Chapter 126
It's fine if he doesn't know about the gun, but why would Jing Ling leave it to Tan Yong after discovering it? After all, he brought it out illegally, so can we still expect him to have a change of heart and not use it? It is irrational to gamble with your life on such a thing. Jing Ling always liked to nip any danger in the bud, so after getting off the car, when Tan Yong and others were heading towards the mine, he took their gun.
This sounds a little unbelievable. After all, it is such an important thing. How could Tan Yong not feel anything when it disappeared? But if we compare it to a wallet or mobile phone being stolen by a thief in real life, it is not that hard to accept.
Jing Ling was playing with the gun with a nonchalant look on his face, as if what he was holding was not a murderous weapon but just a plastic toy for a child.
"Director Tan, are you looking for this?"
After he asked, he saw Tan Yong below suddenly raise his head and look at him, his eyes instantly widened, and his whole body froze in place as if the pause button was pressed. Then everyone else saw it as well. It took them a few seconds to realize what Jing Ling was holding in his hand. They all froze, even temporarily forgetting the pain. Because gun control in the country is extremely strict, most people can only see it on TV and in movies. The closest thing to it in reality is armed escort in front of a bank. Those who are a little timid will subconsciously avoid it even if it has nothing to do with them, let alone in a situation like this where both sides are in opposition.
Jing Ling had excellent eyesight and could clearly see Tan Yong, Zhou Heng and the other three people standing in front of him. Their whole bodies were shaking slightly and they seemed to be very frightened. But when he asked me to take up my weapon just now, my voice was full of energy.
"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've touched a real gun in my life. I wonder what the difference is compared to a toy gun? I saw on TV that I had to open the safety bolt before shooting? Is that it?" Jing Ling wanted to scare them on purpose, with the expression of a novice curious about the structure. After opening the safety bolt, he first pointed the gun at Tan Yong next to him.
The other party took a step back in fear. The ground under my feet was rugged and uneven, and I almost fell down when I stepped back. Fortunately, there was a tree nearby and I grabbed it in time to avoid falling.
"By the way, have you loaded the bullets?" Jing Ling asked again, his finger on the trigger as he spoke, as if he might pull the trigger at any time.
"You...what do you want to say? Speak nicely!" Tan Yong stuttered. "Move the muzzle of the gun away first. It's dangerous to point it at someone. If it goes off accidentally, someone could die!" He paused and added, "It's illegal for ordinary people to carry guns. If you return the gun to me now, I won't pursue the matter!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Ling replied, "What are you afraid of? It's not my life anyway, so there's no loss." As for returning the gun, he didn't even want to answer it. That kind of words were simply an insult to one's intelligence.
His words were too light, yet full of sarcasm, which really irritated Tan Yong. He didn't care about being afraid for a moment, raised his hand and pointed at him, cursing, "What do you think of human life?!"
Zhou Heng had recovered from his shock by now, and continued with Tan Yong's words, "Everyone has only one life, don't do anything rash! You'll hurt others and yourself!"
"Are you considered human too?"
Yunshu, who had been sitting next to him without saying anything, suddenly spoke. She held the old notebook in her hand. It was about one centimeter thick, and she had opened less than one-third of the page.
"When those workers died in the mines due to inadequate safety measures, why didn't you ask yourself what you valued your life for? Why didn't you say that everyone has only one life?"
In the early years, the Internet was not well developed, and having a black and white screen mobile phone was very powerful. It was impossible to be like now when everyone has a smart phone, can take photos, record audio and video, upload them to the Internet in time, and get all kinds of real-time information from the Internet. At that time, if something big happened, it could only be spread through word of mouth, television and newspapers. If the local government was determined to suppress certain information, it would not be difficult at all.
Shuangshan has rich coal resources, which bring huge economic benefits, but safety accidents also occur frequently. Due to gas explosions, mine collapses, etc., the number of people who die in mining areas every year is beyond imagination. A safety accident in a coal mine means that production must be stopped for rectification, and every day of suspension represents a huge economic loss. How could the bosses who only see money be willing to accept this? They will definitely try every possible means to suppress the news of the accident, settle the matter privately with the families of the deceased, bribe the officials in the town... There are countless mines of all sizes in the town, and countless temptations come one after another. One, two, three, in the end someone will succeed. Once this precedent is set, there will be no going back.
The town leaders serve a five-year term and Zhou Heng is being re-elected. This is his ninth year in Shuangshan. The leadership team below is still composed of the same people. Occasionally, one of them will be replaced, but there are too few people who can stay clean and untainted. It won’t be long before they become corrupt like those people. Zhou Heng's tree is not very big, but it is entrenched in the area of Shuangshan, with its roots tangled and green above the soil, but has long been rotten beneath the soil.
The accountant Yang they mentioned who had died had been working in the coal mine's finance department since a long time ago and had handled a lot of things. He made a lot of money, but his wife was an honest woman. After accidentally finding out the truth, she couldn't stand it and divorced him, leaving him with a daughter, who he raised like a treasure since childhood. As time went by, his daughter became more and more beautiful, had good grades, was admitted to a key university, and after four years of study, she signed a contract with a large company in another city. After a busy half year, she finally came back to spend the Spring Festival with him. He had been looking forward to her coming back, but something happened before the New Year was over.
The mine owner's son raped his daughter after getting drunk, and because the latter resisted fiercely, he killed her.
Accountant Yang has only one daughter, and the people at the mine wanted to settle the matter privately. Not only did they fail, but they were threatened by Accountant Yang, who wanted to send all of them to jail. As a result, these people went all out and killed him as well. However, after silencing him, no evidence he had hidden was found.
Now Yunshu has found the things that Accountant Yang hid and brought them to light again. The old notebook clearly records what happened over the years, how many people died, and how much money was spent to settle it...
"You!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng glared at Yun Shu fiercely, as if he wanted to eat him alive. Tan Yong and others also looked over there.
The typical case of picking on the weak.
Yun Shu looked at them without fear.
Zhou Heng was not a high-ranking official, but in Shuangshan, he was like a local emperor. He has worked here for nine years and has never felt so aggrieved as he does today. Although Tan Yunshu was the cause of all this, she was not the one who really embarrassed him. But Jing Ling had a gun in his hand, so he didn't dare to act rashly, and could only transfer his hatred to Tan Yunshu.
Then there was a sneer, "Who are you trying to scare with your eyes wide open?" Jing Ling held a gun in his hand and the muzzle swept over them one by one. When the black muzzle of a gun was pointed at him, his momentum disappeared instantly.
"What are you afraid of? I'm just talking, I don't dare to kill people casually. Not only will you get something for nothing, but you will also have to bear a bad reputation. You should go to jail, or find another place to continue to eat the government's food."
"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. Tomorrow is the 30th and I have to rush home to celebrate the New Year."
After Jing Ling finished speaking, he flipped over and jumped down from the rock with nimble movements.
Zhou Heng's thoughts raced at this moment. He subconsciously wanted to signal Tan Yong to seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and take the things back. Before he could take action, in the blink of an eye, the target was already standing steadily under the rock, his eyes meeting his, with a half-smile on his face, the muzzle of the gun pointed at him, and his fingers simulated the action of shooting.
For a moment, Zhou Heng's heartbeat seemed to stop in fear, and he dared not act rashly again. He could only watch Jing Ling standing not far in front of them. Tan Yunshu squatted down and put his arms around his neck. He then put one hand around his waist and easily carried him down.
"The mountain road is narrow, please make way, thank you!"
He took Tan Yunshu with him, and said that he would let her go, but in fact, there was no need to do so. He went down the mountain along the same route he came from. Anything that stood in his way would be cleared away as a roadblock, and Zhou Heng and the others happened to be standing on the path they had to take. His mind told him that he should get out of the way immediately, but in reality his body was completely out of control, and it felt as if a thousand-pound weight was falling under his feet, and he couldn't take a single step.
The result is predictable. Although they were all treated as roadblocks and cleared, they were treated clearly differently from others. Among them, he and Tan Yong suffered the most. The kind of heart-wrenching pain is hard to describe in words.
The other party just walked away in front of so many people. The two figures disappeared from sight, but no one dared to chase them. It was not until the sound of a car engine was heard that Zhou Heng struggled to get up from the ground, took out his cell phone and made a call.
"Set up checkpoints at all exits of this town and stop 5377. The criminal has a gun and cannot get close to him easily!"
After beating the first one, he went on to beat the second one, but compared to the previous yelling tone, this time it was completely different.
"Director Liang, I'm Zhou Heng. There's a problem at the coal mine. Yang Changzhi's hidden belongings were found by the new deputy mayor, Tan Yunshu. Now she and her boyfriend are leaving on the town bus 5377. Tan Yong's gun was also taken away by the other party. It's very dangerous. I hope the higher-ups can kill the thugs!"
After Jing Ling left the mining area with Yun Shu, he first went to pick up Ding Xiaofeng and her little grandson, and then changed cars and drove onto the highway. When they reached Shuangshan Lake halfway through the journey, they abandoned the car and gave up leaving by land. Instead, they took a boat and went directly to the territory of the neighboring town by water.
During this period, Yunshu contacted Governor Hu and explained the situation. The higher-ups immediately took action and the orders were passed down layer by layer. However, someone interfered and tried to delay time so that those below could destroy the evidence.
For a time, checkpoints were set up at all major exits of Pingli County and even Jiu'an City. There were also people watching the cameras in all public areas of the city. From afternoon to night, countless people got involved, and the people they wanted to catch had already changed their appearance and left right under their noses. They sent the evidence to the state and handed it over to the governor personally.
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