Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 834 Either a traitor or a thief!

When You Guokai heard what You Changzheng had introduced and thought of his previous speculation, the ominous feeling in his heart became even stronger.

Thinking of his own guess, You Guokai asked You Changzheng with a serious face: "Changzheng! Will the goods you exchanged for the equipment be shipped directly to England? Or to Hong Kong?"

When You Changzheng heard the old man asking about the whereabouts of the goods and felt the old man's serious tone, he also realized that something was going to happen, and quickly reported to You Guokai: "Grandpa! My uncle-in-law said that the English businessman opened a company in Hong Kong, and all the goods were shipped to Hong Kong."

You Guokai knew very well the character of his son-in-law Li Jianshe. For this reason, when he learned that the Red Star Trading Company had not handed over the payment for the goods as required, he guessed that Li Jianshe must have done something shameful in Hong Kong.

Now that he knew that the low-priced goods exchanged for equipment were not sent directly to England as he expected, You Guokai's face turned very ugly, and he ordered You Changzheng in a very stern tone: "You Changzheng! Stop the transaction of exchanging equipment for goods immediately, and find a way to hand this work over to other people in the Trade Department."

Ever since he started to be in charge of exchanging equipment for goods, You Changzheng has become the object of flattery from factory managers, allowing him to deeply appreciate the pleasure of holding real power.

Although You Changzheng didn't understand what had happened why the old man would call him personally and ask him to give up the purchase of goods in exchange for equipment, the tone of the old man's voice made You Changzheng immediately realize the seriousness of the matter.

Facing the old man's request, although You Changzheng was reluctant, he still promised the old man: "Grandpa! I will go to Wu Aiguo tomorrow morning and let Wu Aiguo be in charge of this procurement work."

You Guokai is still unclear about how big a disaster Li Jianshe has caused in Hong Kong. If they do not take timely remedial measures, the You family may be implicated because of Li Jianshe.

When You Guokai heard the promise made by You Changzheng and thought of Wu Aiguo's shrewdness, he reminded You Changzheng: "Changzheng! When you ask Wu Aiguo to hand over the procurement channels, don't be too eager. You must let Wu Aiguo take over this task."

Just as the old fox You Guokai became alert and decisively began to deal with the aftermath, General Manager Yan and General Manager Kou came to Mr. Ji's office together.

Mr. Ji looked at the two people who came together, with a warm smile on his face, and asked them slowly: "Xiao Kou! Xiao Yan! You two are so busy, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

When Mr. Ji asked, Mr. Yan was the first to admit his mistake and said, "Mr. Ji! Lao Kou and I came here to admit our mistakes to you."

When Mr. Ji learned the purpose of Mr. Yan's visit, he asked him curiously, "Mr. Yan! You are fine, why did you suddenly come to me to apologize?"

When General Manager Yan heard Mr. Ji's question and saw his gentle expression, he thought of the meeting and replied with regret: "Mr. Ji! The situation is like this. More than five months ago, Comrade Zhao Zhigang from our department suddenly submitted an application at the team's routine meeting, requesting the removal of Lou Zhenhua from the position of general manager of Red Star Trading Company."

"In addition, Li Jianshe, the former deputy general manager of the import and export trading company, was nominated as the general manager of the Red Star Trading Company. At that time, I considered that the Red Star Trading Company had exceeded its foreign exchange earnings target every year in the past few years, so I opposed Zhao Zhigang's proposal."

"Later, Zhao Zhigang produced a document showing some inappropriate remarks made by Lou Zhenhua in private settings in Hong Kong. Based on the idea that the minority should obey the majority, a resolution was passed to remove Lou Zhenhua and appoint Li Jianshe as the general manager of Red Star Trading Company."

"Since Li Jianshe came to Hong Kong to take up his post, he behaved in a very orderly manner at first. But what I didn't expect was that within two months of taking office, Li Jianshe had already spent all of Red Star Trading Company's annual reception fee of 100,000 yuan in the name of receiving foreign businessmen."

"What's even more infuriating is that Li Jianshe secretly withheld the dividend money that was supposed to be returned to Lou Zhenhua, and used the money to gamble in Malaysia. It is said that he lost all the money in just two days."

When Mr. Ji heard what Mr. Yan reported, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and he became very serious. He asked Mr. Yan in a serious manner: "Xiao Yan! Is what you just said true? Where did you learn about this?"

Mr. Kou, who was sitting nearby, heard Mr. Ji's question to Mr. Yan and saw Mr. Ji's serious expression. Without waiting for Mr. Yan to answer, he respectfully reported, "Mr. Ji! Wu Aiguo told me this news!"

"Not long ago, Wu Aiguo called me and said that Lou Zhenhua contacted him from Hong Kong, and Li Jianshe secretly withheld the dividend money and used the money to gamble at the horse racing game. At that time, I was skeptical about it and didn't take it too seriously!" Mr. Ji heard the report from Mr. Kou and learned the whole story. He was indignant and complained to Mr. Yan: "Xiao Yan! How could you let a corrupt cadre like Li Jianshe be in charge of such an important job?"

"And this Wu Aiguo, he knew that this method would affect our foreign exchange earning work, why did he still support You Changzheng and be responsible for exchanging equipment for products?"

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Ji's question and felt his anger, he could only bite the bullet and answer, "Mr. Ji! This Li Jianshe is the son-in-law of Vice Director You, and You Changzheng is the grandson of Vice Director You!"

"My only concern now is that Li Jianshe misappropriated the payment from Red Star Trading Company for gambling. The reason why he used You Changzheng to exchange equipment for goods was probably to make up for the shortfall on the books."

When Mr. Ji heard Mr. Kou's answer and learned that these two people were actually related to the You family, he thought of You Guokai's series of actions during this period, and said to himself in a very heavy tone: "Some people! They always think about fighting for power and profit, and they just don't know how to be satisfied!"

When General Manager Yan heard Mr. Ji's mumbling, he immediately realized that Mr. Ji had long been dissatisfied with You Guokai, and he immediately reported to Mr. Ji: "Mr. Ji! We originally wanted to set up a joint investigation team and send people to Xiangjiang to investigate, but considering the confidentiality, Comrade Hui Zhongguo and I came to you to report this matter."

When Mr. Ji heard what Mr. Yan said, he replied in a serious tone, "This matter must be investigated, and it must be investigated seriously. No matter who is involved in the end, I must investigate it thoroughly."

When General Manager Yan heard the decision made by Mr. Ji, he thought about his account checking today and reminded Mr. Ji: "Mr. Ji! When I went to the Finance Department to check the accounts today, many people in the department saw it. I don't think this matter can be concealed for long, so I suggest that we immediately notify our people in Hong Kong to keep Li Jianshe under surveillance to prevent him from escaping to the West."

After hearing what Mr. Yan said, Mr. Ji thought for a moment and replied in a serious tone, "Xiao Yan! Xiao Kou! I will make a decision after meeting with Mr. Zhi and the others. You two should go back first!"

At around nine o'clock the next morning, You Changzheng came to the door of Wu Aiguo's office with a folder.

You Changzheng saw Wu Aiguo sitting in the office, reached out and knocked on the door, and asked Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Director Wu! I didn't disturb your work, did I?"

Wu Aiguo, who was reading a document, heard a knock at the office door and instinctively looked up. When he saw You Changzheng walking into the office from outside, he immediately showed a surprised expression on his face. He stood up from his desk and greeted You Changzheng with a smile, "Deputy Director You! How come you have time to come to my office today? Come this way!"

After hearing Wu Aiguo's polite words, You Changzheng sat down in front of Wu Aiguo's desk, then put the documents in his hand on Wu Aiguo's desk and said with a smile: "Director Wu! It has been a whole month since I started to be in charge of England's procurement channels. I came here today to report to you on my work over the past month."

When Wu Aiguo learned about You Changzheng's purpose, a sentence immediately popped up in his mind: "If someone is too kind to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!"

Wu Aiguo did not show his true thoughts on his face. Instead, he smiled and said to You Changzheng: "Deputy Director You! Since you are in charge of this work, I will not look at these reports."

You Changzheng came to Wu Aiguo to report on his work, actually wanting Wu Aiguo to take over this hot potato so that he could extricate himself from it.

Seeing that Wu Aiguo was unwilling to accept the challenge, You Changzheng immediately became anxious. He lowered his posture and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Director Wu! Although I am in charge of this work, you are the head of the Trade Department after all. It is reasonable for me to come and report the progress of the work to you."

Through the contacts over the past few months, Wu Aiguo clearly knew that You Changzheng was a second-generation rich man who was arrogant. Now You Changzheng had violated his usual practice and came to him to report on his work, which made Wu Aiguo feel very uneasy.

In order to understand what You Changzheng was up to, Wu Aiguo said, "Deputy Director You! I won't read this report. Just tell me the details!"

(End of this chapter)