Chapter 65: Just how thick and tough can that armor plating possibly be?!

Chang Kongjun and the other anglers also swarmed forward, some picking up stones, others grabbing wooden sticks...

"Isn't it just because you're afraid we'll see your paper mill dumping sewage?"

"We're not leaving today! Let's see what you can do about it!"

"Not only am I not leaving, but I'm going to call everyone else over... Everyone in the Family Love Group, my dad, grandpa, second grandpa, eldest uncle, second uncle, eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle... I've found a thousand-pound giant fish, get over here fast!"

"Bro, seriously? Is your entire family a bunch of anglers?"

"That's right!"

"Forget whether they're anglers or not, there's 200k on the line! I'm calling my whole family over too!"

"I'm calling mine too!"

As they spoke, several anglers began contacting their families to come over.

Liu Chan and the others from the paper mill looked worse than anything upon seeing this.

"None of you sons of bitches know when you're beaten, do you? Just a bunch of stinky anglers, you won't even know how you died when the time comes!"

Liu Chan continued to intimidate them.

He had wanted to make a move.

But seeing Jiang Fan and his dozen or so people, even though their four big men were built like brick outhouses, they felt a bit panicked.

One was carrying a piece of rebar, one was Black, and a bunch of young guys were there. If a fight broke out, they wouldn't hold back their punches. By then, it wouldn't be them bullying people, but rather getting bullied in return by this mob of anglers!

Who would risk their lives for a salary of a few thousand yuan a month?

Liu Chan didn't see it that way, though. Having been with the paper mill owner for a long time, he had seen plenty of high-ups here and there and knew he had someone powerful backing him. Even at a time like this, he was exceptionally arrogant!

"Damn it! Are you getting out of here or not?!"

"Get out of your mother's!"

"What else are you good for? Trying to intimidate us anglers? I see you're like Unknown Fire's younger brother—completely clueless about what's good for you!"

"To me, you're just a little bee having a romance with a dog—a total bee-tch!"

"To me, you're Trump's older brother—dying to go!"

Liu Chan: "Fine, fine, not leaving, right? Just wait! A bunch of stinky anglers, all of you just wait!"

With that, Liu Chan waved his hand and said to the big men behind him, "Call for backup!"

"You want to mess with me?! You stinky anglers, do you even have the qualifications?!"

"Bah! Disgusting!"

"Trash!"

"Morons!"

The anglers cursed and swore, then went right back to fishing.

There were so many of them; why would they be afraid of a few big guys?!

Before long, the families of the anglers who had just made phone calls all arrived. Furthermore, thanks to Jiang Fan's live stream, another dozen or so people showed up.

Moreover, as more and more people learned that a thousand-pound behemoth had appeared here, people kept trickling in continuously.

By the time Liu Chan called in a dozen or more men as backup, he found that the Beimen River behind the paper mill was already packed with anglers—easily numbering around a hundred. That grand array utterly terrified Liu Chan and his cronies.

"Damn it! What is wrong with these anglers?! So fierce!"

"Brother Chan, I heard they're trying to catch a thousand-pound giant fish. If they pull it up, the city is offering a reward of 200k!"

"No wonder!"

"Are we still driving them away then?"

"Drive away your grandmother's! Not a single one of these villagers has any legal awareness. If a fight breaks out, I'm afraid we'll get thrown into the river to feed the fish!"

With that, Liu Chan hurriedly called the boss, Zhu Shengtian.

When Zhu Shengtian learned of the situation, he spewed profanities: "You piece of trash, you couldn't even handle a simple task like this? Were you raised on shit?!"

Liu Chan had been arrogant and overbearing in front of Jiang Fan and the others, but facing Zhu Shengtian, he could only put on a fawning expression: "Yes, yes, yes, the boss is right. What should we do now?"

Zhu Shengtian: "Most of these anglers are just here for the money; they don't really have a death wish."

"Strike the mountain to frighten the tiger, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. They look united, but actually they're just a sheet of loose sand. Just target the few who step forward first, and the rest will get scared."

Liu Chan: "Good idea! Let's target the streamer with over half a million followers and his group! Most of the people were attracted by that streamer! But boss, how should we do it?"

Zhu Shengtian: "Hmph, it's just a matter of a phone call for me."

With that, Zhu Shengtian called the police, claiming that Jiang Fan, Jiang Qi, Chang Kongjun, and Zhou Hong were picking quarrels and provoking trouble. Soon, local police arrived near the paper mill and took Jiang Fan and his group away!

"What the hell! What's going on? The masters were taken away?!"

"I have no idea!"

"Could it be that fishing really isn't allowed here?"

"Sigh, forget it, can't fight them. I'm slipping away first."

"I'm slipping away too!"

"Holy shit! They're beating people over there!"

At this moment, Liu Chan's cronies were also cooperating by stepping up to bully people.

Anyway, if they got locked up, Zhu Shengtian could bail them out.

As for these anglers, they were absolute nobodies; if they went in, they'd definitely have to spend a few days inside.

And if they dared to fight back? Heh, a year minimum behind bars!

"Aah! Help! Stop hitting, stop hitting, I won't fish anymore, okay?"

Soon, many of the anglers were frightened away.

However, there were still those who weren't afraid and remained in place to fish.

Yet, as the number of anglers slowly dwindled, they wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer.

Seeing the anglers being driven away step by step, Zhu Shengtian and Liu Chan were overjoyed and decided to go to a club for a massage tonight.

Little did they know, this time, they had kicked an iron plate!

"Heh heh, a bunch of blind fools. Why didn't they ask around to find out who Zhu Shengtian is?"

"If it weren't for the fact that there were too many of them, I'd have made those few slip and fall into the river to drown, just like that bastard surnamed Wang in Changliu Village. How dare he report me? Report your mother's! Commoners!"

Zhu Shengtian and Liu Chan were exceptionally smug during their club massage.

At that moment, Liu Chan suddenly received a phone call. Hearing what the person on the other end said, his phone slipped right out of his hand.

"Liu Chan, are you losing your grip or something? You can't even hold a damn phone?"

"Boss, it's bad! That streamer with over half a million followers is Liu Zhoucheng's son-in-law!"

"Liu Zhoucheng? Damn it, I don't know him!"

"Liu Zhoucheng, one of the top ten entrepreneurs in the city!"

"!!!"

Zhu Shengtian turned pale with fright. "L-L-Liu, Chairman Liu?! His! Son-in-law?!!"

"And what's even scarier, his angler friend named Zhou Hong has a father who is Zhou Jianguo, the top official of Sanya City!"

"!!!!"

"And what's even, even, even scarier! His cousin, the Black guy, is a non-commissioned officer in a certain military unit..."

"!!?"

"And that's still not the scariest part. The most, most, most terrifying thing is that the provincial government suddenly issued a notice to launch a surprise crackdown on bribery and corruption in Yuanshan Town, sweep away underworld forces, and strictly investigate illegal activities and rule violations such as factory counterfeiting and sewage dumping..."

"M-My God... Isn't this directed right at me?! Even if that kid's father-in-law is Liu Zhoucheng, he couldn't possibly have that much pull!!"

"Thump!"

Suddenly, the door was shoved open as a group of officers walked in.

"Zhu Shengtian, Liu Chan, right? We've received reports that your paper mill has been discharging sewage into the Beimen River, endangering the health of villagers in nearby areas, and it is also linked to a murder case. Come with us!"

Liu Chan was scared out of his wits. It's over, it's completely over. What kind of speed is this... He was still thinking about whether he could run away in advance; now, forget about running away, his legs had run off on their own first!

Zhu Shengtian: "Wait, let me make a call to my uncle!"

"Hah, don't bother calling. He's already a step ahead of you and has been taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection!"

"..."

Just how hard... was the iron plate I kicked this time?!!