Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"Comrade, we are police officers from Jiping Town Police Station. Be careful not to accidentally fire!"

Hearing Fang Zhengwen's shout, the three young soldiers with guns at their sides remained vigilant, their eyes fixed on Fang Zhengwen and his group. Wang Yongfu, noticing the police uniforms they were wearing, called out, "Comrades, please show your identification!"

Fang Zhengwen, panting heavily, tucked the large black star gun back into its holster at his waist, then pulled out his identification from his shirt pocket and handed it to Wang Yongfu.

"Put the gun away," Wang Yongfu said, waving to the three soldiers after checking their identification. "Comrades, I'll have to report to the company headquarters who this criminal is and what he did."

Fang Zhengwen sat down on the muddy ground, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself. He pointed at the black man and said, "This man is suspected of fraud, foreign exchange speculation, and other serious crimes. Luckily, you guys helped subdue him. Otherwise, with a gun in his hand, it would have been really difficult for us to catch him."

Wang Yongfu smiled and waved his hand, "Maintaining the security of the garrison is our duty. Since he is the suspect you are pursuing, then he is yours. However, this person had a gun and fired a shot just now, which is a serious offense. Our company headquarters will be checking later, and you will have to help verify it."

"That's only right," Fang Zhengwen stood up, took the cigarette out of his mouth, and saluted Wang Yongfu and the three soldiers.

Wang Yongfu and the three soldiers almost reflexively returned the salute to Fang Zhengwen. After the four of them packed up their equipment, they turned and left, calling on their other comrades to continue their patrol.

Watching the soldiers' departing figures, Fang Zhengwen and his colleagues exchanged glances, all seeing a trace of respect in each other's eyes.

"Alright, stop standing there, hurry up and take them away," Fang Zhengwen said, after seeing Wang Yongfu and the other three walk away. "I wonder how things are going with Lao Liu, whether he caught Liu Kun or not."

When Fang Zhengwen and his men brought the man back to the police station, the police officers who remained there informed Fang Zhengwen that Liu Kun had been seriously injured and hospitalized and was still undergoing emergency treatment. Helpless, Fang Zhengwen had no choice but to interrogate Hei Pi first.

Blackie's chin was swollen like a ball. Wang Yongfu's kick was extremely hard, knocking out two of Blackie's front teeth. When Fang Zhengwen asked him about it, his reply was slurred.

The various funds that the institute brought back from Liu Kun today are still being counted. Although the exact amount is still unknown, Fang Zhengwen estimates that it must be at least a million.

Pepper answered all the questions, perhaps because he was frightened. During the interrogation, he kept asking the police for cigarettes and kept asking the interrogating officers if he could be considered to have confessed and received leniency, thus redeeming himself.

Apart from Liu Kun, who is seriously injured and unconscious and has not yet been interrogated, the testimonies of Hei Pi and Hu Jiao are already enough for Fang Zhengwen to write a long report to submit to the district bureau.

The amount involved in the case reached more than 1.2 million yuan, of which foreign currency such as US dollars accounted for more than 40%. In 1984, when the reform and opening up had just begun, a foreign exchange financial crime of more than 1.2 million yuan was enough to shock the city.

Nanshan District Party Secretary Lin Deying urgently reported to Municipal Party Secretary Zhou Haimin and Mayor Guo Hengwen. Upon learning of this, Zhou Haimin hurriedly summoned Guo Hengwen and said, "Old Guo, the Provincial Party Committee has already issued a document notifying us that our old leader will be coming to our Tuocheng Special Zone for research and inspection next month. We absolutely cannot afford any mishaps at this time."

"Regarding this major foreign exchange and financial case that has occurred within the Special Economic Zone, my opinion is that we should concentrate the city's public security forces to launch a crackdown on all districts and counties. Any involvement in finance or organized crime must be dealt with severely and without leniency!"

Mayor Guo Hengwen nodded solemnly, "I agree with your opinion, Lao Zhou. However, if the government does not impose constraints and regulations on the flow of foreign exchange among the people of Tuocheng, it will come back after this crackdown."

"So what's your opinion?"

"I still prefer Comrade Chen Zaidong's suggestion to establish a trust investment company in our Tuocheng. This time, the old leader came to our Tuocheng for research and inspection, so why don't we..." Guo Hengwen did not say it explicitly, but Zhou Haimin knew that what he did not say was what he meant.

"I need to talk to Secretary Ding about this first. It's not good to overstep our bounds. Although we're thinking about the development and construction of Tuocheng, we can't just do things on a whim when it comes to politics. We have to think things through before we act," Zhou Haimin thought highly of Chen Dong's suggestion, but he was helpless because the provincial party committee didn't agree.

Guo Hengwen was not a political idiot. He knew that if he brought this up in front of his old leader without first informing the provincial party secretary Ding Zhuo, he would be accused of lacking political awareness at best, and at worst of being disorganized and undisciplined.

After Guo Hengwen left, Zhou Haimin stood alone in his office, looking out the window at the tall buildings and tower cranes that had been built in the distance. That was the Xiaogongyuan area that was undergoing renovation. The tallest building, a circular building, was the "Huashang Building," which was funded by Chen Dong himself and was planned to be 468 meters tall with 115 floors.

Huasheng Group paid 200 million Chinese yuan to the Tuocheng City government for the land alone. The entire building is planned to cost 1.5 million US dollars, and the goal is to complete and put it into use within three years. Once completed, Huasheng Building will become the new tallest building in Asia and even the world.

The "Huashang Building," which resembles a candied hawthorn skewer, will become a new landmark in Tuocheng. Therefore, when Chen Dong proposed its construction, Zhou Haimin, the municipal party secretary, immediately approved Chen Dong's project application.

Zhou Haimin turned his gaze away from the distance, went to his desk, picked up the phone, and called Chen Dong, who was in South Africa. The long-distance call was transferred very slowly, and it took a long time to get through.

"Zai Dong, this is Zhou Haimin, the municipal party committee secretary. How's your trip to South Africa going? I heard your Xiaochi motorcycles won two championships. Congratulations!"

Chen Dong chuckled on the phone, "Thank you for your concern despite your busy schedule, Secretary Zhou. It's too hot here in South Africa, so I'm planning to go back to Tuocheng in the next couple of days. I really can't get used to the living conditions and the food isn't good either."

"Zai Dong, I have some good news for you. Next month, our old leader will be coming to Tuocheng for research and inspection. He specifically asked you to accompany him. If possible, could you fly back a few days in advance? I have some things to discuss with you," Zhou Haimin said, revealing the purpose of his call.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements, Secretary. I'll fly back the day after tomorrow." When Chen Dong heard Zhou Haimin's words, he knew that someone from the central government had come and specifically asked him to accompany them, so he naturally felt obligated to do so.

"Okay, then Zai Dong, take care of yourself in South Africa. I won't say any more on the phone."

"Okay, Secretary Zhou, I will visit you at the Municipal Party Committee as soon as I return to Tuocheng."