Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

"Please wait a moment, I'll find out and get back to you."

"Thank you for your help, Attorney Wen."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang took a walk around the workshop. In the entire 4000-square-meter workshop, the drying machines, stir-frying machines, and kneading units had been installed, and the workers were making final adjustments to several conveyor belts.

Looking up, everything was ready; all that was left was for the workers to arrive and for the raw materials to be purchased so that work could begin.

After wandering around for a while, I had just returned to my office when Wen Yining called.

"Mr. Zhang, I asked around, and there isn't anyone at the Housing and Construction Bureau who can help you with this procedure. But I found someone to help you. You can go there yourself tomorrow, fill out a form, and then wait for them to review and stamp it. The most important thing is to make sure you calculate the dates on the form correctly, otherwise it won't work if the dates don't match. I'll send you that person's phone number. You can call him directly when you get there tomorrow."

"Thanks, Attorney Wen! I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"When is 'another day'?"

Zhang Yang was stunned when he heard Wen Yining's reply.

"I'm available anytime you're free."

"Not sincere at all, I'm hanging up."

???

Zhang Yang smiled wryly; this woman's heart is truly hard to fathom.

......

The next day.

Zhang Yang had Xiao Li take him to the Housing and Construction Bureau early in the morning. As soon as he got out of the car, he caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar figure.

Why does that back view look so much like Zhao Yongchang? A bad feeling welled up in my heart.

Zhang Yang didn't think much of it. No matter what tricks Zhao Yongchang was up to, he could only deal with them as they came.

He dialed the number Wen Yining had given him last night, and a young man quickly led him inside and guided him through filling out the forms.

"Mr. Zhang, take this form and your supporting documents, and go directly to the Construction Management Department on the third floor," the young man said.

Thanks.

Zhang Yang arrived at the third floor.

The door to the construction management department was open. Inside, there were three or four workstations, and an office in the back room.

Zhang Yang gently knocked on the door.

"Which comrade is responsible for reporting commercial renovations?"

The person at the workstation outside looked up and pointed in the direction of the section chief's office. Zhang Yang nodded in thanks, and the person lowered their head to continue with their work.

Just as I reached the office door, I heard Zhao Yongchang's voice behind me.

"Mr. Zhang, what a coincidence! I never thought I'd run into you here."

Zhang Yang frowned slightly, but quickly regained his composure.

"Oh, Mr. Zhao, you're here on business too?"

"Yes, I just finished talking. You're here to... report back?"

Zhang Yang nodded.

"Um."

Zhao Yongchang patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder: "Alright, Mr. Zhang, you go ahead and get busy. I've finished my business, so I'll be leaving now. Give me a call if you need any help."

After saying that, he greeted the people in the office before turning and leaving.

Zhang Yang glanced at Zhao Yongchang's departing figure; that old rascal was definitely up to something again.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door frame.

"Enter."

Zhang Yang responded and went inside.

In the office, there was a man in his thirties with a side-parted hairstyle, wearing work clothes. He noticed a sign on the desk that read "Li Hongqun".

"What's the matter?" Li Hongqun raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhang Yang.

"Section Chief Li, hello, I'm from Dawn Investment Company." Zhang Yang handed over the completed form and other relevant materials he had prepared. "Please take a look at the application materials for the renovation of Moore Department Store."

Li Hongqun took the materials and began to read them.

All the materials are complete, of course.

but......

"Is your renovation project this large-scale? A complete renovation?"

"Yes, a complete renovation, mainly because the current internal layout does not meet our requirements."

Li Hongqun put the documents aside, saying, "I'm afraid I can't sign these for you."

Zhang Yang snorted lightly. He had expected this long ago. He had guessed it the moment he saw that old bastard Zhao Yongchang appear here.

"Oh? I wonder what I don't have in my materials that Section Chief Li thinks is insufficient? That's why I can't sign this document?"

Li Hongqun picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of water.

"Moore Department Store is located in the core business district of the new city. According to the latest document issued by the city, the renovation of commercial buildings within the core business district must first pass an environmental impact assessment. There is no assessment report in your materials, so I cannot sign this document."

Zhang Yang had a plan in mind: he always made sure to understand the relevant policies and regulations before doing anything.

"Moore Department Store is a commercial complex that has been in use for several years. It is not newly built. Moreover, we are doing interior decoration. It is clearly stated in the materials I submitted that we will not change the main structure, nor will we change the area or the intended use. According to the requirements of the environmental impact assessment documents, in this case, it is not necessary to issue a report."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongqun's expression flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected Zhang Yang to have done such thorough preparation.

"Mr. Zhang, the requirements in the documents are constantly changing, and we are just following them. At the beginning of the year, a new supplementary notice was issued, which requires that starting from March 18th, all commercial renovations, whether internal or external, must first undergo an environmental impact assessment."

"Now that the new regulations have been issued, may I take a look at this document?"

"Sure, no problem." Li Hongqun smiled. "But the documents have been stored in the archives for a while now. If you want to see them, I'll have someone retrieve them. Oh dear, look at my memory! The person in charge of the archives is on leave, and I don't know when they'll be back. Mr. Zhang, why don't you go back and wait?"

Zhang Yang remained calm, collected the materials from the table, turned to leave, and just as he reached the door, turned back to look at Li Hongqun:

"Section Chief Li, please retrieve that supplementary notice once your colleague from the archives department returns from leave. I'll wait for your call."

Zhang Yang emphasized the word "leave" before turning away without looking back.

Li Hongqun squinted at his retreating figure and muttered, "Young man, you don't know your own limitations."

Zhang Yang got back into his car and immediately called Wen Yining.

"The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau's approval was rejected. The head of the Construction Management Section told me that the city has issued a supplementary document, which requires an environmental impact assessment to be passed. Could you please help verify the authenticity of this supplementary document?"

"Understood, I'll get back to you later."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang then notified Moore Department Store to immediately stop all clearing operations.

Xiao Li drove his car out of the Construction Management Bureau and headed towards the company.

Wen Yining was very efficient; she called back in less than twenty minutes.

"Feed." Zhang Yang answered the phone.

"We found it. There is indeed such a supplementary document, which was issued on March 18 this year. However, the scope of application is clearly stated: only newly established commercial buildings need an environmental impact assessment report for commercial renovations. Existing commercial buildings do not need a report if it is just interior decoration. The section chief deliberately expanded the scope of application of the document. This is most likely because someone is making things difficult behind the scenes."

"Yes, I met Zhao Yongchang when I went there."

"That makes sense. Even if you take the documents to him now and follow the normal procedure, he might still hold you back."

"Okay, I'll think about it some more."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang looked out the window at the old buildings that were rushing past.

The rules of operation are indeed different in county towns.

Zhao Yongchang, who had worked in the county for decades, remembered what Shuai Deheng had told him: once a business is established, all sorts of strange and unpredictable things will start to appear.

Considering recent events, it seems that Zhao Yongchang's activities can be seen behind all sorts of minor monsters.

Zhang Yang lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

It seems Zhao Yongchang is getting serious. This is just the beginning. After decades of this, he still has the logic of a robber. It's a pity that Zhang Yang hates being coerced the most.

Since that's the case, let's start the war. Since the other side doesn't want to save any face, and Zhang Yang isn't a saint, if he wants to complete the system mission, Zhao Yongchang is the mini-boss of the first level of this game.

Zhang Yang stubbed out his cigarette and threw it in the trash can before dialing Cheng Kainian's number.

Once the call connected, he got straight to the point: "Director Cheng, I need your help coordinating with the Construction Management Section of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau."