Black Flag Army

On the morning of February 1, Leng Hanbing, the head of the Justice Party's Supervisory Department, was writing materials in his office when Du Yongzhong, the head of the Finance Department, walked in and said, "Director! The bonus for the informant last month has been approved. It's 10,500 yuan in total. Here's the check. Please sign it."

Leng Hanbing took the check, signed it, and returned it to Du Yongzhong, saying, "Are the informants still distributing cash? Not transferring it to the passbook?"

Just like the Intelligence Department has a large number of informants, the Supervisory Department also has a group of informants.

Du Yongzhong said, "Boss Di said that this is necessary for confidentiality and is also a request from informants. I am going to withdraw money from Beihai Bank soon, but the security guard Lao Qian is on sick leave. It is not safe for me to withdraw so much money on the Ocean Road alone. Director! Can you borrow your guards Leng Yue or Tang Liang and have one of them accompany me to the bank?"

After Leng Hanbing's guard Leng Xing died three months ago, he was replaced by the new guard Tang Liang, who is Tang Zhan's younger brother.

Leng Hanbing said, "There was a robbery at the entrance of Beihai Bank a few days ago. How can one guard be enough? How about this? I will take two guards to the bank to withdraw the money and then give it to you."

Upon hearing this, Du Yongzhong quickly handed the check back to Leng Hanbing and said with a smile, "Thank you, Director. It will be safer if you personally do it."

Beihai Bank is on East Street in Beitang City, and the Justice Party office building is on West Street, five kilometers apart. Leng Hanbing and Leng Xing got in the car and sat in the back, while Tang Liang drove in the front, and they arrived after ten minutes.

There were many customers doing business in the spacious and bright bank lobby. Although the bank had four counters for handling business, there were long queues at each of the four counters.

Bank teller Bi Wenhui was busy handling business at the counter. Today, there were a lot of people bringing silver dollars and copper coins to exchange for vouchers. Bi Wenhui was very worried that mistakes would happen. If a mistake occurred and there was a shortage of money, the teller would have to pay for it herself. Her counter originally had an accountant, Xiao Wang, to help her review things, but Xiao Wang took sick leave today, so she was the only one handling the business, which was not in compliance with regulations, but the business department director ordered her to do it alone, so she had to obey.

After finally finishing a client, Bi Wenhui called out in a sweet voice, "Next!"

The next customer was a man with a grayish face, a cold expression and sharp eyes. When Bi Wenhui saw such a man, she couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

The blue-gray man was Leng Hanbing. He said to Bi Wenhui, "Take out 10,550 yuan." Then he handed over the check. Bi Wenhui took the check, looked at it carefully, and hurriedly said to Leng Hanbing, "Sir, you are wrong. The check says 10,500 yuan."

She handed the check to Leng Hanbing.

Leng Hanbing took another look at the check and said, "I'm sorry! I made a mistake. I'll just withdraw 10,500 yuan."

At this time, other customers came over to ask about the deposit interest. Bi Wenhui answered while paying. Because Leng Hanbing's first 10,550 yuan had been imprinted in her mind, she actually gave Leng Hanbing 10,550 yuan when she paid. 50 yuan per roll, a total of 211 rolls.

Leng Hanbing took a large bag of silver dollars and was about to count them when Su Jinxu hurried into the bank hall and said to Leng Hanbing, "Director Leng! Something happened. The corrupt criminal Na Wu who we arrested last time has escaped from prison."

When Leng Hanbing heard this, he didn't even bother to count the items. He just picked up the big bag and said to Su Jinxu, "Let's go! Get in the car and go to the prison."

At noon, it was time for the bank to count its inventory. The tellers at the four counters were all counting cash. When the director of the business department, Ji Shanhong, saw Bi Wenhui's pale face and sweating profusely, she guessed something and came over to ask with a gloating look, "Is there less money?"

Bi Wenhui nodded and said, "Fifty dollars are missing!"

Ji Shanhong got angry when she heard this: "How come so much money is missing? How come no one else made any mistakes? Only you are short of money? Go home and get the money to compensate, then resign and get out! A careless person like you is not worthy of working in a bank."

Because Bi Wenhui is beautiful and has a sweet voice, she is liked by Vice President Tuo Qingyun and several department managers. She is a strong contender for the position of business department director. Ji Shanhong has long wanted to get rid of this competitor.

Bi Wenhui burst into tears when she heard this: "Fifty dollars is my ten-month salary, how can I afford to pay it back?"

Bi Wenhui's parents are both refugees. They still live in refugee tents and eat relief food.

Ji Shanhong said coldly: "Then you can expect to go to jail! If you don't pay for the mistakes, it will be regarded as corruption, Xiao Zhang! Call the police station."

Xiao Zhang, the accountant, was about to make a phone call when he was stopped by the deputy director.

Deputy Director Zhang Shanbao came over and said, "Don't worry, Bi Wenhui, think about it again. How many people deposited and withdrew money this morning? Fifty dollars is not a small amount. Those small customers can be ruled out as suspects and maybe they can still be found."

Both Zhang Shanbao and Ji Shanhong have the word "Shan" in their names and they are both in their thirties, but Zhang Shanbao is the truly kind one and is a well-known good guy in the bank.

At that time, banks were not like later generations where we could check surveillance videos. If something went wrong, we could only rely on our memories. Bi Wenhui flipped through the subpoenas one by one. When she saw the large check, she suddenly remembered and shouted, "It was given to the gray-faced man by mistake. He reported the wrong number at the beginning, and I was careless and paid him the wrong amount."

Each bank counter should have two staff members, one bookkeeper and one cashier. When a customer deposits money, the bookkeeper collects the money and hands it over to the cashier for review. When a customer makes a payment, the cashier hands it over to the bookkeeper for review. This minimizes mistakes. This system was implemented until 2000, when it was abolished with the advent of surveillance video. If someone had reviewed it today, this mistake should have been avoided.

Zhang Shanbao took the check, looked at the signature on it and said, "His name is Leng Hanbing! The check was issued by the Finance Department of Beihai Group. Does anyone know this person named Leng Hanbing?"

None of the dozen or so employees in the sales department answered.

Ji Shanhong scolded the accountant Xiao Zhang: "I told you to make a phone call, why didn't you? How dare you disobey my orders?"

Xiao Zhang was in a dilemma. The two directors disagreed and he didn't dare to offend either of them, so he had to pick up the phone again. However, Zhang Shanbao quickly snatched the phone away and said to Ji Shanhong, "Director Ji! Why are you calling when you've already found the person? You used to be an apprentice in a pawnshop. If you make a mistake, would you be willing to be arrested by the police in public?"

The accountant Xiao Zhang said: "No one knows this Leng, how can we find him?"

Zhang Shanbao said: "Even if we can't find Leng Hanbing, don't we still have the Finance Department of Beihai Group?"

Ji Shanhong sneered, "The Finance Department of Beihai Group writes too many checks every day. All the people who sell materials to Beihai Group get checks from there. More than a dozen factories also write checks for purchasing goods and paying wages. Will the accountants in the Finance Department remember who to give to?"

At this time, the security guard Lao Wang outside the counter said, "I know Leng Hanbing. He is the director and manager of the Supervision Department of Beihai Group. He lives in the company's staff dormitory. You can find out his address by asking the guard when you enter the dormitory."

Bi Wenhui was delighted when she heard this and said to Old Wang, "Thank you, Uncle Wang! I'll go find him now."

Actually, as Ji Fang's cousin, Ji Shanhong knew who Leng Hanbing was, but she deliberately didn't tell him because she hated the security guard Lao Wang for being so nosy. Ji Shanhong said, "I remember now, Leng Hanbing has a bad nickname, 'Cold-blooded Devil'. Can you get money from him? Don't get yourself into trouble."

When Bi Wenhui heard the nickname, she was so scared that she started crying again: "Why am I so unlucky? I gave the wrong money to a demon? Will he eat me?"

Lao Wang said, "Director Ji, don't scare her. 'Cold-blooded Devil' is a nickname given to him by his enemies who hate him. I know he is a fair person. Cashier Bi, you should be able to get the money back from him."

Ji Shanhong angrily said, "Old Wang, why are you talking so much nonsense today? Don't you want to do this anymore?"

Bi Wenhui asked for leave to ask for money, and Ji Shanhong said, "If you take the opportunity to run away, who can I ask for fifty dollars?"

Zhang Shanbao said, "I'll vouch for her! You're going too far. Is Bi Wenhui that kind of person?"

Lao Wang and several old employees also wanted to vouch for her. Seeing that it was difficult to offend the public anger, Ji Shanhong had to agree to let Bi Wenhui go. At this time, the situation suddenly changed and it started to rain heavily outside.

At this time, Leng Hanbing had just returned to the dormitory building from outside. In order to catch the escaped prisoner, he even missed his lunch and was drenched in the rain. The cafeteria was closed, so he had to cook noodles in his residence and make a bowl of ginger soup. After the noodles were cooked, he just put the noodles into the bowl when someone knocked on the door.

Out of caution, he first looked through the peephole of the window and saw a beautiful woman about twenty years old, wearing a sky blue bank uniform. Her hair and body were wet with rain, revealing her graceful figure.

He cocked his pistol and put it in his pocket ready to pull out at any time before opening the door.

The woman was Bi Wenhui. She stood at the door and whispered, "I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Leng. I made a mistake when you went to the bank to withdraw money this morning. I gave you fifty dollars too much. Can you return it to me?"

Leng Hanbing noticed that she looked very nervous and her tone sounded pitiful when she spoke.

Leng Hanbing also recognized the female bank employee. He put away the gun in his pocket and said to her, "Come in and sit down first. The money is still in the living room. I was too busy to count it. I'll count it now."

Bi Wenhui didn't dare to go in, she thought of Leng Hanbing's terrible nickname. Leng Hanbing took a dry towel from the room and asked her to wipe it. Seeing that she refused to come in, he didn't force her. He counted the money in the living room and found that there was indeed an extra roll of silver dollars. Leng Hanbing quickly handed the roll of silver dollars to Bi Wenhui and said, "I should say I'm sorry. I was in a hurry and didn't count it. If I had counted it, I would have returned it to you. You ran here in such a heavy rain and got soaked all over."

Bi Wenhui wiped her hair and face with a towel. After taking the money, she said thank you several times before turning and leaving.

Leng Hanbing said: "Wait a moment!"

Bi Wenhui was startled. When she turned around, she saw Leng Hanbing bringing a bowl of ginger soup and said, "You will get sick if you get caught in the rain. Drinking ginger soup can prevent illness."

Bi Wenhui hesitated for a moment and did not answer. Leng Hanbing said with a gloomy face: "You may have heard of my nickname, so you think I am a bad person. You suspect that there is medicine in this soup. Do you want to harm you?"

Bi Wenhui quickly said: "I believe you are a good person, she is a bad woman, she must be talking nonsense." She took the ginger soup, drank it all, then thanked her again before turning and leaving.

Leng Hanbing looked at her back without saying anything.

Leng Yue said to Tang Liang: "Boss Leng's spring is coming."

To the Justice Party, Di Xiong is the boss, but to Leng Yue, Leng Hanbing is the boss.

Leng Hanbing's two guards lived right across from him so they could protect his safety at all times. Just now when Bi Wenhui knocked on the door, they were about to come out, but Leng Hanbing stopped them with a gesture.

Although Bi Wenhui got the money back, Ji Shanhong still reported to the bank president Lan Jinping, hoping to fire Bi Wenhui, on the grounds that she was careless. Although she was lucky enough to get the money back this time, what if she made a mistake and couldn't get it back next time? Her family was poor and couldn't afford to pay the compensation, which would cause losses to the bank.

Unexpectedly, Lan Jinping scolded her: "Haven't you made mistakes before? Someone has already reported this to me. You are really going too far. Isn't Bi Wenhui prettier than you? You punish someone to death after a mistake. You are not worthy of being the director of the sales department. Starting tomorrow, Zhang Shanbao will be the director. You have two choices. One is to be demoted to an accountant. If you don't want to do it, the second is to go back to your cousin's textile factory as a worker. I will talk to Ji Fang."

Ji Shanhong got anxious when she heard this and cried, "President Lan is innocent! It must be Zhang Shanbao who falsely accused me in front of you. He has long wanted to take my position as director. He tried to please Bi Wenhui because he coveted her beauty, but he already has a wife at home. You can't be fooled by him!"

Lan Jinping said: "The person who reported it to me was not Zhang Shanbao, and this person could not have falsely accused you because he was an inspector assigned to the bank by the Justice Party's Supervisory Department. The Supervisory Department has inspectors in all departments of Beihai Group, and the bank is no exception. So if you still work in the bank, you'd better be honest and don't bully others just because your cousin is the factory director."

In fact, when Ji Shanhong was an apprentice in the pawnshop, she was bullied by the shopkeeper and the court clerk, but after she became the director, she started bullying others again. This is the bad nature of some people.

Ji Shanhong asked: "Can I know who this person is?"

Lan Jinping said: "That's impossible. In fact, I don't know who he is. He told me in a note. He could be any employee in the bank."

Ji Shanhong said: "How is it possible that no one knows his identity? This is too scary."

Lan Jinping smiled and said, "Of course the cold-blooded devil you mentioned knows. Do you dare to ask him? Will he tell you?"

Ji Shanhong was of course unwilling to go back to the textile factory to work as a worker, so she had to accept the punishment of being demoted to an accountant.