"The general manager has disappeared. He hasn't replied to text messages, we can't get through on the phone, and he hasn't shown up for three days in a row. There's a huge backlog of work, and nobody's making any decisions. Everyone's just running around like headless chickens."
When was the last time it appeared?
"At 4 p.m. on October 28th, I ran into him on my way to deliver some documents. He said he had to go out temporarily and asked me to deliver the documents the next day."
"Did you send the documents over the next day?"
"I delivered it, but the office door was locked. I thought he was away on a business trip and hadn't returned yet. Similar situations had happened before, so I didn't think much of it. But there was still no movement on the third day, and I still couldn't find him on the fourth day, which made me realize something was wrong."
"Really can't get in touch with them?"
"Yes, I tried all the methods of contact."
Upon hearing this, the deputy general manager of Shengli Supermarket clicked his tongue and pondered for a long time before making a difficult decision. He said slowly and heavily, "Try to contact the general manager again through all channels. Half an hour. If I still don't receive a reply from the general manager within half an hour, I will break down the door and see what's going on!"
Tick-tock—tick-tock—
Time ticked by, more than ten text messages were sent, more than twenty phone calls were made, and numerous messages were sent from other social media accounts, but all messages remained unread.
"unlock!"
At the deputy general manager's command, the locksmith picked up his tools and began fiddling with the lock. About ten minutes later, with a clang, the lock was removed, and the door to the general manager's office slowly slid open.
"The total value of goods in the four warehouses is less than one million, and supermarket shelves are experiencing varying degrees of shortages. Apart from five large suppliers, all other small and medium-sized suppliers have suspended cooperation and promised to renegotiate supply contracts in November."
Starting in mid-October, Shengli Supermarket began to show losses on its books. The deputy general manager of Shengli Supermarket was aware of this, but Li Zairen always managed to brush it off with excuses such as "changing the business model".
This is Lee Jae-in's proposal for a new business direction, and this is Lee Jae-in's resignation letter. In addition, the OA system also found Lee Jae-in's resignation application, which was sent at 3:20 pm on the 28th.
Furthermore, most of the documents in Lee Jae-in's office had been shredded. The computer system had been reinstalled, and the IT department reported that it had been reinstalled more than once. The printer records had also been wiped clean, leaving no trace whatsoever.
"So..." President Luo rubbed his temples hard with his right thumb, suppressing the surging anger in his heart, and forced out a sentence through gritted teeth, feigning calmness, "So Li Zairen has absconded with the money?"
"No," the reporter shook his head. "That's the strangest thing. He didn't take anything he shouldn't have. Even the empty pen refills were neatly arranged on his desk."
The reporter paused, thought for a few seconds, and then continued, "He's more like... well... the kind of person who's taking revenge on society. I don't necessarily need to have these things, but I have to destroy them."
At this point, the reporter stopped and did not say the second half of the sentence. Although his eyes were full of thirst for knowledge, his instinct and reason told him that he absolutely could not say the second half of the sentence!
After all, Li Zairen caught President Luo's eye just two months after joining the company. President Luo personally mentored him from a junior employee to a mid-to-senior level manager, making him a trusted confidant.
Lee Jae-in, who thought he had been deceived by the management of Victory Supermarket due to his parachuted appointment, turned out to be the mastermind behind the whole affair, and his own confidant had stabbed him in the back.
Hiss—whoosh—
After taking a deep breath for twenty seconds, the boiling anger finally subsided, and the brain started working again.
Victory Supermarket is a fait accompli, and Lee Jae-in won't be back anytime soon. In any case, the first priority now is to clear myself of the blame, and ideally, find someone to take the fall.
To find a suitable scapegoat, it would be best to find someone connected to Shengli Supermarket, so that one can completely absolve oneself of any involvement.
The people closely associated with Shengli Supermarket are Lu Shengnan, who has already switched jobs to Xu's Catering, and Fengshou Farm, which has always been eyeing Shengli Supermarket.
Lu Shengnan won't work; her current company has no connection with Shengli Supermarket, so that's a stretch.
If we exclude Lu Shengnan, then the only one left is Harvest Farm!
Harvest Farm has always coveted Shengli Supermarket's retail channel. Given that, it's quite normal for them to resort to underhanded tactics to secure that channel.
Moreover, they'd be happy to take the loss from Shengli Supermarket if they could just suffer a loss in silence!
Thinking of this, a hint of gloom flashed in President Luo's eyes.
Although Shengli Supermarket's profits don't rank in the top ten of Qiansheng Group, the combined annual profits of the four supermarkets, nearly 50 million, are still a considerable sum. The original plan was to have his trusted confidant tightly control the lifeline of Fengshou Farm, but unexpectedly, he not only controlled it but also strangled it to death.
Hey! Mr. Luo's eyes suddenly lit up, his breathing suddenly became rapid, the gloom on his face vanished, and even a smile appeared on his lips.
Since Harvest Farm wants to acquire the Victory Supermarket terminal, let's exchange it for goods!
After all, if we could acquire Shengli Supermarket, which can make nearly 50 million yuan in profit a year and has a great reputation in Shanghai, wouldn't it be a disservice to the 'Shengli Supermarket' brand if we didn't spend any money?
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