Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Yang Ligong was completely stunned after hearing Sha Zhu's words:

"What do you mean 58 or 38? I gave you 88 yuan both times. He Yuzhu, don't go looking for trouble."

It was obvious that Yang Ligong did not believe Sha Zhu's words.

Sha Zhu also sensed that things were starting to go wrong, and his tone softened.

"No, why would I lie to you? I'm not short of money. If I were, I would have come to you already. Why would I wait until now to tell you?"

"This..." Yang Ligong was also stunned, because what Sha Zhu said made sense, so he asked Sha Zhu again in confusion:

"Master He, did you really only take 58 and 38?"

Sha Zhu retorted directly:

"Did you really give 88 both times?"

The two looked at each other and saw clearly that the other's expression didn't seem like they were lying.

Sha Zhu thought that Yang Ligong was, after all, a factory director. Did he really lack that hundred or eighty yuan in wages?

No, I can't say that. If word got out, the factory leaders would laugh themselves to death.

Yang Ligong felt that Sha Zhu was, after all, a famous chef who had earned a lot of money in the past and didn't seem like someone who was short of money.

Both of them were wondering which part of the process had gone wrong.

Sha Zhu still spoke a few heartfelt words to Yang Ligong:

"Director Yang, I've already given you a lot of face. I, He Yuzhu, don't care about money. If someone treats me with respect, I'll treat them with even more respect."

"But what kind of work did you do? I'm fine with you because you said there would be payment beforehand, but what about Xu Damao's side?"

"You made him busy all morning with just one sentence, and in the end, he didn't get a penny of payment, and he didn't even say thank you."

"Even I'm disheartened to see this. You're really not a good leader."

Yang Ligong's face turned pale, and his voice suddenly rose:

"No, I had Xiao Wu give Xu Damao 10 yuan. How could I let him work for free? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Xu Damao walked over resentfully at this moment, looked at Yang Ligong and said:

"Director Yang, I haven't received a single penny."

"Did your secretary mention compensation when Director Yang contacted me the other day?"

"I've thought about it carefully. You really didn't say you'd pay me that day. Money doesn't matter, but what you did was really disheartening."

"It's not that I want to go against you, it's that you're doing something inhumane."

Xu Damao finished speaking and shrugged...

After hearing this, Yang Ligong covered his face with his right hand. He was truly ashamed. After being spoken to like this by two subordinates, he had no face left.

Now that things had come to this, the three of them understood what had happened. Someone must have been behind it all, and they didn't even need to guess who it was.

After a long while, Yang Ligong sighed deeply, took out cigarettes, and offered them to Sha Zhu and Xu Damao.

The three of them were smoking in the kitchen.

"Master He, Da Mao, I want to confirm again, are you two really not lying?"

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao exchanged a glance and said in unison:

"I'd be a fool to lie to you."

Yang Ligong nodded. "Okay, I'll call Xiao Wu over for a confrontation in a bit. If it really was him, I'll apologize to both of you."

Xu Damao's eyes darted around: "Well, factory manager, you certainly wouldn't do such a despicable thing. I think it's most likely that Xiao Wu did it."

"I apologize for my harsh tone today, factory manager. If you need anything in the future, just let me know, and I'll take care of it."

Xu Damao's humble statement improved Yang Ligong's mood slightly, as it was indeed his own negligence that had offended Xu Damao.

Although he didn't care about the opinions of insignificant people, it wouldn't look good if word got out, and Yang Ligong still had his pride, so he said in a kind tone:

"Da Mao, it's my eyesight that's bad. I couldn't tell the difference between a person and a ghost. I apologize to you. I'm sorry, Da Mao."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying, factory manager? It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Sha Zhu watched the two of them flattering each other with disdain.

Yang Ligong apologized to He Shazhu:

"Master He, I'm so sorry, I'm also innocent, please don't take it to heart."

Sha Zhu waved his hand: "Once things are cleared up, none of the three of us are wrong. The one who is wrong is that bastard Xiao Wu."

Yang Ligong's eyes lit up. "Sha Zhu's political acumen is impressive! He knows how to shift blame, and he does it brilliantly!" he thought. So he quickly chimed in.

"Yes, it's all Xiao Wu's fault."

A short while later, You Fulai and Qin Huaifeng brought Xiao Wu over.

When Xiao Wu saw Yang Ligong, Sha Zhu, and Xu Damao standing together, he knew he was in deep trouble.

Xu Damao gave up after asking only two questions.

Since this matter had escalated to a financial issue, Yang Ligong did not intend to handle it privately. Instead, he had the security department take the person away and whispered a few words to the head of the security department.

The captain nodded and smiled to indicate that he understood.

In fact, Yang Ligong didn't give any other instructions. He just wanted the security department to give Xiao Wu a good beating so that he could suffer some physical pain and vent his anger.

In the security department's interrogation room, the person being interrogated every day was still the same old acquaintance, the soldier who blindly shot Jia Dongxu.

With a dangerous smile on his face, he unbuckled his belt and started whipping Xiao Wu.

"Pia, Pia!"

"To tell or not to tell, to tell or not to tell..."

Xiao Wu couldn't help but scream and beg for mercy:

"Ah~ Stop hitting me, I'll talk..."

The soldier was stunned; he stopped waving his belt and looked at his comrade beside him in confusion.

Did I ask this time?

The soldier who was asked the question seemed a little confused, scratching his head as he said:

"Does it exist or not?"

The soldier who had assaulted the man clearly didn't want to dwell on the topic; he wasn't done yet, so he continued brandishing his belt.

"Will you talk or not? You're still being stubborn, Ganlin's mother. I'll beat you to death..."

The section chief gave instructions that this kid should be taught a lesson, regardless of whether he confesses or not, he's bound to get a beating.

"Old Zhang, that's enough, it's my turn." Another soldier excitedly pulled out his belt and stepped forward, then immediately pointed at Xiao Wu and expressed his opinion of him:

"Look at this guy, he seems honest on the surface, but he's full of tricks."

"Pia, are you going to talk or not? Are you going to talk or not? You son of a bitch, are you going to talk or not...?"

"Waaah, I'll talk, I'll talk, please stop hitting me~"

Before long, without needing any other major memory restoration techniques, Xiao Wu did many unknown things besides taking the rewards from Tan Sha Zhu and Xu Damao.

Since taking office as Yang Ligong's secretary, he has done a lot of messy things under Yang Ligong's name.

Being greedy for the rewards from Sha Zhu and Xu Damao is the least of my worries.

The investigation, once launched, caused a major shock at the highest levels.

He pulled another big tantrum for Yang Ligong, making the newly reinstated director-level official's position precarious once again.

Not only Yang Ligong, but other leaders were also affected. Unfortunately, Xiao Wu was quite capable.

They actually set up a secretarial gang in the factory without making a sound.

Moreover, he did a lot of stupid and messy things, which made the senior leaders turn green with rage when they found out.

That's because they were afraid of being implicated. You see, the secretary is the closest person to the leader and knows a lot of things. If the secretary were to expose their shady dealings, they would be in big trouble.

Meanwhile, Yang Ligong was trembling in his office; he was numb...