Chapter 98 "Counterattack"

Wow!

A pair of eyes as sharp as knives fell on Liu Chunhong.

The middle-aged man walked towards her slowly and steadily, with a frightening pressure.

At the same time, the curtain of the supply and marketing cooperative shook, and an old man with a dark, old face and a tired expression appeared silently.

Sensing that the atmosphere in the supply and marketing cooperative was not right, he wanted to leave quietly, but then he remembered something and did not move. He just huddled silently in the corner, acting as a background board.

"Where's the evidence?"

The man's eyes were too cold. Liu Chunhong's heart trembled and she stepped back subconsciously.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

She clenched her fists to calm her pounding heart, turned around, opened her locker, and took out a notebook.

"This is the account book I made. It records everything clearly. Lin Zhao falsely reported the number of eggs sent by his fellow villagers, and classified the high-quality eggs as low-quality eggs, enriching himself, harming the interests of the people, and filling his own pockets."

"Team leader, we must eradicate this kind of pest."

Liu Chunhong raised his right arm with a righteous look.

Lin Zhao almost laughed.

She didn't expect people to be so stupid.

It was she who did this.

He is really stubborn.

Liu Chunhong really couldn't wait to beat herself to death.

Unfortunately, she also has the account book.

Not only are there account books, but there are also witnesses.

Lin Zhao glanced at the old man huddled in the corner, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, becoming more calm.

She didn't rush to speak.

Let the storm come even harder!

Director Jiang glanced at Lin Zhao secretly, and noticed the smile that flashed across her lips. Inexplicably, he felt completely relieved, his expression relaxed, and he looked over at her leisurely.

When Li Fen saw Liu Chunhong take out the notebook, her face darkened. She whispered to Lin Zhao, "It must be Liu Chunhong who reported you. You see, she was well prepared."

"I used to think that this person was not worth making friends with, but I didn't expect her to be so sinister that she even reported a colleague she worked with every day. This person is so scary!"

Wang Ju nodded vigorously.

Someone from her compound was also taken away...and he hasn't been released yet.

She really didn't know what those people's mentality was.

Lin Zhao was silent.

The human heart is as scary as a ghost.

It’s just the beginning.

More later.

Seeing that Lin Zhao didn't say anything, Li Fen thought she was in a bad mood.

Yes, who can be in a good mood after being reported?

"Zhao Zhao, no one believes what she says. Everything depends on evidence. You were framed by a traitor. The investigation team will find out the truth. Even if they can't find out the truth, they can report it to the higher-ups. Don't be afraid. If you are really taken away, I will go to the Harvest Brigade to inform your man. He is a soldier who defends his country and belongs to the military system. He will always be able to find a place to reason with him."

Li Fen comforted Lin Zhao, and her voice was loud enough to reach the ears of everyone in the investigation team.

She didn't care who these people were. They had to act according to the law and not try to wrongly accuse good people.

The people in the investigation team looked unhappy.

At the same time, they all glanced at Li Fen, wondering what they were. A monster? They will also look at the evidence when doing things, right? !

The middle-aged man ignored her and quickly flipped through the notebook in his hand.

It's obvious.

The quantity and price don't match.

He walked towards Lin Zhao and handed her the notebook. "What do you have to say about what is written here?"

Lin Zhao took it, flipped through it quickly, and read it quickly. It was just as she had expected.

It was nothing more than a matter of month and day, the actual number of eggs collected, and the amount of money paid. As an egg collector, she deliberately classified first-grade eggs as second-grade eggs and took kickbacks in the middle.

"It just so happens that I have bills too," Lin Zhao said.

His eyes swept across Liu Chunhong and suddenly turned cold.

"Not only do I have the bill, I have the witness."

As she spoke, she turned back to her counter and took out her notebook.

Fortunately, she was more careful.

It’s so easy to be blamed when you go out to work!

"Leader, can you take a look?" Lin Zhao handed over the notebook and said, "I have only been working here for a short time. The notebook is not thick, but it clearly records how much I sold and how much I earned every day."

"As for the above..." She tapped the so-called bill provided by Liu Chunhong with her finger and sneered, "I don't recognize it."

At this point, Liu Chunhong was a little nervous. She didn't know that Lin Zhao had such a trick up her sleeve.

Before she could say anything, Wang Ju, who was standing next to Lin Zhao to support her, muttered, "Then... Comrade Liu's account book must be forged, right?"

"Why forge...?"

"I guess it was either a deliberate frame-up, or you did it yourself?"

Li Fen gave her an appreciative look and said loudly, "I think you remember it very carefully. Most people can't figure it out. Comrade Liu, you didn't really do it, did you?"

She was not blind and knew that Liu Chunhong had secretly done many bad things in the past few years. It was just that she was an old employee, and the accountant who kept the accounts was in cahoots with Liu Chunhong. The job of collecting eggs was under her firm control, so she could not find any evidence against her.

A breakthrough was only achieved after new people came into the supply and marketing cooperative.

It is everyone's responsibility to eliminate termites.

I must beat her to death today!

Liu Chun's eyes turned red, "You are talking nonsense!"

"You know very well whether I am talking nonsense or not!" Li Fen looked up and stared at her.

"I am also an old employee of the supply and marketing cooperative. Since I came in, you have been in charge of collecting eggs and other agricultural and sideline products. Others are not allowed to interfere. Even if they ask to help, you are on guard."

"I don't believe there is something fishy going on here."

"I've always felt that you have something up your sleeve, and that you have a lot of bad intentions..."

Liu Chunhong was so angry that she pushed her shoulder hard, and a sharp sound came out from her lips.

"Whoever has evil intentions or bad intentions, just speak ill of others and throw dirty water on them. Don't say anything without any evidence."

Li Fen put her hands on her hips and spoke louder than her voice, "Do you have any evidence? What evidence do you have to report Comrade Lin? Based on the account book you made secretly? Who knows if you wrote it randomly?"

"You even casually reported your colleagues. You are so scary and shady."

She abruptly brought the subject back.

"How could I write nonsense? There's the accountant's signature on it." Liu Chunhong would of course not admit it.

Li Fen exposed her, "Everyone knows that the accountant is your nephew!"

Lin Zhao: “…”

Why does she, the person involved, seem to be excluded? !

The members of the investigation team looked at the two people arguing, with a thoughtful look on their faces.

It’s true, sometimes the truth comes out through arguments.

The middle-aged man in the lead had an idea after reading Lin Zhaoji's account. He suddenly asked, "Where's the accountant? Call him over!"

When judging a case, what matters is evidence.

Director Jiang made a gesture to Li Fen, who nodded in response, curled her lips towards Liu Chunhong in a friendly manner, and went out to call for help.

Don't think that she is not loved by her colleagues. When she first came in, Liu Chunhong relied on her early arrival and strong connections to assign her own work. The director at that time protected Liu Chunhong, and she did a lot of things beyond her job. It was not until the director was transferred that she was able to get started with the job thoroughly and things got better.

It's inevitable that adults don't hold grudges. When they see someone who bullied them getting into trouble, they can't wait to step on him.

Li Fen would not do such a foolish thing as repaying evil with kindness.

Liu Chunhong clenched her hands into fists.

It's been so long since the incident happened, it's okay, don't scare yourself.

Accountant Liu came in from the back hall and saw several unfamiliar faces. Even Director Jiang was there. The atmosphere was so tense that it made people feel cold all over.

He paused slightly, feeling a little panicked, and glanced at his aunt inconspicuously, hoping to get some reminder from Liu Chunhong's face, but he didn't expect... Lin Zhao took a step forward and just blocked him.

She smiled, showing her white teeth.

"Everyone is here, so don't even think about winking at me."

Accountant Liu's face turned black.

No wonder his aunt curses Comrade Lin all day long, she is so mean and evil.

"No, you think too much." Accountant Liu smiled fakely.

Without paying much attention to Lin Zhao, he looked at Director Jiang and said, "Director, please call me."

Director Jiang ignored him and pointed at the one who looked the most difficult to deal with.

Accountant Liu gritted his teeth and faced the man.

"You're looking for me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a notebook was handed to him.

"Look," he said.

Accountant Liu lowered his head and flipped through the pages.

He didn't understand what had happened here before, and Li Fen would not be so kind as to remind him.

He thought his aunt was following the plan.

So he said, "The data in the account book is correct. Someone did take kickbacks."

Li Fen sneered and suddenly interrupted: "The one who took the kickbacks was Liu Chunhong, and you..."

She almost pointed her finger at Accountant Liu's nose, "That's the accomplice!"

Lin Zhao drank the water slowly, as if she was not the one being reported.

She even nodded in agreement, echoing, "Indeed, it has been several years at least!"

Accountant Liu's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Nonsense! We didn't..."

"Whether there is..." Lin Zhao interrupted him lightly, "Let the comrades of the investigation team check it out and we will know. Don't worry, let's wait for the results together."

That's easy to say.

For those who have a clear conscience, there is no need to rush, but Accountant Liu——

He has something to hide.

The hands hidden in the sleeves were shaking.

Seeing her nephew panic, Liu Chunhong cursed him in her heart for being useless.

They didn't leave any evidence, so what are you afraid of?

She forced herself to remain calm and said sarcastically, "Comrade Lin really has a sharp tongue. He bites whoever he sees."

Lin Zhao's smile did not reach her eyes. "No match for Comrade Liu."

Seeing that no one could explain it clearly, the head of the investigation team frowned and became impatient. He suddenly slammed the table and said, "Take them all away! Let them go after we have investigated thoroughly."

Lin Zhao's face turned cold, "I won't go."

She looked directly at the middle-aged man and said, "You want to lock someone up without any evidence. Is this how you work?"

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Everyone held their breath.

This, this, this, this…

How dare she reject the investigation team? !

Are you crazy!

The man narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "You said you didn't make any mistakes, so you didn't make any mistakes?"

"We have received a report about you. Until there is further evidence to prove that you have done nothing wrong, you should stay inside first."

This is their style of doing things.

It's the same no matter who is reported.

Lin Zhao thought to herself, you don’t have any evidence to prove... that I committed a crime.

Knowing that talking nonsense would not help resolve the issue, she changed the subject and asked, "What if I have a witness?"

"It's another matter if there are witnesses." The middle-aged man said solemnly, "As long as we can prove that what you said is true."

He believed that their way of working was... still very humane.

"Okay." Lin Zhao responded.

He raised his eyes and looked at the old man at the door.

The old man who came to sell eggs listened to the whole story and understood the cause and effect of the supply and marketing cooperative incident.

They wrote a letter to report the salesperson who beat and scolded the common people at will, and also accused the salesgirl with a good attitude of taking kickbacks.

As an old man, he was sure that the saleswoman named Lin was a good girl and did not take kickbacks from them!

But the salesman surnamed Liu——

Not only did she shortchange them on weight, she also downgraded their good eggs and deliberately lowered the price, leaving them with no way out.

The old man walked forward tremblingly, his voice suddenly rising.

"I am the witness! Comrade Lin did not deduct our money!"

"Since she started collecting eggs, we can earn a few more cents each time. She is a good comrade!"

He pulled out a tattered notebook and met the investigator's gaze.

"My son has a record, from the first time he came to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange eggs for money!"

"Look here..."

The old man's rough fingers flipped through the yellowed account book.

Each page is densely packed with records:

"On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of the year before last, there were 20 top-quality eggs, and Comrade Liu collected the lower-quality eggs."

"Last year during the Qingming Festival, there were 30 top-quality eggs, but Comrade Liu said they were stained with chicken manure, so he collected them as inferior."

…

The yellowed pages are still stained with the red fingerprints left behind.

"For several years, Comrade Liu was the one who collected the items. She had no standard when collecting items. If she was in a good mood, she would give a similar price. If she was in a bad mood, she would just give the lowest price..."

The old man shed bitter tears.

"Leader, it's hard for country people. There's nowhere to make money. The only way is to trade eggs. The old farmers raise chickens with great effort, and they don't even eat any of the eggs they lay. They send all of them to the supply and marketing cooperatives. I didn't expect to be cheated."

A young investigator asked, "Have you ever thought about reporting this to your superiors?"

"Where can I go to complain?" The old man wiped his tears, his helpless look made people sad. "The first time he was deliberately demoted, my son wanted to find the leader, but he made a fuss for a long time and didn't even see the shadow of the leader, and he was still..."

He pointed his finger at Liu Chunhong, who was obviously an honest old country man, but his eyes became red when he thought about the injustices that had happened.

"He was beaten and scolded by this female comrade. Her words were really rude. What's wrong with country people? Country people don't steal or rob. They live honestly with their own physical strength. Why does she say that about my son!"

As a result, his son no longer wanted to come to the county and became quiet!

"Boss, please take a look, please take a closer look, my son has been keeping this account for several years. Whenever my family comes to sell something, he will record it down, and there is not a single false entry."

"Comrade Lin is a good comrade. After she came..." the old man choked up, "We can finally sell eggs at the real price!"

Witnessing this scene, Accountant Liu looked pale and was shaking all over.

"It's over, it's over..." he muttered.

Economic crime is not a minor offense. You will lose your job and be sent to a farm.

My legs went weak and I collapsed to the ground.

Liu Chunhong didn't expect that such an honest countryman would keep accounts. Her face turned pale and her eyes turned red with fear.

He suddenly jumped up and pounced on the account book with a ferocious face.

"Fake! It's all fake!" she screamed.

Lin Zhao had expected that she would not give up, so she lightly hooked her toes.

"Bang!"

Liu Chunhong fell heavily to the ground, her face full of despair.

The head of the investigation team closed the account book and said coldly, "Take it away!"

The words fell.

The members of the investigation team stepped forward.

Liu Chunhong was held up by the arms by two young men in uniform and walked out.

She suddenly struggled like a mad female beast, her hair disheveled, her eyes red, and she screamed at Lin Zhao: "Lin Zhao, I will not forgive you!"

A young man who was controlling Liu Chunhong thought she was noisy, so he took out a piece of cloth from his pocket and stuffed it into her mouth.

His tone was filled with annoyance. "Scream, scream, scream, scream, scream! I hate criminals like you who don't know how to reflect on yourselves."

Another person laughed and said, "Well, I know how to reflect on myself."

The complaining young man looked over and saw Accountant Liu with his head drooping, his whole body limp as if he had no bones, and he was obviously fainted.

"Coward!"

…

After the investigation team left, the stagnant air in the supply and marketing cooperative finally began to flow.

Director Jiang brushed the cuffs of his Zhongshan suit, looking normal.

He was parachuted in later, and the financial area has always been in charge of the deputy director in charge of finance.

Now that two people have been arrested in succession, the deputy director is probably not able to escape responsibility.

"Comrade Lin is frightened." Director Jiang said in a steady voice, "We just happened to have a batch of defective products. You can take an extra batch."

Lin Zhao didn't seem frightened at all.

If you don’t do it, you don’t do it.

Even if the old man selling eggs had not come, she could have cleared herself. There were more than one person keeping accounts, it was only a matter of time.

"Okay, thank you, Director."

Finally we got the defective product, great, now everyone in the team can get what they wanted!

At the moment, Lin Zhao was more concerned about another thing.

"Director, once the matter is investigated, can the money embezzled by the Liu family be recovered?"

Director Jiang shook his head. "It's hard to say."

Li Fen was just curious about one question, "Director, our supply and marketing cooperative has lost a salesperson and an accountant. Do we need to recruit more people?"

Director Jiang did not comment.

He turned and left.

"Zhao Zhao, what does the director mean? Are you going to recruit me or not?" Li Fen looked at Lin Zhao.

"Not sure." Lin Zhao guessed that he would confess, but he didn't know how.

She returned to her counter and called the old man who had testified on her behalf.

"Thank you for what happened just now, old man."

The old lady waved her hands hurriedly, "Why thank me? I'm telling the truth. You're a good girl and you shouldn't be reported."

and.

If Comrade Lin is taken away, they won’t be able to sell their eggs at a good price. This won’t do!

Even if it's for his fellow villagers, he has to stand up.

Lin Zhao chuckled and tested the eggs skillfully.

The old man brought 40 eggs today, which cost a total of 2.4 yuan.

She handed the money over and the old man smiled with a simple and satisfied look.

"Thank you, thank you." He thanked repeatedly just like the previous two times.

Lin Zhao weighed two pounds of peach cakes from Li Fen's counter and put them into the old man's bamboo basket where he kept his eggs.

"Thank you," she said briefly.

The peach cakes in the bamboo basket gave off an enticing aroma. The old man's skinny hands trembled violently and the bamboo basket almost slipped out of his hands.

He stammered, "This, this is not allowed...the things in the supply and marketing cooperative are so expensive..."

Lin Zhao said softly, "If you hadn't shown up in time, I wouldn't have been able to go home today. This is a thank you gift, please accept it."

Li Fen grabbed a handful of fruit candies, and the candy wrappers rustled.

"Take it!" She stuffed it into the bamboo basket without saying anything. "This candy is my thank you gift to you. Comrade Lin is the savior of my family. If you help her, you are helping me."

Seeing that the other party wanted to say something, he said, "Comrade Lin doesn't like to refuse. Take it and go back quickly."

The old man kept his words to himself.

"Thank you. Thank you."

He thanked him several times again and left with the bamboo basket.

After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, I looked back at the sign above me and straightened my back unconsciously.

So this is what it feels like to be treated as a human being.

…

Song Yunjin was strolling in the family building when he heard the news that "someone from the supply and marketing cooperative was taken away."

When the word "Lin Zhao" floated into his ears, his face changed slightly.

In a flash, people rushed out of the family building.

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