Zhu Yingfeng took apart the quilt that he had just received the day before and took a look. The cotton wool inside was not cotton wool at all, but some messy stuff. The quilt weighed eight kilograms, and at least six kilograms of it was some worn-out clothes cut into pieces and stuffed in. It was not warm at all.
Zhu Yingfeng had wanted to report this matter to Commander Yuan yesterday, but since it was the New Year, he didn't want to cause trouble for Commander Yuan, so he decided to wait until after the New Year.
"Comrade Zhu Yingfeng, you are so confused!" After hearing Zhu Yingfeng's words, Commander Yuan's dark face turned red with anger.
Commander Yuan was impatient and always wanted to solve problems immediately. Why wait until the Lunar New Year to report something he'd discovered the day before yesterday? This was simply unforgivable for Commander Yuan.
You know, matters concerning the soldiers are no small matter. In such cold weather, their quilts aren't warm at all, so how can they get a good night's sleep? Without a good night's sleep, how can they maintain sufficient energy for daily, intense training? The troops are in combat 365 days a year, so there's no reason not to train during the Lunar New Year.
"Commander, I..." Zhu Yingfeng didn't dare to defend himself. Honestly, Zhu Yingfeng had been holding back on the matter for two days, wanting to avoid upsetting Commander Yuan during the Lunar New Year holiday, and he didn't want to offend Wen Yulong. After all, Wen Yulong held a higher position than Zhu Yingfeng, and his background was more formidable. If he offended Wen Yulong, how could he, Zhu Yingfeng, continue to work in the Kyoto Military Region?
Commander Yuan thought about it and understood Zhu Yingfeng's concerns. He couldn't help but feel a little sad. In the hearts of soldiers, there are only two words: right and wrong. What is right must be upheld, and what is wrong must be corrected. How can someone like Zhu Yingfeng, who is so hesitant, train a group of iron-clad soldiers?
However, Commander Yuan also knew that this was not the time to get angry with Zhu Yingfeng. Once something happened, he should find a way to solve it as soon as possible. Swearing at others would only make him feel good for a while but would not solve any problems.
Commander Yuan glanced sternly at the regimental commanders and said, "What about you? Didn't you find any problems?"
Several commanders of the 1345th Regiment lowered their heads in shame and dared not say a word.
Soldiers from several of their regiments had reported the issue of military supplies. However, they were also concerned about Wen Yulong's reputation, and no one wanted to be the one to break the "window paper," which was why they delayed it. Now that Zhu Yingfeng had spoken the truth, they felt a little ashamed.
"You...you..." Commander Yuan was furious, pointing his finger at several regimental commanders. When did his soldiers stop thinking about how to improve their combat effectiveness and start thinking about who to flatter and who to avoid?
Commander Yuan ultimately refrained from scolding the regimental commanders, instead waving his hand to dismiss the meeting. Commander Yuan felt he also bore an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. Who had been so kind to Wen Yulong when he was first transferred to their military region, thanks to his connections?
Now that things have come to this point, Commander Yuan must find a way to resolve it.
Commander Yuan summoned several soldiers from the logistics department and ordered them to conduct a detailed inspection of the military supplies in the warehouse. Those that failed to meet the standards needed to be replaced, and those that needed to be returned needed to be returned. He couldn't just stand by and watch the soldiers suffer in the cold.
Commander Yuan, who tossed and turned all night, called the Wen family early the next morning and asked Wen Yulong to return to the army.
When Wen Yulong returned to the army, his legs went weak under Commander Yuan's questioning.
There was indeed something fishy about the military supplies Wen Yulong had purchased. A small portion was produced by legitimate manufacturers, but the majority was supplied by Wen Yulong's brother-in-law, Wu Xiushi. It was just that the names of a few legitimate manufacturers were printed on the invoices.
However, Wu Xiushi had been in this business for almost two years! Wen Yulong clearly remembered that he had personally inspected the goods Wu Xiushi had supplied several times, and they were clearly genuine products of similar quality. How could they have become counterfeit and shoddy products?
As God knows, even if Wen Yulong is a jerk, he wouldn't dare to think about military supplies! As a veteran with more than 20 years of military service, Wen Yulong still has a strong sense of military honor.
That's right! Could it be that Xiu Li had a hand in this? Wen Yulong remembered that when he was first transferred back to the Kyoto Military Region, Wu Xiu Li, knowing that he was in charge of logistics, brought it up, saying that in order to arrange the transfer for Wen Yulong, she had given He Shumin a "magic pill" worth tens of thousands of yuan from her mother's family.
After the Wu family moved to Kyoto thanks to Wu Xiuyun, Wu Xiushi, Wu Xiuli's eldest brother, opened a company specializing in clothing, shoes, and socks to avoid running out of money. Unfortunately, Wu Xiushi was too unskilled and lacked business acumen, so his business struggled. Wu Xiushi also advised her brothers and sisters-in-law that if they didn't know how to run a business, they might as well find a job and work hard, earning a monthly salary so that the family could survive.
But Wu Xiushi was unwilling to do so. He said that his elder sister was a fairy lady and his younger sister was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wen family. If his brothers were just ordinary workers, they would not be worthy of the status of the two sisters.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Wu Xiuli could only rack her brains to find a solution for her brother. It just so happened that Wen Yulong was in charge of logistics, and Wu Xiuli felt that the opportunity had come.
Wu Xiuli said to Wen Yulong that the "magic pill" came from her mother's family. Since she had benefited from her mother's family, she could not just watch Wu Xiushi's business go downhill. It would be better to give part of the logistics department's supply business to Wu Xiushi. On the one hand, it would be a repayment of the Wu family's favor, and on the other hand, it would be a help to her brother-in-law.
Wen Yulong thought about it and realized it made sense. He and his wife didn't have much money, so they couldn't afford to spend tens of thousands of yuan to buy the "magic pill" for Wu Xiuli's family. As for the logistics department, as long as Wu Xiushi provided the same goods as before, there was nothing wrong with him handling the supply. After all, whoever did it had to make money, right?
Relying on the orders in Wen Yulong's hands, Wu Xiushi's business gradually flourished.
Every time he met Wu Xiushi, Wen Yulong would emphasize again and again that the supply price of military supplies was higher than that of ordinary supplies, and the quality should also be better than other ordinary supplies.
Wu Xiushi always agreed well every time. Every time Wu Xiushi delivered the goods, Wen Yulong personally inspected the goods. Obviously, all the goods Wu Xiushi gave him for inspection were good.
No! Every time Wu Xiushi came to deliver goods, he would bring samples for inspection to Wen Yulong's office. Wen Yulong thought that since he was his brother-in-law, he would never cheat him, so he only looked at the samples provided by Wu Xiushi and did not go to the warehouse to inspect them in person.
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