Flip the table and divide the family property! Take his wife and daughter into the mountains and eat

"Zhao Shanhe?"

Jin Wanfu, who had been somewhat nonchalant and watching the spectacle, heard those three words and his leather shoes, which had just stepped out, froze in mid-air before he slowly brought them back.

He turned his head, and his small eyes, squeezed into slits by his fleshy face, scrutinized Wei Baoguo from head to toe with an extremely strange look.

"Who did you just say you were going to report? Zhao Shanhe from Kaoshantun?"

"Yes! That's him!"

When Wei Baoguo saw that the big leader sitting in the small jeep actually knew this name, his heart started pounding uncontrollably.

really!

This little beast has committed numerous evils; even the most important figures in the county have heard of his infamous reputation!

Wei Baoguo instantly became as energetic as if he'd been injected with chicken blood. Ignoring the mud on his face and his still-aching knees, he frantically pushed the crumpled stack of letters forward, desperately trying to apply eye drops through his hoarse voice.

"Boss, it's even better that you know him! Look at this, it's all written down in black and white with red handprints, it's all the heinous things he's done over the years!"

"This little bastard made his fortune by secretly collecting mountain goods and dealing in furs in the village! Later, he became so bold that he even dared to collude with the Russians to smuggle goods from abroad for huge profits! That's called speculation and profiteering! He's undermining our country!"

"If you just follow this lead, you'll definitely catch a big fish!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Wanfu's expression gradually became strange.

He didn't speak, but simply extended his hand to Wei Baoguo.

"Let me see the materials."

Wei Baoguo was overjoyed, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Here you go! Here you go! Boss, please take a good look at this!"

He held the dozen or so pages of letter in both hands, like a servant offering tribute, and respectfully handed them over.

Deputy Director Liu, standing nearby, opened his mouth, his forehead dripping with cold sweat, wanting to stop them. But the other party was Boss Jin, and he was riding in Secretary Chen's car. Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to go up and snatch the materials at this moment. He could only stare helplessly like an ant on a hot pan.

Jin Wanfu took the materials and glanced down at the huge title at the top.

"Emergency report on Zhao Shanhe, the local tyrant of Kaoshantun, who gathered unemployed people, harmed his relatives, and seized the property of the masses."

"Wow."

Jin Wanfu raised his sparse eyebrows: "This political label is quite heavy."

Wei Baoguo was completely immersed in the euphoria of turning the tables and didn't notice the veiled barb in the tone. He thought the big boss was praising his report for being substantial.

He straightened his hunched back slightly without realizing it, and said with a hint of smugness, "Sir, I've worked as a purchasing officer at the county grain depot my whole life, so I still have some political awareness and sensitivity!"

Jin Wanfu completely ignored him and continued scanning the materials downwards on his own.

To keep thugs.

They ran rampant in the countryside.

Speculation and profiteering.

Reselling furs.

Colluding with Soviet personnel...

Seeing this, Jin Wanfu's expression grew increasingly strange.

He slowly closed the document and gently patted his palms.

"Wei Baoguo, right?"

"Yes! It's me!"

Wei Baoguo quickly answered loudly, trying to straighten his back, his face full of anticipation.

Jin Wanfu sized him up, a half-smile on his face, and asked, "According to your report, Zhao Shanhe is practically a ruthless bandit. Aren't you afraid he'll find out and retaliate against you? What gives you the audacity to sue him?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Baoguo assumed the high-ranking leader was testing his political awareness, and immediately raised his voice, shouting with righteous indignation:

"Leader! Although I'm just a grain depot worker, my heart is with the Party and the people! I'm putting the greater good before personal relationships! I firmly believe that good will prevail over evil, and with the Party and the government standing up for us ordinary people, I have nothing to fear!"

After shouting these resounding slogans, Wei Baoguo grabbed Li Cuihua, who was covered in mud, and pointed at her smugly, saying:

"Besides, I'm not afraid of his retaliation! Leader, you don't know this, but my new wife, Li Cuihua, is Zhao Shanhe's biological mother! I'm his elder now, his stepfather! It's only natural for a father to discipline his son! How could he possibly defy heaven!"

Upon hearing the words "Zhao Shanhe's biological mother," Jin Wanfu raised his sparse eyebrows and turned his head to look in the direction Wei Baoguo gestured.

His gaze fell on the village woman, who was covered in yellow mud and looked coarse and vulgar. Jin Wanfu looked her up and down a few times and immediately understood.

Is this Zhao Shanhe's biological mother?

No wonder.

No wonder when the topic of family matters came up, my brother-in-law was so determined to sever ties so completely, leaving no way out.

Having such a shameless scoundrel who even colludes with outsiders to leech off his own son, his little brother must have suffered unimaginable grievances in his previous home.

When Li Cuihua saw the high-ranking official in the jeep staring at her, she assumed it was because her status as a pitiful mother had won the official's sympathy.

She scrambled forward, ignoring the mud and water covering her face, and plopped down on the ground, slapping her thighs as she began to wail and lament:

"Your Honor! You must do me justice! My child, whom I carried for ten months, is now being treated like dirt just because he has a few coins in his pocket! He's utterly heartless, kicking me out of the house and not even leaving me a hot meal. He's trying to drive his own mother to her death!"

Watching the elderly couple, one speaking righteously and the other throwing a tantrum and crying pitifully, Jin Wanfu's eyes became even more mocking, as if he were watching a cat playing with a mouse and teasing a clown.

He nodded slowly and solemnly, his expression becoming more serious than ever before. He said in a deep voice, "If the crimes you've accused are true, then this Zhao Shanhe is simply a beast! He has no ethics or affection for his own parents, and he embezzles state property like a parasite! He's been entrenched in Kaoshantun, harming the villagers—it's utterly appalling and lawless!"

Jin Wanfu's voice grew louder and louder, seemingly even more indignant than Wei Baoguo's: "This kind of social cancer deserves to be shot for five minutes straight at the shooting range! This matter is far too heinous. I will not only personally order the county to arrest the person immediately, but I will also take this document to the city and personally report this to Director Zhou of the Municipal Public Security Bureau! We must eradicate this evil completely and make this case an ironclad one that will deter the entire province!"

Upon hearing that even the city's top official was going to personally get involved, and even to make it an "ironclad case that would deter the entire province," Wei Baoguo and Li Cuihua were so excited that their vision blurred, and they felt a surge of excitement rush to their heads, almost to the point of fainting from happiness.

Li Cuihua was so happy that her face wrinkled with excitement, and a fierce glint of resentment flashed in her eyes. She cursed through gritted teeth in her heart: You little beast, even the big officials in the city want to arrest you. I'll see if you don't die this time! After you get shot, I'll take over all the wealth you've accumulated in Kaoshantun!

Wei Baoguo quickly followed Jin Wanfu's lead, bowing and scraping, his spittle flying with excitement:

"Yes, yes, yes! Leader, you have such keen insight! This kind of malignant tumor that undermines socialism should be dragged out and shot for five minutes straight!"

Li Cuihua also stopped crying and started laughing, repeatedly kowtowing and bowing in the muddy water:

"He was executed! Heaven has finally opened its eyes! Leader, you are truly a living bodhisattva, a just and upright official for us common people!"

Looking at the two idiots in front of him who were laughing so hard they were practically out of their minds, Jin Wanfu's lips curled into a half-smile.

He changed the subject, holding up the heavy document in his hand and gently waving it in front of Wei Baoguo.

"However... there's a big problem with your materials."

Wei Baoguo's heart tightened suddenly, and the ecstasy on his face froze instantly.

"Which...which problem? Boss, what's going on here is absolutely true! I'd stake my whole family's lives on it!"

Jin Wanfu looked at him and said slowly and deliberately:

"It's a true story, it's just that the name was missing."

"what?"

Wei Baoguo was completely stunned, his cloudy old eyes filled with blankness, and he subconsciously blurted out, "Who...who's missing?"

Jin Wanfu's smile widened.

He bent down slightly, his chubby, endearing face close to Wei Baoguo's, and lowered his voice, speaking persuasively:

"There's a missing person named Jin Wanfu. It was Jin Wanfu who secretly funded the acquisition of Zhao Shanhe's furs and mountain products. He not only provided him with funds but also guaranteed his livelihood and acted as his protector in the county."

Wei Baoguo had only heard Deputy Director Liu call this man "Boss Jin" and had no idea what the full name of the big boss sitting in the top executive's jeep was.

Upon hearing this, he thought that the big leader was truly insightful and had even found out the background of Zhao Shanhe!

Wei Baoguo immediately became so excited that he spat out words and loudly echoed the sentiment as if he had been injected with chicken blood:

"Yes, yes, yes! Leader, you have such sharp eyes! These bad elements who act as protectors for social ills are even more despicable! This Jin Wanfu is also a major cancer; he should be arrested along with that little beast Zhao Shanhe and shot for five minutes! There must be no leniency!"

Li Cuihua, standing beside her, nodded frantically, gritting her teeth as she echoed, "Yes! Slaughter that Jin Wanfu too! Burn him alive!"

Hearing the elderly couple solemnly declare their intention to execute him, Jin Wanfu's smile deepened.

He continued, "As for the smuggling of Soviets you just mentioned, it was a man named Li Yuanchao who personally introduced him to them. Without him, Zhao Shanhe would never have been able to get involved in this foreign trade, and he would never have been able to do such a big business."

Wei Baoguo had completely fallen into a delusional dream of getting rich, and without hesitation, he seized the opportunity, shouting in his hoarse voice:

"Then arrest this Li Yuanchao too! They're all birds of a feather! Take them all to be shot at! They're all vermin that are undermining our country!"

Seeing Wei Baoguo's ridiculous and self-destructive behavior, Jin Wanfu's smile widened.

He nodded as if it were something important, his tone light and airy:

"Alright. I'll have to trouble you with this material, Comrade Wei Baoguo. Take it back and rewrite it, adding the names of Jin Wanfu and Li Yuanchao, along with their charges of acting as protectors and colluding with foreign businessmen. Once it's done, I'll personally submit it for you."

Wei Baoguo was overjoyed and quickly nodded and bowed repeatedly: "Okay! Don't worry, leader, I'll add it right away! I promise it will be written clearly!"

After agreeing, Wei Baoguo's eyes darted around, and he suddenly switched to a fawning expression of concern for the high-ranking leader. He cautiously took half a step closer and asked in a low voice:

"However, sir, if I may be so bold as to offer my concern, those two who can afford to protect a tyrant like Zhao Shanhe and also know the Russians must wield some power, right? What exactly are Jin Wanfu and Li Yuanchao's positions? How deep are their connections? Will they cause you trouble in your investigation?"

Seeing Wei Baoguo's "loyal" and considerate manner, Jin Wanfu couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He reached out his chubby hand and gently patted Wei Baoguo's mud-covered old face, smiling as he uttered the last two sentences:

"The background isn't particularly deep, but investigating it would indeed be a bit troublesome."