Faced with the workers of Da Feng Factory’s collective anger, Cai Cheng Gong was beaten up. Fortunately, the workers received relocation fees and a new Da Feng Factory, so no one went too far.
However, by the time Zheng Xi Po and the other factory leaders arrived to stop the commotion, Cai Cheng Gong’s face was already swollen like a pig’s head, bleeding from the nose, and his suit was covered in shoe prints.
Zheng Xi Po seemed to find some amusement in the situation: “Mr. Cai, look at this mess. I hadn’t even finished speaking to you when you hung up. You should have just listened to me.”
Cai Cheng Gong asked angrily: “Old Zheng, who decided to distribute my shares? Was it you?”
“Mr. Cai, you can’t blame me. I don’t have that kind of power. It was Old Chen who proposed the plan, and Secretary Li approved it...”
Zheng Xi Po quickly distanced himself from the situation, knowing that Cai Cheng Gong was a reckless character, and he couldn’t handle him.
So Zheng Xi Po quickly used Secretary Li and Old Chen as shields, to kill Cai Cheng Gong’s desire to get his shares back.
This tactic was effective. Cai Cheng Gong knew that causing further trouble at Da Feng Factory would be pointless, and he might even get beaten to death by the workers.
After talking with Zheng Xi Po for a while and figuring out the ins and outs of the situation, Cai Cheng Gong left Da Feng Factory and prepared to go to the hospital.
On his way to the hospital, Cai Cheng Gong, his body aching, was on the verge of tears. He was unwilling to accept this. The 60% stake in Da Feng Factory was his last hope.
Now, the equity dispute between Da Feng Factory and Shan Shui Group was resolved, but his 60% stake in Da Feng Factory had been wiped out.
Thinking it over, Cai Cheng Gong became more and more frustrated. Why should his 60% stake be evenly distributed among all the workers? This was the result of his hard work over the years!
To get orders for Da Feng Factory, Cai Cheng Gong had traveled all over the country looking for customers, and he had also secured many foreign trade orders, which had helped the factory, which was on the verge of collapse, to grow to over 1,300 workers.
Was it easy for him?
“Forget the hospital, go to the nursing home to find Chen Yan Shi!”
Cai Cheng Gong instructed his driver, deciding to first confront Chen Yan Shi at the nursing home.
Why did Chen Yan Shi distribute his 60% stake to all the factory workers?
It was useless to go to Shan Shui Group. The shares were not distributed by Shan Shui Group.
Going to Li Da Kang might be useful, but Cai Cheng Gong couldn’t reach him, and he didn’t have the courage.
The only one Cai Cheng Gong could go to was Chen Yan Shi. It was Chen Yan Shi who had set the plan, so who else could he go to?
This was the intention of Li Da Kang when he deliberately made things difficult for Chen Yan Shi. He let Chen Yan Shi decide the share distribution plan.
If Cai Cheng Gong wanted to cause trouble, he had to go to Chen Yan Shi. Anyway, Chen Yan Shi wasn’t afraid of trouble, and he liked to be involved in things.
…
In no time, Cai Cheng Gong arrived at the nursing home. The entrance was easy to access, all you had to do was register.
When he arrived at Chen Yan Shi’s residence, Cai Cheng Gong saw not only Chen Yan Shi tending to his flowers and birds in the courtyard, but also Chen Hai.
Since he had been transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Chen Hai would come to the nursing home every day to accompany his parents. He probably wouldn’t have the time to do so after he got a new job.
Cai Cheng Gong put on a smile and greeted them: “Old Chen, Director Chen, you’re here too. What a coincidence.”
Chen Hai simply nodded in response. He had been feeling rather disheartened lately and didn’t want to speak. He didn’t even bother to ask Cai Cheng Gong what had happened to him.
Chen Yan Shi, on the other hand, was curious: “Cai Cheng Gong, what happened to you? Who beat you up?”
Cai Cheng Gong was there to play the victim. He immediately started complaining: “Old Chen, as soon as I arrived at Da Feng Factory, Wang Wen Ge and the others rushed forward to beat me up. They almost killed me. I still don’t know what happened.”
Chen Yan Shi said angrily: “Serves you right! You reap what you sow. Shan Shui Group gave you 35 million yuan in relocation fees, and you dared to embezzle it. Wang Wen Ge and the others would be justified in beating you to death!”
Cai Cheng Gong quickly defended himself: “Old Chen, it’s not that I embezzled the 35 million yuan in relocation fees. It’s that Shan Shui Group colluded with the bank. As soon as the money arrived in my account, it was frozen, and I couldn’t withdraw it.”
Chen Yan Shi was surprised: “Why would the bank freeze your account?”
Cai Cheng Gong explained sheepishly: “I owe the bank a bit of money, and the bank took the 35 million yuan.”
Chen Yan Shi snorted: “Look at what you’ve done. I even spoke up for you, saying you weren’t a bad person. You’ve made me lose face.”
“Old Chen, it’s my fault. I’ve made you lose face. I’m a disgrace,” Cai Cheng Gong apologized profusely, even pretending to slap himself a few times.
Chen Yan Shi’s expression softened slightly: “You caused such a huge mess and didn’t even give an explanation. You even went into hiding, and your phone couldn’t be reached. Is that appropriate?”
Cai Cheng Gong said meekly: “I went to the Supreme Court to file an appeal. I was afraid that Shan Shui Group would come after me, so I bought another phone.”
Chen Yan Shi said: “The equity dispute between Da Feng Factory and Shan Shui Group has been completely resolved. You don’t have to hide from Shan Shui Group anymore.”
Cai Cheng Gong quickly put on a long face and complained: “Old Chen, what about my shares?”
Chen Yan Shi said angrily: “What shares do you have? Didn’t you already mortgage your shares to Shan Shui Group and sell them for 60 million yuan to fill your own hole? Look at all the trouble you’ve caused for Da Feng Factory!”
Cai Cheng Gong’s face became even more distressed: “Old Chen, I didn’t expect Shan Shui Group to set a trap for me. Gao Xiao Qin bought off the bank and refused to give me a loan, which caused me to run out of money to repay Shan Shui Group’s short-term loan.”
Chen Yan Shi waved his hand: “Let’s not talk about these old grievances anymore. The equity dispute between Da Feng Factory and Shan Shui Group has been completely resolved. You’ve learned your lesson.”
Cai Cheng Gong wanted to cry. He knew it was useless to argue with Chen Yan Shi, so he changed tactics and said to Chen Hai: “Director Chen, I want to report them. I want to report Shan Shui Group and Ding Yi Zhen.”
According to Hou Liang Ping, Cai Cheng Gong had all the bad habits a businessman could have. Seeing that he couldn’t reason with Chen Yan Shi, Cai Cheng Gong could only try a different approach. He hoped that by reporting Shan Shui Group and Ding Yi Zhen, he could get some bargaining chips.
Other people reported things to punish evil and promote good. Cai Cheng Gong, however, treated reporting as a business. To be precise, in his eyes, everything could be turned into a business. In his view, there was nothing that couldn’t be bought or sold.
Chen Hai laughed bitterly: “I’ve already been transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. If you want to report them, you can report it to Deputy Director Lv Liang of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Do you want his phone number?”
“No, I’ll report them later.” Cai Cheng Gong quickly waved his hand, curiously asking, “Director Chen, where are you working now?”
Chen Hai simply said: “I don’t have any concrete plans yet. I’m waiting for the organization’s arrangements.”
Cai Cheng Gong couldn’t help but stare in surprise: Was Director Chen demoted?
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Leaving the nursing home, Cai Cheng Gong immediately called Hou Liang Ping to tell him about Chen Hai’s current situation.
Although he hadn’t gotten anything out of his conversation with Chen Yan Shi, Cai Cheng Gong wasn’t completely empty-handed.
Hou Liang Ping said unhappily: “Bao Zi, where did you get that information from? How could Chen Hai be transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau? He doesn’t have a new job yet. He needs to wait for the organization’s arrangements?”
Cai Cheng Gong quickly explained: “Monkey, this is not hearsay. I went to the nursing home to find Chen Yan Shi, and Chen Hai was there. He told me himself.”
Hou Liang Ping was simply incredulous: “Really?”
Cai Cheng Gong assured him: “Monkey, why would I lie to you about this? If you don’t believe me, call Chen Hai yourself.”
Hou Liang Ping was still doubtful: “Okay, I’ll call Chen Hai. I’ll call him now.”
“Monkey, wait...” Cai Cheng Gong quickly called out. He had called Hou Liang Ping not just to gossip.
He mainly wanted to ask Hou Liang Ping to put in a good word for him, to see if he could regain the 60% stake in the new Da Feng Factory.
Unfortunately, Hou Liang Ping had already hung up. When he called again, it was busy. Cai Cheng Gong was so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood.
He shouldn’t have talked about Chen Hai first. He should have talked about the Da Feng Factory shares first.
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After hanging up with Cai Cheng Gong, Hou Liang Ping, shocked by the news, immediately called Chen Hai to verify it.
“Yes, Monkey, Cai Cheng Gong isn’t lying. I told him that.” Chen Hai’s response left Hou Liang Ping speechless.
He was extremely surprised and a bit confused: “Hai Zi, what did you do to get demoted?”
It shouldn’t have happened. Chen Hai was a law-abiding person, with a good character. There was no reason for him to commit a major mistake.
Even if he had made a small mistake, with his father Chen Yan Shi and his teacher Gao Yu Liang, he shouldn’t have been punished in this way.
“Because I didn’t keep an eye on Ding Yi Zhen, and he ran away. Secretary Da Kang thinks there’s a problem within the ranks of the procuratorate, that there’s suspicion of intentionally letting Ding Yi Zhen escape, so he wants to suspend me.”
“Chief Qi is on Secretary Da Kang’s side, and Teacher Gao pulled some strings for me and got me transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. That’s how it is. It’s my fault for being lax in my management, which caused this mess.”
Chen Hai gave a simple explanation. He and Hou Liang Ping had been close friends since college. There was no need to hide this kind of thing. He could be open and honest.
Hou Liang Ping was even more surprised: “Is Li Da Kang overreacting? Letting Ding Yi Zhen escape, you are certainly responsible, but it’s at most a leadership responsibility. You guys shouldn’t really have a problem, should you?”
Chen Hai was upset: “How can anyone guarantee that? Ding Yi Zhen’s escape was definitely strange. Besides, you can’t judge a person’s heart by their appearance. There are so many people in the Anti-Corruption Bureau, I can’t guarantee that no one was bribed by Ding Yi Zhen.”
Hou Liang Ping disagreed: “Even if someone was bribed by Ding Yi Zhen, Li Da Kang’s decision to suspend you is too domineering. Ding Yi Zhen is his subordinate, shouldn’t he be suspended too?”
Chen Hai complained: “Monkey, if you had been at that meeting that day, you could have stood up for me. I’d like to see how Li Da Kang would answer you.”
It was impossible for Chen Hai not to have some resentment. He wasn’t a saint. He had been transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and it looked like it was a reprisal from Li Da Kang.
Hou Liang Ping said: “Chen Hai, is it possible that Li Da Kang has other motives?”
Chen Hai paused for a moment and asked back: “Other motives? What motives?”
Hou Liang Ping said: “I can’t say for sure. But I think it’s strange. Is it possible that he doesn’t want you to be the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau because you might get in his way? What did you do to him?”
Chen Hai was puzzled: “What could I do to him? I was just investigating Ding Yi Zhen, and then I followed the clues to investigate Shan Shui Group and found something fishy about them.”
As he said this, Chen Hai suddenly realized something, and he was shocked: “Monkey, you wouldn’t be saying that Li Da Kang is involved with Shan Shui Group, would you?”
Hou Liang Ping said impatiently: “I didn’t say that. I didn’t even know you were investigating Shan Shui Group. But based on what you said, it’s possible!”
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