Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

After taking two days off, Zhang Minghui conducted a thorough investigation of Director Wang.

Director Wang’s original name was Wang Zhenxing. He is 52 years old and is the deputy director of the Anwai Grain Management Office in Dongcheng District and a director-level cadre.

He is mainly responsible for the management of logistics. He smiles all day long and is a well-known good guy in the bureau. He oversees the logistics work conscientiously and has never made any mistakes.

If Zhang Minghui had not followed Zhang Zhiqiang and seen his appearance last time, he would not have believed that such an ordinary old man would be the mastermind behind the black market.

Zhang Zhiqiang has not appeared in public during this period.

Zhang Minghui squatted in the grain bureau's tube building to see if there was any harvest here. To say that surveillance is the most testing of one's patience. Most people really can't do this job.

But there was no way, Zhang Minghui had no other channel to get the news.

After watching for several nights in a row and seeing that nothing was happening, Zhang Minghui was about to give up, but unexpectedly he got a pleasant surprise and was about to turn around and go back.

Then he saw a figure riding a bicycle coming towards him in the distance. Zhang Minghui looked carefully and found that it was Zhang Zhiqiang's grandson. His sturdy body was particularly conspicuous under the moonlight.

Zhang Zhiqiang looked around carefully, and when he saw that there was no movement, he parked the car and quickly entered the corridor.

Zhang Minghui hid himself, ready to eavesdrop on their conversation, and waited patiently. Finally, the dawn came. He wondered what the two of them would talk about.

After a while, two figures walked out of the tube building. They first looked around, and after confirming that it was safe, they came to a dark place and started communicating in a low voice.

Zhang Minghui slowly lurked over from the shadows, and when he got closer, he was finally able to hear the conversation between the two. He only heard Zhang Zhiqiang speaking in a humble voice.

"Director Wang, thank you for your advice. Otherwise, I really couldn't have avoided it this time. Now that the matter has been resolved, there will be no more accidents in the black market."

"Wait until I recruit some more people, and then we won't be afraid even if they attack us. I, Zhang Zhiqiang, will definitely take good care of your business."

Zhang Minghui used the moonlight to observe the changes in Director Wang's expression. Wang Zhenxing had a blank expression on his face, as if hearing such words was not worth his happiness.

Wang Zhenxing lit a cigarette and spoke calmly.

"Do you know why I should help you?"

Zhang Zhiqiang smiled flatteringly and spoke in a fawning manner.

"Director Wang, I am your man. From now on, I will attack wherever you point me."

Wang Zhenxing patted Zhang Zhiqiang on the shoulder and said something meaningful.

"Zhiqiang, you are Wang Mazi's younger brother. I am helping you because you are one of us. You know, Wang Mazi is a distant cousin of mine. I have always been satisfied with his methods."

"I didn't expect that he would fail because of a small business. Do you think they dared to attack my cousin? If there is a conflict in the future, will they attack me?"

"If you don't think about the future, you'll have immediate worries. Zhiqiang, it seems like you messed up what I asked you to do!"

Wang Zhenxing's tone was gentle, but it was like a thunderbolt in Zhang Zhiqiang's ears, shocking his heart. Zhang Zhiqiang bent his waist, and cold sweat fell on his face.

Said tremblingly.

"Director Wang, I followed your instructions and took the initiative to approach the two men who were selling meat. After some flattery, they had a good impression of me, but they kept their mouths shut and never mentioned the middleman."

“There’s no way to find out their bottom line.”

Zhang Minghui's expression kept changing as he listened.

"Wow, they are all shady old bastards! I didn't expect Zhang Zhiqiang to approach those two brothers just to find out my bottom line. Fortunately, I never let these two brothers talk about my affairs."

"It's really hard to guard against, and the means are very clever. If I were to reveal my true colors, I'm sure revenge would have come long ago."

Zhang Minghui knew that entering the black market was risky, but he didn't expect the risk to be so great. He thought he had killed an ordinary gangster, but he didn't expect that he was related to the old man Wang Zhenxing.

The water in this pond is so deep!

Wang Zhenxing snorted coldly and spoke unhappily.

"Zhiqiang, you are good at making excuses. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I didn't expect you to be so useless. You didn't even lure them out."

Zhang Zhiqiang bent even lower and explained hurriedly.

"Director Wang, it's not that I'm incompetent. It's the people behind those two brothers who are extremely cautious. They only do their own business of selling meat and never get involved in underworld matters."

"I even offered 5% of my dividends to ask them to help me, but they refused even with such a high price."

Hearing this, Wang Zhenxing became interested and motioned Zhang Zhiqiang to explain the matter again.

While Zhang Zhiqiang was explaining the situation, he looked at Director Wang's face and saw that Wang Zhenxing's brows were furrowed and his face gradually became serious. He said something inadvertently.

"Zhiqiang, do you think we have alerted the enemy? This opponent seems to be extraordinary! Such a huge benefit has not tempted him. It seems that he is very cautious!"

"Do you think he will doubt your motives?"

Zhang Zhiqiang's body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground. He was frightened by what Director Wang said. That agile figure was a memory he never wanted to have again.

Every time Zhang Zhiqiang recalled the scene of the boss being killed, he would break out in a cold sweat. He really didn't want that person to come to his house. Someone would die.

But now Director Wang wants to deal with him, and he dare not disobey him. He is in a dilemma. Zhang Zhiqiang misses his boss Wang Mazi so much. If only he were still here, he wouldn't have to face these things anymore.

Seeing Zhang Zhiqiang's cowardly performance, Wang Zhenxing felt disdainful. Zhang Zhiqiang was too timid and not fit for important tasks. He would get rid of him and replace him with someone else after some time!

Zhang Zhiqiang didn't know that he had been sentenced to death and was entering the countdown of his life.

"Zhiqiang, I'm giving you a chance. In the next two days, I will arrange for the police to arrest the two brothers who are selling meat in the black market. Don't let them get away."

"When they go in, I don't believe they can withstand the methods used by the Public Security Bureau. As long as they confess, we can follow the clues and catch the murderer who killed my cousin."

"Revenge him."

"Zhiqiang, if you handle this matter well, I will give you an extra 5% share of the black market. Then, you won't have to worry about anything for the rest of your life."

Wang Zhenxing stared at Zhang Zhiqiang, wanting to see how he would perform.

When Zhang Zhiqiang heard about the additional 5% dividend, he straightened up immediately, breathed heavily, his eyes turned red, and he opened his mouth to express his opinion.

"Director Wang, don't worry! I will do my best this time and won't let you down. Otherwise, I'll do it myself!"

Wang Zhenxing said this expressionlessly.

"Zhiqiang, cracking down on the black market is the duty of the public security organs, and tracing the source of the meat is the responsibility of the public security organs. We can just watch from the sidelines, and we must not lose sight of the big picture because of small gains."

"Understand?"