Chapter 146 Outsourced Driver
Zhang Feng was furious. He punched the concrete pillar at the office door and yelled into the phone: "Give her the phone and tell me to talk to her."
On the other end of the line, Zhang Feng's mother handed the phone to Zhang Ni: "Girl, get up first. Let's go back to the house and talk. It's cold outside. If you catch a cold, it won't be good for the baby!"
Zhang Ni glanced at Zhang Feng's mother, picked up the phone and said softly: "Hello!"
"What were you doing at my house? Huh?" Zhang Feng yelled into the phone, "Why couldn't you tell me what was going on? You had to push me into a desperate situation!"
"Brother Feng," Zhang Ni said in a deep voice, catching her breath. "Who pushed the other into a desperate situation? What did you say when we were together? Do you still remember?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Let me ask you something," Zhang Feng glanced back at the office, then turned and walked towards the garden on the other side of the yard: "Did you tell the factory manager about outsourcing the car?"
Zhang Ni didn't answer, but recalled to herself: "You said you only liked me, and wanted me to help you build your career, and we would get married when we had money."
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm asking you, did you tell the factory manager that?"
"Brother Feng, you've made enough money now, right? You've bought a car in the past six months, and I'm pregnant now. It's time for you to fulfill your promise!"
Zhang Ni looked up at Zhang Feng's parents, took a deep breath, and pressed the hands-free key: "Brother Feng, in front of your parents, I'm asking you again, do you want this child?"
Zhang Feng's roar came from the other end of the phone, and the sound was so loud that the phone almost fell to the ground: "Are you fucking sick? I'm asking you if you told the factory director this? What are you talking about with me here? Huh? You want to force me to marry you? I'm telling you, dream on!"
Zhang Feng's mother snatched the phone away and said, "Zhang Feng, get back here right away..."
"Mom, something happened at the factory. I can't come back. Send her away quickly!"
"What kind of bullshit are you talking about?" Zhang Feng's mother lowered her voice. "You already have a baby, and you haven't told your dad and me yet. Last time was embarrassing enough, and you want to embarrass yourself again? How are your dad and I going to live in this town from now on?"
In the office, five outsourced car drivers had gathered. Li Baiwan sent someone to find Zhang Feng, but saw him making a phone call in the garden. The driver had not left and was waiting outside.
Seeing someone coming, Zhang Feng didn't want to talk any more: "Mom, I have something to do here now, stop talking and send her away!" After saying that, Zhang Feng hung up the phone without waiting for his mother to reply.
In the office, five drivers sat in a row against the wall. Li Baiwan was waiting, holding his forehead. Liu Shengli sat across from him, looking at the stack of documents with an intriguing expression on his face.
As soon as Zhang Feng walked in, Liu Shengli pointed at the information and asked, "Zhang Feng, what's going on?"
All five drivers remained silent, their eyes fixed on Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng relaxed his frown and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, this... I just explained this to the factory director. I don't know who made these things. Are you accusing me of something?"
"You are in charge of all the weighing in this weighing room, and the invoices are also issued by you guys in the weighing room. Now there are so many mismatches. How do you explain it?" Liu Shengli's face showed rare anger, which was completely different from his usual gentle image.
"Uncle, Director, although I'm in charge of the weighing room, there are always times when I'm not around! Those two women are responsible for the invoicing and other trivial matters. If you don't believe me, ask our five brothers, right?"
Zhang Feng said as he looked at the five drivers, still smiling: "Brothers, since the factory director asked, let's not hide it, just tell us what's going on!"
Liu Shengli shifted his gaze from Zhang Feng's face to the five drivers: "So, what's going on with these tickets that don't match?"
Several people were suddenly called over and were already feeling uneasy. After hearing what Zhang Feng said, they were suddenly undecided. They looked at each other, then at Zhang Feng anxiously.
One of the drivers mustered up the courage and finally spoke up: "Director, Section Chief Liu, I'm sorry. This was done by a few of us. It has nothing to do with Zhang Feng."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the office's expression changed. Zhang Feng immediately said, "Brother, how could you do this? I brought you all in here. You've wronged me, but you've caused losses to the factory. How can I live like this in the future?"
"Zhang Feng, we are sorry for you," the driver said. "If it weren't for the financial hardship at home, who would do this..."
"You guys are quite capable!" Li Baiwan sneered, "You were able to do something like this right under Zhang Feng's nose, and it went undetected for so long. So, tell me, what's going on with these missing tickets?"
The driver knew he'd be asked this question, so he steeled himself: "We bribed those two women and paid them 500 yuan each a month. We'd make a trip there every morning, and when we weighed the goods, we'd use the old invoices. We'd use the same invoice twice, and we'd split the money among us!"
He turned to look at Zhang Feng and said to Li Baiwan, "From the beginning to the end, this was a plan between a few of us and the two women. Zhang Feng was not aware of it."
He lowered his head and said nothing more. Li Baiwan was still pondering the message in his words. Liu Shengli angrily slammed the table and stood up: "What did you say when you came in, you bastards? Huh? How long has the factory been open? Funds are already tight, and it's hard to buy materials and pay wages. How could you do such a thing?"
He slammed the table again in anger and said, "Tell me, how much of the payment did you embezzle?"
"Not much," the driver said softly, "We didn't dare to take too much..."
"How much is too little?" Liu Shengli slammed the table again and said, "Think it over and speak carefully."
The driver shuddered with fear, and the others kept their heads down and didn't dare to speak. After hearing Liu Shengli's question, the driver who had just appeared didn't dare to speak anymore and kept his head down pretending to be dumb.
After hearing all this, Li Baiwan had a rough idea in his mind. He turned to the drivers and said, "Since you guys say you guys did it all by yourselves, then tell us how you contacted the cement factory? How did you convince them to accept the goods? How much did you receive in payment over the past few months? Tell us clearly. Now, let's talk behind closed doors. If you hide anything, we'll have the Public Security Bureau come and question you."
Several drivers immediately panicked: "Director, we have explained this to you, but please don't call the police. There are elderly and young children at home, and we were just confused for a moment."
"Yes, Director, we haven't moved much goods in the past few months, so the money isn't that much. If you're really angry, we'll return the money. We'll work honestly and diligently from now on, and we won't mess around like that again!"
Liu Shengli sneered when he heard this: "It's already like this, and you're still thinking about the future?"
After a few people pondered, they gave the driver who had emerged a look. He then recounted the entire process of how he had hauled goods over the past few months, how he had used old tickets, and how he had avoided public notice. After he finished, he glanced at Liu Shengli.
After listening to this, Liu Shengli turned to Li Baiwan and said, "Director, if that's the case, then let's reconcile the accounts today and have them pay back the money. Then, let them and the two women in the weighing room write a self-criticism and fire them all. What do you think?"
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