341: Chapter 341 It's all for the motherland

"You guys... Sigh!"

Long Anyou gritted his teeth, frustrated by their lack of backbone.

At first, he thought these people had only betrayed him because Lin Heng had tortured them; otherwise, they wouldn't have possibly betrayed their own motherland!

He hadn't expected... that it was because they couldn't resist the benefits Lin Heng offered them!

If this reason came out, it might make them a laughingstock for the rest of their lives!

Even the name Longan Bureau didn't deserve to be written in the national archives...

"Lin Heng, what benefits did you give them! Ah! Why are you... why are you betraying your own motherland??"

Long Anyou's chest heaved, his whole body trembling.

Not even extreme rage could describe his current feelings.

However, these people kept their heads bowed, unable to say anything.

Finally, under Long Anyou's repeated questioning, they were willing to reveal the truth.

"We... Lin Heng previously promised us that as long as we worked for him, he would give us shares in this Africa oil field."

Hmph!

Long Anyou quickly let out a cold snort upon hearing this.

"You were fooled by just a few shares!"

"Yes! There is a lot of oil in Africa, and you can earn a lot of money. But! You must understand that your motherland has also given you countless benefits! From the moment you joined the Longan Bureau, all your food, clothing, housing, and transportation were paid for by the state!"

"The state's investment in you is immeasurable. Is this how you repay the country?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt even more ashamed.

Their complexions were already poor, but now, faced with this situation, their faces turned red, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Heng actually gave a slight nod of approval.

However, he wouldn't let Long Anyou poach his men with just a few words.

These were corners he had painstakingly turned!

"Heh heh, you all need to think things through clearly. Miss this village, and there won't be this shop. Moreover, I don't intend to keep you here forever. When the time comes, after we settle things here, I will return with you."

"At that time, there will naturally be a private jet from Saudi Arabia; you don't need to worry about time constraints at all."

This guy...

Long Anyou gritted his teeth upon hearing this.

The members of the Longan Bureau, however, showed some signs of wavering.

Finally, after recalling the benefits Lin Heng had promised them, the Longan Bureau members quickly hardened their resolve. In front of Long Anyou, they spoke up:

"Director Long, there are some things I must say. The benefits Lin Heng offered us are indescribable. Moreover, he said that all this oil and material would be sold to Long Country at a very low price..."

"We are doing this for the development of Long Country as well!"

"If we finish cleaning up a day earlier, we can return to Long Country a day earlier..."

"Exactly, Director Long! Aren't we contributing to the construction of Long Country?"

"And this time there are extra benefits. Our Longan Bureau's pay is just meager..."

"..."

The few people spoke with somewhat unnatural expressions.

Once the first person spoke, the second person quickly followed suit.

One after another, they managed to talk Long Anyou into silence.

Huh!?

Long Anyou's eyes widened.

Good heavens!

These people were actually going against him!

Had these guys gotten too arrogant??

But upon hearing that they claimed to be contributing to the cause of Long Country, Long Anyou hesitated for a moment.

He frowned, glanced at Lin Heng, and asked:

"Selling it all to Long Country?"

"Only selling to Long Country!" Lin Heng raised his voice.

Hearing this, Long Anyou's thoughts stirred slightly.

He pondered for a moment, then somehow managed to calm his state of mind.

He licked his dry lips and quickly spoke:

"How much?"

"Two Yuan RMB per liter!"

Huh!?

"How... how much!?"

Long Anyou's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this.

When Lin Heng spoke those words, Long Anyou was completely stunned.

As soon as this was said, Lubisang and the others looked at Long Anyou as if he were an idiot.

Making a fuss over nothing!

One must know...

The price of water here was unknown how many times more expensive than oil!

It was Su Xueer and the others who were deeply shocked.

Not to mention Long Anyou and his group.

At this moment, Long Anyou asked in shock:

"Say that again, how much was it!?"

"Two Yuan," Lin Heng shook his head.

When did Long Anyou become so hard of hearing?

Or did the Longan Bureau not check for hearing impairment from the start?

Hiss...!

Lin Heng repeated the 'two Yuan,' and the surroundings fell silent for a moment, followed by a sharp intake of breath.

Too exaggerated!

"Two Yuan... You know, a bottle of mineral water is already two Yuan now!"

"And that's only five hundred milliliters, less than a liter!"

"..."

Everyone at this moment felt a sense of daze.

Heh... Heh heh...

Is this the world of the rich? Oh no, calling Lin Heng rich is no longer accurate; this guy is purely treating natural resources like nothing!

As expected, when something isn't yours, you can be utterly reckless.

However...

If this matter only brought endless benefits to Long Country, then there was nothing more to say—just go for it!

Why hesitate!

"Cough, well... Actually, I think there is some merit to this matter... It's not that our Longan Bureau finds it completely repulsive."

With a light cough, Long Anyou adjusted his tone and then spoke calmly:

"If it is solely for the future of our Long Country, for a more beautiful motherland, I actually think this matter is absolutely beneficial to the country, beneficial to society, and beneficial to the people..."

"Since it's about building up our homeland, what else is there to discuss?"

Pfft...!

Su Xueer almost burst out laughing.

Just now, he was arguing with Lin Heng, and now he's acting like a close brother.

The members of the Longan Bureau also quietly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Hoo..."

They finally got past Director Long's hurdle.

"Ah, then... Director Long, we actually concealed something else from you."

Glancing at Long Anyou, whose expression had slightly softened, one of the Longan Bureau members quickly licked his dry lips and spoke tentatively.

"Oh? Say it..."

Long Anyou's brow twitched slightly upon hearing this.

He had just started to feel some goodwill towards these men, and now it dropped significantly.

If this guy couldn't explain anything, it would make him look bad!

At this moment, the other party, seeing that Long Anyou had spoken, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The group exchanged glances, and the speaker slowly continued:

"Previously... Lin Heng told us about giving shares. It's actually not much, just one percent for each person..."