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Chapter 168 Side Story 17 General Trend
(I spent all night grabbing everything I wanted during Double 11 but couldn’t get it. Chapter 1 has only come out now. Let’s wait until the afternoon for the next chapter, ahhh!)
Zhu Zikun watched silently as his son was taken away without saying a word.

A long time ago, when he was a grain merchant, he often went to a salon to play cards. There were all kinds of people in that salon. There was a card game at the west table. There were a dozen people participating regularly, all of whom were judges and prosecutors. , professors and police officers.

These people do not have high positions, have small jobs, and don’t have much money at home. The topics they talk about are often which cars are better, which beauties are more beautiful, etc. Sometimes they are also worried about their children’s education. People around them see They were also very indifferent. Even Zhu Zikun looked down on those people. The money they made in a year was not as much as Zhu Zikun made in a few days. The only thing that was great was the skin on his body, but what's the use of having no money?

One day, a rich man who was drunk came to this poker table and insisted on participating. This person was known by Zhu Zikun, but he was the kind of person who couldn't get high. He even knew several congressmen. He behaves very arrogantly on weekdays.

While he was playing cards, he cursed and scorned these people. He said that these poor guys only had a few dollars to play and it was embarrassing. He also laughed at these people's family work and children. Their life was not as good as that of his servants. .

The whole salon was watching, and the card players frowned.

The rich man publicly humiliated the group of people in the salon and returned home triumphantly. Then in the next few days, his factory was inspected and his funds were frozen. He was arrested by the police and prosecutors for several minor crimes in the past. The prosecution evidence was given in detail, and the court's verdict came down quickly, five years in prison. Everything went according to process, but the congressman he knew said he did not know the rich man.

A famous rich man was finished like this. After being released from prison five years later, he left the city in despair and never came back.

Money represents power, and high officials also represent power, but what is real power?Some people think that these people are using their power to bully others, and that these people use their power to cheat the rich. But Zhu Zikun understood from that incident that the real power is the general trend.

The rich man was very powerful, very powerful, but he offended everyone at once, from the police, prosecutors to judges. He pushed everyone to the opposite side, and he offended a group of people who were honest and self-controlled. , the fact that these people have no money does not mean that they have no power. On the contrary, this group of people represents the last line of defense of the entire system. If these people are despised, ridiculed, and bullied to the head by a wealthy businessman because they are poor without money, , then the entire system will collapse.

Even corrupt police, judges and prosecutors will not tolerate this happening. The hard work of a group of people without complaint is not without reward. When they need to legitimately fight back, the entire system will be behind them. Support them!Even their bribed superiors didn't dare to reach out randomly.

These people are stronger because they want nothing.

This is the general trend. The rich man was finished so quickly. So where is his son today?

Zhu Zikun had the confidence to face any family in the Republic, but when he met the Zhou family, he could only watch his son being taken away.

The Zhou family is already a myth and a legend. It can be said that they are not on the same level as everyone else.

The Zhou family in Haizhou City has been silent for a long time since Zhou Min died, including the current head of the family, Zhou Longping.

This person has always been unknown, just like his father Zhou Min. He even used a pseudonym when publishing his results, and shared his honor with those who struggled with him and hid behind the scenes.

"I just did some trivial work, and it was the people in the agricultural sector who did the hard work."

He didn't even give up on fame and fortune, and became a mud-legged farmer. If he couldn't hide it anymore and the foreign media got wind of it, he would have been hiding behind the scenes and working in the farmland every day. In his words, he was just A farmer can cultivate hybrid rice and seawater rice, but he is not as amazing as his elders - that's strange.Zhu Zikun had heard a rumor that Zhou Longping was working in the General Energy Administration of the Republic and the Second Artillery Corps. When he got tired from farming, he would help the military solve some problems. As for those problems, that was the top job of the Republic. confidential.

Every time he appears, he makes those scientists feel the malice of the world. How come you, a farmer, are so good at physics and mathematics?In the words of those people, if Zhou Longping had not farmed but focused his energy on physics or mathematics, he would definitely shock the world.

How to do how to do?
If Zhou Longping is greedy for money or needs project funds, Zhu Zikun has a thousand ways to get in touch with him. But the problem now is that Zhou Longping has nothing to ask for at all. Even his car is just a car from 15 years ago. vintage car.

And the most important issue now is not the son’s murder!

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For civilians in the Republic, the most concerning thing this month is the prosecution of Zhu Mingjian.

Especially when the witness is Zhou Longping.

Many people said that this was really retribution from God. At the same time, many people questioned Mr. President why the protection of scientists in the empire was so weak that someone could kill someone in front of him.

This kind of doubt forced the president to tactfully defend himself through newspapers.

First of all, the Zhou family does not like the government's personal protection. Zhou Longping resolutely refuses high-level protection (Zhou Huan, I want to play computer games, watch movies, etc.). All teams that protect him must stay away from him and use Zhou Longping said that being watched affects his thinking.

Second, there was always a protection team around Zhou Longping, but on that day Zhou Longping made an impromptu decision and went to the rice fields with an agricultural expert to observe the farmland conditions, so the protection team had to stay on the other side of the road, resulting in a delay in handling this issue. Zhou Longping said that this is not the fault of the protection team. He has always wanted the protection team to stay as far away from him as possible. It is best not to have one. Anyway, he has children now.

This kind of defense reflects the public's concern for the Zhou family from one aspect. Naturally, everyone is also concerned about how Zhu Mingjian will be tried under the laws of the Republic.

Zhu Mingjian's various scandals in the past have been unearthed one by one. He has escaped punishment several times due to the disappearance of witnesses or changing his story. So this time, will Zhu Mingjian be at large again?
What if the Zhu family threatens Zhou Longping?Or take a more extreme approach?

Zhou Min's death is an eternal pain for the Republic.

Although after the incident happened, Zhu Zikun immediately stated that he would act in accordance with the law. He personally admired the sages of the Zhou family very much and admired Mr. Zhou Longping's achievements very much. He would never do anything extraordinary.

but……

(End of this chapter)