In the golden autumn of 1996, the sun shone warmly on every inch of the land.Xu Banxia drove her Santana and Tong Xiaoqi, who had just been released from prison, to Luzhou for a business trip together.In the car, Tong Xiaoqi sat silently, without saying a word, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.After arriving at the hotel, Xu Banxia's instructions were simple and clear: take a shower, watch TV, and sleep. She will pick him up tomorrow morning and go with him.Tong Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. After Xu Banxia left, he walked into the bathroom, but his thoughts drifted back to that rainy night five years ago.
In 1991, on a stormy night, in order to raise money for his mother's medical expenses, Tong Xiaoqi took the risk to pry up a pile of manhole covers and used a tricycle to pull them to Xu Banxia and Xiao Chen's scrap station.Faced with Xiao Chen's doubts and accusations, the kind-hearted Xu Banxia chose to believe him. Not only did he provide him with financial assistance, but he also returned the manhole cover to its original place with them.Tong Xiaoqi was extremely grateful and was willing to serve the two of them from now on.When he learned that the steel plant had a large amount of waste to collect, Tong Xiaoqi, a driver, even secretly drove a Dongfeng car from the factory. The three of them broke into the steel plant together and earned the first pot of gold in their lives.However, this also resulted in Tong Xiaoqi being fired for using a private vehicle.He was in a depressed mood when he returned to the scrapyard, but Xu Banxia's comfort rekindled his hope and decided to start a new entrepreneurial journey with them.
When the final trial of the smuggling case was held, Xu Banxia and others were surprised to find that Guo Qidong had changed his previous attitude of pleading guilty and refused to plead guilty with them.In court, Xu Banxia, ​​as the representative of the five-member Northern Adventure Group, fondly recalled their experience of traveling to the North together.She frankly admitted that in that era, due to the lack of clear legal provisions, they grew wild like weeds and no one realized that it was a crime.She implored the court to take into account the actual situation at the time and make a fair judgment.As the first-generation builders of the market economy in New China, they have used various methods to promote the vigorous development of the individual economy and the private economy. They can be judged, but they should not be misjudged.
The court fell into silence.The final verdict was that although the facts of smuggling were conclusive, the conduct before the promulgation of the law was not included in the criminal facts.For smuggling after the law was enacted, everyone was fined.The judge's final decision made Xu Banxia, ​​Wu Jianshe, Feng Yu, Guo Qidong and others finally heave a sigh of relief, with tears in their eyes.
Although the smuggling case has come to an end, the case of embezzlement of state-owned assets is still pending.To be on the safe side, the legal team suggested that Xu Banxia sacrifice Wu Jianshe in exchange for a chance to win the case.However, this decision is undoubtedly a heavy burden for Xu Banxia.She knows that no matter what the outcome is, they must face reality and go on bravely.