Chapter 143 The Moon of Yesteryear
That day, Qin Xuan arrived, bringing two jars of pickled vegetables. The pickle factory was thriving; she practically walked on air. However, she wasn't there to talk to Xie Ning about the factory. Qin Xuan glanced around, and seeing only Er Niu, whispered...
"Comrade Xie, I don't know anyone else, so I can only ask you."
The main reason was that the other Eight Desolate Army soldiers she knew didn't seem to be of high rank, while Xie Ning, as Yun Yuanyuan's teacher and the guard in this courtyard, was clearly a high-ranking official.
"What's wrong?"
Xie Ning knew Qin Xuan's personality; she would never trouble others if she could do things herself. Initially, she didn't want to accept Xie Ning's investment because she felt she could do it slowly and didn't need Xie Ning's help. It was only after Xie Ning explained his purpose clearly that she nodded in agreement.
Qin Xuan sighed, "Cui Liu did well in the factory and even became a team leader. She was doing well. Then, for some reason, someone came to inquire about Cui Liu and wanted to arrange a marriage for her. The man was the childhood friend of the director of the tax bureau. I heard that the director was a revolutionary hero in the past. But the childhood friend didn't seem like a good person. He said he wanted to take Cui Liu to do business, which would be better than her working here."
Cui Liu refused; she wanted to live on her own.
Then all the pickles the factory took to sell were returned, saying they were substandard, or they would charge higher taxes than before. I'm not completely ignorant; this was clearly a blatant attempt to make things difficult for us, to force me to quit Cuiliu. But could I do such a thing? Of course not.
"You're talking about this matter..." Qin Xuan glanced at Xie Ning before continuing.
"Since he dared to treat us like this, he must have done a lot of similar things in private. I know that our Eighth Route Army is a good team that cares about us ordinary people, but such an incident... it has a bad influence."
Xie Ning understood the meaning behind Qin Xuan's words. She was a very intelligent woman, neither arrogant nor humble, yet capable of assessing the situation.
"I will report this. Go back and reassure the workers. The organization will absolutely not tolerate this kind of corruption."
After Qin Xuan left, Er Niu spoke up, "The bureau chief she mentioned, could it be that Bureau Chief Xiao?"
She had a deep impression of Director Xiao because once when she accompanied Xie Ning to report to the leader, she happened to run into Director Xiao who came to demand an explanation. The man thought that he was a great contributor and had even served as the chairman of the district Soviet, but now he had been assigned to be the director of a small tax bureau, which was a waste of his talents!
He even tore open his clothes so the commander could count the scars on his body.
The dense array of scars sent chills down Erniu's spine. Later, she learned from Xie Ning that the man had a total of eighty-seven scars, a fact Xie Ning had learned from Zhao Le, the attending physician, and was astonished at the time.
It's truly remarkable that he survived after suffering so many injuries.
However, this impulsive act directly displeased the leader. Later, Erniu learned from Xie Ning that the leader's true affection and pity for Xiao Shi was to appoint him as the director of the tax bureau.
Because Xiao Shi's home is there, and his health is poor, it's convenient for his family to take care of him. In addition, the leader visited him twice, so everyone values and takes care of him more. As long as Xiao Shi works hard, he will be promoted one day. He has enough political capital.
pity......
Even if Xie Ning hadn't reported it to the security department this time, someone else would have done it eventually.
The security department quickly dispatched people to investigate, and finally found that Xiao Shi had indeed embezzled public funds. When the arrest operation was launched, Xiao Shi fled to Yanchi in a panic, intending to go to Mongolia. He was eventually caught in Yanchi. After careful investigation, it was found that Xiao Shi had embezzled 3,050 silver dollars of public funds. When he fled, he was carrying 250 silver dollars of public funds and 18 tax receipts with him.
The verdict was death. Some people pleaded for leniency for Xiao Shi, arguing that he hadn't embezzled much and that he was a meritorious official and a revolutionary hero!
Even Xie Ning's colleagues felt that Xiao Shi's crime did not warrant the death penalty. Xie Ning simply said, "Article 3 of the 'Regulations on Punishing Corruption' stipulates that anyone who embezzles more than 1,000 yuan shall be sentenced to death, and anyone who embezzles more than 500 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or death. The central government strongly advocates a clean and honest administration. If we condone this, won't others follow suit?"
Who hasn't contributed to the revolution? Who hasn't fought against the Japanese invaders? Who isn't a hero? If everyone considers themselves a hero and ignores the rules, then chaos will ensue.
Weeds are those that harm crops.
This trend is absolutely intolerable. Just like the person who shot Fang Zhihe back then, wasn't he also a hero? The two did different things, but the nature of their actions was the same.
Another point is that they all happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Fang Mincheng swallowed hard and turned his head away under Xie Ning's sweeping gaze. Although he knew Xie Ning wasn't talking about him, but was warning everyone, he still felt guilty.
Moreover, once you've taken that step, is it possible to turn back?
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