Chapter 2103 What a coincidence

Amidst sympathetic glances, Bai Zheteng was lifted onto a stretcher.

At this moment, someone suddenly blurted out, "Bai Zheteng, Bai Zheteng, isn't that just 'making a mess of things'? There's something wrong with the name..."

"Ah!~"

Bai Zheteng, lying on the stretcher, let out a miserable scream, spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes, and with a "pop," simply passed out again.

Medical staff quickly carried him out and soon left the venue.

No one could have imagined that today's bidding conference would end in such a farce.

"President Lan, please represent the Yan Group and greet the leaders. If possible, arrange a working lunch."

Seeing this, Pi Yangyang breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lan Bowen.

"No problem, let's arrange to go to Yan Gui Lou. There's enough time," Lan Bowen agreed.

Then, he asked hesitantly, "Chairman, aren't you going?"

"I have important things to do, you can represent me."

Pi Yangyang said calmly, then turned and left the venue.

Wu Tianding and Bai Kaixuan waited at the door.

Although they did not enter the venue, the events that occurred there had already become the talk of the town.

Bai Kaixuan, in particular, witnessed Bai Xiaopeng being taken away and was stunned at the time; he still hasn't recovered from the shock.

In his memory, his fourth uncle was a great honest official, so why was he taken away?

When they saw Pi Yangyang come out, the two of them quickly went to greet him.

"Chairman, congratulations!" Wu Tianding said happily, "Yan Group has won eight bids in one go, that's quite a move."

Bai Kaixuan said with some regret, "It's a pity we didn't win the second and third bids; we still don't know what the outcome will be..."

Pi Yangyang gave him a meaningful look and said, "Your fourth uncle... is keeping a rather deep secret."

Bai Kaixuan gave a wry smile and said, "I was fooled by his appearance. For so many years, I've always thought of him as an honest official. Whenever someone from our family asked him for a favor, he would always refuse us with a set of high-sounding excuses."

"Although we sometimes felt he went a bit too far, we actually admired him quite a bit. But we never expected... that it was all an act..."

He felt a great sense of disappointment.

Bai Xiaopeng was someone he had always admired. He never expected that the person he admired would have his reputation ruined, and that he would be taken away in such a situation. It was truly a disgrace.

"Alright, don't think about it anymore. What's meant to happen will happen." Pi Yangyang patted him gently on the shoulder. "I have something to do, so I'm going back to the capital first."

Wu Tiandian nodded and said, "Okay, Chairman. If there's anything we need to do later, just let us know."

Pi Yangyang grunted in agreement, walked to the parking lot, got into his car, and drove away.

Just half an hour earlier, he received a call from Guo Weiguo in the meeting room.

Guo Weiguo told him that the testing center had the results and that he should go there as soon as possible.

Although Guo Weiguo didn't reveal any specific results, his excited tone suggested that there might indeed be something worth mining in that bag of soil.

He told Guo Weiguo to wait at the testing center, and he would rush back immediately.

Pi Yangyang was right.

Under Professor Xu's leadership, several testers worked overtime continuously, and finally, around 9 a.m. this morning, they got the answer to that bag of soil.

Isotope analysis confirmed that it contains nearly ten rare metal elements, primarily yellow antimony.

The content of yellow antimony oxide has fully met the standards for mining.

In other words, the cemetery behind the Bai and Wu families' houses is all rare earth!

Upon hearing this conclusion, Professor Xu almost jumped up on the spot.

Just as dawn broke, he called Sun Xingye and told him to immediately notify the person who submitted the sample to come to the testing center.

Sun Xingye realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately called Guo Weiguo.

When Guo Weiguo learned the result, he almost jumped up.

As a soldier, he was well aware of the importance of rare earth elements to a country.

That's a true strategic resource, something the whole world is vying for.

Upon learning of the situation, he immediately called his subordinates who had been monitoring the cargo ship and instructed them to keep a close watch on it.

If the cargo ship leaves the port, stop it immediately.

At the same time, he called the Langfa Customs and asked them to assist in boarding and inspecting the ship. He also notified the coast guard to prepare to seize the ship and arrest the crew.

After arranging everything, he rushed to the testing center and made a phone call to Pi Yangyang.

More than an hour later, Pi Yangyang rushed to the testing center.

Guo Weiguo's driver was waiting at the door. When he saw Pi Yangyang arrive, he quickly led him into the testing facility and to the testing center office.

Although Professor Xu's eyes were bloodshot, he was still in high spirits.

Upon seeing Pi Yangyang, he immediately stood up, stretched out his hands, and said happily, "Young man, you're amazing! You've made a huge contribution to the country this time."

Pi Yangyang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Professor Xu. As long as we haven't wasted your time, that's fine."

"Professor Xu, he is the chairman of the Yan Group, named Pi Yangyang."

Guo Weiguo, who was standing to the side, introduced it happily.

Professor Xu said with admiration, "He is indeed a promising young talent. If the country had more people like Chairman Pi, how could it not prosper?"

The staff poured Pi Yangyang a cup of tea, and Professor Xu happily invited him to sit down.

"Professor Xu, you seem so happy. What valuable things did you find during the testing?"

Pi Yangyang asked with some curiosity.

“There are many valuable things here, so I won’t introduce them one by one. I’ll just mention one term, and Chairman Pi will know its value as soon as he hears it.”

Professor Xu was clearly still excited and didn't answer directly. After a slight pause, he said, "Rare earth elements!"

Although Pi Yangyang was already prepared, he was still moved.

"Rare earth elements?" he asked casually. "Then... are they worth mining?"

Professor Xu chuckled, "Absolutely. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so excited and in such a hurry to come find you."

Pi Yangyang smiled and said, "That's good. I just thought that place was a bit strange, but I didn't expect to actually find the answer by accident."

"This wasn't a lucky accident. It shows that you've always had a vigilant mind, keen insight, and a sense of national crisis, which is why you did something like this. Most people wouldn't even think of this."

Professor Xu shook his head, speaking with obvious admiration.

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Although Pi Yangyang felt a little embarrassed by these words, he was still very pleased and even a little elated.

"Professor Xu, there's a question I'm not sure if I should ask?"

Guo Weiguo, who was standing to the side, seemed to remember something and said hesitantly.

Professor Xu said, "There's nothing you can't ask, go ahead."

Guo Weiguo said, "Xingyi is near the capital. Has this area not been explored for so many years?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Xu's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his expression instantly became somewhat serious.

"Although our country has been exploring rare earths for nearly a century, we have always had limited manpower and talent, and given our country's vast territory, there are always oversights."

Professor Xu took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

Pi Yangyang and Guo Weiguo sensed from his changing expression and tone that things were definitely not that simple.

“Many areas haven’t been explored recently,” Professor Xu continued. “As for Bai Village and the back mountain of Wu Village in Xingyi, to be honest, our exploration team did set foot there thirty years ago. However…”

Guo Weiguo's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously asked, "But what?"

“Our exploration team was preparing to collect samples for testing, but Wu Village and Bai Village suddenly decided to relocate all the ancestral graves of both villages to the back mountain. At that time, a conflict broke out between the exploration team and the villagers, several team members were beaten, and all the samples collected were destroyed…”

At this point, Professor Xu seemed a little excited and subconsciously touched his left arm.

Pi Yangyang had noticed it long ago; he had an old injury on his left arm.

Although I have recovered, my arm still doesn't seem to be able to fully extend.

Based on this, it must be the injury from that time.

"This is outrageous! Don't these villagers know what you do?"

Guo Weiguo was somewhat angry and said in a furious voice.

Professor Xu gave a wry smile and said, "How could they possibly understand these things? Besides, in the minds of us Chinese, ancestral graves are extremely important. They even specially invited a feng shui master from Hong Kong to conduct a geomantic assessment and finally determine the location of the graves..."

"At the time, this matter alarmed the local authorities in Xingyi, but the local authorities felt that they should not escalate the conflict among the villagers, so they asked our exploration team to withdraw."

Guo Weiguo said in surprise, "Then... you never went there again?"

Professor Xu shook his head. "Later, that place became the ancestral cemetery of the two villages, and we received a new mission and left the capital, so this matter was temporarily put aside."

Guo Weiguo thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "How come this sounds so coincidental? Just when you were about to conduct the survey, they invited a feng shui master and happened to choose that particular location?"

Upon hearing this, Pi Yangyang's heart skipped a beat.