Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 832: The dog jumps over the wall!
When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou's question, he remembered the real reason why he agreed to You Changzheng's equipment purchase. A wise smile appeared on his face, and he answered slowly: "Mr. Kou! In order to gain more say in our Trade Department, You Changzheng has been trying every possible way to get involved in the procurement work of the Trade Department since he was transferred here."

"Since the Trade Department currently only has the Wang family as a purchasing channel, if he wants to get involved in purchasing work, he must have a fixed channel in his hands. So he obtained a purchasing channel from England through Li Jianshe who is far away in Hong Kong."

"When You Changzheng proposed to exchange goods for equipment at the meeting, several deputy directors in our department objected, saying the procurement cost was too high. Seeing that there were people opposing him, You Changzheng used his position to plot a coup and mocked the deputy directors who opposed it."

"I took You Changzheng's status into consideration. In order to avoid You's family accusing me of having the final say, and considering the overall work of the company, I could only agree to You Changzheng's proposal and let him be responsible for this procurement channel."

When Mr. Kou heard Wu Aiguo mention Li Jianshe, he immediately felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while, so he answered, "Aiguo! If we exchange equipment with England according to the export price set by Red Star Trading Company, it means that we have another purchasing channel, which is something worth celebrating."

“Now you are exchanging equipment with factories for goods at the production price. This will not only affect our foreign exchange earnings, but also increase our procurement costs in disguise. Once the State Council knows about this, they will definitely send someone to investigate, and you, the head of the Trade Department, will most likely be the first person responsible.

Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou's reminder and knew that Mr. Kou was doing this for his own good. Considering his arrangement against the You family, Wu Aiguo smiled and thanked Mr. Kou: "Mr. Kou! First of all, I am very grateful for your reminder. I neither object nor agree with the procurement plan proposed by You Changzheng, and I also asked the office to prepare a special meeting minutes."

"Moreover, You Changzheng is in charge of this procurement channel and all procurement work. If the higher-ups really want to punish me, they can't punish me, Wu Aiguo."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's answer and knowing that Wu Aiguo had already made countermeasures, Mr. Kou nodded in agreement. Thinking that this procurement channel was provided by Li Jianshe to You Changzheng, Mr. Kou recalled the news Wu Aiguo had told him last time, and hurriedly asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! Have you investigated clearly the matter of Li Jianshe withholding Lou Zhenhua's dividends and running to Ma Jiao to gamble?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou asking about Li Jianshe withholding Lou Zhenhua's dividends, he remembered the results of the simulator's investigation.

Not only did Li Jianshe withhold Lou Zhenhua's dividend money, he even went a step further and misappropriated the funds of the Red Star Trading Company and went to Ma Jiao to gamble many times.

However, considering Mr. Kou's character, Wu Aiguo did not intend to tell Mr. Kou the results of the investigation. He smiled and introduced to Mr. Kou: "Mr. Kou! Lou Zhenhua's dividend is not a small amount. Now this money has been lost by Li Jianshe. Do you think Li Jianshe can pay it back?"

When Mr. Kou learned that Li Jianshe had withheld Lou Zhenhua's dividends and lost all the money, an expression of anger immediately appeared on his face.

However, Mr. Kou was angry not because Li Jianshe withheld the money, but because Li Jianshe went to Malaysia to gamble.

Thinking about the fact that Li Jianshe went to Ma Jiao to gamble and lost a large sum of money, Mr. Kou suddenly remembered the phone call that Mr. Yan had made to him before, and a terrible thought suddenly came to his mind.

With this terrible thought in mind, Mr. Kou immediately reminded Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! After all, You Changzheng is the grandson of Director You. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. But you are different. You should be more careful about You Changzheng's exchange of equipment for goods."

When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou's reminder, he immediately replied respectfully: "Mr. Kou! I understand. Thank you for your reminder!"

"Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!" After President Kou ended the call with Wu Aiguo, his mind was full of Li Jianshe's gambling at Ma Jiao. Thinking of something that President Yan had mentioned when he called him before, President Kou thought about calling President Yan. As a result, just as he reached for the phone, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

When Mr. Kou heard the phone ring, he reached out to pick it up and asked politely, "Hello! I'm Kou Zhongguo. Who is this?"

"Old Kou! This is Old Yan! You wouldn't know until you check. I'll be shocked to find that the 10% of foreign exchange was secretly withheld by the Red Star Trading Company." As soon as Mr. Kou finished speaking, Mr. Yan's angry voice was heard over the phone.

It is said that what you fear will happen, but it will happen anyway. When Mr. Kou heard what Mr. Yan said, he secretly regretted in his heart. He regretted why he did not call Mr. Yan and tell him about it when he learned that Li Jianshe went to Malaysia to gamble.

Thinking of the bad premonition in his heart, Mr. Kou said to Mr. Yan with a serious face: "Old Yan! I got a piece of news from Aiguo. Not long after Li Jianshe took office in Hong Kong, he spent all the reception expenses of Red Star Trading Company for a year in the name of reception."

"In addition to spending all the reception expenses, Li Jianshe also withheld Lou Zhenhua's dividends, and then took the money to gamble in Ma Jiao, and ended up losing all the money!"

"What I am most worried about now is that Li Jianshe not only lost all of Lou Zhenhua's dividends, but he may also have lost part of the money in the Red Star Trading Company's account."

"Old Kou! What did you say? Li Jianshe lost a lot of money gambling in Majiao?" When President Yan heard what President Kou said, he couldn't believe his ears and asked to President Kou with a shocked look on his face.

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Yan's question, he sensed the disbelief in the other party's tone and answered with certainty, "Mr. Yan! Li Jianshe had just arrived in Hong Kong not long ago, and he spent all the NT$100,000 reception fee of Red Star Trading Company in the name of reception. He then deducted Lou Zhenhua's dividend and used the money to gamble at Malaysia Exchange. In the end, he lost everything in just two days."

"I suspect that Red Star Trading Company did not pay the full amount for the goods. The part of the money that was not paid may have been lost by Li Jianshe."

"Snapped!"

When Boss Yan heard what Boss Kou had said, he angrily slapped his hand on his desk and shouted angrily, "This is simply lawless! How could Li Jianshe be so bold as to embezzle the money for the goods and go to the Ma family to gamble!"

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Yan's scolding and felt his anger, he reminded Mr. Yan with a serious face: "Old Yan! Since it has already happened, it is useless for you to be angry. Although it was not you who proposed that Li Jianshe be transferred to Hong Kong, you are the head of the Ministry of Commerce after all. Now you should think carefully about how to deal with this matter!"

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Boss Yan immediately said to Boss Kou, "Old Kou! I will call Mr. Ji now and ask the higher-ups to set up a joint investigation team and immediately go to Hong Kong to investigate Li Jianshe's misappropriation of Red Star Trading Company's payment for goods."

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Yan's answer and thought of Li Jianshe's background, he immediately reminded Mr. Yan, "Old Yan! Don't forget that Li Jianshe is the son-in-law of the You family. If the higher-ups send people to Hong Kong to investigate, Li Jianshe might become desperate and take away the remaining funds of the Red Star Trading Company and flee to Western countries."

(End of this chapter)