Pharmaceutical had befallen Osmanthus Group.

The scene looked much more serious than the reputation issue at Tianluo Pharmaceutical.

“Yes, looking at it, it seems someone’s playing dirty tricks behind my back! I hope it’s not what I think it is!” Xia Liu gripped the steering wheel tightly. The people outside, who should have been simple merchants, were now so agitated, it was clear that something had provoked them.

As the crowd slowly made way, Xia Liu drove the car to the forefront, but was then stopped by the instigator of the event, Director Guo.

“My brothers and sisters, the person in the car is the boss of Osmanthus Group, he’s the one who’s colluding with the higher-ups to buy our land at a low price!” Director Guo looked at Xia Liu for a long time before shouting loudly to the crowd.

“Ah! The person in the car is the boss of Osmanthus Group!”

“Get him out here! Otherwise, we’ll smash the car!”

“Come out! If you don’t, we’ll smash your car!”

…

Director Guo’s words instantly ignited the nerves of the surrounding crowd.

The boss of Osmanthus Group was now the enemy to them—an evil brute that would bleed them dry!

“Lan Xin, don’t come out, I’ll deal with this.” After instructing her, Xia Liu immediately got out of the car.

The moment he stepped out of the car, a sense of ominous foreboding surged within Xia Liu.

His brows furrowed slightly, and suddenly, he turned around and his palm swept out, gripping a wrist.

“Ah!” A sharp and desolate scream echoed continuously.

The surrounding crowd became silent and stepped back a few meters from Xia Liu.

“He hit someone! The boss of Osmanthus Group hit someone!” The young man whose wrist had been gripped by Xia Liu shouted loudly.

“Ah! He dared to hit someone! Is there no law anymore!”

“Right, Director Chen is here from the county, and he still dares to hit someone! Could it be that he’s truly bought off all the connections?”

The crowd at the back, hearing the news that Xia Liu had hit someone, immediately erupted into heated discussion.

However, those at the front of the crowd could see very clearly that Xia Liu had not hit anyone.

On the contrary, someone wanted to kill him!

“Who sent you to kill me?” Xia Liu asked the young man in front of him, his expression ice-cold.

“Hmph! I wanted to kill you on my own!” the young man retorted coldly.

“And what’s your reason?”

“Because you’re colluding with the higher-ups to buy all the county’s land at a low price, so you deserve to die!” The young man grew angry, his eyes appeared to spit fire as if he wished he could devour Xia Liu whole.

After hearing the young man’s explanation, Xia Liu contemplated him for a long time before finally letting him go.

This scene baffled the onlookers. Xia Liu clearly had the opportunity to harm the young man who had attempted to hurt him, yet why did he let it pass?

Did the young man’s words awaken his conscience?

The young man was also confused. He had been lectured by Director Guo all afternoon yesterday, mainly about how terrible Xia Liu was. Yet now, when Xia Liu had the chance to retaliate, he chose to let him go. What was his intention in doing that?

“My uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, I believe you all know me. I just came back from Binlai City, and I heard about some things in the back just now. As a representative of Osmanthus Group, I solemnly announce that Osmanthus Group will not coerce or force you into selling your storefronts or land under any influence.”

Xia Liu faced the now quiet crowd and declared his promise loudly.

Looking at Xia Liu’s earnest expression, the encircling merchants were stunned for a moment before looking at each other in bewilderment.

“Tsk tsk! Just because you say you won’t, you won’t? I have a friend who works at the county government, and he personally told me that your Osmanthus Group wants to buy the whole Hejing!”

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