Chapter 123: Trial by Three Judges (Part )

"But if Xu Qiang was just trying to extract a batch of something, and the quantity was very small, then it wouldn't constitute an illegal act. Besides, you didn't catch them trading, right?" Wang Zhong changed the subject at this time.

"Yes, the amount of fertilizer I have is very small, and I just refined it for fun!" Xu Qiang quickly added.

Xu Qiang secretly praised Wang Zhong for his cleverness. Although it sounded like he was talking about legal matters with everyone, it was also reminding Xu Qiang that Zhao Xigui didn't even have any evidence of their transaction!

"Ok?"

Zhao Xigui was stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Zhong's words, and then he said, "But he is just speculating and profiteering."

"In fact, our country has strict standards for identifying speculation..." Wang Zhong said calmly, "First of all, we need to see whether the person involved is hoarding. From the current situation, Xu Qiang only produced a small amount of fertilizer and sold it directly. Obviously, there is no hoarding..."

"Forehead."

At this time, everyone heard this and listened carefully to Wang Zhong's explanation.

The people present all had the impression before that as long as you buy things secretly, it is speculation, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

"... In addition, Xu Qiang did not manipulate prices, which is also an important issue in determining speculation." Wang Zhong paused, and then said: "Finally, there is the act of counterfeiting and selling inferior products. Based on my many years of experience, this bag of humic acid fertilizer is of good quality and should be a good product. It is definitely not a fake..."

"You..." Zhao Xigui never expected that Wang Zhong would say such a thing. This was obviously equivalent to helping Xu Qiang get rid of the crime.

But what Wang Zhong said was well-reasoned, and Zhao Xigui himself didn't understand the law, so he couldn't refute it at all.

Zhao Xigui just couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. The supply and marketing cooperative and these small vendors were obviously sworn enemies, but why did Wang Zhong suddenly turn against him and try to absolve this guy of the blame?

"Chief Wu, you should either define Xu Qiang's behavior or commit a crime. This is definitely illegal." At this moment, accountant Zhao Zhiqiang suddenly said to the middle-aged man sitting on the other side.

"Yes, yes, this is Comrade Wu Zhijun, deputy chief of the Security Department of Shengli Machinery Factory. He has been in charge of our local public security and criminal activities. Let him say a few fair words." Since Wang Zhong could not convict Xu Qiang, Zhao Xigui immediately gave the right to speak to Wu Zhijun.

At this time, Xu Qiang also glanced at Wu Zhijun. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he just couldn't remember it.

In their local area these days, the factory security department is equivalent to the village or town police station in later generations. When it comes to public security or general criminal activities, these factory security departments are responsible for enforcing the law. The employees of the factory security department are not security guards, but special police officers who are under the dual leadership of the public security organs and the enterprise. Only when encountering major criminal crimes will they be handed over to the superior public security bureau for handling.

Therefore, if Wu Zhijun classified Xu Qiang as a speculator, he could be detained directly. After all, they have certain law enforcement powers.

"From what you just said, Xu Qiang's behavior is indeed illegal..." Wu Zhijun glanced at Xu Qiang and said seriously.

"Section Chief Wu is really good, he is worthy of being a good policeman who protects our peace!" Hearing this, Zhao Xigui's face suddenly turned into a flower, and he quickly flattered him. "But... we must rely on evidence when enforcing the law, and we can't make it up out of thin air. So far, apart from these bags of fertilizer, we haven't seen any witnesses, especially who Xu Qiang traded with and how much the transaction amount was. These must be based on solid evidence."

"..."

"Of course, as long as you can produce relevant witnesses and other solid evidence, we can convict Xu Qiang at any time." Wu Zhijun said with a serious face: "Everyone is equal before the law. We will not let any criminal go, nor will we wrongly accuse any good person..."

"That's right, Chief Wu said it very well!" Xu Qiang heard that Wu Zhijun seemed to be speaking for him, so he praised him repeatedly.

In fact, what Xu Qiang didn't know was that Wu Zhijun knew his name and some things about him. After all, Xu Qiang was currently a celebrity in the factory and a "celebrity" in the eyes of the factory director. Wu Zhijun would definitely be more biased towards such a person.

Besides this, there are other reasons.

"Well...about the evidence, our village will collect it later, but Xu Qiang himself is definitely not an honest man in the village!" Seeing that the two leaders present did not convict Xu Qiang, Zhao Xigui simply threw dirty water on him. He glanced at the old man sitting next to him and said, "Old Hu, do you still remember that Xu Qiang stole eggs before and almost had you beaten to death by a dog..."

The old man Wu that Zhao Xigui mentioned is actually a five-guarantee household in their village.

Mr. Wu is over 90 years old this year and is one of the oldest people in the area. Because he encountered war and chaos when he was young, he was delayed in getting married. As he got older, his family situation was not good, so he is still single today.

Fortunately, the national policy is good, which allowed him to become a five-guarantee household. Now, he is the chairman of the village’s Red and White Council. Whenever there are major events in this regard in the village, he will come forward to preside over them.

However, he had always had a bad impression of Xu Qiang because Xu Qiang was naughty when he was a child and often went to his house to steal eggs. Once he was chased by a dog in the yard. In a panic, Xu Qiang, who was still in middle school, hit Wu's dog with a stone and blinded one eye. Because of this incident, the relationship between the two families has always been bad.

Zhao Xigui knew about this of course. He just wanted to take advantage of Mr. Wu's bad impression of him and let him say a few bad things about Xu Qiang. Even if he couldn't convict him, at least Zhao Xigui could have a smooth ending today.

"It's all old news. Why are you still bringing it up?!"

Old Wu opened his mouth with a hint of hostility. He said, "Everyone is here today, and I have something I want to say for a long time. Ever since the brigade split up, have you ever cared about anything I do? The house has been leaking for a week, and you guys have been passing the buck to an old man like me every day! The last time the town leaders came, you promised in person in front of them to help me build a new chicken coop, but where is the chicken coop now? I can't even see a brick!"

"Mr. Wu..." Seeing that something was wrong, accountant Zhao Zhiqiang quickly signaled him to stop talking.

"When I was in the production team, at least someone looked after me. Now that we have split up, everyone is looking after themselves. What did you promise me when you elected me as the village chief? Now that you see I am useless, you just ignore me? You are a party member, do you still have the sense of responsibility as a leader? Do you still have any party spirit and principles?!"

At this moment, Zhao Xigui's head was about to explode. Wu Lao's words made him feel so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into...

(End of this chapter)