Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 817 Let's draw lots

Xiao Wei asked, "I'm not sure, is what they're doing illegal? No, it's not. They do have some brains though."

Director Huang said, "It's not like we're just asking you for money now; it's extortion."

Xiao Wei pointed to their Bluebird: "A smuggled car, from eastern Guangdong."

Chief Huang chuckled and said, "That makes things even easier. We can buy and sell stolen goods. Alright, you and Director Li get back to work. Leave it to me."

When the police went over to handcuff the two men, they protested: "Why are you arresting us? What have we done?"

Chief Huang said, "Oh ho, you're pretty tough. Extortion, blackmail, buying and selling stolen goods—didn't you just say that? Come on, are you waiting for me to arrest you?"

The man said, "Do you have any evidence? You can't just believe whatever he says. Let me tell you, my uncle works in the district."

Director Huang laughed and said, "Then you're in trouble. You can't find me, you'll have to find him. When you get to the station, I'll let you make a phone call, okay? You just need to take care of him, otherwise this matter won't be easy to handle. He's our leader, his word counts."

A policeman drove the car that had carried the two men. The two men were taken into the police car, and Chief Huang got in and started the engine: "Xiao Wei, come and sit for a while if you have nothing to do." Xiao Wei agreed, and the police car drove away.

Director Li gave a wry smile and said, "Alright, now it's quiet. Let's go."

The two went back to Director Li's office to sign the contract. Xiao Wei didn't have that much money in his car, so he went back to transfer the money.

As Xiao Wei left, Director Li picked up the phone and called the matchmaker: "Old He, are you messing with me? What kind of scumbags did you introduce? Scammers, shady characters. Are you trying to cheat me?"

Actually, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him. The main problem is that it was brought up in front of Xiao Wei, and Director Li felt extremely embarrassed. What kind of people does he know? It's such a slap in the face.

Anyway, none of this concerned Xiaowei, so he drove straight back to the compound. He needed to arrange for someone to clean up the small building in the Liaoning University compound, and he also needed to plan how to run the business. He planned to turn both places into supermarkets.

Over there, two men who were earning a living through hard work were taken back to the police station.

Once inside, Director Huang said, "Should we make a call? If you need to find someone, do it quickly."

The arrogant guy wasn't so arrogant anymore and asked, "Comrade, what's wrong with us? We just didn't agree on renting the place, it's not illegal, is it?"

Director Huang said, "Why are you asking people for money? Thirty thousand yuan is enough for you to be sentenced to three or five years. You'd better hurry up and look for someone."

The man said, "I haven't even gotten it yet, have I? We agreed to rent it together, but he said if I quit, I have to transfer it to him. That's unreasonable! Right? I should get a small fee for transferring it, right? It's not illegal, is it? So why won't he give it to me? Why?"

Director Huang put his hat aside, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said, "Do you have a rental contract? If you do, then leave; I'm not going to bother with you anymore."

The man paused for a moment and said, "Well, it hasn't been rented yet. We were just discussing it when he pulled this stunt."

Director Huang said, "You haven't even rented the place yet and you're already asking for 30,000 yuan. What are you doing? You're ruining their business. Do you even know what they do for a living? Calling you audacious is an understatement."

The man asked, "What does he do? He just has a little money and knows a few people, so what? Everyone has connections, right?"

Director Huang said, "He's a division chief in our provincial department's inspection division. If you can speak directly with the director, then this matter is settled; otherwise, it's going to be tough. His family is a vice-provincial level official, he's a member of the provincial political consultative conference, and he's wealthy."

Last year, they spent tens of millions just building a new office for our system. Let me put it this way, if you mess with him, you're in trouble. One word from him and half the police in Fengtian will have you under surveillance, understand? There's no one in the Liaodong Province police system who doesn't know him, and he has enough influence to carry on in any city or district. You'd better find someone to help you, or I might have to take matters into my own hands.”

The two men exchanged a glance and said, "We just said it, we didn't do anything yet. We admit defeat, and that's the end of it, okay? We promise we won't mess with him again."

Huang laughed and said, "That's a nice idea. You wouldn't leave when they told you to, right? Now it's too late. Tell me, is anyone there? If no one's there, we'll start taking your statement. Didn't you say your uncle's from the district? Why don't you give it a try?"

The guy blinked for a while, then stammered, "My uncle, my uncle is the deputy section chief of the Preferential Treatment Section of the District Civil Affairs Bureau."

Huang's face twitched: "You dare to shout that out? You're not even as high-ranking as me."

Another person said, "We haven't done anything yet, we know we were wrong, can't we just stop doing it?"

Director Huang said, "How am I supposed to explain this to the higher-ups? Am I supposed to take the blame for you? You're all shady characters, afraid to admit your mistakes? I look down on you. Besides, what's the deal with the smuggled car? Where did you buy it from? Where are the license plates? Who handled it? Tell me."

The man said, "We bought it with license plates already on it. We didn't know it was a smuggled car; we bought a used one."

Director Huang asked, "It's a local license plate. Where did you buy it from? Has the ownership transfer been completed?"

The man said, "That's right, they took my ID card, and they'll give me my vehicle registration certificate in a couple of days, at the district vehicle management office."

Director Huang shook his head and said, "You guys are all clueless and recklessly bold. If this gets out, you won't live to see the day after tomorrow. Forget it, they don't care if they're like you. From now on, just avoid them, understand?"

The man nodded and bowed, agreeing, "I understand, I understand. I won't come to this area again. Now, can we leave?"

Huang looked at him and said, "You're just leaving like that? What about my fee? It's a fine of five thousand. Go pay it and leave."

Before the man could say anything, Director Huang said, "If you don't want to leave, just say so. You're asking for 30,000 right off the bat, or do I want 30,000 too?"

The two men paid the fine dejectedly and left. Huang called Xiaowei: "You were fined five thousand. From now on, you'll probably run away whenever you see me."

Xiao Wei said, "You're really kind-hearted. People like them should at least be fined 20,000 yuan."

Director Huang chuckled a few times, and the two exchanged a few casual words before hanging up the phone.

Xiao Wei was talking to Xia Erjie and Zhang Wang about the shop.

"Here's the deal: a three-story building at Liaoning University, and a large hall on Sanhao Street (the one on Sanhao Street is a bit bigger), 2,000 square meters. The Liaoning University side combined is less than 1,500 square meters. Both places will be turned into large supermarkets, with cake shops inside. You'll be in charge of running those cake shops. But I can't decide who goes where for you. You're my sister and my brother, so you two should discuss it, okay?"

Xia He looked at Zhang Wang and said, "You choose."

Zhang Wang said, "Both places are near universities, so business is pretty good. One is closer and the other is a little further away. You choose."

Xia He said, "I'm the older sister, so you can choose. I'll just do what I can."

Zhang Wang said, "I'm a man and you're a woman, so you can choose."

Xiao Wei said, "Stop, forget it, you two draw lots, let's see what the sky says." He took a piece of paper, wrote two slips, crumpled them up, and threw them on the ground, saying, "Steel hammer, the winner gets it first."

Xia He took it first, on Sanhao Street. Xiao Wei breathed a sigh of relief; this was the best possible outcome.

(End of this chapter)