Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Chapter 356 Cafeteria Theft Incident

The news that the canteen buyer Hu Guangyong had purchased pork and chicken spread quickly and spread throughout the steel mill within a few hours.

At lunch time, the workers held black steamed buns in their hands. No one complained and they all looked forward to having meat the next day. Some even said that they would sell all their pots and pans to get a few more dishes for lunch the next day.

Li Huaide was very pleased and ate the chicken with peace of mind. He called Director Song over, praised him and said that the matter was handled well. He promoted Hu Guangyong to deputy director of the canteen, in charge of all purchases for the canteen.

Everyone in the factory was looking forward to eating meat, but the situation changed after just one night.

Early in the morning, Sha Zhu received an order and came to the cafeteria early. He took the male comrades in the cafeteria and went straight to the warehouse to find Director Song.

He made up his mind to chop some meat and make steamed buns with the meat filling, so that more people could eat meat, even if it was not much.

Director Song asked Liu Lan, who also served as the clerk, to pick up the meat and make a registration. Liu Lan led Sha Zhu and others to the warehouse to pick up the meat. When they arrived at the warehouse door, they found that the lock had been pried open.

Everyone was shocked and went in to open the freezer. But when they opened the freezer, Liu Lan and Sha Zhu were dumbfounded. Where was the pork?

"Where's the meat?" Sha Zhu turned to look at Liu Lan.

Liu Lan was also puzzled: "No, Hu Guangyong said it was in the freezer, how come it disappeared? The lock was pried open, could it have been stolen?"

"Hu Guangyong said that? That's not right. Didn't you count the inventory records yesterday?" Sha Zhu was no longer stupid at this time.

"I...I wasn't here yesterday!" Liu Lan was anxious. She knew this was a big deal. "You know I took a leave yesterday."

"It's over. There's no food for lunch today. The workers are going to make trouble." Sha Zhu didn't expose Liu Lan because he knew where Liu Lan was. "Let's go and find Director Song. I don't want to be beaten by the workers."

Liu Lan also knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it.

Several people went to see Director Song together, and Hu Guangyong happened to be there too.

"What the hell? The meat is gone? Only a few chickens are left?" Director Song was shocked.

"Impossible!" Hu Guangyong was even more excited than Director Song. "I personally moved it in with Xiao Li yesterday. How could it be gone?"

Xiao Li works in the cafeteria and usually wears the same pants as Hu Guangyong.

Several people returned to the warehouse and found that the meat was indeed gone. Xiao Li testified that the meat had been put into the warehouse yesterday, but Director Song did not dare to say anything about Liu Lan because of her relationship with Li Huaide.

"I understand. I'm afraid it might have been stolen." Hu Guangyong expressed his conjecture at the right time.

The steel rolling mill had always been engaged in secretive activities, but after the spy incident, especially after Zhang Xiuzhi became the head of the security department, the theft situation in the factory improved significantly.

However, although production materials were no longer lost in the factory, the canteen became the hardest hit area, with workers working the night shift always coming in to steal things.

"Stolen?" Director Song was silent for a few seconds. He guessed there was something fishy going on, but he did not rule out the possibility that it was stolen. However, whether it was true or not, he could not get involved in this matter and had to report it to Li Huaide. "Let's go find Director Li. If it was stolen, it is the responsibility of the Security Department."

If Hu Guangyong lied, then it is Hu Guangyong's responsibility. If not, then it is the responsibility of the Security Department. In short, the canteen is not responsible.

When they arrived at the office building, they were Director Song, Liu Lan, Hu Guangyong, and Sha Zhu who was dragged along as a witness.

But unfortunately, Li Huaide was not there as he had gone to a meeting, and leaders such as Yang Weiguo were also not there.

This matter is urgent, they can only wait.

Li Huaide came back at around eleven o'clock, and it was not long before dinner time.

"What? The meat was stolen?" Li Huaide was furious. "How could this happen? I praised the canteen at the meeting today, and the meat was stolen in the blink of an eye? The meal is about to start, and the workers can't eat meat. They will definitely turn the canteen upside down? Check it out. Xiao Yan, go call Zhao Hongqing from the Security Department."

Security chief Zhao Hongqing had not arrived yet, and Li Huaide was anxious to inquire about the process.

He was a smart man. When he heard that Liu Lan didn't keep an eye on the goods entering the warehouse, he knew that there was something wrong, but there was no way he wouldn't be on his side.

So they had no choice but to ask the Security Department to investigate. Regardless of whether they could find out the truth or not, at least they would have an explanation. If they really couldn't calm the workers' anger, they would have to fire Hu Guangyong.

Hu Guangyong also knew that he was still in danger and had not escaped, but he still had a backup plan.

After a while, Zhao Hongqing came. After understanding the situation, Zhao Hongqing did not express his opinion and said that he would go to the scene to investigate.

So, the team expanded, and everyone except Li Huaide went to the warehouse.

After investigating, Zhao Hongqing said suspiciously: "Apart from the lock being pried open, no other signs of theft were found."

"Nonsense!" Hu Guangyong yelled immediately, "The lock was picked, but it was still stolen. Oh, I see. You are trying to shirk responsibility. The cafeteria was robbed, and your security department is responsible. So you said it wasn't stolen. Who was on duty yesterday? Call that person and ask."

It was also a coincidence that Zhang Xiuzhi should have been on duty last night, but she took a leave. And she was not the only one who took a leave. Two other people also took a leave, so there were fewer people on duty at night.

"Ask for leave?" Hu Guangyong immediately caught the loophole, "How can it be such a coincidence that you ask for leave just because the meat is lost?"

Hu Guangyong didn't want to target Zhang Xiuzhi because she had made contributions. However, he couldn't think of a better way. He felt that as long as no one had evidence, the matter would be left unresolved.

Before Zhao Hongqing could find the employees who had finished their shift, it was time for lunch. The workers gathered in the cafeteria, waiting to buy the meat dishes they had been craving for, but what they got was stewed eggplant and black steamed buns.

Blasted!

The workers exploded on the spot.

Li Huaide didn't dare to show up, so Director Song could only drag Hu Guangyong and Zhao Hongqing to deal with it.

"Comrades, fellow workers, listen to me!" Director Song stood on a dining table and shouted at the top of his lungs, "It's not that I won't give you meat, but last night, someone pried open the lock of the warehouse, and the meat might have been stolen..."

Director Song didn't dare to say anything final, for fear of endorsing Hu Guangyong.

But the workers didn't believe this reason at all.

A young worker complained in the crowd: "How can it be such a coincidence? I bought it yesterday, and it was stolen last night. I think you are trying to fool me."

"Yes, to fool people!"

"How can it be such a coincidence..."

Director Song couldn't hold it in any longer and pulled Zhao Hongqing and Hu Guangyong out.

Hu Guangyong took the opportunity to say that it was the Security Department's responsibility, saying that someone in the department had asked for leave last night and the security force was insufficient. He also said that he had witnesses and that if people didn't believe him, they could go and ask the waiter in the restaurant. He had dinner with Director Qian of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

In short, Hu Guangyong used his clever words to imply that someone in the security department was stealing from the company.

The workers were skeptical, but Zhao Hongqing refused.

"Nonsense!" Zhao Hongqing said angrily, "You are slandering us. Everyone knows that after Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi became the section chief, the number of thefts in our factory dropped sharply. She was the one who directly faced the secret agents, how could she have done such a thing?"

"Hey, Chief Zhao, I didn't say that Zhang Xiuzhi stole the money!" Hu Guangyong argued, "I just said that the Security Department is responsible."

His purpose was to muddy the waters, and he didn't expect Zhang Xiuzhi to take the blame.

He knew that Zhang Xiuzhi could find evidence to prove herself, but similarly, he could also prove his own side.

Although there are still loopholes, we can hold on for a while.

Sure enough, Zhao Hongqing could not stand this grievance, and he promised the workers at the time that he would investigate the matter thoroughly and do so immediately.

He asked for a car from the factory fleet, took the driver, and went with Hu Guangyong to look for Zhang Xiuzhi.

Zhang Xiuzhi asked for leave but didn't say where she was going, so they could only go to the courtyard to look for her. As it turned out, no one was at Zeng's house. Zhao Hongqing found out from the courtyard that Zeng's family had returned to their hometown.

So Zhao Hongqing took Hu Guangyong and headed straight to Zengzhuang.

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