Chapter 319: Brothers In Arms, Gu Hongsheng’s Friendship!
The greed of human nature was fully displayed in Huang Wei.
He had experienced the pleasantness of getting something for nothing.
It was hard for him to settle down and work honestly again.
Just like those “Sister Guan” who experienced earning over 100,000 yuan easily in a month.
If you ask her to find a job with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, it’s no wonder she can’t handle it.
That’s why Huang Wei was being careful and holding back when he was doing things for Yu Dongdong’s family before.
He wanted to freeload off his cousin’s family for the rest of his life!
“Cousin, are you joking with your brother?”
“100,000 yuan is just a drop in the bucket for you, why would you need to borrow it?”
Huang Wei looked at Yu Dongdong with a smile, his face still showing an shameless, thick-skinned expression.
He came today to get the money because of a strict order from his wife.
If he didn’t get the money, he wasn’t leaving.
“Brother, I have over 50,000 yuan in cash on hand right now, I’ll transfer it to you first.”
“I’ll give you the remaining 50,000 by next Monday.”
Yu Dongdong sighed in his heart, finally relenting.
At this critical juncture when the supermarket was about to open, he didn’t want any more trouble over 100,000 yuan.
Getting involved with this shameless cousin would rank as one of the top ten most regrettable events of his life.
“Heh heh, alright, my brother is generous!”
“If your nephew becomes successful in the future, he definitely won’t forget you, his uncle.”
Huang Wei’s objective for the day was achieved, a satisfied smile on his face, he continued:
“By the way, Dongdong, your aunt’s parents are only a little over 60 years old this year, and they are still in good health.”
“They are currently working in landscaping in the rural area with others. It’s dirty and tiring, and they don’t earn much.”
“Your aunt and I really can’t bear to see them like this. Our supermarket is so big, it shouldn’t be a problem to arrange positions for them, right?”
“They don’t need to pay social security or anything right now, just give each of them a salary of seven or eight thousand yuan as a gesture.”
“…”
Yu Dongdong’s expression changed, and he had mentally cursed Huang Wei’s entire lineage!
Listen to this, is this human language?
What do you mean “only a little over 60”?
What do you mean “give each of them a salary of seven or eight thousand yuan as a gesture”?
The ordinary employees in the supermarket, who are in their twenties or thirties, only earn a little over 4,000 yuan a month, not even 5,000 yuan.
Two old men and women in their seventies and eighties, and they want me to give them seven or eight thousand yuan right from the start?
Isn’t this blatant extortion!
At this moment, Yu Dongdong felt an immense sense of grievance.
He even wanted to go all out with Huang Wei, to take him down with him!
“Who is the person in charge here? Call the person in charge over!”
Suddenly, a loud male voice came from the supermarket entrance.
Everyone looked towards the sound and saw three police officers in uniform standing at the entrance.
“Why are the police here!”
The moment they saw the police at the entrance, both Yu Dongdong and Huang Wei’s hearts sank.
As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you don’t fear ghosts knocking at your door.
What they had done was enough to warrant a prison sentence.
Seeing the police now, they both started to tremble.
“Po-police officers, I am the person in charge. What’s wrong? Is there something going on?”
Although Yu Dongdong was terrified, he put on a calm demeanor, raised his hand to signal, and walked towards the police officers at the entrance.
Maybe it was just routine, a casual patrol?
That matter was handled flawlessly, they definitely wouldn’t find me.
But… what if?
As Yu Dongdong walked towards the police, various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he couldn’t help but sweat on his forehead.
“Your name is Yu Dongdong?”
The moment Gu Jianlong saw Yu Dongdong, he matched him with the image in his mind.
They had already retrieved Yu Dongdong’s information before they came.
They had investigated all his details.
“Yes, I am.”
Yu Dongdong stopped in front of them and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.
Gu Jianlong said calmly, “Since you’re here, come with us to the police station.”
“Officers, can’t this matter be discussed here?”
“As you can see, I’m very busy here, I really can’t get away.”
Yu Dongdong gestured behind him to the employees who, without his orders, were still working with their ears perked up to “listen to gossip.”
“Let them stop for a moment. Your matter is quite serious, it can’t be explained in a few words.”
Gu Jianlong glanced around at the people still busy inside the supermarket, a look of regret on his face.
If operated properly, another supermarket in the community would mean another shopping option for residents.
Healthy competition among peers not only standardizes the industry but also guarantees quality, and residents benefit from it.
But malicious competition like that between Pang Dongdong Supermarket and Supermarket Fa not only disrupts market order but also violates laws and regulations.
“…”
Upon hearing Gu Jianlong’s words, Yu Dongdong’s heart sank, and he had a very bad premonition.
Huang Wei, standing not far behind him, also had a feeling that something was amiss.
“You, yes, you, your name is Huang Wei, right?”
Gu Jianlong pointed at Huang Wei, who looked incredulous, and asked.
“Officers, I’m a law-abiding citizen!”
Huang Wei was even more nervous than Yu Dongdong when facing the police.
After all, he had a criminal record from 4 previous offenses.
Gu Jianlong and the others almost burst out laughing when Huang Wei immediately declared himself a law-abiding citizen.
They had also investigated Huang Wei’s background.
If he were a law-abiding citizen, there would be no thugs in the world.
Gu Jianlong said, “Some of our colleagues went to your home to find you. Since you’re here, you can come with us.”
“Huh? Me too? What does this have to do with me?”
Huang Wei put on an act of feigned ignorance, but his heart was pounding wildly.
Oh no, could they have found out about us?
No way!
We handled it flawlessly, they couldn’t possibly have found out about us!
It’s not about that, it’s definitely not about that!
“You’ll know when you get there. Let’s go.”
Gu Jianlong nodded towards the entrance, indicating for the two to follow.
Yu Dongdong asked cautiously,
“Officers, roughly how long will this take? I need to make arrangements here.”
Gu Jianlong replied calmly,
“I can’t give you an answer. You’ll find out when you get there. I’m only responsible for the summons; your case has a dedicated person in charge.”
“Ah? My case?”
Hearing the word “case,” Yu Dongdong felt a chill run down his spine.
Huang Wei also felt his legs go weak, his heart pounding violently.
No way, no way!
I haven’t enjoyed myself properly yet, haven’t gotten much money from my cousin, haven’t had a few good days!
Could it all be exposed now?
How could I be so unlucky!
“Yes, please cooperate with us and come to the station for an investigation. This is my identification.”
Gu Jianlong said as he produced his identification to show Yu Dongdong. Meanwhile, another officer began recording with their body camera.
“Can I… can I make a phone call first…”
Seeing the officers’ demeanor, Yu Dongdong’s bad premonition grew stronger, and sweat poured from his forehead like a faucet.
Huang Wei also looked anxious and flustered, his heart pounding.
“You can call your family, but you can’t go anywhere else. You have to do it in front of us.”
Gu Jianlong, with his extensive experience, could tell from their expressions that they had indeed committed a crime.
Moreover, this case had even alerted high-level leaders in the city to personally supervise it.
Although he didn’t know the specifics of their crime.
He knew for sure that they wouldn’t get away with it today.
“Okay, okay…”
Yu Dongdong said nervously, then took out his phone and, with trembling fingers, dialed his father’s number.
“Hello Dad, I… I need to go to the police station. Please come to Hongfu Yuan quickly and watch the store…”
After calling his father, Yu Dongdong briefly explained the situation.
Upon hearing that the police were involved, Yu’s father also felt a strong sense of unease.
“Hello, wife…”
Huang Wei also called his wife. He didn’t dare mention the USB drive in front of Gu Jianlong and the others.
But he repeatedly hinted to his wife that he had to go to the police station.
After making their calls, the two followed Gu Jianlong and his team out and got into the police car waiting at the entrance.
“What’s going on? Why are our boss being taken away by the police?”
“I was close by just now and overheard something. It seems they said our boss is involved in some case?”
“What? Will this affect our supermarket’s opening? I finally found a job close to home, I hope it doesn’t fall through!”
“Looking at the expressions on the boss and his cousin’s faces, things don’t seem that simple!”
“Could it be that a competitor reported our supermarket out of malicious competition?”
“That’s unlikely. Supermarket Fa had such a big incident, they’re still closed for rectification. They have their own issues to deal with, so they wouldn’t have the time.”
“I hope the boss is okay, I don’t want to look for a new job again!”
After Yu Dongdong and Huang Wei were taken away, the supermarket was in disarray. The employees gathered in groups, chattering amongst themselves.
For a while, no one was in the mood to continue working.
On the other side.
Yu Dongdong and Huang Wei were taken directly to the branch bureau in Pingchang District for investigation, bypassing the community police station.
After getting out of the car and looking at the imposing high walls of the branch bureau.
The two of them already had a premonition that things were developing in the direction they least wanted!
Inside the bureau, the two were interrogated separately.
When asked about the Supermarket Fa incident, they both played dumb and claimed they had nothing to do with it.
However, upon seeing the evidence provided by Gu Hongsheng, Yu Dongdong and Huang Wei were stunned.
The evidence was irrefutable.
Their fate was sealed the moment they decided to engage in unfair competition with Supermarket Fa.
The net of heaven is vast, and though its mesh is large, it misses nothing.
They had calculated everything, but they never expected Jiang Tao to be such an unexpected factor.
…
While Yu Dongdong and Huang Wei were taken away for investigation.
Jiang Tao was lying on the large bed of the Century Grand Hotel, enjoying Yuan Mengqi’s “molestation.”
It wasn’t until Yuan Mengqi was defeated twice that they called it a day.
After the passion, Yuan Mengqi lay in Jiang Tao’s arms like a kitten.
She traced irregular circles on Jiang Tao’s chest with her slender, fair fingers.
They whispered to each other about topics that made one’s face blush and heart race.
They stayed at the hotel until around 6 PM.
Only then did they get dressed and leave the room.
Yuan Mengqi had been wearing stockings when they arrived, but now her legs were bare.
Those stockings had long since been torn by Jiang Tao and thrown into the trash can.
Yuan Mengqi linked her right arm through Jiang Tao’s and they walked towards the elevator, pressing the down button while chatting and laughing.
Ring ring ring—
Jiang Tao’s mobile phone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone and saw the caller ID displayed “Gu Hongsheng.”
Seeing this name, Jiang Tao immediately knew what was going on and answered the call with a swipe of his finger.
“Brother Jiang, thank you for providing me with the evidence. After the police investigation, those two scoundrels have confessed…”
As soon as the call connected, Gu Hongsheng’s slightly heavy voice came from the other end.
He had initially thought the incident was just an accident, that his daughter was unlucky to have encountered such a lunatic.
He never expected that the truth was that someone had deliberately targeted their Supermarket Fa!
Gu Hongsheng felt a surge of fear just thinking about it.
One party was acting with intent, the other was caught off guard.
He was out in the open, the enemy was in the shadows.
If Jiang Tao hadn’t provided the intelligence today and helped catch those two rats in the dark…
No one could guarantee that they wouldn’t repeat their actions or resort to other despicable means.
Jiang Tao’s actions were equivalent to helping Gu Hongsheng defuse two “landmines” that could harm him or his family at any moment.
Through this incident, Gu Hongsheng’s favorable impression of Jiang Tao increased significantly, and he began to treat him as a brother.
“Brother Gu, you’re too kind. The net of heaven is vast, and though its mesh is large, it misses nothing. What people do, heaven sees, and justice, though delayed, will arrive.”
“Okay, no rush, we can have dinner anytime. Your daughter’s health is the most important.”
“Yes, thank you, okay, goodbye for now.”
After a brief conversation on the phone, Jiang Tao hung up.
Ding~
At this moment, the elevator doors opened.
Jiang Tao pocketed his phone and entered the elevator with Yuan Mengqi.
Yuan Mengqi didn’t ask who Jiang Tao was talking to or what the call was about.
She was a woman of great discretion.
She knew what to ask and what not to ask.
After checking out on the first floor, the two left the hotel arm in arm, chatting and laughing, and walked in the direction of the Century City Residential Area.
Strolling on the bustling road in the evening.
Yuan Mengqi clung to Jiang Tao’s arm, looking like a small bird.
Ever since she got together with Jiang Tao, Yuan Mengqi had been living a happy and joyful life every day.
Although there were still some regrets, she was content with her current life.
And after experiencing a failed marriage,
her mindset had changed greatly.
As long as the two of them were happy together, that was all that mattered.
When Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi entered the house, Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran were putting dishes on the dining table.
“Brother Jiang, Sis, you’re here just in time. We were about to call you.”
“Oh, by the way, we have two guests at home today. Let me introduce you.”
“Brother-in-law?”
“Shasha.”
Xu Sha and Jiang Tao were both surprised to see each other.
