Village chief, your township enterprise sells laser cannons?

Chapter 18: The Older Generation's Fighting Style!

No sooner had Lin Man uttered those words than one of Liang Ge's henchmen reached out and grabbed Lin Man's collar. His fist was barely raised when Lin Man glared at him, sending the attack flying.

"This young man is here today, and we need to clarify the issues and resolve them."

"You came in all aggressive and menacing, ready to hit someone."

"I think you don't want to solve the problem; you want to escalate it and undermine communication between the Party, the state, and the people."

"Undermining national unity and hindering rural revitalization undermines the foundation of the nation and impedes the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!"

In front of Lin Man was a microphone. The microphone recorded the sound, transmitted it through a line to the recording equipment, and then to the speaker.

The sound, amplified by loudspeakers, echoed continuously in the village committee and throughout the village.

This caused everyone present to gasp in surprise.

The group of people who looked like villagers who followed Liang Ge in also gave him a terrified look at that moment, then took two steps back and quickly distanced themselves from him.

They can't afford to carry that hat!

They don't eat celery!

These words made Brother Liang twitch his face, and finally he raised his hand and forcibly pushed his underlings behind him.

He braced his hands on the desk, staring intently at Lin Man, trying to reach out and move the microphone in front of Lin Man away. But Lin Man had already anticipated his move, and with a flick of her wrist, the microphone on the desk fell into her arms.

Seeing this, Brother Liang had no choice but to suppress his temper and speak:

"Secretary Lin, I am a businessman, and businessmen value integrity."

"Lin Yaozu had no money, so we lent it to him. But he was arrested, so we have no choice but to turn to you."

"Our money was earned through hard work."

"We trust the government, and we believe the government will have a solution to help us. So, Secretary Lin, we don't necessarily need money today. You just need to give me a solution, give me a promise..."

"Stop!" Lin Man raised his hand and interrupted Liang Ge's next words.

He shifted his gaze from Liang Ge's face to the group of people blocking the door:

"Hold on a minute. As the village party secretary of Hongxing Village, let me first share a little bit of knowledge with you."

"That means our country only protects legal profits. Profits obtained from illegal activities, or from assisting in illegal activities, are not protected by the state."

After saying this, Lin Man turned his gaze to Liang Ge:

"We can talk about that later, I'll talk to them first!"

His gaze, accompanying his words, then fell upon the group of people to Liang Ge's left:

"All things considered, today is my fourth day since I reported for duty, and I've also looked at some materials."

"Lin Yaozu promised you an interest rate of at least 9.5%."

"According to the bank's usual practice, the interest rate is 9.5%!"

"The regular loan interest rates of the four major banks during the same period were 3% to 7%, and 9.5% is far higher than the bank's loan interest rates."

There's a saying that goes, "The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish." The higher the return on investment, the greater the risk. By choosing to invest in Lin Yaozu, you are essentially taking on the risk yourself.

"The police should have told you this in their various anti-telecom fraud campaigns."

At this point, Lin Man deliberately slowed down his speech.

"No!" The man to Liang's left immediately said this firmly. When Lin Man looked at him, the man glanced back at the people behind him, then turned back to look at Lin Man:

"I can assure you, no!"

"Ahem..." These sudden words made Lin Man cough twice. He looked up at the other man, narrowing his eyes, and said, "Sir, you need to provide evidence for your statements. You need to be sure. Lying won't do!"

The man, neck stiff, was about to speak when the person behind him nudged him with their elbow and whispered something in his ear. The man then raised his head high and said loudly, "I'll give you evidence! We don't have that kind of propaganda in our area!"

The sound was very loud, and after being picked up by the microphone, it began to echo in the village committee.

The man's response was exactly what Lin Man wanted.

He squinted at the man for a moment, then asked calmly:

Which village are you from?

"Fish mouth!"

Upon hearing this name, Lin Man couldn't help but cough twice.

Fenyuzui is located west of Hongxing Village, which is the village where the Tuocheng Nuclear Power Plant is located.

Because the nuclear power plant is located nearby, both the village and the town where it is situated are key targets for control by Tuocheng.

Police officers who are on duty to prevent telecom fraud and espionage appear in the village every few days to educate people in the surrounding villages and towns.

This……

Forget it, I'll just make a phone call!

Lin Man took out his phone, found Hao Chuan's number, and dialed it. As soon as Hao Chuan's voice came on, he immediately said:

"Officer Hao Chuan, I need your help with something!"

"explain!"

"I have hundreds of people here demanding repayment of debts, all of whom lent money to Lin Yaozu. Some of them are from the neighboring Fenyuzui village. They say their village hasn't done any anti-telecom fraud campaigns. I'd like to ask you to help me ask Tuocheng if they have."

A hiss... A gasp escaped, and after the sound subsided, Hao Chuan responded, "I'm coming right now!"

"No need, I can handle it. Just quickly ask the people in Tuocheng next door if they've done any anti-telecom fraud campaigns!"

"Okay, let me ask!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Man smiled and looked at the man next to Liang Ge:

"Comrade, we need to confirm this first before we can continue our conversation."

Setting the man aside, Lin Man's gaze fell on Liang Ge:

"Sir, let's talk about your problem now!"

"You just said that Lin Yaozu promised to give you 20% of the profits, and it would be monthly."

"That's a monthly interest rate of 20%, and an annual interest rate of..."

"It's 791.6%!"

"The legal annual interest rate supported by our country is 24%. If you demand it within 24%, the court will support it. If you demand it between 24% and 36%, and the other party is willing to pay, the court will also support it."

"Anything over 36% is usury and illegal!"

"Your 791.6% is excessive."

"Furthermore, I find it hard to understand why you would lend money at exorbitant interest rates to an illegal fundraising project."

"I now strongly suspect that you are in cahoots, fabricating private lending agreements, and then using these so-called private loan receipts to blackmail and undermine the credibility of the Party and the state in the eyes of the people!"

"And in doing so, you achieve your unspeakable secrets."

Lin Man's voice grew increasingly serious, and the expression on Liang Ge's face opposite him became increasingly unpleasant with each serious word.

He glanced back at what was behind him, then quickly looked back at Lin Man. When he realized that the village secretary seemed completely unfazed by such a large-scale event, the gangster became frightened.

He forced down a mouthful of saliva, and said to Lin Man with a straight face:

"It's not loan sharking, I misspoke earlier, it's a 20% annual interest rate!"

"Lin Yaozu said he lacked funds to start the project, so he borrowed 400 million from me. I'm asking for my own funds back, is that alright?"