Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 1249 - 1234: All Things in the World Pursue Profit

"Murder!"

Some villagers across the way immediately shouted, while others turned and ran. In this day and age, few people are foolish enough to directly confront such people. Most people uphold a strategy of retreat when the enemy advances, as they see the aggressive momentum of the others. Many choose to run into nearby houses and use them as bases to engage in a tug-of-war against those from Golden Saint Real Estate.

Of course, there are also some who are more gutsy, choosing to confront them directly, only to be kicked to the ground and dragged to the side.

It was at this time that a few people from Golden Saint Real Estate walked over to Lin Yu’s side, led by Yao Xiaoming.

"Sorry, everyone stay here, don’t run around, or you might get hurt, which wouldn’t be good!" Yao Xiaoming said with a smile.

Lin Yu nodded, fully understanding that Yao Xiaoming was guarding against any covert recordings from their side.

Song Yun stood in place, staring blankly at the sky full of dust not far away.

Children’s cries, women’s sobs, and men’s shouts echoed across the sky.

Some houses collapsed with a crash under the shovel of a bulldozer, while chicken coops and pigsties were smashed by trucks.

This was a scene that should never take place in the new era of Kyushu, yet it was happening just like that.

Swayed by money or perhaps some other things, who exactly got lost was unclear, but anyway, Song Yun, watching it all, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

He didn’t know why he felt chilled.

Whether it was the developers or those holding onto their land.

Did the developers do anything wrong? No, they were just trying to make money. Some people kill pigs and dogs to sell meat for money, others sell out friends or family, just as developers can collude and disregard civilians to make money. In essence, Song Yun was one of them, and what he did wasn’t necessarily better than them, such as suppressing dissent, eliminating those opposing him, silencing differing voices.

Did the villagers do anything wrong? Not at all; they are the disadvantaged group, a bunch oppressed, powerless, abandoned by the government and left to defend their homes by themselves.

At the root of it all, everyone is just fighting for themselves.

Song Yun suddenly felt conflicted.

Seeing those villagers, Song Yun felt sorry for them because even the government, which they should rely on most, had abandoned them. But seeing those from Golden Saint Real Estate, he saw a reflection of himself.

Should he abandon his opportunity to make money just because he pities the villagers? Even if it’s tainted money, how else can you stand out and enjoy things others can’t in today’s society without making tainted money?

"Hoo!"

Song Yun let out a long breath, feeling a momentary sense of disinterest.

All things in the world are driven by profit.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin Yu looked at Song Yun curiously and asked.

"Nothing."

Song Yun shook his head.

Just then.

Bang.

A sudden muffled sound.

In the village not far away, a fire suddenly shot up.

"Dynamite!"

Song Yun looked in surprise at the explosion site.

Amidst the explosion, countless people’s screams were heard.

"Follow me!"

Seeing the explosion, Lin Yu’s expression changed, and she directly called out to the crew behind her.

"Miss Lin Yu, it’s dangerous over there; it’s better to stay here,"

Yao Xiaoming’s expression also changed. He hadn’t expected an explosion there, and seeing the power of it, there were likely casualties. Once there are deaths, the nature of this incident changes, and even the provincial TV station, here just to go through the motions, probably won’t sit idly by.

"Mr. Yao, we have the right to media supervision!" Lin Yu squinted at Yao Xiaoming and said, "There’s a major incident over there; we have to investigate and track it down!"

"Who dares to go!"

Yao Xiaoming’s face turned from a smile to sternness, "Everyone stay here obediently. Without my order, whoever takes a step, bear the consequences themselves!"

"Threatening us?"

Lin Yu, the leading lady at Sunan Province TV Station, was immediately infuriated when threatened. Clearly, there was an explosion over there, and in Kyushu, whenever an explosion is involved, you can’t cover it up. Originally, she really was just going through the motions, but now that this happened, she must go take a look. Lin Yu believed that even if the station chief were here, they’d allow her to go.

"Let’s go, everyone with me. Let me see who dares to stop us."

Lin Yu shouted.

"Grab the equipment away from them!"

Yao Xiaoming shouted.

A few people from Golden Saint Real Estate hurriedly charged towards the crew, two of them lunging at Lin Yu.

"This is really a pain."

Song Yun quietly walked to Lin Yu’s front and said, "We could have left, but an explosion had to happen, and now no one can leave."

"Bang bang bang."

Several dull thuds echoed as the two rushing at Lin Yu flew back, then Song Yun dodged to the side, knocking down those trying to seize the video equipment in a few moves.

"You!!" Yao Xiaoming pointed at Song Yun and Lin Yu, shouting, "Fine, very fine, I will make you understand the consequences of offending Golden Saint Real Estate!"

With that, Yao Xiaoming turned and ran, taking out his phone while running.

It seemed he was also worried about being taken down by Song Yun in a few moves, so he chose to run as his tactic in the Thirty-six Stratagems.

"Let’s go, Song Yun, let’s go take a look!"

Lin Yu said seriously.

"Weren’t you just intending to go through the motions, why the sudden change?" Song Yun asked while walking.

"That was a minor matter; as long as no one died or nothing particularly unexpected happened, those were minor issues. We don’t report, and within three to five days, everything calms down. But as you saw, after this explosion, there must be people there, likely casualties, and if we just go through the motions, one, we violate our media supervision rights, and two, if later those in power want to investigate, and we have nothing substantial, we might end up suffering too!" Lin Yu said, "An explosion happened, and the situation has become uncontrollable. What we need to do is the very basics, record the process, then see which side wins in the upcoming power struggle and listen to them."

"Haha, Lin Yu, you’re getting smarter by the day!" Song Yun said with a laugh.

"Not too bad; the TV station is similar to officialdom, both are arenas of fame and fortune."