wind in the dark night

Chapter 233 Whistleblower
Binjiang Detachment Headquarters.

The man with the goatee followed Zhao Zhenhai into the house.

Zhao Zhenhai said: "Captain Ning, the people are here."

Ning Zhiyuan flipped through an old newspaper and said without raising his head, "Qi Yue, ask."

Qi Yue looked at the goatee and asked, "What's your name?"

The goatee was very humble and bowed: "My name is Guan, and I am Guan Dazhi."

“The wisdom of wisdom?”

"Yes."

"Let me guess. If you have a brother or sister, your name should be Guan Ruoyu."

Guan Dazhi exclaimed in exaggerated admiration: "This police officer is extremely smart. I admire him. I do have a sister named Guan Ruoyu."

Qi Yue smiled and said, "Great wisdom appears foolish, it's easy to guess. But, forgive me for being blunt, your name... is not very auspicious."

Guan Dazhi was stunned: "What's unlucky about it?"

Qi Yue said seriously: "Dazhi is a good name, but it is not so good when combined with your surname. You see, Guan, Da, Zhi, it means that your great wisdom is locked up..."

Ning Zhiyuan said, "If one's wisdom is locked up, then he is a fool, isn't he?"

The agents in the room burst into laughter.

Guan Dazhi looked embarrassed.

Qi Yue also laughed for a while, then said: "Mr. Guan, don't mind it, I saw that you were too nervous, so I was just joking with you to make you relax. Please sit down and let's talk business."

"It's okay, the officer is really funny..."

Guan Dazhi sat on a bench, calmed himself down, and then said: "In the past two years, since the Anti-Japanese United Army, oh, no, it was the Anti-bandit Army, it was a slip of the tongue. Since the Anti-bandit Army came to Kaoshantun, the villagers have suffered a lot. They all say that the bandits are cruel, but in my opinion, they are ten times more cruel than the bandits! The bandits will basically not come again after robbing once, but they are different. They stay in the village and refuse to leave. They also keep saying that they are saving the country and the people, but they make up all kinds of excuses, levy heavy taxes, and levy levies everywhere... The crimes of the Anti-bandit Army are simply too numerous to list!"

Qi Yue asked: "In this case, why don't you leave Kaoshantun?"

Guan Dazhi sighed, "Alas, it's hard to leave one's hometown. Besides, it's easy for me to go alone, but where can we go with a family of seven or eight?"

Qi Yue asked again: "Is this what you want to report?"

Guan Dazhi said: "I say this because I hope the government can understand the difficulties faced by the villagers and send a troop to stay in the village to guard it. That way, the anti-bandit forces will not dare to come."

Ning Zhiyuan threw down the newspaper in his hand and snorted coldly: "It's easy to say, according to what you said, as long as there is a village that resists bandits, the government will send troops to guard it? That's nonsense!"

Qi Yue said: "Mr. Guan, thank you for saying so much, but unfortunately, we can't do what you asked. Please go back."

He could see that Guan Dazhi spoke clearly and logically, and did not seem like a rough guy who came out to make trouble. If he continued talking, he might reveal secrets related to the Binjiang Detachment.

Zhao Zhenhai pushed Guan Dazhi out.

Guan Dazhi yelled, "Officer, can you please let me finish what I'm saying?"

Ning Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Come, let him finish speaking."

Guan Dazhi looked at Ning Zhiyuan and Qi Yue and asked, "Excuse me, who is the officer in charge?"

Ning Zhiyuan said calmly: "We both have the final say, just say whatever you want to say, but I warn you, don't say any more nonsense, I don't have the time to listen to your nonsense!"

Guan Dazhi said, "Well, in the past two years, the anti-bandit movement has been raising food and money everywhere. I can provide you with a list of the people who secretly funded the anti-bandit movement as the police officer said..." "How many people are there?"

Qi Yue interrupted him.

Guan Dazhi thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, there are at least hundreds of people from all over the country, from Kaoshantun, Liushutun, Dawangxiang, Hougangzi..."

Qi Yue asked: "Did the anti-bandit camp in Kaoshantun lend you money and food?"

Guan Dazhi was speechless. He was stumped by this question. He had also lent food to the Anti-Japanese United Army. Although the quantity was not large, the nature was the same.

Ning Zhiyuan sneered: "You can't even clean your own ass, and you still have the nerve to bite others. Hundreds of people... why don't you say thousands of people? You even borrowed two pounds of sweet potatoes and asked us to investigate. The police department doesn't have to do anything else!"

Guan Dazhi blushed and said in defense: "I, I was forced to do so. They had guns, so I dared not refuse to lend them."

Ning Zhiyuan said, "You were forced to do it, but what about others? We arrested people and they all said they were forced to do it. What do you want us to do? Put hundreds of people in jail, including you?"

Guan Dazhi taught in a private school in the village. He was usually respected by the villagers. He was considered the most educated person in the village. He was always the one who interrupted and mocked others, but no one else ever interrupted and mocked him.

He finally came here today to report something, hoping to make a fortune, but he never expected to be scolded by Ning Zhiyuan so much that his face turned pale and blue, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Qi Yue said: "You go back first. If necessary, we will contact you to verify the situation."

Guan Dazhi gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of resolution, and said seriously: "There is a wealthy man nearby who has lent a large sum of money and food to the anti-bandit group in the past two years. Does this count as collaborating with the enemy?"

Qi Yue and Ning Zhiyuan looked at each other and asked, "How much money and grain do you mean?"

Guan Dazhi said: "At least 20 dan of grain and at least 5,000 yuan in cash."

Ning Zhiyuan stood up suddenly: "Who is this person?"

Guan Dazhi calmed down and adjusted his glasses: "I want to know, is this a valuable report?"

Ning Zhiyuan said: "Of course it counts."

Guan Dazhi nodded with satisfaction: "Officer, may I ask, if this is true, how much reward can I get?"

Ning Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure about the government's, probably around three to five hundred yuan, and the police department's... at least five hundred yuan!"

Qi Yue said, "Mr. Guan, don't rush to ask about the bounty. How do you know so much about this matter? The rich man you mentioned secretly funded the anti-bandit movement. Do you have any evidence?"

Guan Dazhi said: "The reason why I know so much is because I worked as an accountant in a rich man's house. I reviewed all the accounts... Later, I was fired because of something."

Guan Dazhi was embarrassed to elaborate. He was a gambler by nature. When he was an accountant, he lost so much money that he embezzled money from the account. He was unable to fill the hole, so he was fired.

After returning to Kaoshantun, he didn't know how to make a living. He had no choice but to open a private school at home to teach students. However, the private school was not peaceful either. His creditors came to collect debts every now and then.

Fortunately, things have changed. If he gets this generous bounty, he can not only pay off his gambling debts, but he can even move his family to the city.

Guan Dazhi was delighted as he was thinking about good things.

"Tell me, what's that man's name?"

Ning Zhiyuan knocked on the table to urge.

Guan Dazhi twirled his goatee with his hand and said slowly: "The man I'm talking about is the rich man of Liujiabao Village, Liu Wanchun!"

(End of this chapter)