Chapter 2401: You'd Better Be More Careful

Fang Hongbin glanced at his watch, then quickly pulled open a drawer and pulled out a thick phone book from inside. This phone book was no simple item; it contained detailed records of the contact numbers for numerous enterprises and public institutions in the capital.

Fang Hongbin opened the phone book, found the Woolen Mill in the directory, and according to the page number marked, found the corresponding page, which clearly listed the phone numbers for each department of the Woolen Mill.

The first one listed was the Party Committee Office phone number, and the second was the Factory Office phone number. Fang Hongbin had an excellent memory and remembered them after just one glance. Immediately after, he grabbed the phone at his side and quickly dialed the Woolen Mill Factory Office.

It must be said that being able to figure out Liu Zhiguan's basic situation in such a short time showed that the capital's police force was still very impressive. One must know, this was the 1990s, not the era of the later nationwide networked police system.

And since Liu Zhiguan had served as the Deputy Section Chief of the Quality Inspection Section at Jiangzhou Winery, Zhou Andong would certainly not be unfamiliar with this person. Therefore, Fang Hongbin felt it was necessary to contact Zhou Andong to gain a deeper understanding of Liu Zhiguan's situation.

At this moment, Zhou Andong was sitting leisurely in a large, comfortable executive chair, enjoying the coolness brought by the air conditioning, holding a steaming cup of tea in his hand, looking as comfortable as could be.

And our Secretary Gu was still maintaining his "habit" that nothing could shake. When he got to work, he would first go to Zhou Andong's office to hang around, sit for a while, and shoot the breeze.

Gu Bing had a cigarette in his mouth, leaning lazily on the sofa, muttering: "I'm thinking, those guys are now at their wit's end and must be anxious to break the deadlock.

So, since they want to win me over and corrupt me, they will definitely find an excuse to organize a dinner party tonight. So after work, I specifically stayed behind to wait for them. But the result was, I waited in vain for half an hour, and they didn't even show their faces."

The more Gu Bing talked, the angrier he got. His tone was full of resentment, mixed with strong dissatisfaction toward certain people: "Damn it, they really don't take me, this Secretary, seriously at all. They actually dared to stand me up; I will definitely settle this score with them!"

Zhou Andong held the teacup, gently blew away the tea leaves floating on the surface, then took a small sip, feeling the taste of the warm liquid sliding down his throat, looking completely satisfied.

"They don't take you seriously because they treat you like a mad dog." Zhou Andong gave a light laugh: "As for why there was no movement last night, they must be studying what kind of bone to throw to you so that you will listen obediently. If they want you to bark, you have to bark; if they want you to bite me, you have to bite me."

"You bastard, what do you mean by treating me like a mad dog!" Gu Bing glared fiercely at Zhou Andong and cursed: "If you can talk, say more; if you can't talk, shut your ass!"

"You, you're good in every way, but there's one thing bad: you can't listen to the truth." Zhou Andong put down the teacup and picked up the cigarette on the table to light it: "Brother-in-law, you'd better be more careful."

Gu Bing was just about to open his mouth to curse, but the phone on the desk suddenly rang, blocking the words that had reached Gu Bing's lips.

"Ding ling..."

Zhou Andong reached out and grabbed the phone, and a girl's voice came from the receiver: "Factory Director, Chief Fang Hongbin of the Donghuamen Police Station wants to speak with you. Should I put him through?"

"Put him through!" Zhou Andong thought there had been progress on the Wen Sancao matter. With a "di" sound, Fang Hongbin's voice came through: "Factory Director Zhou, I am Fang Hongbin!"

Zhou Andong asked with a smile: "Chief Fang, has there been progress on the Wen Sancao matter?"

"There has indeed been progress!" Fang Hongbin paused and said: "But what I want to tell you about is another person who suddenly appeared!"

"Oh?" Zhou Andong was very surprised and asked curiously: "Who is it?"

"This person is named Liu Zhiguan!" Fang Hongbin explained the investigation situation: "So I called you, wanting to gain a deeper understanding of this person named Liu Zhiguan."

Zhou Andong was truly surprised. He didn't expect Liu Zhiguan to be in the capital and even start working as a scalper. But he only had two exit records, yet he kept appearing in border cities and even disappeared for a year. Zhou Andong could figure out with his toes that the guy was likely smuggling.

No one understood this era better than him. In this period, being a scalper could make money, and a lot of money at that. It's just that human desire is often endless; as the saying goes, the human heart is never satisfied, and there were still some people who were not content, craving more and greater benefits.

Thus, they took risks, using illegal channels to transport materials in short supply in Russia to obtain unimaginable profiteering. And according to Fang Hongbin's investigation results, Liu Zhiguan was very likely one of them.

It was already August, and in two months Russia would enter winter, and cold-weather supplies were exactly what they were short of. Liu Zhiguan's frequent contact with Wen Sancao was clearly to get cheap woolen coats and then smuggle them to Russia to reap huge profits.

"I am indeed very familiar with Liu Zhiguan. To what extent?" Zhou Andong took a deep drag of his cigarette, then pressed the butt hard into the ashtray: "Familiar enough that he dreams of grinding my bones to dust."

Saying this, Zhou Andong gave a light laugh: "He has a bit of petty cleverness, is particularly good at maneuvering, and is extremely jealous, with a rather dark mind. Because I was a college student who had just started working, he viewed me as a threat, not only uniting with other colleagues to suppress me but even spreading rumors and slanders about me. It can be said that he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals..."

Regarding Liu Zhiguan, not to mention this life, even in the previous life, Zhou Andong had never taken him seriously, just treating him as an insignificant clown. Therefore, when talking about Liu Zhiguan, Zhou Andong's tone appeared exceptionally indifferent.

"Originally, that deputy section chief position belonged to me." Zhou Andong said slowly: "But because I accidentally bumped into Deputy Factory Director Zhang Deyou's affair, I was not only kicked to the factory radio station to read newspapers, but my deputy section chief position was also taken away and given to Liu Zhiguan..."

Fang Hongbin listened quietly. He never imagined that Zhou Andong's life before his rise would be so "turbulent." Especially when Zhou Andong mentioned bumping into the deputy factory director's affair, Fang Hongbin felt sympathy for Zhou Andong. At the same time, he also had a deeper understanding of Zhou Andong.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely think: "You damn well had your affair exposed by me, and even if you don't think about how to shut my mouth, you actually dare to suppress me, transfer me to the radio station, and give my deputy section chief position to someone else."

Facing such unfair treatment, no one could swallow this anger, and naturally, they wouldn't let it go, definitely going everywhere to report it, swearing to make this deputy factory director pay the price.

However, reality is often that cruel. The power of a deputy factory director of a department-level enterprise in a prefecture-level city is not something an ordinary person can imagine. Not to mention whether there is evidence, even if there is solid evidence, you hand in the report materials on the front foot, and on the back foot, these materials will appear on the deputy factory director's desk without anyone knowing. Next, what awaits you is not just simple suppression, but more cruel retaliation.

Therefore, at this moment, Fang Hongbin admired Zhou Andong very much. Being able to endure such injustice and then counterattack to the top, stepping on all those former opponents, this is true great wisdom!

In his previous life, Zhou Andong had already seen through this principle, which is why he didn't go to report it like an idiot. And in this life, before he truly rose, he was even less likely to do such a stupid thing.

After all, in later generations, there were too many examples of being retaliated against for reporting leaders, simply countless. Among them, a retired veteran cadre who took solid evidence to report the current leader could not escape the fate of being retaliated against.

If it weren't for the fact that this matter was later exposed on the internet, causing a huge uproar, I'm afraid this retired veteran cadre would likely have suddenly "fallen ill" and passed away. ===== CHAPTER 2402 =====