Qiao Liang drove back, thinking about the car accident, his eyes gloomy.
Stopping at a restaurant, Qiao Liang asked for a private room, ordered a few dishes, and called Yang Jinshan.
When the call was connected, Qiao Liang asked: "Brother Yang, have you eaten?"
"Not yet. I went to the city for a meeting. I just came back. I heard that you had a car accident at noon. Is it okay?" Yang Jinshan asked with concern.
"Fortunately, I'm fine, but Director He is not out of danger yet." Qiao Liang sighed and said, "Brother Yang, are you free now? We just happened to come over for dinner. I want to discuss something with you."
"Okay, where are you? I'll be there right away." Yang Jinshan said.
Qiao Liang gave the address and then waited for Yang Jinshan to come over.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Yang Jinshan rushed over. Qiao Liang asked the other party to sit down and said, "Brother Yang, you came just in time. The food is hot."
Yang Jinshan looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile: "Brother, will you have two cups tonight?"
"Okay, let's get something white." Qiao Liang smiled and nodded.
After ordering two bottles of liquor, Qiao Liang opened the bottle and said, "Brother Yang, I want to trouble you with something."
"Hey, you're having an affair with me, aren't you? How can we talk about whether it's troublesome or not?" Yang Jinshan said with a smile, "If you have anything to do, just say it."
"Brother Yang, I remember you said before that you knew people from the city bureau..." Qiao Liang said.
"Well, I recognize it. What's wrong?" Yang Jinshan looked at Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang poured wine for Yang Jinshan and said, "Do you have any criminal investigation experts that you can trust? Please introduce one to me."
"You want to find someone in the criminal investigation field?" Yang Jinshan looked at Qiao Liang doubtfully, "Yes, yes, brother, but it's inconvenient to ask, what do you want to do?"
"Brother Yang, to tell you the truth, I felt something was wrong about the car accident that Director He and I encountered today." Qiao Liang did not hide anything from Yang Jinshan and told the truth.
"Do you suspect that the car accident was man-made?" Yang Jinshan looked shocked.
"Well, I suspect it was planned." Qiao Liang nodded.
"Is there any evidence?" Yang Jinshan looked incredulous. If what Qiao Liang said was true, then he was suspected of murder. Who is so bold?
"There must be no evidence yet, but there is something strange, so I think it is necessary to investigate." Qiao Liang shook his head and said, "No, I want to ask for your help to find a reliable criminal investigation expert from the city bureau.
Come down and check it out.”
Hearing this, Yang Jinshan nodded and said: "This is not difficult. I will introduce you to one later. But brother, do you really think the car accident was man-made?"
"Brother Yang, it's just my personal suspicions now. It's too early to say this." Qiao Liang said helplessly.
"Yes." Yang Jinshan nodded and did not ask any more questions. However, since Qiao Liang had doubts, he must have discovered something, which shocked Yang Jinshan.
After that, the two of them stopped talking about serious business and chatted casually while drinking. They drank until after nine o'clock in the evening.
Early the next morning, Qiao Liang came to the office and immediately called Jia Fangrong, director of the County Finance Bureau.
"Director Jia, I heard that the teachers in our county haven't received their salary for October last year yet?" Qiao Liang asked.
"Well, that's what happened." Jia Fangrong nodded and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, teachers' salary payments have always been delayed. It was always like this before. The situation now is actually much better, at least.
It didn’t take more than half a year like before.”
"Director Jia, I'm asking the current question, don't change the subject for me." Qiao Liang has already heard about the situation Jia Fangrong said from Ding Yongxing, the director of the Education Bureau, so Qiao Liang doesn't want to hear Jia Fangrong talk about the past.
, said bluntly, "Director Jia, please give me an accurate answer. When will the teachers' current salary arrears be paid?"
"The salary for October last year will be paid by the end of this month." Jia Fangrong thought for a while and gave an approximate time.
"Is it just October's salary? Can't the rest of the arrears be paid at once?" Qiao Liang frowned.
"County Magistrate Qiao, there is really nothing we can do about this, the finances don't have the money." Jia Fangrong shook his head like a rattle.
Qiao Liang couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. As far as he knew, the salaries of county civil servants were paid in full on a monthly basis. However, when it came to teachers, they were in arrears for several months. The above documents repeatedly stated that teachers' salaries must be guaranteed.
And it cannot be lower than the salary of local civil servants. Each document has been selectively implemented when it reaches the local level. Financially wealthy developed counties and cities may be able to implement the above requirements without discount, but when it comes to poor counties like Liangbei County,
In developed areas, that's another story.
Qiao Liang couldn't say anything like suspending civil servants' salaries at this moment, otherwise he would stand on the opposite side of the entire Liangbei County civil service system.
"Director Jia, let's do this. I won't embarrass you. Before the end of the month, you guarantee that your salary for October and the performance bonus for the second half of last year will be paid. Is that okay?" Qiao Liang said.
"This..." Jia Fangrong was a little embarrassed and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, there is no problem in paying October's salary, but the performance bonus for the second half of last year may have to wait a little longer."
"Director Jia, as leaders, we can't think that teachers are easy to bully, so we can just catch them, right?" Qiao Liang said unhappily.
"County Magistrate Qiao, you have really misunderstood me. If I were rich, I would really like to pay all the teachers' wages that are owed to them. This would make everyone happy, don't you think?" Jia Fangrong smiled bitterly, "Everyone thinks that I am
This Finance Director is so prestigious that they all call me the God of Wealth, but they don’t know how hard I am. Our Liangbei County is poor, and the county finances have always been poor. As the Finance Director, I am also a clever woman who cannot make a living without rice. Every time people from various departments come to visit
As the head of the government, I also have a big headache when it comes to asking for money. To be honest, apart from giving priority to ensuring the expenditure of those big projects every year, the county finance really doesn’t have much money left to spend.”
Qiao Liang also had a headache when he heard Jia Fangrong's words. He did not suspect that the other party was lying. In the other party's position, in charge of the county's money bag, it was actually not as prestigious as outsiders thought.
After thinking for a while, Qiao Liang said: "Director Jia, then give me a time limit. When can last year's performance bonuses be distributed to teachers?"
"County Magistrate Qiao, I can't guarantee the exact time. I can only say that it will be in the next two months. Within two months, I will try my best." Jia Fangrong said helplessly.
"Okay, two months then, but you have to allocate your salary for October last year before the end of the month." Qiao Liang said.
"Okay." Jia Fangrong nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Qiao Liang would force him to set a time limit, which would really embarrass him. Fortunately, Qiao Liang didn't seem to find it difficult to speak.
After the two talked about the matter, Jia Fangrong said goodbye and left. Qiao Liang sat alone in the office, pondering for a moment. Qiao Liang picked up the phone and suddenly called Laosan.
"Hey, fifth child, what do you want from me?" Third child asked when the call was connected.
"Third brother, send me some of your pinhole cameras." Qiao Liang said, he found that sometimes these things are really useful, and there is no harm in keeping a few of them with you.
"Holy shit, why do you want that thing? Lao Wu, are you going to do something else? Do you need my help?" Lao San asked.
"No, I want to keep a few for backup. I might need them some time. Just send them to me," Qiao Liang said.
"Okay, I'll send it to you later." Lao San smiled, "I'll be going to Liangbei again in a few days."
"What are you here for?"
"Nonsense, of course I was inspecting performance in the past." Lao San laughed, "The ice and snow tourism route from Jiangdong to Liangbei that the company just opened this year is an instant hit. Many people on our coast have never experienced it.
Everyone is very interested in the customs of the inland northwest, and the performance is much better than expected. No, the Liangbei branch needs to expand its scale and recruit more people. I am going to go and take charge personally. "
"As for you, who is half-assed, you can just come here and sit there, but Tongtong is no better." Qiao Liang laughed and scolded, "Okay, let's do this for now. When you get there, call me and I will pick you up."
After hanging up the call from the third child, Qiao Liang was busy with official duties for a while. It was approaching noon and Qiao Liang was planning to go to the hospital again. At this time, Yang Jinshan called. Qiao Liang picked up the phone and heard Yang Jinshan say: "
Brother, are you free at noon? Let’s meet at the restaurant where we had dinner last night, and I’ll introduce you to someone.”
"Okay, I'll come over after get off work." Qiao Liang's expression perked up, and he had roughly guessed who Yang Jinshan was going to introduce to him. Yang Jinshan was really efficient in doing things. The thing he had just asked for last night was done so quickly.
As soon as it was time to get off work, Qiao Liang immediately drove to the hotel where he stayed last night. Yang Jinshan had already arrived first. Qiao Liang opened the door and entered the box. He saw Yang Jinshan and a middle-aged man smoking. They were wearing casual clothes and were talking to each other.
He has a short buzzcut and a pair of sharp eyes.
"Brother, here we come." Yang Jinshan stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and continued to introduce, "This is the captain of the first investigation team of our municipal bureau's criminal investigation detachment. Yang Zhengang, Captain Yang, is a well-known criminal investigation expert in the municipal bureau. In our province
All of them have won awards.”
"Captain Yang, hello." Qiao Liang smiled slightly and nodded.
"Hello, County Magistrate Qiao." Yang Zhengang nodded politely in return. He had already learned about Qiao Liang from Yang Jinshan in advance.
The two parties exchanged pleasantries, and Qiao Liang turned to look at Yang Jinshan: "Brother Yang, is Captain Yang your brother?"
"So, we were the same family five hundred years ago." Yang Jinshan responded with a smile and patted Yang Zhengang on the shoulder, "Captain Yang is definitely capable. Brother, there is absolutely no problem in leaving the matter you want to investigate to him.
"
"Okay." Qiao Liang nodded, looked at Yang Zhengang, and said, "Let's sit down and talk."
On the side, Yang Jinshan also sat down and picked up a cigarette to light up. Regarding Qiao Liang's suspicion of the car accident, Yang Jinshan was doubtful. He was responsible for finding the person today. Next, he will see if he can really find out.
