He was about to approach the workers and speak to them.
Suddenly, Wang Wen Ge's torch was too close to the sandbag, and a spark fell from it, igniting the gasoline on top of the sandbag.
The gasoline quickly ignited into a roaring fire, spreading rapidly.
Dozens of workers near the sandbag were engulfed in flames and cried out in agony.
Li Da Kang's eyes widened. After a moment of stunned silence, he turned to shout, "Zhao Dong Lai, save them!"
Zhao Dong Lai was equally shocked and immediately gave the order, "Quickly, put out the fire and rescue them."
His men rushed to find fire suppression equipment.
At the same time, Zhao Dong Lai dialed 119 (the fire department).
"This is exactly what I was afraid of."
Seeing the workers engulfed in flames, Li Da Kang's face was extremely grim. He almost wanted to rush in and save them.
But he still had some sense of reason.
The fire was too large, and it was ignited by gasoline. Even if he charged in, it would be useless.
"Secretary Da Kang, this is a big deal, it's not easy to handle."
Xu Zhao appeared beside him, unsure how long he had been there.
Li Da Kang was in no mood to be polite. He didn't speak, his face as dark as if someone had died in his family.
He just thought to himself: "Do you need to add salt to the wound? Get lost!"
Xu Zhao glanced at his gloomy face and thought, "This is an opportunity, I can make a little show."
He knew that the flames had not scared away the workers, but had instead incited them.
The workers would resist even more fiercely.
No matter who spoke, they wouldn't believe them, only Chen Yan Shi could gain their trust.
Xu Zhao turned to look at Zhao Dong Lai and pretended to be displeased. "What are those demolition teams doing, they're still trying to demolish everything even with this going on, they're out of control!"
Zhao Dong Lai was about to speak, but Li Da Kang coldly interrupted, "I ordered them to demolish it."
Not long ago, Li Da Kang was unhappy with the fact that the Da Feng Factory hadn't been demolished for half a year, so he reprimanded his subordinates, demanding that they demolish the factory as soon as possible.
That's why the demolition team suddenly became so forceful.
"Secretary Da Kang, this is wrong of you. No matter how important the project is, you can't forcibly demolish it."
Xu Zhao said.
Li Da Kang thought: "You're talking from a position of comfort."
Ignoring his grim face, Xu Zhao continued, "In my opinion, let the demolition team withdraw first. Otherwise, these bulldozers will just be here, and the workers won't be able to calm down."
Li Da Kang thought about it and agreed. "Tell them to get out of here and stop making a fool of themselves."
Zhao Dong Lai nodded. "Understood."
He then went to tell the demolition team to leave.
However, upon seeing them withdrawing, the workers outside refused to let them go, surrounding the demolition team.
Zhao Dong Lai tried his best to persuade the workers, but it was useless.
He was instead bombarded with insults and retreated dejectedly.
"Secretary Da Kang, the workers won't let the demolition team leave, they say they want them to take responsibility."
Zhao Dong Lai said helplessly.
Li Da Kang's face turned even darker, and he remained silent again. The scene fell into silence.
Zhao Dong Lai was at his wit's end. In desperation, he turned to Xu Zhao, hoping he could offer a suggestion.
Xu Zhao said, "Go and persuade the workers. Tell them that the fire truck and ambulance will be coming in to rescue people, so they need to clear the way. Otherwise, the vehicles won't be able to get in and many people will die. Regardless of what problems there are, life safety comes first."
As if finding a lifeline, Zhao Dong Lai's eyes lit up. "Good, I'll go right away."
Li Da Kang heard this and his face softened slightly.
He thought to himself: "This kid is actually quite clever. Why didn't I think of such a simple excuse?"
He realized that he was too nervous and his mind was not working properly.
He quickly took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down, thinking about the current situation.
Meanwhile.
Zhao Dong Lai held a megaphone and began persuading the workers.
When it came to life safety, many of the workers were convinced.
After all, those who were burned in the factory were their fellow workers. If the fire truck and ambulance couldn't get in, it would be their own people who would die.
Seeing that most of the workers were persuaded and were about to clear the way, a stubborn worker shouted, "We can't listen to him. If we let these fake police and demolition teams escape, they'll definitely come back to demolish the place another day, and our fellow workers will have died in vain!"
The other workers thought this made sense and their expressions hardened again.
Zhao Dong Lai, who had just felt a glimmer of hope, saw this scene and his face immediately sank. He grabbed the megaphone and continued persuading them.
But under the guidance of the stubborn worker, the workers refused to give way.
The workers' thought process was simple. If people died, they couldn't die in vain.
They had to make a big deal out of this today to find a solution.
Otherwise, there would be endless trouble!
Guided by this thought, no matter what Zhao Dong Lai said, no matter how the fire spread in the factory, they remained unmoved.
Their eyes also burned with a fierce fire, reflecting a sense of tragedy and determination.
Eventually, even when the fire truck and ambulance arrived, they were blocked and couldn't get in.
"We need an explanation for this!"
The workers said with red eyes.
Zhao Dong Lai reported the workers' demands to Li Da Kang.
Li Da Kang had just calmed down, but seeing this situation, he started sweating again.
He wanted to give the workers an explanation, but this land involved his most important project, the Guang Ming Feng project. If he just let it go, all his previous investments would be wasted.
It was hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, and there were thousands of billions more to come later.
Li Da Kang couldn't give up on the demolition, neither the initial investment nor the future profits.
He hesitated, wondering if he should promise the workers first and then find a way to break his promise later.
At this moment, Qi Tong Wei, who had been present for a while, said, "Secretary Da Kang, I have a suggestion."