Ambush

  The sand and gravel field is finally open.

  Zhao Deshan was so excited that he walked with the wind for several days in a row, and the old Forever bicycle at home was not much slower than a motorcycle under his feet.

  Several sand screening workers were invited from nearby farmers, and a convenient path down the river dam was also paved in just half a day. Several tractors were also contacted with the help of Zhao Deshan's friends outside the factory. The sand field has officially started operation, and piles of sand and gravel are being screened out and piled up on the riverbank.

  Every day, there are one or two tractors coming to pull sand and stones, most of which come from the relationship introduced by Tang Simo on the side of Daguan Kou.

  The number of sand and gravel piles on the riverbank is increasing every day, Zhao Guotang told Zhao Deshan to calculate wages based on workload rather than daily working hours, which greatly encouraged the sand screening workers.

  They start work before dawn, take a break after 12 pm when the sun is too strong, resume at 4 pm and leave only after 8 pm when it's almost dark.

  Zhao De-shan has also been leaving early and returning late these days. The pile of sand and gravel doesn't worry about being stolen, there's plenty in the riverbank, as long as you're willing to come and haul it away. Every day, he calculates the quantity and wages, supervises the quality at all times, and occasionally goes to chat with the family, handing over two cigarettes and a few thermoses of hot water.

  Until the sand screening workers left, he could not leave. However, Zhao De-shan was very enthusiastic and gazed at these piles of sand as if he saw a road that he had never thought of before. These sands were wealth, and once they were sent to the construction site, they would become renminbi notes. Just the small amount of sand and stones delivered every day made Zhao De-shan feel quite proud.

  Zhao Guoding didn't put much thought into the sand and gravel yard. In his opinion, the sand and gravel yard was just a primitive way to make money, simple and direct. The only problem was sales, but once the sales issue was resolved, everything else became very simple.

  Zhao De Shan's enthusiasm made Zhao Guo Zhong feel at ease, a big man who had been idle for too long, as long as he was given the opportunity, he would seize it with all his might.

  From handling the procedures for the sand and gravel yard to purchasing sieves, wooden frames, small carts, shovels and other necessary tools, Zhao Guotong has already invested nearly three thousand yuan.

  This is not a small amount of money. Apart from the 1,000 yuan he had saved up for half a year, he had to grit his teeth and borrow 2,000 yuan from his parents.

  From his mother's worried gaze, he could feel the weight of these two thousand yuan for this family, which might be all the savings they could muster, perhaps it was the tuition fees prepared for Changjiang and Yunhai.

  Zhao Guoding is not worried about whether this money can be recovered or not. Resource extraction companies will not lose money, at least in industries like sand and stone mining, which have no risks and low investment costs, as long as there is a sales channel, everything will be fine.

  His only concern was whether the factory's project would start on schedule, and in the more than a dozen days since the sand and gravel yard opened, a considerable amount of sand and gravel had accumulated, relying solely on Tang Simo's introduction to some sporadic buyers, fearing that it could only barely sustain the wages of a few sand screening workers.

  As the time of 1993 approached, he had little time left and urgently needed a sum of money to start his speculative business. If heaven gave him this memory from his past life but he couldn't make good use of it, that would be inviting heavenly punishment.

  However, he also knew that this matter was not something he could influence. Gu Zhichang had promised him and would naturally not go back on his word. As for Qi Liebiao's phone call, he did have it, but he knew that his relationship with Qi Liebiao was still far from being able to discuss such matters, and seeking help from Qi Liebiao on this issue would be too unwise an influence on his father.

  At this time, going to find Gu Zhichang or Yang Tianpei is equally meaningless. Now he can only wait.

  Just as the sand and gravel piled up in the quarry, Zhao Guotang's first case, which he had devoted his whole heart to, also encountered a bottleneck.

  Past life memories told Zhao Guotang that to become a superior person in this society, he must be able to change and influence the fate of those around him, including his loved ones, and make himself live more comfortably. Having money alone was not enough; besides, he couldn't even guarantee that he could really acquire the ability to turn stones into gold with these memories.

  The best way is to continue on this path, and with the memory of his past life, the position of deputy director of a county public security bureau is no longer in his eyes. He can rely on his understanding and knowledge of the future to seize the opportunity and go further in his career, not limited to the field of politics and law.

  And all of this still needs to start from the most basic place - Jiangmiao Police Station.

  He is now running into his first trouble, which is the complete lack of progress in the cattle theft case.

  It can be said that Tan Kai's situation has been thoroughly investigated, and the activities of that second palace guy in Jiang Miao have also been clearly grasped. It is clear that this guy has always been choosing a suitable target and timing for the crime.

  But the temple is so big, no one has the ability to follow that guy every day. Simply waiting for him to make a move is a bit clumsy. Maybe he suddenly repented and went back to Pingchuan to commit a crime, then his own twenty-day wait would be in vain.

  Three groups of people took turns keeping watch, making everyone extremely exhausted. Although Qiu Yuanfeng didn't say anything, Zhao Guodong still felt a huge amount of pressure.

  From the initial half a month to three weeks, and then extended to one month now, the joint defense team has some complaints. If it weren't for the timely reward of that gambling case and Zhao Guodong's impressive performance, I'm afraid the joint defense team would have had even more opinions.

  Zhao Guoding lay down on the lawn, and he and Tan Kai chose a small hill behind as an observation point.

  From here, you can clearly see the tractor road from Jiangmiao direction. After passing this section, it will enter the foot of the mountain. The rugged mountain road can reach Pingchuan County, but this road is too difficult to walk and not many people are willing to take it except for locals.

  Tang Jian had not been heard from for several days, and when Zhao Guotang called him, no one answered. It seemed that Tang Jian had been investigating with the police at the local station for the past few days, but Zhao Guotang still had a bad feeling about it.

  The other side of Kong Yue was also very calm, not even a phone call. It seemed that after the events of that day, both parties realized that this problem was not as simple as they had imagined, at least Zhao Guotang thought so.

  But whether Kong Yue felt the need to calm down or maintain her composure, Zhao Guo couldn't tell, which made him feel a little lost after letting out a sigh of relief.

  It was Han Dong who called twice to chat, making Zhao Guo's life in the police station not too boring. Thinking of Han Dong's round face with two dimples, Zhao Guo knew that continuing to associate with this little girl might lead to trouble, but he still felt a little excited.

  Sometimes it occurs to me that I'm already a person with past life memories, yet I don't even have the privilege of having a rich and colorful emotional life; that's just too pathetic.

  Recalling the feats of those netizens who traversed the internet and pointed out the scenery with their writings in my past life memories, it's already quite rare for me to be so low-key. Getting some emotional compensation doesn't seem like a big deal either.

  It was this idea that had been fermenting in Zhao Guotang's mind, making him even forget about Tang Jian's thoughts a little.

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