Thinking this, Section Chief Zhou hurriedly pressed Tang Dongliang for answers.
"What else did Li Junsheng say? Damn it, I suspected he was the one who reported me. I felt sorry for him and kindly helped him out, but he was gloating when I was suspended from my job and investigated!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Dongliang thought to himself that the relationship between Li Junsheng and Section Chief Zhou was indeed not simple.
In order to get the inside information he wanted, Tang Dongliang racked his brains to make up lies.
"He's just gloating, isn't he? I think he's quite familiar with Director Zheng, they're like brothers, and he didn't even say a good word for you!"
“I have a nephew who is obsessed with marrying his daughter. I suspect that the money he used to open the restaurant and his scrap metal business are not legitimate.”
"But my nephew wouldn't listen to me. He insisted that Li Junsheng's money was legitimate. Section Chief Zhou, are you sure his money is legitimate?"
Tang Dongliang passed the question to Section Chief Zhou.
Section Chief Zhou sneered and bluntly told Tang Dongliang, "Then you've come to the right person. Li Junsheng's money came from illegitimate sources; it was obtained through speculation and profiteering."
"What evidence do we have? It's no use just talking like this. Nobody will believe us if we say it. Li Junsheng is rich now, and nobody wants to offend him!"
"Of course there is evidence. Let me tell you what happened back then."
Section Chief Zhou was filled with resentment and desperately wanted to confide in someone. Tang Dongliang was a good candidate for him.
Tang Dongliang was also curious about how Li Junsheng got into the scrap metal business, so he patiently listened to Section Chief Zhou continue.
"You know about Li Junsheng, right? His wife cheated on him and conspired with her lover to trick him into getting a job?"
"I'm not quite sure about that."
Tang Dongliang hadn't really heard about this. If Tang Liang hadn't been going to marry Li Xiaoyu, he wouldn't have even met Li Junsheng.
Why would they care about what happened to Li Junsheng before!
Seeing that Tang Dongliang was unaware of this matter, Section Chief Zhou specially explained it to him in detail.
"In short, Li Junsheng transferred his job to someone else, and then he came to my house crying and complaining that he had lost his job and income, and that he was suffering and having a hard time!"
"It was around this time that he set his sights on the factory's waste materials. He insisted on giving me the pile of difficult-to-dispose-of waste materials I had accumulated, using the pretext of helping me share the burden to ask for the waste materials."
"I was completely bewitched at the time and believed him, so I let him take away a batch of scrap materials to dispose of. Back then, he didn't even have a department in the rural agricultural machinery factory, so he probably resold that batch of scrap materials!"
Section Chief Zhou didn't know whether Tang Dongliang was genuinely doing what was best for his nephew or not, but in any case, he wanted to use Tang Dongliang to bring down Li Junsheng.
They fight like dogs, and I can reap the benefits.
Moreover, Section Chief Zhou felt that there was nothing wrong with his explanation, since it was Li Junsheng who had come to him to ask for approval for scrap materials.
Even if Tang Dongliang makes a big fuss about this, he will at most be charged with negligence.
This is much better than speculation!
Tang Dongliang was also very excited when he heard Section Chief Zhou admit that Li Junsheng was reselling scrap materials.
"Section Chief Zhou, do you have any other evidence?"
"Yes, I still have all the receipts for the waste he took from me the first time. All we need to do is produce those receipts and have Li Junsheng produce the corresponding recycling receipts for comparison!"
"He's a scrap metal dealer, so he definitely can't produce any receipts to prove he's innocent. Luckily, I was careful at the time..."
Upon hearing this, Tang Dongliang slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"Section Chief Zhou, that Li Junsheng is such a scoundrel! He's caused you to be misunderstood. I can't stand by and watch this happen. I have to help you!"
Section Chief Zhou played along with Tang Dongliang, feigning surprise and saying, "You're willing to help me? That's wonderful! I'm currently under investigation, so it's inconvenient for me to do anything. If you could help me confront Li Junsheng with the documents, that would be great."
"Hey, Section Chief Zhou, this is no big deal. Leave it to me. You can also give me the evidence you left behind!"
Section Chief Zhou nodded repeatedly. He immediately got up and went to his study to get a certificate approving Li Junsheng to haul away scrap, as well as a detailed record of the date of Li Junsheng's first scrap hauling and the total weight of the scrap he took.
"Old Tang, I'm entrusting this important thing to you. Li Junsheng is ruthless; you must help me get justice."
"If this works out, I will definitely thank you handsomely afterwards!"
Section Chief Zhou was full of empty promises; for years, he had been using all his cunning and ambition in the factory to curry favor with Tang Dongliang.
Tang Dongliang was stupid; he actually believed Section Chief Zhou's words, thinking that he could bring down Li Junsheng and make Tang Liang lose face.
Then, he would arrange for his son to become a leader in the machinery factory. At that time, others would definitely praise his son and belittle Tang Liang!
This is absolutely perfect!
"Section Chief Zhou, don't worry, I definitely won't let you down. I'm already this old, I don't want anything, I just hope you can help promote my son in the future."
Section Chief Zhou readily agreed, but in his heart he held Tang Dongliang in utter contempt.
Where did this idiot come from?
How can he believe everything I say? This kind of idiot deserves to be my stepping stone.
"Sigh, I really misjudged Li Junsheng. I thought he was an honest person because he had worked so diligently in the factory for so long, but he ended up betraying me like this!"
Section Chief Zhou continued to play the victim, while Tang Dongliang comforted him, saying, "After all, you can't see into someone's heart. I reckon Li Junsheng knows that you have this irrefutable evidence of his reselling of scrap materials, so he's thinking of reporting you. As long as you get into trouble, he can rest easy."
Section Chief Zhou had to admit that Tang Dongliang's words were insightful.
Section Chief Zhou himself felt that he might have known Li Junsheng's secret, and Li Junsheng didn't want the secret to be leaked, so he secretly reported him!
Little did they know that Tang Dongliang had lied to Section Chief Zhou, and that it was not Li Junsheng who had reported him.
Tang Dongliang sat with Section Chief Zhou for a while, getting to know him better.
He left with irrefutable evidence of Li Junsheng's illegal scrap metal dealing!
On the way back to his son's shop, Tang Dongliang was overjoyed.
He thought that if he reported Li Junsheng, it would be considered an act of bravery, and he wondered if the government would reward him.
Even without a reward, it's still a source of pride to stand up for someone like Li Junsheng and take action against such an opportunist.
Tang Dongliang returned to his son's shop, and Tang Jie was surprised to see his father.
"Dad, didn't you go home? Why are you back in the city again?"
Tang Dongliang quickly shared the good news with his son.
"Son, guess what? I went to see Section Chief Zhou and got irrefutable evidence that Li Junsheng was reselling scrap metal!"
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