Chapter 338: Execution
After hearing what Zhang Liming said, Zhao Minglei suddenly lost all his spirit, like a deflated ball.
Three million four hundred and eighty thousand! When Zhao Minglei thought of this, his heart ached like a knife. He had worked hard for half a year, but now he was back to the days before liberation. Not only that, he also owed a lot of debts. What should he do?
"Every failure is a learning experience. Consider it a tuition fee. Be more careful in the future and think carefully before making any decision. A great man once said that there is no such thing as free lunch in this world!" Zhang Liming said slowly. Zhao Minglei nodded helplessly, cursing in his heart.
You are talking so lightly. This loss is all my money. You and Wang Juan didn't lose a penny. Even if you lose this month's dividend, what does it matter? I am the most unlucky person!
But Zhao Minglei could only say this in his heart. He definitely didn't have the courage to say it out loud. Who was Zhang Liming? He couldn't afford to offend him. Besides, Zhao Minglei, who was desperate now, had to rely on Zhang Liming to save his life.
"I remember that the business in Dazhalan was done under the name of Zeng Hua, right?" Zhang Liming asked.
Zhao Minglei was stunned and didn't react at first. When he came to his senses, he remembered that Zeng Hua was Lao Xiong's full name.
"Yes, that's right. The one I used to apply for the license was Zeng Hua's."
"Isn't it him and his people who manage the store on a daily basis?" Zhang Liming asked again.
Zhao Minglei suddenly thought of something and became alert: "Yes, all the people over at Dashilan are his people. Brother Liming, what do you mean...?"
"I don't mean anything. We need to rely on evidence and follow the law when we do things. Since Zeng Hua is the actual operator and the person in charge of the self-employed business, then he violated the rules by collecting the so-called advance payment, which is his personal problem. As for being cheated by the Hong Kong supplier, that is another case."
"Although the two events are related, they are essentially independent of each other. This is no small matter. It's OK for ordinary people not to know about it, but if you know about it, you can't stand idly by, especially you can't let Zeng Hua get away. Once such a situation happens, how can you explain it to the people who were deceived?"
Zhang Liming said this very calmly. What he said stunned Zhao Minglei. He couldn't help swallowing and nodded.
"Juanzi, as a caring citizen, you have the obligation and responsibility to report this to the relevant authorities. However, since you are a female comrade, it is not convenient for you to show up in public. But it should be okay to call and remind them, right?"
"That's no problem. There's a public telephone on the third street east of my home. There are usually a lot of people coming and going there, all passers-by. I'll find some time to call the police station later." Wang Juan immediately understood what Zhang Liming meant and nodded and smiled.
"No need to be so anxious. It's getting dark now. The police comrades work very hard, and they need to rest at night. Let's do it tomorrow. Wait until they go to work in the morning and then call again." Zhang Liming smiled and waved his hand.
Seeing Wang Juan nod, Zhang Liming's eyes moved to Zhao Minglei, looked him up and asked, "Do you know what to say and do next?"
If Zhao Minglei still didn't know what to do at this time, then his IQ would be questionable. After all, he was a college student, so he still had some thinking skills. He nodded quickly and said, "I understand, brother Liming. Don't worry, I don't know anything."
"You know nothing? Haha, that's impossible!" Zhang Liming frowned slightly and said, "You just helped a friend. You may not know the key things, but there are some things that should be said. Otherwise, how do you explain why you often go to Dashilar?"
"Yes, yes, I'm just helping out." Zhao Minglei suddenly came to his senses and said tentatively, "I'm studying economics in college and will graduate next year. I'd like to use this time before graduation to do some social surveys to verify the knowledge I've learned from practical aspects and lay a solid foundation for future national construction and economic development. What do you think..."
"Okay!" Zhang Liming nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Zhao Minglei was still quite smart. If he didn't even know how to do such a thing, then this person would be completely useless.
Zhao Minglei felt relieved all of a sudden. At least he had climbed out of the pit according to Zhang Liming's arrangement. It was a pity for the losses. When Zhao Minglei thought about it, his heart ached again.
"Brother Liming, what if Old Bear... is that Zeng Hua?"
Zhang Liming said nonchalantly, "This is a small matter. People who are naughty should know some rules. If they don't know the rules, it's okay. Just let them know what the rules are. You don't have to worry about this matter. Just cooperate with the investigation. When the matter is over, go to school and be a good student. Don't make trouble again. When someone comes to question you, you know what to say and how to answer. As for the rest, it has nothing to do with you."
"I understand, I understand. Thank you, Brother Liming, thank you, Brother Liming." Zhao Minglei was completely relieved now. He nodded and bowed to Zhang Liming and kept thanking him.
Zhang Liming didn't say anything either, but looked at his watch. Wang Juan immediately understood and kicked Zhao Minglei again. Then she said goodbye to Zhang Liming, took Zhao Minglei and left Zhang Liming's house.
After leaving the dormitory building, Wang Juan once again warned Zhao Minglei to remember to say what he should say, but not to say a single word that he shouldn't say. If Zhao Minglei let something slip, he knew what the consequences would be.
Zhao Minglei nodded repeatedly and agreed, and hurriedly thanked Wang Juan, offering to take her home. Who would have thought that Wang Juan directly rejected Zhao Minglei's kindness, snorted coldly, and walked away with her waist twisted. Looking at Wang Juan's back, Zhao Minglei didn't know what to feel in his heart. After a long time, he sighed, got into his car and left.
At noon the next day, big news broke out in Dazhalan.
Lao Xiong's shop, which had always been doing very good business and almost monopolized most of the wholesale supply in Dazhalan, suddenly had a lot of public security comrades come.
As soon as these comrades arrived, they found Lao Xiong and said that they had received a report that Lao Xiong was suspected of serious fraud. Without saying a word, they handcuffed Lao Xiong and his younger brothers and took them away. Even the shop was locked, and the public security comrades sealed the door with a seal.
As soon as this incident happened, countless people doing business in Dashilan, including tourists, flocked to the scene. When they saw Lao Xiong and his gang being handcuffed and taken away, most of them were delighted, and many even applauded and cheered.
To be honest, it's all because of Lao Xiong, who is too domineering in his daily life. He bullies people in Dazhalan unscrupulously. Relying on his background and strength, he has offended almost all the business people here in the past six months, and many people have cursed them behind their backs.
Although some people resisted, it was of no use, especially after Xiao Qiao and his gang had a face-to-face fight with Lao Xiong last time and ended up suffering a loss. Since then, they dared not say anything against Lao Xiong and his gang.
Now, good deeds have finally been rewarded and evil deeds have finally been punished. Old Bear and his gang have been arrested. Several shop owners were so excited that they even found firecrackers and set them off loudly in the street to celebrate.
Seeing this scene, the public security comrades naturally wanted to understand the situation. After the masses talked about what Lao Xiong did on a daily basis, Lao Xiong and his gang were labeled a "hooligan criminal gang" in addition to the previous charges.
In addition, Lao Xiong's arrest also caused other waves , that is, the group of people who paid advance payment to place orders. There are quite a few of these merchants, dozens of them, some from other places and some from local areas, with a value of more than 100,000 and some from tens of thousands. When they learned that Lao Xiong had an accident, these people came one after another, anxiously inquiring about the situation, looking for people to find people, and asking for connections to find ways to recover their losses.
This incident lasted for nearly half a month before it gradually came to an end. Lao Xiong, also known as Zeng Hua, the main culprit, confessed all the problems under pressure the day after he was arrested. The other people also admitted their crimes one after another. The next step was trial according to the procedure.
As for whether the lost money can be recovered, it is hard to say. Although a case has been filed, it involves overseas issues and is not something that the local police can handle.
However, all of Lao Xiong's personal properties were confiscated after the incident. As for the inventory in the warehouse, they were also given to the customers as a discounted compensation. Although this money is far from enough to cover their losses, it is better than nothing under the current circumstances.
From the emergence to the glory and then the demise of Lao Xiong and others, it was only a few months in total, it seemed like a dream.
As the saying goes, flowers bloom and fall, and nothing lasts forever. When Zhao Minglei, who had already cooperated with the record and was temporarily hiding at home with anxiety, learned the news that Lao Xiong had pleaded guilty, he finally put his mind at ease. After the court hearing and the verdict a few days later, Zhao Minglei was completely freed from the matter.
Although he escaped the disaster, the business in Dashilan was completely ruined. In fact, even if it hadn't failed, Zhao Minglei would not have been able to continue doing it.
It was already a stroke of luck for Zhao Minglei to be able to escape, and because of his self-willed behavior, he almost dragged Zhang Liming and Wang Juan into it.
Zhang Liming helped Zhao Minglei settle the matter, but it did not mean that Zhang Liming would continue to use Zhao Minglei. Apart from other things, just because Zhao Minglei secretly used their dividends to purchase goods without his consent, which led to them being deceived and losing a large amount of money, it was basically impossible for Zhang Liming to take Zhao Minglei into his eyes anymore.
It was a pity that the business in Dashilar was gone, but in Zhang Liming's eyes, it was nothing. As long as there were no sequelae, Zhang Liming could accept it. As for Zhao Minglei, this time it was basically like a skin peeling off. Zhao Minglei, who was high-spirited before, was beaten back to his original form in an instant. Now he even stopped driving his broken car. He went back to school obediently and went to class and went home like an ordinary student. He no longer had the heart to make trouble.
While Zhao Minglei was lamenting the unfairness of fate and being an honest person, the National Day had arrived.
Song Yuanchao got up early in the morning of this day, because today was the wedding day of Lin Yuhang and Luo Lin. As the brother-in-law and friend of Luo Lin and Luo Yang, Song Yuanchao was of course one of the busiest people today.
