Upon hearing this, Li Junsheng keenly noticed the smile on Lao Dao's face disappear, followed by a ruthless glint in his eyes.
"What's going on? Who's trying to stop us from making money?"
Old Dao is very clear-headed. Li Junsheng is now in the same boat as him, so if he encounters any problems, Old Dao can help him if he can!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked about it.
Li Junsheng handed Lao Dao a cigarette, lit it for him, and then lit one for himself, taking a deep drag.
Exhaling a puff of smoke, Li Junsheng slowly said, "This is a long story. My youngest daughter has a boyfriend, and we've recently been discussing wedding dates. We've met the groom's family elders."
“There is an uncle among the man’s elders who, for some reason, has been trying to smear me. First, he suspected that the money I used to open the restaurant came from illegitimate sources, and later he suspected that I was reselling scrap metal from a machinery factory!”
"He only had suspicions at first, but no evidence. However, in just two days, Section Chief Zhou of the Equipment Department was reported for colluding with people outside the factory to resell scrap materials. He even came to me to test me."
"So I think this matter is most likely related to him!"
Old Dao nodded upon hearing this, looking at the workshop in front of him and said, "Although you have all the necessary paperwork and aren't afraid of being checked, this guy is indeed quite troublesome. Shall I keep an eye on him for you?"
Li Junsheng nodded. He had specifically told Lao Dao these things because he wanted Lao Dao to keep an eye on Tang Dongliang.
“I’m not afraid of being investigated, but I’m afraid that someone will follow the trail and find out that you guys often come here to transport waste. Wouldn’t that easily expose us?”
Old Dao grunted in agreement; his men were indeed afraid of being investigated.
"Thank goodness you notified me, otherwise who knows what might have happened!"
Lao Dao felt a little grateful to Li Junsheng, as he was reminding him of something.
Seeing that Lao Dao understood the gravity of the matter, Li Junsheng said no more.
He smiled at Lao Dao and said, "Things have been a bit tight lately. Let's take more this time and try to digest it slowly. We'll come back in a while!"
Old Dao had the same idea, and casually reminded Li Junsheng, "You should also be careful. I really don't know why your future son-in-law's uncle is making trouble for you."
Li Junsheng was unaware of this; he was only watching Lao Dao's men as they weighed the scrap and loaded the goods!
After most of the day, they finally managed to load the trucks with scrap.
Li Junsheng made a small profit of 10,600 yuan from selling this batch of waste materials.
Lao Dao actually gave Li Junsheng 10,800!
"Old Dao, I gave you two hundred too much."
Li Junsheng was about to return two hundred to Lao Dao, but Lao Dao, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, said nonchalantly, "I didn't give you any more. Isn't your daughter getting married? Consider this two hundred as my wedding gift."
Upon hearing this, Li Junsheng couldn't help but smile, and he didn't even mention returning the two hundred yuan to Lao Dao.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I wish you a safe journey this time."
Old Dao grunted in agreement, waved to Li Junsheng, then got into the truck and drove off!
Li Junsheng deposited the money while the bank was still open.
According to the bank's records, Li Junsheng's income came from a department affiliated with the agricultural machinery factory, which was compliant and reasonable, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Zhou's matter did not really affect Li Junsheng.
He had originally thought about whether he should do what Lao Dao did and reduce the number of times he hauled goods from the agricultural machinery factory, but then he realized that if he stopped hauling goods once Section Chief Zhou was investigated, wouldn't that be like trying to hide something obvious?
So the next day, Li Junsheng thought about it and decided to go to the machinery factory to pick up another batch of goods.
Taking advantage of the fact that Section Chief Zhou was under investigation and no one dared to touch the scrap metal business, Li Junsheng took advantage of the chaos to make a few more fish in troubled waters!
Without further ado, Li Junsheng called Qin Yong.
When Qin Yong learned that Li Junsheng was going to haul away scrap materials, he couldn't help but admire his father-in-law's audacity.
"Dad, wasn't Section Chief Zhou from the machine factory under investigation? Are we still going to haul away scrap metal at a time like this?"
"No matter what Tang Liang's uncle says, we still have to go and see for ourselves, right? What if what he said is just a rumor? Besides, we're not scrap dealers, why are we so afraid?"
Qin Yong thought about it and agreed. Since his father-in-law was willing to do it, he would support him to the end.
"Okay, Dad, wait for me at the restaurant entrance. I'll drive there and pick you up!"
"good!"
Li Junsheng hung up the phone, told his children what to do, and then waited for Qin Yong at the restaurant entrance.
In the time it takes to smoke half a cigarette, Qin Yong arrived in his truck.
Li Junsheng got into his car and sat in the passenger seat. The trucks then headed to the machinery factory!
When Li Junsheng arrived at the machinery factory, he felt that everything was the same as usual, as if the incident involving Section Chief Zhou had not affected anyone else.
However, Li Junsheng estimated that if Section Chief Zhou was really suspended from his duties and investigated, there would be quite a few people who coveted his position!
Being suspended from duty for investigation leaves a huge loophole for others to exploit.
At the factory gate, Li Junsheng got out of the car and said to Qin Yong, "Let's go, let's go see what's going on with Section Chief Zhou first, since we have to go through him to get scrap materials anyway."
The father-in-law and son-in-law went straight to Section Chief Zhou's office. When Li Junsheng arrived, he found that Section Chief Zhou's office was indeed empty.
Not only was there no one there, but even Section Chief Zhou's belongings were taken away!
With Section Chief Zhou absent and no one to handle Li Junsheng's paperwork, it's difficult for him to enter the warehouse to retrieve goods.
Especially at this critical juncture, Li Junsheng must go through every step of the process properly in order to avoid being investigated by others.
"Dad, Section Chief Zhou really isn't here. It seems Uncle Tang Liang wasn't lying. Should we go back or what?"
Qin Yong sought Li Junsheng's opinion. Since Li Junsheng had already come all this way, there was no reason for him to leave empty-handed.
"No rush, let me ask someone how to handle these procedures. Section Chief Zhou is gone, so someone has to take over these things, right?"
Qin Yong nodded and followed Li Junsheng to ask questions.
As Li Junsheng came out of Section Chief Zhou's office, he saw a man wearing glasses who looked like the factory director.
Li Junsheng quickly called out to him.
"Hey comrade, I'd like to ask, since Section Chief Zhou has been suspended from his duties pending investigation, who should we contact to handle the paperwork for disposing of waste materials?"
Li Junsheng was still holding the official stamped document from the agricultural machinery factory.
The bespectacled young man couldn't help but look at Li Junsheng strangely when he saw that Li Junsheng dared to come and haul scrap at this critical moment, and he looked Li Junsheng up and down!
After a moment's thought, the young man extended his hand to Li Junsheng.
"Please show us your official documents and procedures first."
Otherwise, how could he be sure that the person in front of him was smuggling with Section Chief Zhou, or what?
Before confirming Li Junsheng's identity, the young director would not say much to Li Junsheng.
We should avoid him like the plague, lest he get suspended and investigated as well!
Li Junsheng came prepared, showing his relevant documents and procedures to the Youth Director.
The director saw that Li Junsheng's documents and procedures indeed had the official seal, and only then did he lower his guard and his expression softened.
"It's a legitimate waste recycling business. Well, you'll have to wait a bit. Section Chief Zhou has been suspended from his duties pending investigation. His work will be temporarily taken over by Deputy Section Chief Jin. This decision was made at a meeting this morning."
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