A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

Yan Yuming's face also looked extremely grim at this moment.

He never expected that something like this would happen. He could guess that what was being unearthed there was mostly an ancient tomb.

But if what's down below really is an ancient tomb, he absolutely cannot force them to produce.

With so many reporters and media present, all Yan Yuming has to do is say something like, "Sacrifice some historical relics for the development of Hangzhou."

He will definitely be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow, and will even be bombarded by various media outlets and historians.

If Yan Yuming were to reveal any problems, his political enemies would certainly be eager to make trouble, escalate the situation, and ultimately force him to step down and hand over power to a more capable person.

So Yan Yuming is now a typical example of someone who's been put on the hot seat.

On the one hand, he wanted Li Ruochun and his team to quickly implement the construction work, build the factory, boost Hangzhou's economy, and gain some political achievements for himself; on the other hand, he dared not offend the media or gamble with his career.

Finally, after a fierce internal struggle, Yan Yuming...

Looking at Li Ruochun, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, he said to the reporters, "If there really is an ancient tomb down there, then for the sake of our cultural heritage, I think we need to stop construction and ask the relevant departments to come and investigate to see if it has scientific research value."

"If the relevant departments verify that these are indeed very valuable historical relics, then I think we can only give way to culture. After all, economic development is just a matter of speed, but once cultural relics are destroyed, they will never be the same again."

After Yan Yuming finished speaking, all the reporters and others below immediately applauded, expressing their strong approval of Yan Yuming's words.

Many journalists even praised Yan Yuming for not building the economy on the destruction of cultural relics and the environment.

At this moment, Li Ruochun saw everyone clapping, so he could only clap along, but he was feeling incredibly bitter inside.

Originally, he just wanted to brag about himself and show off his abilities.

Now look what's happened, it's turned into an archaeological site. What are we going to do with all our workers, all our heavy machinery, and all our concrete?

His eyes were filled with resentment as he looked at Yan Yuming.

Soon, museum staff from Hangzhou arrived, followed by some professional archaeologists.

As these people arrived, reporters immediately swarmed to the middle of the construction site, their cameras like cannons aimed at the archaeologists inside, eager to see what artifacts were inside.

Yan Yuming also found an opportunity to call Li Ruochun aside: "Mr. Li, I'm not trying to criticize you, but how could you not understand the principle that too much rigidity leads to breakage?"

“Now that you’ve brought so many people here, even if I wanted to help you, I couldn’t. If no one saw it, or if I didn’t see it, we could all turn a blind eye.”

"Especially with these reporters around, if we don't do something even slightly wrong, you and I will be the front-page news figures tomorrow."

Li Ruochun was also regretting it at this moment; he had almost broken his own thigh by slapping it.

He had just thought of that too. If there weren't so many people present, and if it were all his own construction team, he could have simply pretended not to know about these ancient tombs and just dug them out by force.

Moreover, if Li Ruochun takes all the treasures unearthed here, who will know? He can simply take them back to Hong Kong and put them up for auction. Perhaps he can even earn back the money he spent on this land with these antiques.

Why have we ended up in such a dilemma?

With a mournful face, Li Ruochun said to Yan Yuming, "Mayor Yan, what should I do now?"

"What should we do..." Yan Yuming shook his head: "I don't know what to do now either. The only thing we can do now is hope that there's nothing worth digging up down here. Otherwise, once it attracts the attention of the higher-ups, it won't be something you or I can stop."

After saying that, he patted Li Ruochun on the shoulder with great regret and walked out.

As someone who could become the vice mayor, Yan Yuming naturally wouldn't easily take responsibility for Li Ruochun or make guarantees. Therefore, the subsequent problems would have to be borne by Yan Yuming himself.

At this moment, several more people inexplicably appeared around Huang Renfa in the arena.

"Cough cough cough, Mr. Huang, did you already know something? Regardless of whether there is an ancient tomb inside, this piece of land probably won't be worth anything."

"Yes, Mr. Huang, you're amazing. It seems like it's more cost-effective for you to make a 20% premium and leave, since you don't have to worry about construction or whether there will be an ancient tomb inside."

"If we buy land in the future, we should ask Mr. Huang to take a look for us. If there are any ancient tombs inside, please remind us in advance."

Everyone who had just been congratulating Li Ruochun and saying nice things about him now looked on with amusement at him.

The tragedy of human nature is so fickle.

Huang Renfa's heart was also filled with turmoil at this moment.

He wanted to slap himself hard. What a joke! He had just felt stupid and regretted listening to Hu Dahai.

Looking back now, I have no reason to regret anything; I should be grateful. I should go home and pop champagne to celebrate dodging a risk.

"Sigh, I owe Hu Dahai another favor."

In Huang Renfa's heart, Hu Dahai's status had been elevated once again. Hu Dahai was no longer the country bumpkin who had helped him out of a sense of justice; he was more like a fellow traveler who had given him guidance at a crucial moment.

Just as Huang Renfa was thinking this...

In the construction site ahead, the archaeological experts' occasional exclamations of surprise made everyone's heartstrings pound.

"What? There's another ancient tomb here! And there's even a complete coffin inside, with all the burial objects intact."

"My goodness, there's one here too! This is a complete ancient bamboo slip! The characters are so clear, it's incredibly valuable historically!"

"And what's this over there? There's actually a complete jar of ancient gold ingots here?"

"Everyone, come and see! There's another ancient tomb over here! My goodness, this must be a whole burial complex! This is incredibly valuable!"

It could be said that with every word spoken by the archaeological experts, Li Ruochun's heart sank deeper.

It's over. It's really over.

The greater the reference value, the more desolate Li Ruochun felt.

Sure enough, several hours later, the experts emerged from the pit. One of the older experts immediately said to the younger man beside him, "Quickly call Kyoto! Tell them that a group of ancient tombs of great archaeological value has appeared in Hangzhou. Maybe it can unravel some historical mysteries."

Then the old expert walked up to Yan Yuming and said, "Mayor Yan, what a great achievement! You have made a tremendous contribution to our country's cause! The ancient tombs here are of immense research value! Incredibly valuable!"

Yan Yuming's heart was bleeding, but he could only force a smile: "That's good. Fortunately, we didn't dig blindly, otherwise we would have damaged the cultural relics."

The onlookers, who were watching the spectacle, were all caught off guard by this sudden turn of events.

"No way, is there really such a thing? After all this time, it's just a joke? There's actually an ancient tomb buried underneath?"

"Isn't that port city boss going to suffer huge losses? Won't the government have to shut it down and start researching it?"

"Definitely! Who knows, we might even be able to come back and farm in the future!"

Of course, some people were so frustrated they slapped their thighs: "So much gold and silver! I've been farming here for so many years, how come I never noticed anything good down there! If I dug up a gold ingot, I could become rich!"

In the Hangzhou government office building, Li Ruochun sat opposite Yan Yuming, her face full of anxiety.

"Mayor Yan, what should I do if I really can't use such a large piece of land?"