Chapter Seventy-one Employee Stock Allocation

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  It is well known that Yangjia Village in Xiangyang Town is a famous military village.

  Starting from the late 1950s, almost every year there were young people from the village joining the army. Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, some of the young people who joined the army earlier became officers after being promoted in the military, and more young people from the village also joined the army.

  Yang Xinhua also enlisted at that time and, after hard training and bitter learning of combat skills, coupled with good luck, was soon selected to join the reconnaissance company.

  Many people from Yangjia Village joined the army, but only Yang Xinhua fought his way through thorns and thistles, relying on his military achievements to rise to the position of reconnaissance battalion commander. He faced death twice, yet miraculously survived, thus earning two first-class merits. This combination of luck and ability was unmatched by others, which also established his special status in Yangjia Village.

  In the village, who joined the army, what kind of troops, and how was their technical and tactical level, Yang Xinhua could say with his eyes closed.

  There are not many veterans in Xunhe County, and Yang Xin Hua has also held several gatherings with his comrades-in-arms after retiring from the army. Because Yang Xin Hua is a true combat hero, the military newspaper reported on Yang Xin Hua's advanced deeds at that time, so most of the veterans who retired from the army in Xunhe County responded to Yang Xin Hua's call and attended the gathering.

  It can be said that Yang Xinhua is extremely familiar with local veterans in Ruzhou County, especially scouts.

  The extremely rich jungle combat experience allowed Yang Xinhua to see the abnormality of the crime scene at a glance, which is also the reason why he frowned after leaving the crime scene.

  Deng Xiancheng's eyes narrowed after hearing Yang Jie's words, and he turned to look at Yang XinHua who was deep in thought. He knew that this battle hero, who rarely spoke, might have already figured something out.

  "Director Yang, you are a renowned combat hero in the entire army. After retiring and returning to your hometown, you also became a well-known private entrepreneur in the county, a representative of the County People's Congress. The victim, Wang Gui Xi, was not only from Yangjia Village but also the director of the winery's factory."

  According to our investigation, after you took over the winery, he has been working diligently and made great contributions to the revitalization and development of the winery. Therefore, both publicly and privately, we hope that you can cooperate with us, solve the case as soon as possible, catch the murderer, and give justice to the deceased." Deng Xiancheng knew Yang Xinhua's background and his relationship with County Committee Secretary Zhou, so he sincerely pleaded.

  Yang Xinhua sighed slightly after hearing this and said, "Guixi is a kind and gentle person who never quarrels with others. I really can't think of why someone would want to kill him."

  "I don't know who the murderer is either, but I found some clues at the scene. Since Captain Deng asked, I'll say something!"

  Deng Xiancheng's face turned serious as he hastily pulled out his notebook and pen, ready to take notes. Yang Jie also listened intently, wanting to hear what Yang Xinhua had discovered and how it differed from his own conjectures.

  From the scene, it can be seen that Guixi was killed in that place. The murderer, as Xiaojie guessed, is a scout with actual combat experience and is good at jungle warfare. As expected, the dagger used to kill Guixi is the same type used by the Vietnamese army scouts.

  A veteran scout who has been in actual combat, his tactical and psychological qualities will not be inferior. In theory, he can deal with the drunken Guixi without using a dagger, and this way, he can also erase the traces more cleanly.

  Even if you use a dagger to kill someone, the special killing technique taught in the military emphasizes one shot to kill, and the location is usually the neck and heart. Who would stab an ordinary person thirteen times, all between the heart and lungs? This is very unreasonable.

  So I speculate that this is a false impression deliberately created by the murderer, including the hiding point, the dagger, and even the method of killing, all of which are intended to mislead us. He wants us to focus on the veteran, so if we analyze it this way, he may not be a veteran.

  Actually, hunters who often hunt in the mountains, experienced police officers, or ordinary people like Xiaojie who have learned special combat skills can all fake such a scene. Therefore, I think that to find the murderer, we still need to start with Guixi." Yang Xinhua's eyes were piercing as he analyzed from the perspective of an old detective.

  A scout with actual combat experience, whose tactical and psychological qualities are absolutely solid, can completely take down a drunk and unarmed person like Wang Guixi on a quiet road at night without needing to resort to so many fancy moves, and can do it with just their bare hands.

  At night, there were nearly six hours when no one walked on the small path. The murderer had ample time to erase his traces and could do so without leaving any evidence behind.

  But he not only was extremely ruthless in his killing methods, but also had many contradictions in his disguise, which was also a place where Yang Xinhua, who had rich experience in investigation, and Deng Xiancheng, who had extremely rich experience in criminal investigation, were puzzled.

  "It seems to be but isn't, perhaps this is the murderer's intention!" After hearing Yang Xinhua's words, Yang Jie felt even more that the murderer was a retired soldier.

  "Captain Deng, the victim had thirteen stab wounds, each one fatal. This means that the killer's strength was considerable, able to easily pierce the ribcage with a dagger. From the large amount of blood sprayed at the scene, it is likely that the killer stabbed the victim thirteen times in an extremely short period."

  Such swift and forceful movements, unless one is a veteran who has undergone rigorous training and personally killed people, ordinary people simply cannot achieve. Although he set up a hasty smokescreen to mislead us, the killer's moves still revealed his flaws." Yang Jie's words made even Yang Xinhua feel astonished.

  Yang Jie's analysis is very reasonable. The victim was stabbed thirteen times, which may not be difficult, but the murder weapon was a military dagger with extremely strong blood-letting function. In the case of stabbing to kill, the human body will quickly lose blood, and before the victim's blood is sprayed out, twelve more stabs would require an extremely fast speed.

  Ordinary people can't do this at all, and the part that is stabbed is not a relatively soft part like the abdomen, but a thoracic cavity surrounded by ribs. The force and angle of the stab must be precisely controlled to ensure that the dagger is not stuck, so it seems that only veteran scouts who have undergone long-term training can really do it.

  There are not a few people from Yuhang County who have joined the army over the years. There are thousands of veterans who have been to the battlefield, and there have been more than 100 scouts. This does not include soldiers who have retired and returned in recent years. If you want to investigate, the workload is very large.

  "Director Yang, based on your understanding of the victim Wang Guixi, do you think he would have a grudge against anyone or do you know which retired soldiers he was closer to?" Deng Xiancheng also thought that the possibility of the murderer being a retired soldier was greater, so he prepared to focus on this lead for investigation.

  Yang Xinhua thought for a moment and said, "Guixi is affable and likes to make friends. With the winery and village affairs, he's often busy running around, so I'm not entirely clear how many people he knows outside."

  As for who he is closer to among the veterans, it's hard to say. Our winery has more than a dozen veterans, including several from our village and others from other towns. Apart from being in charge of security work, they are mainly responsible for driving and delivering goods at the winery.

  In addition, some old soldiers from Xianghe County or Changyang City would also come to visit me. Guixi usually helped me entertain these old soldiers. As a result, I really couldn't say how many old soldiers he knew and how many people he had dealings with."

  Deng Xiancheng felt a headache after hearing Yang Xinhuas words, it turns out that Wang Guixis social relationships are really complicated. Yang Xinhu is a war hero and became an entrepreneur in the private sector after retiring to his hometown. Some veteran soldiers who came to visit him because of his reputation, he would not refuse to see them.

  "Captain, we found a shareholder allocation list in Wang Guixi's office. Take a look!" A detective from the criminal police team rushed into Yang Xinhua's office with a handwritten manuscript on letterhead paper.

  "What's the list of share allocations?" Deng Xiancheng was taken aback by the words, and after taking over the handwritten draft handed over by his subordinate, he quickly took a look.

  The letterhead reads "Five Oceans Wine Industry Share Allocation Draft", and the letter records more than 200 names, with some numbers marked in percentages behind each name. These numbers are not large, mostly zero point zero a few percent.

  "Director Yang, what's going on with this share allocation list?" Deng Xiancheng glanced at it briefly before handing the letter to Yang Xinhua.

  Yang Xinhua took the letter from Deng Xiancheng, glanced at it and said: "Foreign businessmen have set up a joint venture with our Huanghe Wine Factory to form Wuyang Wine Industry. Although we are investing in two functional wines, we have nothing to do with Huanghe Wine Factory."

  The workers at the Kaiping River Winery have followed me for many years, and since they are also from the same village, I took out 1% of the shares and distributed them to them in the form of employee stock allocation as a reward for their hard work over the years.

  I also plan to take out another 1% of the shares, and give them to the village for free. The dividends from the shares will be distributed as a bonus to everyone in the village. I, Yang Xinhua, drink water and think of its source, and even if I become rich, I won't forget my hometown Yangjia Village!

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