President Gao didn't want to put things off until tomorrow. If he did, he wouldn't be able to sleep that night.
President Gao looked at them and said, "Since we'll talk about it tomorrow, why don't you stay here tonight? There are rooms upstairs. Although it's not as good as a big hotel, it's quieter than a big hotel."
Director Yang glanced at Director Sun, who nodded. "Okay, then stay one more night. President Gao, you're tired today, so go back and rest early. Don't forget to send a car to pick us up tomorrow."
President Gao said "OK", but what he was actually thinking was that he would not be able to sleep tonight.
After leaving Champs-Elysées, President Gao took Director Ji, who was still drunk, and rushed back to the main urban area at lightning speed.
Director Pi had already received a call from President Gao and was waiting for him at the agreed place.
When they arrived at the meeting place, President Gao glanced at Director Ji, called him a "waste," and asked the driver to take him home. He then walked alone towards the Tea House...
Director Pi and President Gao had agreed to meet at the Pincha Cottage. After visiting the place several times, Director Pi had grown fond of it. Of course, whether he was there for tea or to play mahjong, he refused to sit at the same table with Principal Han, who had won his money.
In his eyes, a nouveau riche like Principal Han had no class at all and was not worthy of coming to an elegant place like the Tea House.
In his opinion, although the people who come here are either rich or noble, their wealth must be classy and not the nouveau riche look of Principal Han.
When President Gao came in, Director Pi quickly stood up to greet him, and then the two of them went into a tea room.
"Lao Pi, is your Infrastructure Department responsible for managing all the houses? I mean, including those that are now vacant." President Gao asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.
When Director Pi, who was pouring tea for him, heard this, his hand trembled and the tea spilled on the table.
When President Gao saw him like this, he felt that Director Pi must be hiding something from him.
Director Pi put down the Justice Cup and said angrily, "I knew someone was trying to mess with me. I knew someone was trying to stir up trouble. I knew..."
President Gao interrupted him impatiently and said, "Alright, alright, can you tell me what you know?"
Director Pi already knew that someone from the provincial branch had come to investigate the housing distribution issue, and he also knew that President Gao was handling the matter, but he didn't know what the specific matter was.
So, when Director Pi heard President Gao asking about the empty house, he thought that the people from the provincial branch were investigating this matter.
So, he confessed, "President Gao, I've heard some rumors these days that our Infrastructure Department has rented out all the vacant dormitories, and the money has gone into the Infrastructure Department's slush fund."
President Gao was stunned for a moment, wondering if there was such a thing. However, knowing the prevailing atmosphere in the system, President Gao knew that sometimes so-called rumors were actually the truth.
"President Gao, you know me well. I've toiled diligently for our company's infrastructure over the years. Even if I haven't achieved any credit, I've worked hard, and even if I haven't worked hard, I've been exhausted. I'm about to retire, and I don't know who I offended, but someone spread rumors that I rented out those empty houses and put the rent into my personal savings account.
President Gao, don't you think this is ridiculous? The Infrastructure Department is not mine alone, how could I do that..."
Looking at the chattering Director Pi, President Gao already had a rough idea of why Sun and Yang had disappeared so early in the morning.
"Director Pi, tell me the truth, what's going on with those empty houses?"
“Oh, those empty houses…”
Director Pi's hesitant look made President Gao even more certain that something was going on.
President Gao stood up and said, "Let's go and see what's going on with those empty houses."
Director Pi didn't dare take him to see it. So, Director Pi quickly stood up and pulled him to his side, saying, "President Gao, President Gao, don't be impatient. This is quite complicated. Just listen to me and explain it slowly..."
President Gao sat down again, and Director Pi also sat down, and then said, "President Gao, you have just taken up your post at the city branch. There are some things you may not know."
President Gao said with disdain: "So you bully me and treat me as a fool."
Director Pi quickly put on a smile and said, "No, no, I don't dare. It's mainly because I've been too busy recently and haven't had time to report some things."
President Gao sneered and thought to himself, if I don’t ask you, you will never tell me.
"President Gao, this is what happened..."
After Director Pi finished speaking, President Gao realized the complexity of the matter.
It turned out that these dormitories at the city branch had been targeted by certain individuals since they became available. So, they approached Director Pi, saying that their parents or siblings had nowhere else to live and wanted to stay temporarily.
At the beginning, Director Pi thought that the houses were empty anyway and it would be okay for them to stay there for a few days, so he agreed to their request.
But what happened later was not what he expected. He found out that the houses he lent out had been rented out to someone else and someone had become the sub-landlord.
Although Director Pi knew about these things, he didn't dare to intervene. Those who could borrow houses from him were naturally people who could control him.
Later, Director Pi saw that there were still some vacant houses, so he decided to rent them out. As for the rent he received, Director Pi actually pocketed all of it.
When someone asked about it, he would return all the money to those who had borrowed the house. Anyway, those people were big bosses and no one cared about them, so Director Pi took advantage of the situation.
Of course, when President Gao asked him about it, he pushed everything onto those big guys. After hearing this, President Gao's face turned ugly.
It’s not that he thinks the way some big guys eat is too ugly, but he thinks this matter is a bit troublesome.
It is obvious that after so many years, the rent must not be a small amount. If someone keeps holding on to it, some people's lives will probably be in trouble.
The bigwigs Director Pi mentioned included retired vice presidents, current vice presidents, and mid-level executives. President Gao knew his next move was to put out the fire and prevent it from escalating.
No one wants to be in trouble unless it benefits them. As the fifth-ranked vice president of the city branch, President Gao knew that if this matter was exposed, there would be no obvious benefit to him.
If he could resolve the matter quietly, it would actually be more beneficial to him. He knew that his superiors liked people who could get things done, not those who made everyone passive.
Thinking of this, President Gao took out his cell phone and said to Director Pi, "Wait outside the door."
Director Pi knew that he was going to call an important person, so he quickly walked to the door and closed it gently.
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