It was around five in the afternoon when they returned to Haicheng from Jingbei. Qiangzi and Du Xianglong were there, and there was a woman in her early thirties behind them. When they saw Xie Yunshu and Shen Subai, they stood up quickly.
The woman was Li Shengli’s wife. When she saw Xie Yunshu, she knelt down without saying anything: “Boss Xie, please save my man…”
Mrs. Li was not very old, and judging by her appearance and dress, she looked smart, but at this moment she was totally at a loss, with a look of panic on her face.
Xie Yunshu quickly stopped her: "Sister-in-law, let's talk about the matter first."
This time Du Xianglong explained it quickly.
It was the job that Li Shengli did at the construction site a few days ago, which was to ask Xie Yunshu to look at the blueprints for the pipeline laying.
This job was not taken over directly from the project department. It went through two middlemen. Apart from their layers of profit squeeze, in fact, not much money could be earned. It was equivalent to everyone just earning a high salary.
The work was actually completed in July, but after the inspection, they were reluctant to pay the project fee due to various problems. At first, they said there was a water leak, then they said the pipeline was not laid in accordance with the regulations, and later they even said the pre-buried pipeline was not in the right position.
Li Shengli quickly realized that the other party was trying to default on the debt and refused to pay.
This was the first "big job" he had taken on. He worked on it with seven or eight of his brothers for almost two months, and was paid a total of RMB 3,560. After they had finished making all the changes, they were told that the construction progress had been delayed and they would deduct their payment.
The project department had already given the money to the construction company below, which in turn allocated funds to Wang Xuegang, the construction team that undertook the project. Wang Xuegang then contracted the project to a man named Chen below him.
Li Shengli took over the project from this man called Brother Chen. There was no work contract, no signature record, and everything was just a verbal agreement. It was very difficult to get the money.
Li Shengli worked for two months for nothing in order to get the wages of his brothers first. After leaving their hometown, who doesn't work? More than two months means more than 300 yuan in wages. The children at home are waiting for this money to go to school, and the elderly are waiting for this money to see a doctor.
So he found Brother Chen and agreed to pay 500 yuan in compensation as long as he gave the remaining 300 yuan to the bank.
But Li Shengli never expected that because he gave in this time, Brother Chen would catch him and said that being willing to be deducted meant admitting that the construction was not up to standard, so the money would be paid later.
Li Shengli could only ask him in a nice way, but it kept dragging on and on, and now it's almost November, and he still hasn't seen any money!
The brother below wanted to eat, so he came over to ask Li Shengli.
Li Shengli knew that everyone was having a hard time, so he gritted his teeth and took out all his savings, giving each of his brothers 150 yuan, and then went to ask Brother Chen for more. However, this time Brother Chen's tone changed again: "The project department didn't give me this money, what can I give you?"
Li Shengli could only hold his anger and go to the project department again. The leader of the project department had no time to receive him. A manager came out impatiently: "The money was allocated two months ago. Now the main part is completed, why are you asking for it again?"
Yes, the main structure has been completed, how can it be unqualified? If it is unqualified, the construction team over there would have come to me to make corrections long ago!
Li Shengli clenched his fists tightly. He was almost driven crazy by the debt collection in the past two months. If he hadn't worked on two projects with Xie Yunshu, he might not be able to make a living. How much money do you have to make for three yuan? How many bricks do you have to move to earn it? !
He went to the construction team, but the people there didn't recognize him at all: "The money was given to Lao Chen, go ask him for it."
Wang Xuegang knew Lao Chen, but he said calmly: "I have only met Lao Chen a few times, I can't do anything about it."
At this point, Lao Chen refused to see him and threatened: "You didn't do your job well, and you still want money? I'm lucky enough that I don't ask you to pay. Go back to the construction site and move bricks. I won't pay you if I say so. Go and sue me if you have the guts!"
There is no contract, no IOU, and Lao Chen is still so arrogant!
Li Shengli angrily pushed Lao Chen, but Lao Chen came over and slapped him: "Do you know who my boss is? How dare you fight with me? Not only do you have no money now, you have to pay me!"
This guy is not a foreman at all, he is obviously a robber!
No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't stand it, not to mention that Li Shengli was a man of blood, so the two of them started fighting.
It turned out that Old Chen had connections. Although both of them were arrested, he was released soon while Li Shengli was still in prison.
When Li Shengli's wife got the news, she felt like the sky had fallen. She handed her child to the elderly at home and rushed over with all the family savings of the past few years. She wanted nothing more than to get her husband out.
"Thank you, boss. I'll give you all the money as long as you save my man! I can farm, and I still have several hundred kilograms of wheat at home that haven't been sold. I'll go sell the grain!" Sister Li was afraid of making her boss angry, so she didn't dare to cry loudly, but her intermittent sobs sounded even more heartbreaking.
She was really worried about her man. The first thing she did when she found out about what happened was not to complain or curse, but to rescue Lee Seung-ri.
Shen Subai pondered for a moment: "Which police station is Brother Li being held in?"
"In Hongqiao District." Qiangzi said quickly, then sighed: "They didn't let us meet, saying that the matter had not been investigated clearly and Brother Li was a criminal suspect."
"That doesn't make sense." Shen Subai's tone became serious: "They have no right to prevent family members from meeting. There is no evidence and no conviction. There is no basis for doing so."
Du Xianglong pouted: "That man is in uniform. Who dares to speak when he puts on a big hat?"
Especially since that person seemed to know Lao Chen at first glance, and the two of them were chatting and laughing without any hesitation. It was obvious that he had found out that Li Shengli was just a worker from another place, and not to mention his background, he probably didn't even know a few local people.
They had made up their minds to make Li Shengli suffer a loss in silence. They would lock him up for a few days, scare his family members, and make sure he would never dare to ask for the money again after he got out!
Shen Subai understood that someone below was bending the law for personal gain. In fact, such things are really rare. Some people wear that kind of clothes and feel superior to others, and they arbitrarily embarrass the common people.
Xie Yunshu calmed down: "So Brother Li fought with the guy surnamed Chen, but the guy surnamed Chen was not actually injured?"
Du Xianglong said: "He was injured, but not seriously. I think he was just pretending."
"Then why is the police station detaining Brother Li? Do they have a medical certificate?" Xie Yunshu quickly thought of this. Lu Zhixing was a surgeon, and she had heard a little about this. She knew that a medical certificate was needed to serve as a legal basis.
Either you are just talking without any reason, or you are hurt.
Qiangzi answered affirmatively: "No, he went to the hospital to get some medicine!"
Shen Subai hummed: "Sister Li, don't worry. Brother Li won't go to jail. We will go there tomorrow and see him first."
It is obvious that they just want to scare people. After all, they have no right to convict Brother Li.
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