Chu Jingqiu rode her bike very fast. It took her only ten minutes to reach the garment factory, a journey that usually took her twenty minutes.
As soon as I entered the office, the atmosphere was extremely heavy and depressing, making me feel breathless.
She found that several people were dejected, like eggplants hit by frost, with their heads lowered and not saying a word.
Zhang Pingping and Yuan Xingyuan had experienced many ups and downs, so they looked relatively calm, but they could not hide the anxiety in their eyes.
Shi Aihong and Lin Zishan had red eyes, obvious signs of having just cried.
Seeing Chu Jingqiu, several people seemed to have found their backbone and gathered around him.
Chu Jingqiu glanced at the few people and asked, "What happened? Why do you all look like eggplants hit by frost?"
Zhang Pingping spoke first, her voice trembling slightly. "Jingqiu, we've been scammed. We've lost the money for three thousand down jackets. If we can't get it back, we'll be bankrupt!"
Chu Jingqiu's heart tightened when she heard the news, but she quickly calmed herself down. "Don't panic, let's sit down first. Tell me what happened in detail, and then we can work together to find a solution."
Yuan Xingyuan slapped his thigh hard, his tone full of self-blame, "This is also my fault. I'm in charge of marketing. It's my fault that I was blinded by victory and was careless for a moment!
This story started more than a month ago. A big customer came to our garment factory. He called himself Jia Dafa and worked for the supply and marketing cooperative in Tangping City, Bei Province.
This Chief Jia also brought a letter of introduction, and all his documents seemed to be in good condition.
He immediately ordered 500 down jackets from us, paid half of the deposit in advance, and paid the full amount when he picked up the goods.
Our first business deal with him went very smoothly. On the day he came to pick up the goods, he paid us the full amount before he even saw the goods.
About a week later, he ordered our second batch of clothes.
He said our products were selling extremely well and in short supply, so he ordered 2,000 down jackets at once, and the second time he ordered them on the day he picked up the goods, he paid for them in advance.
Half a month later, he came to order the third batch of goods, this time he ordered 3,000 pieces, and settled the payment without any problems.
But what we never expected was that he ordered the fourth batch of goods last week.
Because I felt particularly confident doing business with him the last few times, he said that the supply and marketing cooperative was taking stock of its accounts at the end of the year and there wasn't much money on the books, so I paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan first.
When he came to pick up the goods that day, he told me that the money had not yet arrived in his account and would take two days to arrive. Could he let them ship the goods first?
He could ask the accountant of the supply and marketing cooperative to stay and wait until the money arrived and the payment for the goods was settled with us before letting the accountant go back.
I thought at the time that there were no problems in the previous transactions, and this person was still very reliable. This time, he might really be having difficulty with capital turnover.
And they also kept the company's accountant, so there shouldn't be any big problem.
We are in the clothing business, so it is inevitable that we will have sales on credit. I didn’t think much about it and let him take the goods away.
But who would have thought that the payment for the goods had not arrived the day before yesterday, so I went to urge the accountant. When we asked the accountant, he actually knew nothing about anything.
He didn't know Jia Dafa at all. He was just a beggar begging on the street. Half a month ago, Jia Dafa kindly took him in. He not only bought him a decent set of clothes, but also gave him an easy job.
This job involves accompanying him on business trips and providing him with delicious food and drinks. He also feels that he is lucky and has met a noble person.
When Jia Dafa left that day, he told him that there were still two trucks of goods to be delivered, and asked him to stay here for a few days and wait to leave with the next batch of goods.
Unexpectedly, Jia Dafa threw him directly into our factory as a hostage. He was also deceived."
Zhang Pingping also quickly interrupted, "We also called the Tangping City Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and the person in charge there said,
There was no such person as Jia Dafa in their supply and marketing cooperative, and they had never ordered down jackets from us. Only then did we realize we had been deceived."
Chu Jingqiu asked hurriedly: "Have you called the police?"
Shi Aihong dragged out tears and said: "I have reported it. Section Chief Zhu and his team came to investigate and collect evidence. They took the accountant away for investigation. They will notify us as soon as they have any news.
Oh, by the way, Section Chief Zhu also asked you to draw a portrait of Jia Dafa and send it to the Public Security Bureau after you come back."
Chu Jingqiu frowned and said, "Don't worry, our factory is still operating normally as before. I will take care of the capital turnover problem. You guys keep an eye on the factory.
As for that liar Jia Dafa, don't worry about him, leave it to me! I really don't believe it. As long as he's still alive, I can find him. "
When everyone heard Chu Jingqiu's words, their tense nerves finally relaxed.
Chu Jingqiu took out paper and a paintbrush from the drawer, and then quickly drew a portrait of Jia Dafa based on Yuan Xingyuan's description of the man's facial features.
After finishing the portrait, he asked Yuan Xingyuan to send the portrait to the Public Security Bureau the next day.
Then she told Zhang Pingping to ask for two days off for her when she arrived at school the next day, and then she hurried home.
When he got home in the evening, Chu Jingqiu told Xiao Yihan what happened in the factory.
Xiao Yihan thought for a moment and said, "Xiaoqiu, we have to find this Jia Dafa as soon as possible. What if he sells his down jacket at a low price or squanders the money?
If he is unable to repay, even if we catch him, he will be sentenced to a few years at most, and we may not be able to recover the money for the goods.
Transporting and selling thousands of down jackets is no small feat. I think if we follow the transportation and sales process, we should be able to find him quickly."
Chu Jingqiu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "You are right, Yihan. I think so too. We can't just rely on the police investigation.
We also need to take action ourselves. The sooner we find Jia Dafa, the easier it will be for us to recover the payment for the goods.
The transportation clue is indeed a good starting point. We can start from the truck driver, the transportation company, etc. to see if we can find Jia Dafa's whereabouts."
Xiao Yihan then added: "In addition, we can also find people who have had contact with Jia Dafa through the down jackets sold in the market.
You can also check the supply and marketing cooperative he mentioned before, or the place where he lived before, to see if anyone can provide more information about him. "
"Well, I will leave for Tangping City early tomorrow morning. I don't believe this little thief can escape from me." Chu Jingqiu decided to act immediately. She couldn't let this scam destroy her factory so easily.
"Also, as garment factories grow larger and larger, it's inevitable that we'll encounter situations like this again. We must strengthen management in the future to prevent similar incidents from happening again," Xiao Yihan reminded.
"I've already told Xingyuan, Pingping, and the others about this. After such a big lesson, they will definitely be more careful in the future."
Early the next morning, Chu Jingqiu drove a helicopter directly from the space and headed for Tangping City with Jiang Jiang and Lele.
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