Chapter 959 The incident happened
News that there is an ancient tomb under Jiannian Square has spread like wildfire. In the past few days, people passing by here can't help but stop and look, point and talk about the things underground. Some say it is a Han tomb, and some say it is a Han tomb. It is said to be an ancient city, while others say it is the Dongzhou Treasury.
There were divergent opinions for a while. Compared with what was buried below, one theory was unprecedentedly consistent. That is, everyone always believed that Tang Jingwei, the boss of Carnival Department Store, must have dug up a lot of treasures back then. It was he who ordered the builder not to report it to the relevant departments. , taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind in the dead of night, they swept away the discovered cultural relics, antiques and rare treasures. It was for this reason that the Tang brothers became rich overnight.
Some even think that the real purpose of building the Carnival Square here is to use the square as a cover to steal cultural relics.
The legend surrounding this incident is becoming more and more mysterious. No matter how lively the conversation among the people is, it is just a story. How to deal with it depends on the official decision.
Autumn has just begun, and the temperature is still hot, but Tang Jingwei in Nanjiang feels a chill from his heart. He has just finished handling his son's funeral affairs, and unexpectedly another old debt has been brought up. The civil construction project of the Carnival Plaza was at that time Duan Yuanhong, the company's vice president, is in charge. Now Duan Yuanhong has resigned and immigrated to Xingjiapo.
During the construction of Jianian Square, Tang Jingwei had not heard any reports about the discovery of ancient tombs.
After the news came out from Dongzhou, the first thing he thought of was that someone was targeting him, trying to push him into a desperate situation step by step.
Tang Jingwei specially called his younger brother Tang Jinglun for this matter. Although the two brothers have always been at odds, the current situation forced them to choose to stick together for warmth.
There is another reason why Tang Jingwei seeks out Tang Jinglun. Tang Jinglun and Duan Yuanhong have a close friendship. The last time he was forced to retire, the fundamental reason was that the two of them joined forces, so the first thing Tang Jingwei did after turning the situation around was to drive away Duan Yuanhong. , destroying their alliance.
Tang Jinglun walked into the study and saw a dancing pottery figurine on the desk. He frowned subconsciously. In fact, he had guessed his elder brother's purpose when he came over.
Tang Jingwei said calmly: "Have you heard about the Dongzhou Carnival Plaza?"
Tang Jinglun said: "I heard some, but it was nonsense. All our procedures at that time were formal and legal."
Tang Jingwei asked: "Are these pottery figurines beautiful?"
This is a double-sleeved female dancer figurine, wearing a deep skirt with a lapel, her arms swinging her sleeves upward, and her long sleeves falling from the air behind her. Her body is in a graceful S shape, full of dynamics, and her dancing posture is unrestrained and enthusiastic.
Look carefully, you can find the word "五" inscribed on the elbow of the arm, with red filling in the strokes. According to experts, "五" is the abbreviation of dance.
Tang Jinglun once saw the same one at the National Museum. The musical and dancing figurines were unearthed from Dongzhou and are national treasure-level cultural relics. The one on the elder brother's table is no worse than the one at the National Museum.
Tang Jinglun said deliberately: "It's so beautiful."
"Does it look familiar? Duan Yuanhong gave it to me." Tang Jingwei acted very calmly today. He was extremely sad and heartbroken. His son was dead. There were not many things in the world that could touch his emotions.
Tang Jinglun said: "Lao Duan is willing to spend a lot of money. If it were me, I would definitely not be willing to give such a good thing away."
Tang Jingwei said: "The purpose of giving gifts is to get more rewards. Duan Yuanhong's ability to become the vice president of Huanian is related to his ability to behave. You have such a good relationship with him, so you should know him better than me."
Tang Jinglun smiled: "Lao Duan is very secretive. His friendship with me is only superficial. Our real relationship is not very good."
Tang Jingwei said: "This musical and dancing figurine is a treasure of the Han Dynasty. Duan Yuanhong gave it to me eight years ago. I remember that you two were specifically responsible for the Dongzhou Carnival Plaza project at that time?"
Tang Jinglun said: "Yes."
Tang Jingwei said: "Do you still remember whether there were any ancient tombs or other things found at the construction site?"
Tang Jinglun said: "Don't listen to the nonsense of people outside. If cultural relics are really found, we will definitely report it to you. We cannot afford such a big responsibility."
He glanced at the music and dance figurines again and said: "Old Duan knows your preferences, so it is normal for him to find connections to get these music and dance figurines as a gift to you. Do you really think that these things were dug out of the ground?"
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Tang Jinglun fell into extreme uneasiness. Hua Nian was over, and so was the Carnival Department Store. It was not enough to describe their current situation as misfortunes never come singly. Everything was not accidental, but someone was quietly controlling everything behind the scenes, planned by others. At that time, they did not realize it for the first time. Now it was time to close the net.
After Tang Jinglun left, he immediately contacted Duan Yuanhong. Duan Yuanhong originally thought that this matter had been buried underground, but he didn't expect it to be dug up again. He was also a little nervous: "Mr. Tang, haven't the matters back then been settled?"
Tang Jinglun said: "You are really good. In order to get a higher position, you actually gave him the music and dance figurines. He must have doubted us."
Duan Yuanhong said: "So what if we have doubts? There is no evidence anyway."
Tang Jinglun said: "Aren't the musical and dancing figurines evidence? There were several people involved in this matter. Who can guarantee that each of them can keep their mouths shut?"
Duan Yuanhong said: "Anyway, don't worry, the news will definitely not be leaked from me."
Tang Jinglun chatted with Duan Yuanhong for a few words. He just wanted to verify whether the rumor was leaked from Duan Yuanhong. In fact, the truth is not important. The main problem is that if this old incident is uncovered, if it triggers the investigation of the relevant departments We take it seriously and will definitely investigate it thoroughly. Even if this matter can be settled, things will still happen against the Tang family in the future.
A feeling that the building was about to collapse enveloped Tang Jinglun's heart. He realized that he had to leave quickly. If he missed the opportunity, he might not even have the chance to leave.
Long before the debt crisis broke out in Huanian, Tang Jinglun began to prepare for his escape. The reason why he had not left until now was because he still had a lot of interests in the company. If he left like this, he would not be reconciled, but his nephew Tang Tian died. After that, he fell into some kind of uneasy mood.
The autopsy results given by the police showed that Tang Tianyi committed suicide. After learning this result, Tang Jingwei did not show emotional loss of control, but was very calm. But the more this happened, the more worried Tang Jinglun became. He must Get off the boat at one o'clock, otherwise you don't know where you will be taken by your elder brother in the future. Your elder brother's calmness is just a prelude to the coming storm.
Tang Jinglun bought a ticket for that night and planned to take the flight to Neon. After a short stop there, he would continue to North America. He had a premonition that the next days would not be peaceful, so he left for a while under the banner of visiting relatives and crossed the river. Let’s wait and see what happens.
Tang Jinglun’s wishful thinking finally came to nothing. He met the police who were waiting for him at the airport in advance. The police said that there were some situations that required his assistance in investigation.
Xu Chunliang told Qin Zhengyang what he learned. Qin Zhengyang made a special trip to find Mrs. Zhang. With his persuasion, Mrs. Zhang finally handed over the cultural relics that her son Liang Zhigang had entrusted to her for safekeeping.
At the same time, Sanliangsan, who was injured and hospitalized, also handed over the photos and recordings in his hands to the police after experiencing some ideological struggle.
An old case that had been forgotten for more than ten years finally surfaced. The police acted quickly and arrested several parties one after another.
As these suspects explained one by one, the context of the case began to gradually become clear. Duan Yuanhong was in charge of the construction of the Carnival Plaza project at that time, and Tang Jinglun was the general person in charge of the project. Both of them were involved in this matter.
Liang Zhigang was in charge of the sand and gravel earthwork work at Jianian Plaza. During the earthwork work, he discovered a Han tomb and some ancient buildings buried underground. Liang Zhigang reported this matter to Duan Yuanhong, who saw it at the scene. After seeing the cultural relics, he decided to hide the cultural relics inside privately, and then bulldozed the ancient tomb overnight.
The reason why Duan Yuanhong did this was firstly due to greed, and secondly because the construction period was short and the task was heavy. If it was reported to archeology, the entire Jiannian Square project would be suspended and they would suffer huge losses. Duan Yuanhong could not bear such responsibility.
Several people involved in this matter, Duan Yuanhong, all paid a considerable amount of hush money. After receiving the hush money, Liang Zhigang also stole some cultural relics, which he later sold to cultural relic dealers.
After Duan Yuanhong learned about this incident, he severely reprimanded Liang Zhigang. Unexpectedly, Liang Zhigang not only refused to buy it, but used it as a threat to continue to ask Duan Yuanhong for money. Not long after, a dump truck reversing accident occurred at the construction site.
Now that Liang Zhigang has been dead for so many years, there were three people involved in this matter with him. One died of illness, and the other two are still alive, but they don’t know much about the situation. After all, they were all working with Liang Zhigang at the time.
Duan Yuanhong has now immigrated overseas, and Tang Jinglun almost escaped from the country.
No matter how the police asked, Tang Jinglun knew nothing about the matter. He insisted that he had no knowledge of the ancient tomb and that everything was done by Duan Yuanhong on his own initiative. This man deceived everyone.
However, the police produced a recording of Tang Jinglun's phone call from that year. According to the content of the recording, Tang Jinglun was obviously aware of the situation. According to the account transactions, it can be seen that during that period, Tang Jinglun transferred money to Duan Yuanhong's private account. Three million, and Duan Yuanhong quickly transferred the money to several private accounts.
The police are very efficient and have already obtained the records of the account transactions of Duan Yuanhong and Liang Zhigang that year.
Tang Jinglun stayed at the police station all night, and his eyelids were a little swollen from staying up. He still knew something about the law, and the detention for questioning generally did not exceed twenty-four hours.
He yawned and said: "Can you let me rest for a while? I haven't slept all night. I have said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said. I really didn't know about this matter back then. The specific person in charge was Duan Yuanhong. You guys If you want to know more details, go to him."
“You don’t have to worry about this, Duan Yuanhong will come back to confront you soon.”
(End of this chapter)