12dz Chapter 407 How much trouble can a small, barren village stir up?
Chapter 407 How much trouble can a small, barren village stir up?
How do you write the character "莽"?
Feng Zhengting really thought Zhao Ruilong didn't know.
With an air of seriousness, he gestured with his right hand on his left hand and explained:
"It means the wild and unruly nature of the land."
"The top part is the grass radical, the middle part is the dog radical, and the bottom part is the '廾' radical."
In Northeastern dialect, "莽" is used to describe someone who is impulsive, easily angered, short-tempered, and a bit silly.
"The village is named after the character '莽' (mǎng), which I think is because the people in the village are known for their fierce, reckless, and impulsive nature."
Zhao Ruilong smiled without saying a word.
This wild village...
In fact, the local customs are not fierce, and the villagers are not reckless or impulsive.
Let's review the entire story of the Crazy Incident in the original series.
That was in 2006, when Qinghua District planned to build a highway that would pass through Mangcun.
Having learned of the news in advance, both the construction group and Li Youtian, the village secretary of Mangcun, wanted to build the resort ahead of time so that they could make a fortune during the land acquisition and demolition process.
With Zhao Lidong's support, Li Youtian bypassed Qinghua District and started construction first, which infuriated Chen Tai, who was both Gao Qiqiang's godfather and his boss.
Gao Qiqiang, who wanted to secure the project, hosted a banquet for Li Youtian. Unexpectedly, Li Youtian not only brought a large number of young people from Mangcun, but Li Hongwei also publicly humiliated Gao Qiqiang.
Subsequently, the two sides completely broke off relations. Gao Qiqiang sent Chen Jinmo to infiltrate the construction site and push the honest man Li Shun down the stairs, causing him to fall to his death. As a result, the construction site was forced to stop work due to the death of a person.
Not to be outdone, Li Youtian and his son instigated Li Qing, who has an intellectual disability, to kidnap Gao Qiqiang and Chen Shuting's son, Gao Xiaochen, in an attempt to avenge his father. However, Gao Xiaochen was killed by An Xin.
The conflict between the two sides continued to escalate. Within the construction group, Gao Qiqiang encountered Cheng Cheng vying for power and profit, and later discovered that his younger brother Gao Qisheng was secretly selling drugs to fill the hole in the losses of the mobile phone business.
In the end, Gao Qiqiang escaped suspicion by sacrificing his younger brother Gao Qisheng, but he also became completely corrupted, broke ties with his godfather Uncle Tai, and hooked up with Zhao Lidong, who had lost his battle with Meng Dehai.
On the ship leaving Jinghai, Chengcheng jumped into the sea and committed suicide under Chen Jinmo's threat. Meanwhile, Li Youtian, driving a van that Chen Jinmo had tampered with, wanted to fight Gao Qiqiang, but his brakes failed on a mountain road and he plunged off a cliff to his death.
As for Li Hongwei, who called Gao Qiqiang a stinky fishmonger, he was chased by Gao Qisheng, who was known as the Frozen Fish God, who was wielding a frozen fish. Li Hongwei was seriously injured and died from his injuries. However, An Xin used his faked death to successfully lure Chen Jinmo into a trap.
Let's review the entire Mangcun incident.
The story features a power struggle between Meng Dehai and Zhao Lidong at the top, ruthless pursuit of profit by Chen Tai, Cheng Cheng, and Gao Qiqiang at the middle, and desperate fighting for profit by Li Youtian, Li Hongwei, and Chen Jinmo at the bottom.
Are the villagers of Mang Village really reckless and impulsive?
Now it seems that this is clearly not the case.
The first person to die in this incident, Li Shun, was a villager from Mang Village.
He was an honest and simple man from a poor family. Because his son, Li Qing, had intellectual disabilities, he had to work on the resort construction site at an advanced age. However, he was pushed off a building by Chen Jinmo and died.
The reason why Li Shun's son, Li Qing, kidnapped Gao Xiaochen was also instigated by Li Youtian and his son. Li Youtian took Li Qing's medicine, and Li Hongwei assisted Li Qing in completing the kidnapping.
Besides Li Youtian and his son, another person, Zhang Xiaoqing, also died in Mangcun during the incident. However, Zhang Xiaoqing was strangled to death by his own brother, Zhang Daqing.
They had helped Li Qing kidnap Gao Xiaochen. Afterwards, under Li Hongwei's arrangement, they went into hiding to avoid the limelight. However, Zhang Daqing was addicted to gambling, and the two brothers had a fight. In a fit of rage, Zhang Daqing strangled his younger brother Zhang Xiaoqing to death. Chengcheng even used Zhang Xiaoqing's corpse to try to frame Gao Qiqiang.
As for the other villagers of Mang Village...
They were incited by Li Youtian and his son to become angry and had also raised funds to build a resort together.
However, it was merely for their own benefit, wanting to get more compensation during land acquisition and demolition; they did not commit any serious wrongdoing.
Even Li Hongwei, who flipped the plate and cursed Gao Qiqiang for selling stinky fish at the dinner party, was actually a coward in reality, despite his outward arrogance.
Drug dealer Zhong Asi kidnapped Meng Dehai's daughter, Meng Yu, and even handed him a knife.
He dared neither kill Meng Yu nor behead Zhong Asi.
When Chen Jinmo and Gao Qisheng arrived, his first reaction was to run.
As a result, Gao Qisheng swung the frozen fish and smashed it over and over again, causing the fish to let out a wail of pain.
therefore.
In contrast to Gao Qiqiang, who would seek out Lao Mo for fish at the slightest disagreement.
And Gao Qisheng, who is vengeful and relentlessly chases after his enemies with frozen fish, aiming to smash them on the head.
Not to mention the other villagers in Mang Village, Li Hongwei and his son Li Youtian are both docile and obedient children.
but……
Because of the series of consequences brought about by his own time travel.
The plot has since taken a completely different turn.
It was only 2002, and Chen Tai, once known as the godfather of Jinghai, had already died in a car accident.
The Jinghai Construction Group, which he cherished, has been swallowed up by the Qiangsheng Group of the Gao brothers.
Gao Qiqiang is already the chairman of Qiangsheng Group, and his younger brother Gao Qisheng is the group's general manager.
Chengcheng, who has an ambiguous relationship with Chen Tai, is now an employee under the two brothers.
Unlike the original series where Chen Tai was there to back him up, he naturally couldn't compete with the two brothers for power and profit.
In the original drama, Gao Qisheng's intellectual decline led him to the dead end of drug trafficking.
The main reason is that he had lived in poverty for too many years, which made him feel inferior and sensitive. After becoming rich, he engaged in retaliatory consumption, became addicted to pleasure, and lost his ambition, unlike his older brother Gao Qiqiang who still studied diligently and could read Sun Tzu's Art of War so many times that it was very old.
His indulgence in pleasure and arrogance prevented him from realizing that mobile phones were becoming obsolete. He had stockpiled hundreds of thousands of them, and no one wanted them even if he gave them away for free. However, he was too embarrassed to ask his older brother for help. In the end, his cleverness backfired, and he ended up on the dead end of drug trafficking.
But now...
Under his influence, Gao Qisheng's Qiangsheng Communications has long since expanded beyond simply selling PHS phones as depicted in the original drama. It now sells a wide range of electronic products, including mobile phones, MP3 players, computers, and printers.
Moreover, not only does it have numerous chain stores and substantial operating revenue, it has also invested in Huilong Chain Internet Cafes, ensuring a very stable cash flow, so it won't resort to drug trafficking due to losses from Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone service).
In fact, after Huilong Electronics launched its own 3G mobile phone, Gao Qisheng's Qiangsheng Communications chain stores began to promote 3G mobile phones with more advanced performance and richer functions, and even PHS phones were sold very little.
Therefore, even if the Gao brothers are involved in organized crime now, they are not as vicious as they were in the original series.
Also.
Meng Dehai, the secretary of Qinghua District, still has to build a highway just like in the original drama.
Under his influence, Uncle Zhao Lidong, who no longer vies for power and only wants to make progress, is unlikely to oppose Meng Dehai and will not support Li Youtian in building the resort.
On the contrary, Second Uncle Zhao Lidong would consider the overall development of Jinghai and, in order to achieve political achievements and advance his career, generously support Meng Dehai in building the expressway as soon as possible so that the Qinghua District's economy could develop.
This way.
Mangcun will not become the battlefield for the struggle between Zhao Lidong and Meng Dehai. Small characters like Li Youtian and Li Hongwei have neither sources of information nor powerful backers, so they naturally cannot cause any big waves.
At this point, the convoy arrived at the parking lot.
As soon as the car came to a stop, Zhao Ruilong saw his second uncle, Zhao Lidong, walking over with a smile and taking small, quick steps.
Behind him was a large group of people.
Secretary Wang, Gong Kaijiang, Meng Dehai, Gao Qiqiang, Gao Qisheng, Cheng Cheng...
Zhong Xiaoai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, quickly got out of the car and opened the door.
Zhao Ruilong unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car.
A wave of heat suddenly hit me.
Even at the end of June, Jinghai was still very hot despite the setting sun.
"Ruilong!!"
When they were still two or three meters apart, Zhao Lidong called out affectionately.
Anyone in Jinghai with a modicum of insight knows about the relationship between Zhao Lidong and Zhao Ruilong, the boss of Huilong Group.
So Zhao Lidong didn't shy away from it and called out to him in a particularly friendly manner in public, with an exceptionally bright smile.
"Second uncle!"
Zhao Ruilong stepped forward with a broad smile.
As soon as they held hands, Zhao Lidong said with some heartache:
"You've been so busy with work lately, you look like you've lost a lot of weight!"
Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "Work is fine, and I haven't lost much weight. Maybe it's because I wear thin clothes in the summer and I shaved my head, so I look thinner."
"It might also be because the high summer temperatures make it easy to lose your appetite and eat less. Plus, you sweat a lot with just a little exercise, so you naturally lose weight."
Zhao Lidong chuckled and patted Zhao Ruilong's hand lightly.
"Since you've come to Jinghai, I'll have to make sure you get some proper nourishment!"
"By the way, would you like me to introduce these two to you?"
Zhao Ruilong smiled and shook his head.
"No need. I met Meng Shuji and District Chief Gong when I attended the Jinghai City Major Project Promotion Meeting before!"
As he spoke, Zhao Ruilong released his second uncle's hand, smiled, stepped forward to shake hands and greet Meng Dehai and Gong Kaijiang, and gave a slight smile to Gao Qiqiang and the others as a greeting.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhao Lidong led Zhao Ruilong around to show him around and explained the preparations made at the project construction site to welcome the guests' visit.
The construction of the project was handled by Qiangsheng Group, and the project manager was Chengcheng, who was highly educated and experienced.
Chengcheng was the project manager for the Xiawan Power Plant project that Huilong Energy previously took over from Linjiang Xinyi Group.
Now that she is in charge of the Panlongshan wind power project, the construction is naturally carried out in a strict, standardized and orderly manner.
In addition, there's Meng Dehai, the secretary of Qinghua District, who used to be the director of the Jinghai Public Security Bureau.
Therefore, traffic organization, safety assurance, and emergency response are all arranged in an orderly manner.
The sun was setting in the west, and a gentle mountain breeze was blowing.
Surrounded by a crowd, climbing to a high vantage point and gazing into the distance truly gives one a sense of commanding the world.
No wonder so many people are fascinated by power; the feeling of being the center of attention is truly exhilarating.
"Mr. Zhao, the village across the river at the foot of the mountain is Mang Village!"
Feng Zhengting pointed in the direction of Mang Village to remind him.
Zhao Ruilong looked in the direction indicated.
Mangcun, nestled against the mountains and beside the river, has quite a nice view.
There are also some buildings that look quite historical.
No wonder that in the original drama, before the highway construction started, Li Youtian and Gao Qiqiang both wanted to rush to build a resort so that they could make a fortune when the land was acquired and demolished.
With such beautiful scenery, building a resort here is truly fitting. If a paper mill, brick kiln, or farm were built here, it would seem too fake.
Upon closer inspection, in the very center of the village stands a magnolia tree with a huge, lush canopy, its branches and base covered with countless red cloths tied for blessings.
In the original drama, it seems that after Li Qing went mad and kidnapped Gao Xiaochen, he fled to this tree. He ignored Li Xiang's advice and was eventually shot dead by An Xin.
Gong Kaijiang, quick to react, immediately echoed:
“Mangcun is located in the north of our Qinghua District. In the past, under the protection of Panlong Mountain, it was spared from the ravages of war and typhoons, and the people lived a very peaceful life. However, now a long and continuous mountain range has greatly affected economic development.”
Zhao Lidong put his hands on his hips and sighed, "This Panlong Mountain has trapped more than just Mang Village; it has also trapped the entire Qinghua region in its economic development!"