bestfiction Chapter 359 Unity is Strength
Chapter 359 Unity is Strength
Knock, knock, knock! A policeman hurriedly knocked on the door and came in. "Chief Qi, someone has come to the provincial government to petition. You need to go and take a look."
Qi Tongwei immediately thought of Wan Hongda's wife and daughter. This was quite a quick move; the leaders might even think it was all a pre-arranged plan.
Okay, I'll go right away.
Chen Wenru had a bad feeling. Could it be that Qi Tongwei, that bastard, wanted to reopen the investigation of Wan Hongda's case? The fact that he was petitioning at this time meant that he was probably Wan Hongda's wife. Could it be that they were in cahoots?
The main gate of the provincial government building.
Wan Yunyun pushed her mother Zhao Jing in a wheelchair, along with more than a hundred workers from Fuxing Herbal Tea. They held up a banner that read, "Wan Hongda did not engage in illegal fundraising. We ask the government to give Wan Hongda justice. All the workers of Fuxing Herbal Tea can testify to this."
The reporter received a call from the mysterious person in advance, and many reporters had already arrived. Wan Hongda's wife, Zhao Jing, was surrounded by reporters with their cameras and microphones.
"Ms. Zhao, Wan Hongda's case has been adjudicated for almost a year now, why are you only now coming out to cry foul?"
Zhao Jing was completely desperate. Her son had already been sent to another city, and she and her daughter were going to risk everything to save Wan Hongda today.
"Fellow reporters, I want to report Chen Wenru, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and Chen Zhihu, the captain of the criminal investigation team. I am now in a wheelchair because they tortured and crippled me."
Upon hearing this, the reporters were taken aback, as they had already received information that Chen Wenru had been caught red-handed last night by the provincial authorities for drug use and group sex. Today, Zhao Jing also filed a formal complaint, which seemed to suggest a conspiracy.
Even though the reporter knew about Chen Wenru's situation, Chen Wenxiong had already used his connections to prevent the reporter from reporting on it.
"Ms. Zhao, please answer directly why you're only reporting this now."
Zhao Jing feigned composure, saying, "Chen Wenru sent someone to threaten me, saying that if I dared to petition, he would kill my son and daughter, so I can only wait for an opportunity."
"Ms. Zhao, what exactly is this opportunity you're talking about?"
Zhao Jing took a deep breath and bravely spoke up, "Chen Wenru, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, was arrested for group drug use and group sex. I believe the People's Government will definitely bring these corrupt officials to justice."
Damn, the truth has finally come out. Now it's Zhao Jing's real-name report, so we can't blame the reporter for writing nonsense.
"Ms. Zhao, where did you get this information?"
Xiang Guangming told her this news. After Qi Tongwei met with Zhao Jing that night, Xiang Guangming contacted her, and the two of them planned everything that happened today.
"My husband, Wan Hongda, and I gradually built Fuxing Herbal Tea into a large business, and we also made some friends who told me about it, but I can't reveal their names."
Immediately, Qi Tongwei led his men out. He saw the workers, dressed in Fuxing herbal tea uniforms, standing in an orderly fashion, none of them making a sound. They were all standing quietly. This situation clearly indicated that someone was organizing things, and he guessed that it must be the mysterious person who made the phone call.
Reporters swarmed towards Qi Tongwei, fearing that with this "living devil" around, things were bound to escalate.
"Officer Qi, Ms. Zhao just heard from a friend that Director Chen has been arrested by the provincial department. Is that true?"
Qi Tongwei refused to believe that these reporters hadn't heard a thing. They were all good at playing dumb.
"Deputy Director Chen is being questioned in the interrogation room. I personally led the arrest last night for group drug use and group sex."
Since the reporters are here, Qi Tongwei might as well make a big deal out of it. The higher-ups might not be happy, but the people will be.
Reporters were secretly marveling at how outspoken this "living devil" was. He had essentially ended Chen Wenru's official career. As the deputy director of the municipal bureau, she had broken the law, which was an even greater crime. Her crimes of gathering people to use drugs and engaging in group sex were enough to land her in jail.
Wan Yunyun pushed her mother, Zhao Jing, to the front. Zhao Jing had been worried that Qi Tongwei would be unhappy because this was a bit too obvious, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she had set him up.
Zhao Jing did not expect that Qi Tongwei had not concealed Chen Wenru's crimes at all. She had dealt with government officials before, and they were all shrewd and would never put her in the spotlight.
"Officer Qi, I am Zhao Jing, Wan Hongda's wife. I reported that Chen Wenru, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, colluded with her husband Cao Wenxuan to seize Fuxing Herbal Tea from a bank. The criminal investigation team wrongly accused my brother-in-law of being a gangster and beat him to death. I was also crippled. My husband did not engage in illegal fundraising. All the workers can testify to this. Please, government, give us justice."
Immediately following, the workers at the scene shouted in unison, "Director Wan is a good man. We lent him the money voluntarily. We demand that the government give Director Wan justice!"
"We urge the government to give Factory Director Wan justice."
"We urge the government to give Factory Director Wan justice."
The deafening sound prompted reporters to take photos frantically.
The workers' actions today came from the bottom of their hearts. Since demanding their wages, they have realized the importance of unity. If they do not unite, Cao Wenxuan will definitely kick them out in the future, and they will not get a single penny of their shares.
This time, when Zhao Jing found the workers, they all readily agreed. Of course, profit was also a major consideration. If Wan Hongda were still in charge of Fuxing Herbal Tea, there would never have been a situation where wages were owed for half a year.
Qi Tongwei was pleased that the workers knew how to unite. This is because a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bundle of chopsticks is hard to break. As long as they fight for their legal rights, with the strength of thousands of workers at Fuxing Herbal Tea, even the underworld would be beaten up, and even stray dogs on the roadside would get kicked.
"Ms. Zhao, I need to verify what you said. I hope these workers aren't here to cause trouble."
Zhao Jing understood that she couldn't put Qi Tongwei in a difficult position, but she needed a clear answer from the provincial department today, otherwise all of Xiang Guangming's efforts might be in vain.
Taking a hard line with the police would definitely not end well. Since she is a woman, she can only play the victim to gain sympathy. Of course, she also needs to tell reporters, the more people who know, the better.
As Zhao Jing recalled the hardships and bitterness of the past two years, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Officer Qi, my husband poured his heart and soul into Fuxing herbal tea. To launch it nationwide as soon as possible, he only slept three or four hours a day, sometimes not sleeping for several days in a row."
"One day, the bank approached us with a loan offer. My husband was also planning to expand his business, so the cooperation went very smoothly. However, after we used the money to buy the latest equipment from abroad, the bank suddenly started demanding repayment."
“My husband was so worried that he couldn’t sleep at night. He went to negotiate with the bank every day, but the bank wouldn’t even give him a chance to meet. He had no choice but to borrow money from the workers. The interest rate they offered was higher than the bank’s, and it could be directly converted into shares. The workers all know my husband’s character, and they were all willing to help. Tell me, how does this become illegal fundraising?”
"Later, my whole family was arrested by the city's criminal investigation team. They falsely accused my brother-in-law of being a gangster and forced me to accuse my husband of illegal fundraising. I was beaten every day in the interrogation room until I was paralyzed before they released me."
"In the end, the government auctioned off my husband's shares in Fuxing Herbal Tea. I never expected that the buyer, Cao Wenxuan, was the husband of Chen Wenru, the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau. This was all a trap they set for my husband, with the aim of seizing control of Fuxing Herbal Tea."
"Officer Qi, this is blatant collusion between officials and businessmen to persecute my husband. We urge the government to give us justice."