Chapter 431 Zhou Yong Never Thought of Getting Something for Nothing
Zhou Yong chewed his food and said incoherently: "It's not like we're opening a factory and a company at the same time, so we can make money easily."
Li Caiyun, however, has her own worries. There were only more than 400,000 yuan in the family, and Zhou Yong agreed to lend Lao Lu more than 600,000 yuan. He needed their help to borrow the remaining 200,000 yuan, and then use the money earned this year to repay the loan.
The more Li Caiyun thought about these things, the more she frowned. She looked at Zhou Yong who was eating, and said, "Old Lu can't raise too much, but 100,000 or 80,000 should be no problem, right? He is the head of the village after all, he can't let us starve and owe him a favor to help him through the difficulties, right?"
Zhou Yong paused in his eating and his eyes fell on Li Caiyun's unhappy expression.
"We'll talk about this later. Besides, we can't be so fussy about some things. If we help him, he will remember it. When we ask him to do something, it will only take a word. Besides, think about it yourself. He is the only one working to support the Lu family. He doesn't even have a side job. How can he raise tens of thousands of dollars?"
Li Caiyun opened her mouth and then said, "It's OK to lend the family money to Lao Lu for emergency, but I don't feel comfortable borrowing money for him. Besides, we need to buy land and build a factory... Will that cost money?"
Zhou Yong swallowed the food in his mouth, picked up the water cup and drank a sip of water: "I will take care of these things when the time comes, you don't have to worry about it..."
Li Caiyun curled her lips. Seeing that Zhou Yong had finished his meal, she cleaned up the dishes and said, "What's the difference between you and me? Isn't it our business?"
Zhou Yong pursed his lips. He understood Li Caiyun's concerns, but some things cannot be viewed from only one side.
The couple chatted about this topic while they picked up the dishes and tidied up the stove before they rested.
The next day was a rainy day, and Zhou Yong went to the brigade early after dinner.
Before Zhou Yong could finish dealing with the backlog of official business, Old Lu called him and asked him to come over immediately.
Zhou Yong put aside his busy work and took the bus from Huaixi Village to Hongqi Township to go to the township government.
"Brother Zhou, you are finally here..."
As soon as Zhou Yong stepped into Old Lu's office, without giving him a chance to speak, Village Chief Lu started talking incessantly.
Forty minutes ago, He Kai called and first reported that he was safe. Then he told Lao Lu that the filming equipment was broken, which meant that they would have to come back later.
However, that's not all. Because the filming equipment broke down and needed Lao Lu to pay for part of the repair costs, Lao Lu agreed immediately in order to restrain He Kai and others.
"Because the remittance process was slow, I suggested sending someone to deliver the money. On the phone, He Kai hesitated for more than ten seconds before agreeing. I guess he didn't know that I had seen through their scam..."
Zhou Yong agreed with Lao Lu: "They know very well how much you value this investment project. They probably think that you will not be able to see through their scam in a short time, so they want to cheat you again..."
Old Lu nodded with a livid face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let me catch these two bastards, or I will chop them into pieces no matter what..."
Now is not the time to talk about those things. Zhou Yong glanced at the angry head of the village, Lu, and said, "Brother Lu, the most urgent thing is to send someone to catch He Kai and Tang Shijun, recover the supplies, and minimize the losses..."
Zhou Yong speculated that the supplies should currently be in the hands of He Kai and Tang Shijun. If they acted faster, there might not be any losses. But if it was a night later, the situation would be hard to say.
Old Lu kept nodding his head. The problem was that this matter could not alarm the police station and the Public Security Bureau, so it became a problem as to who to send.
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes. He thought that under the current circumstances, police intervention was necessary. Otherwise, even if Lao Lu sent someone over, if He Kai and Tang Shijun had set up a trap, the person who went there would most likely be imprisoned.
Old Lu's face froze, and he was in a dilemma for a moment.
"Brother Zhou, if the police are alerted, I won't be able to hide the fact that I embezzled public funds..."
Once this matter is exposed, Lao Lu will definitely be suspended and investigated, and will also be interviewed by the disciplinary inspection department.
Zhou Yong knew the seriousness of the matter. He thought for a while and said, "Brother Lu, I will give you some money first. You can make up for the misappropriated public funds. As for the materials that were taken away, you can pay 30% of the payment according to the process... But if you do this, you will need to find a new reason to call the police..."
After all, he needs to have acquaintances in the police department to help Lao Lu minimize his losses.
Old Lu fell into deep thought. Zhou Yong looked at him quietly, wondering whether he should ask Cao Biao, Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang to help Old Lu.
The office was quiet for a moment, and Old Lu broke the silence by clearing his throat.
"Brother Zhou, I don't have any close friends in the police force, so this matter is a bit difficult..."
After listening to what Lao Lu said, Zhou Yong smiled bitterly in his heart.
"Brother Lu, to be honest, I do have some acquaintances in the Public Security Bureau..."
He could only be a good person and help Old Lu.
After hearing this, Old Lu was very excited, and his eyes were filled with deep gratitude when he looked at Zhou Yong.
However, Zhou Yong did not help Lao Lu for nothing. He tactfully told him that he wanted to buy the land of the township government.
When Zhou Yong finished speaking, Old Lu laughed: "So you are waiting for me here? The land issue is easy to discuss, but you have to give me some symbolic money, otherwise I won't be able to report to the higher-ups..."
This is natural. Zhou Yong has never thought of getting something for nothing. Moreover, even if Old Lu wanted to give it to him for free, Zhou Yong would not take it. He must go through formal channels to avoid any hidden dangers.
Otherwise, when his factory is built, this department will investigate and that department will cause trouble, and then the one who will be troubled will be Zhou Yong himself. He is not stupid, so he will naturally not do anything to cause trouble for himself.
The matter was settled, and Zhou Yong immediately contacted Cao Biao and told him what happened.
Cao Biao was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, and then he asked Lao Lu to call the police on suspicion of fraud.
Old Lu did as he was told and reported the case to the Hongqi Township Police Station. Due to the large amount of money involved, the case was transferred to the County Public Security Bureau.
The case was then taken over by Cao Biao, who brought people to the township government in the afternoon to understand the situation.
Zhou Yong was also there at the time. When Cao Biao saw him, he showed a row of white teeth.
Xing Laoqi looked at Zhou Yong and asked, "When did you come back from your trip?"
"Yesterday, I wanted to go see you guys, but I was delayed by something..."
Liu Dazhuang, the taciturn guy, asked, "What gifts did you bring for us?"
The four of them chatted for a while, and when Old Lu finished his work and came over, everyone got back to the topic.
After understanding what happened, Cao Biao and others discussed and worked out a plan to capture He Kai and Tang Shijun.
Through the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Cao Biao successfully contacted the city police where He Kai was located. After more than half an hour of telephone communication, the two sides discussed in detail the details of the arrest operation and jointly developed a set of practical cooperation plans.
In the evening, Cao Biao and his group drove two cars to their destination. Old Lu looked at the vehicles going farther and farther away, his heart hanging in his throat.
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