The next morning, Wang Peng was awakened by the doorbell and opened his eyes to look at the ceiling.
Footsteps came from the living room. He patted his wife in his arms and confirmed that it was definitely his mother-in-law who went to open the door.
A moment later, Duan Cuilu knocked on the door and pushed open the bedroom door. "Xiao Peng, it's Sun Chong's wife delivering goods to you."
Wang Peng smiled slightly, "Mom, tell her to go directly to the warehouse."
Duan Cuilu shook her head. "She wants to say a few words to you. Shall I invite her in for a cup of tea?"
"Okay, tell her to wait for me." Wang Peng removed the arm that was around him and sat up from the bed.
He quickly dressed and went outside to see Sun Chong's wife. "Sister-in-law Jingge, wait for me for two minutes."
After saying that, he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, tidied his hair, and went to the living room to greet her.
"Brother Peng, please help me out."
"Oh? Sister-in-law, what trouble have you encountered?"
“Sun Chong went to Qian Shuailong’s house for drinks yesterday. He was stopped by the traffic police while riding his motorcycle. He was fined two thousand yuan and will be detained for six months.” Chen Jingge said pleadingly and urgently, “The person who checked him was Officer Li Keyong, who is Mingzhu’s sister’s uncle.”
"Sister-in-law, don't worry." Wang Peng scratched his head and said, "The punishment for drunk driving isn't that severe, unless there's a major traffic accident, like drunk driving that kills someone."
Wang Peng recalled a news report he had seen a few days ago about a drunk driving accident in a certain place that killed two people. The driver was fined 2,000 yuan and then detained for six months.
Sun Chong was driving a motorcycle and there was no traffic accident, so the rules certainly wouldn't be so strict.
Chen Jingge felt relieved and eagerly asked, "Brother Peng, how will the traffic police punish Lao Sun?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry," Wang Peng said with a smile. "I estimate that at most, you'll be fined two hundred yuan and have your driver's license revoked."
“I’m not reassured.” Chen Jingge shook his head. “Brother Peng, tell Officer Li that we accept this punishment.”
Wang Peng also shook his head, "I don't have that much influence, and the police won't listen to me, so don't worry."
“Sister-in-law, I called you yesterday about those fifty boxes of Songhe beer…” Wang Peng added.
"The wine is in the car, I'll deliver it to your warehouse right away," Chen Jingge assured him. "Don't worry, brother, I'll deliver to you as soon as possible from now on."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law." Wang Peng turned to look at the kitchen. "Mom, make breakfast for my sister-in-law too."
"No need, no need!" Chen Jingge hurriedly stood up. "I've already eaten. I'll go deliver the goods to you."
Before Wang Peng could stop him, he left in a hurry.
Wang Peng walked to the window, pulled back the curtains and looked downstairs. A moment later, Chen Jingge came into view.
She started her farm tricycle, which was fully loaded with alcohol, and hurriedly left the cozy residential area.
"Brother!" Li Mingzhu hugged his waist. "These people are so funny. They don't know the pain until the paddle hits their butts."
"We're making breakfast," Wang Peng said softly.
A coughing sound came from behind her, and Li Mingzhu quickly let go of his waist, her face burning hot.
“Brother, Songhe is just a small fish, Sanhua is the big fish. Have you found a way to deal with Sanhua?” she said.
Wang Peng chuckled as he looked out Huang Ran's window, "Qian Shuailong is just a small fry; the big fish are right across the street."
...
At the liquor wholesale market, Qian Shuailong, the general agent for Sanhua Liquor Industry, looked grim.
The five drinking buddies I had with last night have all been apprehended by the traffic police.
Some were driving motorcycles without a license, some were driving motorcycles under the influence of alcohol, and some were both driving without a license and under the influence of alcohol.
He was the only one who escaped unscathed.
Yesterday, his van happened to run out of gas, so his wife came to pick him up on her motorcycle to go home.
"Wang Peng, is that all you've got? You're a laughingstock." Qian Shuailong sneered. "I'm going to stick with you, I'm not selling you any more wine."
In fact, Wang Peng could get the goods from middlemen, and the price would naturally be higher.
Just then, three enforcement vehicles from the Industry and Commerce Bureau stopped in front of the store, and a group of staff members got out of the vehicles.
"We are from the Industry and Commerce Enforcement Team. I'm Captain Qian Wenbin. Someone reported you for selling counterfeit alcohol." Qian Wenbin flashed his badge and stared directly at Qian Shuailong. "You're not the boss?"
Qian Shuailong's head buzzed. Fake liquor. The store did have it; it was stored in the warehouse upstairs.
However, this enforcement action came too suddenly.
"Captain Qian, I'm Qian Shuailong, the boss." Qian Shuailong hurriedly took out a cigarette. "Do I know your Director Zhao?"
"Put the cigarette away, I don't smoke," Qian Wenbin said in a deep voice. "I also know Director Zhao, is there a problem?"
"This..." Qian Shuailong was speechless, instantly realizing the seriousness of the situation. "Captain Qian, this is definitely a slander. I never sell counterfeit alcohol. Who reported me?"
"Mr. Qian, we have a responsibility to keep the whistleblower's identity confidential. Please cooperate with the investigation." Qian Wenbin opened his briefcase and took out a document.
The Bureau of Industry and Commerce issued an investigation order, stamped with the relevant blue seal.
Qian Shuai's scalp tingled, and he immediately thought of Wang Peng, cursing inwardly, "Good lad, good tricks, you're awesome!"
"Mr. Qian, please cooperate with our work." Qian Wenbin instructed everyone, "Start the investigation immediately."
The law enforcement officers immediately inspected the alcoholic beverages on the shelves.
The shelves were full of genuine products, so Qian Shuailong wasn't worried. But when he saw the staff going upstairs, he was terrified.
"Captain Qian, upstairs is where I sleep."
"Let's go. We'll conduct the investigation under your supervision and won't touch anything other than the drinks."
"Captain Qian, you can't write two 'qian' characters in one stroke."
"Please, I would like to remind you again that your cooperation is beneficial to everyone."
Having said all that, Qian Shuailong had no choice but to bite the bullet and go upstairs.
The temperature dropped to minus three degrees Celsius in the morning, but he broke out in a cold sweat because there were fifty cases of counterfeit liquor stored upstairs, and he was going to be fined three times the amount.
Nowadays, beverage distributors, especially general distributors, are all shady characters; they're easy to catch if you investigate.
Qian Shuailong thought of Wang Peng again, thinking to himself, "Just how much power does he have that he could get the industry and commerce department to deal with me? In the future... I'll just supply him normally from now on. I can't afford to offend him! At worst, I'll give Huihuang Supermarket some more discounts, and Lao Huang should give me face."
Fifty cases of counterfeit liquor were quickly discovered.
Blue Three Flowers liquor, the retail price of genuine liquor is forty yuan per case, and this is the kind of liquor that Wang Peng ordered from him.
Qian Wenbin laughed and said, "Boss Qian, what did you just say? You never sell fake alcohol?"
Qian Shuailong blushed immediately and hurriedly said, "Captain Qian, I accept the punishment."
Fifty boxes of genuine blue calico brocade are worth two thousand yuan on the market, and the legal penalty of three times that amount is six thousand yuan. He is prepared to pay the fine to avoid further trouble.
"There are fifty boxes in the store, and there should be more in the warehouse, right?" Qian Wenbin asked with a smile.
"No, absolutely not." Qian Shuailong's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Captain Qian, I swear."
“I don’t believe in oaths, I only believe in the results of the investigation.” Qian Wenbin turned around and instructed, “Xiao Wang, contact the Public Security Bureau.”
Upon hearing this, Qian Shuailong broke out in a cold sweat again.
At this point, he realized that Wang Peng didn't just want to mess with him, but to kill him.
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