Yang Wang scratched his head in embarrassment.
He wasn't a leader in the Public Security Bureau. How could he get someone out? After much thought, he carefully put forward a suggestion on the phone.
"Maybe you should ask your friend to turn themselves in and try to get leniency. Or, admit their mistakes and confess everyone behind this. Then other things will be easier to handle."
"I have a classmate working in the Public Security Bureau. Since the policy reform, quite a few people have taken risks. They'll do anything for money. The crime of smuggling foreign goods is quite serious. It's a major target of crackdown, and it might even affect the family."
"Qingqing, if your friend was deceived, try to get leniency."
Having asked what she wanted to know, Hua Qingqing didn't talk about this matter anymore. Instead, she asked about the situation of Yang Wang and the other two in Shanghai.
When it came to this, Yang Wang's voice got louder, and his tone was full of joy.
"Nearly all the 500 schoolbags have been sold! People here are really rich. They don't even blink an eye when buying them at the original price. Now there are only a few left. I don't plan to sell them. I'm going to give them away as gifts. Oh, the day before yesterday, a man from out of town came and asked where we got the schoolbags. I gave him the factory address. He said he'd come to Nan County in a while."
Hua Qingqing didn't expect Yang Wang to do such a good job.
She encouraged the three of them, "I'm waiting for you to come back. The prize I promised you is already ready. Cousin has quickly got the hang of the factory affairs recently."
After hanging up the phone.
Hua Qingqing decided to have a talk with Yu Jianchuan.
Yu Jianchuan's stall was the most popular one in the small business street. The goods on his stall were novel and diverse. It was a good place for people to buy small gifts.
No one would care where the things came from. After all, everyone was buying.
Could they really hold the buyers accountable?
But the more Yu Jianchuan sold, the heavier the punishment would be.
By then, Yu Jianchuan would be arrested as a typical case of smuggling foreign goods in Nan County.
Hua Qingqing rode her bike and came to the small business street again. On Yu Jianchuan's stall, where there used to be empty spaces after the goods were sold, there was a radio on display again.
So fast! Where did these goods come from? It seemed there was someone supplying the goods. Was it a gang operation?
Then why was only Yu Jianchuan showing up? He was like a target.
Hua Qingqing couldn't help but wonder. Did Yu Jianchuan not know, not care, or was he just being forced?
Yu Linyun somehow got there too and was standing there shouting to attract customers.
Stupid!
Idiot!
One target wasn't enough. Now there was another one.
Yu Jianchuan was about to take the money after giving the customer the goods when a hand suddenly appeared and pressed down on his hand tightly.
"Tsk, who is it?!"
Looking up, he found it was his niece.
"Why, Qingqing. Are you here to buy something from me too?"
Hua Qingqing didn't answer. She took the radio from the customer's hand.
"Uncle, this radio can't be sold anymore. You can go."
Yu Jianchuan was stunned.
What was going on? Why couldn't it be sold all of a sudden? How come he, the stall owner, didn't know?
The customer wanted to say something, but was stared back by Hua Qingqing's look. He left muttering.
After the customer was far away, Yu Jianchuan came to his senses. He took a few steps to chase after him but couldn't catch up. Then he turned back and shouted at Hua Qingqing, "Why did you come here and drive my customer away for no reason?"
Yu Linyun, who was watching, came over.
"Uncle, talk nicely. Don't quarrel."
Hua Qingqing looked at Yu Jianchuan's angry expression and tried to figure out whether he really didn't know or was just pretending not to know he was doing something wrong.
Hua Qingqing was afraid that this seemingly smart uncle knew what he was doing and was even willing to do it. If that was the case, he might not even want to listen to her.
But she couldn't just watch him go to jail and become a criminal.
Breaking the law at this time could really cost someone their life.
Hua Qingqing said seriously, "Uncle, I have something to tell you."
Seeing her serious face, Yu Jianchuan couldn't get angry anymore.
"What is it? Can't you wait until I finish selling and go home?"
"It's a matter of life and death. If you keep selling, someone will die."
Yu Jianchuan was shocked. A matter of life and death?
What did a matter of life and death have to do with him?
Seeing that he still didn't want to give up selling goods at the stall, Hua Qingqing cursed secretly that he was so greedy for money that he didn't care about his life. She said straightforwardly, "Uncle, do I really have to make everything clear? There are several people watching you not far away."
"You..."
Yu Jianchuan's face changed.
"You want to ask how I know?"
Hua Qingqing's tone turned cold. "If you really want to know, quickly pack up your things and go home! If you want to die, don't drag the rest of the Yu family with you!"
The three of them returned to the Wuxing Production Brigade in silence.
After closing the courtyard gate.
Yu Jianchuan couldn't wait to ask Hua Qingqing where she got to know this and how much she knew.
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it."
"Anyone with a bit of sense would know that even in the south, they couldn't produce so many of these things. Uncle, it seems like you'll never run out. One after another. Where's your supply channel? Which factory provides you with such cheap tape recorders? Don't tell me it's easy to make. I'm just asking, where do the parts inside come from?"
"And the sunglasses and belts. They're obviously foreign products at first glance."
"Uncle, you're smuggling illegally. It hasn't been long since the crackdown on speculation. How come you're still going against the policy after coming back from the south?"
"If this gets discovered, you'll be a typical case. It's okay if you're the only one arrested, but the rest of the Yu family will also suffer. Seriously, they won't even have a chance for good jobs in the future."
"I'll only ask one question, Uncle. Are you doing this voluntarily or being forced?"
Yu Jianchuan wanted to refute several times but was silenced by Hua Qingqing's words.
Cold sweat was streaming down Yu Jianchuan's face. He kept rubbing his hands and didn't even dare to look into the girl's eyes in front of him, afraid that she would see the fear and uneasiness hidden in his heart.
But he didn't know that everyone could tell there was something wrong with him.
Yu Linyun heard everything and seemed to understand.
Smuggling foreign goods?!
She looked at Yu Jianchuan in disbelief. "Uncle, is what Hua Qingqing said true? Are you doing something illegal?!"
Yu Jianchuan lowered his head and didn't say a word.
Yu Linyun stamped her foot anxiously.
"Uncle, how could you do this?! Cousin, what should we do? Will the police arrest Uncle and execute him by gunshot?"
Hua Qingqing raised her eyebrows. She could see that her words had some effect. Not only was Yu Linyun scared, but Yu Jianchuan was also anxious.
She said expressionlessly, "How would I know? You should ask Uncle. Ask him if he's really that stupid, selling so many foreign goods. He's the only one busy. When the police come to arrest someone, he'll be the first one. And the Yu family will also be affected. Oh, you were selling things with him just now. Maybe you'll also be arrested."
She didn't want to get involved in this anymore. She thought Yu Jianchuan was a smart one. But since he still kept hiding things after she had said so much, there was no need for her to say more.
If she was really cruel, she could directly report him to the police and get a big bonus.
Yu Linyun ran over and grabbed Yu Jianchuan. She was about to cry. She had just managed to go to school. She didn't want to become a criminal!
"Uncle, quickly tell us what happened. We'll solve it together!"