"This Ye Lao Er has a lot of influence; even the village chief couldn't do anything about it."
"Tch, all Chen Jinhai knows is how to play the Chen family card. If it weren't for the large number of people in the Chen family, he would have been a fool to get elected."
"A person who hogging the toilet without using it is just a piece of trash."
"Look at Ye Cheng, he not only knows the township leaders, but also the big leaders in the city, and he can make money. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."
The group didn't even try to hide their conversation from Chen Jinhai, which made him so angry his face turned black.
He was once deeply loved by the villagers when he was young, so how did he end up like this?
Chen Houda also arrived, glanced at Chen Jinhai, and snorted in dissatisfaction.
Holy crap!
You're still not satisfied.
Chen Jinhai was speechless. He had done so much for the Chen family over the years, and even if he hadn't made any great contributions, he had certainly put in a lot of hard work. Now that he was getting old, all of them were starting to look down on him.
If all else fails, I'll quit being the village chief. I've done so much work but haven't made any money, and I've only gotten myself into trouble.
After waiting for only a few minutes, everyone saw Ye Cheng arrive on his motorcycle.
"They're here! They're here!"
"Ye Lao Er is here, now you can talk, right?"
Everyone stood up, put out their cigarettes, and craned their necks to look at Ye Cheng.
Ye Cheng parked the motorcycle, and then Xiao Wang came over.
"Ye Cheng, everyone is waiting for you."
"Huh? Waiting for me?" Ye Cheng thought they had already started.
"The director said you need to read the document."
Ye Cheng pursed his lips. Damn it, Zhou Zuhai just wants to give him these empty platitudes. Can't he give him something more substantial?
"Alright, let's go to the auditorium then. It's all very noisy standing outside."
Ye Cheng turned around and said to Xiao Hu,
"Little Tiger, call out, 'Assemble in the auditorium!'"
Little Tiger clasped his hands together and shouted loudly,
"My brother said, everyone, get together in the auditorium."
Holy crap!
Ye Cheng stumbled. You're really something else.
Ye Cheng led Xiao Wang, while another policeman followed behind carrying a safe.
Hearing that we were going to the auditorium, some busybodies had already rushed over, turned on the lights, and moved two tables onto the stage, and also prepared a microphone.
There were only a dozen or so people involved in the case, but hundreds of people flocked over, mostly just people who had nothing better to do than watch the spectacle. Adults and children alike laughed and joked, treating it like a movie.
Ye Cheng took the lead and walked up to the stage, followed by two policemen. The three of them sat down, and the villagers below found a seat at random.
"Ye Cheng, this is a report on the situation. Director Zhou said you should read it to the villagers."
Ye Cheng took it and saw a red-headed document stamped with a large red seal.
"Okay, I've read it."
Ye Cheng cleared his throat, then took the microphone.
"Folks, please quiet down!"
The audience fell silent instantly, everyone staring at Ye Cheng.
Although they didn't speak loudly, there were still whispers among the people.
"Ye Cheng is sitting up there, not at all intimidated."
"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to say a word in front of so many people."
"That's why you can't be a leader. Ye Cheng looks like he's capable of being a leader."
...
On stage, Ye Cheng continued speaking.
"Fellow villagers, you all know why we're here today. Now I'm going to read the document from the Municipal Police Bureau to you. Listen carefully."
"A report on the situation of the Pais pyramid scheme. Recently, with the help of a kind-hearted citizen, Ye Cheng."
Ye Cheng was speechless when his name was suddenly called.
This is done on purpose, isn't it? They even made sure to put their own name on it, as if they were afraid people wouldn't know.
However, the people below didn't seem interested in his name; everyone was waiting for the money.
"Oh, well, let's continue."
There was a long, rambling speech in the middle that no one listened to, so Ye Cheng skipped straight to the part about money.
"After careful consideration, the specific refund plan is as follows: Unrecorded funds will be directly refunded to the purchasers, and 80% of the funds already recorded will be refunded based on the overall recovery of the assets."
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in excitement.
"80%? That means 800 yuan is gone."
"That's for one unit. If you buy ten, the 8,000 will be gone. 8,000!"
"No, what do you mean by 'receiving income'?"
"I don't know, the document is written in a very formal and literary style, I can't understand it."
Some people in the audience couldn't wait any longer and stood up to shout something.
"What do you mean by 'receiving income'? Can you explain it more clearly?"
"That's right, we don't understand, please explain it more clearly."
Ye Cheng moved the microphone away, checked with Xiao Wang next to him, and then continued speaking.
"I just asked, and the money that hasn't been recorded is the money you've paid but hasn't yet been handed over to Pais Company; the money that has been recorded is the money that has already been entered into Pais Company's books."
After thinking about it this way, everyone understood a little better.
"So who exactly are they? Can you read it out?"
"Yes, if you read it out loud, everyone will know."
There was a list, Ye Cheng took it, glanced at it, and then began to read it aloud.
"Unrecorded: Chen Jinfeng, Chen Qiufeng, Liu Hui, Deng Xingwen; Recorded: Chen Jinhai, Chen Jinli, Chen Houda..."
Ye Cheng read out more than a dozen names in a row. Only four people had not yet been included in the bill. They were all people who bought in the auditorium that day. The others had bought directly.
"Oh, great! I didn't lose any money!" Several excited voices rang out from the crowd.
However, most people still had a dark look on their faces, blaming themselves for buying too early.
"Alright, now that the list has been read, everyone please line up and come up to collect your money."
After Ye Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Chen Jinhai again.
"Village chief, the city bureau said you need to be present when they distribute the money, so come up here too."
Chen Jinhai's face darkened. Damn it, they didn't call me up when they were reading the documents, but now that they're handing out money, they're calling me up. Do they still think they're the village chief?
However, he also needed to collect his own money, so he reluctantly went up and found a stool to sit down next to him.
Ye Cheng was in the center position, but he had become a subordinate, which made him unhappy.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wang had already opened the safe, and stacks of banknotes were laid out on the table, along with a money counting machine.
"Chen Jinfeng, Chen Qiufeng, Liu Hui, Deng Xingwen, the four of you come up first."
Chen Jinfa had been waiting downstairs for a while, and when he heard his name called, he immediately rushed to be the first one there.
Xiao Wang looked at him and asked,
"Are you Chen Jinfeng?"
"Yes, I am, officer."
"You spent a total of 40,000 yuan, right?"
"Yes, comrade, I really have 40,000 yuan."
"Okay, count the money, then look at this commitment letter and sign it." Xiao Wang took out a commitment letter.
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