Clearing the Air

After Director Li said those words to scare the villagers, the villagers immediately quietened down.

After all, most of the representatives from the various villages were the elders of the villages, and these elders were almost all not very cultured.

Director Li's sharp eyes swept across the villagers present and he immediately shouted, "Which one of you can tell me why you suddenly came to the Shi family? Has the Shi family not paid the money they owe all of you? You even scolded the Shi family for being black-hearted and earning black-hearted money. Hmph, as a member of the government, I'll tell you very fairly that your land being expropriated has nothing to do with the Shi family or Gu Qingming. Your land being expropriated is an order from the country."

When the villagers heard this, their thoughts immediately turned. They were completely unconvinced.