A young man from another world returned to his hometown.

Chapter 93 Potential Crisis

"Don't be so wishy-washy."

Lin Yecheng rushed towards the tin-roofed house along the slightly sturdier wall.

Unbeknownst to them, two pairs of eyes were watching them from mid-air.

Syl blinked and turned to look at Lin Yan beside her.

"Honey, they...took those things away?"

"Yes, he's my cousin."

Lin Yan looked down, a slight smile playing on his lips. He was already preparing to make a move, but before he could, he saw the man rush in.

"Yes, they took it."

Lin Yan withdrew his gaze.

Syl gently hooked her fingers around Lin Yan's sleeve.

"...Then let them handle it?"

Lin Yan took her hand and nodded slightly.

On this land, there are people who are protecting it in their own way, so he will be the one behind the scenes, protecting them and letting them handle things according to their own ideas.

"Brother Cheng, did you get it?"

Lin Yecheng was still panting as he patted a backpack full of documents.

"Got it! Those bastards aren't getting away this time. Let's go find Jiayao!"

……

Late that night, Lin Jiayao angrily berated Lin Yecheng.

"Are you crazy? You rushed in into something so terrifying? Didn't you come back to look for them?"

"Hehe, this is a rare opportunity. The main reason is that I really can't stand the shady things these people do."

"Sigh~"

The office lights stayed on all night.

Mu Jiuzhang sat at his desk, with ledgers and contracts spread out in front of him.

She pushed up her glasses and gave a cold laugh.

"Oh."

Lin Jiayao stood to the side, looking nervous.

"Teacher Mu, are these things...usable?"

Mu Jiuzhang did not answer, his fingers flying across the computer screen.

Her eyes scanned each line of numbers.

"Tax evasion and illegal purchase of explosives."

"The inflows and outflows don't match up. There's a company involved in the transactions, a classic case of turning black money into white money. Any one of these issues could be enough to cause serious trouble..."

Lin Jiayao breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned again.

"But Professor Mu, in cases like this, if we just follow the local procedures..."

"I know."

Mu Jiuzhang interrupted him.

She knew all too well the intricate web of relationships in this place. People who could be protected by the county were completely untouchable in the town. If you went through the normal procedures and submitted your materials, they would likely disappear without a trace, or even be intercepted by someone else.

Mu Jiuzhang picked up his phone and scrolled through his contacts.

"Don't try to handle things locally if you can't handle them locally."

She dialed a number.

"Hey, senior, it's me, Mu Jiuzhang... Yes, it's been a long time. I have some news here, are you guys at the station interested?... Hmm, illegal mining, unauthorized use of explosives, money laundering, multiple cases of concealed workplace injuries..."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Jiuzhang looked at Lin Jiayao.

"With investigative reporters from the provincial TV station, once the media gets involved in these kinds of things, the local authorities can no longer cover them up."

Lin Jiayao nodded, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Teacher Mu, your move was amazing..."

Mu Jiuzhang has already begun organizing the electronic materials.

"Don't praise me, I'm busy."

……

Things unfolded faster than anyone anticipated. The best way to deal with a tiger is always to drive a pack of wolves away.

When a pack of wolves sees meat to hunt, they will risk everything.

After all, since ancient times, as long as someone initiates a group, a large number of people will rush in instantly.

Soon, undercover reporters came down, before the provincial TV station's investigative report could generate any public reaction.

On the same day that the news was reviewed, the provincial government issued its instructions.

A top-down, swift operation has begun.

A joint enforcement team was dispatched overnight, and several illegal venues in the mountainous area were shut down.

However, the owner of the largest quarry was not caught.

When law enforcement officers arrived at his residence, it was deserted, leaving only a mess.

Most of the assets were also transferred, and their whereabouts are unknown.

……

Several illegal mining sites in the mountains have been shut down, and the ecological damage caused by illegal sand mining and clay excavation has stopped, but the scars remain.

The hollowed-out mountainside on the other side of Baihualing needs professional geological reinforcement to eliminate potential hazards.

Only about twenty young people with broken hands and feet remained in Guanzhen.

A few days later, the turmoil gradually subsided, but people in several nearby towns began to worry.

It sounds absurd, but when those quarries and sand mining sites were around, everyone cursed them. But after they were shut down, the problems immediately came to the forefront.

There's nowhere to work.

Of the several towns below the county seat, Guanzhen is the only one that's truly bustling now.

After Lin Yan returned, the entire town seemed to be put on accelerator. Construction sites sprang up one after another, tower cranes spun their steel arms non-stop, and cement mixers roared from morning till night.

Construction workers are being hired everywhere; as long as you're willing to put in the effort, you can earn money.

But projects involving human execution...

When Lin Yan first returned, the first thing he did was to build up the local village's team, which was perfectly understandable; anyone would have done the same.

However, within a construction team, everyone is related by blood or marriage, naturally forming a clique.

People in the same circle look out for each other, giving priority to their own people in terms of work and good positions. This is a matter of personal relationships, and no one can find fault with it.

Therefore, although there are many construction sites and a lot of recruitment in Guanzhen, local residents are generally given priority.

If you're a local, everything is negotiable. From the next town? Sorry, we'll see if there are any openings after we've filled all the positions in our town.

This has become an awkward dividing line.

In Guanzhen, everything was bustling with activity, while the neighboring towns were deserted.

With the crackdown on illegal industries in Gao County, this is the current situation in Gao County.

Of course, none of this reached Lin Yan's ears, since long-lived species tend to focus their attention on what is nearby.

……

Lin Jiayao sat in his office, looking at the disciplinary notice, his mind starting to race again.

He stood up and started drawing on the whiteboard, becoming more and more excited as he drew.

"I understand!"

"My cousin made such a big fuss not to show off, but to buy this land at a low price! The quarry was shut down, the land value plummeted, it's the perfect opportunity to buy at rock-bottom prices! Then he'll transform it into an environmentally friendly building materials business, both restoring the ecology and providing a training base for vocational school students!"

He slammed his hand on the table.

"What a brilliant strategy of retreating to advance! What a brilliant way of turning the rotten into the miraculous!"

Lin Jiayao excitedly picked up his phone and sent Lin Yan a long voice message, reporting his understanding and saying that he had already communicated with Teacher Mu.

Lin Yan didn't listen to his cousin's voice message at all, because he was thinking about the twenty-odd young people.

Where are those twenty-odd young people with missing arms and legs?

He suddenly realized something strange.

In this small town, there are more than twenty young people with physical disabilities.

But he has been back for so long and has never seen them in any public place.