Hearing Boss Lin's words, we all perked up.
If we found out who had buried those things to hurt us and harm Seventh Master, we had to get revenge!
"It was probably the previous developer."
Boss Lin said, "As I told you earlier, I wasn't the one handling this project at first. It was another developer, but he was using forced demolitions, and I couldn't stand it. Besides, the project really did have potential, so I pulled a few strings to get my hands on it."
"If anyone wanted revenge on me, it would definitely be that developer."
"And he might have asked around about that place's history too, and known there was something wrong with the land."
That did sound possible to me.
In business, cutting off someone's income was like killing their parents. It was bound to make enemies.
Meng Yifan asked, "Didn't that previous developer have any incidents on his construction site?"
Boss Lin said, "He hadn't had a chance to start construction. The compensation negotiations with the local residents went badly, so he wanted to force the demolitions through. He had some connections and backing too, or he wouldn't have dared."
Song Xiaotian grew curious. "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly did you do against that previous developer?"
Boss Lin looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't hide it. "I... threatened him."
We grew even more curious. "Didn't you say he had connections and backing too? Would he really let you threaten him?"
Boss Lin nodded. "He was basically the local kingpin, a gang leader. Ordinary people would certainly be afraid of him, since he had plenty of men under him. But my connections are all in high society, or people with some authority. If a criminal like him dared throw his weight around