Rebirth of the Wild Age

Xifeng Company has invested heavily in football clubs because the returns are too high.

The first is commercial returns. My team stays in League One, which saves a lot of advertising costs. Countless fans are potential customers. The second is political returns. Both the province and the city are very supportive of the football team. The leaders think This can enhance the image of the region.

Take Li Sufu as an example when he later took over the Helios team, a second-rate team that was relegated to League One and B for several years. Because the sponsor had no money to play football, the Huadu government directly approached the National Sports Commission for help, and the National Sports Commission brought Geely Group take over.

In order to improve the strength of the team, Xifeng not only bought players with money, but also built a training base in Rongping. The construction of the training base alone cost 13 million yuan, and it was only fully completed in March today.

When Chen Tao returned to Rongping, he immediately called the police. The police were so confused that they didn't know how to file a case.

Chen Tao was so angry that she brought up the team all by herself, so she didn't mention it after spending a lot of effort. This time I took my lover and his lover's friends to watch the game. The game that was supposed to be a sure win turned out to be a mess, embarrassing both her and Song Weiyang.

It was impossible to get rid of this bad breath, so Chen Tao returned to the company and directly called the people from the legal department to consult the situation.

The staff of the legal department said: This is a bit troublesome. I can't find the relevant laws on match-fixing. If you have to pursue it, you can prosecute according to Articles 163 and 164 of the 97 Criminal Law.

97 Criminal Law Article 163: Staff members of companies or enterprises who take advantage of their positions to extort property from others or illegally accept property from others to seek benefits for others, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the amount is huge, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also be sentenced to confiscation of property.

97 Article 164 of the Criminal Law: Whoever gives money or property to employees of companies or enterprises in order to seek illegitimate benefits, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; The following fixed-term imprisonment and a fine.

The former one is used to sue his own players, and the latter one is used to sue Loncin Club.

Chen Tao immediately took the legal staff to call the police. If it wasn't for Xifeng's great power in the area, the police probably would have shied away because the crime took place in the mountain city. Even so, Rongping's police only agreed to arrest Xifeng team members for investigation, and the Loncin team did not have the right to cross-border law enforcement.

In fact, after the initial tension, the relevant personnel of Xifeng Football Club don't take it seriously anymore. Who would have thought that Chen Tao would break the sky?

Just like netizens said, Xifeng also played match-fixing in last year's relegation match, and seven or eight teams were connected together!

But when Chen Tao came to the club with the police, everyone was stunned, including the head coach and players who did not collect black money.

After interrogation for about half a day, the suspects all denied it. Anyway, there is no evidence, and whoever admits is an idiot.

But, there are some idiots.

A player who just transferred over this year only played the match-fixing game in Shancheng. What's more, he didn't take him to play, but he overheard it, so he was dragged into the water to do it together. This guy complained to the police: I only got 50,000 yuan, and I haven't had time to spend it yet. Comrade policeman, can I refund the money without being held accountable?

The policeman said with a serious face: If you actively return the stolen money and reveal who the principal culprit is, it will be regarded as a crime and meritorious service, and you can be given a lighter punishment, or even only criticism and education and a small fine.

It was assistant coach Peng Yang who asked me to play match-fixing, and they also participated in illegal betting. The guy said immediately.

The policeman asked, Is the handicap for betting on Rongping?

The guy shook his head and said, I don't know, it seems to be in another province.

40 minutes later, the assistant coach Peng Yang was taken to the police station for questioning. The man refused to admit to being beaten to death, cried bitterly, and said that the person who confessed to him was framing him.

The matter has reached a stalemate here, and unless a confession is extracted by torture, there is no way to investigate.

This time, Chen Tao was determined to investigate to the end. She called all the employees of Xifeng Football Club to the office one by one to talk, and at the same time asked the financial staff of Xifeng Company to check the accounts.

Before the account was cleared, someone took the initiative to expose it, and went to Chen Tao quietly at night.

This person is a middle-level employee of Xifeng Football Training Base. He said: I don't know if there is any problem with Peng Yang, but he is a distant relative with Wu Baogen at the training base. Wu Baogen is very problematic. He is in charge of training. I don’t know how much money I spent on the daily equipment purchases of the base. Mr. Chen, I’m not telling lies, I have a grudge against Wu Baogen. Squeeze out, and let me be responsible for equipment maintenance and maintenance!

Which Mr. Zhang? Chen Tao asked.

Zhang Degui, the general manager of the football training base, said the person, Wu Baogen knows nothing. He didn't graduate from junior high school. He used to work as an ordinary worker in Xifeng Cannery, but now he's a bit of a dog and even got a correspondence course. Diploma. How did Wu Baogen climb up to Zhang Degui? I feel disgusted to say it. He introduced his cousin to Wu Baogen as his lover! Others don’t know, but I don’t know? I heard it clearly in the toilet !

Chen Tao's head is so big that the match-fixing check actually found such a thing.

The person also said: Wu Baogen is very talkative, bragging every day that he is Mr. Sun's man!

President Sun? Chen Tao frowned.

Sun Kang, deputy general manager of Xifeng Football Club. This person is not a good person, with a sinister smile on his face. Today he is here to avenge his personal revenge.

The general manager of the club is Chen Tao, but she is usually too busy, and Sun Kang, the deputy general manager, is in charge of everything. Before Sun Kang joined the football club, he was already a middle-level leader of Xifeng Company, and his ability was very outstanding. If he had stayed in Xifeng Company at that time, he would be the general manager of at least one regional branch now.

Chen Tao asked some more questions, and went directly to Sun Kang the next day, and said clearly, Old Sun, you know about match-fixing, right?

I know, I have already criticized the relevant personnel, Sun Kang said, Mr. Chen, don't make too much noise. It will damage our team's reputation. The police should withdraw the case.

Chen Tao sneered: You also know that it will affect the team's reputation? The chairman's face has been completely humiliated!

Sun Kang bit the bullet and said: This is an unexpected situation, no one expected it. If you knew that you and the chairman were going to watch the game, and gave them a hundred courage, they would not dare to face you and the chairman. Face-fixing.

You also participated? Chen Tao asked.

How can I participate? Sun Kang immediately put aside the relationship, and said, Mr. Chen, match-fixing is an unspoken rule in the football industry. We don't play match-fixing, and other teams will. This time, the Loncin team asked us for help. , the next time we ask the Loncin team for help, it’s just a good relationship with each other. If we don’t cooperate, we will be rejected by other teams, and it will be difficult to play in the future. Anyway, we will not be relegated, and we will also win If we don’t reach the championship, it’s nothing to play a few match-fixing matches, we have nothing to lose.”

Chen Tao was so angry that he slapped the table and said, No loss? This time the team's reputation has been ruined!

It's nothing, the fans can understand, Sun Kang said, If there is no match-fixing, Xifeng may not be able to avoid relegation last year. This is the benefit of match-fixing!

Chen Tao was surprised: I went to see Xifeng's relegation match last year. How could it be match-fixing?

Sun Kang smiled wryly and said: It's really match-fixing. Last year's league points were too close, and there was still suspense until the last round. If you don't pay attention, you will be relegated. Several teams, including us, dare not bet on it. If you are lucky, then you can only use money to do things, and let those teams who are sure not to be relegated let go of the water. The Bayi team and the Helios team have no money, so they can only be relegated and get out.

Chen Tao recalled the last round of the league last year, and said with a complicated expression: That is to say, the teams with the sixth to twelfth points last year all played match-fixing?

Ahem, there are two or three exceptions, they are really fighting, Sun Kang coughed, Of course, among the top few, there are also match-fixers, and they are responsible for releasing water. So, this matter can't be too much trouble. Big, once it gets big, we ourselves will be in trouble.

Chen Tao was full of wimps in her heart. The matter was too big for her to decide, so she called Song Weiyang to explain the situation and asked, I'll listen to you as you say how to deal with it.