Yi Kaicheng's reason for choosing Taohua Village was likely its extreme poverty, meaning construction there wouldn't cause significant disruption.
Wu Tian said coldly, "The county's interests are the county's interests, but are our Taohua Village's interests not interests?"
"You also know he's building a chemical plant, and right by the river. Isn't that destroying our Taohua Village?"
The police were thoroughly annoyed.
The leading officer waved his hand and said, "Don't talk to us about that. Compared to the entire county, what is your little Taohua Village? It's nothing!"
"You are maliciously obstructing our county's development, which is a grave sin!"
"And now you dare to injure someone, that's compounding your offenses. If I don't arrest you, it would be lawless!"
"Everyone! Arrest him!"
Instantly, the other police officers charged towards Wu Tian.
Even though they were police, Wu Tian wouldn't surrender so easily. He dodged their grasp several times.
The police were exhausted. The leading officer, panting, said, "You, you dare to resist arrest!"
"I will definitely have you sentenced, I will definitely send you to jail!"
Seeing that the time was right, Yi Kaicheng hobbled forward with a smile, "Oh, oh, oh, you're really something, daring to defy the police."
"I know you're very capable, but what good is that? Do you dare to lay a hand on the police?"
Seeing Yi Kaicheng's smug expression, Wu Tian felt a surge of anger.
This scoundrel was truly going too far!
He shouldn't have been so soft-hearted before; he felt he should have completely crippled Yi Kaicheng!
He looked directly at Yi Kaicheng and said, "You think that by playing these tricks, I won't be able to handle it? You underestimate me too much."
"It's impossible for you to take me away today. If you really want to take me, then go tell your chief!"
After speaking, Wu Tian took out his phone and called Director Zhou Mingxue, briefly explaining the situation.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingxue was immediately furious and immediately told Wu Tian to hand the phone to the police.
When the police learned that the person on the other end was Zhou Mingxue, they immediately became cautious.
Zhou Mingxue said on the phone, "I basically know what's going on. Explain it to me, what exactly is happening?"
The police officer stammered, "This... Director Zhou, we received a report from Kaicheng Chemical, and we are just doing our job. We hope you can understand, understand."
"Understand?" Zhou Mingxue retorted angrily, "Do I understand your damn ass!
"Is this the kind of thing that can be understood! This is clearly Kaicheng Chemical causing trouble repeatedly, and Wu Tian is acting in the best interest of the village. How can you arrest him?"
"I'm telling you, you'd better stop interfering with this matter. If you continue to meddle, be careful, and I won't be polite with you!"
The police officer's expression changed slightly.
But he didn't stop immediately. He glanced at Wu Tian, then moved aside, covering the microphone with his hand, and whispered, "Director Zhou, it's not that I don't want to let him go, but this matter is not that easy to let go of."
"Since Kaicheng Chemical dared to start construction without authorization, there must be a reason. As a mere police officer, I can't handle this!"
"Why don't you come over in person?"
Zhou Mingxue, being an experienced official, immediately sensed something was wrong and asked in a deep voice, "Who is behind him?"
When Zhou Mingxue's low voice reached the police officer's ears, the officer's heart trembled slightly.
He hesitated for a moment before saying in a very low voice, "That person... is Secretary Xu."
"Secretary Xu?" Hearing this title, Zhou Mingxue was stunned.
He then said in a deep voice, "The Secretary Xu you're referring to, is it County Magistrate Xu Pei's secretary?"
The police officer nodded and said, "That's right, it's Secretary Xu."
"Actually, Secretary Xu called us, which is why we came."
"Secretary Xu said that no matter what, Wu Tian must be arrested this time."
"We are just doing our jobs, so we have to do as we are told."
Zhou Mingxue was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, you wait there, I'll be there to handle it immediately."
"You're coming in person?" The police officer was dumbfounded, and his gaze towards Wu Tian became even more surprised.
After all, Secretary Xu was the county magistrate's confidant. Although he was just a secretary, his position in the county government was second to none.
Generally speaking, once a matter involved Secretary Xu, everyone would weigh their options.
But Zhou Mingxue was so direct about coming to handle the problem, it was almost unbelievable.
Who exactly was this Wu Tian, and why could he make Zhou Mingxue go this far for him?
As the police officer was lost in thought, he suddenly realized the call had ended. It seemed Zhou Mingxue was indeed coming.
Since things had escalated to this point, it was no longer something he, a mere local police officer, could handle.
His eyes flickered twice, then he returned the phone to Wu Tian and said, "Let's wait here for now. We'll talk about anything later."
This statement stunned Yi Kaicheng.
He quickly pulled the police officer aside and said with a hint of malice, "Hey, what do you mean by this? Everything was going fine, why are you stopping?"
The police officer said with a bitter expression, "Boss Yi, please wait a moment. This matter is a bit complicated."
"I, I can't make the decision!"
Yi Kaicheng thought he was referring to the illegal factory construction and said, "No, are you crazy? Do you know who sent you here? Do you dare to disobey Secretary Xu?"
The police officer said with difficulty, "Boss Yi, please don't make things difficult for me. You have Secretary Xu on your side, but Wu Tian has Director Zhou! In this situation, what do you expect me to do?"
"Director Zhou?" Yi Kaicheng was taken aback.
He asked in surprise, "Are you talking about Director Zhou Mingxue? What's his connection here? Why is he running over here?"
The police officer glanced at Wu Tian, then whispered, "He just called Director Zhou. Director Zhou said he would personally come to handle this matter, and Director Zhou is probably on his way now!"
"Is that so?" Yi Kaicheng's eyes widened slightly, and then he looked at Wu Tian again and said, "Kid, who exactly are you? How do you know Director Zhou?"
Wu Tian said indifferently, "What's my relationship with Director Zhou, and why does it matter to you?"