307: Chapter 307 I'm not interested in money

Qin Chuan shook his head. "Mr. Zhao, if you came to find me for tea, no problem. If you are here to talk about the Qinglong Bay Villa District, my stance is very clear. This is also the opinion of the Central Inspection Team: the entire villa district must not only cease construction, but in the next phase, it must be demolished to restore the original ecological landscape."

This was not just Qin Chuan's opinion; Party Secretary Qian Gang thought the same, and higher-level leaders had issued the same instructions.

The red line must absolutely not be crossed; it must be demolished to restore the original ecological state.

Zhao Zhijie wouldn't have it. "Director Qin, I am afraid I cannot agree to this. At most, we will complete the second phase of development and not proceed with the third phase. To be honest, we already have plans for the third phase, but out of respect for you, we can give it up."

Heh, then there is nothing left to talk about.

Qin Chuan's attitude also turned cold. Since you refuse to listen to advice, then don't blame me when you can't get off the stage later, and you might even get punished.

"Mr. Zhao, I hope you will not be too stubborn and will carefully consider what I have said."

Zhao Zhijie felt that he had lost face.

I specially invited you for a drink, showed up in person, and kept calling you "Brother Chuan," yet you don't give me any face at all.

Then don't blame me for being impolite. Since you won't give me face, I won't give you any either.

Subsequently, the two sides talked about the Qinglong Bay Villa District project for quite a while, but they simply could not reach an agreement; their differences were too great.

The meal started off fine because Zhao Zhijie was enthusiastic and kept a low profile, but later he showed his true colors and stopped giving Qin Chuan any face at all, so they parted on bad terms without even finishing the meal.

The Qinglong Bay Villa District completely ceased construction; even though Zhao Zhijie arrived in Xizhou City in person, it was of no use.

He took a few people and personally visited the project's construction site. He saw that the second phase of the project had been sealed off and completely shut down, the first phase's sales office was also closed, and further property sales were prohibited. What made him even more furious was that the Real Estate Bureau had stopped property registration for the first phase of villas.

This was fatal. An investment of over ten billion was about to go down the drain, and his hatred for Qin Chuan grew significantly.

But thinking about how much money had been invested here and that many people had bought his villas, if the villa district were demolished, these villa owners would definitely have a strong reaction. Although he wasn't afraid, it would still be a troublesome matter. After all, those who could afford villas costing tens of millions, or even tens of millions each, all had some level of influence.

No, this won't do...

Zhao Zhijie decided that he had no choice but to swallow his pride and pay a visit to Qin Chuan, offering some benefits. He didn't believe Qin Chuan wouldn't make a concession.

Therefore, after leaving Phoenix Mountain, he went straight to Qin Chuan's office.

Qin Chuan was not surprised by Zhao Zhijie's arrival.

Just a moment ago, the main leaders of Xizhou City had come to report the situation of the Qinglong Bay Villa District to the Inspection Team. The second phase of the project had completely ceased construction, they had already applied the seals, the first phase of the project had completely stopped sales, and property registration had been halted.

This was equivalent to hitting the villa project in its vital spot. Zhao Zhijie certainly couldn't sit still, and sure enough, he had come in person.

"Director Qin, show some respect. Our Zhao Family will owe you a favor, how about that?"

Having the Beijing Zhao Family owe a favor was something many people dreamed of, but Qin Chuan didn't believe a word of it.

Zhao Zhijie was not the person in charge of the Zhao Family. His promise of a favor was equivalent to an IOU that could never be cashed in.

Qin Chuan looked at him indifferently, wanting to see what exactly he intended to do.

Zhao Zhijie went straight to the point without any nonsense. There was no third person in the office, so he took out a bank card he had prepared earlier and pushed it in front of Qin Chuan.

"Director Qin, just a small token of appreciation. It's not much, just fifty million. The password is six 6s. My request is very simple: just let us finish the second phase of the project."

Qin Chuan smiled. "Mr. Zhao, you are trying to make me commit an error. Sorry, but I am not interested in money."

If it were some corrupt official facing fifty million, they probably would have reached out their hand long ago, but Qin Chuan was truly not interested. He was not short on money, and there was absolutely no need to commit such an error.

Zhao Zhijie had seen all kinds of people and assumed that Qin Chuan thought it was too little. "Director Qin, then let's add another thirty million, for a total of eighty million."

Qin Chuan said with a serious face, "Mr. Zhao, I will not accept a single cent. Furthermore, I am telling you that the entire Qinglong Bay Villa District will be demolished to restore the original ecological landscape. This is the intention of the higher-level leadership."

Zhao Zhijie did not believe it, thinking to himself, "As the Deputy Head of the Inspection Team, you have a lot of say. If you suggested to the superiors that we be allowed to finish the second phase, it would be completely possible. You have actually done things so ruthlessly."

Even when Zhao Zhijie increased the money to a full one hundred million, Qin Chuan did not yield in the slightest and firmly stated his position.

Seeing there was absolutely no hope, Zhao Zhijie left with a slightly ugly expression.

Qin Chuan did not take it to heart and was not worried about Zhao Zhijie's retaliation. Compared to the Qin Family, the Zhao Family was still a grade lower. If he dared to retaliate against him, the Qin Family would certainly deal with their Zhao Family.

However...

Qin Chuan had completely overestimated Zhao Zhijie's character.

Zhao Zhijie had never been subjected to such great anger before. Everyone had to give him some face, and he never expected to be rebuffed twice by Qin Chuan.

He was already thinking about retaliation. Of course, he also knew that the current Zhao Family was a bit inferior to the Qin Family, but as long as things were done covertly, the Qin Family would have no evidence and couldn't do anything to the Zhao Family.

Retaliation, there must be retaliation!

Returning to the presidential suite where he was staying, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he became even more determined to seek revenge.

Today, Qin Chuan, as usual, listened to the work reports from the inspectors below, inquired about some corruption cases, and even personally answered several whistleblower calls.

Returning to this temporary office, he sat in the office chair, looking at some documents placed on the desk. A while later, his mobile phone rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

Being in the system, especially for someone like Qin Chuan who was the Deputy Head of the Inspection Team, one would not hang up on any call and would generally answer them.

As soon as the call connected, a gloomy voice came from the other side.

"You are Director Qin, right?"

"Yes, I am Qin Chuan. Who are you?"

The other party did not state their identity but instead threatened coldly, "Director Qin, do not do some things too ruthlessly. Watch out for your little life. Leaving your life in Northwest Province would not be good."

After saying this, the other party hung up with a snap, probably worried about being tracked or something similar.

Heh!

It was actually a threatening call!

This was the first threatening call Qin Chuan had received since arriving in Northwest Province. Investigate, it must be investigated, and it would be best to drag out the person who made this call.

Although this was likely very difficult, it still had to be investigated; perhaps they could find out who it was.

Qin Chuan immediately called the main leaders of Northwest Province. Since the incident occurred in Northwest Province, they had the responsibility and obligation to thoroughly investigate this matter.