Return to the 80s, from touching loaches to becoming the world's richest man

Without waiting for Lu Hai's response, Lu Yuejin stood up.

"Comrade Public Security, I am the head of this village. Do you think there is any misunderstanding here? We are all honest farmers in our village. How could we engage in speculation?"

Li Hongfu sneered, "Whether it is speculation or not is not for you to judge, but for us to decide."

"Besides, if it's not speculation, what do you have in your hands? How can an honest farmer have so much money?"

Everyone became angry when they heard this. Li Hongfu's words could be said to be a mockery of everyone present.

Can’t farmers have so much money?

However, everyone was angry but dared not speak out.

Isn’t there a saying that the people should not fight against the officials?

What's more, the people who came were the police, so they naturally didn't dare to talk back.

Lu Hai looked at Lu Yuejin who stopped him behind and felt grateful.

However, he knew that it would not be a good idea for him to hide.

Moreover, this matter can be big or small, so just make it clear.

In addition to the official documents from above and the letter of introduction issued by someone with strong power, he just didn't believe that this man could really catch him.

"Comrade Public Security, I am Lu Hai." Lu Hai said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

When Lu Yuejin saw Lu Hai stand up, he immediately became anxious.

This Lu Hai seems to be quite smart, but when someone comes to find him, instead of running away, he rushes to deliver himself to others. Isn't this a mistake in his brain?

Moreover, in this era, although there may be disputes among the people in the village, they will also face the outside world when it is time to do so.

To put it bluntly, we are all descendants of the same ancestor and are related to each other. We certainly don't want our fellow brothers to be arrested.

Normally, it doesn’t matter how our own people fight, but when facing outsiders, we must unite. This is the case in most villages.

So, when they saw Lu Hai standing up, those who had received money before became anxious. After all, Lu Hai could also make money for them, so naturally they didn't want Lu Hai to be caught.

So everyone stood up and said to Li Hongfu, "Comrade police officer, the village chief is right. We are all honest people in our village. The speculation you mentioned definitely does not exist."

"Really?" Li Hongfu sneered, "Then what's the matter with the money and the agreement in your hands?"

"This..." Everyone was speechless.

After all, in their eyes, renting land is the behavior of landlords. If this is told to others, won’t they be arrested?

Therefore, everyone was speechless for a while.

"Oh, nothing to say..."

Just when Li Hongfu was about to continue speaking, Lu Hai spoke directly,

"This money is the rent they pay me for renting the land."

"Oh? So, you are also suspected of buying and selling state-owned land? In that case, come back to the bureau and talk with me." Li Hongfu was immediately excited when he heard this. It seemed that today he could not only catch speculators, but also a few people who bought and sold land?

In this day and age, all land is considered public and is owned by the state. No private buying or selling is allowed.

This behavior of the crowd has obviously violated the law.

However, at this time, Lu Hai continued, "But I am also responding to the call of the country, and all procedures are legal and compliant. If you don't believe me, you can go to the commune to ask."

After saying this, he took out the certificate issued by the commune and placed it in front of Li Hongfu.

"Some time ago, the leaders above issued a red-headed document to encourage us to raise aquatic products, so I planned to contract these lands that were originally used to grow grain from them, and then respond to the call of the country. Comrade Public Security, all procedures are normal, so I should not be breaking the law, right?"

Li Hongfu looked at the document handed over by Lu Hai, his expression a little gloomy.

He naturally knew that the document was authentic and was issued by the commune.

However, the most important thing right now is obviously my own performance ability. Those who came in through the back door already have performance in hand, but I don’t have any at the moment.

If the higher-ups find out, I'll be doomed, so I can't care less.

Anyway, as long as Lu Hai is captured, won’t it be up to me to decide what to do?

"The document is real, but it is also true that you are suspected of buying and selling land. It also clearly states that you can contract part of the land for aquaculture, but it does not say that you have to spend money to buy anything."

"Moreover, it is a fact that you are involved in reselling and are suspected of speculation!" Li Hongfu sneered.

To be honest, I almost fell into Lu Haidai's trap just now.

When Lu Hai heard this, he was not at all panicked. After all, he had anticipated this situation long before he started doing these things, not to mention the reminder from his second uncle Lu Jianye.

"Comrade Public Security, let me first explain what you said about me engaging in speculation and profiteering. How do you know that I am engaging in speculation and profiteering?" Lu Hai looked at Li Hongfu and asked back.

"You buy aquatic products from your fellow villagers and then resell them. The fact of reselling is conclusive. Isn't this speculation?" Li Hongfu sneered.

"If you're smart, plead guilty and come back with me, you can get a lighter punishment. If you resist, hmm..." When he spoke the latter part, Li Hongfu's threat was already very obvious.

Obviously, Lu Hai must go back with him today.

Moreover, in order to avoid being caught, a perfect reason is obviously needed.

As for what the outcome would be after going back with him, that was naturally not up to Lu Hai.

Ordinary people might panic when hearing this, but who is Lu Hai?

He has been through countless things, and his age in two lives combined is enough to be Li Hongfu's grandfather, so naturally he will not give in because of these two sentences.

"Comrade, speculation refers to illegal activities such as hoarding, price manipulation, counterfeiting and selling inferior goods, but which one do you think I violated?"

"I know you're going to say I'm speculating, but first of all, I'm not trying to deceive anyone. Just look at Lu Zhiyong who's right beside you. He's been following me every day these past few days and he knows exactly where I'm selling my seafood."

"Secondly, I have also issued all the relevant letters of introduction. You can also go to the county's state-owned guesthouse to ask Liu Guowei about this, so all my procedures are officially certified and legal."

"Third, I clearly marked the price for the seafood that the villagers didn't want, and then sold it through formal channels. This behavior is a normal trade behavior, and there is no deception in the middle. How can this be considered speculation?"

"If what you said is speculation, then the city's aquatic product supply and marketing cooperative buys aquatic products from us and then distributes them to other provinces. Does that also count as speculation? Shouldn't the people in the supply and marketing cooperative be arrested as well?"

"To put it in a more basic way, the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town and the county are also doing the same thing. Are they also considered speculation?"

Li Hongfu was stunned by Lu Hai's logic and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

In fact, Lu Hai also knows that the definition of speculation is very vague, because it is difficult to define whether there is fraud in speculation.

If there is fraud, such as short-weighting, inflating prices, etc., then Lu Hai's behavior would indeed be considered speculation.

But are there any on land and sea?

The purchase price was clearly laid out in front of everyone. One cent per pound was already a very high price for people today.

As mentioned before, if Lu Hai wanted to, there would still be plenty of people willing to sell it at five cents a pound.

But there is none of this. In fact, one cent per pound is the price given by Lu Hai after careful consideration.

The purchase prices given by Lu Hai are in line with current market standards.

If these things were scarce, Lu Hai would certainly raise the price to purchase them, instead of just biting off every penny.

Therefore, the reason why I did not agree to Li Yuelan’s price increase was also due to this consideration. If this is the case, if the market price has changed, should the purchase price on my side also change?

In fact, Lu Hai's behavior was considered a completely normal commercial trade behavior in later generations.

However, due to the times, many people do not realize this and think that Lu Hai is engaging in speculation.

Everyone present was frozen in place, no one had ever thought that the example Lu Hai gave was so... bold?

"Good boy, you have a sharp tongue." Li Hongfu gritted his teeth.

It was really hard for him to accept Lu Hai's words.

"No matter what, you are now suspected of speculation and profiteering. Come back to the bureau first to find out the truth." After saying that, he took out a pair of handcuffs and walked towards Lu Hai.

I originally wanted to scare him and then have him go back with me and confess his crime.

Judging from the current situation, we have no choice but to use force.

Seeing this, Lu Hai sneered inwardly, thinking that since soft tactics didn’t work, they were planning to resort to hard tactics?

Although I don’t know why Lin Jianguo hasn’t come yet.

But he was not panicked. Even if he went to the police station, it would just be a waste of time.

As long as I stick to my previous conclusion, he won't be able to do anything to me.

Seeing Lu Hai cooperate so well and not resisting, he was a little surprised for a moment.

In his opinion, if Lu Hai resisted, he could be charged with resisting arrest.

He didn't expect such cooperation, which was beyond his expectations.

However, the current development of things did not deviate too much from the trajectory he had imagined, so he was still very satisfied.

But just as Li Hongfu led Lu Hai out the door, a voice attracted everyone's attention.

"younger brother?"