Chapter 66 Secret (Part 2) Is this true or not? "What secret? ...
Non-staple food factory, director's office.
Cao Guangping looked at the man in front of him and pondered for a long time.
It wasn't until the cigarette butt burned his hand that he quickly threw it away: "This is not easy to deal with."
Qi Guoping reassured him again and again: "Don't worry, I will do it very secretly and no one will find out. These raw materials are precious. Instead of selling them to small workshops, it's better to sell them to a good place and make more money."
Cao Guangping lit another cigarette and squinted at Qi Guoping. "Who told you to come to me?"
"Who else could it be? Director Hu. Don't worry, I've done this several times. We'll share the benefits, and I'll take the risks." Qi Guoping was very respectful and polite when he spoke.
He knew that Cao Guangping had a good relationship with Director Hu, and it was only with Director Hu's protection that Cao Guangping dared to secretly sell raw materials to the small workshops below.
When the superiors asked why the production capacity was insufficient, they said that the factory had fallen into disrepair and had been exposed to rain, which had ruined the raw materials.
It's just some flour or something, this excuse is easy to make.
Who says you need a ticket for everything these days? There are always people who can't afford these things, but that doesn't stop them from having money.
For example, those black market vendors have a lot of money.
For example, some craftsmen do odd jobs for the commune's handicraft station. The tickets they receive in a month are very limited, but their wages are considerable.
This type of people had a very high demand for improving their lives, so Cao Guangping decided to go all out and secretly sell the raw materials to small workshops in the suburbs.
If he made money, he would also get a lot of benefits. After all, he was a factory manager and had no shortage of various bills. What he lacked was a lot of money, the more the better.
No one is a fool. We all know that the current economic model cannot be sustained and that there will be reforms one day. But if we have the opportunity at that time, what will we do if we don’t have money?
Of course, you have to prepare in advance.
Now that Qi Guoping has a better way, Cao Guangping is also tempted.
But he was worried that this path was unstable and unreliable, so he had to think it over again and again.
Qi Guoping advised, "Director Cao, think carefully. If no one is protecting me, I wouldn't dare to do this. Besides, there have been rumors recently that the policy will be relaxed soon. Once the restructuring is carried out in the future, the problems in this factory will be able to be smoothed over. If you ask someone to remove some tiles from the warehouse and confirm the leak, who can really hold you responsible? It's not you who has the final say on wind and rain, right?"
Cao Guangping was finally tempted. He dusted off his cigarette ash and asked, "Are you sure the profit can be doubled?"
"Sure!" Qi Guoping vowed. This was the path Director Hu had pointed out, and he dared to guarantee it.
Okay, Cao Guangping relented: "I'll give you one ton first to see the effect. You can come and take it away in the evening, and I'll find a way to fix the car myself."
"Great!" Qi Guoping was very happy. He could make a lot of money.
Changlin is a smart guy who managed to get in touch with Li Le. Li Le is Director Hu's brother-in-law and was arrested twice. Director Hu is very angry about him.
They had to pretend to let Li Le go in and keep him quiet for a while, but Director Hu's remarried sister-in-law felt sorry for her brother and cried and made a fuss, asking Director Hu to pull Li Le out again.
Li Le was very righteous and brought Chang Lin out with him.
But this time Li Le learned his lesson and never went to tobacco and alcohol stores to steal again. Now he lives with his relatives in the countryside of a neighboring city. It just so happens that his relatives have a pastry workshop.
In this case, Li Le needed a lackey to help him communicate between the two parties, and Chang Lin just happened to play this role, which gave Qi Guoping the opportunity to talk to Director Hu.
Oh, it turns out that power is good.
Not only can you ignore laws and regulations, but you can also stir up trouble and control the fate of others. It feels so good.
Qi Guoping went out happily, but felt regretful when he thought about how he had kowtowed to Tang Fengyuan a hundred times.
Why didn’t I go to Director Hu for help earlier? Then I wouldn’t have to endure that humiliation.
Why!
It’s the time and the fate.
Fortunately, Changlin went in at that time, otherwise he would not have been able to get close to such a powerful person.
As soon as he returned home, he saw Lao Zhang coming with a dark face, asking him if Qi Changlin had escaped from prison?
Qi Guoping flatly denied it: "No, Lao Zhang, don't listen to what others say. I am a law-abiding citizen."
It would be strange if Old Zhang believed it. Tang Fengyuan had just called him and scolded him, saying that he knew the truth but did not report it, and he was wrongly accused to death.
He also knew that Tang Fengyuan probably did it on purpose, and was using this method to remind him to be careful and not get dragged into this trouble.
He didn't dare to be careless and hurried over to verify, but he didn't see Qi Changlin.
I had to warn Qi Guoping: "Don't let me catch you breaking the law, or you'll be in trouble."
"Don't worry, it won't happen, it won't happen." Qi Guoping knew his son was in trouble as soon as he heard it, but... since Old Zhang came to him to verify, it means that Changlin must have escaped, otherwise, with Old Zhang's bad temper, he would definitely have taken Changlin away.
He smiled and waited for Lao Zhang to leave before quickly going to find his son.
This evildoer is always looking for gambling whenever he has free time.
He probably wouldn't dare go to South City for the time being. Everyone in North City knows him. The central city area is full of government agencies, so there's no place to go even if he wants to. So the only places left are East City and West City.
Qi Guoping finally found this troublemaker at the gambling table behind the Xicheng Vegetable Market, grabbed his ears and dragged him back.
"You still dare to gamble? You are looking for death!" Qi Guoping closed the door and punished the boy according to the family rules. He would rather beat him up than let him go out and cause trouble again.
After being beaten, Qi Changlin was depressed, his buttocks were burning, and he was so angry that he wanted to swear, but that was his father after all, so he didn't dare to curse.
He could only lie on the bed and howl: "Do you think I want to go out and gamble? I don't have a wife, I'm bored, why don't you find me a wife and I'll give you a grandson."
It’s not that Qi Guoping hasn’t thought about finding a woman for him, but he is now a detainee who has not yet been released from prison. Which woman would be blind enough to want him?
I had to pretend not to hear and let him howl.
Seeing that he ignored him, Qi Changlin had no choice but to continue to reveal some real information: "I know a big secret. If you find me a wife, I will tell you. Knowing this secret, you can control Director Hu completely. Even if someone reports you one day, he will risk everything to keep you safe."
Is this true? Qi Guoping was startled and quickly closed the door, asking him to speak more quietly: "What's the secret? Tell me quickly."
"I won't tell you until you find me a woman first. Don't worry, what Li Le told me is true." Qi Changlin couldn't be beaten in vain, he had to be given some sweet treat.
Qi Guoping was so angry that he didn't want to talk. After thinking it over, he decided to go out.
It’s not that I can’t find women, it’s just that I can’t find a good one.
If the conditions are relaxed a bit, it should not be a problem to find a widow or a divorced woman with children, or someone with a physical disability.
But...if she gets pregnant, it would be a sin. I owe him in my previous life.
Qi Guoping finally went to the home of a childhood friend and picked up a mute woman.
That was the little daughter of his childhood friend. She had been married once and was kicked out by her in-laws after she gave birth to a child. No one could stand living with a mute, and he was just after her belly.
In the past, he would have looked down on women with such conditions, but now, his own son was disfigured and in prison, so he was not picky.
After paying the bride price, the person was brought into the house.
The woman's name is Zhang Cai Ni. She is quite pretty and is the kind of rural girl who looks virtuous at first glance.
What a pity, he is a mute.
But being dumb also has its advantages. A mute will not betray the secrets between them.
I have never been to school, so I don’t even have the ability to write.
He brought her to Qi Changlin and said, "Whether you want to get married with her or not, make up your mind."
"If you want to get it, you have to wait until I'm released from prison." Qi Changlin was still lying there. Actually, his father couldn't bear to be cruel to him. He was just doing it on purpose, pretending to be pitiful so that his father would feel distressed.
When he saw a fairly pretty young woman, his eyes lit up instantly.
His father really loves him.
He kept his word, climbed down from the bed, and pulled his father over to whisper in his ear.
"You know about the girl-swap case in Chief Yao's family, right?"
"Ah, what's wrong?"
"Isn't that fake daughter related to a woman named Xing?"
"Yes, that woman was caught by someone's own daughter and has already been sent to jail."
"Eat shit!"
"Ah?" Qi Guoping was so surprised that his voice suddenly became much louder.
Qi Changlin quickly pulled him aside: "Keep your voice down! That woman is being kept in the countryside by Director Hu."
"What?" Qi Guoping had such a loud voice that he couldn't control himself.
Qi Changlin quickly covered his mouth, "It's absolutely true. Li Le boasted to me that his brother-in-law would definitely get him out. I didn't believe him, so he started boasting and telling me a lot of stories. Among them was this story about Xing Hongxia. He also said that Xing Hongxia was about to give birth, and when she was established, she would probably take Yao Jingjing away. We'll tell everyone that it was just mother and daughter."
Qi Guoping was dumbfounded: "Whose child is it?"
"Guess?" Qi Changlin felt that his father was still too naive.
Not only his father, but also those people in the Eight Alleys are naive.
Why did Yicheng specially arrange for a prince to be enfeoffed there? Wasn't it because there were too many lawless things, the geographical location was good, and the economy was prosperous?
This kind of person, once he has too much money, may become bad and try everything he can and can't do. At that time, transportation was too slow and it was not easy for the court to control him, so they simply sent a prince over.
There is a new atmosphere.
However, the difficulty of regional mobility nowadays has given people like Director Hu the opportunity to act arrogantly.
Director Hu is not a pushover, and Xing Hongxia is an indestructible cockroach who will seize every opportunity to turn things around, so they naturally hit it off.
As for the sister-in-law he married, he treated her as a treasure and loved her, but that didn't affect his loving another one outside.
Qi Guoping finally understood, but he suddenly became unhappy.
It's over now. If he was simply breaking the law, it would be fine.
But once this matter is related to enemy spies, the consequences will be something he cannot afford.
I had to go out with a heavy heart.
Qi Changlin was confused. What was wrong with his father?
Shouldn't you be happy to hear such a thing?
I quickly chased after him and gave him a warning.
Qi Guoping sighed, "Let me calm down. Should I try to coax Director Hu into secretly collecting evidence to redeem myself, or should I stick with it to the end? I have to find my place."
"Are you still planning to make amends for your crime?" Qi Changlin thought his father was stupid. Director Hu's thighs were so thick and their arms were so thin that they couldn't twist it.
Qi Guoping said nothing and went out.
Before I knew it, I arrived at the Nancheng Police Station.
He looked at Tang Fengyuan who was writing quickly at his desk and silently clenched his fists.
Lao Qiao happened to be looking for Tang Fengyuan's signature and called out, "Is it Lao Qi, looking for Lao Tang?"
Tang Fengyuan raised his head, took the document, and looked outside.
Why is Qi Guoping here?
She put down the pen in her hand and went out to take a look: "What's the matter? Are you going to borrow money from me again?"
"I want to ask you something." Qi Guoping came back to his senses, drove away the timidity in his heart, sniffed, and walked towards the office.
Tang Fengyuan came back and sat down: "Go ahead."
Qi Guoping stood in front of his former sister-in-law, feeling very frightened.
Will she figure it out over time? If she does, will she help him?
For Guozhong's sake, he should, right?
He asked, "If a person makes a mistake, but then realizes his mistake halfway through and wants to redeem himself by secretly helping the organization collect evidence and expose the suspect, can his merits and demerits be offset afterwards?"
Tang Fengyuan was pragmatic: "That depends on how great his merits are. If they are enough to offset the bad things he did, then it's fine. If his merits are average, then he will have to go to jail for a few years at least."
Qi Guoping didn't know when he left, nor when he returned home.
He only knew that he had boarded a pirate ship and it was difficult to get off.
He had no idea how much merit he had to contribute to offset his mistakes.
After all, he didn't reveal any useful information to Tang Fengyuan, so it was difficult for her to make a specific assessment.
He just sat in the yard smoking the cheapest leaf tobacco, which cost two cents a pack.
The beating made his mouth bitter, his throat dry, and his heart tight.
When it was dark, he finally stood up.
Let’s finish tonight’s work first, and think about the future tomorrow.
A truck carrying goods to the supply and marketing cooperative was parked at the door. Qi Guoping got on the passenger seat and handed the driver a good cigarette: "Let's go to the non-staple food factory."
The driver also has a long and thin face and small eyes, and he likes to squint at people when he speaks.
But his surname is not Hu. He was adopted by his uncle's family by his parents, and he took his uncle's surname Ge.
The car stopped in front of the warehouse of the non-staple food factory, and the old man who was guarding the door helped to load the flour into the car.
Soon, the two of them left and the car drove towards the next city. Beyond that was the provincial capital, but there was a mountain in between, so it was not a problem.
In the darkness of the night, Qi Guoping puffed out a cigarette and asked a question: "Xiao Ge, I heard your brother is going to be a father?"
Xiao Ge thought he was talking about his brother's sister-in-law, and nodded: "Yes, it will be very happy to have a child in old age."
Of course not, I want to be happy twice in a row.
*
Women's prison.
Ma Sanjie has been feeling quite lonely lately. A few days ago, for some unknown reason, the higher-ups transferred her from a double room to a single room, and all the female prisoners around her were transferred to double rooms. They said they wanted to clean the single rooms because the white walls were old and had turned black, and needed to be repainted.
Now there is only her and another woman in the single room.
She looked again and again and felt that the woman looked a bit like her two daughters-in-law, although it was only a vague shadow.
She asked, "What's your name, girl?"
Yao Jingjing opened her eyelids impatiently and glanced at her: "It's none of your business."
Third Sister Ma quickly put on an apologetic smile and said, "Don't be angry. I think your eyes look a bit like my eldest daughter-in-law, and your mouth looks a bit like my youngest daughter-in-law. I was just asking."
"You old woman, take care of yourself and don't bother me." Yao Jingjing was angry. Nothing had gone well for her in the past three years.
At first, Aunt Xing assured her that nothing would happen, but what happened?
There is really no other way but to rely on giving birth to a child to avoid imprisonment. What is the result?
She had to go to jail while pregnant, and both of her sons were taken away by Duan Cheng. She was so angry.
Since she didn't raise the child, he definitely wouldn't be close to her. I don't know if I can rely on the child to control Duan Cheng in the future.
The most infuriating thing was that the child was taken away as soon as it was born. She missed her child so much that she felt like she was going moldy and uncomfortable all over.
Especially during the period when her milk was swollen, she felt like she was living a life worse than death.
Even she herself found it terrifying. No matter how calculating, cold-hearted and selfish a woman is, once she is pregnant for ten months, she will be like being bewitched, thinking about her children, children, and children all day long.
She really regretted that she shouldn't have been dragged down by the child. If she had been a little more ruthless, she would have let Xing Hongxia carry the child herself and switch the babies. Even if Xing Hongxia still got into trouble, at least she would be safe.
Now, stuck in this dark place with no hope of getting out, she is really about to explode.
As a result, the old lady across the street kept bothering her, it was so annoying!
I couldn't help but curse.
Fortunately, the old woman calmed down.
She lay down dejectedly, looking at the positive characters painted on the wall one after another, silently counting down the days until she would leave.
There are still a little over two years left, it’s so hard.
However, when I thought about being able to see my children after going out, I became energetic again.
It's the kid again, damn it! Coming to her senses, she couldn't help but slap herself twice.
"Child, child, child, forget it! Maybe that bastard Duan Cheng has already found another woman."
Maybe another woman is abusing her child!
It's ridiculous that she gave birth to two sons for Duan Cheng, but Duan Cheng just left them here and ignored them.
She is so pitiful and not worth it.
The more he thought about it, the more wronged he felt. He slapped himself twice, then couldn't help but cover his cheeks and cry.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong, I don't want to have children anymore."
The woman's helpless cry made Ma Sanjie feel very sympathetic.
I couldn't help but persuade her: "Daughter, don't be sad, everything will be fine once you get out."
"Shut up!" Yao Jingjing got angry and started cursing.
What kind of ugly curses were hurled at her, leaving Ma Sanjie stunned.
After a long while, he murmured, "I must have been mistaken. My Yingzi and Xiaotao are so good, how could they look like this kind of woman? Bah, bah, bah, not at all."
Yao Jingjing heard this and couldn't help but stop her madness and asked, "Tell me again, what are the names of your two daughters-in-law?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
