Chapter 618: Continuation

The local area soon also found out the cause of the ghost barber.

It turned out that the mountain they were mining had mercury ore buried in its body.

The mercury ore also came with the radioactive element thallium.

The villagers mainly inhaled mercury, and also suffered mild thallium poisoning.

With the donations of Chen Hong and Mao Ying, the villagers received proper treatment.

The villagers of Hui Long Village were deeply grateful to Mao Ying and Chen Hong.

After obtaining the villagers' consent, the village head abolished the village's taboo against women and the rule that women could not sit at the table to eat.

It became the most enlightened village in the area.

The ghost barber incident also caused a huge impact locally.

Eternal Splendor TV Station's program debunking superstitions (refer to Approaching Science) began broadcasting at this time.

Once the program aired, it caused a huge sensation, bringing great traffic to the TV station.

And the trio of old swindlers was also exposed.

The old swindler's past deeds of old rotten grain were also dug up.

Because the county had conducted interrogations in advance, a large number of criminals were arrested.

This was a criminal gang with extensive involvement.

They used superstition to swindle, used feng shui to swindle, used their identities to steal antiques and tombs, and used their identities to abduct women and children....

In any case, their crimes are too numerous to record.

(Posing as dealers buying old items, they then walked the streets, scouted, swindled if they could, otherwise scouted, stole, and the large number of antiques in rural areas were stolen by this group using such methods.)

(Here is a popular trick: using fake gold ingots to exchange for money, which many people have heard of.)

(At this time, child abduction was not just about selling; many were maimed for begging. The most cruel example is the pot child: children's limbs are cut off, then placed in jars, and the children grow inside the jars. Such children cannot live for years, purely a money‑making tool.)

(In the past, many inhumane things happened; now many people probably haven't experienced them, and some even doubt they existed.)

(Like the movies Blind Well and Blind Mountain, black brick kilns are actually quite common……)

Now there was no law protecting this group; not long after, several hundred were publicly tried and executed.

When Chen Hong and Mao Ying received the case details, they remained silent for a long time.

Ordinary people find it hard to accept such things emotionally.

Calling it inhumane is saying it lightly; even demons don't have these beasts' viciousness.

(Therefore, don't watch too much negative news; it easily affects one's worldview. Back then, the folk customs were simple, yet demons walked among humans; overall, most people were simple and good, but there were also plenty of scoundrels.)

(In the news, some reports about elderly people say that bad people grow old; among them could be such demonic scoundrels.)

Chen Hong and Mao Ying only then understood why Yang Qing regarded the media as so important.

Headline had just been granted by the Central Authority the power for public oversight of media, directly under central control, not subject to local restraint.

When Eternal Splendor TV aired the program debunking superstition, Headline also devoted considerable space to reporting the case.

The result was that Te Qu vigorously arrested minor and disabled beggars.

For a time, Te Qu was in chaos, with constables chasing beggars everywhere.

People of the lower classes hated Headline to death, and many swindling and thieving techniques were exposed.

Many hair‑washing establishments were shut down.

The Gangdao Society's gambling, drugs, and vice were cracked down on in Te Qu to the point of being ineffective.

Many bigwigs had people pass messages to Yang Qing.

"Boss Yang, give us brothers a way to live."

In Gangdao they were being beaten down by Capital Gate, but upon arriving in Te Qu, Headline crippled them, taking away half their lives.

Moreover, Te Qu differs from Gangdao: those caught are executed.

No matter how many underlings they have, they cannot withstand being executed by Te Qu for fun.

Yang Qing had people send them a newspaper, highlighting the four words 'directly under central control' with a marker.

Beside it he also wrote a line.

"Bigwigs, there aren't many years left until '97; if you still can't see the situation, you'll be the ones eating bullets in the future."

"Think it over yourself."

He had long been on a different level from them.

If they still try to make money the old way, they will be eliminated.

What will the future society be? An information society.

You damn fool still want to play that oppression game? Isn't that just seeking your own death?

This reply is already Yang Qing giving them face.

Seeing this reply, a group of bigwigs felt a jolt in their hearts.

They also understood that it was time to launder their reputation.

Whether in Te Qu or Gangdao, they needed to launder their reputation.

(In fact, in 08 I still saw in Te Qu the scene of triads running rampant, bigwigs passing away, a street full of gangsters in black vests with towels wrapped around their hands.)

(The scene was huge; gangster movies likely had a very big influence on Te Qu.)

The mainland and Gangdao would not allow them to develop so recklessly.

Especially the four words 'directly under central control' left them with no desire for revenge.

After such a long discussion, Comrade Xi Xian still accepted some of Yang Qing's opinions.

However, under the supervision of other party members, they could never reach a consensus.

These people once had great influence, but later it was taken away.

Now they want to start using it again.

And they are still supervisors.

The younger brother supervises the older brother? Can the older brother agree to that?

Yang Qing is already very satisfied with this result.

This is already a big change.

One shouldn't be too greedy.

I'm afraid no one knows how many people now want to give Yang Qing a hard time.

After recuperating in Gangdao for a while, Chen Hong returned to the Mainland.

She wants to return to Jingcheng; she hasn't seen her mother in a long time.

Yang Qing is now busy arranging the 1987 stock crash and the small days layout, so he has no time to accompany her back.

Chen Hong has already grown used to living separately from Yang Qing.

You damn it, if you won't accompany me, I'll go back by myself.

Qin Huairu and Chen Xueru know she wants to return to Jingcheng, so they ask her to look after Yang Tian and Yang Zhangfeng.

Yang Qing dumped those two brats in Jingcheng and doesn't worry about them at all.

But as a mother, there's never a day when she doesn't worry.

"Okay, I'll take good care of them."

"And what do you think? Just let them stay in the Mainland?"

"You should also know Yang Qing's idea."

"We must have a child stay in the Mainland."

"If it's confirmed, go and negotiate terms with Yang Qing."

"After all, it's a bit of a loss, so asking for more support is also justified."

Yang Fan and Yang Qihang have already taken over the group.

Qin Huairu and Chen Xueru both know that.

Their children competing with Yang Fan and Yang Qihang for control of the group is unthinkable.

In this regard, both Qin Huairu and Chen Xueru are self-aware.

Otherwise, Yang Qing wouldn't even give them a title.

Unless Yang Fan and Yang Qihang themselves are incompetent or their own children are monsters.

In this regard, it's practically harder than dreaming.

As for plotting against Yang Fan and Yang Qihang, are the family assassins and hidden guards under Zhao Man Ting's command just eating dry rice?

Qin Huairu feels the most aggrieved; Yang Canghai has gone astray, just don't provoke trouble.

Yang Tian has taken a liking to antiques; wanting to enter the family's core is unthinkable.

Now Yang Qing is willing to spend money to let him study; she is already very grateful to Yang Qing.

Once Yang Tian comes of age, he should have learned enough; supporting himself should be no problem.

Yang Qing also said that if Yang Tian does well, the Yang family's treasure will be handed over to him.

This is the only thing that makes her happy.