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Chapter 1388 Verbal Battle
"Whew, comrades, we've arrived!" Zhao Tianshan pointed to the hillside and said, "Comrades, charge towards victory!"

"Charge!" the crowd shouted in unison, and then climbed the sand dune. However, as soon as they got up there, they found a group of people surrounding a towering tree.

"What are they doing?" Qin Xuemei asked疑惑地, "It looks like they're going to cut down trees!"

"It looks like the captain and the others have started sawing!" Feng Cheng immediately realized what was happening; this had happened three years ago, so he shouted.

"Oh no, they might want to cut down the trees!"

"Captain!"

"stop!"

"stop!"

"Stop immediately!" Everyone rushed forward to stop them.

Lin Hao took the lead and rushed towards the Wind-Suppressing Divine Tree with lightning speed.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!" But Old Zheng hadn't reacted yet and was still urging the villagers to cut down the trees quickly.

"Ah~!"

Lin Hao was extremely fast; everyone only saw a black shadow, and then someone flew out of the crowd in a flash.

"My God, Dr. Lin has flown away!"

"No, it was Expert Lin who kicked the person away!"

"Is this even human? Is this speed even possible for a human?"

"How is Dr. Lin so amazing?"

The people behind Lin Hao, besides Feng Cheng and Zhao Tianshan who were already used to it, were...

Everyone else was stunned by Lin Hao's speed. It was too fast. Didn't that mean that Lin Hao had been giving them face all along?

Hearing Lin Hao's shout, the villagers, who were already feeling guilty, felt as if they had heard a thunderbolt, and it seemed as if their ears were hurting.

He was stunned at first, then a guy who was cutting down trees flew out and was caught.

The others, already feeling guilty, dropped their tree-cutting tools and hid behind Old Zheng.

"Old Zheng, we were all trying to help you, but now that you've been caught, what are we going to do?"

Everyone panicked, startled by Du Linhao's shout, and began to question Lao Zheng.

What kind of luck is this? They didn't check the almanac or choose an auspicious day; they decided to come on a whim, and yet they still managed to bump into each other.

Now that we've been caught red-handed, what are we going to do?

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw only a dark figure, which then appeared in front of them. Zheng San also saw Lin Hao's appearance clearly. His dead memories were attacked, and he instantly remembered three years ago.

Three years ago, Lin Hao also took care of them one by one. How come he's run into them again now?

Lin Hao naturally saw Zheng San as well, and then went up to Zheng San.

"Hey Zheng San'er, I taught you a lesson three years ago, and you're back again this year. What do you want?"

"My mother is on her last breath, we need to make a coffin!" Zheng San'er said, somewhat unsure of himself.

Lin Hao sneered and said:
"Three years ago, you said your mother was dying and you came to cut down this sacred tree to make a coffin. You didn't manage to cut it down that time, but we saw that your family was pitiful, so we let you go!"

"What? Three years have passed, and your mother has died again? Are you planning to make another coffin? And knowingly doing this, you're still eyeing the Wind-Suppressing Sacred Tree at the Agriculture Bureau?"

Lin Hao's words left Zheng San'er speechless, because three years ago her mother was also close to her coffin, which is why she had come up with the idea of ​​taking this tree.

But three years have passed, and her mother's condition has been fluctuating, dragging on for three years. Now she's on her last breath again, and what can she say?

If his mother had passed away three years ago, then there would be no excuse to cut down trees now. But the problem is that this time the excuse is still to make a coffin for his mother.

If his mother hasn't died in three years, does that mean he was lying three years ago?

"I, I~!" His stubbornness and indecisiveness completely baffled him, leaving him at a loss for words.

At this moment, Old Zheng finally mustered up the courage to step forward and awkwardly said to Lin Hao:
"Boss, this was my idea. Three years ago, we couldn't finish making the coffin, but my wife slowly recovered. This time is different; she's on her last breath!"

Old Zheng cried bitterly, saying, "I... I just wanted my wife to be laid to rest, that's why..."

At this point, Old Zheng hesitated and said:
"I was thinking, since you've already managed to keep the trees alive in the dam area, and the scale of the project is quite large, one more tree won't make a difference!"

Lin Hao glanced at the two men, then at the other villagers who had come with him, and finally said:
“The fact that we planted the tree on the dam doesn’t mean we’re abandoning this sacred tree that protects against wind. This is a big tree belonging to the Forestry Bureau; in other words, it’s state property. You’re damaging public property!”

"Do you know the consequences of cutting down this tree?" Lin Hao said earnestly.

"You said before that you didn't know the tree belonged to the Agriculture Bureau, so we accepted it as ignorance and didn't hold it against you. But what about now?"

"Director Yu must have sent notices to all your villages long ago. Didn't you know this tree belonged to the Forestry Bureau? You are knowingly breaking the law, which is an even more serious offense."

Lin Hao angrily rebuked the villagers in front of him, saying that if he hadn't known the plot and hadn't specifically suggested coming here for a visit, he would only have seen a tree stump.

Lin Hao looked at the people in front of him. There were so many of them. They were trying to get away with it because of the sheer number of people. He couldn't possibly kill them all.

Since reasoning with them won't work, we'll have to resort to some methods. So Lin Hao said earnestly:

"Zheng San, Zheng San, I don't even know what to say to you anymore. This tree is the last big tree on the dam, didn't you know that?"

"Didn't you ever think that because you failed to cut down the town's sacred tree three years ago, your mother lived for three more years!"

"If you had actually cut down the tree to make coffins three years ago, wouldn't you have used them then instead of waiting until today, three years later!" Lin Hao said, while using a trick to release a weak electric current.

"Hiss~!" Not only Zheng San'er, but also Lao Zheng and the other villagers gasped upon hearing this.

Like an electric current, it shot from the base of his tail to the back of his head in an instant, and then he looked at the wind-suppressing sacred tree with awe.

Seeing that the crowd had finally developed a sense of fear, Lin Hao intensified his persuasive efforts, saying:

"Do you know how important this tree is to Bashang? This tree is Bashang's last hope, and you still want to cut it down?"

"When this area stretches for miles, and is covered only by yellow sand that blocks out the sun, will you still be able to survive?"

“It’s hard for you to find wives now. Nobody wants to marry into this dam area. When the time comes, it will be all sand and there will be nothing left. What will you eat?”

"If you're lucky, you can move out and leave your hometown. But if you're unlucky, you'll have no descendants."

"Are you trying to drag the entire Saihanba down with you?"

"This tree is here, it's a glimmer of hope, a chance for other trees to survive. But if this tree is gone, everything is gone. How dare you do this?"

"Who gave you your confidence?" Lin Hao shouted angrily at the villagers. "Comrade, comrade, we haven't cut down the trees yet!" Zheng San was too scared to speak.

Actually, it wasn't just him; other villagers also realized that this was a sacred tree that suppressed the wind and sand on the dam. What if they cut it down?!

Lin Hao's words were far too serious. If this tree were used as a coffin, it would be for the entire village!

No, it's the coffins of everyone in the entire Bashang area. He can't bear such consequences, nor can his mother.

When they get to hell, they might not even have a moment of peace. Especially for Old Zheng, who is already over fifty, he feels a tingling sensation all over his body, as if he is being watched by something. He secretly thinks it's a good thing he wasn't killed.

"They haven't cut it yet? If we had arrived a few minutes later, there would be nothing left. At that point, going to jail wouldn't be the end of it!"

Lin Hao glared at the father and son again, especially Old Zheng. Although he had never met him before, Lin Hao could tell just by looking at his face.

After Lin Hao finished speaking, he walked towards the tree, circled it once, and found that it had only been chopped with an axe. Only then did Lin Hao breathe a sigh of relief.

Deep down, Lin Hao didn't want the tree to be hurt because of him. After all, he felt uncomfortable if Bo Ren died because of him even though he didn't kill him.

"You guys are lucky; at least the damage wasn't irreparable, otherwise...!"

"Hehe, you're going to get some peanuts."

"And because you logged the trees maliciously, you will all be charged with stealing national assets. At that time, no one in your village will be able to escape, and the whole village may be wiped out!"

"Even so, this still counts as attempted theft, and you might end up in jail for a few years," Lin Hao said deliberately, though not entirely.

"Because if Lin Hao were to take action, all those involved would be punished, and that wouldn't be an easy task."

"What? Comrade, this is all my fault, it has nothing to do with everyone else."

When Lao Zheng heard that everyone was going to jail, he was so frightened that he almost knelt down before Lin Hao and the others.

Lin Hao immediately helped him up, not actually making him kneel, but said coldly:

"You know you're wrong? How could you be wrong? The old man is dying, it's perfectly normal for him to be sitting in his coffin, but why are you all fixated on this Wind-Suppressing Divine Tree?"

Lin Hao didn't say it was a feng shui tree, since it wouldn't be appropriate to say such a thing in this era, but he conveyed the meaning clearly.

"We were wrong, we were really wrong, we'll never do it again!" the crowd begged for forgiveness, crying and shouting that they would never do it again.

"Hmph, so in the past, when people died in Bashang, were they all buried softly? No, right? But what family in Bashang would be planning to cut down this wind-suppressing sacred tree?"

"No, right?" Lin Hao glanced at everyone, then said in a sinister tone:

“Think about it yourselves. If you cut down this tree, you and your son will be able to eat all the peanuts. And the other villagers will either get a light sentence or go to jail because of you.”

"With no able-bodied people left in the family, and given the conditions in Bashang, how can the whole village survive?"

"Hey, you guys cut down the Wind-Suppressing Tree! Now your whole village will be able to reunite!"

"This...this...!" Everyone was shocked by Lin Hao's words.

Because it's really terrifying, but upon closer inspection, it seems to make a lot of sense. If the trees were really cut down, the village could be wiped out in no time.

"Have you figured it all out?"

"Understood!"

Although the villagers were illiterate, they didn't take anything about damaging state property seriously.

But when it was mentioned that this tree could suppress feng shui and that cutting it down would be punished, they immediately became afraid!

The key point is that this matter is easy to understand. Just like Lin Hao said, one can imagine what would happen if their family lost its labor force.

"It's good that you've figured it out. Will you still cut down trees in the future?"

"I'm not cutting anymore...!"

"I'm not cutting anymore...!"

"We absolutely refuse to cut any more! If anyone dares to cut any, we'll chop them up! Those bastards who will die without a family line!"

"That's more like it!" Lin Hao reassured him at this moment.
"It's hard for people from the surrounding villages to find wives, isn't it? It's because of the sandstorms in the dam area, and people aren't willing to suffer with you!"

"Therefore, this tree should not only not be cut down, but we should also protect it together and cooperate with the Agricultural Bureau to increase afforestation and restore the former royal garden scenery of Saihanba."

And as you should know, we have planted a lot of trees in Bashang, and now some of the tallest trees are as tall as two people!

"As long as we continue planting trees, Saihanba will become a 'Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall,' and you won't have to worry about not being able to find wives then," Lin Hao said, guiding the crowd.

Upon hearing this, Old Zheng and his son immediately voiced their support:

"Yes, we will not only stop cutting down trees, but we will also protect them in the future. If anyone dares to lay a finger on them, the whole village will not let them get away with it."

"Good, I feel very gratified to hear the villagers say that. All the words I just said were worth it."

"Fellow villagers, I was a bit harsh in my tone just now, and I hope you can forgive me. But I really don't want anyone to make a mistake that will lead to eternal regret."

"Okay, on behalf of all the staff of our forestry bureau, I would like to thank all the villagers for their support!"

"With the support of our fellow villagers, our tree planting work will be carried out even better in the future!"

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"Old Yu, are we almost there yet?" The leader, who had come with Yu Zheng, had also arrived.

"We're almost there, boss," Yu Zhenglai said, also panting.
"Climb over the hill ahead, and the hill is flat. The tree is in the middle of that flat area."

“We can go by horseback, but the slope is too steep. Engineer Li, Qu, and the experts are traveling by car, so we need to drive around it.”

The two then rode their horses over the hillside and saw Lin Hao and the others under a tree, talking to another group of people.

"Hey, is that Kobayashi and that group of college students?"

Then Yu Zheng came to the leaders and introduced Lin Hao, Feng Cheng, and the group of college students who had just arrived.

Of course, the main focus was on introducing Lin Hao. After finishing the introduction, Zheng Lai glanced at the eloquent Lin Hao.

After listening for a while, Yu Zheng nodded, then smiled and said:

"Let's go over and see if this expert you praise so highly is really that amazing, with three heads and six arms!"

"Got it!"

"Giddy up!"

"Hmm?" Lin Hao had just dismissed the villagers when he heard the sound of horses' hooves. He turned around and saw two figures rushing down the hillside.