Fang Long Storage Company.
The company was located at the south end of Fangjing Village, close to the outskirts of Qingdao City. It was convenient for transportation, and it was a good place to store things.
At this time, there were many people outside the company and in the yard. Most of them were villagers from Fangjing Village.
They could be divided into two groups. The first group was the villagers from Group 7 of Fangjing Village. These people all had shares in the company and could receive dividends. The money that was robbed might be their dividends.
The second group was the villagers from other groups. Most of these villagers were there to watch the show, and some of them were gloating.
As the old saying goes, one does not worry about having too much land, but about being unevenly distributed. There were a total of eight groups in Fangjing Village, and only seven of them were occupied by the storage company. At first, when the storage company was not making any money, many villagers made sarcastic remarks, saying that they had been cheated, and that the company was using the name of building a company to enclose the land.
Later, when the storage company made money and received dividends, the villagers from other groups started to get jealous. They felt that the company only occupied their group's land and only gave them a share of the profits. They felt that the company should share the profits and give the other villagers dividends.
Of course, this kind of unreasonable conditions would not work, which was why Group 7 was somewhat special in Fangjing Village. Some villagers were envious, some were jealous, and some looked up to them.
At this time, two cars drove over from outside the company.
"Beep, beep …" The cars honked, and the crowd made way for them.
The two cars drove directly into the company and stopped outside the police line in front of the office building.
The car door opened, and Han Bin and the others got out of the car.
Han Bin flashed his police badge and entered the police area. He said to the uniformed policeman, "I'm Han Bin from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Unit. Who's the person in charge here?"
"It's Leader Tang. Please wait a moment, I'll go find him."
Bao Xing asked, "Leader, should we go upstairs?"
Han Bin touched his chin. "No rush. Let's wait. Let's understand the situation first. "
Han Bin had just taken over the case, so he didn't know much about it. He only knew that the storage company was robbed of more than three million, which was not a small amount.
Nowadays, money transfers and remittances were so convenient that very few people used large amounts of cash for transactions.
In Han Bin's opinion, this in itself was somewhat abnormal.
The young policeman came back, followed by a middle-aged man. He pointed at Han Bin's direction from afar.
The middle-aged man walked over quickly. "Hello, are you Captain Han from the city's Criminal Investigation Unit?"
"That's me. How should I address you?"
"My name is Tang Liping, the deputy director of Fuping Town's police station."
Han Bin shook hands with the other party, "Leader Tang, please explain the situation here."
"No problem." Tang Liping hesitated for a moment. "Yesterday, the village head of Fangjing Village, Fang Jinshan, came to the police station. He said that Fang Long Storage Company wanted to withdraw a large amount of cash to distribute to the villagers. He asked us to send two policemen to assist him."
"This concerns the interests of the entire Fang Jing Village. Furthermore, I am an old acquaintance of Village Chief Fang, so I agreed. They sent a civilian police officer and an auxiliary police officer to follow the car and help Fang Long Storage Company transport the money back to the finance office. After that, the two police officers left. "
"In the end, at 11 o 'clock in the morning, we received a report saying that Fang Long Storage Company was robbed at gunpoint. The cash that they withdrew this morning was stolen. I immediately brought my men and rushed to the scene."
"Who called the police? Were there any witnesses? "
"Fang Long Storage Company's accountant, Lin Zhengyi. The money was stolen from the finance office. There were two security guards at the door. There were three robbers. One of the robbers had a gun. The two security guards didn't dare to resist. After that, the security guards were tied up and knocked unconscious. The three robbers took the money away."
"By the time we got to the scene, they were long gone."
Han Bin nodded and scanned the surroundings. "Where's the person in charge of the company?"
"Wait over there. I'll ask him to come over." Tang Liping waved at someone from afar.
A man in his thirties jogged over. "Leader Tang, you called for me?"
Tang Liping said, "Manager Li, let me introduce you. This is Captain Han from the city's Public Security Bureau. He's currently in charge of investigating this case."
The man quickly shook hands with Han Bin. "Hello, Captain Han. I'm the general manager of Fang Long Storage Company, Li Shiwei."
"Hello." Han Bin sized him up. He was in his thirties, not tall, and had a crew cut.
"Manager Li, I'd like to ask you a few questions."
"Sure, why don't we go to my office?"
Han Bin shook his head. "No need. Let's talk as we walk. We need to check the scene first."
"Now that it's so easy to transfer money, why did they withdraw so much cash?"
Li Shiwei sighed. "This should be considered a tradition. Our company's situation is a little special. Most of the company's shareholders are villagers from Fang Jing Village. They used their own land to buy shares. In the first two years, the company didn't make much money. There were many gossips in the village. "
"Later on, the company made a profit. Chief Fang suggested to give everyone a cash dividend. Firstly, it was to shut the mouths of those gossipers. Secondly, at that time, many villagers didn't know how to transfer money. Some of them were still using passbooks. They also wanted to give out cash. "
"Later on, the dividends increased more and more. I also mentioned it a few times, but Chief Fang still said to give out cash. Firstly, it was to liven things up. Secondly, it would be good for the company's reputation. When I heard it, it didn't do any harm to the company. Instead, it could be used as a publicity tool. "
"Two years ago, because of the cash dividend, Fang Jing Village was even on the news. It was named as an excellent model village. The tradition of giving out cash dividends during the Lunar New Year has been maintained."
Han Bin asked, "Since it used to be during the Lunar New Year, why is it in August now?"
"This is not this year's dividend. It was last year's. Because of the epidemic, we didn't get to give it out. Now that the situation has stabilized, we dare to gather together."
"What's the usual procedure when you give out dividends to the villagers?"
Li Shiwei thought for a while and said, "In the past, it was always at the office. The yard was big, so we treated everyone to a lunch to liven things up. After the lunch, we would give out the money. "
"Later on, we considered that it wasn't too safe, so we directly collected the money from the storage company. This was because the money would be placed in the finance office after it was withdrawn. As for the procedure, it was also very simple. We just had to take attendance, verify identity, sign, collect the money, and leave. This went on for a few years, and nothing happened. Who knew that something like this would happen this year. "
Han Bin took the opportunity to ask, "Is there any difference between this year's dividend and previous years'?"
Li Shiwei shook his head. "I don't think there's anything different."
"How much money was robbed in total?"
"More than 3.2 million. Accountant Lin knows the specific number better."
"Lin Zhengyi?"
"Yes."
"More than 3 million is not a small amount. How did you bring it back to the finance office?"
"We were very careful in this regard. There were a total of four of us. There was me, Accountant Lin, and two comrades from the police station. We took the money and put it in a suitcase. Then, we put it in the car and drove it back. Leader Tang also knows about this. The two police officers were sent by him. "
Han Bin said, "Was there anything unusual in the process of transporting the cash?"
Li Shiwei showed a thoughtful look. "I didn't feel anything. I didn't see anything unusual."
"What was done with the money after it was transported back?"
"The money was transported to the finance office. We found a large iron cabinet and put the suitcase in the iron cabinet. The key to the cabinet is with me. The key to the finance office is with Accountant Lin. Later, I got two security guards from the storage company to guard the door. "Li Shiwei sighed again.
"It was like this in the past years. Who knew that it would be robbed this year."
Bao Xing touched his nose. "The iron cabinet can be opened easily. Why didn't you put it in a safe? Don't tell me that the finance office doesn't have it."
"Yes, there is a safe, but it's not that big. We're all transferring money now, and there aren't many cash transactions. The finance office can only put a hundred thousand yuan at most. If it's more, it can be directly deposited in the bank. There's no need to put it in the finance office at all, and there's no need for a big safe. "
"It's only once a year. More than 3 million is not a small amount. We need to buy a big safe. Besides, it's only for an hour. After the meal, we split the money. It's too troublesome to move it into the safe. "
"Who knows …" Li Shiwei gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. "If I knew it would be like this, I would have transferred the money. I can't do anything about it …"
Han Bin heard some complaints. "Who is the one in charge of cash and bank transfers?"
"This matter is more complicated than money."
Bao Xing said with a straight face. "Do you want to get the money back?"
"Yes, of course." Li Shiwei gritted his teeth. "It's Village Chief Fang. He is the one who advocated for cash."
"Why does he want to find out about the money?"
Li Shiwei lowered his voice. "He thinks it's better this way. The village can become famous, and he can gain face. He is the one who started this company. Everyone gives him a thumbs up when he mentions it. "
"After so many years, the villagers are very respectful of him."
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