Fang Huai calmly asked, "It's not about why you should help us. It's about why you have to help us."
Before Zhang Jianhong could ask why, Fang Huai simply said, "Xujia Village, Fengyang Commune, mountain people."
When Zhang Jianhong heard the name Fengyang Commune, he instinctively gripped his knife, even though he had a principle of not harming others.
However, if this person has already threatened his life, then this principle is not unchangeable.
The others also went on high alert, because everyone knew what Fang Huai meant by those words.
It was simply telling them that their scheme had been exposed, and that if they didn't cooperate with Fang Huai, they would be in trouble at any moment.
Fang Huai noticed that they were all looking at him warily, but he remained calm and said, "You don't need to be so nervous. If I really wanted to report you, I wouldn't have come here."
“I have no interest in your affairs in the black market. My only goal is to find evidence of Xu Weimin’s murder and the body.”
Fang Huai looked at Zhang Jianhong and said sincerely, "You know, the place where I served is far from here, and this place is not under my jurisdiction."
"Or to put it bluntly, even if I report you, I won't get any credit. Why would I do something that harms others and doesn't benefit myself?"
"You're right, aren't you?"
Indeed, the relationships in each place are intricate and complex. Even if Fang Huai were to capture them all, he wouldn't gain any benefit.
But Zhang Jianhong still had concerns: "How do I know you might change your mind?"
"What if you find out the truth and then report us? We'll be in big trouble."
Fang Huai countered, "Then how do you want me to prove it?"
"Ahem, there's no need for any special proof, after all, I know your character."
Fang Huai just looked at him quietly, then pretended not to understand: "Okay, since you trust me so much, let's discuss where to start the investigation."
Seeing that he was not cooperating, Zhang Jianhong stopped hiding his intentions and said awkwardly, "How about this, if we really find evidence, then you can help me transfer Xu Weimin's house to me."
"Since you know where we're delivering the goods, you should be able to guess that Xu Weimin's house is very important to us. That's all I ask for."
Although there was only one request, Fang Huai and Xu Weimin had no relationship, so he couldn't very well agree.
Fang Huai thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll go back and discuss it with the others first, and then I'll come back to find you this afternoon, or you can come out and talk?"
Zhang Jianhong readily agreed: "Okay, let's meet at the state-run restaurant at 3 pm. I'll be waiting for you there."
If Fang Huai agreed immediately, Zhang Jianhong would have reservations.
After all, he knew that this was Xu Weimin's house, and unless it was his relative, there was no way he could get his hands on it.
But there was no other way; Zhang Jianhong had invested the most time, energy, and money in the Xujia Village line. He didn't intend to give up unless absolutely necessary.
"Okay, see you this afternoon."
......
When Huang Qinqin and her group arrived at the brigade office, they happened to find them in a meeting. So they waited outside for a while.
The brigade secretary noticed them and quickened the pace of the meeting. Actually, there wasn't anything particularly important to discuss at today's meeting.
The commune has announced that a group of educated youth will be assigned here, and today they are distributing the list.
The second brigade had a total of fifteen educated youths, with three assigned to each village.
Except for one person named Song Mincheng, who was required by the authorities to be assigned to Huangjia Village, the others were decided by drawing lots.
"Ah! What's going on? Is there some kind of conspiracy? How come I drew two female educated youths?"
After seeing the results of the lottery, the village chief of Chenjia Village frantically grabbed his hair with both hands.
He was going crazy. There were only three female educated youths in total, and he actually drew two of them. What terrible luck!
Village Chief Chen was so angry that he slapped himself twice on his right hand, demonstrating what it means to be ruthless enough to even hit yourself.
The remaining female educated youth was chosen by Village Chief Huang, who teased, "Old Chen, since you already have two female educated youths, why don't you take this one too?"
"It'll be good for them to keep each other company, and it'll also make it easier to arrange a place for them to stay."
Village Chief Chen, looking at Village Chief Huang who seemed to enjoy the drama, said angrily, "Go away! Why don't you take my two female educated youths too?"
The brigade secretary, seeing that everyone had finished drawing lots, tapped the table and said, "Alright, now that the list is finalized, you all need to prepare your accommodations in advance."
"I saw in the document that they will arrive in two days. We will need to arrange for someone to pick them up then."
Because their brigade didn't have any educated youth before, they can only disperse the educated youth in various villages and arrange for them to live with villagers.
Of course, the villagers who were responsible for providing rooms for the educated youth would receive subsidies.
With everything arranged, the brigade secretary hurriedly welcomed Huang Qinqin and the others in.
"I'm sorry, Qin girl, I've kept you waiting."
"It's alright, we didn't wait long. Have you finished your meeting?"
The brigade secretary brought them chairs to sit down and asked expectantly, "It's over now, Qin girl. Did you come here this time because there was any progress on the matter from last time?"
Huang Qinqin said with a smile in her eyes, "Yes, we've already discussed it with the leaders. And the packaging has been arranged. I just don't know if there are any difficulties at the brigade level?"
"No! We have no difficulties at all!"
The brigade secretary hurriedly said, afraid that if he spoke even a second later, the opportunity would slip away.
Even if they did have no difficulties, they would definitely overcome them.
The brigade secretary explained to Huang Qinqin, "To be honest, the commune agreed so readily because we have to thank you."
Huang Qinqin didn't understand why she should thank her: "Thank me? Why?"
Village Chief Huang knew this, so he glanced at the brigade secretary and mouthed: Let me speak~
The brigade secretary looked at him and nodded slightly.
Seeing that he had agreed, Village Chief Huang immediately said excitedly, "It's because of the Fengyang Commune. That Fengyang Commune has been quite the big shot lately, all because you helped them connect with the food factory!"
"You have no idea, a few days before you came back, the cadres from all the communes had a meeting together. The people from Fengyang Commune were so smug."
"I heard they made a lot of money, and people from other communes are so envious! They all hope their communes can have such good fortune."
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