Chapter 967
Reminding the Child
Because of his status as an anti-smuggling police officer, Wen Xiaotong did not suffer too much in the detention room. Since everyone in the system was there, they would definitely give him some face.
The other three people who came with them didn't receive such good treatment.
Since Ma Boren had agreed to Yue Feng's request and had heard about the possible secrets in the capital, he naturally paid more attention during the investigation.
Especially that young man named Xiao Bin, who spoke with a strong Beijing accent, was properly taken care of by the "hat uncle" arranged by Ma Boren.
In this era, law enforcement wasn't as disciplined as it is now. Once you were in the interrogation room, they would draw the curtains, use a few tricks, and no matter how tough you were, you'd have to vomit.
Xiao Bin initially didn't realize the situation and thought no one would dare to touch him, so he spoke quite arrogantly. However, after half a set of small moves, he couldn't hold on and wet his pants.
The subsequent questioning was much simpler. They asked why they came, what their purpose was, who their contact person was, what their original plan was after arriving, and all sorts of key information. They told me everything clearly.
Having obtained Xiao Bin's statement, they then took turns interrogating the other two unfortunate individuals. By summarizing the statements of the three, all the information about this trip was thoroughly clarified.
The next morning, just after eight o'clock, Yue Feng was at home keeping watch on the big black eagle when his brother-in-law, Wang Mingyu, arrived at Yue Feng's house, panting.
"Brother-in-law, the village office has a phone number for you!"
"Did they say who called?"
"Municipal Public Security Bureau, Uncle Ma!"
Upon hearing that it was Ma Boren calling, Yue Feng immediately got up, blew his whistle to call the eagle down and put it back in its coop, and then turned around and followed his brother-in-law to his father-in-law's house.
After picking up the phone, Yue Feng took a deep breath and greeted the caller.
"Hello? This is Yue Feng! Uncle Ma, is this you?"
"Xiao Feng? It's me, Ma Boren! I've interrogated the guy I brought back yesterday! Just letting you know!"
"Huh? What happened yesterday? Was it related to what I was worried about?" Yue Feng asked.
"It's right next to you! To be precise, it's aimed at you! Here's what happened: that guy named Xiao Bin, his father is barely considered a big shot in Beijing's social circle, but he's far from being one of the real powerful figures!"
Li Wenhu's father, Li Zhaoxiong, is Xiao Bin's father's superior! Xiao Bin heard about Li Wenhu's troubles from a friend, and then took it upon himself to seek revenge!
They've been in Northeast China for a while now, secretly trying to find out your background and catch you red-handed!
After investigating, they found a fugitive named Zhang Wenhui who might know you. This time, he asked a friend to find anti-smuggling officers to go to the wedding to arrest people, specifically targeting Zhang Wenhui!
As long as Zhang Wenhui's case is proven to be airtight, you'll definitely be the one to get involved!
According to that guy named Xiaobin, once you get involved, someone higher up will pull strings and make sure you suffer the consequences!
Upon hearing Ma Boren's words over the phone, Yue Feng immediately frowned.
"Uncle Ma, I don't know any fugitives! Also, Xiao Bin said that someone above is pulling the strings, who is this person above?"
When Ma Boren heard Yue Feng say that he didn't know Zhang Wenhui, he was speechless.
“How could I not know her? Zhang Wenhui’s household registration is still in your Xing’an Village! You’re the village secretary, how could you not know this? You’re lying to me!” Ma Boren said with a slight upturn of his lips, half-jokingly.
Yue Feng slapped his forehead and pretended to suddenly realize something, saying, "Oh, I remember now!"
You mean Zhang Wenhui? I helped a friend register her household registration. She doesn't live in our village, and I've never even seen what she looks like!
Who is this "higher-ups" Xiaobin is talking about? Uncle Ma, I'm starting to panic!
Ma Boren, seeing through the situation but not saying it outright, said: "We couldn't get any information out of them. The three of them took turns interrogating us, and none of them knew the names on the list! Don't panic, Zhang Wenhui. She helped the villagers register their household registrations, and all the procedures were compliant. They won't find any responsibility on your part!"
"Okay, I feel much more at ease with you saying that! So, what will happen to these people next?" Yue Feng continued to ask.
"According to the procedures, their actions yesterday were definitely illegal! But this matter could be a big or small issue, and I'd like to hear your opinion!"
If it gets blown out of proportion, we need to notify the General Administration of Customs' discipline inspection department and the procuratorate!
However, if he really did that, Wen Xiaotong would be finished. He would most likely be expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office, and might even go to jail! Right now, the situation is quite tense!
Hearing this answer, Yue Feng was a little surprised. He didn't expect the consequences to be much more serious than he had anticipated.
Being expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office means being expelled from the Party and one's future is completely ruined.
Yue Feng said almost without hesitation, "They're trying to kill me!"
We didn't provoke him. My affair with the Li family was just a misunderstanding. They didn't even pursue the matter with me. What are these people who are following behind and licking my boots?
If you have no other considerations, my opinion is to handle this matter officially, report it if necessary, punish those who should be punished, and judge those who should be judged!
I'll call my friend in Beijing later and mention it. Damn it, he's been thinking about this all along, and here I am! Isn't this just bullying an honest person?!
Hearing Yue Feng say that, Ma Boren paused for a second and said, "Okay, I understand!"
Be extra careful lately. Since they even found out about your help with registering someone's household registration, they might have other schemes up their sleeves. Let's not get taken advantage of!
"Oh, I'm sorry to have troubled you!"
"That's all for now. I'll contact you if anything new comes up!"
"okay!"
……
After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng's face was very grim.
Master Zhao Dashan's words came true; the trouble really did come from Beijing.
It's only because Yue Feng is law-abiding and has no criminal record in his hometown that he could have been robbed without realizing it. The upper echelons of society are tough to navigate; these potential risks are impossible to guard against!
After a few minutes, Yue Feng calmed down completely and then made a phone call to Ye Jianjun and Wang Hu.
The matter had been resolved, but now trouble has arisen again, and they've even brought people to the village. We absolutely cannot be a pushover and ignore the trouble; we must make an example of them and draw a clear line.
On the phone, Yue Feng communicated similar content with Ye Jianjun and Wang Hu, but their reactions after hearing the information were completely different.
After a brief silence, Ye Jianjun said, "Okay, I understand. I'll investigate and let you know when I have some news!"
When Wang Hu heard that the newcomer had brought a gun and almost ruined Xiao Tao's wedding, he immediately became furious.
"Damn! You said that guy from Beijing was called Xiao Bin, right? What's his last name? His dad also works at the Ministry of Commerce?"
Damn it, this guy is trying to curry favor with the powerful, he's desperate to gain favor and climb the social ladder!
I'll contact Uncle Hong right away and have him handle this!
"Consider them unlucky. Use this opportunity to make an example of them, to teach those restless idiots a lesson!" Yue Feng felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing his sworn brother's words: "Alright, I've troubled Brother Tiger again!"
"This is no trouble at all, it's a matter of principle! You're my sworn brother, so you're a member of the Wang family recognized by my dad. Do you think just anyone can bully you? They think we're made of clay! Don't worry about it, nothing like that will ever happen!"
"okay, I get it!"
……
After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Since Brother Hu had said so, this guy named Xiao Bin was probably in big trouble.
In the following days, Yue Feng became more relaxed again.
Xiao Tao got married, and the young couple are inseparable all the time. As the older brother, Yue Feng certainly wouldn't choose this time to assign Xiao Tao any work.
However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for Yue Feng.
He previously thought that no one would know about the gray income he was secretly receiving from Zhang Wenhui's sales commissions, but Xiao Bin and the other outsiders actually found out that Zhang Wenhui's smuggling business was related to Yue Feng.
Holding this money is a bit too hot; maintaining the status quo would have far more disadvantages than advantages.
Yue Feng made a fortune of 600,000 yuan just by trading a few falcons a few days ago. His restaurant's income and dividends are also very stable, so he is not short of money at all.
After pondering it for a few days, Yue Feng mentioned it to his wife, Wang Xiaona, in bed.
"Xiao Na, I have something I'd like to hear your opinion on!" Yue Feng whispered to his wife while lying in bed.
"What's wrong?" Wang Xiaona covered Kaixin with the blanket, then turned over to face her shopkeeper.
"Didn't Zhang Wenhui specially set aside a sales commission for us through the distribution channels to repay us? I don't want that money anymore!" Yue Feng said without any attempt to hide it.
"Hmm? Because of those people who came from outside a few days ago?" Wang Xiaona and her husband understood each other perfectly and she immediately figured out the reason.
"Yes! I didn't originally plan to take this money, but they offered me a commission, so I reluctantly accepted it. It's a bit risky, and our family doesn't need this income!"
"So what do you want to do? Talk to the sales channels directly? Or tell Brother Zhang directly?"
Yue Feng turned his back to his wife and lifted his close-fitting tank top: "I'm a little unsure, what do you think? Give me a couple of scratches, the prickly ones on my back."
Wang Xiaona reached out and scratched Yue Feng's back while secretly plotting something.
After about two seconds, Wang Xiaona said, "I think it's fine if we don't want the money, but we can't use either of those two methods you suggested!"
"What should we do then? Hiss..."
The scratchy spots on Yue Feng's back felt incredibly comfortable after his wife rubbed them a few times, causing him to involuntarily hiss and his breathing to quicken.
"You, as the older brother, own restaurants and farms, and you're doing well for your own family. Don't forget, your younger brothers are still counting on you for their livelihood!"
Although their annual dividends are much higher than those of other villagers, they are still far from being truly wealthy!
Let me tell you, if you feel that the sales commission is too hot to handle, why not share this job and income with Xiao Tao and the Zhang brothers, and let our family completely extricate ourselves from it!
Xiao Tao is married now, and his living expenses will be high! Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu are not married yet, and they also have many expenses!
The income from hunting will continue to shrink, and hunting may be banned in the mountains in just a few years.
You're only concerned with protecting your reputation and don't care about this income, but they desperately need it!
Even if things go wrong in the future, they've already taken the money, so they'll have no complaints about taking the risks!
As long as our family's connections remain stable, you can handle things for them!
It has to be said that Wang Xiaona's way of thinking is completely different from Yue Feng's.
In Yue Feng's heart, his brothers in the hunting team were his family. As long as they asked for money for something important, he would give them whatever they wanted.
But Wang Xiaona doesn't see it that way. No matter how close the relationship is, money matters require extra consideration.
Just as Wang Xiaona said, Yue Feng is now well-fed and has no worries about money, but his younger brothers have many expenses at home.
Rather than directly rejecting Zhang Wenhui's offer and completely cutting off this stable dividend, it would be better to let the three younger brothers earn the money. This way, they would have another source of income and would have more confidence to do whatever they wanted.
The legal risks of this matter are not great, unless all the leaders involved in the existing sales system are arrested, it will be harder than climbing to heaven to prove their guilt.
After listening to his wife's idea, Yue Feng pondered for a few seconds and said, "Okay, let's do it your way! Let's call them all over for a meeting tomorrow!"
This approach will be divided among the three of them from now on. They're all starting out now, they need to have some business to generate revenue!
"That's more like it! You can't let them stay under your protection forever. They're adults now, and you need to give them more choices! As the older brother, your job is just to keep a close eye on things!"
"Ok!"
……
That evening, after discussing the topic with his wife, Yue Feng invited Xiao Tao and the Zhang brothers to his home the next morning.
Xiao Tao, that guy, is young and has a lot of addictions. He didn't know any restraint when he first got married. When he came to Yue Feng's house, his eyes were all bruised. Yue Feng, being an experienced man, knew without asking that the young couple hadn't been idle behind closed doors when they had nothing to do at home.
"Brother, what's up?" Xiaowen asked calmly.
Yue Feng nodded: "There is indeed something going on! Xiao Tao is married now and has established his own household. Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu are also getting on in years, and it won't be long before they have to start thinking about settling down too!"
Your sister-in-law and I discussed it and decided to share some of our money-making opportunities with you, so you can have an extra source of income!
"What dividends? Don't we get dividends from the family business every year?" Xiao Tao picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Yue Feng looked at the three brothers who were looking at him with curiosity and said, "This incident on your wedding day has been a wake-up call for me! Apart from the sales commissions from Brother Zhang's business, all the other money in my business is clean money!"
While associating with people in those circles in the capital has its advantages, it also carries risks! The further you go, the more risks you'll be involved with, and you never know when someone might catch you red-handed!
I plan to divide the profit-sharing from the sales business, along with all the revenue, equally among you three brothers! From now on, your sister-in-law and I will no longer handle this money!
What do you three brothers think?
"This...this is no small amount of money! You really gave it to us?" Xiao Tao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Helping Zhang Wenhui sell her goods is a steady, long-term business. New stock arrives weekly, and all that's needed is for one person to monitor and verify the goods and payments. To put it bluntly, the money is practically free; it requires absolutely no skill. (End of Chapter)