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“Since you have official documents, you must have gone through the proper government process. But you also know this project belongs to the Martinez Group. Shouldn’t there be some compensation?” 

When they took land from the townspeople before, they paid money. 

Now the government was taking over their project, so of course, there should be compensation too. 

Those people were very polite. After hearing this, they were not angry at all. 

“Yes, compensation is required. But this has to be discussed with the government. That’s why the government sent someone here this time–to talk about compensation with you.” 

Linda had never really handled things like this before, so she felt this did not count as a real failure. 

But Yvette had been exposed to business since she was young and had dealt with all kinds of people. 

She knew very well that asking the government for money was usually a waste of time. 

Unless they met an official who was easy to sway, there was almost no chance at all. 

Michael also thought this was a good thing, so he immediately wanted to negotiate in person. 

Yvette had no hope about this and did not even want to get involved. 

Michael and Linda, however, happily took that person away with them. 

The remaining archaeology staff then explained the situation. 

“Our survey shows this is an underground burial site, possibly over 3,000 years old, so it has very high research value. 

“More of our team members will arrive soon. 

“Please rest assured. We will begin our research as quickly as possible.” 

They were used to dealing with people, so this was about as much as they could say. 

Alice suddenly stepped forward and smiled at Yvette. 

“Ms. Martinez, the government is only pausing development, not canceling it. So we shouldn’t need to return the deposit, right?” 

Her words touched on what the townspeople cared about most. 

After all, the money was already in their hands, and returning it would be very hard to accept. 

So everyone’s eyes turned to Yvette. 

Yvette pressed her lips together. 

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She had been thinking about how to explain this clearly to the townspeople. 

She planned to first get the money back, then figure out a solution later. 

She never expected Alice to speak before her. 

If she did not answer in front of everyone now, she might be surrounded by the townspeople. 

So no matter what, calming the townspeople had to come first. 

“Well…” 

“Ms. Martinez, I’m also a beneficiary of the deposit, and I have a very strong legal team. 

Alice spoke again, clearly enjoying the moment. 

“I can help the townspeople file a lawsuit for free.” 

The previous contract actually had loopholes. 

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But at that time, the Martinez Group was very confident and did not think those were real problems. 

The contract only said the project was valid during its active period… 

Now, even though construction could not start and there was no income, it was still considered active. 

The townspeople instantly looked at Alice with gratitude. 

Before this, they had thought she looked down on them after her status cha truly cared. 

Many people lowered their heads in shame for not voting for Alice earlier. 

ut now they saw she 

They also decided in their hearts that they would help Alice with anything she asked in the future. 

At the same time, they complained about Yvette. They felt her big company had so much money, yet she still cared about the few hundred dollars in their hands. Someone so stingy probably would not succeed in the end. 

When Yvette received these hostile looks from the townspeople, she felt very sad. 

If it were only the townspeople, it would have been easy to handle. A few strong words would have scared them. 

But she had forgotten that Alice was also involved. 

“I’ll discuss this with the company executives and try not to touch everyone’s money. Please rest assured.” 

The townspeople finally felt relieved. 

But they were not grateful to Yvette, because they believed she acted only due to Alice’s pressure. 

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They were grateful only to Alice. 

Yvette did not want to embarrass herself any further, so she turned and left. 

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She planned to talk seriously with the government officials about compensation. There might still be hope. 

Once the townspeople saw that they did not have to return the money, they were all happy and left cheerfully. 

The head of the archaeology team was an elderly man, probably around 64 or 65 years old. When he looked closely at Alice, she seemed very familiar, like someone he had seen before. 

But because of his age and poor memory, he could not remember who she was. 

Alice also noticed someone watching her. 

When she looked over, the other person had already looked away. 

She shrugged and did not think much of it. 

After all, she used to wear a mask all the time, so she was not worried about running into acquaintances. 

Eric led everyone forward to ask about the archaeology work. 

The team leader smiled and said, “This is a burial complex. A rough estimate three years to study. 

I may take more than 

“Oh, and don’t worry. Archaeology also needs helpers. If people in the town are willing, we can help them find jobs.” 

Emma’s eyes widened in surprise.