Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"Brother Liang Ming, are you alright?"

Several fellow villagers ran over and asked Liang Ming with concern.

The leader was named Chicken Boy, and behind him were Ama, Dog Egg, and a few others, who were all childhood friends of Liang Ming.

Hearing the concern expressed by several fellow villagers, Liang Ming felt a little touched.

But he knew that if he was going to put on a show, he had to go all the way, and now was the crucial moment.

"I'm fine, it's just that Song Qiang stole all the money I earned from my stall," Liang Ming said, shaking his head.

"What?! That brat Song Qiang actually dared to come to our Liangjia Village and rob Brother Liang Ming of his money!!"

Ah Ma, who had the most fiery temper, immediately shouted upon hearing this:

"Hey guys, grab your weapons, let's chase after them and get the money back."

As soon as Ama said this, Gou Dan and the others found some wooden sticks and stone slabs on the spot and prepared to chase after Song Qiang and the others in the direction they had fled.

In this era, there is a crime of hooliganism, which refers to acts such as robbery, provoking trouble, and harassing women.

If caught, the consequences range from decades in prison to being sentenced to death by eating peanuts.

Liang Ming was still thinking of using Song Qiang's robbery to teach Song Qiang a lesson. If he let Gou Dan and the others catch up and get the money back, his plan would be ruined.

"Don't go! Song Qiang isn't stupid. He robbed Brother Liang Ming of his money and he's probably hiding at home!"

At this moment, it was the "chicken kid" who spoke up, saying:

“If we rush to Songjia Village and get surrounded by the villagers, we'll be at a disadvantage.”

In those days, the relationship between villages was not harmonious.

In a village, no matter what conflicts exist between the villagers, if someone from another village comes in and causes trouble for the villagers, everyone will unite and stand together against the outsider.

Therefore, under these circumstances, if Chicken Boy and his gang rush into Songjia Village to cause trouble for Song Qiang, they are likely to suffer losses.

Upon hearing Chicken Boy's words, Ama, Dog Egg, and the others all paused in their tracks.

"Are we just going to let Song Qiang steal Liang Ming's money like this?" Ama said angrily, clenching her fists.

"Let's go to the police station and report that we saw people from Songjia Village robbing us," Chicken Boy said after thinking for a moment.

"Have the police from the local station arrest Song Qiang."

Upon hearing this, Ama and the others all nodded in agreement.

Chicken Baby seemed afraid that Liang Ming would soften his heart, so he turned to Liang Ming and said, "Brother Liang Ming, although Sister Song Qiang used to date you, that's one thing and that's another, and you've already broken off your engagement!"

“Song Qiang robbed you of your money, which is a criminal act. Don’t be soft-hearted.”

Liang Ming: Of course I won't be soft-hearted. I deliberately flaunted my wealth to entice Song Qiang to rob me so that I could send him to jail.

"Things have come to this, and this is the only way," Liang Ming sighed and said.

After finalizing the arrangements, Liang Ming, accompanied by Jiwa, Ama, and the others, went to the police station in Taoyuan Township.

Upon entering the police station, they saw a man in a green police uniform preparing to go out on patrol.

"What's the matter?" the man asked upon seeing this.

"Officer, my brother's money was robbed by people from Songjia Village!" Jiwa shouted as soon as he saw the police officers from the police station.

Upon hearing that it was a robbery case, the male police officer's expression turned serious.

Since the early 80s, a large number of educated youth returned to the cities and stayed at home unemployed, resulting in a severe employment situation.

Some unemployed people, lacking a source of income, have developed criminal ideas, leading to gang activities, robbery, intimidation, fraud, and other crimes.

In order to maintain social order, the authorities launched a campaign to combat crime in 83.

Once criminals are caught, they are dealt with strictly, swiftly, and severely.

After more than two years of rectification, the crime rate in Taoyuan City has been greatly reduced, and Taoyuan Township has not had a robbery case for three consecutive months. The Taoyuan Township Police Station was commended by the authorities for this.

Hearing that another group of scoundrels had appeared in the village, the male police officer's face darkened.

"Could you explain in detail what happened?"

The male police officer gestured for Liang Ming and the others to sit down first. He took out paper and pen to take notes while asking his colleague to call the other officers over.

"Officer, I run a braised duck stall. This afternoon, after finishing my business at the Third Steel Plant in the county town, I was on my way back to Liangjia Village when a group of people robbed me. The leader was called Song Qiang..."

Liang Ming immediately stepped forward and recounted the whole story in detail.

After listening, the male police officer said, "You mean, the leader, a man named Song Qiang, lives in Songjia Village?"

At this time, police officers from other police stations also gathered around after hearing about the robbery.

“Yes!” Liang Ming nodded.

"Do you know exactly how much money you were robbed of?" the male police officer asked.

“Yes, yes, it’s a total of over 320 yuan!” Liang Ming said.

Everyone present was taken aback by these words.

Three hundred yuan is already a year's income for an ordinary person.

"So much? You're not exaggerating? If we verify and there's not that much money, you'll be in trouble too..."

The male police officer was also startled, and then asked in a deep voice.

"Officer, I absolutely did not exaggerate the numbers. All 60 braised ducks I set up at my stall today were sold out. The workers at the No. 3 Steel Plant in the county can vouch for me."

Based on each braised duck weighing 3 jin (approximately 1.5 catties), and selling them for 1.8 yuan per jin, a total profit of 324 yuan was made.

“Those 60 ducks were purchased from the collective in Shitou Village. Zhang Wen, the village chief of Shitou Village, can vouch for me.”

Liang Ming gave a watertight answer.

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, the male police officer immediately sent two colleagues to the Third Steel Plant in the county and Shitou Village to collect evidence.

"We already know about your situation. We will investigate this robbery case immediately. You can go back and wait for news."

The male police officer turned to Liang Ming and said.

Then he prepared to lead a team to Songjia Village to capture Song Qiang.

"Officer, my 300-plus yuan is covered in braising sauce, which can serve as evidence. I'm not afraid Song Qiang will deny it!"

Seeing this, Liang Ming quickly added.

The male police officer nodded upon hearing this.

After seeing the police officers set off for Songjia Village to arrest people, Liang Ming smiled and returned to Liangjia Village with Jiwa, Ama, Gou Dan, and the others.

"Brother Liang Ming, if you had told us earlier that you were robbed of more than 300 yuan, we would never have let Song Qiang get away!" Ama said, somewhat annoyed.

"Yeah, we don't even know if we can get the money back. What if Song Qiang runs away and the money goes down the drain?" Gou Dan chimed in.

“Brother Liangming, I didn’t expect you to lose so much money. Otherwise, we would have risked being beaten to death by the people of Songjia Village to help you get the money back…” Jiwa also lowered his head, feeling somewhat guilty.

These people had never seen such a large sum of money as 300 yuan in their entire lives.

I'm really worried about Liang Ming right now.

Hearing his brothers' words, Liang Ming smiled and said:

“You are all my good brothers, and I can’t bear to see you get hurt while trying to get my 300 yuan back.”

Hearing Liang Ming's words, the kids were all deeply moved.

"But……"

“Money can be earned back. This matter can be handled by the police officers at the police station. You don’t need to worry about me anymore.”

Liang Ming interrupted them and said.

In this era, highway robbery is a serious crime, and Liang Ming knew without a doubt that Song Qiang's fate would not be good.

Liang Ming felt that paying 300 yuan to send his bloodsucking brother-in-law, Song Qiang, to prison for decades was a worthwhile deal!