Early on Thursday morning, under the leadership of Zhou Liang, Li Xiaohe rushed to Yishan Potato Deep Processing Co., Ltd. Yishan Company is the borrower in the villagers' fund-raising loans, and the legal representative is called Ma Yishan.

Before leaving, Li Xiaohe also notified Jia Xianglan to participate, but Jia Xianglan shirked on the grounds that she was "seriously unwell and may be in danger". In fact, Zhou Liang also wanted to push back, but when he heard the township chief say, "Secretary Zhao wants you to actively cooperate", Zhou Liang followed.

In the past few days, Li Xiaohe further checked the relevant information, and learned from some parties and insiders, and sorted out the whole thing.

In August last year, Ma Yishan found the Shuangsheng Township Government, leased an old courtyard under the name of the township government, and established Yishan Potato Deep Processing Co., Ltd. Then, in the name of Yishan Company, Ma Yishan rented land from Hejiaying Village and Xiangyang Village as land for planting potatoes. When leasing land, it is recommended by the township, and then the village takes the lead, and the cadres of the village committee and the representatives of the villagers negotiate with Yishan Company. In the end, a lease relationship was formed, and 500 mu of land was rented in each of the two villages for a period of five years, with an annual rent of 300 mu per mu, which was paid annually, and the planting subsidies given by the state still belonged to the peasants. In the lease agreement, there is also a clause that from the first year onwards, interest on the rent for the following year will be paid on a monthly basis.

As soon as the agreement was signed, Yishan Company paid the first year's rent and the interest for the first month of the second year, with a monthly interest of 1/5. In this way, you will receive 18% interest on the annual rent. For three consecutive months, Yishan Company paid the interest for the corresponding month on a monthly basis. The villagers felt that it was suitable and got the real money, and they were very happy.

During this period, the villagers heard a rumor that Ma Yishan had multiple companies, one bigger than the other, and in order to develop their business, they would also borrow from the society with higher interest rates. The villagers who had already received the sweetness, hearing the news, immediately asked someone to find Ma Yishan, wanting to lend more money in order to earn a higher interest. At the beginning, according to the middleman, Mr. Ma was not short of money and was not ready to borrow. Under the sincere request of the villagers, the middleman negotiated with Mr. Ma many times, and Mr. Ma reluctantly made it difficult and promised to help some villagers get rich; However, it can only help 50 households in total, and the loan amount for each household is limited to 1,000 yuan, with a monthly interest of 3 cents, and the village committee and villagers are required to keep it strictly confidential.

Three cents of monthly interest, then calculated throughout the year, the interest alone can earn more than 30% of the principal, which is repaid? So the villagers did everything possible to curry favor with the middleman and lent the money to the Yishan Company in the names of different people in the family. Thinking that they had occupied an additional 50 households, the villagers dared to publicize it, so they strictly fulfilled their promise of confidentiality. In the first two months of the loan, the villagers successfully received the interest of three cents per month. I don't have to work in the winter, and I can earn more money than usual just by eating interest, which is much more suitable than depositing in the bank, and the villagers have tasted the sweetness, and their ears have been paying attention to the latest news in this regard from time to time.

Before the Spring Festival, the villagers heard that Yishan Company had a new measure, and the annual interest rate would be calculated at 50 percent if the annual profit was collected. My good man, fifty percent, isn't that half, what could be more appropriate? Prompted by the dream of getting rich, all creditors are willing to take profits on an annual basis, and some people even go through the "back door" and lend some money to Yishan Company.

As soon as the spring of this year began, Yishan Company organized manpower and equipment to plough those leased land. People found that the equipment was large, and the operators were uniformly dressed, and the company was really generous, and there was less worry in their hearts. Many farmers who were hired by Yishan Company to farm and hoe grass simply lent their wages to Yishan Company, preparing to get one and a half times the money a year.

During the whole potato planting and management period, the technical personnel of Yishan Company are also scientifically managed, and the growth of potatoes is much more violent, and the size is more than half larger than that planted by the farmers themselves. In August this year, the deep processing equipment of Yishan Company was continuously delivered. People were tempted to see the new gadgets, but were blocked by the company's security guards, citing "trade secrets". I didn't see these things, but there are big cars coming and going during the day and night, what else can I be wrong with? A glimmer of worry in people's minds has vanished.

In mid-September this year, the company began harvesting potatoes, which were then loaded onto trucks and hauled away. According to the intermediary, this is transported to the branch for primary processing, and then shipped back for deep processing. At the end of September, 1,000 acres of potatoes were harvested, and all of them were pulled away.

Just when people were looking forward to a steady stream of interest, they suddenly found that there were no big carts transporting potatoes on the road, the staff of the Yishan Company did not show up for several days, and the middleman was nowhere to be found. With a little uneasiness, the villagers of Xiangyang Village and Hejiaying Village rushed to Yishan Company. Where else are there security guards? And Mr. Ma? When I entered the yard again, there were only a few pieces of scattered equipment in the empty warehouse.

Looking for it, people were in a hurry all of a sudden. But after a whole circle, no one could be found, and the phone could not be reached at all. The villagers were stupid, only to realize that the non-stop equipment trucks day and night were clearly a ghost trick of pulling in and out, just to create an illusion for people. That middleman must also be the trust of Yishan Company, that is, a gang.

Finding out that they had been deceived, the villagers looked for the township, and the township also hurried to find Ma Yishan and his person, and also found the details through identity information. But nothing was found, and the identity document provided by Ma Yishan was fake.

It was only at this time that the villagers ventilated with each other, revealing some of their affection. It turned out that almost every household in Xiangyang and Hejiaying villages had lent money to Yishan Company, and a few villagers had also lent money from close relatives in other villages. According to the bills provided by the villagers, more than 300 households in the two villages have lent a total of more than 3 million yuan, and the interest they get is only equivalent to 5 percent of the amount lent, and some households get back more, only 10 percent. All things considered, there are still $3 million in uncollected amounts.

Judging from the available information and the whole process, Yishan Company is a fraud, and Ma Yishan is a big liar.

In mid-October, Shuangsheng Township and the village's representatives approached the court and the Public Security Bureau, but based on the available materials and information, the law enforcement authorities only registered the case and could not make substantial progress.

Seeing that it was difficult to defend their rights through legal means, and hearing that the township chief had been transferred to the county, the villagers were forced to petition the county government.

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"Township Chief, it's here." Zhou Liang pointed to the courtyard in front of him.

The old "modern" stopped in front of the courtyard gate at the right time.

This courtyard belongs to Shuangsheng Village, Shuangsheng Township, but it is nearly a kilometer away from the village, and there are no other buildings or courtyards around.

Get out of the car and come to the door. The auto-retractable door closes tightly, and the display area above is pitch black, which should have been discontinued. On the wall next to the retractable door hangs a brass-colored sign with the black inscription "Ilsan Deep Processing Co., Ltd." on it.

An old man with half-white hair was coming from the southeast corner of the courtyard, and shouted from afar: "Leader, is there something?" ”

Looking back at Zhou Liang, Li Xiaohe said, "People know you?" ”

Zhou Liang responded: "He is a person hired by the township, his name is Hao Dazhu, he is from Xiaoniugou Village, which is three miles away, and he has no children and no daughters. The court let those who did this, thinking that once someone from Youshan Company came, they would be able to communicate a letter in time. ”

Li Xiaohe let out an "oh" and did not speak again.

Seeing the old man approaching, Zhou Liang said, "Old Hao, let's go in and have a look." ”

"Okay, wait." After speaking, Hao Dazhu walked into the hut. Soon he came out with a bunch of keys and opened the small iron door next to the hut.

Smiling at Hao Dazhu, Li Xiaohe and Zhou Liang walked into the courtyard.

The whole courtyard is very large, with the appearance of forty or fifty acres. There are five bungalows on the front, with white tiled exterior walls, white plastic steel doors and windows, and red steel roofs, which are obviously not built for a long time. To the west is a row of tall houses, with gray walls and tiles, the windows are covered with plastic sheeting, and the brown wooden doors have lost their original color, and the houses must be some years old.

At this time, under the guidance of Hao Dazhu, in front of the west row house, Hao Dazhu took out a bunch of keys and opened the door.

Walking into the house, Li Xiaohe found that this row of houses was all open. The house is very tall, about 15 meters, 50 or 60 meters long from north to south, and more than 20 meters from east to west. Then he turned around and asked, "Is there still such a house in the township?" What did you do before? ”

Zhou Liang replied: "In the nineties of the last century, the township used to run a wild vegetable factory here, and at that time this row of houses was separated, the roof was also there, and there was also a large row of houses in the south. Within three years, the factory closed down and the place was idle. Later, the roof of the row of houses in the south collapsed and became a dilapidated house, and the township simply demolished the houses, sold the materials that could be sold, and took away the villagers who could not sell them. ”

Li Xiaohe nodded, did not speak again, but walked towards the southwest corner. As he approached, he saw several iron objects scattered on the ground, most of which were rusty. There was only one thing, the iron sheet was relatively new, and the iron sign on it had the words "Vertical Stone Removal Cleaning Machine".

Li Xiaohe pointed at these iron lumps: "This is the production equipment?" Haven't you seen it in the township? ”

"I, I'm not ......" Zhou Liang hurriedly shook his head.

Hao Dazhu interjected: "When I first came, I saw a photo of the township leaders looking around this equipment, and the equipment was placed in the courtyard at that time, and it seemed that it was still working. By the way, Leader Zhou, then there is you above. ”

Turning his head, Li Xiaohe smiled at Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang quickly turned his head to the side and pretended not to hear.

Coming out of the West House, Li Xiaohe entered the main house on the north side again. On the east side, there are two rooms, and there is an inner and outer house, and the outer room has a stove and cooks, and the inner room is a place of rest; The three main rooms on the west side were locked, and there were some things piled up inside.

From Hao Dazhu's mouth, I learned that I have not seen outsiders except for nearby villagers who have come recently.

After going around the courtyard again, Li Xiaohe and the others left here and returned to the township government.