Song Yan waited patiently.
In her spare time, she went to her spatial dimension to plant crops: 30,000 jin of corn and 40,000 jin of wheat. Even using spring water to speed up the planting process, it still took some effort.
Cao Zhang prepared 2,000 burlap sacks for him.
150 sacks of corn, 200 sacks of wheat, plus ten ginseng roots.
After calculating the total, those items weren't enough, so Cao Zhang gave him another 1,100 yuan in cash.
Before leaving, Song Yan reiterated that such a large batch of grain should not be sold rashly. Otherwise, one would be in serious trouble.
Cao Zhang was moved; Xiao Mu genuinely wanted him to be well!
Cao Zhang was determined to remain calm. He listened to Xiao Mu's advice to minimize disturbance. He personally inspected the grain and then left a few trusted men to guard it, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
…
Jiang Changping met with Wei Aiguo alone. Two stacks of money were laid out on the table. "Do you know what I'm asking you to do?"
Wei Aiguo's face displayed a perfectly timed expression of surprise. "You don't know?"
"Use this money to buy old items. Remember, keep your eyes open and look carefully. I'm leaving the black market business to you too!" Jiang Changping casually tossed the money to Wei Aiguo.
"I, I, I..." Wei Aiguo looked completely at a loss.
"Listen to my instructions and do your job well. You'll definitely get the benefits," Jiang Changping said.
"Yes, I will definitely do my job well." Wei Aiguo gripped the money tightly.
Jiang Changping was secretly pleased. If Wei Aiguo were truly as indifferent to money as he usually appeared, seemingly unconcerned about earning more or less, he wouldn't be able to trust him with anything. Jiang Changping hadn't intended to entrust him with any important matters anyway; Heizi was merely a henchman. If Chu Shaowei hadn't gotten into trouble at this time, he wouldn't have used Heizi.
The reason he can use Hei Zi is because he has also committed crimes. Jiang Changping has definite information that the woman did not report the case.
Wei Aiguo thought Jiang Changping would tell him more. But he didn't; he was still left to watch the black market.
If someone sells old items, let them buy them at a low price. Isn't that just reselling antiques?
Wei Aiguo is indeed composed, but no matter how composed he is, those detonators are always on his mind, and he can't let them go.
He could roam the black market, and his comrades could meet with him from time to time.
The military and the Public Security Bureau launched a joint operation. Based on clues provided by Wei Aiguo, they began searching for a vehicle with the license plate ending in 86. Unexpectedly, this vehicle belonged to the Public Security Bureau. This type of vehicle was typically used by internal staff.
When the investigation reached this point, both Deputy Division Commander Zhao and Deputy Director Du of the Public Security Bureau were terrified.
Comrade Wei Aiguo's prudence is commendable.
Comrade Wei Aiguo said he saw the vehicle on December 8th.
This vehicle was used by office staff and there was no record of it being driven. No one knows who drove it on December 8th.
Moreover, there is no director with the surname Xu in the entire Public Security Bureau.
The operation was conducted in secrecy because the goal was to apprehend the suspect and locate the detonator.
After several days of investigation, no useful information was found. Jiang Changping and others were arrested while preparing to plant explosives at the power plant, the machinery factory, and the train station… Upon hearing this, Wei Aiguo hadn’t even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief!
…“Big Scar and Cui Jian were never found; Jiang Changping remained silent and refused to confess. He committed suicide by stabbing himself in the throat with chopsticks while eating…”
The other people's testimonies were useless; nobody knew who the blind man was, or where Big Scar and the others were...
A significant amount of explosives and detonators were seized during this arrest. The number of detonators exceeded our previous knowledge, and based on the criminals' confessions, they likely still possessed explosives and detonators.
Tomorrow night is the New Year's Eve gala. This year's gala will be attended by high-ranking officials and several foreign journalists. Because our province's industrial achievements this year have been remarkable, they have attracted attention from various levels of government. The foreign journalists are quite interested and have come along.
If any unexpected accident were to occur at this time, we would lose face internationally.
Therefore, everyone is now stepping up their investigation.
The black market base remained untouched, a deliberate tactic to lure Big Scar. Personnel had already been deployed around it.
The leaders instructed Wei Aiguo to remain hidden in the black market.
The person who was in contact with Wei Aiguo told him this information as instructed, so that he could be an inside man when arresting Da Bala.
Wei Aiguo was definitely anxious, and also terrified. The car actually belonged to the Public Security Bureau. He was completely alone and helpless at the time, so seeking help from the police was perfectly normal. He was also glad he had been cautious.
…
Jiang Changping is a ruthless man, which shows that Da Ba La and his gang are just as desperate as he is.
Chu Shaowei hadn't shown up, and Jiang Changping had handed over the black market business to Hei Zi; everyone sensed that something was wrong with him. But they all remained silent.
Wei Aiguo turned his gaze to Grasshopper. This guy loved to flatter; Mu Liu was Chu Shaowei's number one follower. Grasshopper was, after all, his second-in-command. Perhaps he knew a lot. How could he have forgotten him?
Without Chu Shaowei's protection, Jiang Changping became their leader. He now values Hei Zi highly. Grasshopper is definitely angry, but he doesn't dare challenge Jiang Changping's authority. He now gets horrified whenever he sees Wei Aiguo and provokes him for no reason.
Wei Aiguo usually pretended not to see it. But today is different.
"Hey, I think your taste is terrible. You actually bought this stuff?" Grasshopper was nitpicking because Wei Aiguo had bought a porcelain bowl from a woman earlier that day for five yuan.
"Whether I accept that stuff or not is entirely up to me. If I think it's good, then it's good." Hei Zi suddenly became sharp.
"Hey, I'm giving you a heads-up, and you still don't know what's good for you? Let's go find Brother Jiang and settle this." Grasshopper grabbed Blackie and started to leave.
Right before everyone's eyes, Hei Zi grabbed Grasshopper and pinned him down; he was powerless to resist.
Hei Zi didn't form cliques; his closest confidant was Chang Xiaohu. Several others had initially been quite close to him. However, since he was the last to arrive and wanted to take over the black market, the others gradually developed resentment towards him and distanced themselves from him.
Hei Zi so easily subdued the old man here, which made the others feel even more uneasy.
When Grasshopper shouted, "All of you, get him! Beat him into submission!" several people actually surrounded him.
"I can definitely crush you before they get up here."
One sentence stopped those who were about to come up in their tracks. How could they forget how formidable the trolls were!
"No matter what, we're all in this together. We're all brothers. If we say one more or one less thing, we can all just give in and it'll be fine." One person stepped forward to smooth things over.
Another person added, "It's because everyone's been feeling uneasy these past few days that Grasshopper has been talking so much. Grasshopper should apologize to Blackie, Blackie, what do you think?"
The grasshopper, its neck being tightly gripped, was also somewhat frightened.
"Hei Zi, I've been a bit upset these past few days, don't be like me. I was wrong today." Grasshopper thought it was wise not to fight a losing battle.
Wei Aiguo let go of the grasshopper's hand and stared at it for a long time. "Let's go inside and have a chat!"
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