Chapter 74
The year 1997 was destined to be turbulent. Before the first month of the lunar year, the criminal acts of Xiao Guofu and others were investigated. The local TV station spent a full ten minutes explaining Xiao Guofu's corruption problems over the years.
Among them, of course, there are people related to Xiao Guofu.
Many middle-level leaders in the factory were also brought down. Only two deputy factory directors were not found to have any problems, and the remaining two were also imprisoned like Xiao Guofu.
More than half of the middle-level leaders were imprisoned, and many of the rest were asked to return the stolen money.
The workers were busy setting up their stalls, and when they came back they did not forget to inquire about the news and then spat fiercely.
"These bastards deserve to be locked up until they die!"
Director Qiu used the returned stolen money to first solve the severance pay issues of some employees in very difficult circumstances, and the rest was used to temporarily maintain the operation of the factory's public facilities.
Someone who knew the situation whispered that two groups of people came to the factory to inspect the business, but in the end, none of them planned to buy the cotton spinning mill.
The outdated equipment was one thing, but the most important thing was that Xiao Guofu and his people had already dismantled and sold some of the things in the factory.
For example, a batch of equipment in the factory was mortgaged to a bank, the first floor of the office building facing the outside had been sold long ago, and the land in the factory area was also mortgaged by some messy private individuals...
All in all it's a mess.
Those who can afford it might as well apply for a piece of vacant land from the local government to rebuild the factory. Those who can't afford it, Director Qiu is responsible for the severance pay of so many people in the factory, so he dare not sell it easily.
Director Qiu was running around every day and was feeling anxious when he received a call from the local police station.
"Among the drivers that Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law brought in, two of them gave us some information. Didn't some of your workers have their property stolen from them before?"
Director Qiu: “That’s true.”
The police said on the phone: "Okay, let's ask someone to come over and take a statement."
It was a pleasant surprise. After Xiao Guofu's brother-in-law was locked up, he kept being stubborn and refused to confess anything. In the end, the problem was found among the dozen or so drivers.
The origins of the cars of several drivers were questionable, so the police focused on questioning these people. As a result, they uncovered several old cases.
These vehicles have been involved in many incidents, but now there is no surveillance and they have all escaped. After escaping, they were afraid of being caught, so they simply gave up and started stealing.
They have "ideas" around them. These people are either connected through various relationships, or they are not good people at all. They are the ones who mix with bad friends and cause trouble everywhere. These people are just sneaky on weekdays, and they become even more powerful after they get in touch with the relationship.
Gradually, the idea guys and the drivers formed a gang. As long as someone gave them a clue, they would dare to steal things in the dark of night.
Seeing several people biting each other and exposing each other's secrets, one of them, in order to gain credit, took the initiative to talk about two cases he had committed around the cotton textile factory last year.
"A young man from their cotton textile factory found me and said that he had already made some inquiries. He said that these families had no background and their families just happened to have made a fortune..."
Even if there really is someone behind the scenes, they don't dare to touch him. Previously, a colleague was blind and sneaked into the home of a county director. He was arrested and put in jail a few days later.
So this group of people always choose to steal from those families that have suddenly become rich, and they steal the most from individual business owners with a small amount of assets.
The man hung his head in despair: "Last year was the first time we didn't drive a car, and we wanted to try it out first, but the two people didn't have any money, so we stole some worthless things."
The one who went in to explore the way first came out and cursed, saying that the person who gave the letter was not a good person. These two companies were not as rich as he said.
The police thought that these were probably the two families with the surname Shi and Meng.
"And what happened next?"
The driver lowered his head and said, "We ignored that man afterwards. But before the New Year, we hadn't made any money this year, so we thought about doing something quick and easy. That man came to us again and said that we had chosen a good location this time: a restaurant owner with a lot of stuff in the store, including a freezer. We went to steal it when it was dark..."
The freezer was sold for hundreds of dollars, plus other miscellaneous items, totaling two thousand dollars. The few of us spent a penny and went home to celebrate the New Year.
The police took the statement and found out the place where the stolen goods were sold before notifying Wang Mengmei.
"That's the thing. It's unlikely that the stolen items will be recovered now. We haven't finished digging into the details of these people yet. We don't know how many things they have..."
This means that we have to wait until the procedures are completed before these people will have to pay, but we don't know how long that will take.
Wang Mengmei's nails left grooves on her palms. "That's easy. I just want to ask, who asked them to steal my things?"
The police officer was about to say something when a phone call came in. After answering the call, he pointed outside and said, "The man has just been arrested. You will know when he comes in."
Jian Feng was late, Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng followed closely behind. The four of them stood outside the police station and waited and waited until finally the police escorted a man out of the car.
Little Meng was so angry that he almost burst into the sky: "Fuck you, I thought about it so much, why didn't I think it was you, a bastard!"
The person who came was not Aunt Ma's son and daughter-in-law, nor was it Liu Xiangdong and Zhao Xiaopeng, but someone they all knew.
One of the people who had followed Jian Feng to sell his house was named Li.
Xiao Shi also stood up and glared at Xiao Li.
"Are you fucking sick?"
Xiao Li's house was the largest, and he received the most money among the others, a total of 40,000 yuan. Later, he followed suit and bought a house as well.
Xiao Shi's temples were swollen and painful because of anger. "Damn it, you've taken all the advantages, and you're still trying to harm us?"
Xiao Li lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Jian Feng also frowned. Like Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng, he couldn't figure it out.
The answer soon became clear.
Xiao Li sat in the interrogation room and soon collapsed completely.
The police handed the recorded content to Jian Feng and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for these people: "Take a look."
Jian Feng took it and scanned it quickly.
After reading it, he had nothing to say.
After selling the house, Xiao Li did make a fortune, and when people become rich, it is easy for them to become arrogant. Since Xiao Li spent 30,000 yuan to buy the house, more and more people have come to introduce him to potential partners, and his parents have been bragging about their son's ability.
This was like a dream to Xiao Li, who used to be unsuccessful in everything.
In the past, he had several good friends. After Xiao Li became rich, he took these friends out to eat and drink, and they were very happy.
But soon, he was led astray by these friends.
Everyone knows that Xiao Li sold his house for 40,000 yuan, spent 30,000 yuan on a new house, and still had more than 10,000 yuan in his hand.
These friends took him to play cards, and at first they played small cards. He won more than he lost every day, and could win at least 30 or 50 yuan. Some of his friends even praised him, saying that he had a sharp mind and was born to make money.
The more Xiao Li listened, the more excited he became, and the bigger the cards became. Later on, the minimum bet for a round was ten yuan, with no upper limit.
But at this time, Xiao Li started to lose more than he won. He was not convinced and always felt that he could turn the tables in the next round.
The fight continued like this, and within a week, the family's savings of 10,000 yuan was gone.
Although he lost all his money, Xiao Li was already addicted to gambling. He took out the title deed to his new house, even before it got warm, before he mortgaged it and continued gambling.
Finally, the thirty thousand dollars worth of the house was reduced to only one thousand dollars.
At this time, those friends began to pretend that they would not fight anymore. When Xiao Li went to look for them the next day, they were gone.
The 40,000 yuan I made from selling my house disappeared in less than a month, just like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, leaving only a bubble.
The house was taken away and the family was driven out, without even a small house to live in.
The parents collapsed to the ground and scolded Xiao Li. They had escaped from the good days and returned to their original situation.
But it would be better not to go through this!
Nothing is more depressing than the loss of wealth, and the two elders soon couldn't bear the blow and were admitted to the hospital.
Xiao Li lost all his property, but still thought he could make a comeback, so he took one thousand yuan and found a place to work. He lost it all in one afternoon.
Now everything was gone. We couldn’t pay the hospital, and we had nowhere to go. In the end, we had to borrow a 4 or 5 square meter garage from a relative to live in.
Even if Xiao Li wants to gamble now, he has no money, and he doesn't want to go out.
After tossing and turning in bed, Xiao Li found a scapegoat for his actions.
It’s all Jian Feng’s fault!
If Jian Feng hadn't let him sell the house and get money, he wouldn't be in this situation now!
Without the 40,000 yuan, even if he lived in the original house, nothing would change!
There were also Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng. Xiao Li's eyes were red. He felt that it was all these people's fault. These people had divided his wealth and now he was homeless, while these people were living in harmony.
You wish!
Xiao Li found a few people who were involved in both black and white affairs, pointed at these families, and said that these people had become rich overnight, and these families were the ones who suffered!
The first attempt to steal from Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng's house was not successful, and later Xiao Li was so jealous that he couldn't sleep.
Jian Feng's wife's shop is full of customers, and the fact that the factory is going to close down doesn't seem to have any impact on Jian Feng.
How can a person be so smooth!
Xiao Li was not convinced, so he went to find this group of people again.
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After reading the transcript, Wang Mengmei's biggest emotion was not anger, but confusion.
"He gambled away all his fortune and now he's blaming us?"
How can such a thing be possible in this world?
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