Chapter 76

（The power went out again in the afternoon, but fortunately, my laptop was fully charged. I wrote a chapter and uploaded it wirelessly!）

Thinking of the source when drinking water, one should not forget the neighbors when becoming wealthy.

Although this phrase is easy to say, how many people truly live by it?

Wuyang Liquor Company, with Jimmy investing 50 million US dollars for a 30% stake, has a total market value of about 166.67 million US dollars.

According to the 1995 exchange rate of 1:8.35, the total market value of Wuyang Liquor Company is approximately 1.39167 billion RMB.

A 1% stake is worth as much as 13.91 million RMB. If evenly distributed among the more than 200 employees of the distillery, each person would receive at least 50,000 RMB. Given the average monthly wage of less than 500 RMB in Wuh River, this is already the total salary of the distillery workers for several years.

Including the 1% given to the village, it means that Yang Xinhua immediately allocated shares worth more than 27 million RMB to the people of Yangjia Village.

This shows that Yang Xinhua truly did not forget his neighbors when becoming wealthy. Although the allocated shares seemed small, their value was certainly not low.

Yang Jie studied economics and management. Yang Xinhua did not consult him before giving away 2% of the shares, but he did not feel it was inappropriate, as Yang Xinhua still held 68% of the shares and had absolute control.

"Father, did you let Guixi distribute the shares to all the factory workers?" Yang Jie took the letter paper from Yang Xinhua, quickly read through it, and when he saw that Wang Guixi had allocated himself 0.2% of the shares, he looked up and asked Yang Xinhua.

"Yes, Guixi is very familiar with the situation of all the factory workers. He is fair and has a good relationship with everyone. I think he is the best person to distribute the shares." Yang Xinhua trusted Wang Guixi very much, so he entrusted this important task to him.

After hearing this, Yang Jie smiled bitterly and pointed to Wang Guixi's name and the share allocation, saying, "If I'm not mistaken, Guixi's death is probably closely related to this 0.2%!"

Yang Jie's certainty made Yang Xinhua and Deng Xiancheng look at the place Yang Jie pointed to.

Wang Guixi was responsible for distributing shares to all the factory workers, and he allocated 0.2% to himself, which was worth 2.78 million RMB. Such a large sum of money could easily make people envious.

Deng Xiancheng took the letter paper from Yang Jie, looked at it, and then nodded, saying, "Comrade Yang Jie's analysis is reasonable. Although Wang Guixi is usually fair, he allocated a significant amount to himself in the share distribution. This means he took more shares, infringing on the rights of others and harming their interests.

Once this distribution list was leaked, it's understandable that he would be hated. Director Yang, can you provide us with the factory's payroll for the past two months? We need to verify and compare it to see if everyone's name is on this list."

"Sure! Xiaojie, go to my desk and get the red file folder." Yang Xinhua looked at Yang Jie and had him bring the folder, from which he took the factory's payroll for the past two months and handed it to Deng Xiancheng.

After receiving the payroll, Deng Xiancheng quickly left Yang Xinhua's office, presumably to find someone to verify it.

After Deng Xiancheng left, Yang Xinhua looked at Yang Jie with a sense of satisfaction. Yang Xinhua, who was not good at expressing himself, usually remained silent, but today he was very pleased with Yang Jie's performance, and a faint smile appeared on his stern face.

"Xiaojie, you've matured and grown up. You know how to think things through. Well done!"

Yang Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly. Hearing Yang Xinhua's praise felt more like a criticism. What did he mean by "knowing how to think things through"? How could he have been recommended to Yan University and graduated smoothly without thinking things through?

"Father, why didn't you consult me about the share distribution? Your good intentions might have led to Guixi's murder. I'm not opposing your decision to distribute shares to the factory workers and the village, but the distribution of shares worth millions must be fair, just, and transparent, or it could lead to serious problems." Yang Jie knew that Yang Xinhua had good intentions and didn't expect any issues, so he didn't want to criticize him too much.

"This matter was indeed a bit hasty, and it's all my fault. I usually entrust all big and small matters to Guixi, and this was no exception. I thought I would review the list before it was announced, but I didn't expect Guixi to be killed before he could hand it to me.

If his death was indeed due to this, I don't know how I can face his wife and children." Yang Xinhua sighed, looking very distressed.

"Alright, Father, you had good intentions. The murderer might not have killed him for this reason. Even if it was, it only shows that the murderer has a narrow mind. Such a person shouldn't be given more money." After consoling Yang Xinhua, Yang Jie said, "Father, with your leg injury, you'll have to handle the factory's affairs now that Guixi is gone. I'll follow up with Captain Deng and his team. I'll report to you as soon as I have any news."

Yang Xinhua nodded. As Yang Jie was about to leave, he reminded him, "Xiaojie, the murderer is ruthless and skilled. Be careful. Even if you discover something, don't let him suspect you, to avoid getting hurt."

"I understand!" Yang Jie replied and quickly left the office.

The criminal investigation team, led by Yang Li, was currently visiting all the workshops in the factory, asking the workers about their knowledge of Wang Guixi's death and interviewing those who worked the night shift yesterday to understand the situation.

When Yang Jie found Deng Xiancheng, he had just finished a phone call with the forensic doctor from the township health center.

Seeing Deng Xiancheng's serious expression, Yang Jie was slightly taken aback. He then obtained the recording of Deng Xiancheng's conversation with the forensic doctor from Xiao Liu.

The forensic doctor had made a preliminary conclusion about Wang Guixi's death. Wang Guixi died from excessive blood loss due to being stabbed with a sharp weapon. The thirteen stab wounds were mostly near the chest's major blood vessels, and the weapon had a bloodletting function.

Therefore, after being stabbed, the victim would lose a large amount of blood in a short time, leading to death. According to the preliminary autopsy, the other twelve stab wounds were inflicted before the victim died.

This means that the murderer stabbed the victim thirteen times in a very short time, and from the angle of the stabs, the murderer was very familiar with human anatomy, which allowed him to avoid the weapon being stuck in the chest bones.

"Captain Deng, how is the comparison of the names?" Since Yang Jie already knew that the forensic doctor's findings matched his previous speculation, he was certain that the murderer was likely a veteran.

"Director Yang just called and said he will come later. He is very concerned about this case and expressed his intention to personally thank you for providing us with many clues.

Currently, after comparing the names, we found that several workers' names are missing from the share distribution list. I am preparing to send people to investigate their whereabouts yesterday." Deng Xiancheng said, and Yang Jie was slightly surprised.

Yang Xinhua's intention was to distribute the shares to all the workers, so how could Wang Guixi's distribution list be missing several names?

"Captain Deng, did you miss a piece of paper, so you didn't find the names of the other people?" Yang Jie asked, and Deng Xiancheng replied solemnly, "That's impossible. Wang Guixi's office and home were searched by our county's most experienced forensic team. They couldn't have missed anything."

"Then which names are missing from Wang Guixi's list?"

"Zhang Bo, Yuan Qiuhua, Dai Xiaqiang, Zhao Huaiyuan, Ma Dajun, and Wang Cheng." Deng Xiancheng opened his notebook and read out the six names.

After hearing Deng Xiancheng's words, Yang Jie's expression suddenly changed. These people were all veterans, not from Yangjia Village, but from other towns in the distillery.

Yang Jie had heard from Yang Xinhua that these people were from rural areas, had no job placement after their military service, and had heavy family burdens, living in poverty. During a veterans' gathering, Yang Xinhua learned about their situation and hired them to drive trucks for the distillery.

Yang Jie learned to drive from Master Dai Xiaqiang, so he was familiar with these old drivers and knew some of their basic information and personalities.

(Thank you to my old friend 'Guzhu Yujian' for the 200起点币 support! Thanks!)

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