Chapter 176 Report
The following days were very peaceful. Jiang Haitang was busy and fulfilled every day. Occasionally, when she had some free time, she would read books to enrich herself.
That day, she was conducting a sock color fixation experiment in the laboratory when she suddenly heard someone calling her outside.
It’s Kang Xiaoxia.
"Xiao Xia, why are you here?"
Jiang Haitang looked at Kang Xiaoxia's serious face and thought that something strange had happened in the Kang family again.
"Haitang, someone has reported you and Director Lu, saying you're using public power for personal gain and fleecing socialism."
Fleeing the wool of socialism?
Jiang Haitang was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting.
"Someone reported your level 17 salary. The reporter said you got such a high salary because you hooked up with Director Lu."
When Jiang Haitang heard this, she tightened her grip around Xiumei and said, "This was decided when Director Hu was here."
"When it comes to reporting, you don't have to be factual. As long as there's some news, it's fine." Kang Xiaoxia was also very angry.
But until now, no one knows who made the report. The report was written anonymously and only mentioned two things: the relationship between Director Lu and Jiang Haitang and Jiang Haitang's high salary.
It goes without saying that someone wants to frame Director Lu and Sister Haitang, but even if they know, what can they do?
Jiang Haitang stood in front of the laboratory window. The frost condensed on the glass looked like a fine net. She took a deep breath and her fingertips unconsciously stroked the rolled-up corners of the experimental notebook.
"Sister Haitang, are you okay?" Kang Xiaoxia touched her arm worriedly.
"What does the higher-ups mean now?" Jiang Haitang asked.
"The department has set up an investigation team to look into this matter. You may be under investigation at any time until the investigation is complete. Sister Haitang, don't take it to heart. I believe the results of the investigation will give you justice."
"I believe the organization will never wrongly accuse a good comrade."
Jiang Haitang turned around, and the hem of her white coat swept across the laboratory table, making a slight rustling sound.
"Xiao Xia," she suddenly spoke, her voice as sober as if soaked in ice water, "Do you know the specific terms of the issues mentioned in the report?"
"First, I'm reporting you for getting this job because you were dating Director Lu. Second, I'm reporting you for taking a high salary because Director Lu got fucked. Third, I'm reporting you for being morally corrupt and disrespectful to your elders. Fourth, I'm reporting you for being unidentified!"
Jiang Haitang almost laughed out of anger when she heard these questions.
Is it true that when you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext?
"Has the investigation team arrived yet?"
Kang Xiaoxia nodded: "I'm here. I came to see you secretly. I should call you over for questioning later."
"Xiao Xia, can you help me check with the finance department? I remember that when I first started working there, Director Hu signed a salary evaluation form."
Kang Xiaoxia immediately understood what Jiang Haitang meant. Since she was not sure who had reported her, she was worried that the form would be destroyed. If the form signed by Director Hu was destroyed, the investigation would no longer be clear.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Soon, just as Kang Xiaoxia had guessed, the investigation team asked Jiang Haitang to come over for investigation.
There are three people in the investigation team. The team leader is named Zhao. He is a middle-aged man with gray hair on his temples and a bullet scar on his left cheek.
Judging from this scar, Jiang Haitang judged that the person in front of him should also have retired from the army.
Jiang Haitang instantly felt that her mood had calmed down a lot, and the emotions she had originally felt had disappeared.
"Are you Comrade Jiang Haitang?" Team leader Zhao looked up and stared at Jiang Haitang for a long time before asking.
"Yes, Team Leader Zhao, I'm Jiang Haitang."
"You are not yet twenty years old this year, are you?" Team Leader Zhao asked meaningfully.
Team Leader Zhao's gaze wasn't sharp, but Jiang Haitang always felt that this person was unfathomable.
Therefore, she couldn't help but think more about it when answering the question.
"Yes, I'm not twenty."
"You only arrived at the textile mill last autumn?"
Jiang Haitang nodded.
"So, you've only been at the textile factory for less than half a year?"
Jiang Haitang nodded again.
Team Leader Zhao cast a deep gaze upon her, his fingers tapping lightly on the table. "Comrade Jiang Haitang, you've only been at the factory for six months, yet you've earned a salary at the 17th level, which others haven't received in over a decade. Someone reported you for having an improper relationship with Comrade Lu Liangchen, the factory director, in order to receive such a high salary. What do you have to say?"
Jiang Haitang's fingertips tightened slightly, but her voice was steady: "Team Leader Zhao, Lu Liangchen and I don't have an improper relationship. We were dating before, and during the Chinese New Year, with the approval of our elders, we are now engaged."
Team leader Zhao stared at Jiang Haitang again and again.
"Your hometown is Sangyu County? Your parents died early, and you were adopted by the Li family. Is this true?"
Jiang Haitang was silent for a moment, then said, "My hometown is Sangyu County. My parents died when I was six years old. After that, I lived with my uncle and aunt, and they sold me to the Li family in exchange for food. I was the Li family's child bride, not an adopted daughter."
Team leader Zhao was obviously surprised that Jiang Haitang frankly admitted that she was a child bride and not an adopted daughter. He couldn't help but look at Jiang Haitang twice more.
"It is said that you treated the elders of the Li family very badly. Is this true?" Team Leader Zhao continued to ask.
"My marriage with Li Shengli has been dissolved, and the elders of the Li family have nothing to do with me."
"As for the salary issue," Jiang Haitang continued, "starting this month, my salary has indeed been adjusted to Level 17, but this assessment was set by the former Director Hu when I took the recruitment exam to join the cotton mill. It has nothing to do with Comrade Lu Liangchen."
"Director Hu is willing to pay me such a high salary because he believes I can bring technological innovation to the factory and help promote its technological development."
Team leader Zhao nodded thoughtfully.
"We've already conducted a preliminary investigation. It's true, as you said, that you've made significant contributions to the factory since joining. Director Hu also reported this to the department back then."
Jiang Haitang was a little surprised. Why would Team Leader Zhao say such a thing?
He wasn't here to investigate me? Why did it feel like he was speaking for me?
Jiang Haitang was about to speak when the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Lu Liangchen strode in, his army green cotton coat still retaining the chill from outside.
He walked straight to Jiang Haitang and stood beside her, looking at the investigation team with a firm gaze.
"Team Leader Zhao, I can explain this. Comrade Jiang Haitang should have been adjusted to Grade 17 last month. I hesitated at the time, worried about the situation today, and considered reconsidering Comrade Jiang Haitang's salary."
Team Leader Zhao smiled faintly and asked, "Oh, then why did you ultimately decide to let Comrade Jiang Haitang take the 17th-level salary?"
"I can't take care of Comrade Jiang Haitang just because she's my fiancée, but likewise, as the factory director, I can't deprive her of her rights just because she's my fiancée."
"Although Jiang Haitang has only been employed for a short time, her contribution to the factory has been enormous, even surpassing many veterans who have worked there for 20 or 30 years."
Lu Liangchen's voice was deep and powerful, and he expressed his true thoughts word by word.
Team Leader Zhao looked at the two of them and suddenly laughed: "Director Lu is indeed a man who came from the army and can stick to his principles."
He did not hide his admiration for Lu Liangchen at all.
He took an envelope next to him and said, "The report also said that Comrade Jiang Haitang's identity is unknown and that he is a bad element who has infiltrated the revolutionary ranks."
Jiang Haitang's face turned pale instantly. It was true that she was an orphan, but did that mean orphans were necessarily bad people?
The person who reported her will not feel at ease until she is killed!
Lu Liangchen sensed that Jiang Haitang was not in the right mood and immediately held her hand tightly: "Team Leader Zhao, although Comrade Jiang Haitang is an orphan, her identity can be found. Although her parents are dead, her uncle and aunt are still alive, which should be able to prove her identity."
"We have already visited Comrade Jiang Haitang's hometown to conduct an investigation. According to the testimony of her uncle and aunt, Comrade Jiang Haitang is probably not a biological child of the Jiang family."
In one sentence, it was earth-shattering. Jiang Haitang couldn't believe it. Was this matter going to be exposed like this?
Also, how did my uncle and aunt know that I was not my parents’ biological child?
"According to what they said, your mother wasn't pregnant at first, but suddenly one day, she announced she had given birth to a daughter. At first, they didn't suspect anything, but the more they thought about it, the more they thought it was wrong. Especially after they discovered you didn't look like anyone from the Jiang family, they became even more suspicious of your identity. That's why they sold you out."
When Team Leader Zhao said this, his tone was very slow and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang just felt panicky.
She didn't know what kind of turmoil this matter would cause after it was exposed.
Lu Liangchen shook his head slightly at her.
"Comrade Jiang Haitang, you don't seem surprised. Have you known for a long time that you are not your parents' biological daughter?" Team Leader Zhao asked again.
Jiang Haitang just stood there without saying a word.
At this time, she seemed unable to say anything.
"Team Leader Zhao, what else have you found out? Could you tell us? I also want to know the identity of my fiancée."
Lu Liangchen was actually very nervous, but he was more calm after all. Even at this time, he could still talk to Team Leader Zhao calmly, hoping to get useful information from Team Leader Zhao.
Team Leader Zhao smiled and said, "I know you, Director Lu."
Lu Liangchen was stunned at first, then he understood what Team Leader Zhao meant.
What he meant by knowing him was not knowing Lu Liangchen, the director of the textile factory, but knowing the Lu Liangchen who had been a soldier and fought in the battlefield.
"I also served in the army in my early years. Later, after being injured in an operation, I had to retire..." When Team Leader Zhao said these words, he did not look at Jiang Haitang and Lu Liangchen. It seemed that he was just telling his own story.
Jiang Haitang and Lu Liangchen looked at each other, not understanding why the style of the painting suddenly changed like this.
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