That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1411 Even chess pieces are not all the same.
Ruan Mingli's mother-in-law grabbed Ma Zhaoxian's sleeve, sobbing and crying, "General Manager Ma, our Xiaochang was stabbed twice! That 50,000 yuan isn't much, but it's like a scholar encountering a soldier—you can't reason with them. Can you help us get it back?"

Ma Zhaoxian clicked his tongue and pondered for a moment before saying, "If that 50,000 yuan was a private gift as compensation, then it should logically belong to you."

Ruan Mingli's mother-in-law immediately said, "It was a private gift. Comrade Jia from the union said that it was a personal gift to us because Xiao Zhang was injured."

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Shang Bin stood to one side, his face almost black with rage.

What do you mean by "a token of goodwill"? It's clearly hush money. If hush money doesn't cover up the wrong thing, is it still hush money?
The Zhang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both terrified in the police station, and now they're still obsessed, fantasizing about swallowing that 50,000 yuan, not even afraid of choking to death.

What to do now? Should I tell the Zhang family again, "Go back to Beijing now, and I'll give you 100,000?"
What gives you the right to give them 100,000? What are you trying to cover up?
Sun Xianjin and Lao Feng were also standing there! They were people from the ministry.

They appeared to be sent by Liang Furu to "verify the sealed data," but Shang Bin was certain they were on a mission to "gather information."

Looking at the smile on Ma Zhaoxian's face, Shang Bin could almost feel his mockery.

Are you going to pay? Are you going to pay right under Sun Xianjin and Lao Feng's noses? If you pay, that will be evidence.

"Okay, we won't leave yet. But General Manager Ma, we don't have anywhere to stay right now. Could we stay at the same guesthouse as you?"

"No problem, Xiao Liu, please arrange for these two employees' family members to stay next to me."

"Is it really possible for us to get our 50,000 yuan back?"

I will do my best.

Under Ma Zhaoxian's ambiguous "seduction," the Zhang family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly became resolute and insisted on going back to the guesthouse with Ma Zhaoxian, refusing to pay any attention to Shang Bin.

Ma Zhaoxian was a high-ranking official; how could his words be disregarded?

Unfortunately, what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know was that "not keeping one's word" is an essential skill for a leader. Li Ye became an outlier in the leadership group precisely because he had never mastered this skill.

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When they returned to the city from the airport, Sun Xianjin and Lao Feng got into Li Ye's car.

As soon as Lao Feng got into the car, he said with a wicked grin, "When I heard that Southwest Heavy Truck was going to cooperate with you to develop KamAZ, I knew that you, Li Ye, were up to no good!"

"Someone who can bring back technology from a place like Suzhou would let others benefit from him? Are you trying to swallow Southwest Heavy Truck whole, bones and dregs?"

Li Ye said helplessly, "Old Feng, why do you think so badly of me? Do you think I, Li Ye, am the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others? I'm a spendthrift, okay?"

"Give me a break! It's true that you, Li Ye, are generous, but you would never give away your workers and technology to others. I, Old Feng, have been in the government for so many years, do you think I can't see through this? You and Shang Bin are like two tigers that can't share the same mountain; whoever wins will be the king of the mountain."

Because Qu Qingyou, who was driving, was very familiar with the two of them when they were in Su'e, Lao Feng didn't hold back when talking to Li Ye and directly exposed Li Ye's little scheme.

Even though the ministry issued a document ordering the first branch factory to fully support the development of Kamaz by Jingnan Group, why did Li Ye only send thirty people who were "present but not contributing"?

Because he and Ma Zhaoxian wanted to compete with Shang Bin for technological dominance.

During the merger process, the light vehicle company had already gained control of most of the financial aspects through various means. What if it also gained control of the technology?
Is this merely a struggle for technological dominance? No, it's a fierce battle for development resources. KamAS is a project introduced by the state, and it will receive a series of support and entrustments in terms of funding, personnel, and policies.

So, will the subsequent factory expansion and production line installation be mainly carried out by Southwest Heavy Truck or by the First Branch Plant?
Don't say that the two families are one family and that they are all on the same side. If Shangbin takes control and invests most of its resources in the southwest, taking over the entire factory and production line, what will the light vehicle company have left to eat?
Then, Shang Bin, using his "righteous cause" to seize the sales and technical teams of the first factory, would make Southwest Heavy Truck's "going north to Beijing" strategy a complete success.

Southwest Heavy Truck has been stuck in a corner for years and has accomplished nothing. If it can take off under Shang Bin's leadership, then Shang Bin's future success will be just around the corner.
However, Jingnan Group had just been established, and Shang Bin's wishful thinking hadn't even begun to be implemented yet! Li Ye, on the other hand, had already taken the lead, so Lao Feng's feeling that Li Ye was "plotting something bad" was not without reason.

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Shang Bin had similar thoughts to Lao Feng, so after returning to Southwest Heavy Truck, he immediately sought out Jia Zhongyue.

"Old Jia, what on earth did you do this time? How did you manage to create such a huge mess?"

Jia Zhongyue looked coldly at Shang Bin, and did not answer with the usual trepidation.

Even when he learned that Shang Bin was coming back to "take control of the situation," he still held onto a sliver of hope that Shang Bin would be able to make decisions for him.

However, Shang Bin's immediate and harsh scolding woke Jia Zhongyue up.

In the eyes of a "big shot" like Shang Bin, a nobody like Jia Zhongyue was just a pawn that could be discarded at any time. When danger came, he would be "exchanged" without hesitation to ensure the safety of the old general.

After returning to Southwest Heavy Truck, he was initially assigned to a sinecure position within the union, but then his subordinates caused trouble, and Shang Bin tasked Jia Zhongyue with being the firefighter.
Jia Zhongyue thought his "time to make a contribution" had come, and that he could work hard to regain his position. But now it seems he's going to have to take the blame again.

Having fought his way back from the group headquarters to this remote southwest, Jia Zhongyue had already "considered the big picture" once. Would he need to consider the big picture again this time?
Sure enough, after reprimanding Jia Zhongyue for a series of "foolish actions," Shang Bin said magnanimously, "How about this? You admit that you acted on your own initiative this time, and that the 50,000 yuan was used for your own personal purposes."

Jia Zhongyue interrupted him directly, saying, "That money wasn't used by me personally; I asked for your permission."

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Shang Bin was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Old Jia, do you know what you're saying? Right now, Ma and Li Ye want me dead. Are you handing them a knife?"

Jia Zhongyue raised his head and said with a sneer, "And what about me? Am I supposed to just stand by and watch a knife cut into my neck? Do you think I'm stupid?"

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The guest narrowed his eyes, staring fiercely at Jia Zhongyue, but suddenly felt a pang of panic.

When you're about to sacrifice a pawn, and that pawn turns around and bites you, aren't you surprised?
When can the pawn move back?
But this time, Jia Zhongyue really did turn back and "rebel".

The worker stabbing someone was not Jia Zhongyue's responsibility to begin with, but if he admits that the 50,000 yuan was given to him privately, then the responsibility will ultimately fall on his shoulders.

Jia Zhongyue, Zhang Wenchang, and Ruan Mingli are all pawns on the chessboard.

However, Zhang Wenchang and his wife and mother were completely ignorant and were easily fooled by the chess player. In the end, they didn't even know how they died.

But Jia Zhongyue was different; at least he knew who to drag down with him.

If you don't save me, we'll die together!

(End of this chapter)