Chapter 83 The Eighty-Third Day of No More Running Away The Eighty-Third Day of No More Running Away...

Chapter 83 The Eighty-Third Day of No More Running Away The Eighty-Third Day of No More Running Away...

"Damn it, I refuse to believe it! This bunch of scoundrels, in such a big city like Beijing, no one can deal with them!"

Young Master Lin was furious when he came out of the detention center.

He used his connections to get Zhang Dadan and the others released, but no matter what, Zhang Dadan and the others never dared to go back to that auto repair shop again.

His female companion was waiting for him in the car. When she saw him come back cursing, she quickened her pace while applying lipstick in front of the rearview mirror, wiping away the excess with her fingertips. After he got into the car, she giggled and hugged his arm, "Brother Lin, why are you so angry?"

Young Master Lin, annoyed, pushed his female companion away, saying, "Stop being so clingy, it's annoying."

"Oh dear, why are you so angry? Tell me what's wrong, and I might be able to help you," her female companion said coquettishly.

Young Master Lin glanced at his female companion.

This female companion was quite different from the ones he had met before. She was the daughter of a deputy county magistrate, and compared to his previous women, she was somewhat more intelligent and presentable.

Young Master Lin certainly knew that his female companion wanted to marry him and climb the social ladder. "There's a car repair shop in the suburbs. The people there have offended me, and they're all tough guys. The police can't do anything about them. Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

After a moment's thought, the female companion whispered a few words in Lin's ear.

Young Master Lin's eyes lit up, and he patted his female companion's arm, "You're so smart. No wonder your father is an official, your brain works so well."

He turned to the driver in front and said, "Drive to the Environmental Protection Bureau."

Today, a staff member of the Environmental Protection Bureau received a notice requiring him to take plainclothes officers to a car repair shop in the suburbs and shut it down on the grounds of environmental pollution.

That afternoon, the group set off in a bus.

Chen Bo was discussing with the monks about purchasing goods for the next two days, as well as ideas for opening memberships and offering more discounts.

He recently went to the United States, and besides accompanying Wen Chan, he also spent his time learning about American auto repair shops in the vicinity.

The automotive industry in the United States is developing faster than in China, and its supporting equipment and industries are also more mature. He learned that many auto repair shops encourage customers to become members, accumulate points, and receive discounts or free car washes.

These services undoubtedly make customers more loyal, and offering small gifts and inexpensive services can also appeal to many people's desire to get a good deal, making customers more willing to become repeat customers.

Just then, a commotion broke out outside.

Lin Zhiyong stood up abruptly. "What's going on outside? Could it be that someone's causing trouble again?"

Chen Bozheng said, "Go out and take a look."

Lin Qingfeng picked up a stick. "If anyone tries to cause trouble again, I'll break a few legs with this stick today."

But when he came out and saw a group of strangers wearing jackets, Chen Bozheng realized that something was wrong.

The leader was a middle-aged man with balding hair, wearing a jacket, a prominent Seven Wolves belt around his waist, a briefcase, and leather shoes.

Based on Chen Bozheng's many years of experience in the underworld, he was certain that the person in front of him was definitely from within the system, and had an air of officialdom about him.

"Who is the factory owner?" The middle-aged man's eyes swept over the crowd.

Chen Bozheng held Lin Zhiyong down and whispered to him, "Go back and call the village chief."

Lin Zhiyong agreed and quietly ran back to his office to make a phone call.

"Yes, that's me. What's wrong? What are you here for? You don't look like you're here to fix a car."

Chen Bozheng raised the corners of his lips in a smile. He took out a pack of Baitashan cigarettes from his pocket to offer to the other man, but the other man slapped Chen Bozheng's hand away and said impatiently, "Don't give me that. You small business owners always use this kind of trick. Let me tell you, we don't fall for it. Did you get permission from our Environmental Protection Bureau to build this factory here?"

Chen Bozheng and his group were stunned.

Someone asked in a low voice, "Environmental Protection Bureau? What does that do? I've never heard of it."

"He's selling newspapers, right? Or maybe he's a reporter? But our auto repair shop hasn't broken any laws or regulations."

Some of the people from the Environmental Protection Bureau looked somewhat embarrassed.

Chen Bozheng certainly knew what the Environmental Protection Bureau did, and he also knew that the Environmental Protection Bureau had absolutely nothing to do with factories. "Excuse me, what is your name, sir?"

“My surname is Liao, Section Chief Liao. Your factory is smoky and polluting every day. Many people around here have complained about the air pollution. You must shut down the factory immediately!”

Section Chief Liao, with his potbelly sticking out, pointed and gestured at the auto repair shop.

"No, why should we close down?!" Lin Qingfeng exploded upon hearing this, furiously demanding, "What right do you have to ask us to close down?!"

"What qualifications do you have? Do you even need to ask about qualifications?"

Section Chief Liao pointed at Lin Qingfeng: "Did your factory get permission from our Environmental Protection Bureau to open? Look at all these cars, how much exhaust are they emitting? When we came here, we even saw that a nearby river had turned yellow. It must be because you're illegally discharging wastewater."

"Bullshit! What wastewater does our auto repair shop discharge?"

Lin Qingfeng was so angry that his face turned red. He slapped Liao's hand away and said, "I think you're just here to extort money from me."

"Fengzi!" Chen Bozheng's heart skipped a beat. This kind of thing was something that could be done but not talked about. Officials had two mouths, and how could he afford to offend them!

He quickly grabbed Lin Qingfeng, trying to ease the tension, but the other party was clearly also angry. "What extortion? You bunch of troublemakers, daring to frame an innocent person. Today, you must shut this shop down. I want to see how your auto repair shop operates!"

"Why should you shut it down just because you say so!"

Everyone was furious.

This is so unreasonable.

No matter how much money they earn every day, they pay every penny of the taxes they are obligated to pay, and they give every penny of the filial piety due to their parents.

Where did this environmental protection bureau come from? Why are they interfering in their affairs?

"Just because you polluted the environment!" The people from the Environmental Protection Bureau weren't intimidated either. They grabbed their weapons, and some even took out chains and locks from the bus, clearly intending to forcibly shut down the auto repair shop.

Seeing this, Chen Bo knew that this group was really not going to let the matter rest today!

Section Chief Liao pulled a pack of American cigarettes from his pocket, held his briefcase close to his arm, took a deep drag, and looked at them with disdain, as if they were clowns.

"What's going on? Who's causing trouble here!"

Village Chief Guang arrived late. Before Chen Bo could even feel happy upon hearing his voice, he saw Village Chief Guang leading a large group of elderly men and women rushing towards them, kicking up clouds of dust.

The group of elderly women and men, whose combined age was nearly a thousand years, were quite healthy and ran over very quickly.

The appearance of this group of people stunned Lin Qingfeng's side, as well as Section Chief Liao and his group on the other side.

"Village Chief Guang, you've come at the perfect time,"

Chen Bo was trying to ignore the elderly men and women and said to the village chief, "This group of people claims to be from the Environmental Protection Bureau. They say our auto repair shop is polluting and they want us to close down."

"Who is this person with such a powerful background? Which environmental protection bureau are you from?"

Village Chief Guang nodded to Chen Bozheng. Wearing a thin jacket that revealed his bony chest, his dark face had a pair of shrewd eyes as he looked Liao and his group up and down. "Where are you from? I know several county leaders around here, but I've never seen your face before."

Section Chief Liao looked him up and down with disdain. "Who do you think you are? You think you know who I am? You're the village chief, that's perfect. Are you just going to let these individual business owners dump their waste indiscriminately in your village? You'll have to step down as village chief eventually!"

The village chief laughed in anger. He had been a soldier, had walked the Long March, and had experienced and seen all sorts of things and people.

He nodded to Section Chief Liao: "Alright, since you put it that way, then I won't hold back. Take them down."

At his call, several dark-skinned, thin old men immediately stepped forward.

"What are you doing? How dare you attack a government official?!" Section Chief Liao was taken aback, but still tried to maintain his composure, a cigarette between his fingers.

The village chief said, "Fuck your grandpa, do you even deserve to be a civil servant? You say you're from the Environmental Protection Bureau, but you didn't produce any credentials or documents, and you're even wearing plainclothes. As the village chief, I have the legal right to suspect that you're impersonating a government official. Don't worry, I'm an old comrade-in-arms with the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of your Environmental Protection Bureau. I'll call him and have him bring people to pick you up."

Section Chief Liao's expression changed. "Stop bragging. Old comrade-in-arms? You don't deserve that title!"

An old man who was escorting him was smoking his pipe and said chuckled, "Kid, didn't you find out what our village chief Guang did before you came here? He retired from the Fourth Field Army. He has a lot of comrades-in-arms. Not to mention, several of us are Party members. If you guys do this today, when we report it to the higher-ups at the Party meeting, you can expect to be going to jail."

Section Chief Liao's face turned pale instantly.

The men he brought with him all cowered, saying, "We're not from the Environmental Protection Bureau; he paid for us to bring them!"

"Yes, yes, yes, he paid us to cover for him today."

Section Chief Liao wanted to beg for mercy, but Village Chief Guang couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing and directly borrowed Chen Bozheng's phone to call his old comrade-in-arms.

About an hour later, a military jeep drove up to the auto repair shop and took everyone away.

The village chief's old comrade-in-arms came down to greet him before leaving.

"Now that we've started reform and opening up, there are more demons and monsters."

After seeing off his old comrade-in-arms, the village chief Guang said with deep emotion.

Chen Bo was busy pouring tea for Village Chief Guang, and then said, "Uncle, since you're here today, don't go back. Let's go to the hotel. I'll treat you and your wife to dinner tonight. Thank you for coming to support us."

The village chief took a sip of tea, frowned, and complained that it tasted bitter. He then patted Chen Bozheng on the shoulder. "Alright, Xiao Chen, my wife has already cooked dinner. We don't need your meal. I haven't used any favors in all these years, not even my grandson's monkey son could ask me for help. Do you know why I'm helping you this time?"

Chen Bozheng politely said to the village chief, "I'm not very smart, please enlighten me."

The village chief smiled and said, "You're very clever. Clever people never try to take advantage of others. Your auto repair shop is doing well, and our village is benefiting from it. Everyone can make money. You're not unscrupulous and don't do anything underhanded. I'm only willing to help you because I value your good character. If it were someone else, no matter how much money they offered me, I wouldn't give them this favor."

Chen Bozheng said, "I understand."

The village chief patted him on the shoulder, "Money is a good thing, but you have to earn it without compromising your conscience. Many people have forgotten that nowadays."