Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

Lin Siyan originally wanted to introduce her good friend Tang Guo to Lu Zifeng.

However, she now felt that Lu Zifeng was a very treacherous person, so she introduced another male colleague from the reporter department.

"Hello, my name is Du Heng."

"Hello, Lu Zifeng."

After a brief exchange, Lu Zifeng provided Du Heng with the evidence he had gathered.

Du Heng adjusted his thick glasses and flipped through the account book and the few newly developed photos with his saliva-covered fingertips.

"You already have photos, why don't you just provide them to the public security authorities?" Du Heng asked.

"Comrade Du Heng, let me tell you the truth in front of Comrade Lin Siyan. The photos and fingerprints on the delivery slips can only convict He Cheng, not Wu Fucheng. He Cheng is just a pretext; to bring down Wu Fucheng, the ledgers alone are not enough."

Lin Siyan looked at Lu Zifeng: "So, by submitting articles and establishing a relationship with the newspaper, you were actually laying the groundwork for bringing down Wu Fucheng all along?"

Lu Zifeng stood up and said, "Comrade Siyan, I apologize to you."

After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Lin Siyan was at a loss for words. She had thought that Lu Zifeng would try to argue his point.

Du Heng closed the ledger and said, "No matter how much evidence we have, we can't convict Wu Fucheng. We're a newspaper, not a law enforcement agency. However, I can compile the materials you provided into an internal report and transfer it to the procuratorate. At the same time, I can conduct on-site visits in Dong County and try to use He Cheng, whose case is already well-documented, as a breakthrough point. We can publish some discussion articles about nepotism, the erosion of collective assets, and triangular debts to amplify the impact of this incident."

"Reporter Du is very thoughtful," Lu Zifeng complimented.

Although the process was not quite what I had initially envisioned, it is undeniable that Du Heng was more professional.

Du Heng nodded: "You go back first. I need to organize some materials and apply for fieldwork from the newspaper. If you have any contact information, you can leave it with me."

"I don't have a contact number right now. If it's convenient, could you please leave me one, Reporter Du? I'll buy a pager later and then leave the number with you."

"Okay, I'll page you too."

The cheapest digital pager now costs 1000 yuan, with network access fees and service fees charged separately.

Fortunately, he got back the 800 yuan that Jiang Ce had lent to He Cheng. Considering that it would be inconvenient to not have a way to contact him in his future business, Lu Zifeng reluctantly bought a Motorola Bravo digital phone.

Including the money he spent on goods from the supply and marketing cooperative, he's practically been squeezed dry now.

Nevertheless, it is still necessary to maintain relations with the newspaper.

"I wonder if you two would do me the honor of having lunch together?"

"You're too kind," Du Heng said.

"I need to eat too, and it'll be more lively with more people. There are still many details about the cannery, let's talk about it while we eat," Lu Zifeng earnestly invited.

Du Heng glanced at Lin Siyan, and seeing that Lin Siyan had not given a clear answer, he readily agreed.

We chose a stir-fry restaurant near Xinhua Bookstore for our meal.

Following the principle of ladies first, Lu Zifeng let Lin Siyan order two dishes first, then handed the menu to Du Heng, and finally added a main dish and a soup for himself.

"We've ordered so much, how can we possibly finish it all?" Lin Siyan said, no longer bothered by Lu Zifeng using her as a tool.

Du Heng sighed, "There are quite a few cases of corruption and embezzlement of state assets these days, and the country is cracking down hard. The materials you provided are of great interest to the public, but they need to be verified. If there were more people like Comrade Lu..."

Lu Zifeng waved his hand: "I don't want to play hard to get, let me be honest. I have a personal grudge against this guy surnamed Wu."

"Oh?" Du Heng put down his chopsticks and looked at Lu Zifeng with interest.

Lu Zifeng recounted how Wu Fucheng accepted gifts but did nothing, tricked Lu's father into retiring due to illness, and then had his own nephew take his place.

"There are five of us in my family now, and only my mother has a salary from the supply and marketing cooperative. If I didn't sell some fruit outside the hospital, I would have starved to death long ago. And yet, he still hired thugs to vandalize my stall."

"Huh? Are you alright?" Lin Siyan asked incredulously.

Her grandfather was a retired senior cadre, her father was a criminal investigation team leader, and her mother worked as an accountant in a state-owned enterprise. She had only ever seen all of Lu Zifeng's experiences on television and in novels.

"It's okay, I wasn't setting up my stall that day. They accidentally vandalized someone else's stall."

Lin Siyan was both amused and exasperated. What kind of people were these?!

She felt she should comfort Lu Zifeng: "Although your report against Wu Fucheng stemmed from your personal grudge, he did indeed commit illegal and criminal acts. Your spirit of daring to challenge lawbreakers is something we should all learn from."

Lu Zifeng laughed and said, "So you're forgiving me for using submitting articles as a stepping stone?"

Du Heng wiped his mouth and said, "The reason you're doing this is because we haven't done our job properly."

The newspaper receives so many letters every day that it's impossible for them to read and respond to every single one. If Du Heng hadn't brought his account book with him, he wouldn't have paid any attention to something like Lu Zifeng's case.

Lin Siyan wasn't very familiar with the procedures in the reporter department, so she asked Lu Zifeng, "Now that you've achieved your goal, will you still submit articles to the newspaper?"

"It depends on inspiration!" Lu Zifeng replied casually.

The lyrics to those two songs are thanks to watching short videos in my past life; if you asked him to write them again, he simply couldn't.

Moreover, he had no intention of following the path of plagiarism.

After the meal, Du Heng was in a hurry to return to the newspaper office, while Lin Siyan wanted to take a stroll upstairs to the Xinhua Bookstore.

Speaking of bookstores, Lu Zifeng also felt that he should study more.

Having accumulated some practical experience running a supermarket in my previous life, it's impossible to expand and strengthen the business solely based on the advantages of being reborn.

"Together?"

"Together!"

Although it is still 1991, Xinhua Bookstore still uses open bookshelves, allowing people to browse and select books on their own.

Lu Zifeng glanced around casually. The supermarket hadn't been established yet, so he couldn't find any relevant books. In the end, he picked out a book called "A Collection of World's Outstanding Management" from the bookshelf, which cost 4.8 yuan.

A voice came from behind me: "I thought you would choose a book related to literature."

Lu Zifeng turned around and saw Lin Siyan.

Lin Siyan was holding three books, namely the first, second and third volumes of "Ordinary World".

The third volume was published in 1989.

So she waited a long time before she finally collected the whole set.

Lu Zifeng simply smiled politely at Lin Siyan and said, "You can take a look at any book."

Have you read "Ordinary World"?

"Sun Shaoan, you know."

"The main character is Sun Shao-ping, and Sun Shao-an is the older brother. But the fact that you can name Sun Shao-an means you've actually watched it."

In fact, Lu Zifeng had never read the original novel of "Ordinary World". He had watched the TV series adapted from "Ordinary World" when he was bored while guarding the supermarket in his previous life. It was the one with the line "You're too good to me, so I'll beat you to death".

Fearing that saying too much would give him away, Lu Zifeng immediately went to the counter to pay.

He thought for a moment and said, "Comrade Siyan, to express my apology, I'll give you this set of 'Ordinary World'."