Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Gu Changzong was very motivated. After breakfast, he…
Jiang Hongguo didn't understand the reason for the leader's wife's attitude change 180 degrees, and the leader's wife told her on the way.
"Our two families are really destined to be together. Your husband was delivering coal while my child went on an autumn outing with his classmates. The driver of the car wanted to take revenge on one of the parents and held a car full of children hostage. It happened that your husband's motorcade passed by and he had to pass other cars. He saw the clues and rescued the children immediately. I am grateful to him, but I am afraid that your husband will regret it if he knows that my child was also in the car."
It was originally a good deed, but it would be bad to be misunderstood. Hong Guo vouched for it: "Personal grievances are nothing compared to justice. Changzong will never regret saving the children."
The leader's wife was grateful, but there was one more thing that completely changed her mind.
She said, "I saved a carload of kids. Do you know what your man asked for?"
According to Hongguo's understanding of Gu Changzong, he did not turn around and leave after saving the man, but instead made a nosy request. He must be standing up for the driver, right?
The driver was so evil that he even held the child hostage, yet he still moved Gu Changzong. The driver probably didn't really want to hurt the child, but just wanted to achieve his goal.
Hong Guo guessed, "You just said that the driver wanted to take revenge on one of the children's parents. The driver must have been wronged, so he would use such an extreme method, right? Is Changzong asking you to judge the driver and help him get justice?"
The leader's wife clapped her hands and said, "Yes, that's what he said. You two are really in sync. When Gu Changzong comes back, tell him not to worry. The old banker will not ignore this matter."
Hong Guo thought it was fair to do so. The leader's wife's confidence made her ask, "Is your banker very powerful?"
The leader's wife thought about the shameful things she had done since she came here, without the constraints of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She felt quite embarrassed and waved her hand modestly: "It's just so-so, but it's just enough to help the driver get justice."
Hongguo judged from this humble remark that the old Zhuang family had a very strong background. No wonder they asked Secretary Zhuang to come here. Firstly, he could investigate, and secondly, if he could find out, it would be considered a political achievement.
She slowly wavered in her determination. It would be bad to refuse such a powerful person who was asking for help, and it was also a just thing.
When we arrived at the leader's house, it turned out that Secretary Zhuang was the one cooking himself.
Secretary Zhuang just turned off the fire when he saw them come in. He pointed at the shredded pork in the pot and boasted, "The timing is just right. Shredded pork noodles are my specialty. We'll eat in a moment."
The leader's wife's mouth twitched again. After asking Jiang Hongguo to sit down, she asked her husband: "Lao Zhuang, where did you put the tea? I can't find it. Come and help me find it."
Secretary Zhuang acted as if nothing had happened and followed her lover to the room. As soon as the door was closed, her lover felt that they were neglecting the guest.
"I said I would stay home and cook, but you insisted that you come and make at least three dishes and a soup. I didn't expect you to serve shredded pork noodles. It's too shabby to treat people to a meal with shredded pork noodles. You are embarrassed, but I am embarrassed too."
Secretary Zhuang smiled and said, "It's okay. It depends on the person. Jiang Hongguo won't care about these little things."
The couple acted as if nothing had happened and came out with a tea can. Hongguo cooperated and pretended not to hear their conversation and took the initiative to get a bowl of noodles.
The leader handed Hongguo chopsticks and said, "I can barely make three dishes and a soup, but today we are short of time and I really don't have time. I know you won't mind."
Hong Guo took the chopsticks with both hands. Her smile was genuine, and she really didn't mind: "I really like eating noodles. Since you called me here, just tell me if you have anything to say."
Secretary Zhuang asked his colleagues and subordinates in a casual manner, just like when he was eating in the cafeteria: "I want to ask you for help with something. Do you know what it is?"
Jiang Hongguo knew that he couldn't avoid this matter, so he nodded: "I know."
Secretary Zhuang asked, "Can you help me with this?"
Hongguo thought that she and Sister Xiao already had a grudge against each other, so she might as well agree to it readily.
"I can help, but I have a small request. You can't ask me how I did it."
Although he had prepared himself mentally, Secretary Zhuang was still a little shocked.
Jiang Hongguo was so confident that he could do it, and he didn't allow anyone to ask the reason. This was the same attitude as his old friend. It seemed that Jiang Hongguo and his old friend had a common secret.
He respected other people's privacy, "If it can be done, how long will it take?"
Hongguo thought about it and decided that this matter would have to wait for Changzong to come back and cooperate. It couldn't be done too quickly, lest others think she was too powerful.
After careful consideration, she gave a time: "It will take at least a month."
Secretary Zhuang was even more shocked this time than before, and asked hurriedly, "Are you sure?"
Hongguo was also stunned. What? Is one month too long?
She was very determined: "What you want me to do is very troublesome, and the time cannot be any less than this."
Secretary Zhuang nodded: "Okay, then it will be one month. Thank you for your hard work. If you need any help, please let me know at any time."
After discussing these matters, Secretary Zhuang stopped talking about work and started chatting about family matters. He ate the noodles very quickly and Hongguo said goodbye after he finished.
As soon as she was sent away, the leader's wife was confused and asked her husband: "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand a word you say?"
Secretary Zhuang looked serious and told his wife: "Don't tell anyone about what happened today, otherwise we, the Zhuang family, can't save you."
The boss’s wife didn’t understand: “If it’s so important, why did you let me stay at home and let me know? Why didn’t you just keep it from me?”
Secretary Zhuang knows his lover's character too well. The best way to keep her secret is to make her feel afraid.
"I needed your cooperation before, and I had to let you know some things. Fortunately, you woke up quickly. Now I tell you, we have studied and considered what we are doing this time. With your full cooperation, we can make progress in three months, which is considered a good situation. But Jiang Hongguo said that we can find out the truth in one month. Aren't you afraid of this speed?"
No matter how dumb the leader's wife was, she was also scared and asked hurriedly, "Jiang Hongguo is alone. What if he really finds out the truth and helps you solve the case?"
Secretary Zhuang said, "That's a good thing. Besides, she is not alone. The people living in her courtyard are all very capable people."
His wife was still puzzled: "Then why do they all listen to Jiang Hongguo?"
Secretary Zhuang said: "Maybe Jiang Hongguo saved their lives."
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Hongguo had just returned from Secretary Zhuang's house after eating noodles and had no time to catch her breath when Sister Xiao found out about it quickly and sent her godsister over.
The person who came was called □□Ping. She came empty-handed. She probably thought that Jiang Hongguo would not accept anything if she brought anything, so she simply didn't bring anything.
Hongguo still made her a cup of tea as a treat.
Based on the experience of other people talking to Jiang Hongguo in the past, this time □□ Ping came straight to the point, had a good attitude, and spoke in human language.
"I came here this time to apologize to you for what happened to Old Five and Old Six, and to see if there is a chance for us to shake hands and make peace."
The fifth child she was referring to was Xiao Wumei, and the sixth child was Du Huixiang.
Hongguo had already promised Secretary Zhuang to help, and she would never have the chance to make peace with them again.
Hong Guo said, "In fact, I hate hypocrisy the most. You know it yourself. We have a lot of grievances. How can we shake hands and make peace? It has always been you who take one step forward and we fight back. We have never taken the initiative to provoke. You can't just come and force us to shake hands and make peace because you can't beat us. That doesn't make sense."
□□Ping couldn't refute what Jiang Hongguo said.
But she felt that Jiang Hongguo and herself were both women, and women's hearts were softer. She wanted to impress her with her own story and began to talk about the friendship between her and Sister Xiao.
□□ Ping said: "The person that Sister Xiao remarried is my father-in-law."
Jiang Hongguo interrupted her: "I don't want to know about your family's affairs."
□□ Ping said: "You'd better listen. My father-in-law is the director of the G Committee. His son likes me, so his family sent my parents who are doctors to the farm. I endured the humiliation, but I was powerless and could not fight them. His family, with the little power in their hands, became the bully here. Is there an underground market for buying and selling cigarettes, alcohol, rice and flour in your hometown?"
Hongguo nodded. This kind of market can be found everywhere. She used to buy it, but after the market was liberalized, she no longer needed it.
Ping continued, "You know what? You guys are selling cigarettes, alcohol, tea, rice, flour and food, but my family is secretly selling coal and making a lot of money. I can't beat them, and I don't want to poison them to death, and I don't want to ruin myself for revenge."
Hong Guo agreed: "Human life is precious, and your own life is even more precious. You can't harm it easily."
□□ Ping thought she had found a confidant, and hurriedly said, "Yes, so I have been patient and waited for the opportunity. At this time, I met Sister Xiao, and we hit it off immediately. She asked me to introduce her to a family that can stand on its own feet. I just wanted to unite people for revenge, and we hit it off immediately."
"After the discussion, with my introduction, she married my father-in-law with the mining rights. Our family became one of the first private coal mine owners. We dug and sold coal legitimately. The money snowballed. But my father-in-law was still not satisfied, so he used some trickery to acquire several private mines. Later, my father-in-law and my husband died in a mine accident. Sister Xiao said it was an accident. I don't care whether it was man-made or accidental. Anyway, my revenge has been taken."
Thinking about the situation now, □□ Ping still feels happy that her revenge was achieved, so she is grateful to Sister Xiao and obeys her orders.
She was afraid that Hongguo might not be impatient to listen, so she spoke quickly.
"I originally came here for revenge. I have never been pregnant. After my father-in-law and my husband died, his uncles and aunts came to grab their property. It was only because of our solidarity that we sisters were able to keep it. It was not easy for us."
Isn't it easy for them? Rich people always feel that they don't make enough money, and powerful people always feel that they don't have enough power. Hong Guo knows that these two are equally dangerous and always rings the alarm bell in her heart.
She asked □□ Ping: "Don't feel bad for your elder sister. Her hands must be dirty. Are your hands clean?"
□□Ping's heart skipped a beat and she asked hurriedly, "Why do you ask that?"
Jiang Hongguo said, "I think from a dark perspective. Because your father-in-law's family can help Sister Xiao gain a foothold, she came to contact you first. It was not an accidental encounter as you thought. You thought you hit it off at first sight. Is it possible that she did her homework beforehand and catered to your personality and preferences, which gave you an illusion?"
□□Ping shook her head repeatedly: "This is impossible."
Jiang Hongguo said: "I'm just guessing, whether it's true or not, you can go back and find out slowly."
She saw that □□Ping's expression had relaxed a little, which meant that □□Ping had doubts during this period of time.
In this case, Hongguo continued to speak a few words to see if she could cause a split among them.
"I heard that Du Huixiang's brother-in-law's ex-wife was the second child. Her brother-in-law wanted to marry Du Huixiang, so his ex-wife died suddenly. Your eldest sister even helped to say it was an accident. If she can do this to the second child, how much sincerity can she have for you?"
□□Ping came to find Jiang Hongguo, hoping to impress her, but she didn't expect that she would be upset by her words.
She came out of Jiang Hongguo's house and went back to report to Sister Xiao.
Sister Xiao was very concerned about the result: "How was the discussion? You are so confident, did you convince Jiang Hongguo?"
□□ Ping suddenly didn't want to tell Sister Xiao what happened, and shook her head: "Jiang Hongguo is stubborn and kicked me out after just a few words."
Xiao Wumei had always hated Jiang Hongguo, so she took the initiative to say, "Big sister, let me teach her a lesson."
For some reason, □□ Ping couldn't bear to dislike Jiang Hongguo, and hurriedly tried to dissuade her: "When I was here, she happened to receive a call. Gu Changzong said he would be back today. Don't do anything radical and cause trouble for everyone."
Xiao Wumei said disdainfully: "Fourth sister, if you are afraid, then just stay away from us like before. Anyway, your hands are clean, so we won't implicate you no matter what happens."
Xiao Wumei looked at her eldest sister and found that she remained silent this time, neither agreeing nor stopping her, which meant she acquiesced.
She was very proud of herself because she had raised several big wolfhounds and kept them in the mine. Not many people knew about it, so they came in handy.
Xiao Wumei led the big wolfhounds and set off, ambushing on the road leading to Yancheng.
She knew that Gu Changzong would pass this road today and she couldn't wait.
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This is the only easy-to-walk cement road leading into the city, and most people would choose this as there is a lot of coal in Yancheng, so there are many trucks transporting it. The loads are so heavy that even the best roads are filled with potholes.
In the pothole ahead, a fellow villager was lying wailing. Gu Changzong slowed down the car until he could see clearly the fellow villager's feet were caught in a trap and bleeding. The fellow villager tried his best to pull it free but failed. When he saw the car coming, he quickly asked for help.
Even if there is a trap ahead, Gu Changzong is not afraid. If it is a trap and there is no cargo on the car, he will get off even more.
This trap is used to catch large animals. It was placed on a normal road. Gu Changzong intuitively felt that it was aimed at him and his fellow villagers might be implicated.
The fellow villager's voice trembled with pain: "I don't know who did this disgusting thing, putting such a big trap on the road and covering it with mud, and I stepped on it accidentally."
Gu Changzong suddenly realized that this was a way of using the wailing fellow villager to lure him off the bus. It could have been anyone, as this fellow villager just happened to be unlucky.
Just as he realized something was wrong, several big wolfhounds suddenly jumped out from the bushes. The wolfhounds were large in size and extremely ferocious after training, but no matter how ferocious they were, they were not as ferocious as Gu Changzong.
In a flash, Gu Changzong grabbed the leading wolfhound's front paw, swung it half a circle, and threw it directly back into the grass. He glared at the remaining few, and the few wolfhounds that were rushing forward whimpered in fear and ran away with their tails between their legs.
The fellow villager's head had been held down by Gu Changzong with one hand. He could only hear the dog barking and didn't know what was going on. He asked anxiously, "Brother, what happened?"
Gu Changzong said casually: "The stray dog that passed by has already run away."
After a while, there was a shrill scream in the distance, and it sounded like a woman.
The fellow was a simple man. Even when he was injured, he still cared about others: "Brother, did you hear that just now? It sounded like a woman's scream. Could she have been bitten by the dog that ran away just now?"
Gu Changzong said calmly: "I didn't hear it. You are hallucinating because of the pain. I will take you to the hospital first."
The villager couldn't open the trap, but it was not difficult for Gu Changzong. He rescued the villager, dismantled the trap and threw it far away.
He will deal with this matter when he gets back, so it doesn't make any difference whether he calls the police or not.
He sent his fellow villager to the hospital, paid the hospital fees, and left without waiting for his family to come.
When the family members arrived, they saw that the mainstay of the family was so injured that he would need at least a month to recover. They felt distressed and at a loss. In such a tight time, they could only borrow more than 20 yuan. They asked the nurse if it was enough: "Can we pay the hospital bill later? We can borrow more when we go back."
The nurse told them: "The young man who brought your family here has already paid 500 yuan in advance. Hospitalization does not cost that much money. The remaining amount can be refunded when you are discharged from the hospital."
The family members of the fellow villager were stunned. They thought they had met a kind person. They asked the nurse immediately, "Where is the benefactor?"
The nurse pointed to the door and said, "He paid the money and left."
The fellow villager's family members' eyes turned red. They knelt down in the direction the nurse pointed and kowtowed several times before standing up.
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Gu Changzong felt guilty about it, as his fellow villager was innocently implicated, and the 500 yuan was his compensation.
When he got home, dinner had already been eaten. Yu Shan didn't care whether he had eaten or not. He excitedly boasted about what he had done in the past few days.
"During the days you were away, we accomplished several big things. As soon as you came back, everything was calm. I figured it out. Everyone else was afraid of you. They only dared to cause trouble when you were away, which made me useless. Why don't you be responsible for delivering coal in the future? I and Lao Zheng are here at home, and even a little kid can do the job."
A little bit of joy agreed: "Yes, yes, it's useful to me."
When Hong Guo heard that Gu Changzong hadn't eaten dinner yet, she hurried to heat up his meal and asked, "You told me on the phone that you would come back for dinner. We waited for you for half an hour, but they were so hungry that they ate first. Why are you late for several hours again this time?"
Gu Changzong followed Hongguo to the kitchen and really wanted to hug her, but the other guys at home followed him like little followers, making it difficult for him to get close to Hongguo.
"I ran into a trap on the way into the city. Xiao Wumei was inhumane. She tried to trick me into getting off the car and attacked me with wolfhounds. She buried animal traps on the road and injured a fellow villager. I sent him to the hospital."
Jiang Hongguo still underestimated Xiao Wumei's cruelty. For a single thing, she could hurt anyone and do anything immoral.
She felt bad for her fellow villager being implicated, so she asked, "Did you pay for the medical expenses?"
Gu Changzong knew that if he gave Hongguo 500 yuan, Hongguo's heart burden would be much lighter, so he smiled and said, "I paid 500 yuan to the hospital for hospitalization fees, and the rest will be used as compensation for his loss of work."
Five hundred was indeed a lot. Hong Guo was afraid of arousing people's greed, so she asked one more question: "You didn't let him know our home address, did you? They don't need to thank you for this kind of thing."
Gu Changzong said: "I didn't tell him. I came back after sending him to the hospital."
The food had been heated up and placed on the small square table in the kitchen. Hongguo sat aside and ate with him.
Yu Shan turned around and around indignantly: "Why should we talk about morality with people who don't abide by morality?"
Gu Changzong just wanted to have a good meal, and was unhappy about being interrupted, so he lectured him, "You are a human, not a dog. As a human, you must abide by the rules set by humans."
Seeing Yu Shan being humiliated, Hong Guo hurriedly advised: "Yu Shan has become a cousin of my family in terms of household registration. He is my cousin now. You should be a little nicer to him."
Gu Changzong glanced at it and said, "That's great. I can eat and drink for free just because I have a legitimate reason."
Yu Shan was quite afraid of Gu Changzong, and he argued: "I did the work when you were not around, so when you were here, you did all the work, so I was a little more idle, it was not intentional."
Hongguo proved to Yushan that Changzong really did a lot of work when he was away: "Sweeping the floor, cleaning the dust, picking vegetables, he is very capable. Whatever I ask him to do, he will come at my command."
Gu Changzong nodded. Hongguo had been speaking for him. For the sake of the household registration book, he gave Yu Shan a faint smile.
Hong Guo had some more things to say, which she saved for the intimate moments in the middle of the night and told only to Gu Changzong.
After talking to herself for a long time, she found that Gu Changzong was in a bad mood. He must have been wronged. She coaxed him and asked, "You accidentally saved a carload of children on your trip. It's such a great thing. Why are you not happy?"
Gu Changzong looked fine on the surface, but he was actually a little depressed. He thought he was pretending well, but Hongguo still found out.
He was afraid that Hongguo would say he was looking for trouble, so he tried to act as if nothing had happened and said, "Oh, nothing much. I just feel like you guys can still do things just fine without me. It seems like I'm of no use to you. It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not."
Hong Guo bit him hard: "I can't bite others like this, so you are very important to me. No one can replace you. Do you understand?"
Gu Changzong didn't feel any pain at all. His muscles were tense and he asked her to bite harder in a muffled voice.
Hong Guo refused to do so and begged for mercy, "The most difficult thing that Secretary Zhuang asked us to help investigate is how to get the jewelry that Sister Xiao always wears and touch it. I have not been able to think of a good way. Can you help me think of it?"
Gu Changzong couldn't stop at this moment, and begged with a muffled groan: "There is a way, Guoguo, take another bite and I will tell you."
Jiang Hongguo felt helpless but loved him too. She bit him so hard that his skin broke and cursed him, "I'll hurt you to death." Then she turned around and went to sleep, ignoring him.
Gu Changzong was quite satisfied. It didn't hurt at all. The feeling of being needed by Hongguo was fulfilling. He hugged Hongguo and thought that Director Wei had finally reacted. In short, as long as Hongguo was willing to do something, he would be happy to do it.
The next morning, the first thing Hong Guo did was to check Gu Changzong's neck. There was no tooth mark left. She was used to it and now she didn't need to hide it at all.
Gu Changzong is very motivated. After breakfast, he wants to take Hongguo and Diandian out.
Lao Zheng asked: "Aren't you going to the mine?"
Gu Changzong: "Don't you have me? Don't count on me when I come back."
Yu Shan: "Are you guys going out to play? Take me with you."
Gu Changzong: "You can have fun by yourself. Hongguo and I have something important to do."
Yu Shan didn't believe it: "You're still taking some serious matters with you?"
Old Zheng thought Yushan had too many problems: "If you want to have some free time, come with me to the mine."
Yu Shan was not willing to go to the mine, so he went to the countryside to collect fruits and vegetables. Lao Zheng went to the mine, while Hong Guo and Chang Zong took Xiao Bitian and drove out.
After getting in the car, Hong Guo asked, "Chang Zong, where are we going?"
Gu Changzong went to the direction of Sister Xiao's mine and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to touch the jewelry she was wearing? Go now."
Hong Guo thought he would act at night, sneak out to touch it, and then send it back under the cover of darkness. What would he do during the day?
Hong Guo was worried: "It's not easy in broad daylight, right?"
Gu Changzong looked at her and the carefree Diandian and smiled, "It's very easy."
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