And at this time.
Gao Dacheng's questioning was also nearing its end.
He naturally understood Guan Feng's hints, and his questions subtly steered the conversation toward recent events.
Director Zhao still wanted to keep it a secret.
But how could he possibly be a match for Gao Dacheng?
Several questions were thus led astray, subtly revealing some clues.
Gao Dacheng seized the opportunity and immediately pressed his advantage, asking, "Director Zhao, you just said that someone told you last week that workers' wages were relatively low and that you were studying a plan to raise wages. Why are you denying it now?"
Director Zhao: "???"
Looking at Gao Dacheng's serious expression, he said helplessly, "I... I was just saying that their reaction is normal, right? Isn't wanting a raise a common wish among employees?"
Gao Dacheng tricked him, saying, "Really? But based on the information we have, this matter doesn't seem to be that simple!"
"Director Zhao, I need to read out our rules. This is not something you can hide. If you deliberately mislead our investigation and cause a negative social impact, we can pursue your criminal liability. You understand the word 'criminal,' right? I hope you won't ruin your own life!"
Director Zhao nodded and said, "I understand! I, I..."
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Seeing this, Gao Dacheng followed Guan Feng's example, calmly scanning the other party with his gaze, without urging him, quietly exerting this sense of pressure.
A moment later.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Director Zhao sighed and said, "Alright, I'll tell you what happened! But please keep it a secret! Otherwise, if word gets out, I'll lose my position as the head of the human resources department."
Gao Dacheng offered a sweet treat, saying, "You can rest assured about that! We will ensure your safety. In addition, we can't just ask you; we will ask many other people as well. In other words, as long as you don't confess, no one will know that you confessed."
Director Zhao nodded and said, "I believe you! Actually, this isn't a big deal, but someone above is trying to keep it quiet and doesn't want it to cause discussion, so I was thinking of keeping it a secret just now! It must have been last Wednesday when some employees came to my office and made a scene, demanding a raise!"
"As you all know, the company's performance has been poor these past two years, and exports have declined sharply. It's already a good thing that we've managed to keep our employees from being laid off. So we understand the employees' desire for a pay raise, but we are truly powerless to do anything about it."
Guan Feng interjected, asking, "How much is the salary for an ordinary employee?"
Director Zhao said, "After deducting social insurance and housing fund contributions, the minimum take-home pay for our employees is 4,500 yuan. You can ask around in the park; this is the highest compensation among similar companies! We also provide reimbursement for medical checkups twice a year, while other companies of the same type only offer one!"
As Guan Feng listened to Director Zhao speak eloquently, he always felt that there was some undercurrent hidden beneath the other party's calm expression.
He pushed over the stack of documents that was placed separately on the table and asked, "Director Zhao, are there any names of the employees who participated in the riot among these 18 documents?"
Director Zhao took the list and began to look through it one by one.
A moment later.
He pointed out five of the documents and said, "These five people should have been involved."
Guan Feng smiled faintly and said, "Out of 18 people, you only picked 5. Director Zhao, is it really true that only a few people were involved? Are you still trying to hide it from us at this point? Do you really want us to make a big deal out of it?"
Director Zhao was startled and quickly admitted, "No, that's not what I meant! Actually, quite a few people were involved in this, thirty or forty people. I... I was just thinking that you didn't ask for the exact number, right?"
Guan Feng frowned and said, "Your company's roster has a total of 128 people. After deducting middle and senior management, there are less than 100 people. Now you're telling me that 30 or 40 people were involved. Is this a normal incident? Who exactly was involved? You must explain everything clearly!"
He simply pushed the roster in front of him over.
"Okay, okay."
Director Zhao's forehead began to break out in a cold sweat.
He marked up the roster and eventually selected a list of forty-three people.
Guan Feng accepted the list and said, "Director Zhao, the only thing they raised at the time was to increase wages and benefits?"
Director Zhao said, "I guarantee that this is the only thing!"
Guan Feng said, "Okay! We understand the situation. You can go back now. Also, we must not disclose our issues to any third party!"
Director Zhao said with a bitter face, "If you don't say anything, I'd be even more eager to shut up."
Guan Feng watched Director Zhao leave.
Zhao Dong asked, "How is it? Is he a suspect?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "This Director Zhao is probably hiding something. Just now, the other party kept steering the conversation toward this salary increase, probably to protect this matter."
Gao Dacheng asked in surprise, "There's even this much?"
Guan Feng briefly revealed two details.
Gao Dacheng suddenly realized and said, "I almost got fooled by him."
Guan Feng said, "Anyone who can become the head of the human resources department is not an ordinary person."
Zhao Dong said, "What you said makes sense! So you mean we shouldn't alert them for now?"
Guan Feng said, "The fact that the other party is willing to bring this up means that the thing in the shadows is probably not going to be exposed. Since that's the case, there's no point in asking. Let's find out the general outline first before asking him!"
As they were talking.
His phone rang.
Qi Xia called, saying she had found some traces at the scene.
He immediately said, "Wait for me over there! I'll be right there!"
After hanging up the phone, he looked at Zhao Dong and said, "Team leader, I'll leave this to you. Qi Xia found some traces in the blind spot of the on-site surveillance. I'll go over and confirm whether they were left by the suspect."
Zhao Dong said, "You go ahead. I'll have Zheng Hua bring some people here to record the fingerprints of these five people."
Guan Feng said, "Okay, then we'll split into two groups."
He nodded to Gao Dacheng, then headed straight for the factory.
......
The exterior of the factory building.
Southeast corner.
Qi Xia was squatting in the corner, staring at a bumpy spot on the ground.
There is a line of tire tracks on it.
When Guan Feng arrived, Qi Xia was squatting by the ruts. Seeing the captain arrive, she immediately called out, "Captain, over here!"
Guan Feng walked over and asked, "Qi Xia, is this the wheel tracks you mentioned?"
Qi Xia said, "Yes, Captain, it's not just tire tracks! There's this too! Look, the window latches aren't even engaged, and here! Footprints. I suspect the other person jumped in through the window?"
Guan Feng looked over and found that there were indeed two footprints at the window.
He nodded and said, "Qi Xia, well done!"
Qi Xia said, "Captain, I'm not bragging, but after working on many cases with you, my skills have improved."
Guan Feng nodded.
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