“We’ve already asked them to compensate us for the losses, so it wouldn’t be good to sell them again. Besides, you all did a lot of work, so please don’t look down on us. We’ll also share some with our neighbors later to thank them for speaking up for us,” Xu Lin said.
“What’s there to complain about? Others might want to buy it but can’t necessarily get it!” Li Jingjing said.
The group quickly tidied up the shop, delivered seafood to the neighbors, closed the shop, and went home. Xu Lin even wrote a notice and posted it on the door, which basically said: "Closed for a few days for renovation. We'll give everyone a big surprise once we're done."
Xu Lin was thinking of taking advantage of the store's renovation to go to Jinshi with Zhou Pin to buy more goods. According to Minister Sun, the store should lose a lot of money.
When they got home, the food Zhou Pin had prepared was cold, so they reheated it. The two ate and chatted.
"Did Minister Sun mean what I thought when he said at the end, 'I helped him a lot'?" Xu Lin asked, chewing on her steamed bun.
"Yes, didn't I tell you before that the person who monopolized the seafood at the base was about to be brought down?"
"Don't tell me that it's that Minister Men who monopolizes seafood?" Xu Lin asked, somewhat incredulous.
"No, but it's related to him. He's his brother, one of the base's leaders. Minister Men is an accomplice and a terrible teammate. A lot of the evidence was obtained from Minister Men."
"I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates," Xu Lin remarked after hearing this.
"The base has always wanted to rectify things. The other side has too much power and their relationships are too intertwined. Today is the fuse. You've made a big contribution, so think carefully about what the base will give you in return," Zhou Pin said.
"Is there even a question? It's definitely about seafood sales rights and transportation needs." Xu Lin didn't even hesitate.
After finishing their meal, the two lay in the room watching a movie, having not enjoyed such a leisurely day in a long time.
Now, it's only dark for about half an hour each day, and the rest of the time it's light. Many people's biological clocks are messed up; they only consider it daytime when they wake up, and then they go out to do things.
Some businesses have had to arrange for workers to work 24 hours a day, giving the impression that business is booming.
The matter was handled quickly. The two had just finished watching a movie when Minister Sun called. Zhou Pin put the call on speakerphone and listened to it with Xu Lin.
The gist of it is that Xu Lin's surveillance footage revealed that Minister Men had monopolized the seafood market by abusing his position. Under closer interrogation, he implicated his elder brother, and by following the clues, they found incriminating evidence against Minister Men's brother. The fortress built by the once-powerful base leader collapsed in just a few hours.
Xu Lin wasn't very interested in these things; what she really wanted to know was the compensation she would receive.
Minister Sun said that all of Minister Men's and his brother's illegal gains would be confiscated and they would be compensated three times the amount for Xu Lin's losses. The base would send a renovation worker to the store tomorrow to renovate, and Xu Lin would not have to worry about anything. The official Weibo account even planned to broadcast this incident as a case study on the base's voice channel.
Xu Lin was a little flattered, but that didn't stop her from shamelessly discussing with Minister Sun about the base's transportation team helping her transport seafood.
Minister Sun readily agreed, as it wasn't a big deal; the drivers in the transport team also needed extra income to support their families.
When the base went to Jinshi to deliver supplies, the truck was empty on the way back. If they could bring back some seafood, the survivors at the base could improve their living standards.
Xu Lin was relatively satisfied with how the accident was handled. The worst off was Minister Men's brother, who might never be able to hold his head up again and would have to make a living outside the base.
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