Chapter 411: You Are Truly a Troublemaker

Deputy Factory Director Gu and Director Chen were too preoccupied to answer her questions; both stared fixedly at the kraft paper envelope that had already been torn open.

Once they saw what was inside, they couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath of cold air.

This was indeed the document they had come to find, yet two fingers' width was missing from the middle of the first few pages.

At that moment, Deputy Factory Director Gu made another discovery: a small piece of paper that had not burned completely lay beside the stove fire.

It soon confirmed his guess.

At this time, Shen Congjun ran forward and also noticed the condition of the file bag; his face turned iron-pale as he murmured in a low voice, "How could this happen?"

After seeing their expressions, Mao Cailan was truly terrified and thought to herself, "I clearly put it in the five-drawer cabinet; how did it end up in the kitchen?"

She too was utterly baffled.

Regardless, the item had been found, but given the current situation, the mood of everyone present grew even heavier.

If it was an unintentional act, things would be easier to explain, but if it were another possibility, they dared not think further.

After Shen Congjun confirmed the item, it was finally handed over to the two security department personnel.

Shen Congjun knew he was finished.

Before leaving, he glared viciously at his wife's elder sister, Mao Cailan, "You put it away; why did you still let someone slip through the gap?"

Having finished speaking, he raised his hand and slapped Mao Cailan.

Mao Cailan was unprepared, and since Shen Congjun did not hold back his strength, she nearly crashed into the wall.

Once she recovered her senses, she cried out, "Shen Congjun, have you gone mad?"

Shen Congjun ground his teeth and said, "You are truly a troublemaker."

The two from the security department did not give him a chance to say more; they directly took the person and left the large courtyard.

After all, many people at the factory were still waiting.

Not long after they had left, Lin Muni returned home.

Seeing that many neighbors had gathered in front of her house, she asked, "What exactly is going on?"

"I'm not sure, but I know those people are from the Rolling Steel Factory."

"That man came to the Lin family many times before; how did he turn on them so suddenly?"

Lin Muni's mind was full of questions; she quickened her steps and said, "Aunties, why are you standing guard at my door?"

One middle-aged woman explained to her, "Earlier, your uncle-in-law brought several people over. I didn't quite catch what they said, but I heard something about a file bag. After that, I don't know what happened, but your uncle-in-law slapped your mother."

Hearing this, Lin Muni grew even angrier, thinking that her uncle-in-law had gone too far this time; she would not forgive him easily, and she would drag her own mother to find her second aunt to demand an explanation.

She thought that if he didn't suffer a heavy loss this time, she would definitely not forgive him.

The group returned to the factory and headed straight for the conference room.

Secretary Cheng saw them return and asked, "Did you bring the item back?"

The several people who accompanied Shen Congjun to retrieve the documents looked very grim.

The security department personnel handed the retrieved documents to Secretary Cheng and directly exposed the torn portion.

Now not only Secretary Cheng saw it, but everyone nearby also saw it clearly, and all their faces changed.

Secretary Cheng's gaze sharpened as he said, "What is going on here?"

In front of everyone, Deputy Factory Director Gu recounted the situation in full detail.

Shen Congjun looked utterly dejected and said, "Secretary Cheng, I truly never expected such a thing to happen. I—"

He wanted to offer a few words of defense, but he also knew it would likely be futile.

Secretary Cheng was a former soldier who could not tolerate any dirt; he slammed his palm onto the table and shouted, "Shen Congjun, you bastard! You don't want to do well yourself, yet you want to drag an entire factory's worth of people to take the fall for you, do you?"

(End of this chapter)