Liu Ruyan smiled bitterly, "The poisoning was indeed carried out by someone sent by the He Family, it's been confirmed just now."

Bai Jingjing looked distraught, muttering, "This... how could it be possible, I'm in Lingxiu Village too, do they want to poison me as well?"

Liu Zixuan shrugged, "Perhaps they didn't know you were staying here."

Besides, Liu Zixuan really couldn't find any other reason to comfort Bai Jingjing, even the one he just gave was too far-fetched.

Bai Jingjing's face flushed, partly from anger, partly from embarrassment; she had assured everyone in front of so many people that she could dissuade the He Family.

But now, not only did the He Family ignore her, they continued with the poisoning...

She stood in silence for a while before saying to Liu Zixuan, "I'm going to confront them!"

"You'll find plenty of reasons waiting for you when you do."

Liu Zixuan gently took Bai Jingjing's hand, smiling, "Didn't you just say they're already on their way? Let's wait and see what tricks they'll try this time!"

Bai Jingjing's eyes were filled with tears as she apologized, "I... I'm sorry, I didn't know they would..."

Liu Ruyan comforted, "It's not your fault, and you're just a niece to the He Family, not a direct relative, don't blame yourself. Zixuan has already detoxified the villagers, no one will care about what you said."

Bai Jingjing nodded slightly, "When they arrive, I'm going to have a good talk with them."

...

About half an hour later, an Infiniti car parked in front of the clinic. A middle-aged man, along with two people previously seen, walked in directly.

The middle-aged man smiled at Liu Zixuan with a dignified demeanor, "You must be the famous Mr. Liu Zixuan!"

"And you are?" Liu Zixuan frowned.

"I'm the patriarch of the He Family, He Yongguang!" The middle-aged man introduced himself.

"Finally, a living one," Liu Zixuan suddenly lost any semblance of joy, mumbling with an unfriendly tone.

He Yongguang wasn't upset, however, and said with a smile, "Mr. Liu has every right to be angry. After all, we indeed offended you before. I came here today to apologize."

He Yongguang earnestly bowed to everyone and said, "I apologize for the past, I hope everyone can forgive us!"

"Zixuan, I see they've come with sincerity to negotiate, why not... let them sit and talk?" Liu Ruyan whispered to Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan nodded, "Let's all sit down."

After everyone was seated, He Yongguang glanced around the clinic's layout and said, "Mr. Liu, your place is truly impressive, far better than those hospitals."

"No need for flattery, get straight to the point," Liu Zixuan remained indifferent.

He Yongguang, sensing no point in saying more, continued, "I deeply regret the demolition of a house in Lingxiu Village earlier. I will have it rebuilt immediately, and the new construction will be more luxurious than before."

"Furthermore, regarding the poisoning incident by Shuangdu Sheng, I am prepared to offer genuine compensation. I hope Mr. Liu can tell me what sort of compensation is required!"

Liu Zixuan stroked his chin, remaining silent for a while.

He couldn't understand something.

Was He Yongguang's head caught in a door, or had a donkey kicked it?

Old Wang once mentioned how unreasonable and domineering the He Family, especially this He Yongguang, was.

Has he changed now? Why is he behaving so gentlemanly all of a sudden?

Could it be that he's truly afraid of Liu Zixuan?

Liu Zixuan couldn't comprehend it, just an hour ago, they were still at odds, and now an apology?

This doesn't seem in line with the style of a big family!

Unable to make sense of it, Liu Zixuan decided to see for himself whether He Yongguang was pretending or truly there to apologize.

After a while, he smiled and said, "Since the He patriarch is so sincere, I won't ask for anything unreasonable."

"I won't mention the house construction, but the poisoning is indeed a major issue. You must know those were innocent villagers, unable to defend themselves. Frankly, if this matter escalates to the authorities, you guys would be in deep trouble."

"Mr. Liu is right." He Yongguang maintained his smile, though the faces of the two people behind him showed traces of displeasure.

"There were twenty-six people poisoned with Five Poison Powder initially. Fortunately, I acted fast, otherwise, that would have been twenty-six lives lost. While it wasn't that drastic, the mental distress compensation, loss of work, and recovery costs for those twenty-six must be covered by you."

"Absolutely, whatever else Mr. Liu requires, please say it all!" He Yongguang said.

"The second poisoning incident involved thirty-nine people, plus our beautiful village chief. The rosemary poison is scarier than the previous Five Poison Powder. Even though they've taken the antidote, substantial harm has been done to their bodies."

"For those twenty-six people, give one hundred thousand each, and for the latter thirty-nine, give five hundred thousand each."

Liu Zixuan said this, looking slowly at He Yongguang, observing his expression, and deliberately emphasizing, "This money is not for me, Liu Zixuan, but for the villagers!"

"Mr. Liu, my math isn't great, could you just give me a total sum?"

Surprisingly, He Yongguang didn't get angry; on the contrary, he maintained his sincere demeanor.

This further deepened Liu Zixuan's suspicion.

Would the He Family patriarch willingly compensate like this?

Is this still the unreasonable He Yongguang Old Wang spoke of?

"I just mentioned a total of twenty-four million seven hundred thousand, but since you are so sincere, twenty-five million will suffice!" Liu Zixuan waved his hand.

After he said this amount, He Yongguang didn't react much, but Liu Ruyan and Bai Jingjing looked at him with peculiar expressions.

Shouldn't sincerity mean erasing the seventy thousand to make it an even twenty-four million? Why ask for an extra thirty thousand!

"Just over twenty million."

He Yongguang waved his hand, took out a blank check from his pocket, handed it to Liu Zixuan, and also took a pen.

With a beaming smile, he said, "Matters solvable with money aren't problems; Mr. Liu can fill in whatever amount you deem satisfactory!"

Liu Zixuan picked up the pen, just about to write a number when He Yongguang grabbed his arm, casually suggesting, "Mr. Liu, why not write down the price for Lingxiu Village as well..."

In his view, all Liu Zixuan wanted was money, so if force couldn't settle it, money would.

As long as he could acquire this land, spending some money didn't matter.

The pen in Liu Zixuan's hand fell onto the table with a 'pat', a mischievous smile crossing his face, "So, this is what you were waiting for, huh?"

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