Siheyuan: Start with a big car

When they arrived at the Security Department, Officer Zhou did not interrogate them immediately.

He knew the complexity of the matter and did not dare to act rashly. After thinking for a moment, he quietly came to the office of Chief Hu of the Security Department.

Secretary Zhou knew very well that judging from Yan Jiecheng's behavior just now and the fact that he was hanging out with Zhong Yuemin and the others, he was definitely not a good person and might have a criminal record.

If such people were hired as temporary workers by a lumber mill, especially if they were assigned to a logistics position, it would be a big trouble.

Logistics involves the management of many materials in the factory. If they collude with each other internally and externally, who knows how much loss it will bring to the factory.

Secretary Zhou knocked on the door gently, and when he heard the voice "Come in" from inside, he pushed the door open and walked in.

Section Chief Hu was sitting at his desk, reviewing a document. When he saw Secretary Zhou coming in, he put down the document in his hand, raised his head, and asked, "Secretary Zhou, what's going on?"

Secretary Zhou walked quickly to the desk and said seriously, "Chief Hu, I just found something at the factory gate. I think the problem is quite serious. I must report it to you."

Then, he told the story of seeing Zhong Yuemin and others beating Yan Jiecheng at the factory gate.
Later, Zheng Tong confessed the matter of Yan Jiecheng helping Zhong Yuemin to get tickets for new energy vehicles, and he told everything in detail.

After hearing this, Section Chief Hu's face suddenly became serious. He slammed the table and shouted angrily, "This is outrageous! If the situation is true, it is extremely bad. In our timber factory, we must not allow such unhealthy tendencies to exist, and we must not allow anyone to collude with others to undermine the factory's rules!"

Section Chief Hu is a veteran who cannot tolerate any flaws. He has always had a zero-tolerance attitude towards possible violations of rules and regulations.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the office, thinking about how to deal with the situation.

After a while, he stopped, looked at Secretary Zhou, and said, "Secretary Zhou, you did the right thing. This matter cannot be taken lightly. I want to interrogate these people personally, but you must separate them immediately."

When Secretary Zhou heard this, he immediately understood what he meant.

He understood Chief Hu's intention. Only by separating these people could he break the possible offensive and defensive alliance between them, and thus defeat them one by one and let the truth of the matter come to light.

Therefore, he did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly turned back to the security department. Once he entered the security department, he quickly arranged for personnel to take Yan Jiecheng, Zhong Yuemin, Zheng Tong, and Liu Haiyang to different rooms for detention.

After Zheng Tong was locked up in the detention room, he looked at the cold walls and was instantly overwhelmed by a strong sense of loneliness and fear. He was timid to begin with, and now he was even more frightened. He was worried about what kind of interrogation he would face next, and whether he would be severely punished for what he had just said.

At the same time, Section Chief Hu decided to interrogate Yan Jiecheng first. After Yan Jiecheng was brought to the interrogation room, his heart was beating like a rabbit. He knew that if he was found out that he had used his connections to enter the lumber mill, he would be finished. So, no matter what, he would never admit that there was any other problem.

Section Chief Hu sat at the interrogation table, staring at Yan Jiecheng with a sharp gaze, and asked seriously: "Yan Jiecheng, tell me the truth, what happened? You are clear about what Secretary Zhou just reported, right?"

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head, pretending to be pitiful, and hurriedly said, "Chief Hu, I... I really didn't do anything wrong. It's just that Zhong Yuemin and his gang have been targeting me for some reason. They always make trouble for me, and today was no exception. They suddenly rushed up to beat me. I am really wronged. You have to help me."

Section Chief Hu snorted coldly, thinking that Yan Jiecheng was quite pretentious. It seemed that he would not tell the truth unless he was put under some pressure.

So, he emphasized his tone and said, "Yan Jiecheng, you'd better tell the truth and don't play tricks on me. Now the evidence is irrefutable, do you think you can hide it? I advise you to confess and try to get leniency."

Yan Jiecheng's heart tightened, but he still gritted his teeth and continued to argue: "Chief Hu, I really didn't lie. They were the ones who bullied me. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people."

Are you kidding? Yan Jiecheng is not a fool. Why would he tell Director Jiang about his own affairs?

Looking at Yan Jiecheng's stubborn appearance, Section Chief Hu knew that it would be difficult to get the truth out of him for the time being, so he decided to leave it alone and look for a breakthrough from other people.

He stood up and said to the security officer next to him: "Take him away first and keep him under guard."

Then, Section Chief Hu had Liu Haiyang brought in. As soon as Liu Haiyang entered the interrogation room, he showed a sincere look and stood there in a proper manner. Section Chief Hu looked at him and asked, "Liu Haiyang, tell me, what happened today? What is your relationship with them?"

Liu Haiyang lowered his head slightly and said in a steady tone: "Chief Hu, I am Zhong Yuemin's friend. He said he wanted to come here to see Yan Jiecheng, so I followed him. I don't know much about other things."

Section Chief Hu frowned, noticing that Liu Haiyang was obviously holding back, so he asked more emphatically, "Don't play tricks on me. Since you followed me here, you must know something. You'd better tell the truth, otherwise this matter will not do you any good."

Liu Haiyang still had a sincere expression on his face, but he still insisted: "Chief Hu, this is all I really know. I just came here to accompany my friends and didn't participate in other things."

Section Chief Hu was a little annoyed when he saw Liu Haiyang's stubborn attitude, but he also knew that it would be difficult to get more information from him in a short time, so he waved his hand and asked someone to take Liu Haiyang away, then said: "Take him back first and keep him under guard."

Then, Zhong Yuemin was brought into the interrogation room. As soon as Zhong Yuemin came in, he had an unruly and arrogant look on his face, and stood there with his back straight.

Section Chief Hu looked at Zhong Yuemin and said seriously, "Zhong Yuemin, you'd better correct your attitude and explain the problem. You caused trouble at the factory gate and beat up the workers in the factory. This is a serious matter."

Zhong Yuemin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a disdainful smile, and said arrogantly: "Section Chief Hu, right? I won't waste my words with you. I am a child of the compound. For today's incident, unless Yan Jiecheng gives me the ticket for the new energy vehicle, I will not explain anything."

When Section Chief Hu heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He slammed the table and shouted, "Zhong Yuemin, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're from a big compound! In my place, you have to follow the rules. You're obstructing the investigation. Do you know how serious the consequences are?"

Zhong Yuemin, however, remained nonchalant. He shrugged and said, "Consequences? I'd like to see what the consequences will be. Anyway, I haven't got the ticket, so I won't say anything." Zhong Yuemin is not a fool. Under the current circumstances, telling about Yan Jiecheng's affairs will only do him harm and no good.

It’s not that he wanted to cover up for Yan Jiecheng, but Zhong Yuemin just wanted to find another handle on Yan Jiecheng.

Section Chief Hu suppressed his anger, thinking that Zhong Yuemin was really a troublemaker, and he had to find a way to make him confess. He stared at Zhong Yuemin and said coldly: "Zhong Yuemin, don't be so arrogant. I advise you to think about it carefully and take the initiative to cooperate with the investigation, otherwise you won't be so relaxed when we find out the truth."

However, Zhong Yuemin turned his face away and ignored Section Chief Hu, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Section Chief Hu really had no way to deal with this kind of kid from the compound. He could only have Zhong Yuemin taken away and Zheng Tong brought up.

Soon, Zheng Tong was brought into the interrogation room. He hunched his shoulders, his eyes were full of fear, and his legs were trembling slightly. Section Chief Hu saw Zheng Tong's fear at a glance and immediately realized that this might be a breakthrough.

Section Chief Hu deliberately frowned, and said in a more serious tone, with a hint of threat: "Zheng Tong, you have to think it over carefully. This matter is very serious. If you don't tell me everything about Yan Jiecheng, I can put you in jail for obstructing the investigation. Then, the rest of your life will be ruined."

When Zheng Tong heard that he was going to be put in prison, he turned pale and trembled like a sieve. He was timid to begin with, so he couldn't stand such threats. He cried and said, "Chief Hu, please don't lock me up. I'll tell you. Yan Jiecheng was dealt with by the police station before because of his crimes. Once, he was arrested for stealing. Zhong Yuemin used this as a handle to threaten him and asked him to help get the new energy vehicle tickets."

After hearing this, Section Chief Hu was delighted. He finally had a key clue. He then asked, "Then tell me how Yan Jiecheng got into the lumber mill. Did he use any connections to get in through the back door?"

Zheng Tong nodded quickly and said, "I... I don't know how he got in, but I heard from Zhong Yuemin that Yan Jiecheng must have used some tricks to get in. Otherwise, how could he get into the lumber mill as a temporary worker?"

Section Chief Hu frowned and continued to dig deeper: "Also, what do you know about the new energy vehicle tickets? Tell me in detail."

Zheng Tong did not dare to hide anything and told Chief Hu everything he knew about how Yan Jiecheng promised to help Zhong Yuemin get the tickets, and how he never fulfilled his promise, which led to Zhong Yuemin and others coming to him.

After Section Chief Hu received Zheng Tong's confession, he knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay for a moment. He immediately called Secretary Zhou and said seriously, "Secretary Zhou, go and find out how Yan Jiecheng got into the factory. This matter must be clarified as soon as possible."

After receiving the order, Secretary Zhou did not dare to slack off and rushed to the Personnel Department. With the assistance of the personnel department staff, he carefully retrieved Yan Jiecheng's employment file. This check surprised him. The file showed that it was Director Liu of the Logistics Department who helped Yan Jiecheng with the employment procedures.

Secretary Zhou did not dare to delay and hurried back to the Security Department with the file and told Chief Hu about the situation.

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Hu flew into a rage and shouted, "This Director Liu is so audacious. He is clearly abusing his power for personal gain. He deliberately concealed the fact that Yan Jiecheng had committed a crime and recruited such a problematic person into the factory. This is a serious dereliction of duty!"

Section Chief Hu knew that this incident would have a bad impact, so he could not wait any longer and immediately went to the factory director's office with the files. He pushed the door open and saw Factory Director Chen sitting at his desk working.

Section Chief Hu stepped forward, put the file on the table, and said angrily: "Director Chen, look at this. Yan Jiecheng actually has a criminal record and was dealt with by the police station for stealing. But Director Liu from the logistics department actually helped him conceal this and recruited him into the factory as a temporary worker. This Director Liu is obviously abusing his power for personal gain and seriously violated the factory's regulations. He must be dealt with seriously!"

Director Chen picked up the file and looked at it carefully, but his expression was calm. He put the file down, looked at Section Chief Hu, and said slowly: "Section Chief Hu, I understand your feelings. This matter is indeed very serious.

But you also know that Director Liu is the director of logistics. Logistics work involves a wide range of areas and has great responsibilities. Once he is touched, it is easy to cause instability in logistics work, which in turn affects the production order of the entire factory. So I suggest that Director Liu be punished first, so that he can recognize his mistakes and correct them in the future. "

When Section Chief Hu heard this, he immediately became anxious. He widened his eyes and shouted angrily, "Director Chen, this is not okay! Director Liu's behavior is of a bad nature and must not be tolerated. He has seriously violated the factory's rules and regulations. If he is not dealt with seriously, how can the factory's atmosphere be rectified in the future? How can other employees be managed? You are being irresponsible to the factory by defending him like this!"

Director Chen continued to persuade him patiently, "Chief Hu, don't get excited. I am also considering the overall situation. We have to weigh the pros and cons. Now is a critical period for production in the factory. We can't let people panic because of this matter. Giving him a punishment can also be regarded as a warning to him."

Section Chief Hu was unmoved and said firmly: "Director Chen, I don't care about the overall situation. This matter must be dealt with seriously, otherwise it will be difficult to appease the public anger. If you don't deal with Director Liu, I will report this matter to the ministry and let the higher-ups deal with it. I can't watch this kind of illegal behavior run rampant in the factory!"

Director Chen did not expect Section Chief Hu to be so stubborn.

More importantly, he really had no other choice.

Chief Hu is a very aggressive person. If you anger him and he reports it to the department, it will be very troublesome even if Director Chen has a background.

In comparison, dealing with Director Liu is not an unacceptable option.

If anyone wants to blame someone, blame Director Liu for being careless... Thinking of this, Director Chen sighed helplessly and said to Section Chief Hu: "Okay, Section Chief Hu, I'll do as you say."

After getting the approval from Director Chen, Section Chief Hu did not delay for a moment and immediately rushed into Director Liu's office with several security officers.

Director Liu was leisurely looking at documents in his office when suddenly the door was pushed open and Section Chief Hu rushed in with his men. He was so frightened that he almost dropped the documents in his hands.

Director Liu stood up and looked at Section Chief Hu and others in astonishment. He asked in a trembling voice, "What...what happened? Section Chief Hu, what are you doing?"

"What a talent! You're trying to get a thief into the factory?"

…(End of chapter)