Chapter 124: A Great Victim

The villagers no longer cared about the previous relationships they had with Li Biao and began to curse at him viciously.

Every word was filled with malice.

This perfectly illustrated the saying, “In poor and harsh lands, bad people are born.”

The police officers, after hearing the villagers’ angry words, couldn’t help but feel a bit sighing.

After listening to the villagers’ story and understanding what they were debating, they had a clearer idea of the situation. But could Li Biao be blamed for all of this?

When they sold the land, weren’t they all smiling?

Moreover, if it weren’t for the government policy extending the Metro Line 5 there, and if the Qiankun Group hadn’t decided to build a football stadium there, the land in Li Jia Zhuang wouldn’t even be worth 300,000!

Now that the situation had changed, and the land had become valuable, these people started to create trouble, shifting all the blame onto Li Biao. Was that fair?

Were they really saying that when they were unwilling to sell their land, it was Li Biao who had threatened them?

Even if, for the sake of argument, Li Biao had conspired with the other party to cheat the villagers, he had already received the kickbacks—why would he still be putting up with all this trouble?

“Everyone, I, Li Biao, have always been honest and upright. I definitely did not collude with that boss to cheat the people of Li Jia Zhuang! Of course, when I convinced you all to sell, I may have exaggerated a little, but I swear to God, I did it for the benefit of the village!”

“The day I came back to the village, that person approached me and asked if we were willing to sell land for a factory, and they wanted to buy a large plot…”

“You all know how poor our village was—no one even wanted land when it was priced at 30-50 thousand, and then someone offered 100-110 thousand! I immediately rushed back to the village to consult with you! Weren’t you all excited and urging me to contact that person immediately? Everyone was worried that the boss would change their mind! Do you not remember that?”

“What did I do wrong? I’m just a middleman. If you didn’t want to sell, could I have forced you? Now you’re all unreasonable! It’s just that I charged each of you an extra 2,000 yuan as a service fee. If it’s such a problem, I’ll refund it all to you. Can you let me go now?”

Li Biao said sincerely, looking pitiful.

“2,000 yuan? Refund us? Li Biao, you’re really good at talking!”

“Even if it was us who wanted to sell, so what? Can’t we change our minds now? Li Biao, go help us get our land back!”

“Yes! As long as you get the land back, we’ll leave immediately! We won’t bother you anymore!”

“Li Biao, here’s the deal: for the sake of your reputation, if you can’t get the land back, just give us an extra 5 million for each household. Otherwise, we’ll keep making noise!”

The villagers weren’t moved by Li Biao’s words and remained resolute.

At this moment, the most unreasonable side of human nature was fully revealed.

Compared to the millions, the hundred thousand was nothing!

When they thought about the money involved, all their reason disappeared.

In short, the current situation in Li Jia Zhuang was all Li Biao’s fault.

“Everyone, calm down! I understand what happened in your village, but when you all sold the land, you were the ones eager to do so! Did Li Biao point a gun at you? Also, when you handled the paperwork, it was done at the housing administration office, right? That’s the proper legal channel, with legal binding. How can you expect to get the land back just because you changed your mind now? If you’re smart, just keep the money and move on.”

“Besides, even if Li Biao promises to ask the other party for the land, do you think they’ll agree? It’s like you bought something for 100 yuan, and it’s now worth a million. Will you give it back if the original owner asks for it?”

“I think this matter should end here! If you’re to blame, you can only blame yourselves. When you sold the land, you were all happy. Now you regret it? Too late!”

One of the police officers intervened.

“Exactly! I advise you all to be rational. The transaction was proper, and if it goes to court, you won’t have a leg to stand on.”

“Moreover, back then, who would have wanted to buy land in Li Jia Zhuang? Even 30,000 wasn’t worth it, let alone 10,000! Now, thanks to those two policies, the land prices have soared! I bet when you sold the land, you were all happy, and probably thought the buyers were fools!”

Other officers chimed in.

These words made the villagers feel guilty.

When they first heard Li Biao say someone wanted to buy their land, they had indeed mocked the buyer as a fool.

But who would have thought that the land would increase in value so much in such a short time?

“Officers, we’re not unreasonable people! But look, the land in Li Jia Zhuang has skyrocketed in price in such a short time! If this happened to you, wouldn’t you feel the same?”

One of the villagers complained.

“You can feel however you want, but this is all your greed. You even sold the land your ancestors lived on! Enough talking, everyone leave now! You’re disturbing the peace!”

The officer impatiently replied.

“You people have no idea! That land has increased by ten times! Now, to buy it back, it’s worth millions! I bet you’re all hired by the other side!”

One young villager angrily said.

“We don’t even know them, how could we be hired by them? Let me tell you, when you sold the land, you were willing! Now you regret it, but that’s just how it is!”

“Get out now! Stop disturbing the peace! If I get another complaint, I’ll take you all in!”

Seeing that the villagers weren’t listening, the police officer had to threaten them.

As soon as he said that, the villagers fell silent.

The room became quiet.

After a long pause, one villager asked quietly,

“Officers, how about we leave a few people here to talk to Li Biao? We won’t disturb anyone! Don’t worry!”

“As long as Li Biao agrees.”

They all turned their eyes toward Li Biao.

Li Biao dared not speak and could only lower his head.

“Okay, I agree.”

Seeing Li Biao’s response, the officers didn’t say more. They glanced around before saying,

“If you need help, call us. The police station isn’t far.”

“And you, don’t just stand there. Go away! If I get another complaint about you disturbing the peace, I won’t spare any of you!”

Under the officers’ guidance, the people in the room slowly dispersed.

Only the few representatives from Li Jia Zhuang and Li Biao’s family were left.

“Li Biao, contact that person now. Let’s see what happens!”

Hearing this, Li Biao nodded reluctantly.

He just wanted peace.

Without hesitation, he dialed Shen Fei’s number.