Chapter 61 A Long Lesson
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi are not young boys, so they naturally know that when they are not strong enough, they have to bow their heads when necessary.
But they cannot bow their heads this time. Judging from the working style of their neighbors, if they bow their heads this time, they will be bullied by them forever, and then they will have no business left.
Although their mindsets have changed a lot since they started doing business, and they no longer care about face as much as before and start to cultivate personal connections, this does not mean that they have completely lost their temper and are always bowing their heads to seek peace and flattery.
They can't afford to lose their integrity just to make money.
Everyone has to have something they insist on.
The person from the Industry and Commerce Bureau asked them to bow their heads, but they naturally couldn't agree. Gu Jianguo smiled at him and said, "Comrade, this is not a matter of bowing your head. This concerns the interests of the country and the people. I'm sure the clothes next door to my house are smuggled."
He even brought up the interests of the country. What else could the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau say? His face, which had been smiling, suddenly turned serious. "You're right. We will treat your report seriously."
Gu Jianguo knew he might be stalling for time. That's how some things are, if you put them off for a while, they'll slowly fade away.
"Some of the smuggled clothes have been worn by patients, and some have been stripped from the dead. There's no telling how many bacteria, maybe even viruses, are on them. Selling such clothes is unconscionable. Comrade, you must investigate quickly to prevent any problems."
The people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau felt their backs itch when they heard his words. He waved his hand and said, "We must follow the procedures."
"good."
As Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi left the office, the man from the Industry and Commerce Bureau scoffed. How could such a person conduct business? These days, it's a relationship-based society. If you don't know how to be tactful, you'll suffer losses sooner or later.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi saw Gu Erhui and Gu Yimin waiting outside and asked them to go back to the store. They went to the police station to find Zhu Qingjun, at least to know who was next door.
"When can we open for business?" Gu Yimin asked.
"We have contacted the factory. All we need is for them to send us a certificate." Gu Jianguo said.
Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui both breathed a sigh of relief, but what they didn't know was that even if the factory sent them a certificate, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau could still hold them over for a while. For them, every day of delay would mean a significant loss of money.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi arrived at the police station just in time for lunch, so they invited Zhu Qingjun to the People's Hotel for dinner. Zhu Qingjun had a good impression of them and was very welcoming when they met.
Halfway through the meal, the two of them recounted their conflict with their neighbor. Finally, Gu Jianguo said, "We just want to know who the other party is so we can respond."
Zhu Qingjun frowned upon hearing this. "Smuggling isn't under the jurisdiction of the industrial and commercial administration. They have no right to shut you down for smuggling. They're bullying you because you don't understand. People in some companies are really becoming more and more unreasonable these days."
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi were both a little confused. If it wasn't under the jurisdiction of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, then the people in the Industry and Commerce Bureau were really too bold.
"How dare the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau act so unscrupulously?" Han Deyi said.
Zhu Qingjun drank a glass of wine. "There are so many twists and turns in government agencies. If you don't understand, they can easily fool you. If you do understand, they can also find other excuses. After all, they reported you to the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
Gu Jianguo sneered, "That's quite a roundabout way."
Zhu Qingjun sighed, "There are bad apples everywhere, but now it's not like in previous years. The government won't tolerate them forever."
Because they still had things to do downstairs, the three of them didn't drink much. After dinner, Gu Jianguo and the other two followed Zhu Qingjun back to the police station to wait for the result of his call.
Zhu Qingjun led them to his office, then picked up the phone and called the director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau. After the call was connected, he smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries before saying, "Two of my brothers have a small business. I don't know who reported them for smuggling, but your people sealed their shop today."
Li Chenghai was stunned for a moment after hearing his words, then said seriously, "How could such a thing happen? Officer Zhu, wait a minute, let me ask. Smuggling investigations are the responsibility of your police station and customs, not ours. Isn't this just nonsense?"
Zhu Qingjun: "Okay, I'll wait for your call."
Zhu Qingjun hung up the phone and asked Gu Jianguo and the others, "How can you be so sure that their goods are smuggled?"
Seeing that he looked serious, Gu Jianguo thought about what he had just heard the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau say, that smuggling was under the jurisdiction of the Customs and Public Security Bureau, and thought that Zhu Qingjun might want to get involved in this case.
He seriously recounted his experience of meeting Duan Xinghua in Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Just as he finished speaking, the phone rang. It was Director Li from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
"Captain Zhu, we've figured out what happened. Old Wang from the Inspection Department received the report and went to investigate. Of course, he acted somewhat inappropriately, so our punishment is a public reprimand. Your friend's store can resume operations tomorrow."
"Is that so? As long as we understand the situation, that's all." Zhu Qingjun exchanged a few pleasantries with Director Li before hanging up the phone. He then said to Gu Jianguo and the others, "It's all right. You can resume business tomorrow."
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi hurriedly expressed their gratitude. They had originally just wanted to find out about the origins of their neighbors, but they didn't expect the matter to be resolved like this.
After leaving the police station, the two discussed bringing back some local specialties and giving them to Zhu Qingjun, who had been a great help this time.
Industry and Commerce Bureau
Director Li threw a letter of accusation in Wang Mingyuan's face. "How old are you? Are you a young person who just started working? You told me it was a work error, but I think you are using your power for personal gain. You know whether your sister-in-law's goods are smuggled or not. As a civil servant, you not only did not stop your relatives from doing illegal things, but also helped them. What do you want to do? Do you want to be fired or invite to have tea with the disciplinary inspection department?"
Wang Mingyuan, a man in his thirties or forties, wore glasses and looked very refined. He bent down and picked up the letter Director Wang had thrown at him. It was a letter of denunciation, accusing his sister-in-law, Lu Yanping, of selling smuggled goods.
He had seen the letter and told his wife about it. His wife told Lu Yanping about it and then Lu Yanping also wrote a letter of accusation to him, asking him to seal up Gu Jianguo's clothing store.
He inquired about Gu Jianguo and the others and learned that they were all from outside the area and used to be farmers who made a living from the land and had no connections or background.
As for the rumors that they had some connections with Secretary Zhang's son, he didn't believe them. If they really did, they would have asked Zhang Zijun to take direct action against his sister-in-law Lu Yanping instead of writing a letter of denunciation.
So he brought people to close their store without hesitation. In fact, he didn't want to do anything too extreme, he just wanted to close their store for a few days to teach them a lesson.
But who knew they knew Zhu Qingjun!
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