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Tianming Industries is located just two streets away from the Guiyang Police Station, nestled within a spacious three-story brick-and-tile cottage. Unfortunately, Long Tianming was not present; instead, his secretary received Zheng Jianfei and his two companions.
The secretary, a man in his early thirties named Chen, wore tortoiseshell glasses and a brown suit, with his hair slicked back meticulously. Zheng Jianfei presented his badge and introduced the other two before stating their purpose directly: "We would like to learn about your Golden Money Bee breeding program. Please elaborate."
Chen nodded in surprise, a flicker of hesitation crossing his eyes behind the lenses. "This program is personally overseen by Long Boss, so I don’t know much about it."
"Tell us what you do know," Zheng Jianfei insisted, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
Secretary Chen fidgeted slightly with his tie and invited the three to sit in the meeting room on the second floor while he called for tea to be served. After taking a sip from his teacup, he began to explain Long Tianming's Golden Money Bee Project:
"Our Golden Money Bee Project aims to establish ten large breeding bases for Golden Money Bees in the Southern Mountain Area. The honey and royal jelly produced by these bees have significant medicinal value. However, breeding Golden Money Bees is quite challenging; any misstep can provoke the hive and lead to casualties, which is why it requires a professional company like ours to manage."
He paused, glancing around at the three of them. "This project has great potential and can help local Miao villagers escape poverty. We have already set up pilot breeding farms in some Miao Villages..."
Zheng Jianfei set down his teacup, interrupting Secretary Chen's grandiose speech. "As we understand it, before your involvement, Miao Villages already had their own methods for obtaining Golden Money Bee honey and royal jelly..."
Chen maintained his smile. "That's correct; traditional Miao Villages do induce wild Golden Money Bees to nest in specific tree holes or rock crevices and harvest small amounts of honey periodically. However, this method is inefficient and dangerous. Once our breeding bases are established, we will train the Miao people to operate them together, ensuring higher yields and returns."
"It sounds like a good thing," Lin Mingchang interjected, probing further. "However, changing the existing lifestyle of the Miao Villages must have faced some opposition to your large-scale breeding efforts from Long Boss?"
Chen's gaze flickered slightly as he unconsciously fiddled with the edge of his teacup. After considering his words carefully, he replied, "There has certainly been some opposition; we encountered some trouble initially, mainly from a few elders in the Miao Villages. They believe that large-scale breeding of Golden Money Bees will disrupt their traditional balance with nature and invite disaster. But we will not abandon our plans due to such superstitions."
"Which Miao Villages have been the most vocal in their opposition?" Zheng Jianfei leaned forward slightly.
"Well, I don’t know much about that..." Secretary Chen hesitated noticeably, lowering his voice. "I only know that... it seems Qingfeng Village has been particularly troublesome..."
Zheng Jianfei glanced at Lin Mingchang and Ruan Xiaoshuang before explaining, "Qingfeng Village is one of the largest Miao Villages in our area and also one of the most insular. If Tianming Industries attempts to promote its plan there, it will undoubtedly face strong resistance."
"Yes, they even sent a letter of opposition to Long Boss; it was supposedly written by a shaman representing the village elders of Qingfeng Village. They claimed that our Golden Money Bee Project desecrates their deities and will bring divine retribution..." Secretary Chen said abruptly before stopping short, seemingly realizing he had revealed too much and hurriedly lifted his teacup to mask his embarrassment.
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