Chapter 132: The “good” Neighbor Is Caught!
When Jiang Tao fell asleep on the bed.
The space in the room suddenly rippled like the surface of water.
A practically invisible, shield-like barrier on Xu Li’s body popped, breaking like a soap bubble.
The same scene occurred in the room where Jiang Tao’s parents were sleeping.
But everyone was completely unaware.
The next morning, when Jiang Tao woke up, Xu Li’s shadow was nowhere to be found beside him.
Neatly folded on the edge of the bed were a pair of black casual pants and a brown mock-two-piece sweater.
Creak~
The room door was gently pushed open a crack, and Jiang Xue, already dressed in her school uniform, came to her usual routine of calling Jiang Tao to wake up.
“Dad, hurry up and wake up~ The sun is shining on your butt~”
Jiang Tao pretended to be weak and said, “I want to get up too, but I’m out of energy and need a kiss from a princess to recharge.”
Jiang Xue walked to the bedside with her hands behind her back and mischievously said, “A princess’s kiss requires roast duck as an exchange~”
Jiang Tao couldn’t help but laugh, “Are you the Roast Duck Princess? You never get tired of eating roast duck every day.”
“You’re the Roast Duck Dad! You’re a big duck.”
“Uh…”
Old Jiang’s face darkened after hearing his “little cotton jacket’s” words.
How did he get tangled up in this by going in circles!
“Be good, you can’t just say things like that randomly from now on.”
“Dad is a decent person, not some kind of duck.”
Jiang Xue tilted her head and asked, “What’s wrong, are little ducks cute?”
Jiang Tao said while getting dressed, “They are cute, but Dad would rather be a swan.”
“Tsk, my mom is the swan, you’re the toad~ la la la~”
Jiang Xue made a face at Jiang Tao and turned to run, but Old Jiang grabbed her.
“Explain yourself, who is the toad~”
“You are, you are~”
“Honey~ You two, that’s enough. The school bus is almost downstairs, come eat.”
Xu Li watched the playful father and son from the doorway and shook her head helplessly.
One of these two was more childish than the other.
After a brief playful moment, Jiang Tao also got dressed and walked out of the room, sitting down at the dining table.
“Huh, where are Dad and Mom?”
Jiang Tao didn’t see his parents and looked towards the door of their room, asking.
“Mom and Dad went to the morning market early this morning, and they said they’d also check around the vegetable market for any stalls for rent.”
Xu Li placed two bowls of golden millet pumpkin porridge on the dining table and said with a smile.
Jiang Tao smiled, “They are quite proactive.”
*Click~*
As soon as Jiang Tao finished speaking, the sound of a key unlocking the door was heard first.
Then the door opened, and Dad and Mom entered, carrying baskets.
“Mom and Dad, you’re back just in time, wash your hands and eat.”
Xu Li called out to them upon hearing them enter and served them their meals as well.
After washing their hands, the family sat down at the dining table to eat breakfast.
“Son, your mother and I went around the market next to the residential area this morning and found several vacant stalls.”
“Such a small simple room, with monthly rent ranging from 3,000 to 5,000, isn’t that a bit too expensive?”
Jiang Wen had some minor complaints about the rent after touring the vegetable market.
Jiang Tao said while using his chopsticks to pick up a piece of pickled cucumber from the Eight Treasure Pickles:
“It’s not too expensive. Aren’t there so many vendors in the market renting spaces? It means their traffic is good, so it’s worth the price.”
Jiang Tao had also accompanied Xu Li to the vegetable market outside the residential area.
It wasn’t very large, covering an area of only about twenty to thirty mu.
The buildings along both sides of the two main roads were simple steel structures, with very basic facilities.
The market sold vegetables, meat, various pastries, snacks, loose wine, and other diverse products.
Relying on the traffic from Bai Ge Zhuang New Village, the businesses were doing quite well, so the rent naturally wouldn’t be cheap.
In this era, every industry is competitive; if you don’t do it, someone else will.
Jiang Wen asked with some concern, “Should we reconsider…”
“No need to reconsider, Dad. I think this will definitely work!”
“You and Mom should rent the place this morning and then we’ll renovate it properly.”
Jiang Tao didn’t give his parents a chance to hesitate and made the decision decisively.
He knew that his parents, like his uncle, were cautious by nature.
They lived their lives carefully, always worrying about not doing things well, fearing failure and loss before undertaking anything.
When faced with challenges, they tended to feel intimidated and wanted to retreat or give up.
His elder brother, Jiang He, had the same personality.
The reason for this was that they had been poor their whole lives and had grown accustomed to it, their thinking already set.
A life of poverty had smoothed out their edges, and their drive for progress had long been worn away.
Only a helpless resignation to mediocrity remained.
They were content with working a stable job, earning pocket money, not seeking great wealth, only a stable life.
Investing in business?
That was something for capable people to do.
Someone like him, without ability, trying to imitate them in business would surely fail.
Most likely, they would lose years of savings.
Especially at Jiang Wen’s age, he wouldn’t dare to take any more risks.
Therefore, Jiang Tao needed to push them forward, he needed to make decisions for them.
“Alright, then! If you say we do it, we’ll do it! Your mother and I can still contribute something.”
Seeing the confident look on his son’s face, Jiang Wen didn’t want to say anything disheartening that might dampen his son’s enthusiasm.
They ate breakfast while chatting idly.
After breakfast, Xu Li first took Jiang Xue downstairs to catch the school bus.
Jiang Tao transferred 50,000 yuan in startup capital to his father’s mobile phone, and then they went their separate ways.
His father and mother were responsible for handling the matter of the vegetable market stall.
Jiang Tao, on the other hand, drove towards Long Ze Yuan.
He planned to talk to Jiang Yi about the Secret Recipe for Eight Treasure Pickles today.
Midway, Jiang Tao found an open area to park the car.
After parking, he got out of the car and brought the 100,000 yuan in cash he had obtained last night into the car.
Seeing the neatly bundled 100,000 yuan in cash, Jiang Tao found himself very calm.
It could be said to be utterly undisturbed!
As he earned more money, his threshold for stimulation also increased.
100,000 yuan no longer had any significant effect on him.
He casually placed the 100,000 yuan in the storage compartment in front of the passenger seat.
Jiang Tao first opened a small gap in the car window and lit a cigarette.
Only then did he mentally trigger the first piece of intelligence he had refreshed last night to review it again.
【 Today’s Intelligence 01】:
You had contact with your neighbor Qi Jin Xiong yesterday, and obtained related intelligence—
Qi Jin Xiong colluded with foreign forces to steal classified company data worth 30 million yuan.
Report to their company’s security department and you can receive a 300,000 yuan cash reward!
Security Department Head Reporting Hotline: 139XXXX8876.
【 Note: 】 There are 3 hours and 17 minutes remaining until the data leak.
In his mind, he rehearsed how he would speak after making the call.
Jiang Tao took a deep breath and then began to dial the security department head’s number on his mobile phone.
……
About 4 kilometers away from Bai Ge Zhuang New Village, within an industrial park.
Inside Jing Xin Fishery Feed Processing Plant.
Dong Qiang, the head of the security department, was leisurely drinking tea water in his office.
While carelessly watching the surveillance screens in the office.
His mind was filled with thoughts of the hostesses who were “on standby” at the KTV last night.
*Ding-a-ling—*
The mobile phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Dong Qiang picked up the phone and saw it was an unknown local number.
This number was clean, not marked as a sales call, express delivery, or anything similar.
After hesitating for two seconds, Dong Qiang swiped his finger to answer the call.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Yes, I am Dong Qiang.”
“What!”
“…”
The phone call lasted 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
When Dong Qiang took the phone away from his ear, fine beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead in the middle of winter.
“Damn it, that old bastard Qi Jin Xiong, he’s a traitor!”
Dong Qiang cursed and, without any delay, hurried towards the General Manager’s office.
The information he had just received on the phone was of great importance.
If it were true, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it would cause Jing Xin Feed Plant hundreds of millions in losses!
*Knock, knock, knock—*
Arriving at the general manager’s door, Dong Qiang knocked with a look of nervousness.
Hearing a voice from inside, he hastily pushed the door open.
“What is it, Section Chief Dong?”
General Manager Qi Dong Qiang’s expression also became serious upon seeing the panic on Dong Qiang’s face.
After entering, Dong Qiang closed the door and walked quickly to Qi Dong Qiang’s desk, lowering his voice and saying with a solemn expression:
“General Manager Qi, someone just called saying that Qi Jin Xiong, the team leader in our company’s laboratory, stole the company’s eel feed formula.”
“What!”
Upon hearing Dong Qiang’s report, Qi Dong Qiang could no longer sit still and abruptly stood up from his seat!
Jing Xin Fishery Feed Processing Plant is a feed plant that integrates research and development and sales of fish feed.
The factory has been established for over ten years, holding dozens of patented technologies, and its products are sold both domestically and internationally.
The factory’s annual sales volume reaches over 300 million yuan, making it a strong enterprise in the industrial park.
Among them, the eel feed formula is definitely the most valuable and precious formula at Jing Xin Fishery Feed Plant!
This is mainly because eels have high economic value, selling for over a hundred yuan per jin.
The eel feed developed by Jing Xin Fishery Feed Plant not only accelerates the breeding cycle of eels but also effectively removes the earthy smell from them.
This type of feed can sell for over 30,000 yuan per ton.
This single type of feed alone has an annual sales volume of around 100 million yuan!
The reason this feed is so expensive and sells so well is mainly its excellent effect, which is favored by many farmers.
Another main reason is that only Jing Xin Fishery Feed Plant has this feed; others do not.
Because the formula for this feed is extremely complex, involving the precise proportion of dozens of trace elements.
Any imbalance in the proportions would significantly reduce the effectiveness of the finished product.
Farmers who want to buy it can only purchase it from Jing Xin Fishery.
If the feed formula were leaked and imitated by other feed plants, the blow to Jing Xin Fishery would be absolutely fatal!
This matter is of great importance and naturally cannot be taken lightly.
It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not!
Qi Dong Qiang recalled that Qi Jin Xiong had just asked for a day off yesterday, saying he would rest today.
If it were someone else asking for leave, there would be nothing to suspect.
But Qi Jin Xiong had been at the company for so many years, and this was the first time he had proactively requested leave!
Recalling Qi Jin Xiong’s demeanor when asking for leave yesterday, the more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong.
Yesterday, when Qi Jin Xiong came to the office to ask for leave, his eyes were unfocused, and his tone carried a hint of nervousness.
Qi Dong Qiang didn’t feel anything was amiss at the time, but considering the current situation, it was highly likely that he had stolen the company’s rice!
As for why the informant knew, he didn’t have time to delve into that.
The most pressing matter now was to control Qi Jin Xiong first and intercept the secret recipe he possessed!
“Qi Jin Xiong! You son of a bitch! How dare you stab me in the back!”
Qi Dong Qiang cursed and immediately picked up his phone to call Captain Wu of the Pingchang District Economic Crime Investigation Brigade.
Jing Xin Fishery Feed Processing Plant had many confidential formulas, and they occasionally attended meetings with the district’s economic investigation brigade.
Over time, Qi Dong Qiang had become quite familiar with the economic investigation team.
“Captain Wu…”
When the call connected, Qi Dong Qiang concisely explained the situation to Captain Wu.
He solemnly emphasized the enormous losses the company would suffer if the leak occurred.
Finally, he reported Qi Jin Xiong’s information and his current home address.
……
Pingchang District, within the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade.
After hanging up the phone, Wu Xiang Nan had an expression of both excitement and gravity on his face.
“Captain Wu, what’s wrong? Another major case?”
Opposite Wu Xiang Nan, a newly joined, heroic-looking female police officer also asked with some excitement.
“General Manager Qi Dong Qiang from Jing Xin Fishery Feed Processing Plant just reported that their laboratory head is suspected of stealing company classified documents.”
“This case is very urgent, Xiao Li, you go immediately and notify the action team to proceed with the arrest operation in Bai Ge Zhuang New Village!”
“Yes, Captain Wu!”
Xiao Li agreed and hurried out.
9:27 AM.
Four police cars drove out of the Pingchang District Economic Investigation Brigade’s yard and headed straight for Bai Ge Zhuang New Village.
At 9:49 AM, the Economic Investigation Brigade entered Qi Jin Xiong’s home and arrested him as he was about to leave.
They also found suspected classified documents and a small USB drive in his briefcase.
Qi Dong Qiang, along with researchers from the factory’s laboratory, went to the Economic Investigation Brigade for confirmation.
It was confirmed that the documents in Qi Jin Xiong’s briefcase were indeed the company’s confidential formula he had stolen.
Through questioning, it was learned that Qi Jin Xiong had already arranged to meet the buyer at Baodi Hotel in Bei Qi Jia at 11 AM for the transaction.
Because neither party fully trusted the other, he had only received a 100,000 yuan deposit and had not yet leaked the content of the data to the buyer.
Upon hearing that the data had not yet been leaked, Qi Dong Qiang and his group finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, they would certainly not let Qi Jin Xiong off lightly and would definitely prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law as a warning to others.
It was past 11 AM when Qi Dong Qiang, along with Dong Qiang and several researchers from the company, left the Economic Investigation Brigade.
After learning the results of the interrogation, Qi Dong Qiang’s heart finally felt at ease.
“Dong Qiang, although this matter has been contained, your security department cannot escape responsibility.”
“When we get back, immediately hold a full security meeting.”
“Also, your security work needs to be strengthened and upgraded. Give me a detailed plan.”
“I don’t want this incident to happen again.”
“Additionally, your bonus for this month will be deducted by 3,000 yuan.”
“Yes, General Manager Qi!”
Dong Qiang dared not have any objections to Qi Dong Qiang’s punishment.
He was also trembling with fear now.
If Qi Jin Xiong had leaked that formula, he, as the section chief, would have faced more than a 3,000 yuan fine.
Being fired outright would have been lenient!
