Chapter 2545: Wanted Notice

The staff residential area of the Qinghe Town Gas Plant is located in the northeast corner of the small town, consisting of several four-story tube buildings. The color of the exterior walls should have been bright and vivid, but after years of wind and rain, the traces of time have been deeply branded on the building.

Nowadays, the original bright colors have faded quite a bit, and in some places, the cement has even peeled off, revealing the red bricks inside, like scars left by time, looking somewhat dilapidated while also exuding a sense of having experienced the vicissitudes of life.

At this time, it was time to get off work. Those who came back late saw from afar that a lot of people were gathered in front of the notice board at the entrance of the residential area. They were whispering to each other, as if discussing something.

When they got close, they realized that a wanted notice was posted on the notice board. Those who didn't know the situation started to ask around: "Chang Kezhang Zhong, this wanted Liu Qing, wouldn't it be Liu Ke's son?"

"Who else could it be besides him?" A middle-aged man wearing myopia glasses and blue work clothes nodded and said, "Last night, I heard a quarrel in Liu Daqiang's house, and it was quite loud."

Saying this, the middle-aged man looked left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Liu Daqiang's wife was crying and howling, and the words she cursed were so dirty that I'm embarrassed to say them out loud. People who are familiar with Liu Daqiang and his wife should be able to imagine it, right?

I thought the two of them were fighting again, and I was thinking about going over to persuade them, but then I thought, it's better not to meddle in other people's business. Everyone knows what kind of virtue those two have, right?

If I went over to persuade them to stop fighting, it's possible that this good deed wouldn't be done, and instead, I would get into trouble myself. So, I simply didn't even leave the room and just listened to a rough idea at home."

"Old Zhong!" Another middle-aged man who looked quite dignified said in a low voice, "You stayed in the room and didn't go out, but I went out. However, I just listened to the excitement in the corridor, and I don't know the specific situation very well.

I just heard someone in Liu Daqiang's house say that Liu Qing embezzled state-owned assets and demanded that he return all the empty salaries he had received over the years. Not only that, even the benefits received during the holidays had to be returned at a discounted price.

Liu Daqiang's wife was crying, making a scene, and cursing, saying that returning them is fine, but the money used to buy the job at the beginning must be returned to them. Then I heard someone shouting to arrest Liu Qing, but Liu Qing heard the wind and ran away in advance.

It was probably about ten minutes, and I saw several policemen coming out of the house. And these policemen were all armed with guns, and their faces didn't look very good, probably because they were angry."

"So that's it." At this time, another person interjected, "I heard that Liu Daqiang spent money to buy a job for his son at the Woolen Mill, but Liu Qing didn't go to work at all, just hanging around at home all day, teasing cats and dogs.

Now the Woolen Mill has started liquidation, and with such a big fanfare to recover, how can you rely on making a scene? Look, the wanted notice is posted, and Liu Daqiang and his wife really stole a chicken only to lose the rice, and even pitted their own son."

A short, fat young man said mysteriously, "I heard that many leaders of the Woolen Mill were taken away by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection yesterday, and even Hu Dajun is in bad luck."

"New officials bring new customs." The middle-aged man with glasses said, "If Hu Dajun were still the factory director, Liu Qing eating empty salaries definitely wouldn't have any problems. But now the Woolen Mill has changed dynasties, and this matter of eating empty salaries will definitely be investigated to the end."

A middle-aged woman who had just returned, after asking about the situation, said gloatingly, "When Liu Qing entered the Woolen Mill back then, I was still wondering why that street hooligan suddenly entered the Woolen Mill and was also a formal employee. It turns out he bought the job quota with money.

However, if you bought the quota, just go to work honestly. You actually didn't go to work for a single day and still dared to take a salary. How could the Woolen Mill not investigate? It's just that the Woolen Mill has started to recover, you just return the money, that's all.

But look at Liu Daqiang and his wife, not only not returning the money but also making a scene, and hiding Liu Qing. Now it's good, Liu Qing is wanted, and even if the money for eating empty salaries is returned, it's impossible for the matter to be settled."

"Oh my!" A middle-aged woman squeezed to the front, looked at the wanted notice, and started shouting, "Liu Qing embezzled state-owned assets and refused to return them, and also fled to avoid punishment. What is this saying?

That child looked quite good. I was planning to introduce him to a partner. Now he has become a criminal and is wanted. It's really a pity. This life is considered finished."

The tone of this woman's speech revealed regret, but there was a smile on her face, which she couldn't hide no matter how she covered it. Therefore, combined, this woman was also gloating. At the same time, it could be seen how Liu Daqiang and his wife's popularity was in this residential area.

Liu Daqiang is the section chief of the Equipment Maintenance Section of the Gas Plant, holding the power to decide on equipment inspection, replacement of parts, and procurement channels. Over the years, he has used his position to fish for quite a bit of oil and water. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been able to take out tens of thousands of yuan to buy a job for his son.

Today, a gas injection device had some problems, so Liu Daqiang had been staring at it, so he got off work late. At this time, he pushed his bicycle out of the factory gate as usual.

But he didn't ride the bike, but still pushed it slowly, walking toward the residential area. Along the way, he had been pondering what happened last night.

The Discipline Inspection Office and the Security Office of the Woolen Mill suddenly came to the door, demanding that his son Liu Qing return the salary he had received over the years, and the Woolen Mill would no longer pursue other illegal acts of Liu Qing.

But having received the salary for so many years, it had already been put into his own pocket, so it was very painful to let him spit it out. But he pondered this matter for a whole night and thought about it for a whole day at work. Liu Daqiang gradually realized that if this money was not returned to the Woolen Mill, the consequences might be very serious.

Although buying and selling job quotas is common all over the country and is a very common thing, common doesn't mean legal. You spent money to buy this job, as long as you honestly go to work, then basically there won't be any problems.

Even if the superior department conducts an investigation, it usually closes one eye and opens the other, choosing to turn a blind eye. After all, who doesn't have a few relatives and friends? But if you make a big fuss about this matter today and don't give any face, then tomorrow, if relatives and friends ask you to arrange for their children to enter a certain factory, what will you do?

Therefore, the act of buying and selling job quotas, although not allowed by the state, has become a customary practice in actual situations.

So, even if the job was bought, there would be no problem as long as you work hard. However, if you don't go to work for a single day and just eat empty salaries, there is no problem if you don't investigate, but if you investigate, not only will you recover the empty salaries eaten, but you may also investigate the buying and selling of jobs. Once investigated, the consequences are very serious.

Unknowingly, Liu Daqiang pushed his bicycle and was almost home. From afar, he saw many people gathered at the entrance of the residential area. He didn't know what happened, so he quickened his pace out of curiosity.

When he came to the back of the crowd, he pulled a young man and asked, "What happened?"

"Oh, Liu Ke is here." The young man suddenly shouted, and the gathered crowd hurriedly dispersed to open a passage.

The young man said with a smile, "Liu Ke, you should see for yourself."

Liu Daqiang didn't think too much, greeted familiar people around him with a smile. It's just that he always felt that these people's eyes looking at him were strange, which made him mutter in his heart.

But when he came to the notice board and saw the wanted notice posted, he even joked with a smile, "Who is this again, so lucky to go eat free imperial grain."

As soon as his words fell, the whispering voices around him suddenly disappeared, the whole world became quiet, and pairs of eyes fell on Liu Daqiang again.

This made Liu Daqiang very uncomfortable, but there were too many people here, and he couldn't get angry. Then, he took two steps forward and looked at the wanted notice again. He saw his son's name on the wanted notice. Liu Daqiang still didn't believe it, rubbed his eyes hard, and looked at the wanted notice again. That's right, the name on the wanted notice was his son's. In an instant, his face turned pale, and his body swayed. At the same time, he understood why these people looked at him so strangely. ===== CHAPTER 2546 =====

Liu Daqiang still couldn't quite believe it; he rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked at the wanted poster again. There was no mistake; the name on the wanted poster was his own son's. In an instant, his face turned pale, and his body swayed. At the same time, he understood why those people had been looking at him so strangely.