Chapter 404: Chapter 291: Xu Liang’s Ruthlessness! Flipping the Table!
There are many types of mines.
For example, valuable gold mines. As long as you dig them out, with some extraction, they can become money, and if you keep them without selling, they might even appreciate in value!
Worthless mines... like laterite nickel mines.
This stuff, in recent years, Eastern Country has records of purchasing it at two hundred Eastern Country coins per ton, and even so, eighty percent of that cost is transportation, with the price of the ore itself being nearly negligible!
Then there’s iron and coal, which are not expensive, but definitely not worth killing for control.
And the mine under Run Dong Weaving Plant is...
"A rare earth mine!"
Xu Liang spoke up.
"Rare earth?" Yang Ruoxi looked a bit baffled.
Even Su Yu was slightly stunned, only then did she realize what rare earth was.
But...
"This stuff... isn’t expensive, right?"
Su Yu hesitantly opened her mouth. She stood to the side, a look of hesitation crossing her face.
Due to disorderly mining and fierce competition in exports.
Take medium and heavy rare earth as an example. The raw ore price is less than 100,000 yuan/ton. It seems expensive, but compared to the true value of rare earths, it can entirely be called a giveaway!
But.....
"Rare earth is not an alias for a certain substance. It’s not like coal mines, where what you dig out is coal."
"It’s a collection of minerals containing rare elements."
"The main reason prices are low is... because what’s being sold is raw ore!"
Xu Liang slowly spoke. Even without large advanced instruments assisting him, he could still guarantee there was definitely a rare earth mine beneath his feet!
But if it truly is a rare earth mine...
"For a rare earth mine to be valuable, it can only be refined using the P507 extraction process..."
Every mine needs to be refined after it’s extracted!
Except for one country with iron ore of mind-blowing purity...
And once rare earth undergoes refining, its price will skyrocket like a rocket!
"Like refined dysprosium oxide, the price has shot up to ’three million a ton!’"
Xu Liang frowned, contemplating soberly.
"Prices soared thirtyfold! And that’s just one of the substances... if the entire mine is refined and sold... it’s entirely on par with a gold mine!"
This stuff is essential for cutting-edge technology.
There will never be a shortage of buyers!
In fact, Eastern Country still maintains a technological monopoly in this area, with refining purity far exceeding other countries, holding seventy percent of the global market share!
But here’s the problem...
"The technology belongs to the state."
"Even if the mine is really in the hands of Zhengyang Mining Company, they can only cooperate with state enterprises, but this way, they can only have a bit of the soup."
"If they don’t cooperate... then just sell raw ore."
Xu Liang pinched his chin, frowning deeply.
"No matter what, it feels like a loss..."
"So the question is."
"Why does Zhu Haoyi care so much about this rare earth mine!?"
The technology for refining rare earth is a state secret, and even if Zhengyang Mining Company cooperates with state enterprises to mine the rare earth beneath their feet.
At most, they can only get access to a small part of the technology.
Other than that, all key parameters are tightly guarded!
The lion’s share goes to the state enterprises.
So... is Zhu Haoyi going to great lengths just to sip some soup?
Xu Liang doesn’t think so. The other party seems more like a sleek catfish; there’s no way they’d go to so much effort just for the soup—small mining companies do that.
So...
"Just selling raw rare earth ore?"
Xu Liang’s face showed surprise, growing more puzzled.
Su Yu, beside him, also furrowed her elegant brows, a cloud of doubt forming in her mind.
She parted her red lips slightly, hesitantly voicing her doubt, saying:
"Raw rare earth ore is less than 100,000 per ton... and it’s still for export abroad. Adding up all the costs, it might not even be as valuable as coal!"
Export procedures abroad are very troublesome.
On top of that, the extra costs outside, plus people making things difficult, driving up costs even more.
So....
"Then why does he insist on having this mine?"
Yang Ruoxi widened her eyes, her gaze alternating between Xu Liang and Su Yu.
Although she didn’t understand rare earth, she could follow the conversation between the two of them.
The mine beneath them didn’t seem very profitable, no matter how you looked at it. So why is Zhu Haoyi so determined to have this mine? If he wanted to make money, mining coal would also be profitable!
Coal doesn’t lack customers. It sells domestically, saving time and effort, isn’t it better than rare earth!?
"Could it be... he doesn’t know the mine beneath us is rare earth?" Yang Ruoxi tentatively asked.
Xu Liang thought for a moment, then directly interrupted her.
"No."
"He has a strong purpose, definitely hiding some unknown things."
"Hmm, things they can’t even hint at!"
If there weren’t any unknown matters, Zhu Haoyi could outrightly add money to buy it. Instead, when he saw Xu Liang coming, he immediately silenced Zhang Shan.
It was clearly a guilty conscience, deceiving oneself!
He didn’t even consider adding money to get Zhang Shan’s agreement, afraid Xu Liang would notice something!
And besides covering up, Zhu Haoyi also intended to scare Xu Liang off only to get caught up in it himself...
Until...
"It’s time to eat."
Sun Zhongmin’s honest voice suddenly emerged beside Xu Liang’s ear.
The three of them finally snapped out of it, looked up at the sky, and realized it was already noon.
"Tch, let’s not think about it for now."
Xu Liang shook his head, clearing the thoughts from his mind, then washed his hands, preparing to eat.
He didn’t fuss too much about the food.
After all, there wasn’t much to buy nearby, so he just let Sun Zhongmin buy some vegetables, and then the people in the plant lit the fire to cook.
But...
"The taste is a bit off, please bear with it."
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Liu Jinshui spoke somewhat awkwardly.
"Originally, it was Old Zhang’s wife who was responsible for cooking. She was quite skilled, but Old Zhang is dead, and his wife is missing too, most likely also falling victim to the mining company...."
They didn’t have a dining table; they all sat on the ground, stuffing a few buns with potato stew and beef into their bellies like they were bolting it down.
They hadn’t seen minced meat for a long time, even though the cooking wasn’t that good, the hunger in their bellies seemed like it was going to devour them!
"It’s okay."
Xu Liang also sat on the ground, eating and chatting.
"By the way, how is Zhang Shan’s body?"
Liu Jinshui paused, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said:
"The body has been sent to the funeral parlor for storage. It won’t rot in the short term."
Speaking self-mockingly, he said:
"But there’s no way to bury him."
Xu Liang calmly replied, "Once the case is solved, then you won’t have to worry about that. Whether you want cremation or burial, it’s up to you."
Liu Jinshui nodded, then quietly continued eating.
The only sound in the factory was the sound of devouring food.
Until...
"Knock knock knock~!"
"Knock knock knock!!!"
"There’s a letter, a letter! Someone come and sign for it!"
In a moment of confusion, the iron gate of the weaving plant was knocked on aggressively.
Everyone eating instinctively looked up, and then Liu Jinshui got up, puzzled, and walked to the door.
The next second, the door creaked open.
A postman appeared at the door, handing a letter to Liu Jinshui.
"Sign for it."
Sign for it? A letter?
Liu Jinshui was stunned, and after signing for the letter, he bid the postman goodbye, and returned puzzled.
"What is this?" Yang Ruoxi remained graceful, she placed a blanket on the ground and sat angled, somewhat like a picnic, but at this moment, she stared at the letter, full of curiosity.
She shifted her gaze to Xu Liang.
"It’s got nothing to do with me." Xu Liang shook his head.
Then Liu Jinshui handed the letter to Xu Liang, who didn’t hesitate and tore it open.
It was a notice.
Only...
Yang Ruoxi leaned over to take a look, instinctively reading it aloud.
"’Notice of Non-acceptance’...."
As those words fell.
Everyone on the scene was instantly dumbfounded.
Quickly, Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu were shocked, looking up in disbelief, saying:
"Not filed!?"
"Zhang Shan’s case was not filed by the police, and they still think it was suicide!?"
Evidence of a second person at the suicide scene could practically be printed on paper and stuck in Director Zhou’s face, yet they’re still not filing!?
"The reason is that upon investigation, it was found that it’s most likely due to his wife absconding with money leading to suicide, unrelated to Zhengyang Mining Company...."
"How...how is this possible!?"
Su Yu murmured.
Running off with money should be pursued for the funds, how does suicide make sense?
How did they even accept this logical chain as valid!?
"Should we apply for a reconsideration?" Yang Ruoxi asked anxiously.
"Applying probably wouldn’t work either." Su Yu furrowed his brows.
Clearly.
This is intentional!
As for retaliation or not...that’s not urgent, what’s critical is to figure out how to establish the case!
With a case, you don’t bother about evidence, nor handles.
Even if you have a bunch of this in your hand, if the case isn’t filed, it’s useless!!!
"Go to the court? Or the prosecutor’s office" Yang Ruoxi asked again.
Xu Liang fell into contemplation.
Zhu Haoyi’s background currently seems vast; with the police station as such, it’s likely....
"Court, and prosecutor’s office won’t work either."
Xu Liang shook his head.
"At most...the court may offer a civil litigation case."
Civil litigation?
What the hell civil suit are they, this is criminal, taking civil action is just looking for trouble on their own!?
So....
"What the hell is Zhengyang City?"
Yang Ruoxi asked again, utterly shocked.
"How can they not even file the case!!?"
Su Yu became worried too, "Should we go to the province?"
The city bureau refused to file, but heading to the provincial High Court makes sense, except....
"Zhu Haoyi could find out my background."
Xu Liang took a deep breath and voiced something desperate.
"Which means, behind him is at least someone comparable to my senior brother Lin Fuqiang, or just slightly weaker!"
In Nanhai Province, in their stronghold....
Xu Liang dared to bet, filing in the High Court may be even harder than in Zhengyang City!
After speaking.
The entire factory fell into silence.
Unable to file a case...
If a case cannot be filed, it cannot be tried or judged, Zhang Shan just died in vain.
Zhengyang City seems like a big hand, gripping Xu Liang and his companions tightly, making them incapable of struggling, even feeling suffocated.
Even if they run to Nanhai High Court...it’s the same result.
The case appears to have been...blocked completely.
Until...
"Go to Upper City!"
Suddenly Xu Liang took a deep breath, a glint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
Go...go to Upper City?
How could Upper City even try....
Yang Ruoxi and others hadn’t thought it through yet, but then Xu Liang spoke again:
"Do you remember Liu Mingbo?"
Liu Mingbo?
In 2004, the one who dug out his own mother from the grave, carrying the corpse to file at Hanhai Intermediate Court....
Wait...hold on.
Yang Ruoxi suddenly raised her head, showing surprise, standing up in shock, instinctively stepping back two steps.
Without waiting for her to ask.
Xu Liang’s eyes showed a hint of fierceness.
A good poker game, yet they won’t even give themselves a chance to sit at the table...then flip the table, let nobody enjoy it!
"We...."
"Go to Upper City!!!"
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PS: It’s the last two days of the month, if the monthly tickets are not cast, they will expire, begging for monthly tickets! QAq
