Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2078 Poisoning Case on the Eve of the Wedding
Three days after Li Yu returned to headquarters after inspecting the various branch bases in Dazhangshu.

He ran into his fourth uncle downstairs at the inner-city villa.

"Fourth Uncle, were you waiting for me?"

Fourth Uncle nodded: "Yes, I have something to ask you."

Li Yu glanced at his fourth uncle curiously; his fourth uncle rarely sought him out.

It seems there's something important. "Fourth Uncle, please tell me."

Before the apocalypse, my fourth uncle was an ordinary migrant worker who made a living by doing odd jobs and growing rice and peanuts in the countryside. He was not highly educated.

When he approached Li Yu at this moment, Li Yu, as an elder, was still a little nervous.

The inner city of the Big Camphor Tree.

Downstairs in the villa area.

Fourth Uncle Li Hongcheng asked awkwardly:

"Xiaoyu, I wanted to ask, Zhengping is getting married the day after tomorrow. Will marrying two at once have a bad influence on our big camphor tree?"

Li Yu was taken aback when he heard this. No wonder his father had been so busy lately; he was helping to arrange Li Zhengping's wedding.

Moreover, many red lanterns have recently been added to the inner city, making it look quite festive.

He thought it was for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it turned out to be for Li Zhengping's wedding.

Many weddings have been held in the area around the camphor tree in the past.

Among them, Li Yu, Li Hang, Li Yuan, and even Da Pao and Yang Tianlong have all held events.

Li Yu even served as the officiant at Xiao Jun's wedding.

Every now and then, Li Yu would occasionally participate in military weddings organized by the military department, also serving as a witness.

Over the years, many combat personnel in the combat battalion have successfully found partners, married, and had children through regular matchmaking events.

Li Yu was stirred up by his fourth uncle's words.

Composing himself, he looked at his fourth uncle and said:
"It's alright. This wedding will not be open to the public; it will only be held within the inner city."

"Besides, our Great Camphor Tree doesn't have any marriage management regulations yet, so the laws from before the apocalypse don't apply now."

Hearing Li Yu say this, Fourth Uncle breathed a sigh of relief.

"It won't cause any problems, that's good, that's good, I'll be going now."

Looking at his timid and hesitant fourth uncle, Li Yu sighed inwardly. Even though the power of the Great Camphor Tree had developed to its current state, his fourth uncle was still the same.

Even now, Fourth Uncle only engages in aquaculture at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu.

Aquaculture is just a very small project in the overall agricultural sector of the headquarters.

However, this is for the best. It's better for those who lack ability to remain humble and modest than to abuse the power of the Li family and bully others.

Capable people should be given high positions and accomplish great things.

For those who don't have much ability, it's good if they don't cause trouble, just lie down, and don't hold others back.

Thinking back to the Li family.

My grandfather, Li Yushi, was a farmer all his life. Before his death, my father ran a cement business in the village and later became a construction contractor. He was neither rich nor poor in the village.

My second uncle runs a business elsewhere and rarely comes back.

In his early years, his third uncle was rarely home. In Li Yu's childhood memories, he rarely saw his third uncle. Now, looking back, he thinks that his third uncle was probably on a mission in the army at that time.

Everyone assumed that Uncle San was working outside, and Li Yu only learned of his identity as a special forces soldier after the apocalypse.

In his previous life, Li Yu had never met his third and second uncles.

Because of his rebirth, this butterfly indirectly affected the fate of his second and third uncles.

Fourth Uncle has always been an honest and utterly mediocre man, but he was unlucky. He lost his wife early in life, was rather dull-witted, and didn't know how to educate children.

If it weren't for Li Yu's intervention in this life, Li Zhengping would probably have been a useless person.

My aunt was extremely filial. Before the end of the world, she did a small business in the city and would go home to visit the elderly during festivals.

In rural areas, most families experience some conflicts, often due to petty gains or parental favoritism leading to disunity.

They might even fight each other over a piece of land or who will take care of the elderly, and some might even never speak to each other again.

But the Li family has one good point: they are relatively united.

This is also related to the fact that Li Yu's grandparents are in good health.

The elderly do not need their children to support them, and can even do things diligently. When they have things to do, they have less to think about, and when their bodies are active, they are healthy.

Li Yushi is now 75 years old and still in good health.

Now, a piece of land has been specially cultivated in a greenhouse closest to the inner-city villa area.

Planting rice, peanuts, and vegetables
Everyone advised him that he was too old to retire, but the old man wouldn't listen and couldn't leave the land.

When he had free time, he would go to Sanqing Mountain with Li Yu's maternal grandfather to drink tea and play chess with the old Taoist priest.

That's what you'd call carefree and unrestrained.

After talking with his fourth uncle, Li Yu returned home.

As soon as Li Yu saw his father, Li Hongyuan, he asked:
"When are your third uncle and Zhengping coming back? Zhengping is getting married the day after tomorrow, aren't they going back to headquarters to prepare?"

Li Yu had no idea that Li Zhengping was getting married the day after tomorrow. He knew about it before, but he didn't know the exact date.

Just as Li Yu was wondering how to answer, Li Hang spoke up.

"Dad, Zhengping will be back tomorrow."

Li Hongyuan nodded and said:

"Okay, I estimate we'll need to set up a few dozen tables. Let's hold it in the complex next to the villa. I need to find someone to set up the venue tomorrow."

He looked at Li Yuan and said, "Xiao Yuan, could you spare a few people for me to help set up the venue and prepare all the necessary materials?"

Li Yuan is in charge of the logistics department, with a large number of people under him, and he controls the flow of all materials in the camphor tree force.

The materials needed for a wedding are very simple.

Li Yuan, who was eating watermelon with her mouth stuffed full, said, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare something later."

Although Li Yuan married Qingyang, a wedding room had been prepared for the two of them.

However, Li Yuan didn't like living there, so she moved back.

Qingyang also moved in. Li Yu's father was worried that others would gossip and say that Qingyang was a live-in son-in-law. In order to protect Qingyang's reputation, Li Hongyuan had given him some pointers.

But Qingyang was a cultivator and didn't care about such things at all.

Since Qingyang didn't care, Li Hongyuan naturally didn't care either.

Besides, it's the apocalypse now, and the moral constraints from before the apocalypse are completely inapplicable in this world.

Besides, Li Yu and Li Hang are both married now, but they still live in a villa with their parents and grandparents.

Their villa has five floors, with five or six rooms on each floor, plus two basement floors, making it seven floors in total, with at least thirty rooms.

Currently, there are only about a dozen people living in this villa.

Such a big house feels very deserted when there are few people living there.

7 p.m.

The Li family serves dinner on time.

"Come on, try the big grass carp I just caught today." Li Yushi picked up a large piece of fish, removed the bones, and placed it on Li Ke'ai's little rice bowl.

Li Ke'ai is now three and a half years old. Her baby fat has decreased, but her eyes are still bright and adorable.

At this moment, Li Ke'ai, with two pigtails, cheerfully placed a piece of braised pork on Li Yushi's plate.

"Great-Grandpa, eat some meat!"

Li Ping'an, looking quite the part, used his little spoon to scoop a piece of scrambled egg for Li Yushi, saying, "Great-Grandpa, eat some egg~"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Overjoyed, Li Yushi's face crinkled with laughter. "Alright, I'll try some of my beloved grandchildren's meat and eggs."

For an elderly man in his seventies, nothing brings him more joy than a harmonious family, thriving descendants, and a house full of children and grandchildren.

Every time he sits at the dinner table surrounded by his children and grandchildren, he feels happy even without eating.

Just watching this scene makes me feel happy.

At the dinner table, Li Yushi also talked about Li Zhengping's marriage.

“Hongyuan, your fourth brother is rather quiet. You’ll have to put a lot of effort into Zhengping’s marriage. As his uncle, you’ll definitely have to be at the forefront.”

Li Hongyuan kept eating and nodded, saying:
"got it."

Seeing that he was being somewhat perfunctory, Li Yushi put down his chopsticks, glared at him, and said:
"Did you hear me!"

Li Hongyuan is almost fifty years old, and he still has to be managed by his father, especially in front of Li Yu and the others, which makes him lose face.

"Sigh, I know, Dad. I'm fifty already."

Li Yushi grumbled:

“Even if you’re fifty, I’m still your father! I can still take care of you.”

Li Hongyuan had no choice but to remain silent. He had a father above him, and his children below him were all successful, so he couldn't control them.

He thought to himself, "How could I be so miserable? The elders are in charge of me, and now the younger ones have to take care of me too."

Li Yu and Li Hang exchanged glances, their eyes full of smiles.

The next day.

Oil City.

Trading market.

"Congratulations, Captain Li, happy marriage!"

"Captain, I wish you and your two wives a speedy delivery of a son."

"Hehehe, Captain Li, you're really lucky to have married two women at once. You're so happy."

Cao Hu, the captain of the outer city guard, winked and looked at Li Zhengping with a grin.

Li Zhengping gave him a hard punch on the shoulder without any hesitation.

"Old Cao, you dare to talk back to me? You old bastard, you're really dishonest!"

After making a few jokes, Cao Hu left the trading market.

Before leaving, he put his arm around Li Zhengping's shoulder and said:
"I can't help it, I can't leave the oil city, so I can't attend your wedding. You usually call me 'brother,' and I know you don't lack anything, but what your brother gives you is also a token of my affection."

As he spoke, he took a package from the car and handed it to Li Zhengping.

Li Zhengping noticed Cao Hu's rambling manner, but regardless, Cao Hu had given him his wedding wishes.

So he sincerely thanked them;

"Brother Cao, thank you so much, you're too kind."

"Hahaha." Cao Hu chuckled, then waved for his car to get in.

After Cao Hu left, Li Zhengping put the gift box back on the electric scooter.

He looked seriously at the company commanders who were coming over.

"Brothers, I'm getting married tomorrow and need to return to headquarters. I'll be leaving the security of Oil City to you guys for the next couple of days!"

"During my absence, Ding Ming will be in charge of all matters related to the patrol team."

"Yes, Captain!" more than a dozen company commanders shouted in unison.

Due to the large population of the oil city, the patrol team responsible for maintaining order in the oil city has been continuously expanding.

The number of employees has expanded from the original 300 to more than 2000.

However, the organizational structure remained unchanged, which resulted in one of their squadrons having more personnel than a battalion under the local armed forces department.

Brigade, squadron, platoon, group.

Four levels.

The patrol brigade has 20 people in a single group, 100 people in a single squad, and 500 people in a single company.

The entire patrol brigade consists of 5 companies, 25 squads, and 125 groups.

In addition, it is equipped with other specialized teams, such as SWAT teams, criminal investigation teams, and traffic teams.
In terms of the number of people he can command, Li Zhengping is at the level of a operations director.

In addition, as he was the direct manager of the trading market commercial district, the business owners and residents in the trading market commercial district all held him in great awe.

In the trading market, apart from his third uncle and Li Yu, no one can control him.

They wielded immense power.

Looking at his brothers, Li Zhengping nodded in satisfaction.

"Everyone else, go ahead and do your work. Ding Ming, come with me for a moment."

The squadron leaders dispersed and left, leaving only Ding Ming and Li Zhengping behind.

After everyone had left, Li Zhengping's face suddenly darkened.

He whispered to Ding Ming:

"Keep a close eye on things while I'm gone."

"There's something you need to be careful about. You need to keep an eye on the poisoning case that broke out in the residential area of ​​the buffer city yesterday. Try to get the suspects you caught to talk!"

We must dig deep to find out who did it, how they smuggled the drugs in, and where they got them from.”

"I've spoken with the goalkeeper captain, Cao Hu, and they will cooperate with your investigation."

"Let Qi Wei take the lead in this matter. He's the head of the criminal investigation team and has experience in handling cases. You should pay close attention to this. Even though only three people have been poisoned, this matter has a significant impact!"

This must be stopped!

Ding Ming nodded vigorously and said:
"Don't worry, Captain, I will definitely dig deep and find out the truth about this case from beginning to end!"

The incident they were referring to happened yesterday in a residential area of ​​the buffer city.

Cyanide was found in the kettles in the dormitory, poisoning three workers to death.

The other five people were lucky enough to survive because they happened to be having a good time in the red-light district that night.

After the incident, the patrol team quickly took over the case and immediately identified the suspect.

In the same dormitory, five people were not infected, while three were.

We've arrested these five people first, and we're also conducting an investigation into the interpersonal relationships of the three deceased individuals.

We need to figure out if it was a revenge killing or something else.

Furthermore, after this incident, the pressure on the goalkeeper captain Cao Hu increased significantly, and the standards for checking people entering and leaving were greatly strengthened.

At the same time, water quality inspections should be conducted by water authorities, such as waterworks, to prevent large-scale poisoning incidents.

The inspection has now concluded that the water authority is not at fault.

This suggests that this was likely a small-scale poisoning case.

Li Zhengping originally did not want to leave at such a critical time.

But he's getting married tomorrow, so he has no choice but to return to headquarters and get married first.

This matter will be temporarily handled by Qi Wei and his team, who are experts in handling cases.

Qi Wei is very capable. Before the apocalypse, he was the captain of the criminal investigation team and was extremely fast at solving cases.

Therefore, he was highly valued by Li Zhengping.

After explaining the situation, Li Zhengping patted Ding Ming on the shoulder and said:
"This matter is of utmost importance, please take good care of it!"

"Understood!" Ding Ming replied firmly and resolutely.

(End of this chapter)