Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 772 Strikes

Liu Huasheng patted the newspaper bundle with a heavy heart: "If only I had been more careful back then, it's too late to regret it now. It's fate."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why were you rejected?"

Liu Huasheng scratched his head: "Drinking. Well, not really drinking, I drank too much the night before, and I didn't have any energy during the assessment the next day, so I failed. Damn it, I'm never touching alcohol again, I've quit. Now, every time I drink, my heart aches. It hurts."

Chen Hui asked, "Li Tie didn't drink?"

Liu Huasheng said bitterly, "He drank, he drank even more than me, but that bastard was really good at it, like it had no effect at all. Isn't that a scam? The first day when we were drinking, he was the one who kept trying to persuade me. Do you know what the most humiliating thing is? I came back and got a deputy director position, right? That bastard came back and beat me up, saying that I had to treat everyone to a meal for my promotion. I only realized it after he left."

All three of them burst into laughter; this pair was truly delightful.

Xiao Wei pointed to the newspaper bundle: "His is here too, you can divide it yourselves. If you want revenge, you can deduct some."

Liu Huasheng started to unpack the package: "How much is it? Why is it wrapped so tightly, all mysterious? You didn't really pack five or ten yuan, did you? Old Xia, did you pack fifty cents? The way you look at me makes me think so."

Chen Hui said, "You never ask Huang Laowu about money?"

Liu Huasheng shook his head: "Why ask? Who is he? Who am I? Working with him is already giving him a huge favor. Damn it."

The newspaper package was opened, and the blue four great figures exuded the scent of ink. Liu Huasheng fell into a daze, staring at the pile of money, speechless.

Xia Maosheng reached out and poked him: "Are you stupid?"

Liu Huasheng looked up and asked, "How much is this?"

Xiao Wei said, "Two hundred and forty-four thousand? What's wrong? It's really not much. It'll be better next year. We've only been working on it for a few months this year."

Liu Huasheng's eyes nearly popped out of his head: "This, this isn't enough? Will there be even more next year? How many will there be next year?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "If we look at the whole year next year, the two of you can get about a hundred, that's about right, around the same amount."

Liu Huasheng got up, ran over to close the office door, then came over, leaned on the desk, and asked in a low voice, "Next year, one million?"

Xiao Wei nodded: "Ah, that's about it. There's nothing we can do. This stuff has its advantages, and the venue is only so big. There's not much room for more. What's wrong?"

Liu Huasheng said, "Are you feeling a bit lacking?"

Before Xiao Wei could speak, Chen Hui nodded: "Quite a few?"

Liu Huasheng slowly sat down, reaching for his money, and said, "Alright, I've calmed down. Thanks for the blow. My heart was pounding in my chest, and you guys didn't even notice! This is so discouraging! Why do I keep running into such idiots?"

Chen Hui laughed again, reaching into Xiao Wei's pocket and throwing the work ID in front of Liu Huaqiang. Xia Maosheng also laughed and leaned on the table.

Liu Huasheng picked up the work ID with a puzzled look: "What? A police ID? Whose is it?" He opened it, glanced at it, blinked, and stared at it intently: "This is fake, right? Where did you get it made? Holy crap, it looks so real. You know this is illegal, right?" He looked up at Xiao Wei: "This is a big deal, buddy. No one can protect you if we arrest you. I'm not kidding."

Xia Maosheng said, "Someone like you is a policeman. It's right to fire you. You can't even tell the difference between a real and a fake ID."

Liu Huasheng was stunned for a moment: "This is...really?" He turned to make a phone call to check. By this time, the public security bureau was already connected internally, but the network speed was extremely slow, and it was only used for things like household registration information, which was on the city bureau's internal network.

No one knows what number he dialed, but when the other end answered, Liu Huasheng read out an ID number and said, "I am from Longcheng Yanbei Police Station. I need to verify this comrade's identity." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Wei.

"Comrade Zhang Wei is an inspector of the Provincial Department's Inspection Division, with the rank of full division chief, and his identity is genuine."

"Thank you." Liu Huasheng put down the phone, looked at his work ID again, and said with a wry smile, "You guys are ganging up on me, aren't you? Xiao Wei, I remember you're not a policeman, are you? When did you sneak in? And you're a division chief? Our bureau chief is a division chief."

Xia Maosheng pointed to Xiao Wei's work permit: "You'll have someone to rely on now, it should be useful. Xiao Wei is quite familiar with Director Liu and Captain Qin. If you work hard and achieve results, you'll rise quickly. If anyone tries to pressure you, just go to Xiao Wei, he's in charge of the Inspection Department."

Liu Huasheng said, "No, what I want to know right now is how you got here? Don't tell me you used connections. Even the director's connections don't work here. I don't believe your dad, Chen Hui, could pull this off. How many favors would that take?"

Chen Hui said, "No, my dad couldn't have done it. Xiao Wei earned this himself. He got a bunch of second-class merit awards from the department, and this is all the certificate they gave him. He even has a police uniform and badge number, but he doesn't have to go to work and doesn't get a salary."

Liu Huasheng said, "An honorary title?" He shook his head: "Impossible. How could an honorary title have a specific position? It's on file."

Xia Maosheng said, "With such great merit, anything is possible. Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Keep the money safe. We're going back to Chuanzhou to pick up my parents. We still have to go to Fengtian. Do you get a holiday for the New Year? Come to Fengtian to see me. My wife is giving birth before or after the New Year."

Liu Huasheng returned the work permit to Xiaowei and said, "Can you stay for a few days? Okay, Li Tie and I will come to see you then. Give us a call after the baby is born. Damn, another blow. I don't even have a girlfriend yet, and you're about to give birth? Get out of here, get out of here, get the hell out."

Several people emerged from Liu Huasheng's office, laughing and joking. They got into their car, waved goodbye to Liu Huasheng, and drove off towards Chuanzhou. Once the three cars were out of sight, Liu Huasheng looked in the direction they had gone and muttered, "Damn, another blow. They've all changed cars."

Then, after thinking for a moment, he chuckled, rubbed his hands together, went back to his office, closed the door, opened the money and counted it: 240,400. He took out 4,000 and put it in his pocket, wrapped the 240,000 again, leaned back in his chair, lit a cigarette, and said, "Well, I'm not exactly rich anymore. Time to buy a house."

The phone rang, and Liu Huasheng reached out to answer it.

"Peanut, it's me, Lao Xia. Let me tell you, are you planning to buy a house? Don't buy one. Next year we're building an apartment building with elevators next to the government building. You and Li Tie can each get one. I forgot to mention earlier."

Liu Huasheng asked, "Really?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Really, do you think I'm kidding you? It's right next to the government building, in the same compound as the food factory. Xiaowei bought it, and they'll start rebuilding it next spring. It'll be all elevator buildings, eighteen stories high, and you can choose whichever you like."

Liu Huasheng asked, "How much will it cost to build? I need to calculate whether I have enough money."

(End of this chapter)