That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 715 I'm not pretending anymore, let's show my cards
"You're offering me two hundred and eighty dollars to bribe me? Who are you trying to smear?"

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Li Ye suddenly cursed, his loud and clear voice could be heard a hundred meters away, startling everyone on the two floors of the office building.

[Which idiot has such a loud voice? How can you shout about something like this? I wonder if everyone likes to hear about bribery and then falling from power the most? ]

Everyone in the office was also confused, especially the people on Director Liang's side. They were all surprised how Li Ye dared to be so tough.

Then comes anger.

They came here today with emotions.

We have been working together for such a long time. We have eaten what we should eat, drank what we should drink, and taken what we should take. Is there any problem that cannot be studied and solved?

But now, you have changed to another company without informing us. You are destroying the jobs of thousands of employees in our factory! Are you trying to drive me to death?

Moreover, Li Ye clearly received the money, but he terminated the purchasing contract the next day. This is too unfair.

You must give us an explanation. This matter is your fault, not mine.

So Director Liang said coldly: "Comrade Li, what do you mean? Two hundred and eighty yuan is a bribe for you. You think we are insulting you. Then how much do you think is a suitable bribe for you?"

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"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about?"

As soon as Director Liang finished speaking, Li Ye's master, Lao Ding, jumped up and said, "Who wants your bribe? You come here early in the morning to throw dirty water on me. Are you immoral?"

Director Liang immediately retorted: "How can you say that, old master? Who threw dirty water? We are here to review our mistakes. Is it because we didn't give enough gifts that this young comrade broke our 20-year friendship?"

"Don't bring up our friendship," Old Ding began to scold, "Don't you know what your products are like? Why don't you go to the spare parts warehouse at the back and take a look? There are piles of waste products from your factory.

Li Ye said that the second-level products were given to you to save face, but you still don’t know what’s good for you. We are being sucked dry by you all day long, and our factory is about to be bankrupt.”

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Lao Ding's sudden outburst made the people around him excited and surprised.

What's exciting is that everyone is bored all day, and now they finally have something to talk about after dinner.

What was surprising was that Lao Ding, who was about to retire, should not have kept a low profile. Why did he suddenly start to make a big fuss?
When you say that Director Liang and his people are sucking blood, aren't you indirectly accusing the factory leaders of being blind? Didn't you see that several people have strange eyes?
"Old Ding, watch your attitude!"

Section Chief Wu finally couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and reprimanded Li Ye: "Li Ye, look at what you have done, now quickly explain it to the leader, don't cause more misunderstandings."

Li Ye turned his head slightly to look at Wu Qingyi, and asked in a puzzled tone: "What do you want me to explain? Section Chief, are you speaking for Director Liang?"

Wu Qingyi was stunned, then said: "Li Ye, you should correct your attitude first. People have come to your door, so you should explain the matter carefully. Bribery is a very serious problem."

Li Ye didn't even wait for Wu Qingyi to finish his words, and he directly retorted: "How do you know I took bribes? How can you be so sure? Did you know they would come today? Did you discuss it in advance?"

"No, Chief Wu, which side are you on? If someone doesn't know you, they would think you're with Director Liang!"

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Wu Qingyi was speechless for a moment, and then he noticed that the eyes of several colleagues in the office were very unfriendly, especially that of Deputy Manager Ma, who squinted his eyes and smiled with a forced smile, as if he was a butcher thinking about how to bleed himself.

[Oh no, this Li Ye is not a fool, he is trying to trick me. ]

No matter how insignificant Li Ye is, he is still a member of the Light Automobile Company and a soldier under Chief Wu. When they come to attack you, instead of protecting your own people, you help outsiders? Are you trying to betray your own people?

Wu Qingyi swallowed his saliva and quickly explained: "Li Ye, what are you talking about? You are wrong. I will not cover up for you. It is not your fault, but I will definitely seek justice for you."

"Tsk~, I can seek justice myself, so I won't bother Chief Wu."

Li Ye smiled disdainfully, then stared into the driver Xiao Zheng's eyes: "Comrade, are you sure you gave me 280 yuan? Bribery is a legal responsibility!"

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"It's not a bribe, it's not a bribe,"

The driver, Xiao Zheng, quickly said, "You were the one who asked for a favor from me. I just happened to have some reimbursement money in my hand, and then you took it away. For this matter, our factory director severely criticized me.
We are not here to attack you, Comrade Li. We are here today to ask you in detail what went wrong in our cooperation over the years.

Once we find the problem, we will correct it immediately. We cannot let the jobs of thousands of people in our factory be ruined because of me alone."

Driver Xiao Zheng's tone and attitude were very sincere, just like a supplier who had made a mistake and came to do public relations sincerely.

But what he said was pure assholery.

Thousands of people's jobs were ruined because of one person. Are you talking about yourself or Li Ye?
Do you deserve it?
Li Ye sneered and said calmly: "You don't need to tell me if there are any problems with your factory. You just need to answer me whether I took your money or not."

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The driver licked his lips and said with a wry smile: "Comrade Li, I have already admitted my mistake. I couldn't refuse to pay you when you asked for it, right?"

"Okay, as long as you decide."

Li Ye raised his head and said to Ma Zhaoxian in a straightforward manner: "Manager Ma, we can't figure out this kind of thing by ourselves, so let's report it to the police!
If I solicited bribes, then I would be committing a duty crime. If he lied, then it would be a false accusation and a provocation. The innocent will be cleared and public opinion will prevail.”

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The office was silent again.

Everyone was very surprised to see Li Ye so calm and composed.

This was in 1986, not the 1920s when people said "go to the police when you have troubles". After encountering similar problems, many people would first go to their work unit and let their unit leaders make the decision for them. It was rare to see someone like Li Ye go directly to the government office.

Driver Xiao Zheng's sweat immediately started pouring down. Damn, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. He originally thought that he was the only one who knew the "truth". As long as he insisted that it was Li Ye who asked for a bribe, he would make a mess and let Director Liang handle the rest.

Anyway, Director Liang thought that Li Ye really took the money!

But who would have thought that they would report to the police.

Is the police station a place that people should go? I want to go to the police station just for 280 yuan? Are you kidding me!

Director Liang also frowned. The main reason he came to the Light Automobile Company today was to repair the relationship, not to intensify the conflict.

Director Liang, who has been playing tricks all his life, knows that if he wants to ask others for something but does not have any bargaining chips in his hand, he will be very passive and humble, so he came up with the method of "Li Ye accepting bribes" to break the deadlock.

Is he really saying that Li Ye accepted bribes? He is actually telling someone else that we have a “20-year relationship”, so please don’t force me to turn my back on him.

These “certain people” include Wu Qingyi.

Wu Qingyi felt uncomfortable being looked at by Director Liang, but he finally smiled and said, "Li Ye, why do you need to report this small matter to the police? They won't care. It's not murder, arson, robbery or theft."

"How do you know the police don't care?"

"How do you know the police don't care?"

Before Wu Qingyi finished speaking, Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian said the same thing in unison.

Wu Qingyi was stunned, and then, like the driver Xiao Liang, he began to sweat on his forehead.

[Is the second-in-command trying to support Li Ye? This is bad.]

In such situations, leaders like Ma Zhaoxian usually don't speak. Once he opens his mouth, no one dares to express a different opinion, and even the top leader has to give him face.

At this time, Director Liang had to stand up and said, "Comrade Li Ye, let's put this matter aside for now! It's not a big deal. If it gets out, people will laugh at it."

Li Ye sneered and said, "You're right. If this gets out, I'll be laughed at to death. You didn't even bother to find out who I am, but you made up such a huge joke."

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"Sigh~"

There was a collective gasp in the office.

Master Lao Ding looked at Li Ye and said, "Are you going to show your true identity? Isn't that a bit too much? Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?"

Ma Zhaoxian was also a little puzzled. Based on his understanding of Li Ye, Li Ye was a very sensible child and would not do something like "My dad is Li Gang".

You can let a few key people know your identity, or let the public guess at it, but you should not explicitly state “I am the person you can’t afford to offend.”

If that really happens, he will be at a disadvantage and give the big guys above him the impression that "this kid is too impetuous and unstable."

However, Li Ye's next words put them at ease.

Li Ye has a lot of cards in his hand, and he can kill someone by just throwing out one of them.

"Why don't you ask around? When I was in high school, I earned 8,000 yuan a month in royalties. Do you know the book 'The Hidden One'? I wrote it."

"After I went to college, the novels I collaborated with my classmates on were sold all over Southeast Asia and were made into movies and TV series. A few days ago, someone asked me to help write a movie script, but I was too lazy to accept the offer even though it was only 20,000 yuan."

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Li Ye looked at the driver Xiao Zheng with disdain and asked mockingly: "Do you know how much I charge for writing one word?

Asking for a bribe of 280 yuan? Who are you trying to smear? If this gets out, won’t people laugh at me to death?”

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There was dead silence and everyone's jaw dropped.

Originally, everyone thought that Li Ye's monthly salary was 98 yuan, and the benefit fee of 280 yuan was not a small amount.

But listen now, he was earning 8,000 yuan a month when he was in high school, and you are only making 280 yuan, isn't that an insult to him?
"You, you, you are just bragging!"

The driver Xiao Zheng was about to collapse.

If Li Ye reported to the police and showed proof of income, what would the police think?
By then, don't even mention the two hundred and eighty dollars. Even the time when you peeked into the women's bathhouse when you were a child might be revealed.

So now he just hopes that Li Ye is bragging and that the police will not do anything about it.

But Li Ye took out a car key from his pocket.

"Look at this, do you recognize it? I drive a Santana to work, but in order not to be separated from the crowd, I always park on the north street and then walk to work."

"I just wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was false accusations, so I stopped pretending and came clean. My wealth makes me not interested in money."

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"Bang~"

The driver, Xiao Zheng, fell to the ground with his chair and lost consciousness.

Ma Zhaoxian immediately shouted: "Call the hospital quickly!"

The factory office immediately called the hospital.

But the driver Lao Ding ran out and called from the office next door: "Hello, is this the police? We have a situation here."

(End of this chapter)