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Chapter 1207 - 137

"Don't worry! When you had me rent that courtyard back then and said it needed to be kept secret, I rented all the surrounding households as well."

As they left, Bai Xuechao and Gu Xiangmeng, one on each side, walked with Xiao Ming towards the entrance of the alleyway.

"There isn't a single household within twenty or thirty meters."

"When you handle things, I'm at ease."

Xiao Ming nodded, "But you also don't need to be too tense; even if the secret is accidentally leaked now, it doesn't matter.

The Cao Family has already jumped into the pit, and not even the king of heaven can save them now.

I'm just a bit greedy and want one stone to hit two birds."

Bai Xuechao turned to look at him, her eyes full of undisguised admiration.

"Even now, I still can hardly believe that Longyin City's most valuable private enterprise was pushed to the edge of a cliff by you in just one month."

Xiao Ming chuckled, "This matter seems very impressive on the surface, but really it's worthless when explained.

Every person has weaknesses, and corporations controlled by people are no exception.

The most fatal weakness of Dabang is precisely its leading position.

Unrivaled in the whole of Longyin, from their chairman to their receptionists, they are filled with arrogance, disdainful of others, and thus they fail to see the cold arrows shot from the shadows.

It is also for this reason that Cao Zhining clung to the bait of the park belt planning, willing to empty their liquid assets just to secure it.

Archimedes once said: Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

The principle is just that simple."

Bai Xuechao shook her head, "Any 'principle' that can be passed down is simple, but very few can actually apply these principles.

I'm just thankful now that I didn't lose my head back then and chose to believe in you."

"Sis," Gu Xiangmeng said with a mischievous smile from the other side, "what you should be most thankful for is that you said 'my brother's woman' back then. Otherwise, none of this would have happened!"

"You little brat, I think you're really asking for a spanking!"

Bai Xuechao hissed through clenched teeth but couldn't help glancing at Xiao Ming's face out of the corner of her eye.

Taking the opportunity, Gu Xiangmeng hooked Xiao Ming's arm, "Brother, what are you guys talking about? A toilet that was shaken to reveal a hole by an earthquake in that courtyard is going to ruin Dabang Group? You're joking!"

"Actually, it's no joke," said Xiao Ming. "When you first went to sign the agreement with Xuechao Modeling Company, did you notice a disclaimer clause?"

Gu Xiangmeng thought for a moment then asked, "Do you mean that part about earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wars, and such?"

"Right. To sum it up, it means that if a contract cannot be fulfilled due to force majeure, the defaulting party doesn't have to take any responsibility.

And for property developers, cultural relics and historical sites are the forces majeure they least want to see and are the most unlucky to encounter."

"That's right," Bai Xuechao interjected. "Once cultural relics are found at a construction site, the developer must halt work indefinitely.

No matter how much money has already been spent or how much is being lost each day, as long as the department of cultural relics disagrees, there's nothing to do but wait.

There's no compensation and no subsidy. If it were a small company with tight funds that ran into this, they would go bankrupt 100% of the time."

"But Dabang isn't a small company!"

"That's why the gentleman deliberately drove up the price at the land auction, then stirred up the locals to cause trouble, forcing Dabang to shell out six hundred million.

Such a huge sum of money, not just for Dabang, but even for enterprises valued at over ten billion, is a big burden."

"Ah? The one who instigated the locals to cause trouble was Brother?"

Gu Xiangmeng's face was a picture of astonished enlightenment.

Xiao Ming cackled, "Exactly. From the beginning, they were the pawns I intended to use.

Also, do you remember what I told you on the day you went with them to make a scene?

This world doesn't side with you just because you're weak. If you don't act with integrity, you must pay the price.

And now, it's time for them to reap the consequences of their actions."

Having said that, he patted the girl on the head, mounted his motorcycle, started the engine, and rode off into the distance.

Gu Xiangmeng stood in a daze for a while before suddenly exclaiming softly, "I get it now! If they discover an ancient tomb, Dabang won't be able to develop the shanty area anymore, and naturally, the neighborhood's houses won't be demolished.

If they hadn't made a fuss at the beginning, they could have at least gotten some money by selling their houses to Maohe.

But now, they won't get a penny and will just have to continue living in their old, rundown homes.

They... they have destroyed their own chance to change their fate!

Xiao Ming's punishment is so cruel."

"The cruelty is their own doing," Bai Xuechao said coldly, "no one forced them to make trouble before."

"But brother just said that he was taking advantage of these neighbors."

"If they had even a shred of conscience, realized that what they were doing was persecuting a company that hadn't done anything wrong, or weren't so greedy, Mr. would not have been able to take advantage of them, even if he wanted to.

So in the end, it's still a case of reaping what they sowed."

Gu Xiangmeng was lost for words and hung her head as if she had run out of battery.

She knew Xiao Ming hadn't done anything wrong, but in her simple and kind heart, Xiao Ming was a pure angel, a hero who had saved her from danger.

Emotionally, she did not want any flaws to tarnish the image of her brother.

Seeming to have caught on to her thoughts, Bai Xuechao sighed silently, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Reality isn't a fairy tale; even a prince on a white horse can burp, fart, and pick his nose.

For a man, having a saintly heart often means mediocrity and incapacity; behind every successful person lies deception and bloodshed.

That's the price.

Don't be so down, think about it positively. If he really were an impeccable perfect man, I... cough cough, would you even stand a chance?"

Gu Xiangmeng pouted and said, "Sister, I understand what you're saying. Although it does make me a little uncomfortable that brother isn't a good person, it's not enough to upset me."

"Then why the long face?" she asked.

"Because I just realized that he deliberately portrayed himself as a cunning little villain earlier, with the purpose of making me disappointed in him.

Stinky brother, with a belly full of tricks, so bad!"

Bai Xuechao opened her mouth, then suddenly realized she had always underestimated this girl.

Gu Xiangmeng was not some naïve girl but a formidable opponent with remarkable talent!

"What? Hu, are you serious, there really is an ancient tomb there?"

At one o'clock in the morning, in a room of a three-star hotel in the city center, Wan Xingping asked in shock.

"What now?" Zhang Kehu, dissatisfied, shook the fat on his face, "You don't believe me?"

"No, no," Wan Xingping immediately waved his hands, "I was just startled and wanted to confirm, that's all."

Zhang Kehu curled his lips and tossed his phone onto the table, "I knew you had no vision. I took a picture, see for yourself."

Wan Xingping hurriedly picked up the phone, opened the gallery, and found there was only one photo.

In the photo, a pitch-black hole was obviously illuminated by light, surrounded by disgusting feces and urine. Although very blurry, one could still barely make out the contour of an animal's head within the hole.

Regardless of whether it's an ancient tomb, there's definitely something beneath that place.

Wan Xingping was thrilled, got up, and began pacing back and forth in the room, deep in thought.

Zhang Kehu was in no hurry, lighting a cigarette, his small eyes boldly staring at the slender legs on the sofa opposite him.

Because he had visited in the middle of the night, Wan Xingping and his wife hadn't had time to get dressed properly; Hu Xiaotong was wearing only a bathrobe. Despite her best efforts to curl up, she couldn't hide her smooth calves and feet.

After some time, just as Hu Xiaotong was about to lose her temper, Wan Xingping suddenly stopped pacing and said in a deep voice, "We can't handle this alone, nor can we involve anyone related to Bai Xuechao.

I'll contact Xing first thing in the morning.

If it's really an ancient tomb, just selling one or two of the items inside could provide for us to live leisurely and happily for at least ten years!"

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