Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 741 Factory Murder Case!

Around 3 a.m., Guo Jianguo returned to the steel rolling mill's security department with a large amount of supplies. He rushed excitedly into Jia Dongming's office and saw Jia Dongming, Li Aijun, and Zhang Guoping sitting there. Remembering the loot they had found at Qian Daqing and Zhang Sixi's homes, he immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Chief! Our patrol section was ordered to conduct a surprise search of Qian Daqing and Zhang Sixi's residences. The amount of money we found in Qian Daqing's house was even more than the gambling money we seized at the casino!"

When Zhang Guoping heard Guo Jianguo's report that the valuables found in Qian Daqing's house far exceeded the gambling money they had seized from the casino, his eyes lit up. He asked Guo Jianguo with a greedy look, "Old Guo! Just how much valuables did you find in Qian Daqing's house? It's more than the gambling money you seized from the casino!"

When Guo Jianguo heard Zhang Guoping's question and saw Zhang Guoping's money-grubbing face, he laughed and teased Zhang Guoping, "Old Zhang! We've known each other for so many years. You used to be a very upright person. How come you've changed so much? You're just like a money-grubbing idiot who's fallen into the eye of the beholder."

Hearing Guo Jianguo's teasing, Zhang Guoping was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he complained to Guo Jianguo with a dissatisfied look: "Old Guo! You guys don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, salt and vinegar are. In order to allow everyone to devote themselves to their work, our director requires our logistics department to do our best to provide logistical support, especially the canteen. We need to have meat at least once every three days."

“You all know very well how much money the higher authorities allocate to our security department every year. The reason I became a money-grubber is because I was forced to do so by the amount of money.”

"Alright! Enough said, Comrade Jianguo. Tell me, how much property did you find in Qian Daqing's house?" Jia Dongming interrupted Zhang Guoping with a smile, seeing Zhang Guoping's resentful expression, and asked Guo Jianguo.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and recalling their haul for the evening, Guo Jianguo immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Director! We discovered two underground chambers in the courtyard where Qian Daqing lives. In one of the chambers, we found 30,000 yuan in cash, 20 large yellow croakers, 130 small yellow croakers, and some receipts."

"In another secret room, we found a large number of calligraphy and paintings and antiques. As for the specific value of these calligraphy and paintings and antiques, I am not very clear. In addition, we found eleven small yellow croakers at Zhang Sixi's house, worth 4,223 yuan."

Upon hearing Guo Jianguo's report, Jia Dongming looked puzzled and asked Guo Jianguo curiously, "Comrade Jianguo! When you searched the residences of these two people, did their families say anything?"

When Guo Jianguo heard Jia Dongming ask about the two men's families, he immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Director! Qian Daqing is a remnant of the previous dynasty. His wife, Qiu Guixiang, divorced Qian Daqing two years ago because she couldn't stand his domestic violence and took the children back to her hometown in Northeast China."

“Zhang Sixi’s wife is a typical housewife. She and Zhang Sixi have a son and a daughter. We found two places where money was hidden in his house. One place contained the amount I reported earlier, and the other contained more than 300 yuan. I thought this money should be Zhang Sixi’s wife’s money, so we did not search for it.”

After hearing Guo Jianguo's report, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before instructing Zhang Guoping: "Guoping! Put the paintings and antiques found in Qian Daqing's house directly into the warehouse. They can be used to exchange for supplies in the future. As for the money, we'll secretly keep half of Huang Yu's money and hand over the other half. As for the money, give each of the comrades in the department who participated in tonight's operation a subsidy of five yuan. As for the remaining money, according to regulations, deduct our share and hand over the rest."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Zhang Guoping immediately nodded and respectfully reported, "Director! I understand. I'll go and hand over the work to Lao Guo right away."

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's reply, and recalling their smuggling of yellow croaker, Jia Dongming reminded the three men present, "We should keep our own minds in mind about smuggling yellow croaker; after all, our actions have already violated the rules." The three men immediately nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing the three men's promise, Jia Dongming raised his wrist, checked the time, and said, "It's getting late. After you're done, go home and rest. Also, have the canteen prepare an extra main dish for lunch tomorrow so that the other comrades who didn't participate in the operation can also enjoy it."

At 7:45 a.m., a worker at the Xindian Railway Factory in Lugouqiao, FT District, Sijiu City, arrived at the workshop as usual, carrying a net bag in his hand.

The moment the worker pushed open the heavy iron door, a strong smell of machine oil mixed with the stench of blood immediately filled the air, causing the worker to instinctively look into the workshop.

Not far from him, in front of a punch press, a pool of dark red blood extended from beneath the press. The worker instinctively rubbed his eyes, and when he was sure he wasn't seeing things, a look of utter horror appeared on his face. He shouted to his coworkers who were coming to work behind him, "Something terrible has happened! Someone's dead!"

Soon, the factory's security guards received a notification from the workers and rushed to the entrance of the stamping workshop. Upon seeing the blood on the workshop floor, one of the guards immediately instructed his colleague, "Old Zhao! Seal off the workshop immediately. No one is allowed to enter the workshop without our security department's permission."

After giving his orders, the head guard instructed another guard, "Xiao Zhong! You're quick on your feet, so run back to the security section immediately and call the criminal investigation team of the branch bureau. Tell them to send someone to investigate the scene right away."

Upon hearing the order from the leader, the guards immediately set up a cordon at the workshop entrance to prevent the workers who came to watch from entering the workshop and damaging the scene.

Upon seeing his subordinates methodically carrying out his orders, the head guard immediately asked the worker who had just come to report, "Comrade Zhigang! Who was the first to discover the body? Do you recognize this body?"

Upon hearing the question from the head guard, the worker named Zhigang immediately introduced him, saying, "Captain Zhou! This is Wang Dapao from our workshop. He was the first to discover Sun Peng's body."

Upon hearing Zhigang's report, Captain Zhou immediately instructed one of the security guards, "Lin Song! Go to the personnel department right away and find Sun Peng's information. When the police arrive, they will definitely ask us for information about Sun Peng."

(End of this chapter)