My cousin came back that day, and she personally removed Li Yuzhu's stitches at home.
On April 16th, the day her two daughters turned one month old, Li Yuzhu weaned the two children and asked her mother to take them home to feed them.
In May, the first phase of the automobile manufacturing plant was completed, and it was temporarily renamed the tricycle factory.
Dongqing instructed the purchasing staff to procure equipment, mainly for the production of fully enclosed and semi-enclosed tricycles, powered by different models of single-cylinder diesel engines. For the time being, they did not produce four-cylinder high-power tricycles, as users could not afford that type of vehicle at present.
The machinery factory continued to produce simple tricycles, while other machinery was manufactured in the new factory.
Chen Hong was appointed as the director of the tricycle factory, and Li Hui, the head of the technical department of the machinery factory, concurrently served as the deputy director of the machinery factory, in charge of tricycle production.
The new factory is currently in the equipment installation and recruitment phase, and is scheduled to officially start construction on June 16.
Unlike a machine shop, the new factory has a full team and complete equipment, and can start production as soon as the materials are purchased.
Building a new factory requires purchasing, installing, and debugging equipment in the early stages, which takes time and is very expensive.
The most important thing is recruitment. We need to recruit technical and management personnel. It's not as simple as recruiting workers for bean product factories and pig farms. Tricycle factories recruit workers based on their specific skills. Workers must have at least worked as welders or in other specialized jobs.
Dong Qing walked into the workshop, and Chen Hong saw him and said, "I was just looking for you. There's a problem with the tricycles we sell from other places. Come with me to the machinery factory to take a look."
On their way to the machinery factory, Chen Hong said, "These past two days, several problematic vehicles have been returned by customers. After inspecting them, I realized that those vehicles weren't produced by our factory at all; they were manufactured by a small, shady factory that was using our brand."
Dong Qing asked, "What exactly happened? Has it been investigated?"
"We've found out that our tricycles use thickened national standard rectangular steel pipes, while the counterfeit tricycles use ordinary thin steel pipes. In addition, the quality of the rear axle is also very poor, and the steel pipe joints have been pulled apart."
They arrived at the machinery factory and entered the after-sales repair workshop. Chen Hong walked up to a middle-aged mechanic who was repairing a car and said, "Director Sun, let's go with the general manager to take a look at those problematic vehicles."
Master Sun said, "Alright, come with me."
Director Sun followed Dong Qing and the other man to several problematic vehicles. These vehicles looked no different from the tricycles produced in their own factory, and the specifications and signs were also those of their factory.
“I had the workers cut open one of the problematic motorcycle frames.” After saying this, the owner bent down to pick up two pieces of steel pipe and continued, “One of these two pieces of steel pipe is raw material from our factory, and the other was cut off from the problematic motorcycle. Based on the steel pipe, it can be determined that these problematic motorcycles are not vehicles produced by our factory at all, and their serial numbers are the same as ours.”
Dong Qing asked, "Have you investigated where these cars were bought from?"
Director Sun said, "I've asked around, and the vehicles were sent from rural areas around the city. These problematic vehicles are all being sold by us in the countryside under the guise of our factory. They are much cheaper than our vehicles. They sell them on the move, so it's very difficult to find them."
The factory's vehicles have been in short supply for over a year, so there's no need to go to the countryside to sell them. These vehicles clearly indicate that they were manufactured in an illegal factory, which is probably located in a rural area near the city, and the owner is a local.
“We have to find it, even if it’s hard. If we don’t dig out this black thorn, our company will never have a future, and it will ruin our reputation.” Dong Qing said to Chen Hong, “The vehicles they produce will definitely be sold in rural areas. Arrange for someone to come with me to that area tomorrow to look for them.”
Chen Hong said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away. I always felt that searching like this was like looking for a needle in a haystack, which was extremely difficult."
Dong Qing asked, "Do you have a better idea?"
Chen Hong shook his head with a wry smile; what good solutions could he possibly have for this?
It's the 1980s now, after all. Let alone checking surveillance footage, even communication is difficult. Often, it takes two legs to run around for something as simple as saying a word. When you encounter something like this, you can only follow the clues to find the source. The key is to find the clue first.
The next day, after breakfast, Dongqing drove to the machinery factory. Chen Hong arranged for her to work with a young woman in the sales department named Zhang Yaru, who was 24 years old.
Around 9 a.m., they drove around the areas with a high incidence of problematic vehicles, searching everywhere. These people seemed to have vanished into thin air, and they searched for half a month without finding a single clue.
That noon, they were driving on the highway when they suddenly saw a large truck carrying several tricycles heading from south to north. Judging from their appearance, they were tricycles produced by their own factory. Dongqing suddenly became alert, slowed down, and followed the truck for more than 300 kilometers.
At 2 p.m., the vehicle exited the highway and entered a village. Dong Qing parked the vehicle by the roadside and walked into the village with Zhang Yaru, where they easily found the location where the truck was parked.
Dongqing said, "Shall we go back?"
They got back to the car, and Zhang Yaru asked, "What do we do next?"
Dong Qing said, "What should we do? I'll deal with them cold. Let's not alarm them for now. This time, I'm determined to dig out their hideout. After they unload the truck and go back, we'll continue to follow them. Get out of the car and ask around what the name of this village is."
“Okay.” Zhang Yaru pushed open the car door and walked into the village.
At this point, Dong Qing concluded that these vehicles did not belong to his factory. His factory's vehicles were all destined for agricultural machinery departments in cities and counties, and it was impossible for them to be transported to rural areas. He concluded that these vehicles were the problematic ones.
Only then did I realize why I hadn't found any clues for half a month. They were hit-and-run, selling the car here and then probably 100 kilometers away next time. How could I find them in an area with a high incidence of problematic vehicles? These people run faster than rabbits after selling the car. How could I find them using normal methods?
Ten minutes later, Zhang Yaru returned. She got into the car, sat down, and said, "This place is under the jurisdiction of Chenzhuang Township, and this village is called Xiaolizhuang."
Dongqing took out his notebook from his bag, wrote down the address, and then the two of them sat in the car and waited at the entrance of the village.
An hour later, the truck unloaded the tricycle and drove out of the village. Dong Qing started the car and continued to follow.
Two hours later, the truck drove to a county town in another region and entered a steel wholesale market. Before 7 p.m., the truck, loaded with steel, came out of the steel market. Dong Qing started the car and continued to follow.
As darkness fell, we drove for several dozen kilometers before the large truck ahead left the highway and drove onto a country dirt road.
It becomes more difficult to follow after you leave the highway, as large trucks can easily spot your tail.
The country roads were uneven and bumpy. The large truck carrying steel ahead was moving very slowly, so Dongqing had to turn off all the lights on his vehicle and follow behind in the dark.
The moonlight was excellent tonight, and with the large truck leading the way, I could basically see the outline of the main road. Driving slowly at night, I could barely manage, but even so, the distance between the truck and my car gradually increased.
Driving in the dark is too slow, and if you dare to turn on your headlights, the car in front can spot you, and you might lose them.
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