aircannonsinc Chapter 187 Niu Guihua reports the case
Chapter 187 Niu Guihua reports the case
The gate of the county public security bureau stood imposingly, its blue and white sign gleaming coldly in the blazing sun.
Niu Guihua, holding Li Dabao's hand, stood at the gate, her legs actually a little cramped.
But at this moment, greed and hatred overwhelmed his fear.
The thought of that wretched girl Li Xianglian living in a big brick house, clutching a fortune, yet not even giving her mother a leftover meal, sent a surge of anger straight to her head.
"Mother, are we really...really going in?"
Li Dabao shrank back, looking at the police officers standing guard at the door, feeling apprehensive. "If my brother-in-law really gets arrested, who will find me a job?"
"Arrange my ass! That brat's been shitting on my neck all this time, and you expect them to do anything for me?"
Niu Guihua spat fiercely, her triangular eyes full of calculation.
"If we put him in jail, that scoundrel has no parents, so his family fortune will be ours! We can say we did a good deed by reporting him, and maybe the government will even reward us with a sum of money! That's what you call putting righteousness before family!"
If you just label Qin Rushan as a "speculator," he'll be lucky to escape with his life these days.
At that time, wouldn't Li Xianglian, a widow and orphan, be completely at her mercy?
Having figured this out, Niu Guihua straightened her back and dragged Li Dabao toward the gatehouse.
"What are you doing? Do you even know where you are? Stop yelling!"
The old man in the gatehouse poked his head out of the window, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.
"I want to report this to the police! I want to file a complaint!"
Niu Guihua, in her hoarse voice, as if afraid the people inside wouldn't hear her, shouted, "Someone's engaging in speculation and profiteering! Undermining socialism! It's a big case!"
That shout of "speculation and profiteering" was a sensitive word in this era.
Just then, a jeep drove out of the yard, ready to leave.
Hearing the noise, the car window rolled down, revealing a square face with dark red features—it was Wei Donghai, the captain of the criminal investigation team.
He had just finished interrogating the cable thieves and was in a bad mood when he heard someone shouting at the door, so he told the driver to stop the car.
Wei Donghai got out of the car, dressed in an olive green uniform with a belt around his waist and his hat pulled low. His imposing aura was so strong that it could freeze a person to death from three meters away.
"Who's causing trouble?" Wei Donghai asked in a deep voice.
When Niu Guihua saw who it was, her eyes lit up instantly.
Isn't this the same high-ranking official who went to Lijia Village to arrest Butcher Zhang the other day?
Oh my goodness, this is a blessing from heaven, I ran into someone I know!
"My lord! My benevolent judge!"
Niu Guihua loosened her grip on Li Dabao, and with a thud, she tried to kneel on the ground, but Wei Donghai frowned and took a step back to avoid her.
"Get to the point, don't resort to these feudal and superstitious practices," Wei Donghai said coldly.
"Sir, do you remember me? I'm from Lijia Village. Last time you went to arrest that damned Zhang Xiangui, I was the one who led the way!"
Niu Guihua, without batting an eye, struck up a conversation, completely forgetting her shameful behavior that day when she wished she could swallow the money whole.
Wei Donghai squinted and looked her over; he vaguely remembered her.
Isn't this the same old shrew who sold her daughter and then stole the money?
He had never liked this kind of person, and his tone grew even colder: "I remember. What are you doing here? Zhang Xiangui's case is closed, why are you still causing trouble?"
"It's not Zhang Xiangui! It's a major case!"
Niu Guihua lowered her voice, leaning closer with a mysterious yet malicious look, "I'm going to report Qin Rushan! That Qin Rushan from the county transportation team! He's involved in speculation and profiteering, it's very serious!"
Wei Donghai raised an eyebrow.
Report Lao Qin?
Old Qin had just invited him to drink in the yard, and now his mother-in-law was stabbing him in the back?
"Oh?"
Wei Donghai remained calm, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, didn't light it, and just fiddled with it in his hand. "Who are you to Qin Rushan?"
"I'm his mother-in-law!"
Niu Guihua puffed out her chest, looking righteous and indignant. "Although we're relatives, I have high moral standards! I can't just stand by and watch him make a mistake! He went to the provincial capital and hauled three whole truckloads of goods! Three truckloads! How much money is that? Where did he, a transporter, get so much money? He must be buying and selling, making dirty money!"
Li Dabao chimed in, "That's right! My brother-in-law... ugh, Qin Rushan's house is full of new furniture, and stacks of ten-yuan notes—that money must have come from shady sources!"
Wei Donghai saw the ugly faces of the mother and daughter and knew it perfectly well.
This isn't about upholding justice and sacrificing one's own family; it's clearly about someone trying to extort money and then using another person to do their dirty work.
Qin Rushan had already told him about taking the melons to the provincial capital this time, and all the arrangements had been made.
Although there is a certain element of profiteering involved, the wind has now changed. As long as things don't go too far, the government won't investigate unless the people complain.
But if someone really reports it by name, and it's investigated according to the old Chinese almanac, it can be truly disgusting.
Wei Donghai sneered, put the cigarette in his mouth, and his eyes instantly turned sharp as knives.
"You accuse him of speculation and profiteering, do you have any evidence? Did you see him making the trades? Or were you involved?"
Niu Guihua was taken aback by the barrage of questions and paused for a moment: "Then...then we still need evidence? His vast amount of money is evidence enough! Just arrest him and interrogate him, then we'll know!"
"Nonsense!" Wei Donghai suddenly shouted, startling Niu Guihua so much that she almost fell to the ground.
"Do you think the police station is your private property? You think you can arrest whoever you want?"
Wei Donghai took a step forward, his tall frame looming down like a mountain. "Do you know what the current policy is? The country encourages individual businesses to revitalize the economy! Qin Rushan's business is legitimate for the transportation team. You, with your white teeth, are trying to slander an innocent person?"
"No... Boss, he's really rich..."
Niu Guihua panicked. This wasn't right. Wasn't this leader very imposing when they arrested Zhang the butcher that day?
"Does having money mean you can break the law?"
Wei Donghai snorted coldly, "I think you're just jealous, aren't you? Coming to the police station to make false reports and frame others—that's a legal offense!"
He pointed to the imposing office building behind him. "False accusation and framing is punishable by up to three years imprisonment. For serious cases, the sentence will be increased!"
"What? Sentenced...sentenced to prison?" Upon hearing this, Li Dabao turned pale with fright, and his legs trembled.
"and,"
Wei Donghai's eyes darkened, and he deliberately spoke in a serious tone, "You say you're his mother-in-law, but if they find out he really has problems, you won't escape either! Knowing the truth but not reporting it, harboring and protecting him, that makes you an accomplice! Then your whole family will be locked up eating cornbread and sent to the far northwest for re-education!"
These words, half true and half false, terrified the legally illiterate Niu Guihua.
She just wanted to extort some money or make Qin Rushan suffer, but she never expected to get herself involved!
If she were to be sent to the fence, would she even be able to save her old life?
Li Dabao isn't married yet!
"No... I won't report it! I won't report it!"
Niu Guihua turned ashen-faced with fright, waving her hands and backing away. "I...I'm just getting senile, I just said it offhand, just said it offhand!"
"Just something you said offhand?"
Wei Donghai's face darkened. "The Public Security Bureau is not a place you can just casually mention! Get out of here! If I see you causing trouble in the county again, I'll lock you up for disturbing public order and teach you a lesson!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll leave! I'll leave right now!"
Niu Guihua dared not linger for even a second longer.
She grabbed the terrified Li Dabao and scrambled away, wishing she had two more legs, and ran off in the opposite direction as fast as she could.
He looked even worse than when Li Xiaotao scolded him and drove him away that day.
Watching the mother and daughter disappear around the street corner, Wei Donghai finally dropped his fierce expression, took the cigarette out of his mouth, and shook his head helplessly.
"Old Qin, what kind of awful relatives have you got on your hands?"
He turned to the guard at the gate and said, "If you see this mother and daughter again, just kick them out and don't let them in."
The guard snapped to attention: "Yes, Captain Wei!"
Wei Donghai got back into the jeep and started the engine.
He checked his watch and calculated the time; Old Qin's convoy should be almost at the county border by now.
This kid's return this time will probably cause quite a stir in the county.
……
At this time, we were on the national highway, 20 kilometers away from the county seat.
Three Jiefang trucks sped along like steel behemoths.
Qin Rushan sat in the lead car, his hands on the steering wheel, his deep eyes fixed on the road stretching ahead.
"Brother Qin, will we really be able to sell this batch of goods we've hauled?" Yang Dong, sitting in the passenger seat, kept glancing back at the back of the truck.
Beneath that thick tarpaulin, the real treasures were those wooden crates, tightly wrapped in straw at the very back.
Two thousand digital watches and five hundred calculators.
In this remote little county, there are thousands of walking "faces".
"Don't worry about it."
Qin Rushan shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and the engine let out a low growl. "These days, there's no such thing as unsellable goods, only people who dare not do it."
He touched the wad of cash in his inner pocket, which was the money left over after paying Huang Daya's bill; there was still more than a thousand yuan left.
In addition to the profit from this batch of goods...
Qin Rushan's lips curled up slightly.
If that young wife saw so much money and stuff, her big eyes would widen in disbelief.
These past few days, while he's been running around, what he's been thinking about most isn't money or goods, but the woman who would leave the door open for him under the light.
I wonder if she's been mistreated at home these past few days, and if that "tiger mom" Niu Guihua has bothered her again.
If they dare to go, he will definitely not let them off easily this time.
"Hold on tight!" Qin Rushan floored the accelerator, and the Liberation truck kicked up clouds of yellow dust as it sped toward the county town.
"go home!"