Volume 1, Chapter 1: Slandering me, a holdout resident?
The
roar of excavators filled the air as a group of workers, fully armed and wearing hats, gathered downstairs at Su Ming's house!
Clearly, a forced demolition was inevitable!
And in front of the house, Su Ming stood there fearlessly!
No other reason than that this group of people were about to demolish his house!
"You little bastards, get out of the way!"
"Or we'll demolish you too!"
On the excavator, the foreman, holding a megaphone, cursed and shouted.
The big boss had given him a death order: this house had to be demolished today; they would get a lot of money from it!
Su Ming's face darkened upon hearing this!
"We can't demolish it! There are evil spirits under this house."
"If we demolish it, all those evil spirits will come out!"
"You can't bear the consequences!"
Su Ming said in a deep voice!
That's right, this house was his ancestral home; his family were Taoist priests, a single-lineage lineage!
When his grandfather first came to this place, he discovered evil spirits underneath, and those evil spirits had become quite powerful!
Even if his grandfather was a Taoist master, he might not be able to defeat them!
Therefore, he used an array to seal them away, preventing them from ever escaping and harming the world. He even built a house on top of it to protect the array from destruction!
This house was passed down from his grandfather's generation to his father, and finally to him!
Three generations of them guarded the array
, preventing those unclean things from escaping!
However, now these people actually want to forcibly demolish his house?!
If it's really demolished, how can he face his grandfather and father?!
Moreover, if the house is demolished and the things underground escape, the first to die will be those who forcibly demolish it!
Therefore, no matter what, he must stop the demolition, protect the array, and protect these people and the residents of Jiangcheng!
The contractor's face turned fierce after hearing Su Ming's words!
"Can't you bear the consequences?!"
"What storms haven't I weathered?!"
"A kid like you, talking about 'dirty things' down there, you just want more demolition compensation from me!"
"Get out of here right now!"
"Otherwise, I'll make you regret it!"
The contractor, bald and with a fierce look on his face, yelled at Su Ming!
He'd seen countless people like Su Ming; these people made up countless reasons, all just to get more demolition compensation!
This guy was even more ridiculous, even using the term "dirty things"!
It's the 21st century now; if you want more demolition compensation, you can't even come up with a better reason!
Su Ming's face darkened upon hearing
this! Was it really impossible to communicate? Or would he choose forced demolition?!
Stopping the forced demolition was to protect these people from being harmed by those 'dirty things'!
However, these people thought he was only after money?!
Just then, a reporter from a local news station appeared, holding a microphone, seemingly reporting something.
"Dear residents of Jiangcheng City, this is xxx TV station!"
"We are at the demolition site!"
"This place will be demolished to make way for a public facility, namely Jiangcheng Park!"
"As a facility that benefits the country and its people, it has encountered resistance during the demolition."
"What is the reason for this? Please follow our camera to find out the real situation!"
After the host finished speaking, he took the camera and went to interview the contractor!
The contractor changed his previous fierce demeanor and put on a helpless and pitiful expression!
"This is what happened. We received orders to carry out the demolition!"
"But this guy, who is also the owner of this house, said that there is something dirty under the house."
"He blocked the excavator and wouldn't let us demolish it!"
"I've seen many people like him,"
"He just wants to get more compensation!"
"What are we after? Isn't it to demolish the house and build a facility that benefits the country and its people!"
"We clearly gave this guy compensation, but he's trying to raise the price. How can he be a decent person?!"
The contractor said with great distress.
The host fell silent for a moment, looking at Su Ming with disdain.
"This kind of price gouging is really unfair!"
"Besides, this project is a public works facility!"
the host said.
Su Ming frowned.
Price gouging? Otherwise, why would he have blocked the excavator to protect the formation and shield you from the underground evil?!
Now, he's being blamed for everything?!
For a moment, Su Ming felt wronged!
...
Soon, the interview video went viral on Jiangcheng's local internet!
Those locals who saw the video, after learning the reason behind it, were furious!
"Damn it, this bastard is trying to raise the price on the spot? Didn't he already give us the demolition compensation?!"
"He's even trying to fool us with the excuse that there's something dirty under the house!"
"He deserves to die!"
"That's right, my grandparents are old and they have to walk a long way to the park next door to exercise. If a park were built here, they wouldn't have to walk so far!"
"This project, which benefits the country and its people, has been blocked by a little holdout!"
"Anyone want to team up and take down this bastard?!"
On the local forum in Jiangcheng, many people were in an uproar, cursing Su Ming online!
The reason was simple: this guy was clearly trying to raise the price on the spot!
He couldn't even come up with a decent excuse!
Something dirty under the house? Nobody believed that!
...
Meanwhile, in a villa in Jiangcheng,
a middle-aged man dressed in a suit and adorned with gold and silver jewelry was watching the news report on television.
His face was sinister!
He was the big boss who hired people to demolish the house!
Although he had given the residents demolition compensation, he had only given them half!
These poor bumpkins have never seen money in their lives. Giving them half of the demolition compensation is more than enough!
However, this guy named Su Ming actually tried to stop the demolition!
Would he let him have his way?!
So, it was he who called the TV station people!
Looking at Su Ming, who had already incurred public wrath, Jiang Haosheng sneered.
Fight him?!
This kid's still too green!
...
At the demolition site, Su Ming and the demolition workers were still in a standoff!
Just then, a group of police officers arrived!
These officers were sweating profusely; their police station's phones had been ringing off the hook!
Many residents had called the police to report this Su Ming for disturbing the peace!
It seemed that Su Ming had already angered the public!
"Who's Su Ming?!"
The leading officer, Zhang Damin, walked to the scene and said coldly.
"It's this kid!"
"Officer, this guy is demanding exorbitant prices; he's completely lawless!"
"Get him into custody immediately!"
the foreman said viciously.
Su Ming's face darkened upon seeing this.
He originally came here to protect these people, to protect the residents of Jiangcheng, from the filth of the underground. His grandfather, father, and he themselves had stood guard here for over a century!
Yet now, in order to forcibly demolish their property, they were accusing him of extortion! They
even called the police to arrest him?!
Thinking of this, Su Ming felt a surge of resentment!
What did their three generations of perseverance amount to?!
Just as he was thinking this, a cold system voice sounded in his mind.
"Host detected, the Regret System is binding!"
"Inducing regret points will yield substantial rewards!"
"Rewards include cultivation, spells, etc."
"Trigger Event: Demolition (Initial Stage)"
Upon hearing the voice in his mind, Su Ming laughed!
Now even the system couldn't stand it anymore, so it wanted him to give up?!
Sure enough, three generations of perseverance couldn't withstand the greed of capital!
Since that's the case, then demolish it now!