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After what felt like an eternity, Fan Song charged over.

He pushed aside the schoolgirl and snatched the phone from her.

Fan Song fumbled to dial a number for a resident in a commercial building.

He hadn't spoken much before the person on the other end began cursing him out.

"Son of a bitch, you think I don't know about the demolition news?"

"Let me tell you, the Sun Family has connections in the District Government Office."

Fan Song hung up the phone and dialed a few other households, just to be cursed out or taken for a madman.

Fan Song was on the verge of going insane.

In the end, he shooed the temporary workers out of the office and called Fang Tang.

At this point, he couldn't care less about gentlemanly demeanor, he cursed Fang Tang out as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Fang Tang, you bastard, you dare to screw me over?"

Fang Tang was utterly perplexed by the tirade.

But the kid could keep his cool and remained silent throughout.

After Fan Song had run out of energy from cursing, Fang Tang finally asked, "Brother Song, what exactly happened?"

"You…"

Fan Song glared, nearly spewing vulgarities again.

However, he sensed something from Fang Tang's calm demeanor.

Right then, Fan Song recounted the issues he faced with the acquisition.

"Ah, that can't be, someone must have leaked the news ahead of time," Fang Tang muttered, feeling a chill run through him.

Yet after speaking halfway, he shook his head decisively.

"Impossible, just four or five people know of this matter, each one has signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Whoever leaks this will not only face administrative punishment but also legal liabilities. Who would dare?"

Fang Tang never dreamed that the leak came from his side.

He emphasized, "Even if someone got hold of such secret news, they would surely want to make a fortune quietly. No one would spread it around like this."

"This news is priceless before any leaks, but when it becomes public knowledge, it's worth nothing."

Fan Song sneered with a hostile tone, "So, you're implying that I've wronged you?"

Fang Tang vehemently denied it.

Fan Song looked at him, truly seeming clueless, which added to his own doubts.

He scoffed, saying, "Since you could get the news to inform me, naturally someone else could've gotten it to tell others."

"Moreover, I feel this leak was targeted against our investment plan."

"Think about it, who is most likely?"

Fang Tang went over it in his mind, "The two main leaders, absolutely impossible."

"The experts from the Planning Bureau are staying in a designated place for confidentiality ..."

Mid-sentence, he eclaimed, "Damn it, could it be Liang Jiayi?"

When Liang Jiayi's name came up, both Fang Tang and Fan Song felt as if they had been hit hard, seeing stars.

Tasting nothing but bitterness, Fan Song said,

"No need to say more, it must be Liang Jiayi, it's definitely that little prick Yang Fei who instigated her to do it."

In Fang Tang's heart, there was a sour and painful sting, and extreme jealousy made his voice hoarse.

"Heh, so it's Liang Jiayi. She's throwing away her future and job for this man?"

"What bullshit, when women fall in love, their IQ drops to negative one hundred."

"Yang Fei the asshole is ruthless, no wonder he's been so attentive to Liang Jiayi, he had a scheme up his sleeve all along."

Fan Song's teeth audibly ground together in hatred for Yang Fei.

Fang Tang laughed viciously, "Such an uneducated punk thinks he can woo Liang Jiayi with sweet talk and get his way?"

"Heh, he's going to outsmart himself this time; I'll make sure he reaps what he sows."

"Oh? What are you planning to do?"

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Fan Song's spirits lifted, and he even moved the receiver closer to his ear.

Fang Tang's tone was indescribably sinister and triumphant.

"I need to investigate this matter, and if it's true that Liang Jiayi leaked the confidential documents, I will have a way to make her comply."

"Heh heh, considering her personality, making her submit beneath my leather shoes is not impossible."

Fan Song cursed jokingly, "I never imagined that this matter would, instead, give you such an opportunity. But what if Liang Jiayi is unwilling?"

"Unwilling?"

Fang Tang let out a cold laugh, "Such a leak is subject to criminal responsibility."

"Even with Liang Jiayi's strong backing, she can't stand against party discipline and national laws."

"If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless. Sending Liang Jiayi to prison, hmm, if I can't have her, nobody can."

"Damn it, forget about the woman for now, what about my investment?"

Swearing, Fan Song finally returned to the issue he cared about most - his investment in land acquisition.

Fang Tang pondered for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, if the leak is true, to avoid the surge in land prices caused by real estate speculators and other issues..."

"The current demolition scheme might be changed or even canceled."

"Moreover, we can manipulate the planning to our advantage."

Fan Song's eyes lit up, "You mean, re-plan the demolition scheme?"

The once hopeless Fan Song finally saw a glimmer of hope.

If the demolition scheme was replanned, then Fan Song's investment in land acquisition could still be viable.

Fang Tang nodded, saying unsurely, "I can only do my best to facilitate this, depending on the thoughts of the two leaders."

"And also on the severity of the consequences this leak will have caused."

As Fang Tang and Fan Song were secretly conspiring, Lin Xueyi and Yang Fei were also fraught with anxiety at the Lanting Hotel.

Lin Xueyi thought of the money she had spent these days.

Her heart was pounding so hard that she couldn't even sleep well.

Yang Fei, however, was quite nonchalant.

He casually held a pencil, doodling on a piece of printer paper.

"Yang Fei, this time sister has put all the money she could and couldn't afford to spend into this."

"If it's a loss, I won't even have a place to cry."

Lin Xueyi repeated this phrase countless times.

It had practically caused calluses on Yang Fei's ears.

"Don't worry, sister. If it's really a loss, I'll support you."

Yang Fei didn't look up, his pencil scratching away non-stop on the printer paper.

Lin Xueyi was still a woman after all.

No matter how grand and composed she was, she couldn't help being nervous over an investment of over two hundred million.

Looking at Yang Fei, who was immersed in drawing, Lin Xueyi felt a touch of warmth in her heart.

This man was usually careless and unbearably shameless.

But in crucial moments, he was stable and reliable.

This man was like a Divine Needle, stabilizing not only the situation but also the hearts of those involved.

"Yang Fei, why hasn't the document come out yet? Could they change the planning route at the last minute?"

At the counter, Lin Xueyi, who had been quiet for no more than two minutes, started to fret again.

At present, this was Sister Xueyi's only way to relieve stress.

Yang Fei smiled and handed a stack of printer paper to Lin Xueyi.

"Sister Xueyi, take a look at these drafts."

Yang Fei's sketches totaled seven or eight pages.

Each sketch was clear, beautifully detailed, and three-dimensional.

Even without any architectural design knowledge, Lin Xueyi recognized them at a glance.

These were all plans for the old town, each with a different proposed route.

Lin Xueyi looked at Yang Fei in astonishment. When had this guy become capable of drawing such good planning sketches?

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