Chapter 50 50 How do you want to calm down?
Qin Jixiu was serious this time. He directly summoned the elite members of the Audit Department, picking out the tough ones who were unyielding. They formed groups of three and went straight into the factories without any prior notice.
His requirements were clear: "Your task is to thoroughly investigate every account from the past five years, with Factory 3 being the focus. Li Wei, you must lead by example and report any important information directly to me."
Li Wei was an experienced auditor. Within three days of his arrival, he had determined that there were some messed-up accounts at the Third Factory. As the matter involved so many people, he did not tell his colleagues about it, but instead called Qin Jixiu first.
Half an hour later, Qin Jixiu's car drove away from the group building.
In the car, Qin Jixiu's fingertips slid across the factory information on the tablet. Factory 3 is the group's oldest factory, and its main product is carbon fiber components.
A few months ago, Director Guo came to the headquarters and cried poor, saying that the upstream suppliers suddenly raised prices and if he did not approve the money, the workers in the factory would go hungry.
However, during a routine inspection last week, he discovered that the raw material purchase amount of the third factory was much higher than the market average price every month, which made him suspicious.
At that moment, the entire entrance to Factory 3 was unusually quiet, and the security guard on duty was nowhere to be seen. Qin Jixiu frowned and just as he pushed open the car door, he heard a noisy shouting coming from the direction of the office building. Someone was gathering and making a commotion.
"What's going on?" He walked quickly towards the office building and stopped as soon as he turned the corner.
It's also a bit unlucky.
Over twenty workers, armed with wooden sticks, surrounded the factory director's office. The middle-aged man in the lead was banging on the door and shouting, "Lao Guo! Are you still keeping your promise to us? Your wages haven't been paid for six months. We all have families to support. How are we supposed to survive?"
A worker accidentally turned around and saw Qin Jixiu in a suit. His eyes lit up instantly. He pushed the leading man and said, "Brother Zhang, this must be a senior leader from the group! He's here to check the accounts!"
Brother Zhang rushed over to Qin Jixiu in a few steps and grabbed his sleeve with his rough hands. "You were sent by headquarters, right? We haven't received a single cent of salary in half a year. Director Guo said the group didn't allocate funds. I have to ask you, why don't you allocate funds to us?! My cousin who works at Factory 4 gets paid on time every month!"
Qin Jixiu staggered when he was dragged, and just as he was about to speak, the crowd surged over him like a tide, their accusations making him feel his temples throbbed.
Old Wu quickly stood in front of him, reaching out to separate them: "Everyone, calm down and talk things over!"
But no one listened to him. Someone pushed forward and Old Wu staggered.
Qin Jixiu pulled out his cell phone to call Factory Manager Guo, but the receiver was busy. He was about to ask Old Wu to contact the local police station when someone in the crowd shouted, "Don't waste your time talking to him! If the group doesn't intervene, we'll sell the factory's machinery!"
"Yes, Lao Guo just bought two heat presses. Let's sell them and split the proceeds!"
Qin Jixiu shouted, "Don't worry, everyone. The group has already allocated funds. I'm calling Director Guo. When he comes, I want to ask him about it!"
However, at this time, the workers were very emotional and no one believed his argument.
"We don't even know where the money went! It must have been embezzled layer by layer! If we can't get the money today, no one can leave!"
Thinking of his seriously ill parents at home, Brother Zhang picked up a wooden stick on the ground with red eyes and was about to swing it at Qin Jixiu.
Qin Jixiu was not afraid of fighting, but now he was facing a group of desperate workers. If he really fought back, it would be said that the group leader beat employees, and he would not be able to explain himself even if he was right.
Seeing this, Old Wu rushed over quickly. He had learned Sanda when he was young, but now he was almost fifty years old and had no tools in his hands, so he could only use his back to protect Qin Jixiu.
Qin Jixiu was protected and retreated. Seeing that Brother Zhang's wooden stick was about to hit him again, he subconsciously raised his arm to block it, but he did not receive the expected pain.
Suddenly, a familiar soap scent wafted towards his nose. Qin Jixiu was startled. When he looked up, he saw Shi Rui standing in front of him, holding a wooden stick in one hand.
Shi Rui flipped his wrist and snatched the wooden stick from Brother Zhang's hand. Then he swept it around, and the wooden stick hit the iron gate next to him with a "clang", shocking everyone to stop.
"Who wants to move again?" Shi Rui's voice was several degrees colder than usual. He was wearing a black hoodie and a black baseball cap pulled down low.
Brother Zhang was frightened by the fierceness in his eyes and took two steps back.
Shi Rui didn't turn around, but grasped Qin Jixiu's wrist accurately. He said fiercely, "You can ask for your salary, but if you besiege the group's executives and cause trouble, I can call the police and have you taken to the police station right now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wei hurried over with two other auditors. He first apologized to Qin Jixiu, then took out the mineral water he had prepared in advance from his bag and handed it to Brother Zhang.
"Brother, have some water first. Our President Qin has come here specifically to address the salary issue. Let's go to the conference room to discuss it. I promise to give everyone an explanation."
The workers looked at each other in bewilderment. Brother Zhang glanced at the wooden stick in Shi Rui's hand that was still pointed at his face, then looked at Li Wei, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, we'll trust you this time. If you can't solve it, we won't work tomorrow and will continue to make trouble!"
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Qin Jixiu had not yet recovered from the shock of Shi Rui's sudden appearance.
Shi Rui pulled him into the small conference room in the office building and opened all the windows as soon as they entered. The wind from outside rushed in, blowing away the smell of smoke in the room.
"Why are you here?" Qin Jixiu looked at Shi Rui's profile.
Shi Rui turned around, his face grim. "Why didn't you bring a few more people with you when you came to a place like this? Are you relying on Old Wu to protect you alone?"
"I thought it was just an account check, but I didn't expect it to become like this." Qin Jixiu grabbed his hand and asked again, "How did you know I was here?"
"I asked Sister Qing where you were going, and she told me." Shi Rui pulled his hand back and sat down on the chair, his tone still stiff. "Minister Wu assigned me to work nearby, so I stopped by."
Qin Jixiu sat down next to him and wanted to reach out and touch his face, but Shi Rui dodged him.
"Don't touch me, I'm still angry." Shi Rui turned his face away.
"Okay, I won't touch you," Qin Jixiu explained to Shi Rui in a gentle voice, "Back then, you had just arrived at the CEO's office. Guo Cun came to ask for payment because the price of carbon fiber had gone up. He personally gave me the quotation, and I signed it only after I checked it and found no problems."
Qin Jixiu leaned back in his chair and rubbed his brows. "Levi checked the accounts for the past six months and found that Guo Cun forged quotations every month. Just one large order alone caused the company to lose several million."
Shi Rui still didn't understand: "So you need to come in person? Li Wei doesn't dare to investigate this Guo Cun?"
Qin Jixiu reached out and patted Shi Rui on the shoulder. "How can it be that easy? Guo Cun has been doing this for a long time. The people who came with Li Wei are not as bold as you. A powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If the three of them touch Guo Cun's interests, I won't dare to sleep at night. Don't even think about leaving the factory now that they are here."
"This Guo Cun was the candidate recommended by the old factory director when he retired due to illness. It was my grandfather who personally agreed at that time, so I couldn't refuse."
Shi Rui wanted to say something, but Qin Jixiu leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Okay, stop being angry, okay? It's my fault for not protecting myself and making you worry."
He had actually stopped being angry a long time ago, he was just worried about Qin Jixiu's safety. But he suddenly realized that when he lost his temper, Qin Jixiu looked at him with an unusually gentle look, so he deliberately put on a stern face.
Seeing this, Qin Jixiu reached out and scratched his chin: "Then how do you want to calm down? When we get home later, I'll cook for you."
Shi Rui had already figured out Qin Jixiu's habits. Seeing that he always had everything provided for him, he definitely had never cooked before. He questioned, "Can you cook?"
Qin Jixiu thought for a moment and said, "Cooking shouldn't be difficult."
But let's deal with business first. The workers had all finished their water and were almost persuaded by Li Wei when Guo Cuncai appeared. Qin Jixiu smelled the alcohol on him. He ran out to fool around in broad daylight. How could he be a good person?
Qin Jixiu took the evidence collected by Li Wei and confronted Guo Cun face to face.
Guo Cun continued to be stubborn. "The quote you saw was based on my personal feelings. We later fell out, so the price went back to normal. Is that even suspicious? But it's okay. I'll apologize and admit my mistakes at my year-end performance review. Isn't that what you all want?"
Qin Jixiu didn't respond. "The financial system in your computer receives the group's special salary funds every month. Why don't you pay the workers?"
"Did you get it?" Guo Cun pretended to be dumb. "My computer happened to be broken these days and won't turn on. How about we wait until the computer repairman comes tomorrow?"
Qin Jixiu sneered and waved behind him. The young man who was standing next to Li Wei pushed his glasses and stepped forward: "I can repair computers, leave it to me."
Guo Cun's eyes widened. "Boss Qin, what do you mean? Do you think there's something wrong with me? Your grandfather asked me to be the factory director. Do you think I want to be that person?"
Qin Jixiu said indifferently: "If you don't want to be the boss, get out."
"you!"
Qin Jixiu was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. The bodyguards he called also arrived at this time. Li Wei and the others were temporarily safe. Seeing that Shi Rui's face was still not good, he briefly instructed Li Wei and took Shi Rui home.
Qin Jixiu put on an apron and bustled around in the kitchen in a serious manner. There was one thing young people did when cooking: no matter how good their technique was, their hands had to be kept clean at all times.
You can wash your hands a hundred times while cooking a meal.
Qin Jixiu is no exception.
When he brought a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes to the table, Shi Rui saw the bright colors of the dish and was filled with anticipation. He picked up his chopsticks and first picked up a piece of tomato and put it in his mouth.
The fishy smell instantly filled his mouth, and Shi Rui almost vomited. He could already imagine how this dish was made. Tomatoes must have been put into the pot first, and then raw eggs were added to fry together. This was how his grandmother's generation cooked, just frying the vegetables until cooked, without caring about the lives of others.
He quickly calmed his expression, chewed it twice and swallowed it, then gave Qin Jixiu a thumbs up: "It's delicious!"
Qin Jixiu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really? It turns out I have a talent for cooking?" As he spoke, he was about to pick up the chopsticks to take a bite.
Seeing this, Shi Rui quickly pulled the plate towards him, and without waiting for Qin Jixiu to react, he wolfed down the entire plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Qin Jixiu was stunned. "Is it really that delicious? It seems I am a real cooking god. I will make it for you next time."
Shi Rui wailed in his heart, "Goodbye," but smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, brother! But next time you cook, I'll help you and I promise it will be even more delicious."
Qin Jixiu didn't notice his little thoughts. There was still a plate of stir-fried shrimps and vegetables left. He tasted it and found nothing wrong with it except that there was too much salt.
After dinner, he happily went to clean up the dishes.
Shi Rui leaned back in his chair, thinking that for the sake of their health and longevity, he would never let Qin Jixiu cook next time no matter what.
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The author has something to say: Mr. Qin, don’t you realize that Shi Rui is even more awesome than you [hahaha]
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