Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

The village chief was stunned by the sudden attack, but he still endured the pain and quickly struggled to his feet.

At this moment, his face was full of anger, his eyes were fixed on the mysterious man, and he shouted loudly: "You... how can you slander us like this? We have done nothing wrong and have never thought of harming anyone!"

But you, without even distinguishing right from wrong, make baseless accusations; that's utterly unreasonable!

The mysterious man clearly had no interest in continuing the argument and was unwilling to utter a single unnecessary word.

With a flick of his sleeve, he vanished like a ghost, leaving the poor fellow standing there, staring blankly at the mysterious man's retreating figure.

Meanwhile, in a quiet courtyard, Lin Xiaoxiao was sitting leisurely on a stone bench, holding a cup of fragrant tea, savoring its flavor.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on her, as if draping her in a golden veil.

Just then, a piece of paper appeared on the table next to her without warning, making a soft "snap" sound.

However, Lin Xiaoxiao was not affected by this in the slightest.

She calmly picked up her teacup and took a sip of the fragrant tea.

However, she slightly shifted her beautiful eyes and glanced at the unexpected piece of paper out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao so calm, Mu Shilan couldn't help but become a little anxious.

She couldn't help but shout, "This agreement is null and void! Give me back the money you took from me right now!"

However, Lin Xiaoxiao remained unmoved; her hand holding the teacup remained steady, without the slightest tremor.

Finally, Lin Xiaoxiao slowly put down her teacup, then turned her head and looked at Mu Shilan with a puzzled expression and a faint smile on her lips.

She asked softly, "An agreement? What kind of agreement? I don't recall us ever having any agreement."

Upon hearing this, Mu Shilan's face turned bright red with anger. She pointed at Lin Xiaoxiao and shouted, "Don't play dumb with me!"

You must have known all along that I was the one behind those villagers! That's why you deliberately framed me!

Faced with Mu Shilan's accusations, Lin Xiaoxiao's expression instantly turned cold.

She stared straight at Mu Shilan, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes, and coldly replied, "Since you've said that, there's no need for me to beat around the bush with you anymore."

You brought this all upon yourself, and now you have no choice but to bear the consequences!

Mu Shilan pointed at Lin Xiaoxiao with a trembling finger and said angrily, "I never knew you could be so vicious, actually trying to drive me to the brink of despair."

Lin Xiaoxiao stood up and slowly walked to Mu Shilan, her eyes full of contempt: "Me, ruthless? When you used those villagers to try to suppress me and seize my business, why didn't you think of today?"

Mu Shilan was speechless for a moment; her lips trembled but she couldn't utter a word.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside. It turned out that the village chief had arrived with the villagers.

They rushed into the courtyard and saw Lin Xiaoxiao and Mu Shilan looking tense and ready to fight.

He snorted coldly: "So you really are in cahoots."

Lin Xiaoxiao responded with a cold laugh: "Whoever is with her is just reaping what she sowed."

Then, Lin Xiaoxiao took out a document from her bosom and handed it to the village chief. "This is the contract we finalized with the supplier. It has the delivery date on it."

It's all in the agreement we signed before. If you say you can't deliver on time, the penalty for breach of contract will probably be a considerable sum.

So instead of causing trouble here, you should be thinking of ways to make amends.

Upon seeing this, Mu Shilan collapsed to the ground, muttering, "It's over, it's all over."

Seeing Mu Shilan's appearance, the village chief of Gaosha Village hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What about us? What about the reward you promised us!"

Mu Shilan roared in despair, "What reward? You've done such a disastrous job, and I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you still dare to bring up reward with me?"

Seeing that they were about to have worked for nothing, the villagers of Gaosha Village were immediately unwilling to accept it.

The village chief of Gaosha Village hurriedly stepped forward and said, "How can you say that? We were just following your instructions."

It's not our fault that things have turned out this way, nor is it our fault.

If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't leave.

Mu Shilan: "An explanation? You dare to ask me for an explanation? I don't even know how to explain myself."

Lin Xiaoxiao watched the farce unfold before her, then sat back down on the stone bench, picked up her teacup, and savored the tranquility that followed her victory.