What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

Subsequently, several people got out of the other two cars, including district government staff in formal attire and reporters carrying cameras and notebooks.

Judging from their demeanor, they must have been reporters specially invited by Shen Jiangliu to record the groundbreaking ceremony.

"Everyone stay alert, a leader is coming," the crew-cut man reminded over the walkie-talkie.

Lin Chang'an watched from afar as Shen Jiangliu accompanied the leaders to the temporary platform. After a burst of noise, the construction excavator slowly drove over.

The groundbreaking ceremony is about to begin.

Just then, a commotion arose outside the construction site fence. A security guard said on his walkie-talkie, "Someone's here, quite a few!"

Lin Chang'an threw down his cigarette butt. He was in a high place, and when he stood up, he could see over the wall at a glance.

There was a bustling crowd, probably over a hundred people, heading this way.

The scene was magnificent, with shouts echoing throughout.

"No construction allowed! Protect the irrigation canal!"

"They're sabotaging our irrigation, cutting off our livelihood!"

We were almost outside the construction site.

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"Stop them! Don't let them in!"

The crew-cut man gave the order and led almost all the security guards to rush over and guard the construction site gate tightly, gripping the rubber batons in their hands.

The people outside included people of all ages. When they saw the security guards blocking the entrance and preventing them from entering, they didn't try to force their way through. Instead, they formed a small group and kept shouting.

"Defend Dongtantou, protect our water source, and safeguard the rights of farmers!"

"Defend Dongtantou, protect our water source, and safeguard the rights of farmers!"

…………

The commotion was so great that those on the platform could naturally hear it as well.

The middle-aged man in the executive jacket frowned slightly and chatted with Shen Jiangliu for a while.

Then Shen Jiangliu gave an instruction to the person next to him. After the staff from Jinhua went to the door and negotiated with the villagers outside, the door was torn open, and a dozen or so village representatives walked in from outside.

Lin Chang'an remained motionless, after all, he hadn't come here for the hundred yuan.

The dozen or so "villagers" swaggered in, while the loud shouts outside the construction site continued unabated.

Among these people, the one walking at the front was pot-bellied, looked to be around 50 years old, had dark skin, and looked like a farmer, but was wearing a suit.

Behind this man, Lin Chang'an saw a "familiar face." The man was dressed in strange clothes and had dyed his hair golden. It was the same blond-haired guy he had beaten up yesterday.

As he watched the negotiations, he glanced to the side and noticed that "Sixth Master Shan," who had been standing there just moments before, had disappeared.

On the large rock, only a cloth bag remained.

That old man!

Lin Chang'an glanced around and saw that "Sixth Master Shan" had followed the security guards toward the stage.

So he also lifted his foot to walk over, and his foot accidentally kicked the cloth bag.

With a clang, the contents were kicked out.

He looked down and saw a half-empty bottle of water, two steamed buns, and one more...

scabbard?

Lin Chang'an picked it up and took a look, his heart tightening.

This "Sixth Master Shan" is up to no good!

He glanced coldly at the hunched figure in the crowd.

Is the old man about to use a knife?!

This was Lin Chang'an's first reaction. He wasn't stupid enough to think the old man was holding a knife to peel an apple, after all, Liu Shanben was a notorious gangster boss in Haicheng.

Lin Chang'an glanced at the podium, where a large crowd of people were gathered.

This old man can't be that brave, can he?

Even if Lin Chang'an was ruthless and reckless in his past life, he would never commit a crime in front of so many people.

Based on his experience, he immediately judged that there must be Liu Shanben's enemies among them.

He remembered that "Sixth Master Shan" had been sentenced to life imprisonment. Judging from the current time, the fact that he was able to get out must mean that his sentence had been reduced, but he estimated that he wouldn't be out for very long.

He pondered this, and suddenly felt something was amiss.

The fact that "Master Shan Liu" drew his knife meant it was no small matter; he was likely aiming to kill someone.

The mission, however, was not to stop him, but to protect him.

There seems to be something wrong with this mission.

He brought up the panel and looked at it again.

Protect Liu Shanben

Lin Chang'an frowned, stopped thinking about it, hid the scabbard in his sleeve, and followed.

This is below the podium.

A portly middle-aged man stood at the front, his eyes gleaming with shrewdness, and his words were inflammatory:

"President Shen, County Chief Zhang has already said he will guarantee irrigation for our Sanjiang Village. Is your construction plan even feasible? Don't just try to fool us with empty promises!"

Shen Jiangliu's expression was unreadable. The deputy general manager of Jinhua next to him said, "Ge Sanbao, the bidding plan is very clear. Your village's irrigation problem will be solved by building wells later, which will definitely guarantee irrigation for your Sanjiang Village. Don't cause trouble at the groundbreaking ceremony at Dongtantou today."

"What trouble have I caused? You think you can just guarantee something like that? We don't believe it! Don't you all agree?"

Ge Sanbao took two steps forward, raising his voice, "Now the construction team is about to break ground, damaging the existing irrigation ditches, and our entire harvest this year will be ruined!"

The "village representatives" behind him echoed his sentiments, and the crowd outside the construction site also joined in the commotion.

The situation was showing signs of getting out of control.

And then, at this time, an anomaly occurred.

A fist-sized rock flew out from the crowd and smashed towards Ge Sanbao's head.

"Watch out!" someone warned.

Ge Sanbao reacted extremely quickly, suddenly dodging to the side, the stone grazing his shoulder as it flew past.

But the blond guy behind him wasn't so lucky; the stone hit him squarely on the forehead with a dull thud.

The blond-haired man screamed, clutching his forehead and staggering backward. Blood instantly seeped from between his fingers, flowing down his cheeks and smearing his face.

"son!"

Ge Sanbao cried out in alarm and rushed over to check. Seeing Huang Mao's face covered in blood, his expression changed drastically.

"Who the hell threw that rock?!"

He glared at his surroundings, his eyes so fierce they looked like he wanted to devour someone.

The people he brought with him also erupted in anger, grabbing wooden sticks and shovels and glaring at the security guards and staff around them.

Everyone on the construction site was stunned. No one knew where the stone had come from, and murmurs and exclamations mingled together.

Only Lin Chang'an could see clearly that the one who threw the stone was none other than "Sixth Master Shan" from the crowd!

After throwing the stone, Liu Shanben immediately withdrew his hand, hunched over again, and blended into the crowd as if he hadn't done anything at all.

This sudden bloodshed made Shen Jiangliu and the leaders on the podium tense.

The leader frowned, his face darkening slightly. His sharp gaze swept over the chaotic scene below. He didn't say much, but instead looked up at Shen Jiangliu beside him, his expression clearly showing dissatisfaction.

Upon seeing this, the district government staff immediately tensed up, and two officers stepped forward to protect their leader.

Shen Jiangliu frowned, wanting to explain something to his superior.

But just then, a second stone flew out from the security team, heading straight for Ge Sanbao's head.