Chapter 214 - Chapter 214: Chapter Two-Hundred and Fourteen: Intimidation (1/2)
Chapter 214: Chapter Two-Hundred and Fourteen: Intimidation
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Not only the Zhang family but everyone present was dumbfounded. The villagers didn’t expect the Zhang family to actually have such a treasure hidden away! ‘As expected, that family wasn’t ofone heart and mind with the village! the villagers thought.
Driven by curiosity, the villagers followed the group to the village committee. The leaders of the province and city surrounded Gu Bei and the others as they introduced themselves, all more than eager to introduce the projects they brought.
Gu Bei waited for everyone to finish speaking before slowly opening his mouth to say, “You want me to invest here? I can do that. Not only can I invest, but I’ve also brought people from the Shi, Ye, and the Hai family of Rong City here with me. We can all develop this place.”
The leaders and locals’ faces lit up with joy when they heard this.
“Then, do you all know why I’m here?” Gu Bei asked.
The leaders looked at each other once again. They’d flocked here after receiving news from the leaders of Lu Town. They heard that Lu Town had obtained a lot of benefits from these outside investors and were green with envy. So they’d hurriedly listed all their respective projects and rushed here without asking or investigating why these people had come here. After all, it wasn’t easy to attract such big-shot investors.
The man in charge of the city’s development, Old Wang, quickly smoothed things over, saying, “Honestly, Mr. Gu, we rushed over as soon as we heard the news that you were here. We really don’t understand how and what potential you saw in our area, so we thought we might as well ask you face to face when we meet.”
He wanted to say that their area is an outstanding place, but looking at Mr. Gu’s dark expression, it would be best not to say too much right now. It was better to go along with their distinguished guest and let him take the initiative.
Gu Bei was all too familiar with dealing with bureaucrats. Hence, he briefly told them about his daughter’s disappearance when she was a child