Director Han's face darkened after hearing the National Day report. He couldn't help but slam his palm on the table and curse,""If we let these guys run amok in the village, how can the masses still have the heart to engage in production? Investigate them ruthlessly. We must get rid of these vermin scum!”
Director Han wasn't just angry about the financial staff embezzling the collective's money. He was even more angry about Zhao Guocai, who had led the team's financial work into a mess. Branch Secretary Wang Yinghua had been strongly recommending and praising him in front of him and Secretary Yang, saying that Zhao Guocai was capable and smart, and that he could take on a more important responsibility. He had a vague feeling that if he pulled out the radish, it would bring mud out. Wang Yinghua might not be clean either. He suppressed his anger and calmed down a little. Then, he calmed down and said to Guo Qing,"It's really hard for you to go to the village to check the accounts on the sixth day of the first month. Look, your eyes are red. You have the same personality as me. We're both anxious. Go and rest first.”
Back at the credit union, Guo Qing reported the work of the past two days to Director Lin again and told Director Han's reaction to the matter. When Director Lin heard this, he said," Zhao Guocai isn't a good person, but that guy's brain is very good. He's very cunning. You have to be careful at all times when you work there. Be careful not to fall into his trap!”
Guo Qing nodded silently. He estimated that the Commune was going to take big action against the Phoenix Ridge Brigade. He might have to stay in Phoenix Ridge for a while.
After Director Han sent Guo Qing away, he went straight to Secretary Yang to discuss the problem of Phoenix Ridge. Director Han talked about his views and concerns. Secretary Yang also felt the same and said helplessly,"Discovering these problems is also a good thing. Only by removing the tumor can you have a strong body. At the same time, it also shows that we are all bureaucrats who did not realize that there was such a big problem hidden below. I think we have to make up our minds and solve this problem decisively. First, we have to organize a powerful small task force and station it in Phoenix Ridge. We have to completely uncover the lid of the financial mess. We have to investigate whoever is involved.”
"I completely agree, but I don't know how big the problem is at the moment. Could it involve those people? Should he let National Day lead a team of accounting staff to start with the audit and figure out the problem first?”After Director Han finished speaking, he asked Secretary Yang for his opinion with an inquiring gaze.
"Alright! What you said makes sense. I think we should let Guo Qing select some capable people from the public accountant. After you have a look, send a notice to the various battalions.”
The two leaders quickly reached an agreement on how to solve the problem that had arisen in the Phoenix Ridge unit and made a decisive decision. Director Han immediately talked to National Day and entrusted National Day to search for capable candidates in the accounting of the entire community and come up with a list as soon as possible.
Zhong Guoqing took out the roster of all the accountant's teams in the community and flipped through it page by page. After a while, more than a dozen names entered his mind. He compared them one by one, but it was always difficult to decide. Then, he suddenly thought of a few standards and measured them according to them. Wouldn't that be foolproof? He pondered for a long time, then picked up a pen and listed out the standards he had designed one by one for Director Lin to see.
The first rule was to be upright, loyal and reliable, and fair in handling matters.
The second rule was: Proficient in business, flexible mind, and strong analytical ability.
The third rule was to abide by discipline, endure hardships, and take the overall situation into consideration.
After obtaining Director Lin's approval, Guo Qing took these three criteria and weighed the people on the list one by one. Soon, he found eight candidates and showed them to Director Han.
Director Han was even more familiar with the accounting personnel of each brigade than Guo Qing. After selecting the eight people one by one, he said to Guo Qing,"The Shangzhuang Brigade is currently breaking ground to build a stage in the village. The brigade's accountant, Wang Wenlin, is in charge of the construction. Have you seen Wang Shouli, the accountant of Team 1 of Wangjiayu? The last time I went to his place to go to the countryside, I heard that Wang Shouli's mother had stomach cancer. The old lady herself didn't know about it. Now, the family is looking for doctors everywhere to treat the old man. Wang Shouli is a filial son. Even if we force him here, he won't feel at ease. I don't think we should force him. The remaining six people were not bad. Six people should be enough! I'm going to check the accounts, not to beat up the wolves. I'm going to speak based on facts!”He smiled and asked,"National Day, what do you think?”
What could he say on National Day? He grinned and said," Actually, six people is enough. I'm afraid some people won't be able to draw it back, so I wrote two more for you. When will the notice be issued?"
"I'll send out the notice today and make it clear in the notice that the name of our team is: Xiangyang People's Commune, finance team. He would report to Phoenix Ridge tomorrow and organize everyone to study together for a day to familiarize themselves with the situation and unify their thinking. When the time comes, I'll find some time to visit everyone.”
Guo Qing's temperament was indeed the same as Director Han's. He was also an impatient person. He was swift and decisive. He did what he said and did not delay anything that he had decided on.
The financial cleaning team of the Commune was immediately organized and moved to Phoenix Ridge the next day. Naturally, she stayed at Uncle Geng's house. On the same day, Director Han specially visited the comrades of the small team to cheer them up and encourage them to work hard to fight this battle.
After leaving the small team, Director Han held a meeting with the leaders of the various teams in Phoenix Ridge. He emphasized the importance of the Commune sending a special person to carefully check the finances of the Phoenix Ridge brigade and the two production teams in the past two years. He asked all the leaders to have a correct understanding and treat them correctly. Through cleaning and reorganization, the financial work of the large team would be further improved, so as to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the majority of the members for labor and production.
Seven people from the money clearing team came down, and the cave seemed too small to live in. The landlord, Uncle Geng, immediately cleared out another cave. Zhong Guoqing arranged everyone's accommodation according to the needs of the audit work. One room was dedicated to checking the accounts and flipping through the documents. In addition to checking the accounts, the other room could also be used to talk to relevant personnel. This way, they would not affect each other. He decided that Li Zhongxin of the Dongshan Brigade was an old accountant who was proficient in business. He would let him, Zhang Xiqing of the Qingsong Ridge Brigade, Feng Dengyun of the Li Village, and Liu Jinbao of the Jingueta Brigade be in charge of the internal audit and live in the same cave. Zhou Xiaolong, the accountant of the first team of the Shangzhuang Brigade, was diligent and quick-witted. He placed him beside him. Perhaps he was a good candidate for an investigation. Wang Zhongyi of Shenlong Valley was an old party member and accountant. He was not only familiar with accounting but also adhered to principles and could break through relationships. If he cooperated with him to talk to the target of investigation and confront him face to face, it would be a good choice. Therefore, he let the old and the young live together with him.
Director Han left after giving everyone a meeting, and the comrades of the small team quickly entered their roles. First of all, everyone studied the relevant documents on financial management in the county together. They learned the relevant policies and legal provisions to avoid mistakes in their work. Then, Guo Qing introduced the basic situation of the Phoenix Ridge unit to everyone. He also introduced some of his initial impressions of the audit on the sixth day of the first month and proposed a specific step and method of audit. He said," I reckon that the problem in Phoenix Ridge is not small, and there are more than a few people involved. I think we must be more prudent and do our work more meticulously. We must investigate the problem, but we must not make any mistakes. If we do, the members and the people under investigation will have nothing to say. Therefore, I suggest that, 1. We must follow the Party's policy and investigate truthfully. We must tell the truth and not exaggerate or reduce it. 2. In terms of specific working methods, I feel that we should mobilize the masses and insist on combining internal investigation and external transfer. We should publicize the accounts and let the members raise opinions to find problems and expose them. 3. Everyone must abide by discipline and pay attention to confidentiality. If there are no problems with verification, they must not be leaked. 4. The problems reflected by the masses must be kept strictly confidential and the informants must be protected to prevent the problematic people from retaliating afterwards. That's all I have to say. If there are any other issues that need our attention, please add on to them.”
After listening to the introduction and suggestions of National Day, the comrades of the small team immediately started a heated discussion.
Feng Dengyun, the accountant of the Li Village Brigade, had worked as a team accountant and brigade accountant for many years. He said,"After listening to Comrade Guoqing's introduction, I completely agree with his opinion. We need the support and cooperation of the members to grasp the clues, discover the problems, and grab the fox's tail.”
Li Zhongxin of Dongshan Brigade said," It's just like what National Day said. Our work must be more stable. We must listen to the unified command of National Day. We must not go our separate ways! That would easily lead to problems."
Wang Zhongyi from the Shenlong Valley Brigade said," According to Comrade Guoqing's idea of combining internal and external investigations, I suggest that we let the members of these two production teams select two representatives of the masses to participate in our audit. "In addition, when I check the accounts and implement the problems, I will definitely seek truth from facts, break the relationship, adhere to principles, and assist the National Day to implement the problems.”
After listening to Wang Zhongyi's words, Guo Qing nodded repeatedly and said,""Old Wang is right. I'll go to the brigade in a while and quickly select a representative who is familiar with the financial situation of the team.”
Seeing that the three old comrades had spoken, the other three young men also expressed their stance. They would obey orders and follow orders. They would fight a beautiful battle in the financial clean-up of Phoenix Ridge. They must not disappoint the leaders of the Commune and the masses of Phoenix Ridge.
That afternoon, Guo Qing went to see the brigade secretary, Wang Yinghua, to discuss the election of the representative of the club.
When Wang Yinghua saw Zhong Guoqing this time, she was more enthusiastic and attentive than the first time they met. What Wang Yinghua did not expect was that the situation of the Phoenix Ridge unit had changed so much just after the Qingcai Squad entered the village. When he saw the members of the village gathered in the alleys and corners, pointing and discussing in groups of three or five, he seemed to have a feeling that the Phoenix Ridge brigade was in a precarious situation and that his throne was facing a serious crisis. However, he was not disappointed or discouraged. He felt that the people who came this time were all accounting, mainly to check the accounts, and would not involve himself. However, on the other hand, these people were all leaders of the Commune, especially during National Day, which was directly connected to Director Han. Therefore, he must not go against the Qingcai Squad, let alone anger them. Only active cooperation and strong support were the best policy.
When National Day asked him to elect a member representative from each team to participate in the team's audit, he readily agreed."Tell them to pick out the candidates tonight and report to the squad early tomorrow morning.”
The eyes of the masses were bright. The two representatives chosen by the members of the two production teams were really meticulous people who understood the situation of the team and could check the accounts. The first team chose the white-haired old man Guo Zhizhong, whom they had met on National Day and who often kept accounts at home. The second team chose Wang Jie, who had been a junior accountant during the cooperative transformation period. The National Day holiday had them split up, and one of them went to each cave.
The peaceful Phoenix Ridge Village became lively with the arrival of the Qingcai Squad. The two production teams had neatly painted a white lime wall on the wall where the members were assigned to work. The financial income and expenditure of the production team for the previous year was pasted on the white lime wall. The fist-sized calligraphy written on the glossy white paper was neat and tidy. The time, project, content, and amount of money were clearly announced. Before and after work, even during mealtime, there were people standing there watching carefully and discussing softly. As the members discussed and discussed, they found many doubts and problems. Then, someone quietly reported these scattered clues to the team. Some people felt that the problems he reported were particularly important or secretive, so they insisted on finding Zhong Guoqing directly and talking to him about the ins and outs of the problem.
Among the finance staff of the two teams, those who had problems began to become restless and anxious. They did not dare to look at the accounts posted on the wall like the members, nor did they dare to look at the people who were whispering. In the alley, whenever they met groups of people discussing together, they would lower their heads and leave. They always felt that everyone was pointing at them and had mysterious expressions. They must be talking about them. Even Wang Yinghua, the secretary of the brigade, was a little distracted. He felt that this was not a solution. He could not let some people with " evil intentions " disrupt the current good situation of the brigade, but he could not change the current situation. He could only live in seclusion and quietly think of a way to control the current unfavorable situation.
One day after breakfast, a retired old cadre from Team One went to National Day and seriously reported a problem. He said that Cao Erbao, the young man who used to contract a team of mill workers, had been wandering around the village with a two-foot-long butcher's cleaver in his hand yesterday. From time to time, he would swing the sharp cleaver and cut down the thumb-thick branches by the roadside. He shouted loudly,"Whoever dares to frame me in front of the small team, I will use this knife to stab them in and out. I will fight to the death with them!”"Isn't this threatening and intimidating everyone in name? I think you have to take some measures. Otherwise, who would dare to report the problem to you!”
National Day listened to the words of the old cadre and felt that this was a sign worthy of attention and that measures must be taken to stop it. He rode his bicycle to the community center and reported the situation to Director Han, asking for backup. After Director Han heard this, he immediately asked Wang Guohua, the Public Security Commissioner of the Commune, to come and cooperate with the National Day work.
Guo Qing had interacted with Wang Guohua twice. He seemed rude, but in fact, he was meticulous. Not to mention the recent counter-revolutionary case that he had personally solved, he had also solved many complicated theft and robbery cases in the past few years. The people in the village had long been talking about him. Even his colleagues in the county police station called him " Black-faced Detective."
Guo Qing and Wang Guohua entered Phoenix Ridge Village and went straight to the house of the branch secretary, Wang Yinghua. Wang Guohua and Wang Yinghua's names were only one word apart. Someone had once mistaken them for brothers, so Wang Guohua always called Wang Yinghua " a family " when he saw him. Wang Yinghua saw Guohua and Guoqing enter through the big glass window and came out with a smile.""My good family, what brings you here?”
"Evil Wind! What wind? You still don't know? Call Cao Erbao over immediately!”
"What's wrong? What trouble did he cause this time? I'll find this guy for you immediately." With that, he put on his yellow military coat and walked out of the door.
"The secretary personally went to find someone for us?”Guo Qing asked.
"Qiu Xingqiao's house is right next door to his house. Perhaps he was the one who directed this incident. Qiu Xingqiao was an idiot and a cannon barrel. He was often used as a cannon.”Wang Guohua said confidently.
In less than five minutes, Wang Yinghua came back and scolded Er Bao loudly as she entered the door. Behind him was a young man in his twenties. He was 1.7 meters tall and had a bald head. His eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were vertical. He was also wearing a grass green coat as he walked into the house. When he saw Wang Guohua and Zhong Guoqing, he deliberately winked and stuck out his tongue. He laughed dryly and asked,""Aiya! Special Agent Wang is here too? Why are you looking for me?"
"Stop pretending, Qiu Xingqiao! You still don't know why I'm here? What's wrong with you recently? Go home first and bring me that big machete of yours!”
"What machete?"
"You think I don't know? It was the machete that was more than two feet long and threatened to use a white knife to enter and use a red knife! Do you know that you are holding a weapon, threatening others, and disturbing the normal social order? You have already violated the public security regulations. You can be detained for fifteen days. How about you go back and get that machete and a few clothes, and we'll leave immediately?”
"It's not as evil as you say. Special Agent Wang, I didn't do anything.”Qiu Xingqiao was a little weak, but he still defended himself in a low voice.
"Nothing? Er Bao, think about it carefully. Do you want me to call a few witnesses?”
"No, Special Agent Wang, I heard that some people sent black letters to the small team, saying that there was a problem with my contracting of the mill. When I heard it, my lungs exploded with anger! I was holding a knife that day, but I just wanted to warn those who wanted to frame me!”
Guo Qing understood a little after hearing Qiu Xingqiao's words. He immediately asked,"How big of a problem can contracting a mill be? Is it worth using us to investigate?”
"I contracted the mill. As long as I pay the contract fee every month, it's over. There's nothing to investigate. However, I heard from others that I only paid a fraction of the contract fee. Wouldn't this make one's lungs explode?”
When Guo Qing heard Qiu Xingqiao's words, he immediately took the opportunity to say,"Er Bao, this matter is easy to handle. Go back and bring me the receipt or any records of your contract fees.”
"Alright! Then what else could he say? I'll definitely see you tonight!" Qiu Xingqiao said and was about to leave.
"Qiu Xingqiao, why are you alright?" Wang Guohua shouted. Our business isn't over yet!"
"Forget it! Special Agent Wang, it's my fault, alright? I won't dare to do that again in the future, okay?”
"Bring the machete over and we'll talk!”Commissioner Wang did not give in.
"Bring it over! What's so great about it?" Er Bao turned around and went home to get his knife.
At this moment, Wang Yinghua, who had been silent, seemed to have thought of something. She immediately turned around and said,"I'm going to take a look at this coward!" He quickly followed.
After a long time, Wang Yinghua came back cursing and said,""This cowardly child is really an idiot. His mother was so angry that she cried. In a fit of anger, she threw the machete into the courtyard.”
"Don't believe him," Wang Guohua said with a smile."He's talking nonsense."”
"It was thrown into the well. I leaned on the well and looked. The water was quite deep!”Wang Yinghua said with certainty.
"That won't do. We have to hand over that knife. If we really throw it in, we'll send someone to stir the water until it's dry. Then, we'll take out the knife. You can send a few strong laborers over for us. Each person will be paid five yuan a day, and Er Bao's family will pay for it.”
"Then I'll tell them again." Wang Yinghua went over again.
Ten minutes later, Wang Yinghua came in with a shiny machete in her hand, followed by Er Bao.
Wang Guohua took the machete from Wang Yinghua, wrapped it in newspaper, and put it in his bag. Then he said,""Er Bao, listen up. Tonight, go to the small team and show the receipt and records of your contract fee to the people in the financial clearing team. Make it clear, and then write me a check for threatening with a knife and disturbing social order.”
"Alright! I'll come and see you tomorrow morning." Er Bao heard Wang Guohua's words and left as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden.
Wang Yinghua was speechless. He sighed and smiled awkwardly, asking Wang Guohua and Guo Qing to stay and have a drink at his house. However, Commissioner Wang's tone was very firm. He said,"I'm going to the squad, I have other things to do with them.”
That night, Er Bao came to the team as promised and let Guo Qing look at his contract fee receipt one by one, as well as the detailed records in his small notebook. He also wrote a proof of the mill contract fee to the production team, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint. He pointed at the proof he had written and said confidently,"Everything I wrote was the truth. If they don't admit it, I dare to confront them!”Before he left, he even said," Brother Guoqing, your team came to my village. Everyone is supporting you. You've indeed done a good deed for the members. If anyone dares to bully you, tell your brother!”
After breakfast the next day, Wang Guohua talked to Cao Erbao again before leaving Phoenix Ridge for the community. As soon as he left, the news spread in the village. It was said that Cao Erbao was brandishing knives and playing with idiots in the village. He was almost taken away by the police. Commissioner Wang confiscated his machete and asked him to write a check to see how it worked.
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