Chapter 138: Handling It Personally

  "Mr. Liang, you've finally returned!" Liang Sanping and Jiang Li had just finished their midnight snack and were back at the hotel. It was already close to 12 o'clock, and the manager of the hotel lobby hastily came over to greet Liang Sanping as soon as he saw him return.

  "There's a Mr. Xia Zhendong who has called you five times already! It seems like it's an urgent matter, but we can't get in touch with you. We had no choice but to ask him to leave his number so that we can notify you when you return..."

  Liang Sanping's face changed upon hearing the words. Xia Zhendong would absolutely not call him for no reason, and he had called five times in a row! This meant that the matter was extremely urgent.

  But then Liang Sanping's face sank, and he asked the manager to give him the phone number. Then he took him to the hotel's dedicated international long-distance telephone booth to make a call. At that time, even in Hong Kong, not every household with a telephone could make international calls.

  Some high-end rooms in large hotels have phones that can dial international long-distance calls. Most hotels do not even have phones. Only a few hotels have dedicated areas for making international long-distance calls.

  "Hey! Is that Sanping?! " Just as Liang Sanping had dialed the number, the manager very tactfully left on his own and even took the door of this room with him.

  Just as Liang Sanping connected the call, he heard Xia Zhendong's extremely anxious voice on the other end of the phone: "Sanping! You must come back as soon as possible, something has happened on Qiong Island!"

  "What's going on?! Old Xia, don't be in a hurry. Tell me slowly." Liang Sanping said in a deep voice to Xia Zhendong on the other end of the phone. It's no use rushing now, first tell me clearly what happened.

  Xia Zhendong on the other end of the phone calmed down after hearing Liang Sanping's words, and then smiled wryly: "The Jianghai Farm side has clashed with the local people!"

  "What about the casualties?! Where are they now?!" Liang Sanping was shocked upon hearing this! The conflict between the local government and the farm had been ongoing. Both sides had clashed multiple times before, but Liang Sanping still wondered what this had to do with him.

  "No one died, and no one was disabled. Just over ten people were lightly or seriously injured, and they are all in the hospital now..." But then Xia Zhendong sighed and said: "Old Peng and the others also participated in this matter, and they are still being held in the detention center..."

  Liang Sanping couldn't help but sigh bitterly when he heard this. Peng Lao San and his gang had been taught a lesson, but these sons of bitches were not easy to deal with either. As soon as Liang was away on business, they started causing trouble again.

  I think this time it was the original gang of farm friends who found them, and these little rascals had to save face. They helped someone out and ended up in a big fight, so they were taken away by the police station.

  "I'll go book a ticket for tomorrow's return in a bit, don't worry. Tell me the whole story from start to finish." Liang Sanping said calmly into the phone to Xia Zhendong.

  Xia Zhendong heard Liang Sanping's words and smiled bitterly, saying: "To say it, this matter except for Peng Lao San is indeed related to us."

  Liang Sanping was taken aback by the words, and immediately said: "I'd like to hear more about it." Xia Zhendong sighed and told Liang Sanping the whole story from beginning to end.

  It's actually nothing complicated, it's just a matter of interest. Peng Lao San and his group have found work, but there are more idle young people in the farm than that.

  They can't help but feel a pang of jealousy seeing Peng Lao San and his family living so comfortably. After all, this is an internal matter within the farm, and Peng Lao San is also their leader.

  Peng Lao San, who had received his wages, did not mistreat them in any way. Occasionally he would eat a meal or play cards with them, and when he had money on hand, he would also help out those poor brothers of his. This didn't cause any dissatisfaction either.

  Later, villages in the local area began to cooperate with Antianmen Company one after another. This made these people dissatisfied, why do places have our farm's living standards like a stepmother?!

  At this time, many young locals had solved the problem of growing vegetables and were beaming with joy. Having nothing to do, they learned technology from the technicians and then invited them to eat and drink together.

  It's not that there aren't any farm-born kids who want to do this line of work, but it requires land. On the other hand, it also needs investment, where are they going to get the money and land from? The farm won't approve either!

  One after another, the discontent of the farm children became even more severe. Why do they get to eat meat and drink wine, while we have to suffer?! This pent-up discontent is extremely fierce when it erupts.

  When the children of both sides came out to buy vegetables, they clashed. The more they fought, the fiercer it became, and they all shouted for help from a group of people. Seven or eight brigades from the farm and two communes from the local area were fighting in a mess on the street.

  "Old Peng was just trying to mediate at the time, but got dragged into it..." Xia Zhendong said helplessly over the phone to Liang Sanping: "For this, he even got beaten twice. Now some people in the farm are still scolding him as a traitor, saying he helped outsiders..."

  Liang Sanping could only smile wryly, he understood Xia Zhendong's meaning. This matter, after all, was a conflict caused by entangled interests. The welfare of the agricultural reclamation system had always been good, and although the situation of these agricultural reclamation children had worsened somewhat in recent years, it was still better than that of local people.

  But in the blink of an eye, the golden doll that can lay golden eggs was sent to a local place. It's just that he himself is capable, but can only watch others get rich. Whoever it is, they will feel uncomfortable in their heart.

  Moreover, I myself am also from a farming and reclamation background. As someone who is considered to be from the farming and reclamation community, it's ironic that I've taken these money-making techniques and given them away to outsiders. The farming and reclamation community only takes care of a portion of its people, which makes many young people from this community feel even more uncomfortable.

  They don't dare to look for their own trouble. Firstly, Liang Sanping is notorious and Peng Lao San's example can be put in front of them. Secondly, Liang Sanping's identity also makes them not dare to act rashly.

  But this fire is suppressed and will eventually erupt. This conflict is an example.

  "Now the farm is already discussing it, saying all sorts of things. It's a mess... " Xia Zhendong smiled wryly at Liang Sanping: "This matter, you still have to come back personally and take a look at how to handle it..."

  Liang Sanping nodded in agreement, and the two of them chatted for a bit. Liang Sanping told Xia Zhendong about his meeting with Li Jiacheng and Chuan Huang today, as well as Li Jiacheng's plan to send an inspection team to Qiong Island.

  Xia Zhendong was very interested in this, and the introduction of foreign capital is essential for Hainan's current development. The entry of big tycoons like Li Jiacheng and Ship Emperor into Hainan will be a great demonstration for the Xiangjiang business community.

  If these bigwigs succeed here, the number of businessmen coming to invest in Qiong Island will increase exponentially. This is extremely good news for Qiong Island. Of course, Xia Zhendong did not forget to remind Liang Sanping.

  The fundamental development of the island is based on a completely green environment. Once this point is destroyed, it will have an extremely serious impact on future development. Liang Sanping also knows this and repeatedly guarantees that he will not consider any industrial entry.

  It was already late at night, and Xia Zhendong had to stay in Ge Tai's office to have the opportunity to make this call. So the two didn't chat for too long, after a while Xia Zhendong handed the phone over to Ge Tai.

  Ge Tai briefly told the story and informed Liang Sanping that he must return as soon as possible to deal with it. Then he hung up the phone. Ge Tai's mind was also very complicated about this matter.

  From the heart, he hopes that both farm and local income will increase. Everyone gets along harmoniously. But now the situation is that the contradictions between the two sides are becoming more and more intense, and this outbreak has been brought under control.

  But what about next time?! This time, only a dozen or so people were injured, and there weren't any serious casualties. It's already a kind of luck, who can guarantee that nothing big will happen next time?! If someone loses their life, the hatred between both sides will be even deeper and harder to resolve.

  Ge Tai also felt very embarrassed about this matter. So he hoped that Liang Sanping would hurry back as soon as possible, and it's best to thoroughly resolve the matter. Otherwise, if things are allowed to develop further, they can only cause greater losses.

  "Ah Li, something has come up on the island. I'll go back tomorrow to coordinate...". After hanging up the phone with Ge Tai, Liang Sanping immediately dialed a number for Jiang Li.

  "What's going on?! Why do you want me to go back so urgently?!" Jiang Li was somewhat surprised, he had just finished taking a shower and was about to sleep when he received Liang Sanping's call. As for Liang Sanping's request to return so early, Jiang Li found it hard to understand.

  "There's nothing special, just saw a way to make money on the farm side. So I also want to plan some benefits for the employees, and it's being worked out! I'll go back and deal with it."

  Jiang Li listened to this and nodded in understanding. He had also been on the island of Qiong for a long time, and was aware of some of the problems and conflicts between the local people and the farm. This didn't come as much of a surprise to him.

  "You go back and busy yourself first! I will discuss this matter with Mr. Lijia Cheng." Jiang Li knew why Liang Sanping called himself, couldn't help but smile and say.

  "Thanks a lot! When the time comes, you bring the inspection team to Qiong Island and I'll thank you properly!" Liang Sanping said casually before hanging up the phone. Then Liang Sanping called Nelson.

  "Oh! Liang! Don't you know that disturbing people's sleep in the middle of the night is a crime?!" Nelson on the other end of the phone was visibly furious, while Liang Sanping just laughed and said.

  "Oh~ Nelson, my dear friend! I know that at this time you must not be asleep. Even through the phone, I can smell the fragrance around you..."

  "That... Haha... Liang! We're already good friends, why would I get angry over such a small thing?! Nelson cleverly shifted the topic: "Speak up, you must have something on your mind to look for me so late."

  "Tomorrow, I'll be back in Hainan Island. Some issues have arisen there and we need to go there personally to deal with them!"