Yan Bugui, with a sullen face, glanced at Yan Jiecheng, snorted coldly, and turned to walk out of the security department building.
"Dad, Dad, is it okay if we just pay a fine? I was so scared, I thought I was going to end up in jail."
When Yan Bugui heard his son say that paying a "small" fine would solve the problem, the muscles on his face twitched slightly.
*Smack!*
Yan Bugui gritted his teeth and swung his hand, delivering a powerful slap to Yan Jiecheng's left cheek.
"You're really good at getting your father into trouble!"
Yan Jiecheng covered his face, stunned by the blow. His eyes instantly reddened, and he muttered softly, "Dad, I just wanted to teach Yi Zhonghai a lesson. I never expected it to escalate like this."
"No, it's a fine!"
Yan Bugui became more and more agitated as he spoke, panting heavily with anger. "Do you know how much the fine is? Three hundred yuan! That's a full three hundred yuan!"
Upon hearing that the fine was as much as three hundred yuan, Yan Jiecheng forgot about the burning pain on his face and was completely dumbfounded.
As a temporary worker, his monthly salary is only ten or twenty yuan. He would never earn three hundred yuan even if he didn't eat or drink.
As Yan Bugui walked out of the security office building, he clutched his chest with one hand and leaned against a pillar by the door with the other, glaring at Yan Jiecheng with hatred: "It was all your idea. Now look what's happened, we've been dragged into this mess too."
"You applauded it as a great idea back then, so you can't blame me entirely for what happened!"
Yan Jiecheng rubbed his reddened face and complained, "If anyone's to blame, it's that bastard Xu Damao. He abandoned us as soon as something happened. We were helping him out, and he's the one who does this."
Yan Bugui pretended to fight again, but Yan Jiecheng dodged him by running away.
On the way back, Yan Bugui didn't say anything more, pondering how to scrape together the three hundred yuan.
He had painstakingly saved up all the money in the house, and taking away three hundred yuan at once felt like having his heart ripped out.
After returning to the courtyard house, Yan Bugui went straight into the house and began rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
Yan Jiecheng stood aside, not daring to utter a sound.
This terrified Yan Bugui's wife, who hurriedly pulled Yan Jiecheng aside and began to question him.
As a result, after Yan Jiecheng explained it, Yan Bugui's wife, who is now the second aunt, immediately lost all color in her face, and then with a "hiccup," she fell straight backward.
Yan Bugui stopped giving change and hurriedly crawled over to pinch the second aunt's philtrum.
Before long, the second aunt slowly woke up.
"How did our family get into this mess? Three hundred yuan! How long will it take us to save that up?" The second aunt, regaining her senses, burst into tears. She was truly heartbroken over that three hundred yuan!
Of course, anyone would feel heartbroken in this situation.
But since things have come to this, the only thing to do is to raise the money first.
Yan Bugui helped his wife onto the kang (a heated brick bed), then drove Yan Jiecheng out of the house, and then ransacked the place again.
His thoughts were the same as Liu Haizhong's; he was thinking that he had to pay the fine as soon as possible, because this matter could not be delayed, otherwise his work would be in limbo and he would not be able to stop.
Following Wang Dabao's instructions, Feng Biao did not make things difficult for Yi Zhonghai's other three apprentices. After speaking with each of them separately, he released them.
Before leaving, I told them not to tell anyone about the conversation, otherwise they would have to come back, and things wouldn't be so simple then.
Before long, Yan Bugui's three hundred yuan arrived.
Feng Biao rushed to Wang Dabao's office to report on his achievements.
Xu Damao got 386 yuan, Yi Zhonghai got 200 yuan, Jia Dongxu got 50 yuan, Liu Haizhong got 200 yuan, and Yan Bugui and his son got 300 yuan. All of this adds up to more than 1,100 yuan.
Feng Biao was so excited he almost jumped for joy, exclaiming how fast the money had come.
Wang Dabao didn't mention that before this, he had also tricked Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai out of 100 yuan each.
All told, it adds up to a total of 1,300.
Looking at the pile of bills on the coffee table, Wang Dabao couldn't help but chuckle. Xu Damao had schemed all along, never expecting that it would end up being his dowry.
"Section Chief Wang, what do you think of this?"
Feng Biao asked in a fawning manner.
Wang Dabao didn't stand on ceremony and counted out five hundred from the money. Pointing to the rest, he said, "You distribute these equally among the brothers in the department. Make sure everyone gets a share. Let them just take the money and not ask any questions about where the money came from."
Feng Biao's eyes widened suddenly, in disbelief: "This... there are still more than six hundred here, Wang Ke, how about... how about you take some more?"
"Then... should I take some more?"
Wang Dabao looked at Feng Biao with amusement.
On the other hand, Feng Biao looked embarrassed, as if his thoughts had been exposed.
"Alright, so you're still trying to play games with me, huh?"
Wang Dabao raised his foot as if to kick, and Feng Biao chuckled but didn't dare to dodge.
“This 500 yuan isn’t all for me,” Wang Dabao waved his hand and explained. “You and the other captains of the security team take a larger share, and the rest can be divided equally among us. Consider it a bonus I got for everyone before the New Year.”
Upon receiving the order, Feng Biao happily exclaimed "Ah!", gathered up the money, and bowed deeply to Wang Dabao with great excitement.
"Section Chief Wang, thank you on behalf of my colleagues. We've never received such treatment before."
"Get lost! If Section Chief Hu hears this, he'll skin you alive."
Wang Dabao tucked the money into his pocket and said, "Remember to bring my lunch to Section Chief Hu's room."
"Okay!"
Feng Biao readily agreed and hurriedly ran downstairs.
A moment later, Section Chief Hu, who had heard the noise, knocked on the door and came in. "Was that Feng Biao just now?"
Wang Dabao nodded and recounted the events of the day to Section Chief Hu. He then took out the five hundred yuan from his pocket, counted out three hundred, and handed it to Section Chief Hu.
"You're really something else. Even if a toad jumps on your foot, you'll still grab it and squeeze its pee out."
When Wang Dabao heard Section Chief Hu "praise" him like that, his face immediately darkened.
However, there was nothing he could do, since the description was quite accurate!
Section Chief Hu did not take the money Wang Dabao handed over. Instead, he stepped forward and took the two hundred yuan. "Keep the extra. I'll benefit from this. Just take this."
"However, this is not the same as raiding the black market; we'll have to think twice before doing it in the future."
Wang Dabao nodded in agreement. He understood what Section Chief Hu meant, but he was confident about what was going on today.
When Feng Biao returned to the duty room, he called over the security captain who was on duty that day.
Zheng Jun, now the captain of the security team, was on par with Feng Biao in rank, and was the first to rush over upon receiving the notification. Hearing that Wang Dabao was going to share money with them again, his expression was exactly the same as Feng Biao's just moments before.
"My god, Lao Feng, have you ever seen a leader like this?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Where can you find someone like Section Chief Wang? I've never even heard of him." With that, Feng Biao sighed. "Section Chief Hu is also very good, but he's too old and overly cautious in his work!"
Zheng Jun chuckled, "I really like Section Chief Wang's proactive approach to getting things done. I hereby declare that I will pay for Section Chief Wang's lunchbox this noon."
Upon hearing Zheng Jun's words, Feng Biao's eyes widened, and he immediately objected.
"Bullshit, I'm the one who pays every day, why should I give it to you today?"
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