Chapter 269 Solving Economic Problems
When Song Jie returned home, he found his wife counting money in the bedroom. He immediately had a bad feeling.
He quickly closed the door and asked nervously, "Where did this money come from?"
Without even looking up, his wife Zhou Xiaoyi counted the money in her hand intently and answered casually, "I won it playing mahjong. My luck has been particularly good recently. I have won 21 yuan so far."
Hearing this, Song Jie's face turned very ugly. He knew in his heart that Qi Tongwei was right. His wife was being plotted against by someone, and it was aimed at him.
Song Jie took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
If Qi Tongwei hadn't said this today, he wouldn't have realized the seriousness of the problem, and might have really thought that his wife won.
After listening to Qi Tongwei's analysis, he realized that there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating this, with the intention of conquering him through his wife.
Thinking of this, he said to Zhou Xiaoyi firmly: "Collect all the money, and go to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection with me tomorrow morning to hand over the money."
Zhou Xiaoyi looked up in surprise, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "This is what I won, and you want me to hand over the money?
Also, you will go to jail for gambling with so much money!" Her voice was full of surprise and confusion, as well as a hint of grievance.
Song Jie looked at Zhou Xiaoyi seriously and said firmly, "You have to go. Someone is setting a trap to drag me down through you. Do you understand?
We cannot be exploited by them and must keep a clear head.”
However, Zhou Xiaoyi could not accept this fact. She shook her head repeatedly and said excitedly: "How can this be possible? No, absolutely not! In any case, the money cannot be handed over, and I don't want to go to jail!"
Song Jie sighed helplessly. He knew that it would be difficult for Zhou Xiaoyi to accept it for the time being, but he also understood that he had to make his wife realize the seriousness of the problem.
He tried to calm himself down and patiently explained to Zhou Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, we have no other choice. The purpose of these people is to drag me down.
Once I am dragged into this, they will hold me accountable and I will act according to their orders. I will get deeper and deeper into trouble and eventually our family will be finished.
Only by asking for all the money and accounting truthfully can we avoid more serious problems.
As for going to jail, that won’t happen. Secretary Qi is here. I’ll call Secretary Qi right now and he’ll find a way.”
After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoyi was silent for a moment, with hesitation and struggle flashing in his eyes, "Do you really want to hand it in?"
Song Jie nodded firmly. Zhou Xiaoyi understood what her husband meant and could only say frustratedly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qi Tongwei didn't expect that he would receive news in the evening just after he had a talk with Song Jie about integrity.
Today's conversation was really timely. If it weren't for Song Jie's background and personality, Qi Tongwei would not have talked to him today. Then Song Jie might really have been trapped and became another "Tom Ding".
"Don't go to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. The two of you bring the money to my house now." Qi Tongwei wanted to use Song Jie to lure out the people behind the scenes and see what they were trying to do.
Although he didn't understand Qi Tongwei's intention, Song Jie still took his wife to Qi Tongwei's residence, and took the set of cosmetics he gave her before leaving.
"Do I have to hand this in too?" Zhou Xiaoyi said reluctantly. She heard that this was imported cosmetics with very good effects.
"Well, wait two years, when our situation gets better, I'll give it to you." Song Jie looked a little unhappy. He couldn't even afford decent cosmetics.
"It's okay, everything will be fine once the kids graduate." Zhou Xiaoyi comforted him.
After saying that, the two asked their children to stay at home to do their homework while they went out to do some errands.
……
Qi Tongwei's residence.
"Secretary Qi." Song Jie brought Zhou Xiaoyi to greet Qi Tongwei.
"Just treat this place as your own home. Sit down and talk." Qi Tongwei asked the two to sit down and said, "Tell me in detail what happened."
Zhou Xiaoyi suppressed her nervousness and recounted the incident. It was pretty much as Qi Tongwei had imagined. Someone took advantage of Zhou Xiaoyi's habit of playing a few rounds of cards and passed on benefits to her through the small card table.
Because of family reasons, Zhou Xiaoyi consciously ignored the issue and used entertainment as an excuse to make a lot of money at the poker table.
It can be said that the hunters took great pains to lure Song Jie, the "prey", into the trap.
"I really came up with it. Someone has set their sights on you so quickly. Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Qi Tongwei said with emotion.
"Secretary Qi, thank you for talking to me today, otherwise I would not have thought of this.
Also, what should we do now? Will Xiaoyi go to jail? "Song Jie asked the question that the couple was most concerned about.
Qi Tongwei was silent for a moment and then said, "When the anti-gang office comes later, tell them that I instructed you to do this in order to lure out the person behind the scenes."
"Thank you, Secretary Qi. I..."
Song Jie was interrupted by Qi Tongwei: "Okay, don't be polite to me. I just hope that you and your wife can learn a lesson from this incident and stay highly vigilant no matter when and where in the future.
Especially Xiaoyi, many people want to drag Song Jie into this, not just some businessmen, but even internal competitors are possible.
You must be a good wife and never let people with ulterior motives use you to drag Song Jie into trouble."
"Yes, Secretary Qi." Song Jie and his wife responded gratefully.
Looking at the two people in front of him, Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and then said, "In fact, you and I have a lot in common. We both come from rural areas and have some poor relatives who need help.
If we don't help others, we will have received favors from others, but if we help others, it is easy to make mistakes.
In this way, for those relatives who really can’t shirk their responsibilities, we can introduce them to a job that they can handle, but they must not be involved in the matter, and they must not violate organizational discipline or the law.”
Song Jie replied: "Secretary Qi, don't worry. Although my family is not rich, we can still make ends meet, and the villagers have not shown any favor to our family.
When I was in my second year of high school, I had no money, so my father went around the village to borrow money. Only my second uncle lent my family 100 yuan, which was the reason why I dropped out of school and joined the army.
My second uncle was injured when he joined the army in his early years and has no children. Even if I want to repay him, I can't find anyone.
The only ones who need our help are my brother and Xiaoyi's sister's families. Xiaoyi and I will support a few children in their studies, and we won't take care of the rest."
"Even so, I guess your finances are tight." Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and continued, "You two can borrow 300,000 or 500,000 yuan from a bank and buy all the shares of Tongxun, QQ or Moutai."
"Buy stocks?" Song Jie asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"That's right, just buy the stocks of these two companies and hold them for a long time, and you two will definitely achieve financial freedom." It's not that Qi Tongwei didn't lend money to the two of them, but it would be easy to be criticized for using money to buy people's hearts.
It’s nothing now, but at a critical moment, when you are competing for a certain position, it may become the last straw that breaks the camel’s back, resulting in defeat.
As for concealing it, it is impossible. When in Song Jie's position, he has to explain all important personal matters.
If he didn't explain clearly, the mere fact that his huge fortune came from unknown sources would be enough to take him down.
This is also the reason why Qi Tongwei suggested that he go to the bank for a loan.
At the same time, Qi Tongwei secretly made up his mind that from now on he would recommend stocks to people he liked to prevent them from falling due to financial problems.
Song Jie knew Qi Tongwei's abilities very well, so he agreed with great joy.
As they were talking, He Yong and Zhang Yongqian arrived, and Qi Tongwei briefly explained the situation.
Then he said, "I asked you to come here today to make a record. Comrade Zhou Xiaoyi should pretend not to know and continue to gamble with them until the other party reveals their identity."
"Yes, Secretary Qi." The two replied. As to whether Qi Tongwei had instructed in advance, the two did not delve into it.
Even the superiors will not investigate further. If there are officials who can take the initiative to explain the problems, they should be praised to encourage more people to do the same. No one will pursue the matter.
"Comrade Song Jie, if you make any discoveries later, you must communicate with Comrade He Yong at any time. You never know, there might be a big tiger hiding in there!" Qi Tongwei continued.
Song Jie and others quickly agreed.