Two generations of military wives compete for time

Chapter 365: Beating up the reporter

Lijia Village Committee and Daoguan Township Government sent special personnel to do ideological work on Li Fajia and Li Facai, but they refused to agree. Their plan was that with the 60,000 yuan, they could find those bad friends and live happily for a while.

The special personnel sent by the Lijia Village Committee and the Daoguan Township Government went back and forth, but time passed and they were still unable to deal with Li Facai and Li Fajia. Daoguan Township Party Committee Secretary Gao Wangcai lost his temper and ordered the village committee to find two large excavators to forcibly knock down and demolish the three-story house of Li Dazhuang.

Who would have thought that something went wrong? On the day when Li Dazhuang's three-story house was forcibly demolished, the villagers gathered at the scene to watch the excitement, but they did not notice that a stranger was secretly taking photos.

Two days later, Secretary Gao Wangcai received an anonymous letter. The letter contained a report exposing Daoguan Township Party Secretary Gao Wangcai's forced demolition of private houses, as well as dozens of photos taken at the scene. The letter demanded 100,000 yuan in disaster relief fees, otherwise it would submit to major news media or report to the higher-level disciplinary inspection commission.

After reading the letter, Secretary Gao Wangcai was furious and asked his secretary Xiao Meng to find the reporter to come and have a face-to-face interview with him.

Three days later, Secretary Xiao Meng led the reporter to a relatively secret meeting room in the township government. Soon, Secretary Gao Wangcai, the director of the township government office, and the chief of security arrived at the meeting room.

After sitting down, the reporter said confidently: "Secretary Gao, your forced demolition is a serious violation of the law. You can either pay for safety or expose your crimes and ruin your career. Please consider this, Secretary Gao."

The director of the township government office said: "Please show me your legal ID. Does that mean it is legal to extort 100,000 yuan?"

The Jianghu reporter said, "Stop talking nonsense. I have been doing this for the past few years and have never met anyone who refuses to pay. Don't you know the principle of spending money to avoid disaster?"

The director of the township government office asked, "Is there any room for maneuver? For example, 30,000 or 50,000?"

The Jianghu reporter said, "No, you have to take 100,000."

Secretary Gao Wangcai winked, and Secretary Xiao Meng said, "Reporter, please wait a moment. I will go and notify the finance department to get the money."

Secretary Xiao Meng opened the door, and Secretary Gao's driver came in quickly with a large sack. He put the sack on the head and body of the reporter in the blink of an eye.

Several other people quickly stepped forward and started beating and kicking him. Secretary Xiao Meng conducted a careful and detailed search of all the items and information carried by the reporter, and confiscated the camera and all information related to Taoist Temple Township.

After rounds of beatings and kicks, the reporter begged for mercy, saying he didn't want money and wanted to be let go. As the sky got darker, after all the staff of the township government had gone off work, Secretary Gao's driver drove the car to the door of the conference room. The township government office director, the security chief, the secretary Xiao Meng, and the driver, the four of them put the reporter's head in a large sack and carried it into the car.

The driver started the car, drove out of the township government gate, and drove around for more than an hour, leaving the reporter in the wilderness. The driver then left a few steamed buns and drove away...

Cui Qinghe drove Qian Yizhen and secretary Zhang Chuanren to the farmhouse near Daoguan Township Government that Chairman Wang Hengxiu and Gu Chunlei had purchased before their death.

Cui Qinghe gently pushed open the half-open gate, and Qian Yizheng walked in. The scene in the yard shocked her. The beautiful farmhouse courtyard previously created by Chairman Wang Hengxiu was now completely unrecognizable, with sewage everywhere, flies flying around, and a strong odor that made people feel discouraged.

Cui Qinghe shouted loudly: "Is anyone home? Is anyone home?"

After a while, a middle-aged man walked out of the garage and asked sleepily, "What are you doing? Who are you looking for?"

Cui Qinghe said: "We are looking for the owner of this house, an old lady."

The middle-aged man responded, "In the small room in the northwest corner of the backyard. She's old and confused. She's been running out lately when we're not paying attention. She's been getting into trouble like crazy. She was locked up in that small dark room by her niece."

Qian Yizhen, secretary Zhang Chuanren, and Cui Qinghe walked quickly to the backyard and came to the door of a small house in the northwest corner. The door was locked with an iron chain. Through the crack in the door, they saw an old lady with white hair, a shriveled face, and dull eyes, lying on the ground, tearing her clothes with her hands.

After hearing the noise, the old lady stood up holding the door and shouted, "Let me out, let me out."

Qian Yizhen said: "This is blatant abuse of the elderly. Open the door. Did Qinghe bring a camera? Take some photos as evidence."

Cui Qinghe said: "I have it. It's in the car. I'll go get it."

Just as she finished speaking, Gu's mother's niece, Gu Chunlei's cousin, came back from buying groceries. She saw a car parked outside the door and was leaning towards the window to look inside.

Cui Qinghe asked, "You are Mrs. Gu's niece, right? I have seen you before, so I think I didn't recognize the wrong person."

Cousin Gu said readily, "I am Gu Chunlei's cousin. I have seen you before. You are here to give money to my aunt today. Please give me the money quickly. My aunt has been a little confused recently. If she is not careful, she will run out and cause trouble.

I broke someone's glass yesterday and paid them ten yuan in compensation. My aunt is becoming more and more difficult to please. I have to ask Mr. Qian to give me a raise."

Cui Qinghe took the camera from the car, ignored Cousin Gu's words, and walked straight to the backyard. Cousin Gu followed closely behind him and asked hurriedly: "What are you doing? Aren't you here to give money? Why are you going to the backyard?"

As they were talking, the two of them came to the door of the small house in the northwest corner of the backyard. Cousin Gu hurried forward, put on a smile and said, "Boss Qian, how did you find time to come here? You can just ask your subordinates to deliver the money. You don't need to bother coming in person. Let's go sit in the living room in the front yard. I'll boil some water and make tea for you."

Qian Yizhen said, "Cousin Gu, I'm not thirsty. Please open the door of the hut. I came to see the old lady. I came here today without telling you in advance. Please forgive me."

Cousin Gu took the key out of her pocket and said, "Mr. Qian, you don't know, my aunt has been acting stupid lately, running out by herself, getting lost or getting into trouble. She's becoming more and more difficult to take care of, and it's really worrying. Please increase my salary. I've quit my job as a dishwasher at the restaurant and am now taking care of my aunt at home."

The door opened and Gu Chunlei's mother stumbled out of the house, her pants wet and a foul smell of feces hit her in the face.

Gu Chunlei's mother eagerly grabbed Qian Yizhen's hand and said, "Girl, you are a good person, save me, take me away, I am starving, I need to eat."

Cousin Gu pulled Gu Chunlei's mother's hand away in disgust and scolded: "Aunt, you look so dirty. You don't wash your hands and face, and you don't want to take a shower. Stay away from Mr. Qian."

Qian Yizhen said, "Aunt Gu, do you still recognize me? How did you become like this?"