Chen Xing sat in silence. Ceng Yaoqing's attitude was very good today. He took the initiative to give the green light to the agricultural loan in Ximen County. This was the bargaining chip of the other party. Chen Xing was very clear about this. He had also done the ideological work of the little girl who was hurt last night. Otherwise, the little girl would not have taken the initiative to go to the Public Security Bureau to change her testimony. As for how Ceng Yaoqing persuaded the little girl, the means he used were probably not very bright. Most likely, he used a big stick and a big money.
Chen Xing's attitude was vague, so Ceng Yaoqing felt very embarrassed in the office. After sitting for a few minutes, Ceng Yaoqing admitted that he was very humble. He had done what he should do, so he stood up and said goodbye to Chen Xing. Chen Xing did not like him, and Ceng Yaoqing did not want to sit there shamelessly. He had done his best to remedy the situation today. A loan of more than 400 million yuan could not be casually approved by the president of the County Agricultural Commercial Bank. He assured Chen Xing that the loan would be approved as soon as possible, which was his goodwill to Chen Xing.
Last night, he used the loan to threaten Chen Xing intentionally or unintentionally, which angered him. Today, Ceng Yaoqing learned to be smart. As soon as he came over, he directly showed his sincerity. He no longer talked about the loan application in Ximen County, but directly said that he had already done it. With such a good attitude in front of him, even if Chen Xing wanted to get mad at him again, he could not ignore it. Although his face was still not good, Ceng Yaoqing did not expect Chen Xing to smile at him. As long as Chen Xing did not pursue the matter last night, Ceng Yaoqing would be satisfied.
As soon as Ceng Yaoqing left, Chen Xing called Lu Ming to come over again. Chen Xing was angry. As soon as Lu Ming came, Chen Xing said in an unfriendly tone, "Lu Ming, I will ask the County Party Committee Office to send a notice later. Your Public Security Bureau, Labor Bureau, and Industry and Commerce Bureau should coordinate with each other. Your Public Security Bureau will take the lead in setting up an investigation team to immediately investigate the illegal employment of child labor in the county.
Lu Ming was slightly stunned. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Chen Xing's order. Ceng Yaoqing had said something to Chen Xing in the office just now. Looking at Chen Xing's current look, Lu Ming did not dare to ask more and nodded. However, from the meaning of Chen Xing's words, Lu Ming also knew who the first target to be investigated was. Huimin Hotel, where Chen Xing had dinner last night, would obviously be the first target to be investigated. The little girl was not yet 18 years old, and it was a fact that Huimin Hotel employed child labor as waiters. If they did not investigate him, who else could they investigate?
Chen Xing came to Nantou Village in the urban-rural fringe area after lunch. The little girl's home was here. It was not difficult for him to find out where the little girl's home was. He could easily find it from the registered information at the Public Security Bureau. Fang Xiao and Wang Zhong, the director of the county government office, accompanied him. The door of the little girl's home was closed. The house was an old mud-built house, which could probably be regarded as a major feature of Ximen County. Many houses in the countryside were like this. Only a few relatively rich villages could afford brick houses and buildings.
Wang Zhong went up and knocked on the door. After a while, an elderly man opened the door slightly and looked at Chen Xing and the others. His eyes were filled with vigilance and wariness. Who are you looking for?
This is Yang Xiaofen's home, right? We are here to visit her. Wang Zhong said to the elderly man with a smile. In fact, the elderly man should not be old. He was just over-aged due to long-term work.
No, you are looking for the wrong person. As soon as the man heard this, he closed the door that was only slightly ajar.
Wang Zhong was stunned. He looked back at Chen Xing and Fang Xiao and continued to knock on the door. However, there was no response. Wang Zhong smiled bitterly. Secretary Huang, the person inside probably doesn't want to open the door.
Chen Xing frowned and said, "Let's continue to knock a few more times."
Wang Zhong knocked a few more times patiently. Perhaps the person inside was annoyed by the knocking, it was the same elderly man who opened the door. The elderly man reprimanded them with a gloomy face. "What else do you want? My daughter has already gone to the Public Security Bureau to change her testimony according to your instructions. Didn't you say that you won't disturb us anymore? Are you going back on your words?"
Brother, I think you have misunderstood. This is the first time we have come here. We have never come here before, nor have we let others come here. Wang Zhong looked at the elderly man and explained. He had heard about what had happened in the hotel last night. Combined with the elderly man's behavior, he had roughly guessed what had happened.
Aren't you with the group of people in the morning? Hearing Wang Zhong's words, the elderly man became even more confused. He frowned and his face became even more wrinkled.
"Dad, he was the one who helped me last night." The little girl finally walked out from behind the door. When she saw Chen Xing, her eyes lit up. However, when she caught sight of Fang Xiao beside him, she instinctively shrunk back as a look of fear appeared on her face.
Fang Xiao didn't know if he had seen the change in the little girl's expression. He shook his head helplessly. Last night, he had sat with Ceng Yaoqing and didn't forcibly stop Ceng Yaoqing's behavior. He was probably also a bad person in this little girl's heart. Fang Xiao sighed.
The words of the little girl made Chen Xing and the others receive a warm welcome again. The elderly man was Yang Xiaofen's father. He was less than 40 years old this year, but he looked even older than people in their 50s. The wrinkles on his face were like deep ravines. Hearing that Chen Xing was the one who helped his daughter last night, the elderly man was very excited. He invited Chen Xing and the others to sit down and said gratefully, "If it wasn't for your help last night, my daughter would have been …
Brother, don't be like this. I just did what I should do. " Chen Xing shook his head and looked at the little girl with a smile. "Xiaofen, why did you come to the police station to change your testimony today?"
The little girl's happy face when she saw Chen Xing instantly froze. She lowered her head and looked at the floor, not replying to Chen Xing's words. Her father also became silent at the same time. After a long time, he sighed heavily. "After what happened last night, the boss of the hotel where Xiaofen worked came to our house. He told Xiaofen not to sue us, saying that it would be useless even if we did. The person who wanted to do bad things to Xiaofen last night was the president of the bank. He was very powerful. Even if we sued him, it wouldn't do us any good. The boss of the hotel said that he was willing to raise Xiaofen's salary and make her the manager. He also promised that it wouldn't happen again in the future.
Moreover, early this morning, the president who bullied Xiaofen came to our house personally. He was very sincere in his apology, saying that he did something irrational last night because he was drunk. He begged us to forgive him. Before he left, he even left 20,000 yuan, saying that it was our compensation. We didn't dare to take it and wanted to return it to him. However, he didn't take it and directly left. He said that it was a token of his sincerity. If we didn't want it, we could just throw it into the trash.
After the president left, the boss of the hotel came again with a few people. They didn't seem to be good people. The boss said that the president apologized sincerely and compensated them with 20,000 yuan. He said that he sincerely wanted to admit his mistake. If we still didn't know what's good for us, we would only harm ourselves in the end. In the end, not only would we not get 20,000 yuan, but our family would also be in chaos.
The little girl's father told them everything that had happened from last night to this morning. Just now, he thought that Chen Xing and the others were sent by the boss of the hotel to threaten them. Therefore, when he heard that they were here for his daughter, he quickly closed the door.
After listening to the little girl's father's narration, Chen Xing nodded silently. Things were just as he had expected. Ceng Yaoqing could persuade the little girl to go to the police station to change her testimony by giving her money in one hand and a mace in the other. The boss of the hotel must have been instructed by Ceng Yaoqing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done that.
What do you plan to do now? Give up or? Chen Xing looked at the little girl's father and daughter.
What else can we do? Of course, we will give up. We are just ordinary people, and the president of the bank is rich and powerful. We can't win against him. Furthermore, you are Xiao Fen's benefactor. To be honest, 20,000 yuan is a large sum of money to our family. Xiao Fen didn't suffer any real harm, and the president had also admitted his mistake. He even promised that something like this wouldn't happen again. This result is already the best outcome for us ordinary people. If we go to the higher authorities, it won't do us any good. I can give up 20,000 yuan, but what I'm really afraid of is that my family will be retaliated against. The boss of the hotel said that it will be a happy ending if Xiao Fen goes to the police station to change her testimony. If she doesn't go, the president will be punished, and our family won't have a good life either.
Do you know that the leaders in the county will help you this time? Chen Xing looked at the man.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
