Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

After waiting for Zhang Yi to reach a safe place, Chen Sheng took out a piece of black cloth from his mysterious pocket and covered his face skillfully and quickly.

Under the cover of night and with almost invisible steps, we followed them closely.

To his surprise, he recognized several familiar faces in the crowd. They were people he knew in a certain department, including the friend named Yang Qiong.

After realizing the other party's identity, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​tracking and hurried back to the factory to find Zhang Yida.

When he found him, he said anxiously: "Hurry, follow me, we have to go see Director Pan."

The two quickly arrived at the designated location, hid not far away, and quietly monitored the development of the situation.

After seeing several people exchanging a few words with Director Pan and then turning towards the warehouse, Mr. Chen focused his attention and observed. Although there was a distance between them, he could clearly distinguish that one of them was Director Pan.

“Well, it’s colleague Chen. He was delayed today, so he will leave later.

What are you two doing here?" Director Pan asked, with a barely perceptible nervousness on his face.

"I felt a little full after dinner, so I came out to digest it." Zhang Yida responded with a smile, trying his best to hide the uneasiness and suspicion in his heart.

"Okay, I won't keep you any longer. I have other things to deal with." Director Pan said and left quickly.

Mr. Chen and Zhang Yida looked at each other and smiled, with confusion revealed in their eyes.

Mr. Chen knew very well that they might have witnessed an unusual transaction, and that the matter might involve senior management within the factory.

"It looks like we have to proceed with caution." Mr. Chen murmured in a low voice, and had already started planning the follow-up actions in his mind.

Seeing that Director Pan had gone far away, Zhang Yida quickly grabbed Chen Sheng and asked, "What is going on? Do you know?"

Mr. Chen thought for a moment and replied, "This matter may not be simple."

"Hurry up and tell me!" Zhang Yida said impatiently.

Mr. Chen said slowly: "I just noticed that the person who picked up the goods was from that group of people."

Zhang Yida was shocked and thought: "Mr. Chen has such a wide network of contacts that he even knows the people in the community?"

"That's right, that person is a subordinate of Yang Qiong, a powerful figure from the south." Chen Sheng added.

"Don't tell me you know any authority figures!" Zhang Yida said in disbelief.

"Oh, I didn't make an intentional effort to get to know him. My family members mentioned this name at the police station before, and I occasionally went to that area, so I just happened to recognize him," Mr. Chen explained.

Zhang Yida asked, "Are you suggesting that Director Pan and his team sell our pigs to ?"

"I don't know much about this, but it is said that Yang Qiong has a powerful background. In the past few years in Beijing, he has never been affected by the matters on his territory." Mr. Chen's words had some hidden meaning. In fact, these were all Yang Qiong's boasting because his predecessor had been arrested.

“That’s impossible unless nobody’s checking.

But if that were true, how huge would the Internet be?" Zhang Yida questioned.

"You're right, but how can you be sure that there was no cooperation?" Mr. Chen asked.

Hearing this, Zhang Yida suddenly understood: "So that's it."

"These guys are so bold that they dare to openly resell the pork from our meat processing plant!" Zhang Yida said indignantly.

“I guess Director Pan is just a small leader and doesn’t have the authority to do this directly.

If they can really resell it, there must be more than just these two truckloads of pork behind it," Chen speculated.

"So, maybe the top management intervened?" Zhang Yida guessed.

"I'm not sure. We have no way of investigating the factory's affairs, let alone expect Director Pan to tell us the truth," Mr. Chen pointed out.

After a moment of silence, Chen said, "But if I investigate from outside the factory, I might be able to find some clues."

This made Zhang Yida secretly surprised. Chen Sheng’s network of relationships could actually provide access to such information. He wondered what his background was like.

The next morning, Mr. Chen took half a day off.

"I want to see Director Lin." Mr. Chen stood in front of the gate of the Sijiu City Public Security Bureau and reported to the guard.

The guard asked suspiciously, "What do you want to see Director Lin for?"

“We were close, and something happened at home and I needed to contact him immediately.

This is my work ID from the meat processing factory. "Mr. Chen handed over his work ID from the factory, mainly because it was more formal, and he claimed that he was a member of a certain supervision team.

The guard handed him a visitor's book and he went into the booth to make arrangements on the phone.

Soon, a middle-aged man came panting and asked, "Are you Comrade Chen Sheng?"

"It's me." Mr. Chen confirmed his identity.

“The leader is in a meeting right now, so I’m afraid it will take a while.

Come, I'll take you inside and wait for a while." The middle-aged man guided Chen Sheng to get out and walk through the courtyard, and handed him a glass of water. "Please wait for a moment." The man said politely.

Mr. Chen nodded in response and began to look around Uncle Lin's office environment.

The layout here is simple and rustic, with various awards and qualification certificates hanging all over the walls, revealing a strong sense of history and the times. It does not seem like the space of a senior manager.

When Mr. Chen was standing there admiring these brilliant achievements, Uncle Lin returned and asked with a smile on his face, "Xiaosheng, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Mr. Chen replied, "Uncle Lin, I have something to ask you during this visit."

"Come, sit down and chat." Uncle Lin gestured to the chair beside him.

Mr. Chen then elaborated on the reasons for his visit: “I am currently serving on a supervisory team at the meat joint factory, arranged by an old friend of my master.

After dinner yesterday, I was strolling around the factory and happened to see someone handing over two large carts of pork to the gang leader. The person involved turned out to be Yang Qiong, the office director of our factory.

"I have heard a little bit about Yang Qiong in private, saying that no one has ever touched his territory.

I thought you might have some inside information, so I asked you about it." Mr. Chen stated his purpose directly.

After hearing this, Uncle Lin pondered and said, "So that's how it is. It's not that easy to get into the supervision team. I didn't expect that the master actually has such an old friend relationship."

Mr. Chen further revealed: "My master had a patient whose daughter had not been able to give birth for many years. After my master retired, she asked me to take care of her."

“This leader Qin holds a position in an important department, and his official position should be quite high, perhaps at the deputy level.

One of my subordinates recently went to our upper department, and perhaps as a reward, I was assigned my current role." He explained this complicated background connection to Uncle Lin.

After listening to Mr. Chen's explanation, Uncle Lin asked: "Now do you understand the real responsibilities of this supervision team?" he asked.

Mr. Chen immediately responded: "My job is to guide and assist the meat factory in production and processing, and ensure a smooth and safe supply of all meat in Beijing."

"Well, that's a good point, but there are some details you don't fully understand.

In fact, this group is just a symbolic existence. "Uncle Lin said frankly.

In response, Mr. Chen said, "Uncle Lin, I understand this, but I just happened to come here for consultation because of this incident. I have no other plans."

Uncle Lin responded to the situation: "Some members are specially appointed by the higher-ups, and most are from the leaders' families.

The purpose is to maintain stability.

That place is full of people of all kinds, and letting their children or relatives and friends participate can not only reduce possible confusion, but also give them a sense of belonging. "

He patiently explained to Mr. Chen: “They will use this to establish a resource circulation network, but the top management often turns a blind eye to this.

After all, they can’t let others sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor without doing anything about it.”

After listening to Uncle Lin's explanation, Chen Sheng suddenly realized. "I understand."

Mr. Chen said emotionally: “I thought someone in the meat factory was illegally buying and selling materials.”

Uncle Lin warned: “Small matters should not be publicized. If there is no great achievement, intervening will only lead to disaster.

Just don't get involved in this matter, to avoid any trouble." He said this earnestly.

"I know what to do, Uncle Lin," Mr. Chen responded.

Uncle Lin kindly suggested, "How about staying for lunch?"

Chen Sheng declined politely, "Uncle Lin, I left quietly and am still at work. It would be better for me to go back as soon as possible."

"Okay, then I won't try to keep you here. If you have time, contact Brother Mu and Brother Shan more often. Although they are not your direct brothers, the friendship between our two families is better than that between family members." Uncle Lin smiled and patted Mr. Chen on the shoulder, then asked someone to open the door for him.

"So that's how it is." Zhang Yida listened to Chen Sheng's explanation and could only accept it with relief.

Of course, Mr. Chen did not reveal the truth about this matter to Zhang Yida.

Because even though the two of them got along well, such matters were best kept private, so he made up an excuse that he was investigating and asked everyone not to interfere.

"Huh, the one-month mission has finally come to an end. I have to go back to my original unit to report." Mr. Chen said, stretching.

"Yeah, we'll meet again someday, I'll miss you!" Zhang Yida said, hugging Chen tightly.

"Director Sun, I just completed a task with the supervision team and came back." After finishing his work at the meat processing plant, Mr. Chen immediately went to his superior's office to find Director Sun to report the progress.

"Well done. How's the situation over there?" Director Sun asked, putting down his work.

“Very good, my colleagues are very friendly and the factory is very cooperative with us.” Mr. Chen replied.

"Okay, remember to write a detailed report and submit it to me." Director Sun instructed.

"I understand, Director Sun." Chen Sheng replied calmly.

According to the regulations, I have passed the promotion process of the organization, but there are no vacancies in your store now. When there is a suitable opportunity, I will arrange it for you immediately. You don’t need to worry about this, but you will have to bear with it in the short term. "Director Sun added.

"It's just a small matter, thank you Director Sun!" Mr. Chen quickly expressed his gratitude.

Since Director Sun has said this, he can't just make trouble. Besides, he doesn't have a strong desire for promotion, so it's hard to say whether a promotion will make him still be lazy.

"Okay, go back and say hello to Leader Qin for me." Director Sun gave the order.

"Okay, Director Sun, goodbye!"

Back at his own store, Mr. Chen also reports his work to the store manager.