The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 179 The truth comes out: I'm a spy.

Li Weiguo was completely bewildered by the small radio: "This is... such a small machine, Director Qian..."

Qian Jin laughed and said, "You don't need to ask, just tell me if you want to sign or not."

He pushed the notebook forward again.

Li Weiguo was distraught.

He looked at the notebook.

The above is all hastily written content, which should be the extracted main information.

He hadn't expected Qian Jin to write so fast. He'd noticed Qian Jin was taking notes of what he was saying, and he'd deliberately spoken very quickly, feigning excitement.

There's no way to refuse to sign now.

Someone recorded what I said!

Helpless, he could only grit his teeth and sign his name.

From that moment on, he was in the same trench as Qian Jin.

But can Qian Jin outmaneuver Ma Defu?
He was skeptical of this.

So he came up with what he thought was a clever idea: to outwardly submit to the new director, Qian Jin, while secretly maintaining a good relationship with Ma Defu.

Of course, this is just his idea.

Qian Jin waited for him to press his fingerprint, then immediately shooed him away: "Go back and think about it carefully. I don't think Ma Defu, that bad seed, could have only made this one mistake after working in the commune for so many years, right?"

"Think about it again. I hope you can straighten out your thinking from the root, dare to fight against criminal behavior, and be willing to make contributions to the people!"

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo gave a smile that looked like he was about to cry.

Oh shit!

These leading cadres are all bad people!
But now that he has already pledged his allegiance, he's on a pirate ship with no way out. He's like a prostitute who's taken money and slept with someone; he can only be played with at will!

Then, water droplets, like living snakes, flowed down his spine.

Only then did he realize that these weren't raindrops, but cold sweat seeping from the back of his neck!

He walked backwards out the door and almost tripped over a dustpan in the corridor.

The rain is getting heavier.

Li Weiguo quietly went out.

A figure darted past at the alleyway ahead; judging from his gait, he seemed to be Zhang, the accountant under Yu Zhenfeng!
Li Weiguo immediately turned into the alley, his heart pounding:
Could it be that Accountant Zhang has also come to defect?
This idea both frightened and delighted him.

What I'm afraid of is that Accountant Zhang will reveal his dirty secrets.

The good thing is that he was the first to surrender, which will definitely earn him points with Qian Jin.

He hoped that Accountant Zhang would expose more of the dirty secrets of Yu Zhenfeng, the person in charge of the cooperative store. If that happened quickly, Yu Zhenfeng would probably be arrested by the county authorities by this time tomorrow or the day after.

Thinking this, his steps became lighter, and he happily walked towards the medical station.

He didn't notice that behind the old locust tree in the commune compound not far away, someone was lying on the thick trunk, watching him.

The cracks in the tree bark made Yu Zhenfeng's arm ache.

Rain dripped down through the gaps in the leaves, pattering against his raincoat.

Knowing that his subordinate, Accountant Zhang, was unreliable, he deliberately stopped Accountant Zhang on the only road leading from the cooperative store to the supply and marketing cooperative to monitor whether the guy would come to inform on him.

Instead of Accountant Zhang, Li Weiguo showed up.

"Damn traitor." Yu Zhenfeng spat the chewed tobacco into the mud, the bitterness still lingering on his tongue.

Speaking of which, when the meeting ended earlier, he noticed that Li Weiguo's eyes were wandering, and he must have thought about becoming a traitor back then.

With a gloomy face, Yu Zhenfeng watched Li Weiguo's figure disappear into the rain before emerging from behind a tree.

He pondered for a moment, then deliberately took off his raincoat and took it to the commune's gatehouse to ask Old Chen, the gatekeeper, to keep it temporarily. Then he ran wildly towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

The rain soaked his thin blue cotton coat, which clung tightly to his bony ribs.

He also went to the director's office, knocking on the door hastily, his voice trembling: "Reporting, reporting to the leader!"

Qian Jin let him in.

Yu Zhenfeng immediately noticed the glass on the desk that hadn't been put away, with tea leaves still stuck to the rim—

Damn it, this must have been used by that traitor Li Weiguo.

Yu Zhenfeng cursed under his breath, then his expression turned tense and he suddenly coughed violently, water droplets flying from his hair onto the cement floor.

"Manager Yu?" Qian Jin's gaze lingered on his soaked clothes for two seconds. "What are you doing? Running wildly in the rain?"

"Director Qian, I have an important report to make!" Yu Zhenfeng staggered forward half a step, managing to grab the edge of the table just in time.

The notebook in his arms was soaked in water and the edges were curled, but he was secretly glad that the more blurred the contents of these notebooks that recorded some things, the better.

Qian Jin handed over a yellowed towel.

While wiping his face, Yu Zhenfeng peeked at a notebook on the table. There were words on it, and the handwriting looked familiar, like Li Weiguo's!
Just then, Qian Jin quickly closed his laptop.

"Sit down." Qian Jin beckoned to him, but sank into the rattan chair first.

The rattan made a familiar creaking sound.

However, the person in charge has changed.

Yu Zhenfeng didn't touch the chair that Li Weiguo had sat in; instead, he squatted down directly in front of the desk.

This was a pose he often used when he was alone with Ma Defu. Whenever Ma Defu was about to give a lecture or he was about to report on his work, he would do this, which always made Ma Defu feel happy.

But Qian Jin wouldn't listen: "Sit down when I tell you to. What are you doing squatting here?"

“We’re talking about work as colleagues, not like a father scolding his child. Sit down and talk.”

Yu Zhenfeng looked at Qian Jin.

He realized that Qian Jin wasn't just being polite; he was speaking from the heart.

So he swallowed hard and sat down obediently, just like Li Weiguo, and recounted in detail their secret plot in the warehouse that day.

Qian Jin didn't even twitch his eyebrows, and his facial expression remained unchanged.

This made Yu Zhenfeng uneasy.

A muffled clap of thunder sounded outside the window, causing the iron lock on the filing cabinet to tremble slightly.

The explosion also made Yu Zhenfeng shudder.

Qian Jin remained calm and composed, striving to maintain his leadership demeanor of remaining unfazed even in the face of a collapsing mountain.

motherfucker.

These people are really interesting.

In times of war, they would all be traitors!
Rainwater streamed down Yu Zhenfeng's trousers onto the cement ground, and his pathetic, downtrodden image easily garnered sympathy from others.

Qian Jin, however, showed no sympathy for him.

These people are all parasites in the supply and marketing cooperative.

They all act pitiful now, but they were incredibly arrogant and domineering when they embezzled public assets and eroded the interests of ordinary people.

At this point, their reporting of their accomplices wasn't out of any pang of conscience or a desire to distance themselves from the evil; it was simply a matter of protecting themselves.

When Li Weiguo reported on the warehouse conspiracy, he distanced himself from the situation.

Yu Zhenfeng also distanced himself from the situation during his report.

They kept throwing mud at each other and accusing each other of wrongdoing, and Qian Jin felt a deep disgust for them.

However, he appeared very mild-mannered on the surface.

These people are useful!
Seeing that Qian Jin remained unmoved, Yu Zhenfeng guessed that Li Weiguo had already given him the news for today.

So he hardened his heart and handed over his account book:
"Wang Pangzi is the most greedy. There's a lot of money to be made in the food store. This bastard is taking advantage of Director Ma—no, he's taking advantage of Ma Defu's backing—to bring home rice, flour, cooking oil, wine, and meat."

"Ordinary people treat eating a simple white flour bun like it's New Year's, but what about his family? They don't eat white flour buns on ordinary days, and when they make dumplings, they use more pork than cabbage..."

Since Fatty Wang was already in jail, he was desperately spreading information about his crimes, wishing he could have Fatty Wang executed immediately.

“Li Weiguo is no good either. He gets his hands on penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline, whatever he can get his hands on.”

"Go check his cellar. It has two levels. The top level is full of rotten cabbage and radishes, and the bottom level is full of medicine..."

"And Wang Dalong too." Yu Zhenfeng lowered his voice, his Adam's apple bobbing. "He confiscated diesel fuel not only from the Xiping brigade, but also from the commune's tractor station..."

They revealed their shady dealings one by one, with a particular focus on Li Weiguo's dirty laundry.

Qian Jin listened and took notes, and then a guess formed in his mind.

Yu Zhenfeng knew that Li Weiguo had been to his place!
Although there were other people's scandals to cover it up, the scandals that Yu Zhenfeng revealed were mainly related to Li Weiguo.

Qian Jin then offered to change his plans: "I plan to go inspect the Shuangdai store tomorrow when the rain stops."

“You mentioned Zhao Ze’an earlier, so tell me about his situation in detail now…”

"The back wall of the Shuangdai store in Shangdang Brigade is hollow!" Yu Zhenfeng blurted out, spittle flying onto the table. "He hid a lot of things: white sugar, brown sugar, biscuits, peach shortbread, and he even mixed alcohol into his drinks and sold them, hiding the alcohol for himself..."

He reported more information about the violations.

Qian Jin's wrist was aching from writing this.

He certainly can't remember them all.

but it does not matter.

He looked to the side.

Inside a tape recorder, the magnetic tape is slowly spinning.

Yu Zhenfeng didn't know what the small machine was for, but he noticed Qian Jin's frequent glances at it.

This gave him a bad feeling.

After the report on the incriminating information was finished and the ledger was handed over, Yu Zhenfeng slowly walked out.

He also came in through the back door.

The back door is a tall gate with steps leading to the path at the back of the yard.

The rain was heavy and the road was slippery, and he almost lost his footing. Luckily, he grabbed onto a sign that was printed on it and managed to keep his balance.

The sign read in bright red: "Corruption is an act of hostility towards the people."

This made him feel hot and restless all over.

As soon as he stepped outside, rainwater immediately seeped into his collar. The spring rain was icy cold, slapping against his skin like ice picks. He could only run faster, hoping that the more he ran, the warmer he would get, and the further he would get from the supply and marketing cooperative.

He went directly to the buyback station.

Wei Quanmin, the head of the buyback station, is a brainless blockhead, but he is straightforward, so a few people in their small group are willing to get close to him.

It's been raining all day, so the sales agents from the brigade's double-agent store definitely didn't leave; they went to his house instead.

Yu Zhenfeng kicked open the wooden door and saw Wei Quanmin warming wine in an enamel mug. The smell of the inferior dried sweet potato wine made his eyes sting.

Wang Dalong squatted by the counter sharpening his sickle; the sound of sand and stone rubbing against iron made one's teeth chatter.

Zhao Ze'an, meanwhile, was swaying back and forth in a wicker chair. "You're still in the mood for drinking at a time like this!" he exclaimed immediately.

Wei Quanmin said, "What's the point of not drinking on a rainy day? Look at you, you're soaking wet..."

"Li Weiguo, that traitor!" Yu Zhenfeng took off his soaking wet clothes and slapped them on the counter, making the "Serve the People" banner hanging in front of the counter shake.

His words caught the attention of Wei Quanmin and Wang Dalong, and the two of them stared at Yu Zhenfeng with wide eyes.

Yu Zhenfeng, his face grim and his teeth clenched, said, "I sensed something was off about him when I was in the warehouse. The moment he arrived, he offered to surrender to Qian Jin. Is that how he acts?"

"I was worried he had already surrendered, so I hid outside the supply and marketing cooperative after the meeting ended. Guess what I saw?"

"Damn it, he just went to Qian Jin's place and sold us all out!"

Wei Quanmin's enamel mug crashed to the ground with a clatter, the liquor spilling onto the cement floor, instantly filling the damp room with the pungent smell of strong liquor.

Zhao Ze'an, who had been swaying in the rattan chair, suddenly stood up, his old face scrunched up like a dried date: "Are you sure?"

"I saw him go in, how can I not be sure?" Wei Quanmin said guiltily. "By the way, where's Chen Kai?"

Wang Dalong said, "He went to the food store to look for pear blossoms."

"That slutty male dog! He still can't forget that bitch Cao Lihua? Why can't he give up on that idea?" Yu Zhenfeng was very angry.

Wei Quanmin excitedly grabbed his clothes: "Let's not worry about Chen Kai for now, let's talk about Li Weiguo first."

"Can you guarantee he's a traitor? It's also possible he went to test Qian Jin..."

Yu Zhenfeng yanked his clothes back: "Do you believe that?"

"Let me tell you, I just came back from the supply and marketing cooperative. Why am I soaking wet even though I'm wearing a raincoat? Because I've been hiding in the shadows keeping watch."

"I saw that bastard Li Weiguo sneak in with my own eyes. When he came out, he had a cigarette with a filter in his mouth, a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes."

"Do they sell this kind of cigarette in our village? No! It must have been given to him by Qian Jin."

"Here's the question: why should Qian Jin give him cigarettes? Why should he be able to leisurely come out with a cigarette in his mouth after meeting Qian Jin?"

He gritted his teeth, his voice low and menacing, yet every word was venomous:

"You can probably guess what he said to Qian Jin, right? I dare say he spilled our entire plan! The accounts for ammonia fertilizer, diesel, and the purchasing station—he didn't miss a single thing!"

Wang Dalong's sickle cut a notch in the corner of the counter.

Wei Quanmin's face turned a deep purplish-red, and he suddenly grabbed the abacus from the counter and smashed it against the wall.

Wooden beads flew everywhere, and one hit Zhao Ze'an's face, immediately leaving a red mark.

"Go find him!" Wang Dalong tucked his sickle into his waistband and stepped on the abacus beads scattered on the ground with his liberation shoes.

Zhao Ze'an touched his face and said, "Wait a minute, I have a feeling something's not right. Li Weiguo's hands aren't clean either, how could he have the guts?"

"He reported us, how can he expect to get away with this?"

"You don't believe me?" Yu Zhenfeng sneered. "Even at a time like this, you're still going to say nice things to him?"

Zhao Ze'an exhaled a puff of smoke, his cloudy old eyes fixed on Yu Zhenfeng: "If I don't speak well of him, I'm afraid it will cause a misunderstanding. We can't afford to have internal strife right now."

"Therefore, we must be cautious about this matter. You only saw him enter the supply and marketing cooperative and then come out with cigarettes. Is it enough to conclude that Li Weiguo has become a traitor?"

"Old Yu, I feel like something's off about you. You're not usually such an impulsive person."

Yu Zhenfeng felt a chill run down his spine, but he didn't show it on his face; instead, he sneered:
"Who wouldn't act impulsively in this situation? To tell you the truth, I was afraid you'd be scared and didn't dare say it earlier, but actually, the moment Li Weiguo left, I went into Qian Jin's office!"

“Qian Jin asked me personally, ‘Yu Zhenfeng, is it true that Li Weiguo said you were going to cut back on the fertilizer needed for spring plowing in each production brigade?’ I gave him a vague answer at the time, and then rushed over…”

The house was deathly silent, with only the sound of rainwater flowing down the eaves.

Wei Quanmin's face turned completely dark.

He slowly bent down, picked up the half-sharpened sickle from the ground, and flicked the blade hard with his fingers, making a "clang" sound.

"Let's go," he growled. "We'll settle accounts with Li Weiguo."

Zhao Ze'an said calmly, "Once we've gathered everyone, let's go find him together and make him admit defeat!"

Yu Zhenfeng huddled at the back, watching the group rush into the rain like livestock being released from their stall.

He took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket to take a puff, but they had already been soaked and ruined by the rain.

The lights were on inside the medical station.

Li Weiguo had just changed out of his wet clothes and was soaking his feet in the main room when he started thinking about how to make the medical station's accounts look better the next day.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a bang!

Li Weiguo was so frightened that he shuddered, splashing water from the foot basin all over the floor.

Before he could even stand up, Wei Quanmin had already led his men in, with Wang Dalong carrying a sickle and Yu Zhenfeng following behind with a grim face.

Several people came to him amidst the wind and rain, leaving a puddle of water on the ground.

"Li Weiguo!" Wei Quanmin kicked over a foot basin, splashing hot water all over Li Weiguo. "You fucking dare to sell us out?!"

Zhao Ze'an District is closed.

Li Weiguo's face turned ashen, and he frantically fumbled for his glasses, his voice trembling: "Old Wei, what... what do you mean?"

Seeing his reaction, the others immediately understood.

That bastard betrayed us!
"What do you mean?" Wang Dalong sneered, his sickle slamming against the corner of the table, sending wood chips flying. "What were you doing at Qian Jin's place just now? Huh?!"

Li Weiguo's mind went blank for a moment, and he suddenly looked at them: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Where did you get this nonsense? What rubbish are you spouting..."

Yu Zhenfeng chuckled, slowly pulled a damp piece of paper from his pocket, and waved it in front of Li Weiguo:

"You probably don't know this, but Director Ma had a backup plan in the supply and marketing cooperative."

"You think Director Ma only has us as his subordinates? Let me tell you, hehe, one of those three people in the supply and marketing cooperative is Director Ma's mole."

"The moment he stepped into Qian Jin's office, someone else was already eavesdropping at the door."

The others, with gloomy faces, surrounded Li Weiguo in a circle.

Zhao Ze'an, who was on good terms with him, said disappointedly, "Station Chief Li, how could you do this?"

Li Weiguo panicked: "Listen to me, it's not true, it must be a misunderstanding, it's not true..."

Yu Zhenfeng said sarcastically, "That hasn't happened yet. What's the big deal? What do you mean by paying someone to lick your groin?"

"To be honest, I never would have guessed. Old Li, you're really ruthless. You'd even sell out your own brothers just to protect yourself?"

"Bullshit!" Li Weiguo was completely enraged and rushed forward to grab Yu Zhenfeng by the collar, but was pushed away by Wei Quanmin and stumbled and fell against the wall.

"Li Weiguo!" Wei Quanmin grabbed him by the collar, spitting in his face. "Did you fucking tell Qian Jin that I tampered with the purchasing station's accounts? Huh?!"

Li Weiguo panicked and struggled to shout, "I didn't say that! That bastard Yu Zhenfeng framed me! He must have gone to find Qian Jin just now too! He..."

"Snapped!"

Wei Quanmin slapped Li Weiguo across the face, and blood immediately appeared at the corner of Li Weiguo's mouth.

"Still being stubborn?!" Wei Quanmin roared. "Yu Zhenfeng braved the rain to deliver the message, and what about you? You fucking sneaked off to pledge your loyalty! Do you think we're all fools?!"

Li Weiguo covered his face and suddenly lunged at Yu Zhenfeng like a madman: "Yu Zhenfeng! What the hell are you pretending to be a good person for?! How much of the 'clearance' quilt covers from the cooperative store did you embezzle?! How did your son get the spot at the agricultural machinery factory? You…"

"boom!"

Wang Dalong punched Li Weiguo in the stomach, and Li Weiguo groaned and knelt down on the ground.

"Traitor!" Wang Dalong spat. "You still have the nerve to implicate others?"

Li Weiguo curled up on the ground, gasping for breath in pain, but still stared intently at Yu Zhenfeng, hissing, "Yu Zhenfeng, this is all your doing! You must have informed on us to Qian Jin..."

Yu Zhenfeng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly sneered again:

"Even? You mean 'paying money to inform'? Brothers, now I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

Li Weiguo was shocked and scrambled to his feet, running frantically outside.

Chen Kai, who was closest to the door, went up and stopped him: "Li Weiguo, you can't escape. It's no use saying anything now."

Wei Quanmin grabbed Li Weiguo by the hair and shoved him into the muddy puddle.

"Have a couple of sips, Station Chief Li!" Wei Quanmin sneered. "Don't you love licking Qian Jin's ass? Today, I'll let you lick it to your heart's content!"

Li Weiguo struggled, muddy water poured into his nose and mouth, choking him and causing him to cough.

Wang Dalong stood aside and sneered, while Zhao Ze'an smoked silently, and no one stopped him.

Yu Zhenfeng stood under the eaves, watching coldly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Li Weiguo got up after being harassed, his face covered in a mixture of tears and rain, making it impossible to tell: "Fine, come and hit me then."

"Yes, to tell you the truth, I fucking went to Qian Jin to tell him off."

"Haha, Director Qian said that I am redeeming myself by performing meritorious service, and that I am meritorious for surrendering voluntarily!"

"Damn it, if you have the guts, kill me here! If you kill me, you'll all get shot..."

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Wei Quanmin snatched the sickle from Wang Dalong's hand and was about to slit his throat.

Wang Dalong quickly grabbed the sickle: "Brother Wei, no! Murder is illegal!"

Wei Quanmin roared, "You only think about breaking the law now? Let me tell you, Da Long, we've all broken the law long ago!"

"Someone has told Qian Jin about our illegal activities. Let me tell you, we're finished, completely finished!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Ze'an said, "There's another way. We need to find a way to bring Director Ma back quickly."

"As long as Director Ma comes back to take charge, Qian Jin won't be able to cause any major trouble."

"Didn't you tell me to find Director Ma? I'll go find him right now."

As he spoke, he put on his raincoat and rushed into the wind and rain.

Wang Dalong said with emotion, "Old Zhao is truly a responsible older brother, but to find Director Ma, one has to go to the city. In this heavy rain, all the vehicles in the county have stopped running, so how can he go?"

Yu Zhenfeng, who was the most shrewd, sensed something was wrong: "Yeah, how can he go look for it in the rain?"

They ran outside to see.

They saw Zhao Ze'an running frantically towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

Accountant Zhang realized what was happening and, without even bothering to open his umbrella, rushed towards the supply and marketing cooperative in the rain.

Without hesitation, Chen Kai quickly caught up and overtook Accountant Zhang.

Wang Dalong asked, dumbfounded, "What are they doing? Why would they want Qian Jin to send them a car?"

Wei Quanmin said, "Qian Jincai doesn't have a car. His motorcycle is useless on a rainy day."

Yu Zhenfeng looked at the two men with pity.

Wei Quanmin finally realized belatedly: "Could they have gone to Qian Jin to surrender?"

Li Weiguo stood in the rain, head thrown back, laughing loudly: "Hahahaha, I was the first to surrender, I was the first to redeem myself through meritorious service, so what if I'm a spy!"

"Look at you all! You can't even catch the hot shit right away, and you can't even be good spies!"

(End of this chapter)