Fan Xing took a deep breath, "It seems you are also a martial artist?"
Ye Tian, "Judging by your stance, it looks like you've been taught. Who is your master? Tell me."
Upon hearing his master mentioned, Fan Xing proudly declared, "My master is Zhou Nanxing! The foremost expert in Lao County!"
Ye Tian took a step, leaving a three-centimeter-deep footprint. He walked step by step until he stood before Fan Xing.
Fan Xing looked at the footprints on the ground, his hair standing on end. He trembled, "Are you a Martial King?"
Ye Tian, "You have quite the nerve, daring to kidnap my girlfriend! You're only relying on your martial arts. Today, I will cripple your cultivation!"
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Fan Xing, lifting him up. Fan Xing immediately cried out, "Martial King, spare me! I was wrong!"
Ye Tian paid no heed to his pleas. He struck Fan Xing several times. Fan Xing felt a warmth in his dantian, and then all his strength drained away. He then collapsed onto the ground like a puddle of mud.
Ye Tian said, "If you're not satisfied, have your master come find me at Baozhi Company. Also, if I ever hear that your Fan family dares to cause trouble for the factory again, I have ways to make you wish you were dead, but unable to die, and wish to live, but unable to live!"
With that, he took Lin Ziyi's hand and left the courtyard. At the entrance, there were two two-meter-tall stone lions on either side. Ye Tian picked up one and lightly tossed it. The stone lion flew over ten meters high and landed heavily on the rooftop.
With a loud crash, the stone lion smashed through the third and second floors, finally hitting the first-floor slab, narrowly missing Fan Xing, who shivered again in fear.
Having vented his frustration, Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi got into the car and continued to the factory site.
Lin Ziyi chuckled, "Brother Tian, that was too lenient on him."
Ye Tian, "I've already crippled his cultivation. He's suffering more than death now."
Lin Ziyi, "It's really not easy to do business these days; people are causing trouble everywhere."
Ye Tian, "If you want to make money, trouble will inevitably follow. By the way, the county chief will be here to greet us shortly. Fan Xing ambushed me halfway, he might not have been unaware of this."
Ye Tian, "Oh, so you're saying they conspired together?"
Lin Ziyi, "I'm not sure, but I don't think the county chief should be unaware of the situation here."
Ye Tian raised an eyebrow, "Then this is getting interesting. Let's go, I'll accompany you."
Upon arriving at the factory site, the person in charge there said that the county chief had not come at all. Hearing this news, Ye Tian couldn't help but sneer. He asked, "Ziyi, who did you discuss the factory construction with originally?"
Lin Ziyi, "With the mayor."
Ye Tian, "Call them and tell them the factory will not be built because the locals do not welcome us. We will move our headquarters to Zhonghai. Baozhi is not a small company anymore; there's no need to stay in a small town."
Lin Ziyi, "Brother Tian, is that a good idea?"
Ye Tian, "There's no good or bad, only what is suitable or not."
Lin Ziyi, "Alright. Tomorrow, I'll go to Zhonghai to finalize the headquarters location."
Although Ye Tian's villa in Haicheng was nice, it could only serve as a temporary headquarters. For normal operations, an office building was necessary.
The two stopped looking at the factory site and prepared to drive back.
As the car started, they saw several cars approaching from behind. Judging by the license plates, Ye Tian knew it was the county chief's entourage.
He told the driver, "Drive."
The convoy drove onto the road and sped away. In one of the cars behind, a man in his forties sat with a displeased expression. He had just received news from the Fan family that these people had failed to detain Lin Ziyi. They were useless; he shouldn't have trusted them.
"County Chief, not good, they're leaving!" the secretary noticed the situation ahead and quickly reminded him.
The county chief, named Chen Gongfang, said sternly, "Notify the county bureau. Set up a blockade ahead and stop them. Do not let them leave Lao County!"
The secretary hesitated, "County Chief, isn't this a bit much?"
Chen Gongfang, "If we don't stop them, they might not build the factory in Lao County. I cannot bear the responsibility for that."
Ye Tian's car was driving ahead, having entered the national highway. After a short distance, a roadblock was set up, with a group of police officers guarding it.
Seeing this, Lin Ziyi frowned, "Could it be that the county chief wants to stop us?"
Ye Tian's anger flared, "This petty county chief is truly arrogant!"
The car stopped before the checkpoint. A police officer stepped forward, checked their identification, and said sternly, "Please alight from the vehicle!"