On the one hand, due to Dai Xiaohua's background, on the other hand, the only eyewitness, the person who picked up rags in the east of the city, disappeared, so the case could only drag on indefinitely.
"Fengzi, I'm afraid we can only admit this, I'll ask about the theft of calligraphy and paintings tomorrow......"
After learning Dai Xiaohua's background, Ye Dongping could only persuade Feng Kuang to think that he was unlucky, as the saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials, and no matter how many brothers Feng Kuang has in his family, it is not enough for the government to catch him.
However, the matter of being beaten can be put aside, but Ye Dongping refused to give up on those calligraphy and paintings being stolen, because those calligraphy and paintings did not all belong to him.
Aside from the dozens of celebrity handwritings of Lao Dao, even Wen Zhengming's "Landscape Battle Map" was also sealed.
If he doesn't make an effort to trace it, Ye Dongping will really have no face to see Lao Dao in the future.
"Uncle Ye, it's okay for me to be beaten, but this thing was stolen, the police always have to give an explanation, right?"
Seeing Ye Dongping's sigh, Feng Xiang was a little anxious, that Wen Zhengming's "Landscape Battle Map" was worth thousands of yuan, which was a huge amount of money at the time.
"Alas, what can you say? I heard that the county leaders asked for a strict investigation into the matter, but the scene was destroyed, and the police found no evidence, so they could only drag it out like this......"
Ye Dongping sighed, all he got when he went to the police station today was all bad news, although he knew that the acquisition station was done by Dai Xiaohua and the others, but there was no evidence, he couldn't do anything about those people at all.
And Director Xu's attitude seems to be less resolute than a few days ago, just saying that if he gets instructions from the leader, he will definitely solve this case.
But Ye Dongping knew that cases involving large amounts of money like this would generally be handed over to the criminal investigation department for investigation, but now the police station is still following up, indicating that the leader's "attention" may be very limited.
"I can't help it now, Fengzi, wait a few more days......"
Ye Dongping shook his head helplessly, no matter what era it was, it was a favor...... It is always greater than the rule of law.
Feng Xiang was still young, so he stood up and said angrily: "What if it doesn't end like this? No, I'm going to the police station to find them to ......."
"Fengzi, don't be impulsive, hey, Lao Wang, are you here......"
Ye Dongping didn't hold on to the seal, and when he chased out of the yard, he found someone standing at the gate of the courtyard.
"Brother Wang, are you this?"
Feng Zi saw Lao Wang coming, he also stopped, glanced behind Lao Wang, and couldn't help but be a little confused, usually when Lao Wang came, he always brought a lot of waste, why did he come empty-handed today?
"Brother Fengzi, Comrade Ye, I...... I ......."
Lao Wang stood at the door, rubbing his hands uneasily, and it seemed difficult to open his mouth when the words came to his lips.
"Lao Wang, come, come in and sit down, drink water, let's talk about anything slowly......"
When Lao Wang came to sell scrap before, Ye Dongping had talked to him several times, knowing that this person was a kind person, and he gave him a few bottles of beer, and he sent the wine bottles back.
"Oh, no...... No, Comrade Ye, I...... I'll just say a few words, and then I'll leave ......."
Hearing Ye Dongping let him sit in, Lao Wang quickly waved his hand, his expression changed again and again, he gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Fengzi, Comrade Ye, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that in the future, I will ...... I can't sell you scrap anymore......"
"What? Lao Wang, brother, I am not thin to you, ...... How can you do this?"
As soon as Feng Zi heard Lao Wang's words, it exploded immediately, he spent so much money on the gang of people picking up rags in the west of the city, calling them brothers every day, isn't it just for the scraps they found?
And Lao Wang has a lot of prestige among the gang of people who pick up rags in the west of the city, if he says he doesn't sell it to himself, it is estimated that the rest of the people will not come, such a loss is unbearable for the newly opened acquisition station.
"Brother Fengzi, it's really ...... I'm really sorry......" After hearing Feng Kuang's words, Lao Wang's face showed a look of helplessness and shame.
"Aren't you called Mazi instead of Mazi, but a cheater?"
Feng Kuang was also confused, and the grievances he had been holding for several days all broke out at this moment, rushing to Lao Wang's side and reaching out to grab him by the collar.
"Fengzi, what are you doing? While going to ......"
Ye Dongping stopped Fengzi's arm and said: "Lao Wang, come in first, tell us what difficulties there are, wouldn't it be better for everyone to discuss and solve them together?"
"Ye...... Comrade Ye, I ...... I can't help it......"
Hearing Ye Tian's heart-warming words, Lao Wang's tears welled up in his eyes, he simply squatted on the ground, and cried, "Yesterday, a group of people rushed to my house and beat my mother-in-law and children, saying that they were not allowed to sell the scrap to you again, Brother Fengzi, Comrade Ye, you...... What do you think I can do?"
Lao Wang is about the same age as Ye Dongping, a very strong man, crying like a child at the moment, obviously, what happened yesterday really frightened him.
"What? Someone threatened you not to sell waste to us?"
After hearing Lao Wang's crying words, Ye Dongping and Feng Kuang were stunned, they never expected that this would be the case.
Lao Wang wiped away his tears, nodded and said: "Yes, those people said that if the scrap is sold to you, it will cost the lives of our family......"
To be honest, in the 80s, picking up rags was very looked down upon, even children could scold a few words, although Lao Wang and the others had a lot of people, but their bloodiness had long been polished, and they didn't dare to offend these local hooligans at all.
Seeing Lao Wang like this, Ye Dongping also had no idea, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Then ...... Then won't you report the case?"
After hearing Ye Dongping's words, Lao Wang shook his head bitterly and said: "Report the case? We don't even have an identity, who would believe our words......"
Lao Wang knew that they were relatively mobile as waste pickers, and they belonged to the lowest level of people in every city, and if they were really killed, as long as the body was not found, no one would ever know and care, so he never thought about reporting the case.
"Brother Fengzi, Comrade Ye, really ...... I'm really sorry......"
Lao Wang stood up, bowed deeply to Ye Dongping and Feng Zi, ignored their shouts, wiped his tears and left the acquisition station.
"This ...... What should I do?"
After Lao Wang left, Ye Dongping and Feng Zi were completely dumbfounded, no one came to deliver scrap products, and this business could not be done at all.
(End of this chapter)