Chapter Eighty-six: Year-end Settlement

  Yue Jin became more and more afraid after inquiring about Ouyang Shou's situation. In fact, it was not just him who was afraid now. Many people in Xuan Cheng District and the city were also afraid. They did not know who Ouyang Shou had implicated, nor did they know if they could stay in their positions.

  Some families are happy, some families worry. At the time when Yue Jin and his family were uneasy, Liu Pengfei's father and the former Liu Town Mayor, now Liu Deputy District Mayor, both let out a sigh of relief. They had always been suppressed by Ouyang Shou, and this time they could finally relax a bit.

  Liu Pengfei saw his father's cheerful appearance every day and asked: "Dad, what's going on with you these days?"

  Old accountant Liu Feng glanced at his disobedient son and said, "Mind your own business, don't snoop around, just focus on doing your job."

  "Dad, are you happy about Ou Yang Shou's matter?" Liu Pengfei asked with a smile.

  Liu Pengfei knew that his father had been oppressed by Ouyang Shou for a long time, and he once prepared to find someone to deal with Ouyang Shou but was stopped by his old man. Liu Feng told his son to believe in the government, and the traitors would eventually be eliminated.

  "You also know about Ou Yang Shou's affair, this time Lao Tian really opened his eyes." Old Accountant said happily.

  Liu Pengfei cut in and said: "What's this nonsense about heaven opening its eyes? He must have offended someone he shouldn't have."

  Old accountant Liu Feng heard something in his son's words and asked: "You little devil, are you aware of some inside information?"

  Liu Pengfei said with a pleased expression: "It's none of my business, I'll just focus on doing my job..."

  Liu Feng cut him off and glared at him, saying: "You little rabbit, dare to argue with your old man?"

  Liu Pengfei and his dad were used to joking around, he chuckled and said: "Dad, no need to scold others, just scold me, and throw in yourself too."

  "Tell me quickly." Liu Feng knew he had scolded wrongly again and hurriedly changed the subject.

  Liu Pengfei dared not joke again, and with a serious expression said: "Dad, Ouyang Shou has offended me and my brothers, so this time he can only admit defeat."

  Liu Pengfei told Liu Fengshou about the situation, and Liu Fengshou was stunned. He didn't expect that Ouyang Shou would fall like this. It really proved the saying: "Man plans, heaven sees; who knows when you'll offend someone."

  Ouyang Shou fell from power, the deputy district head in charge of urban planning was promoted to acting district head, Liu Deputy District Head took over as the deputy district head in charge of urban planning, real estate was booming, he became a hot figure with real power, he also saw the prospects for his career advancement, as long as he could get the real estate development and road construction in Xuancheng District going, he would be the next district head.

  Deputy Director Liu saw his smooth road ahead and thought of Hei Zi, whose performance in the small town was partly related to Hei Zi. He thought that if Xuan Cheng District had one or two entrepreneurs like Hei Zi, he would have a smooth road ahead.

  After Ou Yang Shou was taken away, Hei Zi put the matter aside. Feng Hongfu and Zhao Zhongcheng came to the small town, although they didn't say anything and didn't meet with Hei Zi and others, but several small town leaders who were not clean themselves were in a panic. They urgently found the branch bureau leader and asked him to let the bus company resume normal operation as soon as possible.

  The branch leaders also knew that the provincial discipline inspection commission came to the town to ask about the bus company's affairs, they immediately notified the criminal police team to try to suppress the matter and let the bus company return to normal first.

  The criminal police team sent someone to inform the bus company that they could operate normally, but unexpectedly, when the notification arrived, it was found that the bus company had long been on holiday, and the whole company only left an old gatekeeper and a few dogs.

  Peng Fei knew that Ouyang Shou was being taken away when he couldn't hold his breath anymore. He let the few thugs who were testifying hide in the city, and the only evidence left was those unclear photos. He put the photos into the file room of the branch bureau, preparing to drop this case.

  Unfortunately, it's not up to Li Pengfei now. He actually wants the bus company to operate as usual, but where can he find someone? He knows that the bus company belongs to Cheng Heizi, and asking him to send someone to look for Cheng Heizi is a bit too humiliating. By then, Cheng Heizi will still be unaware of how high his tail is raised.

  With the New Year approaching, the bus company has not yet started operating. The townspeople are discussing it enthusiastically. Some people say that Li Pengfei is taking revenge on a personal vendetta, while others claim that someone has bribed the head of the transportation department to take down Cheng Heizi and squeeze out the bus company. Others say that Yue Jin is also seeking revenge and wants to take down the bus company, claiming that he wants to give it to his younger brother-in-law.

  The more rumors there are, the greater the pressure on the town head and branch leaders, and their anger is all directed at Li Pengfei, saying that Li Pengfei has brought them trouble.

  Actually, the one under the most pressure was Li Pengfei. The back office had collapsed, he didn't dare offend the branch bureau leaders and the town mayor, but he also didn't want to go find Cheng Heizi himself. In desperation, he could only ask Lu He to help find Cheng Heizi to plead his case, asking Cheng Heizi to first bring the people back and drive the car away, and deal with other matters later.

  Hei Zi came to the county town after checking the accounts at the ore dressing plant. Zhu Xiao Fei went to the two private ore dressing plants that owed them money, they were going to get back all the debts before the new year. After the new year, the ball factory next to the ore dressing plant would start installing equipment and preparing materials. Now that Ou Yang Shou had fallen, they no longer worried about someone causing trouble for them. Hei Zi wanted to expand the business scale again, the ball factory was going to be built, and they also wanted to invest in opening several more mines.

  Hei Zi had experience in demanding debts from the public and also knew some acquaintances. After a series of operations, he finally managed to get back 2.6 million yuan. Immediately afterwards, Hei Zi informed Da Kui not to deliver iron powder to the steel company in the county town before the end of the year.

  While Hei Zi was demanding payment, Zhu Xiao Fei arrived at a private mine, where the owner began to cry poor to Zhu Xiao Fei. Zhu Xiao Fei spent a whole day at the mine without getting any money.

  The second mineral processing plant is the same, their excuses are all the same, I wish Xiao Fei has a feeling of being played by others.

  Hei Zi was about to settle the bill when he received a call from Yin Le, saying that the criminal police team had notified the bus company to resume operations. Hei Zi chuckled and said, "Le Er, didn't I tell you to give everyone a month's holiday? Let's talk after the New Year."

  Yin Le was a bit anxious: "Hei Ge, before and after the New Year is the golden time for running cars, if we don't run, the loss will be great."

  "Hei Zi smiled and said: 'Don't worry, we have money, rest assured, I won't treat you brothers unfairly.'"

  Yin Le knew that Hei Zi would never treat him unfairly, but the money Hei Zi gave him was after all incomparable to the money he embezzled from the bus company. The accountant of the bus company was now his person, and half of the company's annual income went into his own pocket. Although Hei Zi had been generous in recent years, giving him 200,000 to 300,000 yuan a year, it was far less than what he got from the bus company.

  Yin Le said that Lu He had approached him in the past few days, saying that Li Pengfei had made a promise, as long as the public transportation company operates normally, he would not bother Hei Zi again.

  Hei Zi listened to Yin Le's words and just smiled, telling him that the bus company would not bother for now, letting him take his brothers in the small town to have a good time for a few days, and whatever happened could be discussed when they returned.

  Hei Zi had just finished talking to Yin Le when he received a call from Zhu Xiao Fei, who told him that not a single cent was needed. Hei Zi felt a bit cheated after hearing this and quickly drove off to meet up with Zhu Xiao Fei.