After Chen Shaoping and Li Yixiang had dinner, they went back to the county government office and worked overtime until ten o'clock in the evening before dragging their exhausted bodies back home.
As soon as he walked to the door, Chen Shaoping found a brown paper bag taped to his door.
Chen Shaoping looked around and saw no one else. He took off the cowhide bag with vigilance and opened it carefully.
There was a thick stack of materials inside, and there were no dangerous items. Chen Shaoping opened the door and returned home.
Inside the cowhide bag was a thick stack of printed materials, which contained detailed information on the eighteen real-name people who reported the incident in Renli Town three years ago, including their home addresses.
Chen Shaoping turned over page after page. On the last page, someone wrote this sentence: "If you want to truly understand the situation in Renli Town, you can take the time to visit these people's homes!"
"Who gave me this material? What is its purpose?"
Chen Shaoping walked to the balcony with doubts and looked down at the silent night carefully.
It was already half past eleven at night, and the community was extremely quiet. All Chen Shaoping could see was in the thick darkness, with only two dim yellow street lamps standing alone.
The next day, at 8:30 in the morning, County Magistrate Li Yixiang inspected Renli Town, followed by He Yanlai, deputy director of the Government Office, Zhang Youcai, director of the Bureau of Land and Resources, and Zhou Pingbo, director of the County Enterprise Office.
The town government building in Renli Town was burned down, and the town government is currently moving its work to the office building of the town hospital. Town Mayor Guan Jinlong, director of the town government office Zhao Zhiling and other staff greeted the county magistrate and his party on the provincial road that ran through the entire Renli Town Street.
Renli Street is crossed by a provincial highway, and parallel to the provincial highway there is a spacious horse crossing river.
Not far away on Gaozhai Mountain is the lead-zinc mining company Blue Sky Group. The tall buildings stand on the mountainside like pagodas, dominating the entire Renli Town.
Due to rich mineral resources, a large floating population, and a relatively developed economy, there are many restaurants, hotels, bars, and KTVs on Renli Street. The level of luxury decoration is not inferior to that of the county town. However, the streets and roads are dilapidated, full of potholes, and decorated beside. The luxury hotel is in stark contrast.
The rice field fish shop opened by Yang Yulu, who is regarded as a god-sister by Zhong Shanmei, is on this street.
Li Yixiang and his party did not go to the temporary office of the town government, but went directly to the Blue Sky Group.
Qin Shilei, general manager of Blue Sky Group, and Zhang Qingyan, vice president, received everyone, and the lunch meal was also arranged in the canteen of Blue Sky Group.
The tall buildings and the garden-like group accommodation area are in sharp contrast to the dilapidated streets of Renli Town opposite.
It is said that "If you are engaged in engineering or mining, Toyota Prado is your favorite." This sentence is absolutely correct.
Chen Shaoping noticed at least 20 Prados parked in the parking lot outside the Blue Sky Group office building. There are also luxury cars such as Land Rover Range Rover and BMW X7.
The tyranny of the Blue Sky Group can be seen from just one parking lot.
The group took a tour and visited the advanced lead-zinc ore collection and refining technology of Blue Sky Group.
Everything looks so harmonious, as if this is a well-run mining company with great prospects.
Chen Shaoping couldn't help but think of that fable-like sentence in his mind - you can call a frozen piece of shit an ice cream...
After lunch, Li Yixiang publicly ordered Chen Shaoping to go back to the county town to handle a document. Chen Shaoping was sent to a place ten kilometers away from Renli Town by Sun Xiaojun, Li Yixiang's dedicated driver. There was a Toyota Camry parked here, which was Zhong Shanmei's car.
Sun Xiaojun drove the county magistrate's exclusive Toyota Prado and parked next to the Camry. Chen Shaoping quickly got out of the car and got directly into the Camry.
Sun Xiaojun started the car and drove the Prado all the way to the county government, creating the illusion that Chen Shaoping was driven all the way to the county government.
Chen Shaoping got into the Camry driven by Lao Gu and continued to drive towards Yangjia Village under Gaozhai Mountain in Renli Town.
This is the plan formulated by Chen Shaoping and Li Yixiang. Li Yixiang inspected Renhe Town, attracted everyone's attention to the Blue Sky Group, and covered Chen Shaoping with the list he got last night to understand the truest situation.
Lao Gu drove the car smoothly, turned down the asphalt road entering the Blue Sky Group, and drove towards Yangjiacun at the foot of the mountain.
The road started out as cement, but soon turned into unhardened mud.
When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Chen Shaoping saw a transformer hanging on two crooked electric poles, and there were also large cracks on the roadside.
The road at the entrance of the village is very narrow and cars can no longer enter.
The three of them walked towards the edge of the village and discovered a strange phenomenon. Many houses in the village were tilted and there were cracks in the walls.
The cement floors built by some people in front of their homes also had big cracks.
"Has there ever been an earthquake here?" Zhang Sanchuan asked doubtfully.
Chen Shaoping shook his head and saw an old man squatting at the door smoking a cigarette.
"Hello, uncle, do you know Yang Jianhua's family?" Chen Shaoping stepped forward to inquire.
Yang Jianhua was the first person on the list of petitioners.
The old man didn't speak, but pointed at the house diagonally opposite.
Chen Shaoping and the other three stood at the door of the house diagonally opposite. The first thing they saw was the cracked wall and the severely tilted door.
"I'm afraid this door cannot be walked through, and it may collapse at any time!" Zhang Sanchuan said with emotion.
Chen Shaoping looked solemn and reached out to knock on the door, but as soon as his hand touched the door, two shabby wooden doors opened.
What caught Chen Shaoping's eyes was a yard full of debris. There was a bed in the yard, and a skinny middle-aged man was lying on the bed. Beside the skinny man's bed, there was a seven or eight-year-old child. The boy was holding a pear, biting into it and getting juice all over his face.
Chen Shaoping walked in and saw the middle-aged man on the bed with a dull expression, and there was a strong smell of urine in the air.
"Kid, where are your adults?"
Chen Shaoping asked the little boy holding the pear in a low voice.
"Grandma...grandma...someone is here..."
The little boy shouted and ran towards the back room. After a while, he led an old woman with a crutch and a hunchback out.
"Who are you looking for?" the old woman asked, looking up and down at Chen Shaoping and the others.
"Old man, I would like to ask, is this Yang Jianhua's home?" Chen Shaoping took a few steps forward and came to the old woman and asked.
"What's wrong?" The old woman looked strange.
"I'm from the county government, and I'm here to learn about Yang Jianhua's petition..."
