Chapter 996: The troublemakers reappear and record their statement

"According to the data recorded by ZAT, the earthquake only occurred near this construction site."

Jiro Nishida added.

"Only here? It's shaking so violently."

When Kimura heard what Jiro Nishida said, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"Kenichi, did you find anything?"

At this time, Higashi Kotaro began to ask Shiratori Kenichi about the situation. After all, they were at the first scene and might have discovered something.

"After the earthquake was over, there were horrible noises coming from underground."

Shiratori Kenichi said truthfully.

At the same time, Ryosuke, a kid that Shiratori Kenichi met at his relative's house in the countryside, came forward and called out, "ZAT's uncle."

"What's the matter with you?"

Upon hearing this, Nanhara Tadao bent down and spoke to Ryosuke.

"Sure enough, there are still monsters. The explosion made the monsters angry."

Ryosuke said with a solemn vow.

However, just as Ryosuke finished his words, another figure hurried over from the side, shouting loudly: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Hearing someone refute him, Ryosuke immediately stiffened his neck and reiterated: "It's true!"

The man glared at Liangzhu, then ignored him and walked up to the ZAT team and said in a very unfriendly tone: "Hey, ZAT, what are you doing on my land?!"

Seeing the aggressive attitude of this person, everyone on the ZAT team looked at each other in bewilderment.

When did the ZAT team become so annoying? Was it their problem or the problem of the person in front of me?

"This is Shimada, the owner of the land."

Upon seeing this, Kimura, the construction site manager, quickly introduced them to the ZAT team.

Compared to Shimada, Kimura still respects everyone in the ZAT team.

"ZAT, what are you doing here?"

Seeing that no one from the ZAT team responded to him, Shimada asked again in a bad tone.

"You are the master here."

Seeing this, Nanyuan Tadao walked forward and started talking.

"Yes, I am the famous super rich man Shimada. What on earth are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Shimada shamelessly introduced himself and asked again.

"Mr. Shimada, could you please temporarily stop this project?"

Jiro Nishida also came over at this time and started discussing with Shimada.

"What do you say?"

When Shimada heard this, he acted as if someone had stepped on his tail. His tone rose an octave and he glared at Nishida Jiro fiercely, as if Nishida Jiro had just said something outrageous.

"There may be monsters living under this area."

Higashi Kotaro spoke up to remind them that he chose to believe what Shiratori Kenichi and Ryosuke said, otherwise he would not be able to explain the unreasonable earthquake monitoring data.

"What? Monster?"

Shimada was very dismissive of this.

He had no idea how unreasonable the earthquake data monitored by the Earthquake Research Institute was, and he was not at the scene when the earthquake occurred.

Therefore, in his opinion, this was just an ordinary earthquake.

Even though it was shaking a bit violently, isn't this a very normal thing in the Land of Sakura?

"Yes, it is said that this is the only place where a big earthquake occurred. And, uncle, you also heard strange noises, right?"

Kenichi Shiratori nodded frantically beside Higashi Kotaro, looking a little excited.

This may be because Kenichi Shiratori felt that he was involved in the actions of the ZAT team.

"Old man, I don't know."

But after hearing these words, Shimada frowned, still with that disdainful expression.

"Please, for now, can you just observe the situation?"

Higashi Kotaro immediately asked.

"No! No, this won't work! Housing construction now requires applying for a license from the state before it can proceed. I absolutely cannot stop."

However, when faced with Tokotaro's request, Shimada refused without even thinking about it.

In his opinion, monsters would not be so unlucky as to appear under his land.

Moreover, who can afford to delay the construction of his house because of such a thing?

That was his luxurious residence for his retirement.

"But what if a monster appears?"

Seeing Shimada being so stubborn, Shiratori Saori couldn't help but speak.

"Wouldn't it be OK if ZAT came back then?"

Hearing this, Shimada said impatiently with a matter-of-fact expression.

"In that case, Mr. Shimada, please repeat what you just said in front of the camera and state that it is your personal reason that you refuse the ZAT team's investigation into the abnormal incident that occurred on your land."

At this moment, Gu Chen, who had been silent but observing the situation quietly, spoke.

He didn't know when he took a video recorder from the fighter plane and set it on the ground. At this moment, he was standing there motioning Shimada to come over and take a video or something.

"what do you mean?"

Shimada immediately glared at Gu Chen, thinking that Gu Chen's actions were humiliating him as a rich man.

"ZAT has the right and obligation to investigate all special incidents that occur in the country, but considering all factors, if the landowner in the area where the special incident occurred has objections, he can declare that he does not want ZAT to investigate on his land."

"But correspondingly, if a monster disaster or alien invasion occurs after the landowner refuses the ZAT team's investigation, all losses caused by that will be borne by the landowner himself, and cannot be compensated through insurance."

"If there is loss of life or property during this process, such as the death of Mr. Kimura, whom you hired, then as the owner of the land, you will also need to bear the corresponding responsibility and make compensation."

"Do you understand what I'm saying? If you do, come over and record your statement [refusing the ZAT investigation]. We'll leave after you're done, and I promise not to delay the construction work."

As he spoke, Gu Chen patted the video recorder set up beside him, signaling Shimada not to waste time.

"you you you……"

It seemed that because Gu Chen's tone and attitude did not show much respect for him, Shimada was so angry that he could not say a word.

"Everything I said has a legal basis. If you are dissatisfied, Mr. Shimada can complain about our work, but the division of responsibilities must be made clear now. After all, I don't want to see you accusing our ZAT team of incompetence."

Gu Chen still had an expressionless look on his face, and urged in a calm tone.

During his years as the top officer at the Far East Headquarters, he did more than just handle documents.

He had discussed legal regulations like this many times with Chief of Staff Manabe and Chief of Staff Takenaka, and even had detailed discussions with the people in the Ministry of Justice.

The purpose is to avoid situations like Shimada's.