There was no point in scolding him; he was nowhere to be found anyway. After President Gao had lashed out at Director Ji, he calmed down. He looked around, his phone in hand, convinced that nothing else would happen to the two men from the provincial branch.
If anything happened to them, the hotel would have informed him. If nothing happened to them, then there was only one possibility: they went where they wanted to go.
The place they wanted to go might be the homes of the retirees who had written the letters of complaint. Thinking of this, President Gao glanced at his phone and wondered why there was no feedback yet.
Just as President Gao was waiting for news, a black Santana quietly pulled up in front of an old building. Inside the car were two disciplinary inspectors, Sun and Yang, from the provincial branch.
They looked at the building outside through the car window, and Director Yang said, "This building looks quite old."
Li Cheng, who was sitting in the driver's seat, turned around and said, "It's because this is an old building that no one pays attention to it, which gives some people the opportunity to enrich themselves."
"Li Cheng, you said that all the people living in this building are outsiders, and no one is from the bank. Is that possible?"
Director Yang was a little bit unconvinced. Although this building was only three stories high, it also had three units, with a total of 18 apartments. It was a bit ridiculous that none of the people living there were bank employees.
Li Cheng said, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. The two leaders, just go up and take a look and you'll know for sure!"
Directors Sun and Yang smiled, then opened the car door and got out.
After getting off the car, the two men were both wearing work clothes with the word "Gas" printed on them. These clothes were prepared by Li Cheng for them. They had already worn these clothes to "inspect" the other two places that Li Cheng asked them to inspect.
This is the third and final place.
The two men were already familiar with pretending to be gas inspectors and conducting household investigations. This time, they didn't need Li Cheng to lead the way. They walked to the door of a house on the first floor by themselves.
After knocking on the door, an old lady opened it.
Director Yang said, "Auntie, check the gas."
When the old lady heard that they were here to check the gas, she quickly said, "Oh, you're here! I've been smelling gas for the past two days..."
Sun and Yang were a little confused, thinking that they should really take a look at it for her, could it be a gas leak?
Director Yang was a few years younger than Director Sun, so he followed the old lady to the kitchen.
Director Sun looked around the house and then started chatting with an old man sitting inside. "Uncle, your house is very well kept."
The old man was quite polite. He stood up and poured him some tea while saying, "Not bad, not bad. Have some water."
Director Sun waved his hand and said, "No more drinking, sir. Judging from your accent, you don't seem to be a local. Where do you work?"
The old man said, "I'm from JMS, and I came here a few years ago..."
After the old man finished speaking, Director Yang also came out of the kitchen. Director Sun saw the putty on his clothes and thought to himself that this was really a job as a gas repairman.
"It's nothing serious, the gas stove is just a little clogged." Director Yang said while wiping his hands.
Director Sun smiled and nodded at him, saying, "Okay, let's go."
But the old couple was very welcoming and insisted on keeping them sitting for a while.
Sit for a while? Just sit for a while. Director Sun thought that the elderly couple had lived here for several years and probably knew the situation here very well, so it would be nice to chat with them.
So, Director Sun winked at Director Yang, and the two of them sat down.
Outside, Li Cheng sat in the car looking at the building, thinking that the people living here were not from the bank. If they were asked to vacate the house one day, where would they go?
There is another identical building in front of this one, but the people living there are not from the bank.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng felt a little regretful, regretting that what he had done might leave many people without a place to live.
However, when he thought about these houses that were about to be forgotten and were now tools for some people to enrich themselves and abuse their power for personal gain, Li Cheng felt that he was doing the right thing.
The people who live here now, no matter what their reasons are, fundamentally, they should not be the ones living here.
These are all bank assets. They use their relationships with certain people to live here, which is an infringement of state-owned assets.
After waiting for about half an hour, Sun and Yang came out. They turned back to say goodbye to the old couple and walked towards this side.
After getting in the car, the two of them almost simultaneously stopped smiling and their expressions became somewhat serious.
Li Cheng didn't ask any more questions and drove away quickly.
Li Cheng did not ask them whether they wanted to find a few more households to verify, but left immediately. This was because Li Cheng could tell from their expressions that there was no need to investigate further. The two people already believed that what Li Cheng and President Hou said was true.
Sure enough, not long after the car drove out, Director Yang said, "Li Cheng, what you and President Hou said is indeed true. The places we visited are all inhabited by people who have nothing to do with the bank."
Li Cheng didn't respond, and Director Yang didn't say anything more. The situation was clear, and now they had to figure out how to handle it quietly.
Directors Sun and Yang both understood that what Li Cheng said last night was right. No one liked things to happen, especially the leaders. So, they had to quietly settle the matter.
Otherwise, the city branch leaders would be furious, and the provincial branch leaders would be in a difficult position. This matter has been going on for years, not just for a day or two, and yet no one has discovered it or stopped it. It is obvious that someone has failed in their duties.
Both of them were thinking that they must deal with this matter quietly and not embarrass more people.
Years of work experience have taught them that although their job is to investigate and punish those who break the law, more often than not, they act as firefighters.
Help the leaders solve their problems!
Soon, Li Cheng drove to Pengfei Hotel.
Li Cheng parked the car in a corner. Instead of getting out, he passed two sets of expensive silver-inlaid tableware from the passenger seat to the back seat.
"Two leaders, this is a small gift from our President Hou. You are all old acquaintances. Although President Hou is no longer involved in disciplinary inspection work, she has never forgotten you."
Sun and Yang politely declined and then took the gift.
These two sets of silver-inlaid tableware were the ones Li Cheng had swapped last time. Giving them to these two now was like getting rid of them.
As soon as Sun and Yang appeared in the hotel lobby, President Gao, who had been anxiously running around there, saw them the first time.
When President Gao saw them suddenly appear in the hall, it was as if he had seen long-lost relatives.
He cursed in his heart and walked towards them quickly...
As he walked, he called out, "Hey, two senior directors, you're finally back. We've been waiting for you for quite some time."
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