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They were all there to collect debts, not to fight to the death, so naturally those people wouldn't dare to go against the police.

They quickly made way for them, and all the leaders from the Public Security Bureau walked in.

"What are you all doing here?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were extremely panicked.

These two people have something to hide, and they'll never dare to face the police again.

Others weren't afraid; relying on the principle that the law doesn't punish everyone, someone in the crowd spoke up.

“We were all deceived by Yan Bugui. We are here to get our money back.”

"Who is Yan Bugui?" A policeman grasped the key point of the question and turned to ask.

Swish.

All eyes were on Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai was so frightened that he jumped to the side, indicating that it was none of his business.

It's quite remarkable that he's 76 years old and can still jump like that.

Yan Bugui was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he only managed to stay upright by leaning against his own temporary house.

"I am Yan Bugui. Officer, don't listen to their nonsense. I am not lying to them."

I traded with them fairly, without deceiving anyone, young or old.

"Officer, he's talking nonsense. I was tricked into selling him the treasury bonds."

"I was also deceived by him."

None of the debt collectors acknowledged fair trade.

The two sides gave conflicting accounts, so it's clear that one side was lying.

A comparison reveals that Yan Bugui is the most likely to be lying.

"Don't rush, we'll talk one by one."

The police selected one person and questioned him about the reason.

The man didn't lie and recounted the details of the transaction. He also emphasized the reasons Yan Bugui had given at the time.

Upon hearing this, one of the police officers blurted out, "You're engaging in speculation and profiteering."

One sentence terrified everyone present.

In recent years, far too many people have been arrested for speculation and profiteering.

One of them lost his job because of speculation and profiteering.

However, people quickly realized that the newspapers had stated that it was legal to circulate.

"The newspapers were advertising the buying and selling of Treasury bonds."

The police officer was taken aback: "Which newspaper?"

Yan Bugui quickly replied, "I have some at home, I'll go get it right away."

He dared not be accused of speculation and profiteering.

Even with this charge, the police cannot arrest him, but they can confiscate the stolen goods.

It would be better to arrest him than to confiscate the treasury bonds he worked so hard to collect.

He would rather go to jail than let the police confiscate the treasury bonds.

The police saw the contents of the newspaper and began to worry.

Each unit has its own quota for treasury bonds; each police station must purchase at least 30,000 to 40,000.

This was the first time they had ever heard of such a thing.

They had never encountered this before, and no one dared to make a decision rashly.

After discussing it, they decided to take everyone to the police station and then ask their superiors for permission.

Yan Bugui grabbed Yi Zhonghai's arm: "Old Yi, you can't just abandon me."

We've been friends for years.

Yi Zhonghai was furious.

When they were making money, why didn't Yan Bugui mention that the two were old partners?

When bad luck strikes, he remembers his old friend.

They're treating him like a sucker.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied, but he didn't have any good solutions.

He and Yan Bugui were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope; neither could shake the other off.

I definitely can't not help, but I'm a little scared.

The neighborhood committee also received news that such a large group of people had been arrested by the police.

When the leaders from the subdistrict office came over, they immediately recognized Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

"What's going on, Director Han? Why have so many people been arrested?"

Director Han of the Public Security Bureau explained the situation to Director Qian of the Subdistrict Office. Director Qian turned and glared fiercely at Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui: "It's you two again."

At such an advanced age, instead of staying home quietly, he's causing trouble every day.

Director Han was somewhat surprised. Such words were not something a qualified street office secretary should say, let alone say here.

He knew Director Qian well and knew that Director Qian wouldn't just say things like that.

"What happened to them?"

Director Qian told Director Han about what happened last time: "Those two people like to exploit loopholes in the policies."

Originally, after the investigation, Director Han felt that the responsibility lay with Yan Bugui.

Upon hearing that Yan Bugui had a criminal record, his heart began to tip in favor of those who wanted to collect debts.

"So that's how it is. You've come at the right time. Have you heard about the treasury bonds?"

Director Qian didn't know much about treasury bonds and couldn't explain how to resolve the issue, so he went to the Public Security Bureau with Director Han.

The two reported the matter to their superiors.

The government issues treasury bonds to raise funds, so it cannot prevent the public from buying and selling them.

After deliberation, it was decided not to allow the Public Security Bureau to handle the matter as speculation and profiteering, but to let them handle it as a normal dispute.

Director Qian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

If he were to be treated as a speculator, the neighborhood committee secretary would be the one with the biggest headache.

The arrest of over a hundred people at once is a rare major case in the past two years.

The police station was too small, and they arrested too many people, so they had to lock them all up together.

When Director Qian and Director Han arrived, the two sides were still arguing.

All that could be heard was a righteous and indignant voice: "Leaving aside the facts, don't you bear any responsibility?"

For the police station to utter such lewd words, Yi Zhonghai must be quite something.

The debt collector was equally blunt: "If we set aside the facts, what are we talking about?"
He discussed how to marry his apprentice's wife.

We're all neighbors, we know each other very well. Some people who dislike Yi Zhonghai use this to tease him.

The others didn't like him much either, and they all laughed along.

Yi Zhonghai clutched his chest angrily: "You..."

Director Han, fearing trouble, said, "Shut up, all of you."

The scene immediately quieted down upon the arrival of the police chief and the street office representative.

Director Qian looked at them with a dark expression: "Look at yourselves, is this behavior appropriate?"

Everyone kept their heads down, afraid to speak, lest they be made an example of.

Director Qian went all out and taught these people a lesson for more than half an hour.

“In the past, I would have dragged you out and paraded you through the streets long ago.”

Director Han then stepped forward: "Director Qian, please calm down. I'll handle this."

Director Qian nodded.

Director Han then addressed the crowd, saying, "We have investigated the whole story."

Now tell me, what are your demands?

One of them stepped forward and said, "We have no other demands, only one: that Yan Bugui return the treasury bonds to us."

Yan Bugui objected: "Why should I? You sold it to me voluntarily back then."

"That's because you lied to us. You told us you were worried your son would want your money, but you didn't say that treasury bonds are tradable."

"That wasn't cheating. Can you call it cheating when it comes to doing business?"

When you go to the market to buy vegetables and ask the vendor to lower the price, he says that if he lowers the price any further, he will lose money.

Was that a lie?

You only have yourself to blame for not reading the newspapers.

Yan Bugui may be timid, but when it comes to money, he's anything but.

"Buying groceries is buying groceries, and treasury bonds are treasury bonds. How can they be the same?"

Can doing business be called fraud?
"Do you think you're Kong Yiji?"

There were some educated people present who knew the source of Yan Bugui's words.

Director Han and Director Qian lowered their heads and discussed the matter in hushed tones.

This is a really difficult matter to handle.

Yan Bugui did pay for the things he bought. He simply exploited a loophole in the policy.

It's unreasonable to insist that he's wrong.

But if he didn't return the treasury bonds, he would offend so many people, and the danger would be too great. (End of Chapter)