Ning Zhiheng's performance was exactly what Huang Xianzheng expected. He was stunned and couldn't believe it, then he was overjoyed!
"I will never forget your kindness in nurturing me, Director!" Ning Zhiheng also gave a military salute!
"Haha, no need to be so polite among family. Your success makes me proud too! Cui Guohao is the one who benefited the most this time. He didn't do anything and his wish came true! It's true that the unlucky run themselves ragged, while the lucky ones don't have to bother!" Huang Xiansheng said with a smile. "But don't worry, he will definitely repay this favor with something!"
Cui Guohao was the biggest beneficiary of this situation. He had always been Huang Xiansheng's subordinate, and because of the director's deliberate suppression of Huang Xiansheng, he should have been promoted long ago, but had been unable to do so. This time, he finally got his wish.
Ning Zhiheng then remembered the box that was placed to the side, quickly picked it up, and said, "Chief, what do you think we should do with the stolen money that was seized this time?"
Huang Xianzheng had guessed what was going on when he saw Ning Zhiheng carrying the box, and Wei Liangbi had also mentioned it. He didn't expect Ning Zhiheng to be so quick.
We arrested the suspect yesterday afternoon, got his confession last night, and even retrieved the stolen money this morning.
"What's inside?" Wei Liangbi asked curiously from the side.
Ning Zhiheng smiled but didn't reply. He pushed the box in front of him and opened it!
There was a stack of gold bars and several dozen banknotes. The box was piled high with gold and colorful US dollars.
"Good heavens! This kid is a real catch! If this falls into the hands of that bastard Qian Zhong, I'll regret it so much I'll want to bang my head against a wall!" Wei Liangbi stared in astonishment at the treasure before him, utterly shocked.
Huang Xianzheng nodded in satisfaction. It was rare that Ning Zhiheng had managed to bring back so much embezzled money without any ulterior motives. This young man was indeed reliable.
In fact, Ning Zhiheng had already been prepared; after all, he wasn't that easily fooled. He knew perfectly well which money was right to be taken and which was too much to handle!
Huang Xiansheng will naturally reveal the amount of this money during the subsequent interrogation. Therefore, there can be no mistakes in his hands; otherwise, he might end up losing more than he gains and getting himself implicated, which would be incredibly foolish!
Having lived a second life, he is now mature and would never take any risks for small gains.
"Chief, what should we do with this embezzled money? Could you please hand it over to the department for arrangement on our behalf?" Ning Zhiheng asked, his mind racing.
Without saying a word, Huang Xianzheng reached into the box, took out several stacks of US dollars, and threw them into the arms of Wei Liangbi and Ning Zhiheng.
"The emperor doesn't need many bad soldiers! This is hard-earned money, I won't feel guilty taking it! I'll hand the rest over to the chief clerk and see how he decides to use it. I'm sure he'll be satisfied!"
This is standard practice in officialdom: confiscated illicit funds are never turned over to the national treasury; they are instead distributed among the officials of different ranks who handled them.
The section chief and Deputy Section Chief Huang naturally took the lion's share, and no one thought that was wrong. Of course, the two section chiefs would be responsible for the embezzled funds, and no one would bother Wei Liangbi and Ning Zhiheng again! Of course, no one would dare to bring up the matter again!
The two left Deputy Director Huang's office and hurriedly returned to Wei Liangbi's office in the Operations Section.
After entering the house, the two locked the door from the inside and quickly took out the US dollars from their pockets.
There were four stacks of banknotes, totaling six thousand US dollars, with three thousand US dollars for each person.
How much is three thousand US dollars? At the current exchange rate of one to four, that's equivalent to twelve thousand yuan in Chinese currency.
Ning Zhiheng's salary as a second lieutenant was sixty yuan in legal tender per month. That meant it would take sixteen years of work to earn that much. However, neither of them had the foolish idea of exchanging their money for legal tender.
In fact, over the next decade or so, as the US dollar became increasingly strong and the fiat currency rapidly expanded and depreciated, the purchasing power of the salaries of Kuomintang officers decreased, to the point where they could no longer sustain themselves.
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter. Wei Liangbi was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He had been promoted and made a fortune. There was so much good news today. It was so exciting.
It's only because he's a composed person that he didn't lose his composure!
Ning Zhiheng was all smiles. Although his net worth was far more than that, it was still a windfall, so how could he not be happy?
More importantly, his immediate promotion to lieutenant signifies an increase in his power within the Kuomintang and a greater ability to protect himself.
Both of them gained a lot and were in incredibly good spirits. Through this experience, their relationship deepened and became even closer!
With the matter concluded, everyone had gained a great deal, and Ning Zhiheng felt that he could no longer delay his return to his hometown.
I was supposed to leave a week ago, but this case has kept me so busy that I haven't had a chance to go back.
Besides, Xiao Wan's matter can't be delayed any longer. To be honest, her family must be extremely worried about this past week! Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a little guilty! He had to set off as soon as possible.
When asked for leave, Wei Liangbi readily agreed and even went out of his way to buy two gifts, saying they were to send his regards to his junior brother's parents. Ning Zhiheng did not refuse; giving and receiving was the best way to get along, and he didn't need to be pretentious!
In one afternoon, he first bought train tickets back to Hangzhou for the next day, and then prepared some gifts for his family.
Then, bringing some gifts, they visited Liu Molin's home on Beihua Street.
Liu Molin put in a lot of effort yesterday, and even suffered some grievances when arranging for team members to pick him up. He also risked his life to go to the arrest scene to identify Huang Xiansheng.
Ning Zhiheng could see clearly that although Liu Molin spoke politely, he still harbored resentment in his heart, but dared not speak out.
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