Chapter 54: Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet
The military academy's newly equipped rapid transit ship docked at the pier. Li Jishen's bodyguards quickly jumped onto the pier and quietly launched a vigilance. An Yi and Secretary Ye, who were neatly dressed in military appearance, followed Li Jishen to the left and right, disembarked from the ship, and strode towards the dock.
Three cars at the entrance to the pier.
After taking a few steps, Li Jishen suddenly stopped and signaled Secretary Ye to approach: "Is the fishing pier being expanded up front? Which department is responsible for it?"
Secretary Ye looked at it and replied in a low voice: "It seems that I didn't see the person in charge of the project. The two or three hundred people are all migrant workers. Maybe the person in charge is off work."
"What seems possible? I wonder if construction near our military parking spots requires our consent? Go and ask!" Li Jishen frowned.
"yes!"
As soon as Secretary Ye took a step forward, An Yi had already walked five or six meters. Secretary Ye hurriedly ran to catch up. Li Jishen shook his head frequently. The level of An Yi and Secretary Ye's reaction speed was obvious at a glance, which made Li Jishen feel unable to keep him.
An Yi deeply regrets it.
Before An Yi and Secretary Ye reached the construction area, they heard a low-pitched exclamation from next to them.
"Xiaoyi?"
An Yi stopped and looked around, saw clearly the face of the man in his early thirties carrying the wood, and responded in surprise: "Brother Qi, why are you here? Where is your rickshaw... Put down the wood on your shoulders first, and slowly
He said, I just have something to ask you."
Lao Qi put down the heavy log on his shoulders and wiped his face with his dirty sleeves: "I really don't dare to admit it... Your military uniform is amazing, are you an official?"
"Not yet, Brother Qi, are you still living in the Qin family compound? Where is your sister-in-law? She must be taking care of the children at home, right?"
An Yi asked with concern. Secretary Ye looked at his business and walked forward alone. He found a man who looked like a foreman and yelled at him and then asked.
Tears almost fell from Lao Qi's eyes: "Don't mention it, I'm so unlucky! The year before last, my mother-in-law gave birth to her first daughter, and she didn't live more than a hundred days, and the daughter died. This time, I won't even survive the birth of a son.
I lost everything to treat my mother-in-law and brother. If Mr. Lao hadn't funded me fifty oceans, I wouldn't even be able to afford a coffin... I won't mention it anymore, Xiaoyi, I heard Mr. Lao say a few days ago that you are about to graduate.
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"Yes, just this period of time."
An Yi shook his head sadly, and immediately became angry when he saw that the person Secretary Ye was scolding turned out to be one of the two underworld thugs who beat him up at the dock last time.
An Yi took a few steps and suddenly realized that Li Jishen was watching. He had to suppress his anger and returned to the surprised Lao Qi: "Brother Qi, these two or three hundred people are all your fellow Hunan fellows, right? How are you living your life now?
of?"
Lao Qi sighed: "How to live? It's not just one day at a time, just stay alive. Half of these poor brothers are from Hunan, the other half are from Sichuan, and there are also people from Jiangxi. They are all desperate paupers, otherwise who would
Are you here to do these jobs that are not human? Hundreds of us have worked at the pier downstream for four and a half months. Not to mention the low wages. After the pier was repaired, we only received half of the wages today, and the rest was paid to us in who knows how many years.
But we didn't dare to run away, so the foreman warned us that if we ran away, we would be beaten to death and thrown into the river. He also said that the entire city of Guangzhou was theirs, unless we no longer stayed in Guangzhou. Two of my fellow villagers couldn't bear it and ran away a few days ago.
, they all had their hamstrings cut off and were thrown on the street. They couldn’t even hear their gasps and were covered in flies. I still don’t know whether they are dead or alive. Alas...it’s the same everywhere in this world!"
An idea flashed in An Yi's mind and he asked calmly: "Brother Qi, I looked at the entire construction site, including the dozens of people half-immersed in the water. They are all men in their early twenties and less than thirty.
Ah, aren’t there recruitments all over the streets now? Since you don’t want to do this backbreaking hard work without pay, why don’t you join the army and get food? You may lose your life as a soldier, but it’s much better than living like this!”
"Xiao Yi, you don't know, I have also thought of this trick, but I don't dare to go! Look, the tables where the Guangdong Army recruits soldiers are on the side of the road less than half a mile away, but it turns out they are people hired by the Sihai Gang
, I will drive you away immediately. If you walk slower, the recruiter will raise his hand and give you a slap in the face. This Sihai Gang is very powerful. When the brothers chatted privately, they said that the two docks we built have a share of the Director of the Transportation Bureau. I
I think so, otherwise why would the director come here every two days? The fishing pier downstream that was repaired not long ago is now occupied by the Sihai Gang, who bully the market and lower the price of fish at will. With their strength in numbers, they have something that they can't mess with, even those fishermen.
They forced them to buy it and then raised the price and sold it to the second-level dealers. Our group of people are now living in the shack next to the dock. So far, we have not seen anyone from the government collecting taxes there. Isn't this bullying others? "
Brother Qi sighed and said a lot.
When An Yi saw Secretary Ye coming back, he nodded slightly: "Brother Qi, I have something to do today and will come to see you another day. Take your time with your work and don't hurt yourself. Let's talk about it after I come to see you.
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"Hmm... you're busy, you're busy..."
A group of soldiers walked out of the dock and got into cars one after another. An Yi walked towards the open-top troop transport truck behind but was stopped by Li Jishen, so he had to sit in the back seat of the car with him.
Li Jishen had already listened to Secretary Ye's report. He called An Yi in because he obviously saw that the two people were asking about different subjects, and wanted to hear whether An Yi's information was consistent.
An Yi was very smart. When he saw Secretary Ye sitting in the front row looking nervous, he said that he had been asking for a long time. The acquaintance who had rented a house in the same compound didn't know who the owner of the pier was, and he just kept complaining.
The wages are too low and half of them are withheld.
Li Jishen nodded thoughtfully and said nothing more, which made An Yi feel a little abnormal. Judging from Li Jishen's strict character in governing the army, he should not be able to tolerate such things that affect the landing point on the military-only dock. Now
There are only two explanations for his calmness: one is that this involves one or more Guangzhou government officials, and he does not want to offend these people in the non-military system; the other is that the various approval procedures for the dock expansion have been completed.
I just forgot to submit the construction report to him for approval.
After much deliberation, An Yi believes that it is mostly the latter, because Li Jishen himself is a member of the Central Committee and is responsible for supervising and impeaching local governments. He can deal with it decisively at critical moments, killing first and reporting later. Now that Wang Jingwei has resigned in anger and left for France, President Jiang is here
The status of the party, government and military is at its peak. Soldiers are more able to dictate local administration than ever before. In addition, although Li Jishen cares about his hometown, his temper will never allow such unscrupulous corruption. Therefore, the latter is the most likely.
An Yi also made up his mind to find an opportunity to ask Secretary Ye at the banquet later.
Li Jishen closed his eyes and rested his mind along the way. Secretary Ye breathed a sigh of relief and was in good spirits. He looked out the car window at the pedestrians on the street with a smile. Only An Yi was thinking nervously about this series of issues.
When An Yi saw the gangster who beat him on the dock, he almost couldn't help but go up to deal with him. Today's An Yi is different from what he used to be. He is no longer the weakling who has nothing and no friends.
He is a strong soldier who has experienced war and has a profound understanding of death. Huangpu, the melting pot of the revolution, forged his military skills and shaped his military temperament. It also made his formerly crooked spine stand upright like an iron bone. The days of enduring oppression will no longer exist.
will not appear in his life.
Secondly, he will never allow those who have hurt him to continue to do evil without scruples, and cannot bear to see the bitter brothers who used to live under the same roof continue to be squeezed and plundered. This is extremely inconsistent with the goal he is striving for.
Quite the opposite.
No matter from any aspect, An Yi could not stand idly by or turn a blind eye. What's more, as long as half of the two to three hundred hard-working buddies followed him to join the army, it would not only be of great help in achieving his life goals, but also make these hard-working buddies
Brothers can live a relatively dignified life as a human being. Even if they don't want to join the army, they can still get the hard-earned money they deserve through their own help and then look for a life of their own.
An Yi's character is to do it the more he makes up his mind, but he has to think clearly about how to do it. He is very concerned about the destructive power of the entanglement between the underworld and the powerful government figures. In another world, such examples are not uncommon.
, many ordinary people who were oppressed and harmed complained that they had no way out under the heavy shady curtain, and even lost their lives and complained to Jiuquan, but no one paid attention. These painful memories left An Yi with too much helplessness, sadness to the point of numbness, therefore,
He has to carefully weigh his situation, abilities and possible help, as well as the possible impact or even harm of failure.
Unknowingly, the motorcade drove into the beautiful garden of Ou Yaoting's house. An Yi put away his thoughts and looked at Ou Yaoting and his wife and their daughter on the steps outside the car. He saw Ou Chu'er looking like a fairy in Lingbo against the backdrop of a beautiful Western dress.
So beautiful and refined, An Yi's heart beat faster than expected.
Ou Yaoting and his wife quickly walked down the white marble steps and enthusiastically greeted their old friend Li Jishen who got out of the car door. Li Jishen smiled at Mrs. Ou Yaoting and said something softly in Cantonese. The guest and host laughed and looked very friendly and casual.
Li Jishen turned to Ou Chu'er, and just as he was about to make a joke, he found that Ou Chu'er, who was holding up the hem of her long skirt, was staring blankly behind him, as if she was possessed.
Li Jishen looked back curiously, and saw An Yi, who was standing two steps behind him, blushing unnaturally. Li Jishen laughed, and walked up the steps with Ou Yaoting and his wife, who were equally understanding, into the hall on the first floor, which was full of guests.
An Yi, who had come back to his senses, smiled slightly at Ou Chuer, whose beautiful eyes were full of resentment, and followed Li Jishen up the steps with Secretary Ye.
Li Jishen walked into the hall accompanied by Ou Yaoting and his wife. Fifty or sixty government officials and business celebrities stood up and greeted them attentively. Li Jishen, who was dressed in a straight general's uniform, responded very politely. When he met old friends, he stopped to greet each other and chatted softly.
An Yi, who was following Li Jishen, had no choice but to be in the center of everyone's attention. He looked calmly without squinting. He was not timid and would not accept all the eyes that were cast on him. He was tall and handsome.
And his strong military temperament quickly attracted people's attention and admiration.
At this moment, An Yi stared at the mature woman standing in front of him between the columns and the piano, smiled at her, moved his beautiful mouth, and finally said nothing with a smile on his face.
An Yi's demeanor surprised several observant ladies and young ladies. Following An Yi's gaze, that dignified, mature and beautiful woman with outstanding grace immediately became the focus of discussion - she was Gong Qian.