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Like a Flowing River
~ Episode 12 ~
Strike a severe blow to speculating and profiteering.
Be determined to amputate the tail of capitalism.
Illegal reselling of agricultural and industrial production data.
Raising the price to purchase state projects. - Stand where you are!
- Don't run! - Don't leave anything behind.
- Stand where you are! - Don't mind that anymore. Quickly leave!
Stop chasing! Stop chasing!
He robbed me!
Stop chasing! Stop chasing me, brother!
Stop running! Be honest!
- Stop moving! Behave! - Why are you arresting me again?
- Can you arrest someone else? - Stop talking nonsense! - Why is it the two of you again?
Get into the car!
Older Brother Xiao Hui!
Yang Xun!
Strike a severe blow to speculating and profiteering.
Be determined to amputate the tail of capitalism.
Illegal reselling of agricultural and industrial production data.
Can't we even arrest illegal peddlers now?
Do you call that arrest? That is beating up a small peddler.
- Yang Xun is being treated too violently - Yang Xun?
It's that Yang steamed buns.
Director Li, I am not trying to be nosy. The country has already promulgated its policies.
It is in the process of encouraging and helping suitable economic development for individuals.
All law abiding laborers must be given due respect.
Little Song, I know that you are fond of memorizing the People's Daily.
But the situation is different this time round.
The higher-ups want to strictly control illegal traders and unlicensed businesses.
Dad! Mom! Mom,
- has Xiao Hui come back yet? - Your little brother isn't back yet.
Why are you back first?
So many delicious things to eat.
Mother, I can finally see it.
You guys made so much good food for him. You only want him to eat them, none for me.
That's not true. When have your mom and I
not made good food for you when you come back.
Your daughter is joking with you. You actually thought she was being serious.
Dad is so funny when he's serious.
You've learned how to make fun of me, huh?
Where's Dongbao? How come he didn't come back with you?
Your dad prepared a bottle of medicinal liquor for him.
They have a project outside the county and today is the final check of the construction.
Dongbao has to accompany the client to check the constructed houses.
Dad, next time, okay? Next time, I'll have Dongbao come back and drink with you.
It isn't that I don't want to help you with this. The higher-ups have documents.
As a small director, I can't do anything.
Director Li, Yang Xun's act can't really be considered as an illegal business.
At most, he just didn't get a license. How do you think we should deal with this?
I can pay for his fine.
Little Song, we've known each other for a long time, so I won't keep anything from you.
Yang Xun has been sent to the county seat.
Doesn't your brother-in-law have connections there?
If you really want to help him, you should go find your brother-in-law. That'll definitely work.
I'll just say this much on the matter. Go back now.
Okay.
Did Xiaolejia resell any materials that are within the state plan or not?
This is hard to say.
If there is, there is. If there isn't, there isn't.
There's no gray area.
What they are selling are indeed prefabricated panels and not the raw materials.
Based on policies, that's not reselling the planned materials.
But you know, in these past few months,
there are changes with the policies.
To forcefully accuse them of speculating and profiteering is also possible.
What about Lei Dongbao himself? Is there any problem with his personal finances?
This we haven't found out yet. Only once we get Xiaoleijia Brigade's personal account book,
can we clearly see through Lei Dongbao.
County Governor Xu, their acts of targeting Xiaoleijia this time
is actually just knocking on the mountain to stun the tiger. Their real target is you.
Who doesn't know that? You're the only person who isn't a local here in the county committee.
They're acting as a group to go against you.
Old Chen, don't say things like that.
Especially at times like this, you really shouldn't say that.
I hope you know that Secretary Gong is well-prepared.
That is also because I don't have much local experience. I previously advanced prematurely for I craved success.
I didn't unite our comrades first.
No matter what, shouldn't we be thinking about how to deal with this?
In case, and I'm saying just in case,
if they find something with the Xiaoleijia Brigade, then it'll be complicated.
They are a model brigade that you personally established.
Isn't it like you slapping yourself in the face?
If they really find something,
no one will be able to indulge Xiaoleijia or save Lei Dongbao.
Are you planning on throwing away Xiaoleijia Brigade and giving up on Lei Dongbao?
You can't say that.
No matter if it's Lei Dongbao, or other cadres of other birgades,
they're all our comrades. There's no such thing as abandoning.
How about this. I'll let Xiaoleijia Brigade know first.
At the very least, make them be prepared for it.
No, this is against the organization's principles and regulations.
Additionally, with so many people watching us,
openly transmitting a message will only invite trouble.
This must be investigated to the end and leave no doubts.
If there're severe economic problems, those who should be criticized should be criticized,
and those who should be taken away will be taken away. I want to get to the bottom of this.
Your brother-in-law wanted to give you this.
What is this?
Open it and see.
This is too expensive! I can't keep it.
It's natural for a sister to want to share what she has with her brother.
Here.
No, it's too expensive. I can't take it.
What? Have you started thinking of me as an outsider as soon as I got married?
I made this shirt and pants.
I think it looks pretty good. It fits Dongbao pretty well.
You should try it on for me later.
Sister, I'll take the clothes. But the watch is far too expensive,
I can't take it.
Ping Ping, the watch is too expensive. It isn't suitable for Xiao Hui to wear it.
You should give it back to Dongbao.
Mom, Dongbao has watches.
If Xiao Hui doesn't want this watch, I'll give it to dad.
I don't want it, Ping Ping. We already have one in the house. Wearing one is so much trouble.
Hey, sis.
Look, it's very modern.
Go try on the clothes.
In a bit. I have to talk to you about something.
- What? - When is your husband coming back? I need his help for something.
- What happened? - Yang Xun has been taken away. Manager Li says only your husband can help him.
He'll only be back after dinner.
Let's go to Xiaoleijia to wait for him then.
- Secretary's Wife! - Brother Shigen.
Where is Secretary? Where is Dongbao?
Didn't he go to the county seat to check the houses to be turned over?
What's wrong, Brother Shigen?
Brother Shigen, what happened?
Xiaohui, you're here too. I'll be frank then.
That...how much money do you still have?
In our savings account, we still have—
There's no time to withdraw those money. How many cash do you have in hand?
Probably more than a hundred.
Brother Shigen, why do you need money? Did something bad happen to brother-in-law?
Higher-ups have sent men to arrest Dongbao. I want to make him leave as soon as possible.
- Auntie. - Shigen. - Mom.
Go and pack some clothes of Dongbao. I'll take them with me.
Okay.
- It's fine, Auntie. - Brother Shigen, I don't think that you should handle this matter this way.
Why will the higher-ups arrest older brother? What law did he break?
- If we just flee without knowing clarifying things, won't they just use this against us? - Xiao Hui,
I know that you are educated and you know that law, but this is not the time to reason out.
It's possible that things will really change this time.
Not only our Xiaoleijia, even those doing small businesses or workshops,
are all getting investigated. I even heard—
What did you hear, Brother Shigen?
I heard that several big shots in Wenzhou have already been arrested. All were doing great in their businesses.
I also heard about that, but those people were doing individual businesses.
- The nature is very different with that of brother-in-law. - College student, are you really not afraid?
Yes. Do you know that a movement is coming?
If people want to find fault to have you arrested, would they care if you're in individual business or not?
Shigen!
Are you done packing?
Okay already.
Hongwei, what are you doing?
Sister-in-law, I'm the manager of the prefabricated panels factory
The higher-ups are saying that our Xiaoleijia Brigade is reselling prefabricated panels and want to arrest me and Dongbao.
- Auntie! Auntie! - Mom.
Old Macaque? What are you doing here?
Stop acting sneakily. What are you trying to do?
What else can I do? You're a grown man. What can I get from you?
- Sit there. - I'm not.
Just go straight to the point. I still have matters to do. I don't have the free time to have chats.
What matters do you have?
You want to help Lei Dongbao handle those illegal materials of his?
Bullshit!
Rascal, you better talk courteously.
In terms of seniority, your father and I are from the same generation.
You sneaked into the brigade's office. Don't think I'm blind.
Don't think that you've caught something to use against me.
Let me tell you that I do things in an open and aboveboard manner.
Moreover, Dongbao has not yet been arrested.
That county investigation team has not yet come to the village. Your backers have not arrived yet.
You sneaked into the office to steal the account books? You want to help Lei Dongbao?
Of course. Or else, you think I would harm him? He's my biological brother.
There are really problems in that account book?
Lei Dongbao really dared to corrupt the public fund?
None of your business. Rebel faction. Bad element.
Sibao, I'm not looking down on you.
You want to do tricks right under the watchful eyes of the county investigation team?
You still haven't reached that level of skills.
You better tell me what you know. Maybe,
I still can help Lei Dongbao get past this.
Who in the village doesn't know that you've always wanted to topple him?
If I give you this account book, that's like giving you a knife.
Sibao,
you really think that it was my idea to make the county send an investigation team here?
Let me tell you that
I've long lost such capabilities inside the county seat.
This time, it's the gods fighting, the little ghosts suffering.
It's too late. If we still don't leave,
we might never be able to leave.
Hongwei, don't panic.
The county will never arrest anyone without proper investigation.
Xiao Hui, that is because the person they arresting isn't you.
Shigen, I'm going now.
You tell Dongbao that I'll wait for him in the train station.
- Okay. - Okay. Okay. Quickly leave.
Let me see how the person leading Xiaoleijia is embezzling public fund and fattening his pocket.
You still want to harm Dongbao.
Find the hole so you can fill it. Don't you know such principle?
No, I haven't read it yet.
The investigation team will be entering the village by tomorrow. Two pairs of eyes are better than one.
Tell me everything that you know so we can fill the gaps faster.
Give it to me.
I don't really know that much.
That is when Dongbao and I went to buy some reinforcing bars and cement,
he spent public funds and private funds together.
He placed public funds in his left pocket,
his private funds in his right pocket.
And then, when he has spent all the public funds, he then spent the money in his right pocket.
And then, he didn't collect any receipts.
He's a good cadre then.
Why then would you go to the brigade office to steal the accounting books?
No.
He also bough some personal items using the public fund in his left pocket.
He even treated his brother-in-law to a meal.
Look.
Turn it further back.
Brother Shigen.
Good thing you are able to keep your calm.
Someone must stay behind to be the watch dog.
Moreover, Dongbao just supported me to become the village chief.
I must repay him with this favor.
Is that Dongbao?
- Why are you two running? - Dongbao, you're finally back.
Xiao Hui, why are you here? Did you receive the watch that your sister bought you?
Older Brother, do you already know that people from county is coming to investigate you?
Investigate me?
Why?
- This is hard to do. - What do you mean?
Lei Dongbao is usually a loud person,
but he actually didn't embezzle any public fund.
This is a good thing. Okay. I'll take this back to him.
Wait a minute.
Looking in this account book, there is indeed no big mistake,
but there are a lot of minor mistakes.
For the minor mistakes, I can just change them.
- You'll change it? - Yes.
I know how to change. When the reservoir was repaired, wasn't I in-charge of the books for several days?
I then secretly added two workload for myself. Did you notice it?
You're thinking about it too simply.
The investigators will notice that you've tampered with the books with just one look.
You think they are like me, so easily fooled?
What should we do then?
How about I take Four-eyed here?
Four-eyed would listen to you?
If he won't listen to me, won't he listen to you?
Isn't he your nephew?
Okay. Go.
Still those old words. No matter what happens, I'll bear them all.
Nothing has happened yet. If I leave, what can of leader am I?
Also, quickly get Hongwei back.
Frightening himself. What the hell?!
I think what older brother said is right. I already said that this matter can't be handle by just leaving.
Or else, people will say that you flee out of guilt.
They can just casually accuse crimes on you and you wouldn't have the chance to defend yourself.
You hear that? What Xiao Hui said,
although there were terms that I didn't understand, we basically meant the same thing.
- Try to learn from him! - Come, Xiao Hui.
Come in.
Sit first. I'll go pour you some warm water.
Sit.
Dongbao, someone picked the lock.
Someone dared to pick the door of the brigade office?
What did we lose?
- The accounting book is gone. - Oh, no.
Someone wants to harm you.
By stealing your account book, the investigation team will now have no chance to investigate the financial situation of Xiaoleijia.
If someone really wants to frame you as corrupting public funds,
you will not have any evidence to prove your innocence anymore.
An upright body isn't afraid of his shadow will deviate.
I know what I've done.
Shigen also knows it.
Four-eyed Accountant also clearly knows it.
To try to frame me here in Xiaoliejia...
- It won't be that easy. - Dongbao...
Just go straight to the point. He's my brother-in-law.
Four-eyed is a distant relative of Old Macaque.
You burned the accounting book?
You dare to make a huge decision like that without discussing it with me?
I did it for all your sake.
For my sake?
You're harming me.
Only the three of us knew that you stole the accounting book.
If you don't say it, I don't say it, and he doesn't say it, who would know that you stole the accounting book?
But...Dongbao, without the accounting book...
Burning the book is also helping him.
Think about how messed up that accounting book was.
It's impossible to cover it up. It's better to just burn it.
When the investigation team comes, let them be unable to find out anything.
But...
This...can this work?
It won't.
- Why not? - Uncle,
this is called killing to have no witness.
If Lei Dongbao committed a grave crime,
this is a good way to stir the water to make it more muddled.
But we all clearly know that even though Secretary Dongbao is a loud person and doesn't meticulously account for everything,
he is cleaner than anyone.
Now that the accounting book is gone, there's no way to prove that he's a good cadre.
Then...
Old Macaque, you want to harm Dongbao!
Are you not afraid that he'll skin you?!
Who stole the book?
It wasn't me, right?
If Lei Dongbao will skin anyone, he won't skin just mine, right?
I...
Old Macaque!
How come I believed you? I...
I was an idiot!
You're looking like a loser.
With just a minor matter, stop looking like your parents died.
I did it for your good.
Once Lei Dongbao falls, the secretary position of the village
will become empty.
Lei Shigen and Shi Hongwei
are all favored person of Lei Dongbao.
If Lei Dongbao falls, will they still enjoy good days?
Only you, Sibao, is educated for a few years
and just got removed from the factory manager position by him.
When the investigation comes, just tell them
that you were against Lei Dongbao profiteering
that's why, you got removed from your post.
You know about the policy of our party, right?
Reporting and exposing criminals to authorities are given meritorious awards.
The main doors of the brigade office wasn't damaged,
but the lock on the door of the accounting office and its cabinet was picked open.
Four-eyed Accountant surely has keys to the cabinet where the accounting books are kept.
He has.
Four-eyed is very cunning. Maybe, he deliberately broke open the lock to confuse us.
Look at how...
...he usually act.
Older brother, what do you think?
- I... - Dongbao, listen to me.
Let's just leave. Now, even you are full of mouth, you can't clear yourself.
Put down your bag.
Just seeing it is making me angry. Why did you flee?
Didn't I return?
Did you do anything bad?
- No. - Why then are you afraid of ghosts knocking on your doors?
You two indeed didn't do anything wrong, but you can't stop evil people outside colluding with internal spies.
I feel that brother-in-law is right. We mustn't escape this matter.
Or else, we will really fall into other people's trap.
Tell us then. Now that the account book is lost, how are we going to handle the investigation team when they arrive?
Losing the account book is the priority problem. We must investigate this matter clearly first.
As long as we find this person and hand him to the investigation team,
the team can surely find the book from him.
What Xiao Hui said is right. Only a few people around me can have access to the account book.
Find them all back. Investigate and interrogate.
I don't believe
that he'll be able to hide right under my watchful eyes after doing such a huge crime.
Then...who are we asking back for interrogation?
Sibao, Laowu,
and Four-eyed. Call them all.
- Okay. - And Old Secretary.
What I mean is Old Secretary has a respected reputation. It will be better if he's here.
Ask him.
Uncle, I must go.
Where are you going?
Lei Dongbao isn't a coward like Lei Shigen. When there is trouble, he won''t flee.
Once he's back, he'll discover that the account book is lost. I'm one of the people closely connected with it.
He surely will find me to talk with me. Understand?
Wait.
Four-eyed.
Do you still know whose family you're from?
Uncle, don't worry. I won't betray you.
What good can I get from betraying you?
Moreover, Secretary Dongbao won't give an important position to a person that betrayed his elders.
You are quite a sensible person.
But it's not any more important if Lei Dongbao will give you any good position or not.
Once the investigation team enters the village, Sibao will be
our Xiaoleijia's secretary from now on.
Secretary Dongbao, Four-eyed and Sibao are both not home. Laowu said that he'll be here in a bit.
Open the broadcast system. Let the whole village help in finding them.
Okay.
Brother Shigen!
Hey,
- Four-eyed. - Brother Shigen.
What's going on?
- Secretary Dongbao is looking for you. - Secretary.
- Where did you go? - I'm having diarrhea and has been in the lavatory all this time.
My wife said that Brother Shigen was looking for me.
So, it's because Secretary Dongbao is back.
Stand up.
Four-eyed, do you know that our Xiaoleijia is in trouble?
For these next few days, go out first and hide. Don't let Dongbao find you.
Once the investigation team enters the village, you then come back.
Why?
With a loser like you,
Lei Dongbao just needs to glare at you and you'll tell him everything.
Right?
This time, if Lei Dongbao doesn't die in the hands of the investigation team,
you won't have any good days in the future.
If I don't have any good days, you won't too.
Right. The two of us now
are ants walking on the same rope.
The village's account book is missing.
Four-eyed, you're not surprised at all?
- I'm not. - Why?
Secretary, don't be mad with what I'll say.
You usually do things loudly and is so short-tempered. You have offended a lot of people.
It's fine when everything is smooth sailing. But once there are trouble brewing outside,
it can't be helped for someone to want to harm you.
What do you mean by those words?
The meaning is very simple.
I created a copy of our village's account book.
It's hidden in my house.
Mom, Dongbao has already come back.
He's currently holding a meeting in the brigade office.
Didn't Brother Shigen update us earlier?
He told us not to be worried.
Xiao Ping, Dongbao won't get in trouble, right?
He won't.
Dongbao has always done things for the public. Everyone can see it.
You don't know the hearts of people here in Xiaoleijia.
When you're in power, they would circle around you. When you meet misfortunes,
each one will be running from you as quickly as they can.
Look at that Hongwei.
Hongwei was just afraid. Don't blame him.
Hongwei can be considered one of the good guys. There are those who have evil hearts
that we still don't know how they are ruining Dongbao's reputation behind his back.
Don't think that way.
Justice is in people's hearts. Dongbao has done so many good things for the village.
Someone will remember it.
- Nothing will happen? - Nothing.
1,280.
1,150.
This one is 650.
Also, a 770.
The last one is 1,450.
There's no problem here. It coincides with the in-out records
from the brick factory, prefabricated panels, and construction team.
This account book that Four-eyed brought is real.
Four-eyed, I have belittled you.
Not only can you do accounting, you can even predict things.
You actually made another copy of the book.
As if you've made preparation beforehand because someone would steal the other account book.
Uncle, I'm just being ready for the rainy days.
Four-eyed,
not that I want to make things difficult for you.
After such a huge matter like this has happened, isn't your explanation too simple?
I heard that when there are two account books in the hands of an accountant,
he's harboring evil intentions.
He wants to gather evidences to report you.
Right?
Yes.
When I started making a copy of the accounting book,
I indeed had such thoughts.
But afterwards, Secretary Dongbao,
you have led our Xiaoleijia to have more and more prosperous days. I've long been convinced on your abilities.
Why then did you continue making a copy of the account book?
I w-was really...just afraid that one day, someone will harm Secretary Dongbao.
Four-eyed, don't get agitated.
I don't care about how you saw me before.
For this matter today, you have achieved merit.
I'll remember it.
- Do you know who took the account book? - I don't know.
Then try thinking about it. Who could do such a thing?
- I'm unable to think of anyone. - Hongwei.
Help me invite someone.
Who?
Old Macaque.
Okay.
Secretary Dongbao has asked you for interrogation. You totally are so evil.
Who do you think you are? Let me tell you.
Do you want to get beaten up?
Little Song.
Can I ask you for a favor?
Can you tell Secretary Dongbao to not involve me?
It was really Old Macaque who stole the account book?
I really don't know. I swear.
Why then are you panicking?
Old Macaque
is still my biological uncle.
You helped brother-in-law this time. He surely won't make things difficult for you.
Old Macaque, what act are you doing now?
He already fell into the vast ocean of people's war.
If I got there a bit later, he would have been beaten to death by the village's seniors.
Shouldn't you thank me?
A bunch of muddled people.
They kept saying that the investigation team is coming
all because I filed a complaint with them.
Dongbao, you are a sensible person.
You must give me justice.
I exactly invited you over today to give you justice.
If you have any other grudges, say them all now.
You should openly say such words
to the whole village. Or else, I would have good days from now.
If you want to live goo days, then do less immoral acts.
I indeed did some evil things before.
But all those are in the past. I've changed.
You can't just blame every bad thing
that happened to the village, right?
Based on what you said,
- someone is falsely accusing you? - You know it very well.
How can I be so capable as to alarm the people in the county government?
I really am not the one who invited this investigation team.
It's not about that matter.
The office is losing an item.
- What item? - Account book. - Account book?
Who stole it?
Who would do such an immoral act. If its gone,
what will the investigation team come to investigate. You won't be able to clear your name even if you jump into a fiery pit.
Dongbao, are you suspecting me of taking the accounting book?
Let me tell you that if entered the brigade office and stole the account book,
no one would collect my corpse if I die.
People who did acts like that
is going against the whole Xiaoleijia Village.
Once he dies, there's indeed no one who will collect his corpse
I... want to say some sincere words.
I feel that the arrival of the investigation team this time
might not really be a bad thing.
- What do you mean? - You all don't know at all
what's happening in the county seat right now.
Tell us then.
Secretary Gong has been part of the county government for a long time.
When he was around,
were personally promoted by him.
Seven to eight years ago, he returned to his official position after graduating from cadre school.
The higher-ups arranged for him a County Governor Xu.
This County Governor Xu started making drastic changes upon taking office.
Secretary Gong made use of his reforms
to remove a lot of people.
But, what does Secretary Gong hate the most?
County Governor Xu fired a lot of his trusted aides.
I was removed from my post that time.
County Governor Xu has an illustrious background.
I heard that his wife is in Beijing.
But Secretary Gong is still well-experienced. Upon taking office,
he grabbed hold of the power over personnel.
Are you saying that because County Governor Xu can't stand up against Secretary Gong,
he's going to drop the axe on Xiaoleijia to reconcile with Secretary Gong?
Right now, the whole county, even the city,
knows that our Xiaoleijia
is a banner that County Governor Xu erected himself.
Dongbao, as long as you didn't kill anyone or commit arson,
didn't do any illegal acts, County Governor Xu
will surely not personally cut down this banner that he personally erected.
Whoever dares to hit our Xiaoleijia is slapping the face of County Governor Xu.
In the past, establishing an investigation group are usually done secretly, right?
They would suddenly establish it so as to not give you anytime to prepare. This time,
County Governor Xu is acting entirely out of character. He revealed this news
to the our Xiaoleijia Brigade.
Since we received the information, what will the investigation group still come to investigate about?
At this time, County Governor Xu
will appear both strictly impartial and incorruptible,
and even openly gave our Xiaoleijia Brigade advance notice,
County Governor Xu is just an educated man,
but unexpectedly, he is this shrewd.
Old Macaque,
what else is in your stomach?
Just empty them up now.
As long as I know it,
I will definitely tell you everything.
Then I will also tell you something. Listen well.
Of everything that I do,
there is nothing that I would apologize for to my fellow members of the Xiaoleijia Brigade.
Everything is for the good of the Xiaoleijia Brigade. If anyone wants to make things hard for me,
then it's equivalent to making things difficult to the Xiaoleijia Brigade.
I told you, older brother won't make things hard on you.
Secretary Dongbao...
...didn't mention about the second account book at all.
He's really a person who does great things.
- Sister. - I was just about to look for you.
Ping Ping!
Why did you come? Have you eaten?
How is mother?
I've eaten.
Mom was worried for you all day and was a bit exhausted, so I told her to rest early.
I then brought you two some food.
Xiao Hui, why do you want to see me?
My main course isn't accounting.
There are some problems with the account books of Xiaoleijia, so I want to have you look at them.
That's great.
Go into battle as sister and brother, go to war as husband and wife (T/N: meaning that fighting as family, it'll be easier to succeed).
Where is the account book?
Inside.
Uncle.
- Dongbao's wife, you're here. - Yes.
She brought us food.
¥4,427.
¥56,6.
¥23,65.
There are indeed a lot of problems with this book.
But the good thing is, these are not major problems.
If we're going to go with Old Secretary's idea of filling up the gaps in this book,
I would at least need 2 days.
But the investigation team will be arriving today.
How about this?
I'll send someone to the county seat to look for County Governor Xu and see if he can delay it for a few days.
Xiao Hui, how about you go?
Sister,
everyone, please listen to my opinion.
Presently, it seems that there are no grave mistakes. All can be covered up.
But he is careless and generous by nature. Small mistakes kept occurring in the records.
First, we have the problem of the accumulation of small things will equate to something big. Second,
if we deliberately try to cover up all these small mistakes, it will surely create clear inconsistencies on the data.
By then, we surely won't be able to stand the interrogation of the investigation team.
In my opinion,
the method of tinkering with the book won't work.
What Xiao Hui said is very reasonable.
Since you two think that there is no grave problem with the accounting book,
let's not edit them anymore. Just let them investigate.
Let's see what they can do to me.
Honestly,
I don't agree with the suggestion of Old Secretary.
Falsifying the account book is a graver crime
than them finding about these small mistakes.
Ping Ping,
you really don't need to worry. I'll listen to you and won't change them anymore.
Look at how you've been up all night. Your eyes have turned red.
Xiao Hui, do me a favor.
- Go and escort your sister home. - Okay.
- Go now. - Let's go, sister. - Okay.
We're going now.
You all understood it?
Just like that then. You all are tired too.
Go back and sleep.
Bureau Director Shao, what's going on?
- So many people. - Stop the car!
Good news, Dongbao!
Good news!
- What good news? - The county investigation team has arrived.
They got directly blocked by the village's gates by Second Uncle and the others.
Several old men and women,
shaking and wobbling, nagging and mumbling, even holding picks
to trash their car.
- Was there blood? - None.
Did any of the elders get hurt?
Here in Xiaoleijia, can we allow the old people to get hurt?
At the start,
the investigation team won't concede.
Someone even want to fight back.
The single men in our village rushed towards there to help.
The men of Xiaoleijia have guts.
I was rushing to come here to report you this good news. Or else, I would have joined them too
in throwing some punches and kicks. However, I didn't just idle around. I grabbed some earth and threw it at them.
Dongbao, quickly go there and have a look. Don't let this matter escalate. Quickly go look.
Shigen, you're such wuss.
We must make those investigation team suffer some hardships.
Tell them that Xiaoleijia isn't that easy to offend.
If they really get hurt, how are we going to explain that?
Dongbao, quickly go over and check. Hurry and stop them.
I do have to go and look.
- Let's go. - Quickly go.
Oh, my, Dongbao. I...
I beg you already. Quickly go over there and check it.
If it leads to a life lost, our whole Xiaoleijia Village will be dragged into a lawsuit.
Why are you... Dongbao, you...
I'll go. I'll go save them.
Let's go.
Secretary is here! Give way!
Well,
Isn't this Bureau Shao of the Bureau of Business?
What happened here?
Why did you come just now? Quickly tell your co-villagers to withdraw.
You all hear that? The superior has talked.
Quickly go back!
Our Xiaoleijia was so poor for so many years!
When we don't have an food to eat, where were you?
Where were you? Answer us!
You just couldn't bear to see us live a good life!
It wasn't easy to have a marriage prospect. But because you came, it's all over.
- Pay me a wife! - Enough!
Stop being noisy! You've all said what you want to say.
The superior also heard it. Disperse now!
Hey! What are you doing?!
Who's child was that? Bureau Shao, come—
- Whoever make things difficult for our village, we will make things difficult for that person. - Right!
We will make things hard on you!
You think that by doing this, you can avoid the investigation on you?
Everyone, let them pass!
- Come, open up the way! - Listen to Secretary! - Go in.
Wait. Wait. Lei Dongbao.
Quickly take out all the account books of your Xiaoleijia. We're taking it to the county seat with us to be investigated.
- You think you can investigate it just because you say so? - Why, you're afraid?
Also, that accountant and village chief of your village must also come with us for investigation.
No way. If you're going to arrest anyone, you can only arrest me.
- You dare?! - Lei Dongbao,
you are also a member of the party. You should know the result of resisting your superior.
If we're unable to take you with us today, the one taking you away tomorrow
won't be us anymore!
Our Xiaoleijia has been poor for decades.
It was Secretary Dongbao who granted everyone labor protection.
It was Secretary Dongbao who led farmers like us to become laborers.
Today, you guys want to take away Secretary Dongbao. The people of Xiaoleijia
- won't agree to it! - Right! We won't agree!
Co-villagers!
You people mutually progressing is all dependent on the party's policies,
dependent on the chance given by the higher-ups, and not just all because of Lei Dongbao.
If you all continue to cause trouble like this,
you are just harming Lei Dongbao, harming your Xiaoleijia Brigade. Do you all know that?
Stop being noisy!
Stop being noisy! Listen to Secretary!
Stop arguing.
I'll leave with them.
Still those words, an upright body won't be afraid that its shadow will curve.
I have always been upright and aboveboard. I'm not afraid of getting investigated.
Secretary!
You mustn't go!
You mustn't go with them.
Secretary Dongbao, you mustn't go!
Secretary! Secretary!
Secretary! You can't go!
Move aside. Move aside.
- Sister-in-law! - Yes?
- Big problem. - What's wrong?
Dongbao got taken away by the investigation team.
Mom, it's okay.
The investigation team is here to investigate.
They had Dongbao go so they can ask him the details.
Yes, Auntie, don't worry.
This is the process when the higher-ups investigate.
Okay. Okay. The college student already talked.
- Dongbao, will be fine. He will be fine. - He'll be alright.
Everything will be fine.
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