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Chapter 253
The scene was quiet.
Accountant Xu didn't say anything.
So does Chen Dongjin.
Qiao Jiahui couldn't stand it any longer. He kicked Accountant Xu on the butt and said angrily, "Why don't you tell me? Do you really want money over your life? Mr. Xu, have you forgotten what our Qiao family was born into?"
When Accountant Xu heard this, he was stunned. He trembled with fear, collapsed on the ground, and cried, begging for mercy, "Mr. Qiao, I, I, I will tell you everything, but you can't harm my wife and children." The rule of the underworld is that the wife and children should not be harmed.
Qiao Jiahui sneered, "Are you still qualified to negotiate with me now?"
Accountant Xu didn't say anything and was silent for a long time. Then he began to pour out the beans intermittently. Jiang Meishu quickly began to record them.
Xiaodongmen invested about 4 million yuan in the early stage, but the amount actually used for construction was probably only 1.2 million yuan, and these people swallowed up 2 million yuan in one go.
The remaining money is kept in the account to deal with inspections by these bosses.
After Accountant Xu finished reporting, Jiang Meishu hadn't said anything yet, but Qiao Jiahui was furious and kicked her several times. "You idiots, you're so bold! You even dared to embezzle my money!"
"Why don't you ask about my reputation in Hong Kong?"
At this point, Qiao Jiahui calmed down. He shouted outside, "A Zheng, come in."
Ah Zheng, who was guarding the door, appeared in the office.
"Try to interrogate them to recover the money they embezzled. If you can't find out, return to Hong Kong and pay your respects to their mothers, wives, and children."
Ah Zheng nodded, very seriously.
Accountant Xu, who was standing next to him, was so frightened when he saw him like this that he broke out in a cold sweat. He rushed over and hugged Qiao Jiahui's legs, "Mr. Qiao, the money is still there. I'll give it back to you. Don't go looking for my wife and children."
He embezzled the money just for his family, but before he could return the money, his family's personal safety was threatened.
Qiao Jiahui didn't say anything.
Just kicked him away coldly.
This is completely different from the naive and stupid Qiao Jiahui who usually appears in front of Jiang Meishu and the others.
Jiang Meishu was a little uncomfortable, she whispered, "I'll wait for you outside."
Whether in her previous life or this life, she was accustomed to a society ruled by law, but Qiao Jiahui in front of her made her see the other dark side of society.
But she couldn't stop it, and couldn't stop it.
In this regard, Jiang Meishu can only choose to cover her ears and steal the bell, deceiving herself.
She chose not to look.
Jiang Meishu stood outside, gazing at the pitch-black sky, where a few scattered stars glittered. In the early 1980s, Shenzhen, still untouched by industrial pollution, even the sky was exceptionally bright.
She thought she was born in a good era.
But he was born in a chaotic era.
In the 1980s, when anyone walking on the street could be robbed by biker gangs, it was normal for a woman to lose her child.
However, it is obvious that these are abnormal in later generations.
During the interrogation in the office, Jiang Meishu knew that she should not be soft-hearted. This was the price those people should pay after committing corruption.
But the education she received since she was a child was to find the police and let the law decide the matter.
But she also knew that if she handed them over to the police, it would probably be in vain, and their lost payment would never be recovered.
There are many people who would rather go to jail than not keep some of their property and let their wives and children live a prosperous and wealthy life for the rest of their lives.
She even knew that Qiao Jiahui was the fastest and most advantageous solution.
Ways to get the money back.
But knowing is knowing, and reality is reality.
She looked up at the stars and murmured, "Mom, am I too soft-hearted?"
Every time she heard the shrill screams in the office, she would get goosebumps all over her body.
"no."
The one who answered her was Liang Qiurun. He came out of the office, took off his black suit jacket, and draped it over Jiang Meishu's shoulders.
"It's not that you're soft-hearted, but that you're a person with normal values who grew up in a normal social environment."
His Jiang Jiang has a very clear sense of right and wrong, and the distinction between black and white is clear.
But Liang Qiurun also knew that this world and this society were never black and white.
And this time, it was the first time that his Jiang Jiang faced the dark side of this society.
Although Liang Qiurun felt sorry for her, he did not regret letting her see this, because people will grow up sooner or later, and if she cannot get through this hurdle, there will be other businesses and traps waiting for her in the future.
"Don't blame Jiahui."
Liang Qiurun put his arm around her shoulders and whispered, "A kind heart cannot command an army. If Jiahui lets them off lightly this time, someone will embezzle more next time."
This kind of thing should be a warning to others from the very beginning.
Jiang Meishu nodded, "I know."
Liang Qiurun hummed, "Don't overthink it. They're corrupt, and we're punishing them. That's only natural. We didn't actively harm them, that's all that's needed."
This is the real Liang Qiurun, the powerful Liang Qiurun.
When doing anything, he would not waste time on internal affairs and would not doubt Liang Qiurun.
Jiang Meishu didn't say anything.
After a while, Qiao Jiahui came out and closed the office door. It seemed that he didn't want Jiang Meishu to see the situation inside.
"Brother Qiurun, sister-in-law, they have almost recruited enough people."
"A total of 2.09 million yuan was embezzled, and more than 1.3 million yuan was recovered. The remaining 700,000 yuan was transferred out by them in some way."
As soon as these words were spoken, the only slight discomfort in Jiang Meishu's heart disappeared.
She immediately asked, "Can the money be recovered?"
Qiao Jiahui shook his head and nodded again. "The money has been taken out, and it's hard to get it back. But they both have families and properties, so they are considered small figures in Hong Kong."
"If we convert their houses, bank deposits, and gold bars into RMB, we can give each of them more than 300,000 yuan as compensation to us. It should be no problem."
His voice was quite loud, so naturally he didn't hide it from the people in the room. Accountant Xu inside heard it and immediately, regardless of the pain in his body, rolled and crawled out, "Mr. Qiao, my family has nothing to do with this matter."
"They don't know the bad things I did outside."
If Young Master Qiao comes to their house to ask for money or compensation, how will the old and young in their family be able to live?
Qiao Jiahui didn't even turn his head, "A Zheng, send them to the nearest police station in Pengcheng."
They squeezed out the information, recovered the money, and finally sent them to jail.
This series of measures was so shocking that even Jiang Meishu couldn't recover. She lowered her voice and asked, "Are we still going to send them to jail?"
She thought Qiao Jiahui was planning to settle the matter privately.
Recover the money, then take their legs and lives, instead of sending them to the police station.
Who would have thought that Qiao Jiahui would not only take back the money, but also send them to jail. However, when you think about it carefully, these two things are not contradictory.
"Yes."
Qiao Jiahui said calmly, "This is the punishment they deserve."
"I embezzled so much money, and all I need is one leg. It's too easy."
This time, Jiang Meishu said nothing.
She didn't even care about the corruption of the people brought by Qiao Jiahui, but within a week, not only was the embezzled money returned, but also the principal and interest.
Fifty thousand more.
As a spiritual loss for both of them.
In addition, the construction team brought by Accountant Xu and Chen Dongjin was directly fired by Qiao Jiahui from top to bottom.
For this reason, work at the Xiaodongmen construction site was suspended.
Jiang Meishu and Qiao Jiahui planned to find a construction team from inland to bid again. Li Chengdong, who had been busy as hell with the Jinsha land, got the news.
He even specially picked two hours to drive to the land in Xiaodongmen. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this land should belong to him.
So, Li Chengdong said without hesitation, "I heard that there was an accident at your Xiaodongmen construction site?"
"How is it? Can it be solved? If not, how about sending a group of workers from our Li Group to help you build it?"
"Or."
Li Chengdong smiled and said, "You can also transfer this half-finished land of yours to me. I, Li Chengdong, don't mind. I will buy it back at 80% off the market price."
Of course, he refused to admit that he coveted the land in Xiaodongmen. Although this land was not as large as the Jinsha land, it was in a good location and was even more prosperous than the Jinsha land.
From the very beginning of the auction, Li Chengdong had his eye on the Xiaodongmen plot of land, but it was snatched away by Jiang Meishu and Qiao Jiahui halfway through.
Facing Li Chengdong's attempt to take advantage of the situation, Qiao Jiahui sneered, "Li Chengdong, you'd better stop daydreaming."
Li Chengdong was not annoyed by his attitude. He even turned around and smiled at Jiang Meishu, "What do you say, Miss Jiang? Are you willing to transfer this land to me? Qiao Jiahui's share doesn't count. I can also buy Miss Jiang's share separately."
"Even for Miss Jiang, I don't need to give her a 20% discount. I can buy her at the original price. This is my, Li Chengdong, preferential treatment for Miss Jiang."
This is poaching.
Seeing that Qiao Jiahui was about to explode, Jiang Meishu held his shoulder and said, "Mr. Li, my shares will not be transferred, and similarly, my partner will not be changed."
The rejection was straightforward, leaving no room for negotiation.
Li Chengdong felt a little regretful, "That's a pity. If Miss Jiang has any thoughts of abandoning the dark and joining the light, you can come to me anytime."
"I, Li Chengdong, welcome Miss Jiang to join us at any time."
Jiang Meishu smiled but said nothing. After she watched Li Chengdong drive away, Qiao Jiahui couldn't help but curse, "Sister-in-law, you are too gentle to Li Chengdong, a man with wolfish ambitions."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "Jiahui, there's no need to argue with people like this. Just understand his purpose and ignore him."
"I can't do that."
"I will definitely scold him to death, only then will I feel happy."
Jiang Meishu remained noncommittal. "Have you heard anything about the construction team that re-tendered?"
Qiao Jiahui shook his head. "Not yet. Our project is too big. The construction team we want to take on is too small to handle the project. The construction team we don't want to take on has other projects of their own. So we're currently stuck in a limbo."
Xiaodongmen covers an area of more than 7,000 square meters, and currently about 3,000 square meters have been developed. Their design drawings are different from the conventional ones.
Many construction teams had this intention, but after looking at their architectural drawings, they quickly left, saying they couldn't do it.
Jiang Meishu pinched her brows and said, "Let's keep looking. There are construction teams everywhere in Pengcheng. I don't believe we can't even find this kind of team."
Jiang Meishu said this on the afternoon of the first day of August.
A construction team leader from Anhui found Jiang Meishu.
"Comrade Jiang, I heard you're bidding for a construction team?"
Jiang Meishu looked at the other person's clothes and nodded, "Yes, you are?"
The other party immediately became excited. "We came from my hometown in Anhui. There are 33 of us in the group, all from the same village. I'm a carpenter, my brother is a bricklayer, and we also have plumbers, rebar workers, bricklayers, and formwork builders. We've all been craftsmen working on houses for many years."
"We just arrived in Pengcheng and have no reputation yet. No one is willing to recommend us jobs."
"I wonder if Comrade Jiang can give us a chance?" The other party said this cautiously.
With a dark face and white teeth, he was begging for a job opportunity.
Jiang Meishu paused, "Can you let me see your craftsmanship?"
"Of course." Tang Jianshe immediately took out his eating utensils and said, "I'm a master bricklayer. I can also cut and lay bricks. Can I show you how to do it?"
Jiang Meishu nodded, called Qiao Jiahui, and asked Qiao Jiahui to bring Liang Qiurun over.
Among the three of them, only Liang Qiurun knows more about architecture.
When Liang Qiurun arrived, he said, "Let's all show off our unique skills."
"If possible, everyone can stay."
The progress of the project at Xiaodongmen has been delayed for more than ten days. If it is delayed any further, there will definitely be problems.
It is obviously better to have a construction team come to your site than to bid from outside.
As soon as Liang Qiurun spoke, Tang Jianshe and his companions immediately took out tools from the bags behind them.
The people who were building the walls were doing the work, the people who were shoveling the plaster were doing the work, and the people who were laying the tiles were laying the tiles. The people who were supporting the formwork couldn't bring their tools with them, so they just picked up some wood and drove it into the ground. "My formwork is sturdy and easy to take down."
The other party only showed a few skills, and Liang Qiurun knew the capabilities of this construction team.
"Okay, stay."
"There are places for workers to rest and eat at the Xiaodongmen construction site. Get ready and familiarize yourself with the site first. We'll start work tomorrow."
When Tang Jianshe heard this, he immediately bowed to Liang Qiurun and said, "Comrade, thank you so much for giving us all a meal."
Liang Qiurun waved his hand nonchalantly, "I see you all have good skills, why didn't you stay in Anhui, but came to Pengcheng instead?"
After saying this, Tang Jianshe hesitated for a moment, but looking at his brothers' pale and thin faces, he finally said it.
"We were originally from the local area and were working on a company's house. After we finished, they paid the bill and told us to get out."
Afraid that Liang Qiurun didn't understand, he sighed, "The other party's brother-in-law took over our city and most of the construction business on the market, and drove us away."
"We didn't want to, but then there was a conflict and we had no backing, so we had no choice but to come out and make a living."
In addition, they heard that there were more opportunities in the south, so they took the only money they had and bought a train ticket heading south.
I've only been here for a month, and my money is almost gone, and I haven't found a suitable job.
Their team is large and they are a gang. They are from the same village and are related to each other.
Large construction sites have their own construction teams, but small construction sites dare not use them at all, fearing that there will be too many of them and they will be too united, and they will turn the construction site upside down, and the bosses are also worried that they will not be able to control them.
When Tang Jianshe heard that the Xiaodongmen construction site was short of construction teams, he spent three dollars to find out the information and brought his brothers to try their luck.
Liang Qiurun understood immediately after hearing this and said, "Stay."
"But let me be frank. If you don't do well, we can fire you at any time."
"I guess you all know how the last construction team left our Xiaodongmen construction site."
The news that Chen Dongjin and Accountant Xu embezzled a large amount of money and were not only fired but also had their legs broken and were sent to jail spread to almost every construction site in Pengcheng.
"Of course, if you do a good job." Liang Qiurun smiled. "Both Boss Jiang and Boss Qiao are very nice people and like to give out bonuses. If the project is completed well, they will give you a generous bonus."
Giving a slap and then giving a red date is almost Liang Qiurun's usual tactic.
After finishing the whole thing, Tang Jianshe and the others were not angry at all. Instead, they felt a bit of anticipation. "Boss Jiang, Boss Qiao, don't worry. Our construction team has been building houses outside since 1973. From the brigade headquarters to the supply and marketing cooperative, as well as our guesthouse and the textile factory building, they were all built by us."
"Although we are illiterate, our house-building skills will definitely not let you down."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you."
A total of thirty-three people came to Tang Jianshe's side. There were two rows of construction dormitories, with twelve people living in one house. In the end, there were still a few beds left vacant.
"The kitchen is over here. We still have some rice, flour, grain, and oil. They were left by the construction team. But if you run out, you'll have to buy more for yourself."
Tang Jianshe was a little embarrassed. "Boss Jiang, it's not that I'm greedy, but we are really out of money. I want to ask you if I can withdraw some of your salary before buying food so that we can buy food first."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "That's no problem."
"Then we can start working now."
Tang Jianshe called his brothers and went to work.
Jiang Meishu was a little confused. "Let's take a break first. I see that none of you seem to have eaten yet. Fill your stomachs first and get familiar with the construction site. We'll talk tomorrow."
When Tang Jianshe heard this, he was immediately moved. "Boss Jiang, don't worry, we won't eat your food for free. When we get our salary next month, we will return the food."
We were so excited that we all came out.
Jiang Meishu twitched her lips and said, "You guys eat first and wash up."
It stinks so much.
If Tang Jianshe hadn't said they were from the construction team, she would have thought they were beggars.
It’s not that they look down on people, but Tang Jianshe and his friends can’t afford to stay in a guesthouse. They have been sleeping in the open air all this time. It’s good enough to be alive, not to mention personal hygiene.
While they were cooking and eating.
Jiang Meishu stepped out and found Liang Qiurun. "What do you think of this team?"
Liang Qiurun thought for a moment and said, "Looking at their craftsmanship, it seems to be a bit better than the Hongtai Construction Team."
"But you can't believe everything."
He thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Jiang, you still need to find a reliable person here, preferably someone strong and powerful, to watch over the construction site every day and supervise these people."
All I can say is that we should always be on guard against others.
Jiang Meishu spread her hands and said, "Lao Liang, I don't have many people here. The ones I have are just the elderly, the weak, women and children, who are suitable for setting up stalls."
"If you have someone suitable, please lend him to me."
In order to get someone, she even started to act like a spoiled child.
Liang Qiurun was helpless and said, "I'll look for it."
Liang Qiurun was very quick and found another man in just three days. He looked a bit like He Ping, both of them were quiet and had good skills.
"Let Qin Shi come and help watch the place. He's quite skilled."
Jiang Meishu immediately introduced herself and arranged for Qin Shi to start work. "Comrade Qin, you will be guarding the gate and supervising the people on the construction site to see if there are any thieves or outsiders stealing things. At the same time, you will be responsible for the security here. As for the salary-"
She pondered for a moment, a little hesitant.
Liang Qiurun spoke for her, "It's also eighty-one months. I've already discussed it with him."
Qin Shi said honestly, "Yes, the political commissar told me."
The first person he spoke was a retired soldier from the garrison.
Jiang Meishu said, "Okay, let's start with this salary. We provide food and accommodation. If you do well later, I'll arrange a raise for you."
No matter what the future holds, bosses must be able to paint a rosy picture.
Jiang Meishu is no exception.
Qin Shi nodded immediately. With the arrival of these people, the construction team of Xiaodongmen was finally set up again.
As for finance and procurement, Jiang Meishu decided to do it herself. She would be in charge of finance, while Qiao Jiahui would be in charge of procurement.
Qiao Jiahui still wanted to be lazy.
Jiang Meishu gave him a cold look, "Do you still want outsiders to dig out your flesh and blood?"
Their money is their flesh and blood.
Qiao Jiahui couldn't refuse these words. He said reluctantly, "But sister-in-law, I can't work a full day."
Even when he was having the hardest time at Hongtai, he never worked a full day.
I will also go out and have fun.
Jiang Meishu rubbed her eyes and said, "Then you can recommend a suitable purchasing agent to work with you. You can ask him to come when you are not around."
"Anyway, I'm going to fight Xiao Dongmen. I'm going to be the accountant. From now on, all the income and expenditure here will have to go through my hands."
Isn’t it just picking up your old business?
She just does it!
It's better than having millions embezzled by others.
Qiao Jiahui thought about it and whispered, "Then I can really find someone from Hong Kong."
Jiang Meishu now gets a headache when she hears someone is looking for someone in Hong Kong. "No, let's look for someone in mainland China."
Qiao Jiahui cried, "Then I'll ask my ex-ex-girlfriend to be the purchasing agent, okay?"
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