novelslam Chapter 367 High-End Renovation! A Scoundrel Who Stole Cables Was Fined by Being Forced to Dig Sewer
Chapter 367 High-End Renovation! A Scoundrel Who Stole Cables Was Fined by Being Forced to Dig Sewer
"Don't make a fuss! That's the 'Divine Weapon of Lu Ban' that Chen boy invited!"
"Our ancestors have shown their power, sending heavenly soldiers and generals down to improve the feng shui of our Jiangjia Village and elevate our ancestral graves!"
The powerful voice of Third Grandfather Jiang Wanshan resonated throughout the village via the village committee's loudspeaker, reassuring everyone.
The villagers of Jiangjia Village have been living in a dream these past two days.
On the very night the proposal ceremony ended, the entire village was plunged into an eerie darkness and silence.
Immediately afterwards, countless enormous black shadows, each over three meters tall, appeared in every corner of the village, like midnight ghosts.
They silently dismantle the old houses and then miraculously rebuild them in a way that the villagers can't understand at all.
In just one night!
Those dilapidated brick and tile houses that had been inhabited for decades were transformed, as if by magic, into top-class Hui-style garden architecture with white walls, black tiles, and upturned eaves.
The originally bumpy dirt road has been paved with smooth bluestone slabs.
Outside the courtyard walls of every household, there are rows of magnificent and valuable Podocarpus macrophyllus trees.
The entire Jiangjia Village has been completely transformed.
Its grandeur and style were even more refined than the ancient royal palaces depicted on television.
This commotion made the village chiefs of several neighboring villages so envious that they convened a village-wide meeting overnight.
They beat their chests and stamped their feet, crying and pleading, trying to find connections to bring their own village into Jiangjia Village's territory.
The entire village was immersed in this immense joy and awe.
However, there are always some people who see not beauty, but greed.
Jiang Gundao, the village's veteran rogue, was one of them.
This guy idled away his whole life and honed his skills in petty theft.
When he saw the bundles of cables piled up on the construction site, gleaming with a purplish-red luster, his thieving desires sprouted wildly like weeds in spring.
"My goodness, this copper wire is so thick, this bundle must weigh several hundred pounds!"
Jiang Gundao hid in the corner, his eyes gleaming with greed.
He was making his own plans.
"If you stole one roll and sold it to Wang the Cripple who collects scrap metal in town, you could easily get several thousand yuan, right?"
"With this money, I'll have all my drinking expenses for the rest of the year! I can even go to the foot massage parlor in the county and have some fun!"
Once the thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.
Jiang Gundao never considered the consequences of having such wicked thoughts in Jiangjia Village today.
He just felt that Jiang Chen was a big boss now, busy with countless affairs, how could he have time to care about such a small matter?
Those machine monsters may look scary, but they only care about construction and not security.
As for Wang Dagou and his group of security guards, didn't they all go home to sleep at night?
This is a golden opportunity!
It was the dead of night, dark and windy.
Jiang Gundao crawled out of his dilapidated house.
He had a huge pair of pliers tucked into his arms and a large woven bag in his hand, ready to be used to store stolen goods. He crept along the wall and made his way to the temporary warehouse at the east end of the village.
The warehouse entrance was quiet, with only a few dim lights on.
Jiang Gundao observed for a long time and confirmed that no one was around.
Overjoyed, he nimbly slipped into the warehouse.
Looking at the mountain of cables, Jiang Gundao's mouth was practically watering.
He rushed forward and grabbed the outermost roll of cable.
"Hehe, baby, I'm here!"
He used all his strength, and the veins on both arms bulged.
"Snap!"
A crisp sound.
He successfully cut off a heavy section of cable.
Jiang Gundao was overjoyed and was about to stuff his spoils into the woven bag.
Suddenly, the back of his collar tightened abruptly!
An irresistible force came.
Jiang Gundao was lifted into the air like a tattered sack, his feet off the ground.
"Ouch! Who is it?!"
Jiang Gundao was terrified and struggled in mid-air.
Swish.
A blindingly bright beam of light struck his face directly.
Jiang Gundao's eyes were so blinded by the bright light that he could hardly open them, and tears immediately streamed down his face.
He squinted, barely able to make out the person in front of him.
Wang Dagou's rugged face appeared particularly stern in the flashlight beam.
Behind him stood four or five security guards dressed in black combat uniforms and carrying riot batons.
Everyone stared at him with a look as if he were a dead man.
"Hey, you're here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping... are you here to keep watch for us?"
Wang Dagou's voice was completely devoid of warmth.
Jiang Gundao shuddered and almost wet his pants on the spot.
His little bit of cleverness immediately gave him the upper hand, and he put on a fawning smile.
"It's a misunderstanding! Brother Da Gou! It's all a misunderstanding!"
"I...I saw the warehouse door wasn't locked properly, and I was worried something might get stolen, so I came to help keep an eye on it!"
"Yes! I'm here to help keep watch!"
Wang Dagou sneered.
He didn't waste any words with Jiang Gundao, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him out of the warehouse like a chick.
They dragged it all the way to the door of Jiang Chen's brand-new villa.
"Bang!"
Wang Dagou kicked Jiang Gundao in the back of the knee.
Jiang Gundao let out a miserable cry, his knees buckled, and he knelt on the cold bluestone ground.
The villa's gate slowly opened.
Jiang Chen, dressed in loose silk pajamas, slowly walked out.
He glanced at Jiang Gundao, who was trembling like a leaf, and remained calm.
"Chen...Brother Chen! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"
"I was blinded by greed! I was just confused for a moment! Brother Chen, please be magnanimous and just let me go!"
Jiang Chen remained silent.
He took the heavy cable.
Then, in front of everyone, he forcefully slapped Jiang Gundao's tear-streaked face.
"Snapped!"
The cable lashed my face, burning with pain.
Jiang Gundao screamed in agony, and a red mark immediately appeared on his face.
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
Jiang Chen's voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling undertone that sent shivers down one's spine.
"In our Jiangjia Village, we no longer support idlers, much less thieves with dirty hands!"
Jiang Gundao lay on the ground, filled with remorse.
This guy is completely blinded by greed. Jiang Chen can easily manipulate even the richest man in the provincial capital, yet he still dares to steal from his territory.
Isn't this like showing off your skills in front of the King of Hell?
"There's no need to call the police; it would only get the officers' hands dirty."
Jiang Chen looked at Jiang Gundao at his feet and announced the punishment with an iron face.
"Wang Dagou, confiscate his tools of the crime."
"Then, give him a shovel."
"Isn't our newly built villa area still missing an underground sewage pipe?"
"Punish him! Make him dig three months' worth of sewers!"
"Dig a sewer?"
Wang Dagou was somewhat stunned.
"Dig by hand only, no machinery allowed."
"For the past three months, I've been provided with food and lodging, but I haven't received a single penny in wages."
"Send two people to keep an eye on me, 24/7!"
"If he dares to slack off for even a minute, or if the quality of his digging is substandard, his entire family's eligibility for all benefits and year-end bonuses will be immediately revoked!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Gundao's face instantly turned even paler than a dead man's.
This is even worse than sending them directly to the police station.
Digging a sewer by hand for three months would be exhausting.
The most crucial thing is the family's share of the profits, which is an astonishing amount of real money.
"No! Brother Chen! I won't do it again! I'll never do it again!"
Amidst his desperate wails, Jiang Gundao was dragged like a dead dog by two security guards directly to the construction site.
This swift and decisive action quickly spread throughout the entire village.
Those who originally harbored some wicked thoughts were all frightened into shrinking back, immediately suppressing those ideas firmly in their hearts.
The entire Jiangjia Village is preparing for the upcoming wedding of the century with a solemn and serious attitude.