1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 158: Digging Three Feet Deep (1)

I don’t know why, but the temporary monitoring teams for each unit had already been determined last Friday, but they had to wait until Tuesday to actually start their work.

Moreover, unlike other units that had 20 to 30 people and six or seven teams, the drilling company, as the leading unit, only dispatched eight people and had only two teams.

Just when others thought that this action was all talk and no action and breathed a sigh of relief, the development of the situation made everyone drop their jaws.

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Linpan Oilfield, tertiary industry service company.

Yang Mo, with a gloomy face, sat in the other party's conference room, looking expressionlessly at several sets of account books presented by a team member transferred from the financial department of the drilling company.

Just like when Miss Mu went to work at the Linyi First State-owned Winery, although the questionable parts of the account books submitted were marked, no notes or explanations were given.

Glancing coldly at this fool who still harbored the delusion of staying out of this matter, Yang Mo showed a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "Are you sure all the suspicious account transactions are marked?"

The member from the Finance Department looked at the captain of the second team who was suddenly assigned here, and his expression was a little uncomfortable: "It's all marked."

Yang Mo nodded, tilted his head to look in a certain direction, and then buried his head in flipping through the several sets of account books in front of him.

That direction is where the Linpan Logistics Department is located, and Zhang Wenshun, director of the General Office and captain of the first team, is leading the work there.

Although Yang Mo had no idea why this fat guy would take on this task that everyone avoided, and was willing to take the risk of putting the General Office and himself at risk, after a whole afternoon of tug-of-war yesterday, he suppressed the anger in his heart and took on this hot potato.

As I said, for many things, either you don’t get involved, or if you have to, you must do your best; doing half and leaving the other half is definitely the stupidest thing to do.

and so……

No matter what the fat guy's difficulties were, since everyone was in the same boat, Yang Mo had no intention of holding back today.

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10:01
A man in his fifties, led by a staff member from the Public Security Department, entered the office of the director of the Logistics Department.

"Jiang Dongguo, right? Please confirm whether these account transactions were handled by you."

Yang Mo raised his head to look at the man in front of him who looked innocent and panicked but whose pupils were obviously dilated. He signaled his apprentice Bai Mengmeng to hand over the account details he had just copied and photos of the relevant parts of the original account book (there was no copier at the time, otherwise the photocopies should be bound together) for him to confirm and sign.

Jiang Dongguo looked at the thin sheets of account excerpts in front of him, then looked at the stack of photos in the envelope. His face trembled a few times, and he suddenly screamed: "I won't sign! You are trying to frame me in order to complete the task... I won't sign! I want to see Manager Cheng! I want to see Manager Cheng!"

Yang Mo seemed not to have heard the three words "Manager Cheng". He glanced at Jiang Dongguo who was being held tightly by the public security staff and sneered: "By customizing training uniforms and training materials other than courses for contract workers and new employees, he embezzled more than 32 in three years... Sure, if you feel you have been wronged, please go to the public security department and tell them when the time comes!"

Jiang Dongguo heard the number "32" and struggled even harder: "I didn't! You are talking nonsense! You are throwing dirty water on me!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mo just waved his hand impatiently, signaling the staff of the Public Security Department to take this guy out along with the excerpted account details.

A member of the Disciplinary Inspection Division stopped him and said, "Captain Yang, this is a joint operation and a cross-inspection. Although we are mainly responsible for checking the problems, the comrades of the Public Security Division are mainly responsible for obtaining specific evidence of violations by relevant personnel... But no matter what, if you want to investigate someone, you should at least make your suspicions known on the spot, right?"

This is the basic process of joint work. Although the drilling company has confirmed that Zhang Wenshun and Yang Mo, two non-discipline inspection department members, are in charge of this trip, some things may not need to follow the process, but now we are on someone else's territory after all. In order to avoid more trouble, it is better to make it clear in advance.

Glancing at the backbone of the Discipline Inspection Department, whose expression was always dead, Yang Mo nodded, indicating that he accepted the other party's kindness, then glanced at the little apprentice beside him, and snorted: "Is it difficult to detect the loopholes in this kind of small action that looks legitimate at first glance but actually cannot withstand any scrutiny?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo took a sip of the cold tea: "It is normal for any tertiary industry management company to provide technical training to new employees... Not only new employees, but also old employees, to carry out business skills consolidation training 3 to 4 times a year, which is also normal;"

"From the previous invoice, Jiang Dongguo, who is in charge of this business, did indeed distribute the basic training materials for free as required... If the account book only goes to this, then there is nothing wrong with Jiang Dongguo, and we can even say that he is a good and hardworking comrade!"

At this point, Yang Mo grabbed the financial details on the table, flipped through several marked places, and then knocked on them: "But three years ago, that is, the second year since you became the person in charge of the employee training project, you actually took the initiative to pay out of your own pocket during the first training session at the beginning of the year to buy a pair of leather shoes for each of the 30 trainees in the group you were personally responsible for training... From that time on, your flaws were exposed!"

Jiang Dongguo looked unhappy and argued, "I am an old employee and I regard the company as my own big family. When I see new employees whose families are not well off, I feel bad for their poor living conditions. Can't I pay out of my own pocket to improve their living conditions?"

This is a very high-sounding statement; and the older generation of oil workers are different from the younger generation. The idea of ​​"being with the country" is deeply rooted in their bones. It is normal for them to do things for the sake of the public without caring about their own families. Yang Mo sneered when he heard this: "Feel sorry for them and improve their conditions? Jiang Dongguo, I think you really should keep up with the times... This method of throwing stones to test the water + boiling frogs in warm water has been played out for a long time, okay!"

As he spoke, Yang Mo turned to the team members in the same room, especially the young apprentice who was assigned to be the recorder, and said, "This is a very common method of setting up a scheme, which consists of two small routines."

"If you were one of the new employees, and you saw a group like this, led by a leader wearing brand new leather shoes, what would you think?"

Being stared at by this new master, Bai Mengmeng could only blink his eyes even if he felt that the occasion was inappropriate. He said stiffly, "Of course, I think this group is very special... Maybe I think this group has received special care and may be assigned a good position in the future."

Yang Mo nodded: "Everyone knows what the current atmosphere is in our state-owned enterprises. After seeing this, the people in other groups might spend money to use their connections to squeeze into this group."

"As long as the first person takes the lead, others will naturally follow suit... In this way, the leaders of other training groups can also receive gifts;"

"Once the other training group leaders have tasted the sweetness and have not reported anything, Jiang Dongguo's trick of testing the waters will be complete... Now it's time to start boiling the frog in warm water!"

As he spoke, Yang Mo was too lazy to care whether his little apprentice had memorized everything or not, and directly took out a cigarette and lit it: "The next thing will be a natural progression... All the leaders of the training groups will be connected under your leadership, and then they will begin to constantly test the bottom line of those team members;"

He tapped a certain spot on the account book and said, "Did you see the sudden increase in clothing expenses from the Logistics Department? At first, you just asked the new employees to pay for customized work clothes in the name of uniforms. You recorded it in the account book at 50/set, and sold it to the new employees at 150/set. I don't need to explain the routine any more!"

"The clever thing is, because these clothes were purchased during the training period for new employees, the people who handled the expenses were most likely you, the training leaders, rather than the financial staff of the logistics department... If I guess correctly, you must have found all kinds of reasons to set the training location in the county town or a more remote place, right?"

Jiang Dongguo's expression was pale, and he nodded: "Our new employee training is basically held in the county town... There are large conference rooms there, which is convenient for training."

Yang Mo smiled and said, "The bottom line is something that has never been made up. Unlike regular workers, the new employees who are only contract workers are sheep. As long as they pay the first tribute without resistance, the rest will go smoothly."

He pointed at the account book in front of him with his mouth. "Did you see those records about the purchase of blank tapes and recorders in the account book? If I'm not mistaken, the costs of these things are not transparent, and the purchase price is very likely not high. In the end, they will eat both ends... On the one hand, they will eat the purchase, and on the other hand, they will be simply processed and turned into advanced training materials, and sold to those new employees at a high price."

"And when you're selling these things, you'll definitely add some half-hearted threats like [It's all voluntary to buy], [But if you don't buy these learning materials, I hope you can go to another group]."

Jiang Guodong's face turned pale. "You are just guessing, there is no evidence... and as you said, all the money was earned by the leaders of other training groups. How can I be so capable that I spent 32 yuan on this alone? "

Yang Mo looked at him with pity: "Is it just a guess? We'll know once we check. Not only do you know nothing about the abilities of financial veterans, but even if it's on your Linpan's territory now, do you think it's really difficult to find a few parties involved to verify something?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo shook off the ash from his cigarette impatiently. "As for the 32 yuan issue... I've already said it, this is a method of boiling a frog in warm water. The main purpose is to use the herd effect to create an atmosphere... an atmosphere where [training requires buying things]. No matter how unreasonable this is, once people get used to it and the atmosphere is formed, the next thing will be much easier to handle."

With a sneer, Yang Mo glanced at the trembling guy in front of him, and randomly ticked a page of the account book with his little finger: "When these little sheep are almost domesticated, you, the general manager of the training project, will immediately take back the rights of the heads of each training group to sell their own goods in the name of [Stop the chaos in training], and then hand it over to you for overall management;"

"But you won't take all the benefits. You will still give a large portion of the existing extra charges to the heads of the training groups... Although the proportion has not been clearly checked, I estimate it is either 50% or 60%... I estimate that 60% will be given to the heads of the other training groups. In this way, everyone will be more balanced and there will not be a real quarrel."

With a hint of sarcasm on his lips, Yang Mo looked around at everyone, and finally returned his gaze to Jiang Guodong, who looked incredulous. "Although you have become a one-eat-many, this is not your main way to make money. There is no way you can make a huge sum of 32 in three years."

"You really made money in the past two years... When it became an unwritten rule that you had to buy things for training, you, the person in charge of training new contract workers, began to openly add fee-based items;"

"Well, just like what's written in the account book, the reason why you've purchased a large number of blank photo albums through the logistics department every year in the past two years is to sell them to new employees at high prices for group photo projects... When the time comes, we'll go to the photo studio near your training location and check the account book, and we'll know what's going on;"

"Also, the reason why you have been organizing outings for new employees in the name of welfare every year in the past two years is also to make money... You know, this part of the money is actually paid by the company, but the expenses of food, accommodation, and shopping for those new employees on a trip to the scenic spot are definitely not cheap. I don't need to point out the relationship here, right?"

"And this, this, and this, all of these are evidence of your clever tricks. It is precisely because you ate so much alone without making others jealous that you were able to pocket 32 in just three years... Tsk tsk, I have to say, you, old comrade, are very good at making money!

Seeing Yang Mo reproduce all his methods exactly, Jiang Guodong completely collapsed to the ground. He moved his mouth and was about to say something, but suddenly stopped.

The remaining desire to survive in his eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace...

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Separately, if I don't go into the little dark room, I will have to spend a few chapters here. I have an exam tomorrow and I really can't squeeze out much time.

(End of this chapter)