Chapter 72
Under Jian Feng's guidance, many laid-off workers regained their spirits and went to the factory office every day to wait for wholesale goods.
The leader in charge of liquidation received a call from the police station that night, and he hurried back from his hometown to the police station to learn the whole story.
Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law and the staff in charge of stamping were temporarily detained, waiting for the person in charge to arrive and sort things out.
The leader's face turned livid. He didn't care about Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law, but he was the one who arranged that staff member.
"…The factory does sell goods, but he may not have fully understood it."
No matter what, the person was in, and it was their own person who was lost. The leader thought that this person had just come to the cotton textile factory not long ago, and he did not have any connection with Xiao Guofu. Most likely, he was blinded by money, so he fell into the ditch.
“This may be a misunderstanding.”
The leader pinched his nose and explained to the police: "The factory has been a bit chaotic recently, and some things may not be passed smoothly from top to bottom."
The police had no intention of being serious about this matter, they were just being cautious. Now that the leader came to guarantee the person, the police took out a document and asked him to sign it before taking the person away.
But...
The policeman took out a pile of letters and said, "Our police station has received many reports about Xiao Guofu..."
It was obvious that the letters were thrown in in the middle of the night. They were unsigned, but each one pointed directly at Xiao Guofu, the director of the cotton textile factory.
The police station opened the letter and found piles and pieces of information inside, almost stripping Xiao Guofu of all his clothes.
The police awkwardly handed the letter to the leader: "We have kept the originals of these letters, and this is a copy. There are too many things involved in it. You can take this person away, but this..."
The police pointed to Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law and said, "This man has some problems, and we need to investigate."
Among the dozen semi-trailers that Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law found, half of them did not have complete formalities, and some did not even have license plates. Upon further inspection, even the drivers seemed to be of unknown origin.
The police station plans to interrogate these people carefully to see if they can dig out anything.
No matter how Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law said after he came in that his brother-in-law had nothing to do with the matter, Xiao Guofu still dragged him into it.
These reports alone were enough for him to drink a pot of wine.
The leader said sternly, "Xiao Guofu is already under investigation, and the factory has received many letters like this recently... Perhaps you don't know that Xiao Guofu's case has already been reported to the city's economic investigation department."
It is basically impossible for Xiao Guofu to get away with it unscathed when a large factory with tens of thousands of employees has come to this point.
The investigation into Xiao Guofu started last year. Now the higher-ups have arranged for him to take over the factory's bankruptcy liquidation in order to exclude Xiao Guofu and stabilize him so that the economic investigators can investigate Xiao Guofu.
The police breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the city would take over. As they had no detectives in their department right now, they didn't know what to do if this matter really came to light.
"That's fine. I'll let you know if anything else happens here."
That staff member was a small fry. He burst into tears after just a few questions last night. Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law promised him 10,000 yuan, so he got bolder and asked the warehouse to release the car. Who knew that Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law would do such a thing and make the trouble worse and worse.
The leader took the little henchman out of the police station, and the first thing he said was: "Go back and wait for notification."
They will definitely not be used, and they will definitely be punished internally. The best case scenario is a transfer, but the worst case scenario is that you will never be promoted in your life and will just be a clerk until retirement.
The little minions shrank away like quails, in disgrace.
The leader was overwhelmed, and the pile of reports in his hands seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds.
He sat in the car and opened the book page by page, and he laughed out loud as he read.
After a month of investigation, there are still so many things that have not been dug out.
Xiao Guofu's work was full of loopholes and he was not very good at corruption, especially after the incident with his wife, who exposed many things to the public.
These letters reported corruption, bribery, misconduct and so on. There was nothing that Xiao Guofu could not do.
As the leader was flipping through the pages, he saw a familiar name.
Jian Feng.
He picked up the letter with a frown on his face. To be fair, he had some complaints against Jian Feng. He had clearly helped him, but Jian Feng turned around and called the police.
What's the matter? Can't you let him know?
After reading the letter, the leader's opinion changed again.
This letter reported the factory's housing repossession incident and specifically mentioned how several small leaders used the factory to make money.
The houses were obviously old, dilapidated and small, but the price of each one was more than 20,000 yuan. After they were sold, these people took the money and started to fool around with these ordinary workers.
If there are any lucky ones here, they are those who took advantage of the favorable conditions to sell houses, and Jian Feng is one of them.
The leader also had some impression of the remaining few people, as if they were the ones who followed Jian Feng to purchase bulk goods.
He put the letter in the car and sighed.
He is indeed a strong man.
Be able to seize opportunities and have courage.
For such people, resignation may not be a bad thing.
****
As soon as the leader returned to the factory, the situation that had been expected of many people blocking the door to explain things to him disappeared. Instead, more workers blocked the door and asked him to wholesale goods to sell.
"You are finally back, please write us a note!"
"I need some pillowcases and pillow covers!"
"Didn't our factory make a batch of socks before? I want those!"
…
The crowds were so huge that the water could not flow out.
When the leader saw this, he said, "Okay, no need to explain, just divide the goods first."
Because there were too many people, we set a limit on the amount of items that one person could bring in, which was NT$1,000 at most. One could only bring in more items after all items were sold and the accounts were settled.
The workers did not complain. After all, not everyone could find a truck to pull the goods. Most of them would find a tricycle or a bicycle with two baskets of goods and ride to a place a hundred kilometers away, so that they could sell the goods at a high price.
Those who had taken the goods quickly dispersed, and one by one they rushed to the warehouses where goods were piled up to grab those goods that were said to be in high demand. In the end, they had to arrange a few more warehouse managers to avoid a fight.
The leader had just taken a breath when he heard someone knocking on the door.
The person who came this time was none other than Jian Feng.
Jian Feng was holding two boxes of things in his hands and standing at the door of the office with an honest look.
The leader saw him like this and wanted to straighten his face, but finally he smiled helplessly.
"Come in."
The workers want to find a way out, what's wrong with that?
What's more, he also heard that this man came to him to ask for goods because his wife's shop was robbed.
I can only say that Xiao Guofu's family is no good. When they see something good, they want to take it all.
When Jian Feng saw his leader smiling, he finally let go of the embarrassment in his heart.
"Director Qiu, I did this for a reason..."
Director Qiu lowered his hand and said, "Come, sit down and talk."
Jian Feng put down his things and said, "I just can't get more angry than Xiao Guofu."
To be precise, he hated Xiao Guofu.
The cotton mill is where he grew up, and it holds too many memories for him. For Jian Feng, this is his home, where he spent his youth and raised his children.
But now that his hometown has been destroyed, how could he not hate the factory leaders headed by Xiao Guofu?
Jian Feng's eyes dimmed slightly: "I was not thoughtful enough in doing this, and it has caused you inconvenience. If you are angry with me, it is understandable."
Director Qiu: "But if it happens again, you will do it again, right?"
Director Qiu poured Jian Feng a cup of tea and said, "It's not a big deal. I understand your feelings towards the factory. Doing this will make you feel better."
If it were him, he would do the same.
But Director Qiu still had a question: "Why don't you call the police? Why are you trying to get everyone to come buy the goods?"
He had heard what happened that night. Jian Feng had told him how he set up his stall and sold goods, and even told the workers where to set up the stall and which categories were easier to sell...
If calling the police to arrest Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law was a momentary impulse, then revealing all of one's experiences was an adventure with no reward.
After reading the letter, Director Qiu connected the dots between events.
Jian Feng must have benefited from the sale of the house and stabbed someone else, which is why his store was robbed later.
In other words, the person who stole the store might be the one who heard him talk about how to set up the stall last night.
Director Qiu was very curious: "You are not angry?"
Jian Feng drooped his eyelids: "Angry."
How could he not be angry? He went to see Wang Mengmei's shop first. The whole room was empty and shabby. He was so angry that he wanted to go to the old house and go crazy.
It means selling the house!
He didn't avoid people, he advised them to sell, but they refused. Now it's his fault!
Who does Jian Feng owe something to?
"But when I think about it, I'm not angry anymore."
Jian Feng raised his head and met Director Qiu's scrutinizing eyes: "Director, you know the days when the news of the factory's closure first came out, right?"
"I went back to my old house at night and cried outside. As I was crying, I heard noises coming from several houses next door. Don't be fooled by me, I leaned over the wall and listened for a while."
Jian Feng said bitterly: "There are dozens of houses in a row, and almost everyone is crying."
Most people are not in financial difficulty due to the factory closure, but those living in old houses really don’t know how they will make a living next month.
"So I persuaded myself, forget it, at least I have a wife, children and a house now, so I don't have to worry about what to eat tomorrow."
He did not direct his anger at his old neighbors, but only hoped that one day the real thief could be caught.
…
Jian Feng chatted with Director Qiu for a while, and when he left, he was still holding the things in his hands.
Xiao Shi came up to him quickly and said, "Brother Feng, did Director Qiu confiscate it?"
Jian Feng smiled and took out a business card from his pocket.
Director Qiu gave him this just after listening to what he said.
Jian Feng knew that he had passed this hurdle.
"Let's go, your sister-in-law has cooked dinner, let's have a couple of drinks at noon today."
It’s Chinese New Year. Even though the winter is long, the spring will be more brilliant.
*****
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, news came from the cotton spinning factory.
Xiao Guofu and 28 accomplices were sentenced for multiple crimes and were all detained by the Municipal Bureau.
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