However, Li Jianhua, the team leader, wasn't buying it. Pointing to several boxes of precision components that were clearly labeled as scrap but were brand new, shiny, and neatly stacked, he frowned and asked, "Director Liu, are you sure these are all scrap? They don't look like they're scrap. Can I see the scrapping process documents?"

Liu Guangsheng's heart skipped a beat, but he appeared even more sincere: "Squad leader, you're an expert with a good eye. This batch was judged to have minor defects in the last quality inspection. It doesn't affect general use, but our factory has high requirements, so we're following the internal scrapping process. We were just about to contact other brother units that need it to see if we can make use of it and reduce the country's losses. The invoices... Lao Wang, where are the invoices?"

He turned to his distant cousin.

The old man frantically searched through the documents, but several of them didn't match up, and the dates and signatures were blurry.

Li Jianhua didn't say anything, but he had his entourage record in detail the model, quantity, and storage location of the batch of scrapped parts, and put a question mark on the inspection record.

The inspection lasted nearly three hours.

Although no major fire was discovered on the spot, the detailed record, especially the questioning of the discarded materials, was like a thorn deeply stuck in Liu Guangsheng's throat.

Liu Guangsheng immediately went to investigate Li Jianhua and found out that all of his family members were employees of Chenqing Garment Factory. He was disheartened, knowing that this record would definitely be reported up the chain of command and would likely end up in the sight of some people with ulterior motives!

"Chen Qing!!! Damn it!!!"

The honest expression on Liu Guangsheng's face vanished instantly, replaced by gloom and irritability.

What exactly is she trying to do?!

Liu Guangsheng paced restlessly in his office. No, he couldn't just sit and wait for his doom.

He picked up the phone, dialed a number, took a deep breath, and his tone became respectful: "Boss, it's me, Guang Sheng. I have something to report to you. Recently, there seem to be some troublemakers in the factory, doing some underhanded things. The fire department also conducted a surprise inspection. I'm worried that this might affect our factory, as well as the stability of that land plot..."

The voice on the other end of the phone spoke a few words in a low voice.

Liu Guangsheng listened and nodded repeatedly, his expression softening slightly, but the worry deep in his eyes did not disappear.

He promised to pay attention to the relationship above, but also reminded himself to clean up his mess.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Guangsheng knew he had to speed things up.

On the one hand, we need to continue cleaning up the mess; on the other hand, we also need to create some other trouble for Chen Qing to keep her from doing anything reckless.

But before he could take any action, news came that the provincial industrial system's annual audit team had been stationed in the city, led by Director Yan from the provincial department.

The audit team routinely conducts spot checks on several key factories, but due to confidential feedback from Director Shen and fire safety issues, these factories have been added to the list of key factories to be monitored!

After learning all the news, Chen Qing only made one phone call to Tu Xindong: "The audit team is coming. You handle it as you see fit."

Tu Xindong took a deep breath on the other end of the phone: "Understood."

The audit team arrived as expected, and their first stop was the machinery factory.

When Liu Guangsheng received the official notification, his scalp tingled.

Auditing is different from fire safety; it's specifically for checking accounts, processes, and uncovering problems!

He immediately mobilized all his connections to try to find out the audit team's focus and inclinations.

At the same time, he ordered all departments, including finance, logistics, and human resources, to work overtime overnight to improve all accounts and files, ensuring that everything appeared perfect on the surface.

The atmosphere was somber on the day the audit team arrived.

Director Yan was a thin, serious middle-aged man who wore black-rimmed glasses. He didn't talk much, but his eyes were sharp as knives.

After a brief meeting, the auditors split up and went into the finance office, archives, and various workshops.

Tu Xindong, as the Party Secretary, accompanied him.

On the third day of the audit, one of the auditors in charge of personnel files frowned more and more as he checked the files of cadres promoted in recent years.

He discovered several oddities. Among the young cadres promoted around the same time, there seemed to be slight differences in the paper and ink color of their original academic certificates. Even more strangely, the official seal of the receiving unit marked on the transfer letter stub for the so-called work experience of two of them in a factory in another city differed from the version of the official seal actually used by that unit at the time.

This discovery was immediately reported to Director Yan.

Director Yan personally reviewed these files and instructed the auditors to expand the scope of their spot checks.

The problem started to snowball.

Although the forgery was well concealed, it was gradually exposed under professional and skeptical scrutiny.

Director Yan invited Tu Xindong to the temporary office and closed the door: "Secretary Tu, you are the factory's secretary, in charge of organization and personnel work. What do you think about these file issues?"

Tu Xindong's heart was pounding in her chest, and her palms were sweating with nervousness. She knew that the critical moment had arrived!

"Director Yan, I...I am responsible for this matter. After I noticed something was wrong, I did some investigation in private."

She paused, as if making up her mind, then took out a file folder from her old briefcase and handed it to Director Yan with both hands.

“These are some photocopies of original records that I collected by chance before, and also… a draft of the testimony of an elderly comrade who has passed away. I have never dared to take them out, for fear of causing trouble and for fear of not being able to explain myself clearly. Today, the audit team found this out, and I feel that I can no longer hide it.”

Director Yan gave her a deep look, took the file folder, pulled out the materials inside, and began to examine them carefully. The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.

Although the materials are not very complete, they are clearly directional and logically connected, especially the draft of the deceased veteran's testimony.

Although it was just a draft, the time, place, people, and amount mentioned in it closely matched the loopholes in the forged documents.

This is no longer a simple flaw in the personnel file; it has developed into a systematic act of bribing higher-level personnel officials with falsified documents!

"Who else knows about these things besides you?"

"No one. I've been keeping it a secret all along, and I haven't told anyone."

Why are you taking it out now?

“Because I felt that the machinery factory could not continue like this. If these problems were not solved, the factory would really have no hope. I am a Party member and the factory’s Party Secretary. There are some things that I cannot sleep at night if I turn a blind eye to them. The arrival of the audit team is an opportunity.”

Director Yan looked at her for a long time, then nodded and carefully put away the materials: "Comrade Tu Xindong, the organization will further investigate your situation. The content of today's conversation will be kept strictly confidential."

"I see."

Tu Xindong acknowledged and left the office.

The moment she closed the door, she leaned against the cold door panel and let out a long, silent sigh of relief; her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

She knew she had already pushed the safest piece across the river.

And the chain reaction triggered by this chess piece is just beginning. (End of Chapter)