The Pentium Era - South to North

Business at Yiming Food Factory picked up, and Liu Ligan breathed a sigh of relief.

Today is the 28th, the day when Zhang Chen and others are going to Shanghai to deliver containers and clothing, and Liu Ligan is going to Shanghai with them.

The props and goods of six shopping malls need to be loaded at the same time, and all the stores must be decorated tonight. The most critical problem is that the large trucks cannot enter Shanghai city before ten o'clock, so they actually don't have much time. All their installation work must be completed at least before the mall opens at nine tomorrow.

Zhang Chen called over three large trucks, two of them were loaded with props, and one of them contained boxes of goods packed in cardboard boxes, and the other half contained custom-made mannequins and boxes with their " Clothes and trouser racks with the "Half Acre Field" logo.

Six shopping malls were installed at the same time, and it was not enough for Lao Wan and all the maintenance team members to go there. Zhao Zhigang also brought people who cut beds with him, and also recruited people from Qunying Garment Factory.

Everyone in the design center had to go. Their task was to go to each shopping mall, together with Xiaoli, Wei Wenfang, and the newly recruited salesmen. While Lao Wan and the others were installing props, they were ironing clothes and waiting for Lao Wan. After they finished the installation, they had to sample the clothes and place and post the posters, decorations and soft furnishings in the counter.

All of this must be completed tonight. The time is very tight. It can be said that one link is linked to another. It cannot be advanced, let alone delayed. Not only in urban Shanghai, large trucks can only enter at ten o'clock, but also in shopping malls. They are only allowed in after closing time at nine o'clock in the evening, and at nine o'clock in the morning, everyone except the salesperson must also leave.

In addition to the three large trucks, there was also Wu Zhaohui's Iveco, which was loaded with passengers and cargo. Zhang Chen called Wang Hainiao over to help. His truck was also loaded with passengers and cargo.

There is also He Hongmei's Xia Li, who sat in the seats Zhang Chen, Liu Ligan, Ge Ling and Zheng Huihong.

A convoy of six vehicles was prepared at Sanbao. Lao Wan sat in the truck with props and escorted the vehicle. Zhang Chen gave him his eldest brother.

Zhao Zhigang sat in the last truck loaded with models and half of the cargo to escort the truck. Zhang Chen gave him Xiao Zhao's eldest brother. Xiao Zhao did not go. He Hongmei would always be with Zhang Chen. In this way, the three of them, plus Wang Hainiao has a total of four mobile phones, and they can communicate with each other when they arrive in Shanghai.

Starting in June, mobile phones in Shanghai and Zhejiang have been connected to the Internet, and their mobile phones are now available in Shanghai.

But there was still no internet on the way there. Qu Tianlin helped them borrow three walkie-talkies from the security department of Hangcheng Building. Zhang Chen left one in his car, Lao Wan took one, and Zhao Zhigang took one. You can contact us on the way.

Qu Tianlin told them that the effective range of the walkie-talkie is three kilometers. In places with mountains, the effective range is even shorter. You should not be too far away.

Zhang Chen told Lao Wan and Zhao Zhigang that they should fully charge the backup battery and contact them at any time on the road without keeping distance. Zhao Zhigang and Lao Wan both agreed.

Liu Ligan watched and laughed. He said that it really felt like being on the battlefield. Zhang Chen also laughed. He thought that the commanders before the war probably made such careful arrangements and plans.

Everything was ready. They had dinner at Sanbao and prepared to leave at six o'clock, so that they could arrive in downtown Shanghai around nine o'clock. At worst, they would wait outside until they could enter at ten o'clock before entering the city.

Wu Zhaohui said that he had to leave early. Going to Shanghai was very annoying. When entering the city, all cars would be stopped and there would be long queues.

"What?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Wash the car, drive all the cars into a big yard, pay the money, and someone will use a water gun to hit your car a few times before it is allowed to enter the city. Otherwise, it is said that the car is dirty and not allowed to enter the city. In fact, huh, It’s just money fraud, and the most annoying thing is that the queue is so long that it takes an hour to get your turn,” Wu Zhaohui said.

Zhang Chen scolded: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known this, we could have set off an hour earlier."

Wu Zhaohui chuckled and said that he had just thought of it.

He Hongmei said: "That's not right. Last time we went from Nanjing to Shanghai, we didn't seem to be stopped for car washing."

Zhang Chen also thought about it and asked Wu Zhaohui if he had made a mistake.

"How is it possible? I work in a hydraulic machinery factory. Every time I drive to Shanghai, my car will be washed. Who doesn't know that the drivers of our team get a big headache when they hear that they are going to Shanghai?" Wu Zhaohui shouted.

Wang Hainiao said from the side: "I also encountered him when Lao Chengguang went to Shanghai, that's right."

Zhang Chen thought about it, maybe there are many buses from Hangzhou to Shanghai, so the control is particularly strict?

"Let's go, let's go!" Zhang Chen shouted.

Everyone got in the car, and a convoy set off in a mighty manner.

Liu Ligan took the walkie-talkie from Zhang Chen's hand and sat in the passenger seat of the Xiali. After ten minutes or so, he shouted into the walkie-talkie seriously: "This is No. 1, this is No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, please answer if you hear it!”

Lao Wan and Zhao Zhigang shouted on the intercom: "I heard it, I heard it."

Before eight o'clock, it started to get dark outside. They passed Jiaxing and arrived at the border of Jiashan. Going further, they left the province and reached Songjiang, Shanghai. A strange scream from Lao Wan came over the intercom. They all responded. I didn't understand what he was saying, and there was no sound immediately.

Liu Ligan quickly shouted: "This is No. 1, this is No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. If you hear me, please answer!"

The intercom was quiet and there was no response at all. Liu Ligan called again, but there was still no response. Zhang Chen quickly told He Hongmei that it was too fast. Slow down, maybe the distance was too far.

He Hongmei cried out, "This journey is too painful. I am in more pain than a snail. How about you drive?"

She asked Liu Ligan in the passenger seat. Liu Ligan raised the radio in his hand and told her, "Didn't you see me commanding the large army?"

He Hongmei slowed down the car, followed by Wu Zhaohui and Wang Hainiao.

Liu Ligan kept shouting into the intercom, but there was still no response from the intercom. Zhang Chen and He Hongmei told them to pull over and wait for them.

Three cars pulled over. Zhang Chen, Liu Ligan, Wang Hainiao, and Wu Zhaohui all got out of the car. Wang Hainiao asked them, what happened?

Zhang Chen said he didn't know, the car behind him couldn't contact him, so he would wait for them.

A few people stood on the roadside smoking, and Liu Ligan called from the walkie-talkie from time to time, but there was no reply.

Wang Hainiao suddenly thought of something and shouted: "Will they be stopped? Didn't we pass a checkpoint ahead?"

"Impossible, we have nothing to inspect, and we didn't transport any contraband." Zhang Chen said.

Just as he was talking, the intercom in Liu Ligan's hand rang, and Zhao Zhigang shouted inside: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, those two cars have been stopped, those two cars have been stopped."

Zhang Chen and others were shocked. Liu Ligan quickly asked who had stopped him. Zhao Zhigang was sitting in the cab of the truck and saw three cars parked on the roadside. He quickly asked the driver to pull over. The driver's car had not yet completely stopped. , Zhao Zhigang jumped out of the car and ran towards Zhang Chen and the others.

Zhang Chen saw Zhao Zhigang coming and asked quickly: "What's going on? Who stopped them?"

"At the timber inspection station, it was said that the two vehicles were transporting wood and required a "Transportation Permit". Our vehicle was also inspected and only allowed to go after seeing that there was nothing in it," Zhao Zhigang said.

"Nonsense, those are props we have to transport to the mall for installation. What kind of wood is that?" Zhang Chen cursed.

"Yes, we told them the same thing, but they didn't listen. We must." Zhao Zhigang said.

"They are messing around. Those who check the wood are all messing around. I heard from someone in Shangmaozi that someone loaded a truck of mops and was stopped in Nanxun. They said that the handle of the mop was made of wood and it was also required. License, these people are ripping off people." Wang Hainiao shouted.

"You guys wait here while we go over and take a look." Zhang Chen and Wang Hainiao said.

They got in the car, asked He Hongmei to turn around, and drove back for more than ten kilometers. Sure enough, they saw more than ten trucks being stopped on the roadside. A red and white crossbar for timber inspection fell down, and they were stopped on the roadside. The two cars at the front belong to them.

He Hongmei pulled over the car, and Zhang Chen and Liu Ligan ran over quickly. Lao Wan was arguing with several inspectors. When he saw Zhang Chen coming, he quickly said: "Our leader is here."

Zhang Chen walked over and asked what was going on. Those people looked at him sideways and said nothing. Lao Wan and Zhang Chen said, they said we were loading wood and they wanted a "Transportation Permit".

Zhang Chen quickly told them that what we have is not wood, but props for hanging clothes, and they are going to be installed in a shopping mall in Shanghai.

The leader of the other party snorted: "It's not wood, this is iron? Look, it's all burned like this. Can iron be burned? You can burn it for me."

"It's true that it's made of wood, but our wood is all bought from the timber market, not chopped from the mountains. What kind of license do we need for this?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Of course. As long as wood passes through here, a permit is required." The other party said.

"We are coming from Hangzhou, so where should we get this certificate?"

"Hangcheng Forestry Bureau."

"What, you mean we have to go back to Hangzhou to apply for this certificate?" Zhang Chen shouted.

"Of course, what are you yelling about? Without a certificate, you can't pass."

Zhang Chen was anxious: "But we are in a hurry. If I go back to Hangzhou now, there will be no one left in the Forestry Bureau."

"You are in a hurry, we are also in a hurry, turn around, do you see, there are so many cars behind us."

"But ours really can't be considered wood." Zhang Chen said anxiously.

"It's not you who has the final say on whether it counts, it's me who has the final say."

Someone behind him pulled Zhang Chen, who was the driver of another car. He said to Zhang Chen: "It's useless for you to tell him this. We don't dare to run this stretch of road at night. As soon as it gets dark, these people come out." , Alas, I was also unlucky, the car in front broke down, otherwise everyone would have escaped."

"What, what did you say?" the other party yelled, and the driver quickly got out of the way.

Zhang Chen had no choice but to say good things to the other party. Zhang Chen said, we are really in a hurry, and we don’t know what kind of certificate we need to get this luck. Let’s see if we can help and be accommodating.

As Zhang Chen spoke, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over. The other party blocked it with his hand and declined. He said to Zhang Chen:

"You're in a hurry, but you don't have a pass, right? There's another way, pay the fine, and you can leave after paying the fine."

"Okay." Zhang Chen said quickly, "How much do you have to pay?"

"Eight thousand for one car, sixteen thousand for two cars."

"Sixteen thousand?" Zhang Chen felt that his anger suddenly came up. Isn't this obvious blackmail? Zhang Chen shouted loudly: "Fuck you, sixteen thousand? Not a penny! I have two cents." You don’t even have 16,000 yuan to buy the wood for your car, so fuck you, you are just car gangsters and road tyrants!”

Several inspectors immediately gathered around. At this moment, a flash suddenly flashed nearby. Those people were stunned for a moment. Zheng Huihong took the camera that Zhang Chen was going to take pictures in Shanghai, and then flashed the flash twice more.

Liu Ligan came over, holding a press card in his hand, waving it towards those people and said: "We are reporters. We have received a mission to secretly investigate those who charge illegal highway tolls. We have seen what just happened. Which one of you is the one?" principal?"

Several people retreated, leaving the leader standing in front. Liu Ligan asked him: "You are responsible, right? Please show us your inspection certificate and answer a few of our questions."

The man quickly said no, no, I am not responsible.

As he said this, he turned around and left. Liu Lipole held him back, "Don't leave. We have called 110. If you don't want to be interviewed here, you can go to the police station for an interview."

When the man heard this, he threw Liu Ligan away and left in a hurry.

Liu Ligan went to ask the remaining people what unit you were in and tell me the phone number of your leader, and those people left in a hurry.

Liu Li pole came back, walked to Lao Wan, and cursed softly: "Idiot, go and raise the pole quickly."

Lao Wan came to his senses, ran over, raised the pole, and a large number of blocked trucks drove past the checkpoint one after another.