Era: My backyard is the garbage dump of the universe

Chapter 183 Dead End
"Director Tao, Director Tao...are you okay?" Seeing this, Liu Qingsong stepped forward and helped Tao Yu up.

"When you purchased these equipments, didn't you check each box one by one?" Liu Hualei couldn't help but ask when Tao Yu's expression looked better.

Liu Qingsong also had the same doubt. After all, after the examination, such a thing would never happen.

however--

"Why didn't I check!" Tao Yu's eyes were red, and he was about to collapse, holding his head with both hands. "In order to ensure that these equipment could be safely transported to China, I only dared to sleep for three hours, and the time for eating was no more than five minutes."

"When I entered the customs, I checked the number on the wooden box to confirm it. Who knows... who knows..."

At this point, Tao Yu could no longer hold back and burst into tears, crying as sadly as he could.

Liu Qingsong and Liu Hualei looked at each other, opened their mouths, and finally fell silent without saying anything.

After all, it is impossible to say that Tao Yu is unreliable in doing things, and it is even more impossible to say that Tao Yu colludes with outsiders.

But something went wrong amidst so many impossible circumstances. The only explanation was that there was a traitor around, assisting outsiders in swapping the equipment without anyone noticing.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingsong did not go to comfort Tao Yu, but picked up the crowbar and continued to pry open the other large wooden boxes.

It was not until he reached the 27th box that he discovered a brand new device.

This scene stunned Tao Yu, who was crying loudly. He quickly found a crowbar and pried up the remaining wooden boxes.

After prying open all the large wooden boxes, he discovered that there were more than a dozen devices inside.

What does this prove? It proves that when he inspected the customs, most of the equipment in these large wooden boxes had already been replaced, but he did not open the boxes for inspection and found no clues.

However, the customs equipment in the seventies and eighties was so crude that it was impossible to help detect that the large wooden box was full of stones.

In addition, because of the greetings from the leaders above, it was normal that this batch of "equipment" had the green light all the way and was delivered to the warehouse "safely and smoothly".

But now it was too abnormal for Tao Yu, and he realized that the safety and smoothness of the journey was deliberately created by someone.

In order to verify his guess, he hurried out to make a phone call.

Liu Hualei watched Tao Yu disappear and said, "Qingsong, do we need to follow him and take a look?"

"No need, just wait." Liu Qingsong replied softly.

"Then..." Liu Hualei hesitated to speak.

"Just wait quietly! Let's talk about everything after Director Tao comes back. There's nothing I can do about the current situation." Liu Qingsong said with a wry smile.

"That's right." Liu Hualei nodded, brought a bench, and asked Liu Qingsong to sit down and wait.

Seeing that they were getting bored of waiting, they started chatting about family matters and everything that had happened in the Huaishu Production Team in the past few months.

Just when they were chatting happily, Tao Yu came back frustratedly: "The phone number of that supplier who sells fertilizer equipment is not reachable at all. The number he left is invalid."

"In other words, from the moment you went abroad, someone had been laying the groundwork and waiting for you to take the bait?" Liu Qingsong asked.

Liu Hualei also looked at Tao Yu.

"Yes." Tao Yu didn't want to admit it, but finally he gritted his teeth and admitted it.

After all, there was no need for him to hide anything in front of Liu Qingsong.

"So what are you going to do next?" Liu Qingsong asked.

"I don't know, don't ask me." Tao Yu squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, annoyed. "I don't even dare to report the situation here to the superiors. I'm afraid they will scold me, I'm afraid they will be sad, I'm afraid that if the news gets out, I will be ashamed to face the hundreds of thousands of people in Dayu City. I'm afraid..."

As he spoke, Tao Yu started crying again.

Liu Qingsong did not go to comfort Tao Yu.

He was waiting for Tao Yu to cry enough.

I can't cry anymore.

Then he asked softly: "Now that things have turned out like this, I suggest you report the situation to your leader as soon as possible and come up with remedial measures."

"Otherwise, I'm worried that the equipment being swapped is just the beginning of the storm."

"What do you mean?" Tao Yu looked at Liu Qingsong in confusion.

"What I mean is very simple. After the news of the equipment substitution spreads, the happiest people must be Qin An and those people behind the Qin An Fertilizer Plant who invested in Xiuzhen Yi and others. Given their character, do you think they will just watch the joke and not do anything?" Liu Qingsong asked back.

"This..." Tao Yu was stunned. After he understood what Liu Qingsong meant, he became even more terrified: "If you say so, I will report the situation to my leader immediately."

"But I'm afraid there's no point in reporting the situation."

"Because the equipment was swapped this time, it was most likely Qin An and Zheng Xiuyi who did it."

"Do you have any evidence?" Liu Qingsong asked.

If there is evidence, we can go and cause trouble for Qin An and Zheng Zhengyi, and at least divert the current conflict over the equipment being swapped.

"How can I have any evidence?" Tao Yu replied frustratedly, "When I went abroad to purchase these equipment, Qin An and Zheng Zhengyi did not show up at all, and my negotiations with the equipment supplier went quite smoothly, and their subordinates did not come out to interfere."

"This is where they are so smart." Liu Qingsong sighed, "Now I finally understand why other fertilizer factories can't survive in Dayu City. It turns out that Qin An and Zheng Xiuyi are so insidious and cunning."

“They either don’t do anything.”

"If you take action."

"That's a dead end."

There is nothing wrong with this.

The current situation is really a dead end for Tao Yu.

So when Tao Yu heard this, he was silent and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Liu Qingsong advised: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Call the leaders above and report the situation! We are not desperate yet. We still have at least a dozen devices."

"As long as we can assemble an assembly line, there is still hope."

"Not bad, not bad!" Tao Yu wiped the tears from his face, turned around and called his leader.

Liu Qingsong and Liu Hualei had no choice but to wait in the warehouse.

Just as it was getting dark, Tao Yu came back, followed by Secretary Chen, Old Wu and other commune cadres.

When Secretary Chen and his companions saw that most of the large wooden boxes in the warehouse were filled with stones, they were so stunned that they didn't know what to say.

Tao Yu ignored all this and said to Liu Qingsong, "Qingsong, I have reported the equipment swap to the leaders in detail. They have only one request to you and me now, which is to assemble the remaining equipment and start producing fertilizers in early March of the lunar calendar next year."

"Can it be done?"

This was said to Liu Qingsong and also to Liu Hualei.

After Liu Hualei reacted, he looked at Liu Qingsong nervously.

After all, he didn't know how to repair or assemble the equipment.

But Liu Qingsong then replied firmly: "Yes, but my skills are not very good, you must ask my dad to come and help."

Assembling equipment for producing fertilizers was extremely difficult for him, but it was very easy for the liquid robot.

That’s why Liu Qingsong has the confidence to say yes.

Of course, all this is to rescue my parents.

Otherwise, he wouldn't bother getting involved in this mess.

"That's good!" Tao Yu patted Liu Qingsong's shoulder with relief. "It's late today. I'll take you and your father home first, and loosen the handcuffs and shackles. Tomorrow morning, you can come to the warehouse to discuss with Old Wu and Secretary Chen how to assemble the equipment."

"Yes." Liu Qingsong nodded.

Liu Hualei was also a little excited.

After all, Director Tao agreed to loosen his handcuffs and shackles, which means it won’t be long before he is released.

"Let's go!" Tao Yu took the lead and walked out of the warehouse.

Liu Hualei followed behind.

Just as the two were about to get on the jeep.

Old Wu caught up with him: "Qingsong, Qingsong..."

"What's wrong, Master?" Liu Qingsong turned around and looked at Old Wu.

"That..." Old Wu glanced at Tao Yu, and after hesitating for a moment, he whispered, "I looked at the equipment in the big wooden box just now. They can't assemble a production line at all, especially the most important double-roller extrusion fertilizer granulator. There is not a single one of these equipment."

"Oh, right! We don't have a horizontal wet material crusher either. If we want to assemble one..."

Having said this, Old Wu stopped talking.

But Liu Qingsong heard the hidden meaning.

He said, "Master, don't worry. We have all these equipment. If we can't buy them, we can make them ourselves."

"No, you..." Old Wu frowned, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

To him, Liu Qingsong really didn't know his place and was too arrogant.

If I remember correctly, there is no company in China that can produce horizontal wet material crusher and roller extrusion fertilizer granulator. No, there is no relevant production technology in China, which is completely monopolized by foreign equipment suppliers.

Under such circumstances, it would be wishful thinking for these peasants to produce it at least 30 to 50 years.

Liu Qingsong guessed what Old Wu was thinking, and he said, "Master, don't worry. I won't let you down if it can't be built." After that, Liu Qingsong got into the jeep.

"That's not what I meant." Old Wu became anxious.

"I know, go back!" Liu Qingsong rolled down the window and waved his hand: "We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."

"Okay!" Old Wu had no choice but to nod and watch the jeep carrying Liu Qingsong, Liu Hualei and Tao Yu disappear into the night.

……

Qinan Fertilizer Plant.

Inside the office.

Qin An, sitting in a wheelchair, was about to get off work.

A young man with shifty eyes suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in.

This made Qin An very unhappy: "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

"Brother Qin, I'm not reincarnating, but I have good news to tell you." The young man explained with a wry smile.

"What good news?" Qin An asked.

"Well..." The young man turned around and closed the door of the office before whispering, "Our people from the Tang Laowu production team sent us news. They said Tao Yu has returned and found that most of the equipment they purchased has turned into stone."

"Is it true?" Qin An was stunned and then became excited.

After waiting for so long, this day has finally come.

"Really? But Tao Yu didn't admit defeat. He planned to let Liu Qingsong, Liu Hualei, Lao Wu and others find a way to assemble the remaining dozen or so equipment and produce fertilizers in early March of the lunar calendar next year." The young man replied with a smile.

"Humph! Just them?" Qin An sneered, with disdain in his eyes: "I'm afraid you won't be able to assemble it in this lifetime."

"I think so too." The young man said.

"But we can't just stand there and watch." Qin An glanced at the time on his watch. "So, while you send people to keep an eye on Tao Yu, Liu Qingsong, Lao Wu and the others, go and notify Manager Xiao to post a notice to triple the price of all fertilizers."

“Three times???” The young man was a little surprised.

He thought it was doubled!

If it is three times, then the price of fertilizer will be more expensive than meat.

"What? You don't want to?" Qin An glared at the young man.

"Yes, yes." The young man replied, "But if the price increases so much, how will the leaders of Dayu City deal with it? They can't just watch the price of fertilizer increase so much."

"Hahaha... this time it's not their turn to be unwilling, because I have already discussed with my colleagues in other fertilizer factories. This time the price increase will not only apply to Dayu City, but also to the entire province, and then the entire country." Qin An replied with a big laugh.

In other words.

Now things have evolved to this point.

It’s no longer the leaders of Dayu City who have the final say.

Rather, it is the management of these fertilizer plants that has the final say.

After all, in 1977 and 1978, China was in the farming era, and most farmers were dependent on the fertilizers produced by their fertilizer factories, so they had no say at all!
"I understand, I understand." The young man also smiled sinisterly.

"If you understand, go and do your own thing!" Qin An waved his hand.

For him, the fertilizer price increase is just the first step.

Next, he would make sure that those who opposed him, such as Tao Yu, Secretary Chen, Liu Qingsong, and Old Wu, would be killed without a burial place.

"Okay! Okay!" The young man turned and left.

Qin An watched the young man disappear from his sight. Just as he was about to call his men to pick him up after get off work, the phone on his desk rang first.

Qin An looked at the phone and was stunned at first.

Then he quickly used both hands to turn the wheel and walked to the desk, then picked up the microphone swiftly: "Hello, this is Qin An."

On the other end of the phone, Zheng Zhengyi's laughter came: "Have you received the news about Tao Yu returning to Dayu City?"

Qin An: "Received. I also know that he purchased a box of stones."

Correction 1: "Hahaha... I'm glad you got it. From now on, you just need to follow the plan we discussed before."

Qin An: "Okay! Okay!"

Correction 1: "Also, I am very satisfied with the tigers you sent me, but why did Ye Qingmei suddenly come to me for trouble because of these tigers?"

Qin An: "Have you seen her?"

Correction 1: "No, I'm not meeting this crazy woman right now."

Qin An: "That's good. I also avoided seeing her, but I'm afraid that won't work in the future, because I'm in the open, and it's easy for Ye Qingmei to find me."

Correction 1: "Don't worry, I have already ordered my men to take action. If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Qingmei will die quietly at the hands of her own people."

Qin An: "What do you mean?"

Correction 1: "Keep it a secret. You will find out later how terrifying my people's methods are."

Qin An: "Hi..."

……

back home.

Tao Yu did not break his promise.

The two police officers who were monitoring Liu Hualei were asked to remove his handcuffs and shackles, and they were immediately sent back to Red Star Farm to report.

This made Liu Qingsong very happy. Just as he was about to cook a delicious meal to thank Tao Yu, Tao Guoqing appeared with his little prankster in his hand, smiling: "Qingsong, the New Year is coming soon. How are your family's preparations for the New Year going?"

"Everything should be almost ready." Liu Qingsong replied softly.

"As long as the preparations are almost done, it's good." Tao Guoqing said seriously, "I just asked Mr. Jiang, and he said that Xiao Taoqi can go back home for the New Year. As long as he pays attention to his diet, it should be fine to come back after the New Year."

"I don't know what you mean..."

Having said this, Tao Guoqing did not say anything further.

"What can I mean by that? Of course I agreed." Liu Qingsong said with a smile.

"Can I take some radishes and cabbages back from your vegetable garden?" Tao Guoqing asked.

"Of course." Liu Qingsong replied.

After all, he could see that Grandpa Tao's starting point was all for the good of the little rascal, and he wasn't after his personal gains.

"Then I'll go and ask Bai Yuzhen to pick them." Tao Guoqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, I won't pick too much, just enough for little Taoqi to eat."

"Okay! Okay!" Liu Qingsong nodded.

"Then I'll go first." Tao Guoqing took Xiao Taoqi by the hand and walked towards the gate of Pangdun's house.

Tao Yu said something to Liu Qingsong and followed behind.

After all, it was late and he couldn't stay overnight in the Huaishu Production Team.

Liu Qingsong had no choice but to take Liu Hualei to the kitchen to find Liu Lijuan.

In the kitchen, Liu Lijuan was heating up the food. When she saw that her father's handcuffs and anklets were gone, she was so excited: "Qingsong, is our father completely fine?"

"It's not that simple." Liu Qingsong sighed and replied, "It all depends on my father's performance at the fertilizer factory. But he won't have to go back to Red Star Farm for a while."

"That's right." Liu Hualei agreed.

"What about our mom?" Liu Lijuan asked, "Can she come back for the New Year?"

"This..." Liu Qingsong didn't know how to answer.

If I say that my father can make bamboo crossbows and repair equipment, it can be barely justified with him as a shield, but if my mother says that, I'm afraid people will doubt her.

"It's okay, it's okay! It's okay if mom can't come back. I just asked casually." Liu Lijuan said with a wry smile.

"I know, but I will try my best to get Mom back for the New Year." Liu Qingsong said seriously, "I will never let her suffer at Red Star Farm."

"Yeah, yeah!" Liu Lijuan nodded. For some reason, her eyes suddenly turned red.

Liu Hualei also sighed deeply.

Liu Qingsong did not go to comfort them. Instead, he took the food and ate while walking to the backyard to see how the little tiger was doing.

What Liu Qingsong didn't expect was that when he pushed open the heavy wooden door, what appeared before his eyes was a glass warehouse.

After Liu Qingsong looked around carefully, he walked in quickly.

Just as he was about to look for the liquid robot, he heard sounds of fighting outside the energy shield, and explosions were heard from time to time.

……

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(End of this chapter)