Chapter 214 - Chapter 214: Chapter Two-Hundred and Fourteen: Intimidation (2/2)
The entire place fell silent at that. The junior leaders quickly lowered their heads and looked elsewhere while the senior leaders looked embarrassed, secretly regretting not asking around before they came. The current situation was really embarrassing.
Ye Kun coughed lightly before fanning the flames as he said, “I read a story online. A couple’s daughter got kidnapped, and when they found her, their daughter had already gone crazy. She died not long after. The old couple didn’t say anything, but after that, the people in the village where they found their daughter kept getting sick. Not long after, everyone in the entire village died.”
He continued, “In the end, the old couple turned themselves in. They said that they regularly poisoned the water wells in the village. They poisoned the entire village because everyone there knew her daughter was a kidnappee, and when she was abused and tortured, no one helped her, so all the villagers were accomplices.”
After he finished speaking, there was silence. Everyone felt a chill run down their spine, especially the villagers who were at the door listening in.
After a long while, Gu Bei chuckled, “Why didn’t I think of doing that? Why am I actually here talking about cooperation with the local chiefs when I could get revenge instead? You guys even want me to invest in this place that was my daughter’s Hell on earth. What’s the point of investing in a place like this?”
He sternly questioned, “Am I to make this place better, make it into a wealthy area so that the people here can kidnap and sell more girls? I heard that the Zhang family also bought their current daughter-in-law. Are the local authorities ignoring this issue just because no one reported it? If I requite evil with good, then what should I repay good?”
The police chief couldn’t sit still anymore and hastily stated, “Don’t worry, Mr. Gu. We’ll absolutely crack down on illegal acts such as trafficking women and children and severely punish the culprits.”
Gu Bei glanced at him, and his expression relaxed slightly. Those present were all smart people. Seeing Gu Bei’s attitude, they immediately agreed with the police chief, declared they would do everything they could to stamp out human trafficking in the area, expressed their sympathies, and cursed human traffickers and the like in unison. Before such huge benefits, even that entire village was insignificant, let alone the Zhang family.
Gu Bei seemed mollified after everyone had expressed their attitudes and nodded slightly. “Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with anyone here, nor does it have anything to do with this beautiful place. We came here from Lu Town and made a lot of plans there. As for this area… Shi Nian, Ye Kun, why don’t we consider it too?”
“Whatever you say, Grandpa, ” Shi Nian replied in a deep voice. Ye Kun smiled and also said, “Grandpa, you call the shots.”
All the officials heaved a sigh of relief at that..