On the way back, Qiao Liang was obviously a little frustrated. He had expected that poverty alleviation work would be difficult to do, but when he actually started doing it, Qiao Liang discovered that specific work was often complicated and unpredictable. Just like the problem he encountered today, it was Qiao Liang had never expected it before.
Qiao Liang once simply thought that as long as Jiangdong Commercial Group's investment was in place and factories were built, the people would be able to escape poverty. However, when he got to the front line, Qiao Liang realized that many problems were fragmented and complicated.
"Mr. Liang, is there any way for your business group to allocate another amount of money to set up a loan fund to lend money to these farmers so that they have money to buy cattle and sheep?" Qiao Liang asked suddenly.
"I'm afraid it's difficult." Liang Wen smiled bitterly, "Mr. Qiao, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Our business group is actually in a bad situation right now. Chairman An can afford to invest 500 million in Liangbei this time. What caused a lot of pressure was that Chairman An made the final decision at the company's high-level meeting against all opinions."
Qiao Liang was silent after hearing this. He could fully understand that this investment of 500 million yuan, I really don't know how much pressure Anzhe made the decision. Before Anzhe was transferred to Jiangdong Business Group, his predecessor was investigated for economic problems. It is said that hundreds of millions were involved in the case, and as many as a dozen executives and middle-level people of the business group were involved. With the outbreak of this major case, the business group fell into great chaos, with people's hearts wandering and operations problems. It is estimated that by now Before he could recover, Anzhe spent the 500 million to help connect Liangbei, which must have been his greatest effort.
Qiao Liang subconsciously thought that An Zhe must have obtained the 500 million from the bank.
After understanding the difficulties of Jiangdong Commercial Group, Qiao Liang naturally stopped mentioning the matter, let alone called An Zhe.
After having dinner with Liang Wen and others in the evening, they confirmed the itinerary of Liang Wen and others tomorrow. Qiao Liang planned to go there together to avoid any accidents, but Liang Wen didn't even say no, they would go to Anzhe Circle in the next few days. We visited several other places, mostly just as a formality, because Anzhe's first choice was still the land near the iron mine.
"County Magistrate Qiao, Mr. Liang and the others only had an accident because of the iron mines. There are no iron mines in other places. County Magistrate Qiao shouldn't have to worry." He Qingqing said with a smile.
"Yes, County Magistrate Qiao, before we came here, Chairman An told us not to disturb your work easily. You really don't need to follow us anymore, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the chairman." Liang Wenye laugh.
Qiao Liang thought for a while and finally agreed, but still told Liang Wen to call him as soon as anything happened.
After coming out of the hotel, Qiao Liang saw the small park opposite the hotel and said to He Qingqing: "Director He, let's go sit in the park opposite?"
"Okay." He Qingqing agreed happily.
The two of them found a stone bench in the park and sat down. Qiao Liang asked: "Director He, has there been any progress in what I asked you to do last time?"
"What thing?" He Qingqing blinked.
"Just ask Shi Lei to provide relevant information." Qiao Liang said.
"Oh, you're talking about Uncle Bucket." He Qingqing thought about it, "I told Shi Lei about this at the time, but I was so busy these days that I forgot to confirm it with him again. , I’ll give him a call now.”
He Qingqing took out his mobile phone and called Shi Lei on the spot. The two exchanged a few words. He Qingqing hung up the phone and nodded to Qiao Liang: "Shi Lei said that what Uncle Bucket said is basically true."
"Well, that's good." Qiao Liang nodded slightly, "Director He, do you think it's possible for Shi Lei to quietly collect some evidence of illegal activities in the iron mine?"
"It's possible, but it's difficult." He Qingqing shook her head, "Mr. Qiao, you should know that the iron mines are very strictly guarded against outsiders. It can be seen from the fact that they started to set up roadblocks at the intersection that they do not allow outsiders. It's easy to get close. Shi Lei is currently only familiar with the security team of the iron mine, but he can't go deep into the iron mine."
"That doesn't necessarily mean we need to go deep into the iron mine. We can start from the outside." Qiao Liang stretched out his hand to make gestures. "You see, the relationship between the iron mine and the surrounding people is very tense because of the issue of land enclosure. Some They were even beaten up by people from the iron mines. Uncle Bucket's house is an example. Since Shi Lei has verified that these situations are basically true, he will start with these murdered people and collect evidence from them. As long as these murdered people are willing to stand up If you come forward to testify, then the fact that the iron ore mine is illegal will be conclusive."
"I'm just afraid that these people won't dare to come forward." He Qingqing smiled bitterly, "Uncle Bucket's family is a lesson. Others will definitely be more afraid of retaliation from the iron mines when they see Uncle Bucket's family being in such misery."
"This is indeed a problem." Qiao Liang frowned, "But something must be done, and this iron mine cannot continue to act impunity."
He Qingqing pondered.
After thinking for a while, Qiao Liang said again: "Director He, let's do this. You let Shi Lei collect evidence from the murdered people first. As for the matter of coming forward to testify, let's not mention it for now."
"Well, let me tell Shi Lei." Director He nodded.
The two sat in the park for a while. He Qingqing suddenly realized that she liked being alone with Qiao Liang. She quietly glanced at Qiao Liang's profile. For some reason, He Qingqing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
At this time, Qiao Liang's cell phone suddenly rang. After looking at the call number, Qiao Liang answered the call, said a few words to the other party, and then said, "I'm in the small park opposite Liangping Hotel. You can send me here directly." .”
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Liang said to He Qingqing: "Director He, I have something else to do. You drive back first and I will just walk back later."
"How is that possible? I'll walk back and leave the car to you." He Qingqing said.
"You are a delicate woman, and you are also wearing high heels. Although this place is not far from the county compound, it is too difficult for you to walk back. You can drive the car back. I will run back later, just in time to exercise." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
He Qingqing heard this and did not refuse. Although she was a little curious about who Qiao Liang wanted to see, since Qiao Liang didn't tell him, He Qingqing couldn't ask any more questions.
A few minutes after He Qingqing left, the person Qiao Liang was waiting for also arrived, it was Ma Yuanxiang.
Ma Yuanxiang came to return Qiao Liang's bank card. After returning the card to Qiao Liang, Ma Yuanxiang said to Qiao Liang from the bottom of her heart: "Thank you."
"I told you you're welcome, I'll do my best to help," Qiao Liang said.
"I will definitely pay you back the money. You also know where I work and I won't run away." Ma Yuanxiang said seriously.
"If I were afraid that you would run away, I wouldn't give you the money." Qiao Liang laughed. He didn't expect the other party to pay back the money.
"By the way, has the loan shark been settled?" Qiao Liang asked.
"It's solved. I borrowed more than 10,000 yuan from my only best friend, and finally collected more than 20,000 yuan and returned it to them." Ma Yuanxiang said this and looked at Qiao Liang, "Do you know the bureau? people?"
"What do you think?" Qiao Liang said.
"Today I followed your instructions and called the police, and then a captain from the county bureau came with me to handle the matter. The people at the loan sharks are very considerate to the people in the county bureau, so things went so smoothly."
"Well, that's it." Qiao Liang nodded, thinking that Zhou Zhilong was quite capable. It seemed that he would have to carry two bottles of liquor to have a drink with him later.
"You haven't answered my question just yet." Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang.
"Guess." Qiao Liang chuckled.
Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang blankly, feeling that although he looked very steady most of the time, sometimes he acted like a big child.
Thinking that the captain of the county bureau was very polite to her today, and combined with Qiao Liang's previous words, Ma Yuanxiang actually had some suspicions in her mind.
"I guess you are really the deputy county magistrate of the county." Ma Yuanxiang said.
"That's right," Qiao Liang said with a smile. Thinking of Ma Yuanxiang's husband, Qiao Liang rolled her eyes and asked suddenly, "Your husband is hospitalized in the county hospital, right?"
"Yes." Ma Yuanxiang nodded.
"Is it convenient for me to go and visit?" Qiao Liang asked again.
"You want to go see him?" Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang in surprise.
"Yes, is there any problem?" Qiao Liang said.
"But...but, you and he don't know each other, and we are not related to each other, so why did you go to see him?" Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang in confusion.
"You can watch it if you want, it's that simple." Qiao Liang chuckled, "Okay, don't be nagging, you lead the way, we are going to the hospital now."
Ma Yuanxiang didn't know what kind of medicine Qiao Liang was selling in his gourd, but Qiao Liang was kind to her. He insisted on visiting her husband, so naturally she couldn't refuse.
Arriving at the hospital, Qiao Liang saw Ma Yuanxiang's husband Wang Anfu, and beside him was Wang Anfu's mother. Qiao Liang had heard Ma Yuanxiang introduce her to him on the way here, and she and her mother-in-law took turns taking care of Wang Anfu.
Wang Anfu is now extremely thin, but his eyes still look a little energetic.
"Anfu, this is a friend of mine who came to see you." Ma Yuanxiang sat beside the bed and held her husband's hand.
"Hello." Wang Anfu managed to cheer up and smiled at Qiao Liang.
Seeing Wang Anfu like this, Qiao Liang suddenly couldn't bear to ask him about the iron mine anymore. He was already so ill, and it was not appropriate for him to use his former identity to explore the secrets of the iron mine.
"Mr. Wang, take good care of yourself. Your wife is a great person and has done a lot for you." Qiao Liang comforted her, not knowing what to say.
After some greetings, Qiao Liang came out of the ward, and Ma Yuanxiang followed suit.
"Do you have anything to ask my husband?" Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang and asked.
"How do you know?" Qiao Liang glanced at Ma Yuanxiang in surprise.
"I noticed several times that you looked at my husband and hesitated to speak, as if you had something to say but it was inconvenient to say it," Ma Yuanxiang said.
Hearing Ma Yuanxiang's words, Qiao Liang secretly praised her, what a woman who is good at observing.
"Actually, I do want to ask your husband something, but seeing how sick he is, I can't bear to ask." Qiao Liang sighed.
"What do you want to ask him?" Ma Yuanxiang asked curiously.
"I want to ask him something about iron ore," Qiao Liang said.
"No wonder, I said you and my husband are not related, so why would you want to come to the hospital to see him?" Ma Yuanxiang suddenly realized.
"Actually, I'm quite despicable. I didn't even consider that your husband is so ill." Qiao Liang said guiltily.
"No, you are already a good person." Ma Yuanxiang shook his head and said, "If you want to ask about the iron mine, you can also ask me. My husband used to talk to me at home when he was still working in the iron mine.
Regarding iron ore, I still know something about iron ore, but I just don’t know what you want to ask."
