Doom Roar

"Huh? Junior, are you looking for Li girl again?"

Hearing someone calling from behind, Xu Mo immediately turned around, only to find that it was the enthusiastic old lady she met when she came to return Li Li's student ID last time.

Seeing that the old lady seemed to have just returned from grocery shopping, walking staggeringly on crutches on the gravel-ridden path, Xu Mo hurriedly stepped forward to support her and sent her to the door of the house before casually asking: "Grandma , when did you start demolition?"

"About a month ago? A few people who are said to be from the demolition office came here. They wandered around here and posted a few notices saying that it was demolition. After that, they were dismantled one after another... Sigh! "

Hearing the old lady's sigh, it seemed that there was something hidden behind it. Xu Mo couldn't help asking curiously: "Grandma, are you reluctant to stay here? In fact, it's a good thing to demolish and replace with a new house!" [

The old lady sneered and said: "It's a good thing...it's a great thing for those who can rely on their connections to get through the door, but for someone who relies on them like me, an old widow, it's better not to tear them down. It is to force people to die!"

From the old lady's narration, Xu Mo learned that because Nanhe Province issued a document last month requiring its subordinate cities to solve the problem of old and dilapidated houses in the city as soon as possible, the Nanzheng City Government followed the instructions of its superiors and mobilized a large amount of special funds to support the city. Several large shanty towns left behind in the city began to be demolished and rebuilt.

In fact, this is a good thing to improve the living conditions of the residents in the shantytowns, but this document is issued to the city, and then the project is transferred to the developer through bidding. The people have changed beyond recognition.

The compensation price for the demolition of this shanty town stipulated by the city was originally 5000 yuan per square meter, but after layers of exploitation, only 6000 yuan per square meter actually reached the hands of the demolition households.This compensation rate would be barely enough in a third-tier city like Shangshan City, but in Nanzheng City, the provincial capital where the average price of commercial housing starts at [-] yuan, even if a family is completely demolished, they will not be able to afford a bathroom.

A few people who could rely on their connections to give gifts secretly got the full compensation and moved away, and some people who had a little savings and didn't want to cause trouble also moved out resignedly. More than a dozen so-called "nail households" are still confronting developers.

"This is not... to force us to move out. Those people cut off water and electricity, dug ditches and blocked roads, and sometimes threw a bunch of firecrackers at home in the middle of the night, almost setting the house on fire. In the past, even the bandits didn’t act like this!” The old lady sighed in grief, paused on the ground with her crutches, and shook her head, “I believe God will open his eyes, these people will be punished sooner or later... No Let's talk about this, Housheng, aren't you looking for Li girl? She hasn't moved out yet, she's still living in the old house, so go quickly!"

"Oh, thank you... you go slowly!"

Looking at the messy shanty town behind the old man, Xu Mo could only shake his head helplessly. Facing this situation where government and business colluded together, even if he wanted to help these disadvantaged demolition households, he had already started to help them. There are too many conflicts of interest involved in this, and it cannot be resolved by dealing with just one or two people.

What's more, now is the time when rumors of folk capable people are tight, and choosing this time to show up is different from getting burned.

Apologetically bidding farewell to the kind old lady, Xu Mo came to the old house where Li Li lived along the path that was not easily recognized by the ruined walls.

The recent demolition obviously also affected this dilapidated old house. The outer blue brick wall was broken to allow two people to pass through, and one of the practice stakes inside was also crushed.

Xu Mo entered the courtyard through the gap by stepping on broken bricks, only to find that the door of the old house was locked at the moment, obviously Li Li was not at home.

Looking through the glass into the slightly dim room, Xu Mo was surprised that the furnishings in Li Li's room were exactly the same as what he saw a month ago, so simple that it could be said to be barren.

The only extra thing was a small two-inch photo frame, which contained the photo of her and her brother that Xu Mo sent back last time.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mo thought that Gong Xiaoye had forgotten the remittance to Li Li that he had asked him to do. When he called to confirm, Gong Xiaoye on the other end of the phone repeatedly complained, and said that the remittance had been made as early as the beginning of May. According to the address written by Xu Mo, it was remitted, and 5000 yuan was a lot.

There is no need for Gong Xiaoye to lie about such trivial matters, so the only explanation is that Li Li did not use the money at all... According to Li Li's awkward and stubborn character, this theory is quite reasonable.

Seeing the sky, it was almost time for dinner. Xu Mo wanted to wait for Li Li to come back in the courtyard, but he accidentally saw a thin layer of dust on the iron lock of the door. It was obvious that no one had touched it for a few days. up.

Could it be that Li Li hasn't come home these days?

In order to verify this conclusion, Xu Mo looked into the room again, and found that the date on the small calendar that was torn off every day on the wall of the room actually stopped at No. 16. [

In other words, Li Li may not have returned home for three days!

With Li Li's skills and social experience, Xu Mo wasn't worried that she would be in any danger, but since the other party didn't come back for three days, no one can guarantee whether there will be a fourth or fifth day.Naxia Xu Mo had no choice but to go back first and find a hotel to stay in, and try his luck again in the daytime tomorrow.

Just when Xu Mo walked out of the old house of the Li family and was about to leave the shanty town by the same route, he suddenly heard a very chaotic noise from a distance, mixed with women's screams, men's shouts, and machines Roaring, and even faint shoving and scuffling sounds.

Speeding up his pace and turning around a corner that blocked his view, Xu Mo saw two groups of people gathered in front of a standing house in the ruins from a distance.

Among them, there are about [-] people on the crowded side, and the members are uneven, men, women, old and young. Judging from where they are standing, they are obviously residents of this place; on the other side, there are more than ten strong young men in casual clothes. Behind him was a roaring excavator, obviously coming to demolish the house.

Before Xu Mo arrived, the two groups clashed fiercely due to verbal discord.

Most of the residents are old and weak. Although they fought with the demolitioners with the courage of their blood for a while, they were thrown aside by those strong demolishers after just one meeting. Only a few adult men were still struggling. They resisted, but most of them were beaten to death with sticks by the demolishers. g! ~!