Tong Shuai was quite surprised to see Xu Damao in Lu Xiangyang's office as well.
"Why are you all together today? Didn't you say there was some emergency? Why did you call me so urgently to come over?" Tong Shuai said, panting.
When he received the call, he assumed there was some urgent operation or meeting at the branch office. The security vehicle was out, so he had to ride his bike over. He sped along, mentally preparing himself, but he never expected to see Xu Damao.
“Why can’t we be together? This whole thing is related to Director Xu. He came to our branch office to report you, the head of the security department, for embezzlement and dereliction of duty, so they called you in to find out what happened.” Lu Xiangyang spoke in an exaggerated manner.
"No, Brother Lu, you can't make this up. Brother Tong, the matter does involve the security department, but it's our factory's security department. I'm worried it might be related to the steel rolling mill, so I didn't go directly to you, but came to Brother Lu for help," Xu Damao explained.
After he finished speaking, he explained the whole story. This kind of matter not only falls under the professional responsibilities of the security department, but also involves the issue of factionalism within their organization. Asking Tong Shuai for help was definitely the right choice.
“Old Tong, I don’t think this is simple. The security department at the auto repair shop probably has a big problem, and the head of the security department should be involved too. He’s not one of your people, is he?” Lu Xiangyang asked.
The theft of such large-scale building materials from within the factory premises requires serious attention from the security department; otherwise, the materials cannot be removed from the factory premises. Since the auto repair shop's security department is entirely composed of personnel from the steel rolling mill, the severity of the problem is uncertain. If it's merely a matter of building materials at the auto repair shop, the issue is minor; however, if it also involves previous involvement at the steel rolling mill, the situation becomes more complex.
"Song Yucheng isn't one of my men, but this kid might actually be problematic. He used to be a captain in our security department, and he was recommended by the other side this time."
He'd been reported a few times before at the steel rolling mill for shady dealings, but the reports weren't serious and there wasn't much direct evidence, so they were all suppressed. Judging from his time at the auto repair shop, Song Yucheng's been getting bolder lately.
After listening to their conversation, Tong Shuai analyzed the situation.
Although he oversaw the daily operations of the security department, he wasn't the top leader and lacked sufficient control. For example, regarding the selection of the head of the security department at the auto repair shop, he recommended one of his own, but it didn't succeed at the last minute, which made him a little angry.
After hearing what Xu Damao said, he was also wondering if this was an opportunity for him, a chance to increase his control. If he could not only capture Song Yucheng through this incident, but also bring down the person behind him, that would be perfect.
"Old Lu, this matter still needs you to handle. I must avoid suspicion, otherwise people will talk about it afterward." Tong Shuai prepared to keep himself out of the situation.
"You've assigned me so many things with just one sentence. Not only do I have to do these things, but I have to do them to your satisfaction. Tell me how you're going to thank me?" Lu Xiangyang's words were a sign of his agreement.
"Besides treating you to dinner, you wouldn't believe me if I agreed to anything else. Here's what we'll do: afterward, have Da Mao treat us to drinks. His cafeteria has a lot of good food; we should go try it too." Tong Shuai passed the buck to Xu Da Mao.
Next, the group began to discuss and plan the next steps. Only after everything was finalized did Xu Damao rush back to the auto repair shop.
"Old Peng, go to the building materials factory and pick up a few truckloads of building materials these next few days. I've already spoken to them. By the way, make a lot of noise on the way there and back, and then just pile them up in the warehouse when you get back."
If anyone asks, just say that there are currently some building material quotas available, so you're stockpiling them for later use when building houses.
As soon as Xu Damao returned to the factory, he started arranging Peng Shitou's work. As for the building materials, they were indeed real; he had already arranged it with Han Daxi of the district building materials factory before returning.
Xu Damao and his team planned a sting operation to see if the other party would take the bait. If they didn't, they would resort to other methods.
Peng Shitou is now very clever; he just does his job and never questions why. Through the ups and downs of this period, he has realized that he is not the kind of person who is good at fighting; he can only do what his superiors tell him to do. If he continues to participate in the power struggle, he may not even be able to keep his position as section chief in the end.
He vaguely felt that Xu Damao had set up a trap for the security department, and that he was a part of it. So he dared not slack off at all, for fear that something unexpected might happen and he would be dragged down with him.
Watching Peng Shitou leave in a hurry, Xu Damao felt that his position as head of the security department was probably in grave danger.
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"Section Chief Peng, why are you taking these people there in such a hurry?"
Song Yucheng, who was leading the security team on duty, saw Peng Shitou and several other people riding bicycles and preparing to leave, so he asked.
Peng Shitou hadn't expected that Song Yucheng would be leading the team today, and that they would run into each other. Originally, he had brought these people out to make a big fuss and let Song Yucheng know, but now he didn't have to think about it.
"Section Chief Song, it's perfect that you're there. We just received a notification that the factory has a quota for several truckloads of building materials, and the factory manager wants me to go to the building materials factory and pick them up as soon as possible."
"Once we've coordinated with the building materials factory, they'll deliver it by car. Your security department should be careful to let them through," Peng Shitou replied.
Song Yucheng tensed up when he heard about the building materials. The disappearance of those building materials was indeed related to him. He originally thought that if the building materials were not used for a long time, it would be fine if they were taken away, and that things would be easier to deal with after a while. But he did not expect that the factory would still be taking them home.
"Section Chief Peng, why are you bringing in building materials again? Is the factory going to build a house?" Song Yucheng stopped Peng Shitou, who was about to leave, and asked.
"No, that's not it. As you know, building materials are in short supply right now. Our factory manager has a good relationship with the district building materials factory, and they finally agreed to allocate some to us, so we brought them back first, thinking we'd use them later."
Building houses is a long way off; with this amount of building materials, it's still a long way off. Besides, building houses requires money in addition to building materials. The main factory doesn't even have the money to build houses itself, so how could it possibly approve it for us?
Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. If we're late, someone else might snatch it away.
Peng Shitou was stopped by the other party, thinking that his performance had been seen through because it was too exaggerated, and he was even a little trembling. Fortunately, he had been jogging and cycling all the way, so the trembling was normal. After answering, he immediately shook off Song Yucheng's hand and rode away.
If it had been any later, he was genuinely worried that he wouldn't have been able to continue the performance.
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