Chapter 95: Meeting the Mother-in-law and a New Project (Part 2)

  "Come on, come on... Sanping, don't be polite! Coming here is just like coming to your own home!" Yang Yun smiled at Liang Sanping, looking more and more pleased.

  This son-in-law is not only talented, but also has a good character. However, rumors outside say that he is arrogant and looks down on everyone. He constantly causes trouble and offends many people, and will eventually be dealt with by others.

  At first, Yang Yun was still frightened and wanted to persuade her husband Li Tingbang to forget about the matter of their eldest daughter. As a honest worker all her life, Yang Yun did not want to get involved in any trouble.

  But every time she was about to say it, Yang Yun couldn't bring herself to do so. After all, Liang Daping and her husband were old comrades-in-arms. And as for Liang's character, Yang Yun was also clear about that. A lifelong honest man, it was impossible for him to have such a brother.

  Moreover, Li Tingbang's admiration for Liang Sanping also left Yang Yun speechless. But after finally meeting Liang Sanping, Yang Yun found that his worries were all unnecessary.

  Liang Sanping is not as arrogant as rumored, he speaks humbly and is very polite. The older generation values this, no matter how talented you are, if you don't know how to behave, they'll say that even their daughter can't marry someone like you.

  Liang Sanping's performance, on the other hand, was very satisfactory to Yang Yun. A child of his age who is so steady and polite is really hard to come by. Not to mention children from ordinary working-class families, even many children from cadre families may not be able to compare with Sanping.

  "Auntie, don't be polite, I'll get it myself..." Liang Sanping said with a smile to Yang Yun, and from the seating arrangement, Liang Sanping could also see how much importance the Li family attached to them."

  A plate of chicken, self-purchased grass carp and pork. Yang Yun didn't leave any, all were cooked. Looking at the piles of good dishes on the table, the children were all drooling.

  "Come on!" Li Tingbang smiled and said to Liang Sanping: "Sanping, how about it? Let's have two bowls!"

  "Then I'll keep you company for a drink." Liang Sanping smiled and took over, but then saw Li Tingbang holding the wine and pouring a cup for Liang Sanping. This cup was not much, looking like about two liangs or so.

  Li Sanping knew that his father-in-law didn't have many hobbies. He just liked smoking, drinking a little wine, and occasionally drinking tea when he was tired from work. Basically, he was an old man with not many hobbies.

  The two of them touched glasses and took a sip. The conversation slowly opened up. Liang Sanping didn't mention his past experiences, but even in this life, he had run back and forth between Yangcheng and the Imperial Capital countless times.

  Nature is the appearance of human feelings, and it has seen a lot. Every time it talks about the style of various places, it always makes these children who have never left the island of Qingdao amazed and puzzled. Several children are now looking at Liang Sanping with eyes of worship.

  I wish I could follow Liang Sanping in person to walk around these places and see a world different from this island.

  Just as Liang Sanping was meeting with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Liao Bin was discussing Liang Sanping's report with Ye Jianwen. After the report was submitted, Liao Bin and Ye Jianwen had some differences of opinion on it.

  The difference lies in whether what Liang Sanping said in the report is true or exaggerated. Ye Jianwen believes that what Liang Sanping said may become a reality, while Liao Bin thinks that Liang Sanping's words are somewhat exaggerated.

  Liao Bin then gathered materials to analyze the report of Liang Sanping. Now, he came to Ye Jianwen with the results of his analysis and told him his final conclusion.

  "Jianwen, the situation is really not optimistic..." Liao Bin said with a bitter smile in Ye Jianwen's office. "At first, I thought Liang Sanping's report was exaggerated, but now that I've looked at the files, I'm getting chills..."

  Ye Jianwen furrowed his brow, somewhat incredulous at Liao Bin's words. Although he also vaguely felt that Liang Sanping's report did have its own merits, he was more concerned about the resettlement of retired soldiers.

  Liao Bin suddenly stated that the situation described in Liang Sanping's report was indeed true, which made Ye Jianwen temporarily unacceptable.

  "Lao Liao, we're old friends now. Just say what you want to say, no need to hide anything." But then Ye Jianwen lit a cigarette and furrowed his brow as he spoke to Liao Bin.

  "I had previously investigated the case files, and at first I thought Liang Sanping's words were somewhat exaggerated. But after reading the case files, I realized that he was telling the truth! And what he said was even understated..."

  But Liao Bin smiled bitterly and said to Ye Jianwen, "From 1978 to this February, the national criminal case explosion rate has been rising linearly. Moreover, the common characteristics of these cases are that they are committed on the run, with cruel means, and more than half of them are due to economic problems."

  He paused for a moment. Liao Bin said in a low voice, "This situation has revealed a bit of our reform, at least in terms of monetary views and values, it has had a great impact on people. And in this process, some people have chosen to take risks..."

  Ye Jianwen smiled bitterly, this is actually the responsibility of the country. In those ten years, the public security and justice systems were almost completely destroyed, and this continued for ten years. To a large extent, this has caused most people to be extremely lacking in legal awareness.

  Even many people don't have any legal awareness, but everyone is under the impact of values and economic views. This has led to a sharp increase in cases of formal crimes committed for money.

  "With the influx of informed people returning to the city, the number of unemployed in the city has increased. I reckon what Sanping said about rising crime rates and increasing criminal cases may not be impossible after all..." Liao Bin said with a bitter smile: "Now some party factions have already shown their heads."

  "Even in some big cities, there have emerged organizations that collude with each other for economic benefits. These organizations are expanding step by step, and even some children of cadres and unemployed workers' children are participating..."

  Ye Jianwen's face grew darker and more terrifying the more he listened. Strictly speaking, this kind of thing wasn't under their jurisdiction. But their identities allowed them to gather these files to take a look, so they knew a lot about what was going on.

  "Lao Liao, do you mean that the situation San Ping mentioned in his report is likely to become a reality?!" Ye Jianwen asked Liao Bin directly: "If what he said becomes a reality, then the losses..."

  "It's more than what he said, not less." Liao Bin smiled bitterly and said: "Some places have already shown signs of this. If it wasn't nipped in the bud... the consequences can be imagined by looking at the old demon capital."

  The old world is a chaotic capital, where the fish and dragons are mixed. Various gangs and parties are rampant, and human life is cheaper than grass. For the sake of money and benefits, all parties do not hesitate to openly or secretly kill and fight each other.

  Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and even several big families. They all rose in the extremely chaotic Shanghai of that time, and also fell there. Liao Bin actually used that era's region to talk about this matter, it can be seen...

  "Will it really get that serious?!" Ye Jianwen was somewhat disbelieving, the domestic situation he paid attention to was not this aspect. So for these things, there wasn't a particularly clear concept.

  "It will only get worse, not better." Liao Bin leaned back in his chair and looked at Ye Jianwen, letting out a deep sigh.

  In fact, as the reform deepened, countless groups fought for interests and killed each other. Especially in the early 1980s, this led to the state directly promoting the first severe crackdown.

  The reason for the birth of that strict crackdown was that at that time, most cities across the country had fallen into chaos. Various large and small gangs emerged, killing and chopping people on the streets to fight for interests.

  Various black interest chains were also slowly forming at that time. A series of major homicide cases also broke out intensively at that time. The biggest feature of these criminals is that they are ruthless and prioritize financial interests.

  Their madness even shocked the police many times. The Great Train Robbery, directly using weapons to rob gold mines, competing for colored metal mineral resources, and recklessly robbing and killing... and other major cases.

  That was also the most chaotic time in the country. Gun smuggling and counterfeiting, the rise of the Golden Triangle in Myanmar, and a bunch of black organizations formed for profit.

  At night, ordinary people dare not go out, and on the streets are those young kids wearing bell-bottom pants, wearing headphones and carrying large tape recorders. Even some school-going children have knives or axes stuffed in their backpacks, which is normal.

  "The big brothers of society" zoomed in and out, forming their own territories. For the sake of interests, dozens or even hundreds of people were mobilized to fight on the streets. The public security at that time was frighteningly chaotic.

  "Lao Liao, what's your point?" Ye Jianwen extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray with one swift motion and asked his old comrade in a low voice.

  "Let's co-sign it, and we won't need to include Sanping's name on this report." However, Liao Bin said to Ye Jianwen, "Sanping has been too prominent lately, he should tone down a bit."

  "This matter, let's just send a telegram to Sanping and tell him about it, I believe he will understand." Ye Jianwen nodded, actually he also thought so: "As for this matter, we'll just take the lead once..."

  "You little scamp! You never come to the Third Treasure Hall without a reason, what kind of mischief have you got cooking in that head of yours this time?!" Ge Hong, the regional commissioner, was laughing and scolding into the phone in his office.

  "Oh no! My superior, you're really wronging me! I'm a red heart towards the sun, with a single mind for national development! How can you slander me like this?!"

  On the other end of the phone, Liang Sanping was smiling and said to Ge Tai, but Ge Tai didn't buy it. He directly replied to Liang Sanping: "Alright! Don't think I don't understand your temperament!!! Spit it out, what's going on?!"

  "It's nothing, I just thought of a way to make money. It's quite suitable for this autonomous prefecture..."