The atmosphere fell silent.
Then the people from Yanbei County erupted in anger.
No one could stand something like this. Yang Gang immediately flew into a rage, and several officials beside him shouted at the people from Jiaolin County!
"Bastards!"
"What are you trying to do?"
"Who gave you the right to hit people? Huh?"
"You occupied land in our county and beat up our people?"
Some of the younger clerks and office workers behind the Yanbei County group even rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight!
The people from Jiaolin County were completely unafraid. With Secretary Dong as such a powerful fighter backing them up, what did they have to fear? Even if a fight broke out, they were not afraid!
Just then, more people arrived from below!
This time, they came up the mountain path from the Jiaolin County side!
The first person Dong Xuebin spotted was his secretary, Su Yan. Zhang Dongfang, Chang Lin, and some others from Jiaolin County followed behind her. Last came several unfamiliar faces he had never seen before. It was not until he saw one particular person that Dong Xuebin understood where they were from. At the very back of the crowd, he saw Xiao Dongnan, Director of the provincial Culture Hall—the man who had been pursuing Fang Wenping. Clearly, those unfamiliar faces were staff from the provincial Culture Hall or its affiliated agencies, probably here to confirm the ancient tomb. Dong Xuebin had already reported the matter to the city and provincial authorities yesterday. He had not expected them to arrive so quickly, and at such an awkwardly perfect moment.
"What's going on here?" Xiao Dongnan's face immediately darkened when he came up. "Stop it! Separate! All of you, separate! What are you trying to do?" Seeing that the two groups