Chapter 65: Dagua, I've shown you a good way to make a fortune...
Yao Weihua was tall and had long legs, so he ran very fast and soon caught up with the man.
I took off my hat and saw, hey! It was an acquaintance!
What a pity this face...
It was bitten by a mad dog and looked very rough and hideous after healing.
Yao Weihua didn't understand: "Why are you here? You're out? And you're following us?"
Qi Changlin was very unconvinced and angrily cursed, "What's wrong with following you? If you want to blame someone, blame Qi Changxiao. If he hadn't called the police and ruined my gambling, I wouldn't have been caught embezzling public funds and I wouldn't have been in jail!"
"You break the law and you still think you're right!" Yao Weihua was furious. He snatched the canvas bag and threw it to the big brother who followed him. Then he twisted Qi Changlin's arm and sent him to the police station.
Tang Fengyuan was on night duty today and was a little surprised to see his former nephew: "Why are you out?"
Wasn't he sentenced to three years? That's only been a short time.
Qi Changlin had a cold face and didn't say anything, his attitude was arrogant, and it was obvious that he was ready to throw the jar into the air.
Tang Fengyuan found handcuffs and handcuffed him first, and then went to the prison to verify the matter the next day.
At present, I can only make a simple record.
Tang Fengyuan took out a pen and paper and said businesslike, "When did it come out?"
Qi Changlin turned his head away and ignored him.
Tang Fengyuan asked again: "Did he get a reduced sentence for good behavior or did he escape from prison?"
Still no words.
Tang Fengyuan asked again, "Why do you follow others and steal their things?"
Continue to be silent.
Tang Fengyuan smiled: "Okay, you're capable. Then just stay here. One night is enough for you to think it through."
Qi Changlin rolled his eyes in resentment. "Don't be so complacent! If you arrest me, they'll definitely go to the prison to investigate. You'll mess with the wrong people and might even lose your job. I've kindly warned you, but if anything goes wrong, don't blame me, Auntie!"
Tang Fengyuan could tell that her aunt was scolding her in the last sentence.
He scolded her for remarrying and she was no longer his aunt.
So what? Whether she remarries or not, she's still a police officer. It makes no difference.
She used a ballpoint pen to pick up Qi Changlin's terrifying face and sneered, "As a police officer, what are the things you should and shouldn't mess with? The worst that can happen is that you die in the line of duty."
"You sound so righteous, but would you be willing to die in the line of duty? Your pretty boy husband will cry his heart out!" Qi Changlin spoke very rudely, obviously wanting to humiliate Tang Fengyuan and then provoke her to take action.
She is not stupid. If she takes action, she will be criticized at best and fired at worst.
Was it worth it for her to sacrifice her future for such a fool?
She smiled and reminded him, "You also know that I have a gigolo husband, so I probably won't be able to offend anyone. People have to give him face. But you, whether it's a false sentence or an escape, you will have to stay in prison for two more years."
After saying that, she stood up and went about her own business.
It’s so boring to work the night shift, so I listen to the radio when I can’t fall asleep.
She also brought some snacks with her, and she ate them while listening to the radio. It was so comfortable.
Qi Changlin squatted on the ground, repeatedly pondering the possibility of the last sentence.
That’s right, Ning Zhengrong is a man of status. I heard that the museum even gave him a shoulder bag, which shows that he is quite prestigious.
Generally when you encounter this kind of person…it’s normal for officials to protect each other, and they will only sacrifice him in the end.
Qi Changlin wavered. Seeing Tang Fengyuan dozing off, he quickly asked, "If I tell you the truth, can you please ask for mercy and not let me in?"
"Who knows if what you said is true?" Tang Fengyuan did not answer him directly. To deal with such a person, one must be more careful than him, otherwise he will be cheated.
Qi Changlin was silent, and after hesitating for a while, he tentatively asked, "What if I say that the prison guard accepted the gift to let me out?"
"The prison guards are not that bold. They must have someone above them." Tang Fengyuan is not that easy to fool.
Qi Changlin sighed. As expected, it was not easy to fool him.
I had no choice but to ask again: "What if...what if someone really accepted the gift from the prison guards again?"
"Then..." Tang Fengyuan thought about it and made up a lie to get the point across. He smiled and said, "Then I'll have to think about it."
Qi Changlin breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed the case that officials protected each other. That was all right. He gently reminded her, "Aunt, I'm telling the truth. As long as you're willing to protect me, my father will definitely treat you well."
"Where did your father get the money to help you with the filial piety?" Tang Fengyuan keenly noticed the unreasonableness of this matter.
Qi Changlin smiled and said, "Aunt, you don't understand this. Can a person die from a fart while still alive? When you have no money, think of a way, there will always be some."
"Has your father not learned his lesson and embezzled public funds like you?" Tang Fengyuan was no fool. Aren't there only a few possibilities? Just a guess.
However, Qi Changlin didn't want to betray his father, so he said vaguely: "Aunt, you are a police officer, you must have evidence when you speak."
"Don't worry, I won't wrongly accuse a good person." Tang Fengyuan saw that he still had the heart to smile. Maybe he did it in a covert way? Or maybe she guessed wrong and it wasn't embezzlement of public funds.
Then... is it possible that he learned from Qi Baozhu and stole public property and sold it?
At worst... gambling, reselling supply tickets on the black market, and the last two, theft or fraud.
However, these days, there are very few ways to raise money through fraud. After all, the individual economy is greatly restricted, and the collective economy generally does not require individual intervention.
Is he secretly practicing some feudal superstition? She knew Qi Guoping knew a little bit.
Didn't that scoundrel drive her out in the first place under the pretext that she was a murderer of her husband and family? As for Chang Xiao, the poor child lost his father and had to bear the stigma of being a murderer of his father.
Just thinking about her makes me angry.
But she has to stay calm and see if she can get some more information out of her.
She smiled and opened her workbook. "Come to think of it, there was someone who escaped early a while ago. His name was Li Le. You know him, right? There's only one prison in Yicheng. If you two went in one after the other, you might end up living next door to each other."
Qi Changlin was upset because she hit the nail on the head. "Aunt, just tell me what you want to ask. I was confused. You have a gigolo husband and a relative who is a leader. No one dares to do anything to you. I guess someone will send you a gift soon. Don't forget your nephew when the time comes. I have shown you a good way to make a fortune."
Looking at his expression, Tang Fengyuan deduced that he indeed knew Li Le.
Then this matter is easy to analyze - most likely it was Li Le who helped him contact Director Hu. Director Hu loves money, and Qi Guoping loves his son, so they hit it off immediately.
As for where the money came from, there are only a few possibilities. She will call Lao Zhang tomorrow to eliminate some options.
Don’t worry, wait until dawn.
Tang Fengyuan was sleepy and didn't want Qi Changlin to run away, so he found a pair of handcuffs, handcuffed him to the table leg at the door, and went to sleep peacefully.
*
In the small courtyard, Yao Zhizhi was lost in thought, holding a thick letter and three pieces of brown paper.
"Little sister, put it away quickly and don't let anyone see it." Yao Weihua urged.
Yao Zhizhi looked up: "Qi Changlin, do you know what's in this bag?"
Yao Weihua shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe he just wanted to get revenge. If he had been following us all the way, he would have known that we had nothing in our hands when we went in, and that we had more bags when we came out. So he would have snatched the bags."
This is very possible, but Yao Weiguo has his doubts: "The soundproofing in the compound is not good. It's also possible that he hid somewhere and heard it, and specifically snatched the bag."
"If that's true, then it's bad. Lu Henian might be in danger." Yao Zhizhi put the things into the system space and looked at the time. It was getting late, so she asked her eldest brother to stay at Ning Zhengrong's place for the night. After all, her mother-in-law was on duty and not at home tonight.
The third brother sleeps with Little Star. The 1.5-meter bed is enough for him to squeeze in with the eldest brother, but unfortunately Little Star is not a quiet sleeper, so he is afraid that the eldest brother will not sleep well.
Yao Weiguo had no objection. They were all family, so there was nothing wrong with just getting along.
Before leaving, he warned: "Don't act rashly, think twice before you act."
"I got it, big brother. Go to bed soon." Yao Zhizhi asked his third brother to see him off. Yao Weihua came back soon, closed the courtyard door, and went to accompany Xiao Xingxing.
I didn't tell her that my elder brother had gone to Lu Henian's place because I was afraid she would worry.
Lu Henian didn't expect Yao Weiguo to come back again, and quickly closed the door: "Cousin, what's wrong?"
Yao Weiguo told him about the farce that had just happened, and Lu Henian comforted him, "No, he's addicted to gambling, and he probably came here to see if there were any gambling games. If he really heard anything, he wouldn't just let you take him to the police station. He would extort money from you on the way."
"Are you sure?" Yao Weiguo was a little worried.
Lu Henian nodded: "Sure, he used to come here often, I know him."
That's good. Yao Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief and patted his shoulder: "The things have been put away. Be careful."
"Okay." Lu Henian opened the door and sent him out.
Yao Weiguo turned around and saw the water tank in the yard. There were two white flower buds floating on it. Although they had not bloomed yet, they were already fragrant enough.
Smiling, he asked, "Do you like gardenias too?"
"Hmm, very fragrant." There was no expression on Lu Henian's face. He also planned to plant two trees in the yard so that he wouldn't have to pick from other people's trees next year.
After Yao Weiguo left, he closed the door, stared at the pure white flower buds in the water tank, and lowered his eyelids silently.
*
Yao Zhizhi returned to the east room and quickly read the stories on the dozen or so pages.
It turns out that Lu Henian's father and Director Hu were childhood friends.
The Lu family lived in the north in their early years and came to Yicheng five years ago because of work transfer.
The older generation all have feelings for their hometown and fellow countrymen. Moreover, Director Hu is Lao Lu’s childhood friend and they work in the same unit, so naturally they have close contacts.
The couple, who treated others sincerely, never imagined that Director Hu's enthusiasm was just a trap for them.
It was not until the couple was arrested that they realized that the so-called childhood friends and fellow villagers could not resist the calculation of interests.
This is how Director Hu rose to power by stepping on the corpses of Lu Henian's parents.
Maybe... there really is something else behind his wife's death.
Unfortunately, Director Hu’s network of connections here is too strong, so we must be careful with our plans.
She asked Qi Changxiao, "Can I see how Qi Changlin escaped from prison?"
"Yes, it's just a small figure. It doesn't cost many tokens." Qi Changxiao opened the system and wrote a name. "It's true that the prison guard accepted bribes and called it this."
Yao Zhizhi took a look and saw that his surname was Kang. This surname was not common. Among the people she knew, only Lao Hu's son-in-law had this surname, but his son-in-law was a worker.
Then this guy surnamed Kang... could he be the brother of Lao Hu’s son-in-law?
The next morning, she went to see her mother-in-law who had just returned from her night shift.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met in the alley, and Yao Zhizhi quickly supported her: "Mom, does Lao Hu's son-in-law have any brothers?"
"Yes, it seems I have a cousin who is a prison guard." Tang Fengyuan immediately thought of something and whispered, "Don't tell anyone, come and tell me at home."
Pushing open the gate on Ning Zhengrong's side, hey, Yao Weiguo was cooking.
Look at the two sons of Old Yao’s family, they are both very virtuous.
Tang Fengyuan closed the door with a smile, and went with Yao Zhizhi to sort out the twists and turns here.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a common habit. They both like to take a piece of paper, list the names of the people, and draw a relationship diagram.
After finishing the painting, Tang Fengyuan had an idea. This was why Old Hu became so thin. It would be very easy to trace it back to him. As long as Director Hu fell, Old Hu's reputation would be ruined.
However, precisely because Lao Hu has not yet lost all conscience, the situation is still optimistic. At least when the time comes, Lao Hu will feel guilty and will definitely take the initiative to confess to the organization, making him a powerful tainted witness.
"From what I know about Old Hu, he's definitely hoping Director Hu falls quickly so he doesn't get dragged deeper into trouble." Tang Fengyuan put down his ballpoint pen and sighed, "It's hard to be a good person. He has his own difficulties too."
"Then should we just turn a blind eye for now?" Yao Zhizhi had a bold idea. As the saying goes, if you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy.
It would be better to tolerate it for a while. After the mother-in-law takes over, it will be Old Hu who will take over. Old Hu will definitely find a way to suppress this matter.
At that time, I will make up a lie to fool my mother-in-law, and she just needs to pretend that she doesn't know the truth.
In this way, we won't alert the enemy and can collect evidence secretly.
Tang Fengyuan thought the same and reminded him, "Don't go to the police station recently, lest you run into anything. With your temper, you will definitely have to deal with it, but you will only get yourself into trouble."
"I understand, Mom." Yao Zhizhi understood her mother-in-law's concerns. She was pregnant now, so safety was her top priority.
After dinner, Yao Weiguo and his friends were about to return to Northeast China, so Yao Zhizhi and his friends went to the train station to see them off.
Yao Miaomiao held her and gently touched her belly: "I don't know if it will come out before the Chinese New Year. The due date is sometimes unpredictable."
"If it comes out before the Chinese New Year, it will be a calf. If it comes out after the Chinese New Year, it will be a tiger cub. It's okay." Yao Zhizhi was not sure either. It was early summer and she was not pregnant yet.
Yao Miaomiao couldn't help feeling regretful. Both times she had to leave before Xiao Xingxing's birthday, she specially left a big red envelope for Xiao Xingxing.
Little Star was held in his uncle's arms and kissed his aunt: "Goodbye, auntie. I'll come again."
Yao Miaomiao really couldn't bear to part with this little Nao Nao, especially when she thought of his silly look in the mud pond. Her heart melted. She hugged him and kissed him again and again before turning around and getting into the car.
The train started moving, and Little Star started crying: "Wow...Auntie is leaving."
Yao Weihua quickly took out his newly made rattle to coax the child.
This is not an ordinary rattle. The materials of the two sides are different, one is wood and the other is aluminum. He spent a lot of time and effort to make this thing.
Little Star shook it curiously. Oh, it was different from what he played with before.
The sound on one side is crisp, while the sound on the other side is a bit muffled. It’s so fun!
Yao Weihua then asked him a riddle: "Uncle, close your eyes. Let me listen. Which way is the little star twirling this time? Is it on this side of the wood?"
Little Star didn't know that his uncle had guessed wrong on purpose, so he smiled and pointed to the other side of the aluminum sheet: "Wrong, uncle is stupid."
Hahaha, Yao Weihua let him continue.
The little brat laughed again: "Wrong, uncle is stupid."
My tears haven't dried yet, but I'm already laughing like a little fool.
Yao Zhizhi couldn't help but admire her third brother's ability to coax children. Sometimes she even wondered if she had been loved, protected, coaxed and spoiled by this brother since she was a child, would she also become arrogant?
Probably, but she wouldn't hurt anyone.
So it’s still Yao Jingjing’s problem, not anyone else’s fault.
Let me ask you, what's wrong with family members loving and protecting their children? No one taught her to kill or set fire to things. If she had those vicious thoughts, there must be other reasons.
Either he was born bad, or in order to hide his background, he came into contact with vicious people and became corrupted.
Yao Zhizhi sighed and suddenly felt a little worried. The prison here was leaking like a sieve. Would Yao Jingjing get out too?
I'll go back and ask my mother-in-law to ask someone.
After boarding the bus, Yao Zhizhi looked at the receding street scene, pondering her next arrangements. She yawned unintentionally, and Qi Changxiao noticed it and quickly offered her his shoulder: "You take a nap, I'll call you when we get there."
Yao Zhizhi smiled, held the man's hand, snuggled up to his shoulder, and relaxed.
Just as I was about to take a nap, the car stopped at the platform in front and a few old acquaintances got on.
Hey, aren’t these the hooligans who were arrested in the slum last year?
It came out so soon?
Yao Zhizhi fell into deep thought as she watched the Guayuan alarms light up one after another.
The keywords for eating melons are surprisingly consistent, all of them are "bribery and jailbreaking".
Director Hu is so arrogant. Does he think the prison is his cash cow?
If this goes on, it’s hard to say whether Director Hu will be defeated or not. At least her mother-in-law will have to fight wits and courage with this group of hooligans all day long.
It makes me angry just thinking about it.
No, she had to do something.
After returning home, she discussed it with Qi Changxiao: "To deal with this kind of person, we have to make him offend a higher-level leader. We don't have to offend the leader himself, as long as he accidentally offends one of the leader's relatives, it will be fun to watch."
Qi Changxiao agreed wholeheartedly: "Then let Lu Henian check to see if any of the people Director Hu has access to have relatives who are leaders in the provincial capital."
"Okay." Yao Zhizhi didn't plan to show up in person. She was pregnant, and she didn't want her man to go out and meet those people. Besides, this was not something Qi Changxiao would usually do, so Lu Henian was the most convenient.
He was originally a social idler who mingled with gangsters, from all walks of life, and he had more convenient channels for information.
However, it was not convenient for them to always go to Lu Henian, so Yao Zhizhi simply wrote a letter to someone in the same city, which would arrive the next day.
I just made up an address and a signature, Xie Zhilan, using her mother's last name, which is also good.
When Lu Henian received the letter, he almost didn't react. After opening the envelope and seeing the contents, he realized that it was a trick played by Yao Zhizhi.
He did know two people who had relatives in the provincial capital, so he put the letter away and left.
If you want those two idiots to file a complaint, it's easy. Just make the ones who bribed and escaped from prison accidentally get into conflict with them.
After all, those two people and the jailbreakers share a common hobby - fishing.
In the past, there were many conflicts over the location of the nest, and he was the one who mediated them.
Those two idiots often skip work to go fishing. He would rather they skip work for a few more days so that he can take their place and earn more money.
My grandmother passed away a few days ago. Those two idiots were very reasonable and didn't look for him, so he will go look for them.
If the mountain is not me, then I am the mountain.
No matter how steep the mountain is, as long as you have a strong will, you can definitely climb over it.
At noon, the entrance of the non-staple food factory was filled with workers pushing their bicycles.
Lu Henian stood in the old place waiting and soon saw the target person appear.
Both brothers have the surname Zhou.
As usual, he asked for money and the two of them arranged the time for him to take over the shift.
Although he can't take on the responsibility of two people by himself, he can ask others for help, so those hooligans all like to flatter him.
Who wouldn't want to make some extra money? Besides, he had a glorious past before his downfall, and they were waiting for him to make a comeback.
After collecting the substitute fee, he went back to prepare. He first went to the lake in the suburbs and caught a big fish. He killed and cooked it on the spot to satisfy those hooligans.
Soon, the gangsters who smelled the scent gathered around.
Haha, the fish died, but more fish were caught.
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