"What?" Tao Jiadong was shocked.
"Qian Youliang burned down the warehouse. Secretary Tao, can you go to the supply and marketing cooperative and help preside over the work?" Director Wang said with a bitter face.
"Let's go." Tao Jiadong locked the door he had just opened and followed Director Wang to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Along the way, Director Wang reported the whole incident to Tao Jiadong.
This afternoon, Director Wang went to Qian Youliang again to ask for the account book.
Qian Youliang was not in the warehouse, so he went to the hospital.
Director Wang had no choice but to wait patiently for the money and grain to return.
As a result, when it was time to get off work, there was still no sign of Qian Youliang.
Director Wang was very angry.
During dinner, Director Wang and his wife Cai Mingfeng complained about Qian Youliang: "Old Qian is usually diligent in his work, why is he sick today? I had already arranged for several employees to start taking inventory of the warehouse tonight, but now Qian Youliang has messed up everything."
"Old Wang, could it be that Old Qian is afraid to hand in the account book and is pretending to be sick?" Cai Mingfeng said casually.
"Facing illness?" Director Wang's expression changed.
Before Cai Mingfeng said this, Director Wang never thought that Qian Youliang would pretend to be sick.
Now that I think about it, Qian Youliang might really be pretending to be sick.
Otherwise, why did Qian Youliang get sick just when he asked him to hand in the account book before the end of get off work today?
Why pretend to be sick when you have money and grain?
It's broken. There is a high probability that the inventory in the warehouse will not match the accounts.
Thinking of this, Director Wang could no longer sit still.
After taking a few bites of the rice in the bowl, Director Wang pushed the bowl away and stood up.
"Mingfeng, I'm going to the office." Director Wang said this and hurried to the office.
Director Wang felt that the inventory could not be delayed.
Isn’t having money and food an excuse for not having the key to the drawer?
According to the shift schedule, Lao Jia should be on duty tonight, and he must have the key.
On the way back to the unit, Director Wang specifically stopped by the homes of several employees who were scheduled to participate in the inventory during the day and called them over.
What a coincidence.
When Director Wang and his colleagues arrived at the warehouse door, they saw Qian Youliang with his back to them. He struck a match and threw it on the ground.
With a "boom", the fire started.
Qian Youliang turned around and ran out the door, but was blocked by Director Wang and his men.
Director Wang and the others were terribly scared.
Someone held down Qian Youliang, while someone else rushed to fetch water to put out the fire.
The fire prevention measures in the warehouse are quite good.
Near the corner of the warehouse, there were several large water tanks, all filled with water. Next to each tank, there were several wooden basins on the ground.
With so many people and easy access to water, the small fire was put out in less than a minute.
After Qian Youliang was pinned down, his eyes were blurry, he reeked of alcohol, and he was mumbling. He was obviously drunk.
Director Wang was very angry and asked why the warehouse was burned down when there was money and grain.
No matter how Director Wang asked, Qian Youliang didn't answer and just laughed.
Director Wang wanted to send the money and grain to the police station, but was persuaded by the people around him.
Qian Youliang was probably drunk and confused, and he probably didn't even know what he had done.
The loss of the warehouse was not big, only about one or two hundred yuan at most. It would be better to let Qian Youliang continue to work and deduct his salary to make up for the loss.
Director Wang felt that this was inappropriate, and after thinking it over, he came to Tao Jiadong for advice.
"Wang Qingquan, do you think this is a question of the size of the loss?" Tao Jiadong frowned and asked.
"Secretary Tao, I also think that I shouldn't do this, so I came to you. I'm just afraid of offending Old Wu, who is dissatisfied with me!" Director Wang said with a smile.
Old Wu was the one who suggested that we go to the police station instead of sending money or food. He was also the head of the finance department of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Director Wang could ignore the suggestions of ordinary employees, but he had to give some respect to Old Wu.
"Ridiculous!" Tao Jiadong could not help but curse: "Qian Youliang burned the warehouse, which is already a crime. And you were caught on the spot by a few of you, and the evidence is irrefutable. Even in this situation, you still have to consider the opinions of the people around you, and not send Qian Youliang to the police station? Don't you have your own ideas as a director?"
“I… I…” Seeing that Tao Jiadong was angry, Director Wang swallowed his usual philosophy of “forgive others when you can” which came to his lips.
Tao Jiadong shook his head.
Wang Qingquan is indecisive and hesitant. He is not fit to be the leader.
"We must never tolerate illegal and criminal activities," Tao Jiadong said firmly.
"Yes, yes, I think so too. We cannot condone crime." Director Wang said with a smile.
Tao Jiadong lost interest in talking to Director Wang and kept a stern face all the way.
After arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Tao Jiadong first went to the office to call the police station, and then followed Director Wang to the warehouse.
At the door of the warehouse is an open flat area.
Qian Youliang was lying on the open ground, sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.
Standing around Qian Youliang were five men, two middle-aged men and three young men.
When they saw Director Wang and Tao Jiadong, several people gathered around them.
"Director Wang, Qian Youliang has fallen asleep and can't be woken up even if we shout."
"Director Wang, can you let Qian Youliang's family come and pick him up?"
"Director Wang, do we need to work overtime tonight?"
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Everyone asked at once.
"Everyone, don't worry. We can't leave here yet. The police will be here soon and will ask us to take a statement. When we can go home, we will wait for the police to notify us."
"Director Wang, didn't you say you wouldn't report it to the police? Why did you secretly report it again? Since you are unwilling to accept the opinions of us, why did you ask us just now?" Old Wu pulled a long face and looked unhappy.
"Director Wang, Qian Youliang was drunk and it shouldn't be intentional. It's just a loss of one or two hundred yuan. If you report it to the police, will Qian Youliang's work be affected?" A young man named Tang also stood up to speak for Qian Youliang.
The others remained silent.
"For a major incident like a warehouse fire, we must report it to the police. As for how to determine responsibility, how to compensate for the money and grain, and how much to compensate, it is the police's business and we don't need to worry about it," explained Director Wang.
"Director Wang, you really don't care about your employees at all! You report a small matter to the police. If a criminal really appeared in our supply and marketing cooperative, how would you, as the boss, feel proud?" Old Wu said dissatisfiedly.
"Old Wu, I'm not..." Director Wang wanted to explain.
While Director Wang and the others were arguing, Tao Jiadong walked up to Qian Youliang and circled around him.
Qian Youliang did smell strongly of alcohol, but the smell of alcohol in his breath was very light.
Moreover, Tao Jiadong saw that when Director Wang said that he had called the police, Qian Youliang's snoring stopped for a moment.
Could it be that Qian Youliang is pretending to be drunk?
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