Chapter 1760: The Bet

Rao Zhanhua looked at Zhou Andong, his eyes full of disbelief.

"You motherfucker, you're Zhou Andong, that Zhou Andong from the Tribute Group?"

Uh!

Not only Zhou Andong, but even the men and women squatting there were all stunned.

Because the moment Zhou Andong spoke his name, they recognized him.

It's just that they never expected that their long-revered second uncle would have such a long reaction arc, only now realizing it.

Zhou Andong asked solemnly: "Do you know how you're going to die?"

Rao Zhanhua snarled and laughed: "Zhou Andong, others fear you, but Second Uncle I don't. Now I know who you are, so wait for Second Uncle to bear my wrath."

"Looks like you still don't believe my ancestral craftsmanship."

Zhou Andong sighed, waved his hand.

"I said, you have a blood disaster, you won't survive past August. I sincerely hope that in your final moments, you enjoy this worldly life, not dwell in unnecessary hatred."

Zhou Andong wasn't talking nonsense, because he clearly remembered that shortly after Qingming this year, Guangdong Province launched a regional crackdown.

After the founding of New China, reform and opening up began in 1979, the period of fastest and most intense social change, society shifted from closed to open, from planned economy to market economy.

At the same time, old notions were impacted, the ideological sphere also saw considerable chaos, various unstable factors followed one after another, in this rapid social change, existing problems became prominent and were infinitely magnified, the difficulty of social governance greatly increased.

The implementation of the reform and opening up policy, the economy began to recover, the shackles of thought were lifted, but value concepts adapted to the new era had not yet been established.

In developed capitalist countries, material abundance and spiritual aspects, certain things vastly different from traditional thought suddenly appeared before the Chinese people.

People's desires for material wealth and money instantly swelled. The era was full of opportunities everywhere, but in the pursuit of wealth, people inevitably deviated.

Some were lustful for profit, some used any means, some took desperate risks, various criminal activities arose from this. Criminal elements were extremely rampant, major criminal cases emerged one after another, social order was chaotic.

In many places, hooligan gangs openly stole, robbed, and harassed and insulted women in public places and on public buses, roadblock robberies and gang-related smashing and looting and other vicious cases occurred.

Many public places were in disorder, whoever dared to speak up for justice would get stabbed. People dared not go out at night, the masses lost their sense of security.

According to statistics, in the thirty years before 1979, the annual number of filed criminal cases was below 500,000. In the early years of reform and opening up, 1979 saw a surge to 600,000, then rapidly rose, reaching a staggering 890,000 by 1981.

If this severe situation is not timely curbed, improper governance easily develops into social unrest. The deterioration of public security not only endangers citizens' personal safety and property interests, but also threatens social and political stability.

Not only does it relate to social order and national security, but also to government credibility. Cracking down on crime, maintaining social order, protecting people's lives and property safety has become an urgent task for the state.

Under these circumstances, to efficiently crack down on crime and quickly reverse the persistently high state of criminal cases, the central authorities decided to take measures, to resolutely strike against serious criminal offenses.

Then from August 1983 to August 1987, after three years and five months of crackdown, social security improved noticeably. However, the crackdown only ended for a year, and the crime rate quickly rebounded.

Starting in 1988, criminal cases surged significantly, reaching 820,000 that year, then jumping to 2 million the next year, and reaching 2.2 million the third year.

In just three or four years, the national number of criminal cases actually tripled. A prominent feature of this period was the increase in criminal gangs, and their development toward organized crime in nature.

Some regions saw deteriorating public security, major robbery cases increased, bombing cases occurred consecutively, and various places saw criminal groups robbing financial institutions, cash-in-transit vehicles, and armed robberies of huge amounts of property.

And just a few days after Qingming in 1994, a certain city in Guangdong Province experienced a major criminal case, and within a few days, successive gang fights occurred, resulting in over a hundred casualties.

Therefore, Guangdong Province launched a large-scale regional crackdown in early May this year. By 1996, because domestic public security deteriorated once again.

Moreover, to welcome the return of Xiangjiang and Macau and create a stable security environment, the central authorities decided to launch a new round of crackdown and increase efforts. This is the first nationwide concentrated strike action in nine years.

Who would have thought that this crackdown, like the first one, would see public security improve rapidly during the crackdown, but quickly rebound after it ended.

At the turn of the century, social security once again faced a severe situation, criminal case growth was relatively large, and serious crime showed a development trend toward violence, organization, and intelligence.

Thus, in 2001, the third crackdown since the founding of the nation was launched. Compared to the previous two crackdowns, this one had obvious characteristics. First, the target was clearer and more targeted. Second, the means began to diversify, establishing new mechanisms, with effects more obvious and effective than the previous two.

No matter how you say it, this Guangdong crackdown, like the 1983 one, will firmly arrest those who can be arrested, firmly judge those who can be judged, and firmly kill those who can be killed.

And Rao Zhanhua falls within the range of those who can be killed but not necessarily, so this time, his blood disaster is unavoidable, even if his adoptive father is powerful, he dare not stubbornly go against the current.

Moreover, Zhou Andong is also confident. You Rao Zhanhua have your adoptive father backing you, but I Zhou Andong have my father-in-law backing me, because Jian Zhengxue has already been confirmed to take up office as deputy team leader in Guangdong Province at the end of June.

Zhou Andong no longer bothered with Rao Zhanhua; to him, a person destined to die, there's no need to dwell on it.

A few people came forward, Zheng Jun couldn't help but ask: "Zhou Dong, how do you know physiognomy?"

Zhou Andong nodded: "I really do, it's just that I don't make a living from it."

Zheng Jun still had some doubts: "According to my understanding, Rao Zhanhua has many cases on his record, sentencing him to ten or twenty years is no problem, but he absolutely won't die."

"Director Zheng, I have a hobby, which is liking to gamble." Zhou Andong laughed: "How about we make a bet?"

Zheng Jun became interested: "How do we bet?"

Zhou Andong said: "If Rao Zhanhua doesn't die, I'll send you a hundred cases of Tribute liquor, and it's the special supply type. If Rao Zhanhua dies, you just need to treat me to morning tea for a month."