Reborn in 95, I unearthed a gold mine after the family split up.

"One vote for Zhangdong, two votes for Zhangdong—"

With each ballot he produced, Li Qingshan flashed before Zhang Dong and Zheng Wankui's eyes.

Let them verify that it is indeed not a fake ticket, and then have a villager who is helping draw a vertical line on a separate blackboard.

Seeing that Zhang Dong had already drawn more than a dozen lines, while their mining company's blackboard didn't even have a single vertical line, Zheng Wankui's face instantly darkened.

His gaze was fierce as he looked at Gao Zhenhua and all the mining company staff.

Although he was only the team leader, the general manager had already instructed him to take charge of the handover with the village when he arrived.

But now, things have turned out this way, and Zheng Wankui felt a chill run through his heart.

They have been in the village for several days and have done a lot of work.

Is this the result of their work?

Seeing Zheng Wankui's expression, Gao Zhenhua, who was standing to the side, also felt uneasy. He hadn't expected the election results to be like this.

But he was still somewhat unwilling to give up: "Brother Zheng, hold on, this is just the beginning. Maybe we can turn the tide later."

Zheng Wankui remained silent, his face ashen.

It wasn't a good omen from the start, and he didn't believe in anything about going against the grain...

With a grim face and clenched teeth, he stared intently at their blackboard, hoping that many vertical lines would leap before his eyes...

In the end, he was disappointed. There were very few white vertical lines on his side of the blackboard. Only five or six households in the village had chosen them, while the rest of the villagers had chosen Zhang Dong.

Seeing this result, Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

The villagers had already agreed to let Zhang Dong mine the jade mine in their village, but they disagreed, which led to this vote. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dong won in the end.

Li Qingshan was overjoyed: "Brother Zhang Dong, congratulations! I hereby announce that you will be in charge of developing the jade mine in this village."

Zhang Dong nodded, his expression also showing excitement.

The development of the jade mine in Black Tiger Village has been fraught with twists and turns and numerous difficulties. It has gone through countless hardships before finally achieving the current situation.

Zhang Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fellow villagers, please rest assured, as I promised, as long as I develop the mineral resources in Black Tiger Village, your village's livestock farms will also start construction simultaneously with the project..."

"Haha, it's fine."

The villagers of Black Tiger Village applauded enthusiastically and cheered when they heard Zhang Dong's promise.

"Zhang Dong, we ultimately chose you because we saw your sincerity; at the very least, you treat us ordinary people like human beings."

"Unlike those mining company people from the provincial capital who think they're superior and look down on us country bumpkins, if they're so arrogant, then let them get lost—"

Standing at the back of the crowd, Zheng Wankui and Gao Zhenhua's faces darkened completely when they heard the villagers' sarcastic remarks telling them to get lost.

They did not leave immediately after the vote results were announced.

I just feel unwilling to accept it.

Hearing the villagers say these words, Zheng Wankui was filled with anger and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, a bunch of bumpkins, expecting respect? Bah!"

When he first arrived, neither his men nor he himself took these villagers seriously.

But the current situation has put him in a very difficult position.

When they arrived, the general manager had already made it clear that they must secure the mining development rights for Black Tiger Village.

Now, after the entire village voted, this is the result he can hardly accept.

Zheng Wankui sighed and cursed inwardly, "Damn it, how are we going to explain this to the general manager when we get back?"

Gao Zhenhua, who was standing to the side, also snorted coldly: "Captain Zheng, I think we can't just give up like this. I'm not willing to accept it."

"What? You have another way?" Zheng Wankui was stunned.

Gao Zhenhua lowered his voice: "It's not that we have a solution, but given the current situation, we won't be able to explain ourselves when we go back."

"Instead of doing that, we might as well settle down here and continue to observe. Maybe something will change."

Upon hearing Gao Zhenhua's suggestion, Zheng Wankui, who had no other options, could only reluctantly agree.

"Okay, then let's leave for now..."

That evening, outside the village, Zhang Dong was deep in thought inside his tent.

Although he had secured the final mining rights, Zhang Dong did not rush home to share the good news. Instead, he stayed in a makeshift tent at the east end of the village with his uncle and a dozen or so miners.

Just then, a loud shout came from outside: "Who's there?!"

Zhang Dong recognized the voice and shouted; it was his uncle who had shouted.

Seeing that someone was coming, Zhang Dong also came out of the tent.

"It's me, Li Sancheng."

Upon seeing that it was Li Sancheng and his henchmen who had arrived, Zhang Dong asked them in confusion.

"It's so late, why aren't you resting yet?"

Li Sancheng replied urgently, "Boss, we discovered that those people from Xinda Mining Company who came from the provincial capital haven't actually left."

Upon hearing this information provided by Li Sancheng, Zhang Dong frowned.

"What? Didn't I see they had already left? You're saying they haven't left yet?"

Li Sancheng nodded: "That's right, they set up tents in the valley ahead."

This surprised Zhang Dong as well.

He felt that the people from these provincial mining companies must still be somewhat unwilling to leave.

Another point is that he didn't expect Li Sancheng to be so dedicated, actually following these people from the provincial mining company all the way to the edge of the village.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Guangyao was also filled with anxiety.

“Nephew, the other side hasn’t left, they’ll definitely try to find a way to deal with us.”

Zhang Dong frowned deeply: "In this situation, there's no use being afraid. Let's just wait and see."

"At worst, we'll just deal with whatever comes our way."

As he said this, Zhang Dong's gaze returned to Li Sancheng.

"Next, have your men keep an eye on their movements and see what other tricks they're up to."

Li Sancheng originally thought that after he provided this information, Zhang Dong would have his miners keep an eye on the other party.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Dong still entrusted them with this important task, which shows that Zhang Dong trusted them a lot.

Overjoyed, Li Sancheng quickly patted his chest and gave his assurance.

"Don't worry, boss, we'll definitely complete the mission."

Zhang Dong nodded: "Good, the information you provided is very valuable. We couldn't find it. Keep keeping an eye on them. Don't worry, do a good job, I won't treat you unfairly."

"Okay, boss, we'll send someone over to keep an eye on them now."