Chapter 108: Video filming lasted two episodes, then met an untimely end (Seeking monthly votes)

Life is unpredictable; intestines wrap around intestines.

For Manager Xue, life is truly unpredictable; he is currently extremely annoyed, especially regarding Manager Xu.

Last time he called General Manager Li at the headquarters, the result was that the other party said this was a minor matter and Manager Xu would not be transferred for the time being, but they could send someone to help with the preparations.

Is sending someone to help with preparations enough?

What a joke; the current problem is that there are major issues with the accounts regarding fees and expenditures!

To balance these accounts is no simple task; it requires a very clever accountant, and that person must also be willing to help you cook the books...

Not to mention that pile of content that needs to be publicly disclosed; just thinking about it makes him feel anxious.

He planned to contact Zhou Yi privately to figure out where the other party was and go find him directly.

Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door outside.

"Manager, Manager!"

Manager Xue raised his head impatiently and said, "What is it? Didn't I say not to disturb me if there's nothing important!"

The person outside shouted, "Manager, no, it's people from the Tax Department who have come, saying they want to conduct a tax inspection."

Huh? Manager Xue stood up instantly, went to the door, opened it, and said, "What did you say? The Tax Bureau is here to inspect taxes?"

"That's right, Manager, look, they have already arrived."

Manager Xue walked out to take a look, and sure enough, good heavens, a total of five Tax Department staff members had entered.

"You must be Xue Naichao, the General Manager of the Yuefu branch of Hengtian Property Company. We are from the Guangming District Tax Bureau, and we are now here at your company to conduct a tax inspection!"

The middle-aged man in the lead spoke up: "This is the Tax Inspection Certificate, and here is the Tax Inspection Notice. Please sign the notice."

Manager Xue was already stunned; hearing this, he just stepped forward in a daze to sign.

He never dreamed why the Tax Department would suddenly come to inspect the property management's taxes!

After signing, the notification letter was in triplicate, with one copy left with the property management.

"May I ask where your company's accounts are? We are going to start auditing the books now!"

In this situation, Manager Xue had no room to resist and could only take the tax staff to the finance department.

The middle-aged man in the lead gave an order, and the staff members behind him immediately stepped forward to begin their review.

Manager Xue hurriedly stepped out to make a phone call; he could no longer concern himself with that disclosure, as compared to the disclosure, this tax matter was the truly fatal crisis!

"Hello, General Manager Li, it's bad. Yes, the Tax Bureau is here to audit the accounts. I don't know why either; everything has always been fine before, but today they just suddenly showed up!"

"Alright, General Manager Li, that's all we can do for now."

Facing a tax inspection, one absolutely must not resist; otherwise, what might have just been a matter of paying money could turn into needing one's family to bring them clothes 【in prison】 after resisting.

So now, Manager Xue can only hope that the accounts were done well and the Tax Department won't find any problems...

But he knows in his heart that the company has indeed had problems regarding taxes over these years.

When owners demand invoices, the property management obstructs them in every way—isn't it all because of taxes?

It never rains but it pours... This is what Manager Xue is thinking right now.

The tax investigation lasted for several days.

The middle-aged man from the Tax Department, who was Team Leader Zheng in charge of this tax inspection, was also a bit surprised looking at the results before him.

Previously, they had received a notification that someone had filed a real-name report against the Yuefu Residential Quarter property management for suspected tax evasion. Because the other party was a resident of the residential quarter and it was a real-name report, providing a lot of evidence, the Tax Department naturally took it very seriously!

So, after making preparations, they conducted a sudden tax inspection, and the result was unexpectedly fruitful!

This branch company had been established for six years, and its accounts were independently audited. Unexpectedly, only the very first year had been fully declared, and the declared amounts for every year thereafter were incorrect...

Should one say they were bold, or that they felt they wouldn't be caught?

At this moment, Team Leader Zheng even had a thought: if the tax evasion problem of this property management is so serious, what about other property management companies in Jingzhou City?

They have tasks for tax inspections every year, and with just this one case, they had completed quite a bit of their quota!

Manager Xue was not under detention yet, but the Tax Department had already issued a Recovery Notice to the property management.

The Yuefu property management not only had to pay back the taxes evaded over the last five years, but also had to pay a huge fine!

The Yuefu Residential Quarter property management could not pay this money themselves; the amount was too large. But if they couldn't pay it in full at once, then he, Manager Xue, might really need his family to bring him clothes!

No wonder his eyelid had been twitching for a while recently; damn it, so that's what it was about!

And Manager Xue was now thinking, those people from the Tax Bureau came directly to his door; that meant that besides random checks, the company had been reported by someone!

The property management had been fine for so long, but this year there were extra troubles; that name popped into Manager Xue's mind almost instantly.

Although he knew he was guessing wildly and had even become a bit obsessed, Manager Xue still suspected this matter.

However, in this situation, Manager Xue had no other choice but to seek help from the parent company.

With such a big incident, it could be said that he, as a manager, could no longer continue to work...

Only after continuing to contact the headquarters did Manager Xue realize that this was no longer a matter of whether he could continue to be a manager.

"General Manager Xue, look at this now..." Inside the office, Manager Xu looked at Manager Xue and asked.

However, soon Manager Xu saw that Manager Xue, who was always very polite when speaking, suddenly flew into a rage: "What to do? What else can be done? I'm just waiting to go inside now, and don't think you'll be able to keep your manager position either."

Huh? Manager Xu was stunned upon hearing this: "General Manager Xue, it's not that serious, right? Didn't the headquarters say they would make it up for us?"

"We are a subsidiary with independent accounting; in a situation where we are going straight to bankruptcy, do you think the headquarters will try their best to help? Forget it, whatever happens, happens; I don't care anymore..."

"Do you think you'll have a good outcome? Just wait; I told you not to provoke that Zhou Yi, but you went ahead and did it. Now look at this."

Manager Xu was even more confused; he couldn't figure out what his impending jail time had to do with Zhou Yi. Did he have that kind of ability?

Poor old Xu, of course, didn't know that just two days ago, inside Hengtian Property, which was the parent company of Yuefu property management, Lawyer Fang was chatting very happily with the man in front of him.

"Teacher Fang, this is actually thanks to you. We didn't know the manager below would be so bold as to dare to accept any money!"

"We have already reported it to the police, and the Economic Investigation Detachment will file the case soon!"

"Hey, I didn't know that manager had actually provoked you before."

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Over here, after having a row with Manager Xue, Manager Xu returned to his office with a dark face.

He was about to go inside and sit in a jail cell himself, yet he still said such things; that Property Management was supposed to be in charge of the owners in the first place.

It was only because that Zhou Yi had money and could live outside; otherwise, he would have had plenty of ways to deal with him!

But now, if Manager Xue were arrested, wouldn't he be able to move up and become this Property Management Manager?

Manager Xu felt it was necessary to have a word with the leaders at the head office.

Just at this moment, the office door was knocked on. Manager Xu stood up to open the door and saw several police officers outside.

"Xu Zhou, Security Manager of the Yuefu Residential Quarter Property Management Company, ID number..., is that you?"

Manager Xu nodded, feeling a bit surprised; shouldn't they be arresting Manager Xue?

"Xu Zhou, we are from the Economic Investigation Detachment of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau. We are now issuing a criminal summons for you. This is my badge number, and this is the Summons Decision!"

Bang! Manager Xu collapsed limply to the floor; he thought of Manager Xue's words.

But, but why? Didn't I just want him to stop being so arrogant in the residential quarter, and want him to be a bit more obedient? How is it that now, now I am the one about to be arrested!

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For several days, Zhou Yi had been living a very quiet life.

During the day, he would either edit videos or chat with the Company's employees about the prospects of making those "legal education animations," and at night, naturally, he would scroll through videos, play games, and read novels.

It was just that what he didn't expect was that today, Liu Nainai called.

"What? Manager Xue was removed, and Manager Xu was arrested?"

Zhou Yi, who was drinking milk, spat it right out, subconsciously wanting to say that this had nothing to do with him.

But thinking about it later, my side hadn't even dispatched Lawyer Fang yet, so what did Manager Xu's arrest have to do with me?

"Liu Nainai, how did you know? What happened?"

Zhou Yi felt that the changes were so fast; how long had he been living out there, and the residential quarter had already changed hands?

"Little Zhou, it's spread all over the residential quarter. That man surnamed Xue seems to have committed Tax Evasion. It is said the amount was quite large, but fortunately, he paid the back taxes and paid the fine, so they didn't arrest him."

"As for that Manager Xu, I heard it was something like... Job Embezzlement; the specifics aren't clear."

Liu Nainai spoke in great detail, but it was obvious that she had also heard it through the grapevine, so she was unclear about some of the circumstances.

Zhou Yi knew about the tax matter; after all, he had gone to make the Real-name Registration report himself, but Manager Xu... wait, Lawyer Fang seemed to have mentioned it when they were eating before!

He said Manager Xu had problems, but even if there were problems, it shouldn't have been this fast!

It had only been a few days, and the person was already arrested?

The Netizens on Bilibili all said that when Lawyer Fang hits the streets, not even a chicken or dog is left in peace; so it turns out this is actually true!

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi hurriedly called Lawyer Fang.

As soon as it connected, he couldn't wait to say: "Hey Lawyer Fang, what's going on? How come that Manager Xu was arrested? How come I don't know anything about this!"

In a coffee shop, Lawyer Fang leisurely poured vinegar into his coffee, stirred it a few times, and then said: "That person, Job Embezzlement, and the amount doesn't seem small either."

"Ah? This, you, you could even know this?"

"It's very simple. I went for a walk around your residential quarter and asked some people. They were all renting parking spaces. They said that when they paid the money, they paid it directly to this Manager Xu, rather than to the Property Management's public account."

"As it happened, I know someone at their head office, so I mentioned it. I didn't expect that your Manager Xu would be so bold!"

"So he went in. By the way, no need to thank me, just a small favor for you."

Zhou Yi: "..." This doesn't even count as a Lawyer's job anymore, right? What is this, a private investigator?

The key is, "My Affairs with Property Management" is only on its second episode, and as a result, one manager is out of office and the other is in jail?

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Fuli Residential Quarter, children's play area.

Two children were playing on the side, and Qiu Xiaoshuai was chatting with a few friends.

Because they were all in the same residential quarter, everyone had a pretty good relationship on a daily basis.

It's just that Qiu Xiaoshuai liked to brag a bit; for instance, right now, he was telling his friends about his previous affair.

"I'm telling you all, my Tongtong really just went up and touched that camera strap, and the camera broke. The person wanted me to pay, and even said something about the camera being over twenty thousand, and the lens over fifty thousand!"

"Isn't this clearly trying to scam me!"

A friend joked: "What happened later? Did you pay? After all, it's only over seventy thousand; for Boss Qiu, it's really nothing at all."

Qiu Xiaoshuai waved his hand and said: "It's not much money, but I can't be a sucker. This is clearly a scam; he deliberately didn't put it away properly, then waited for my kid to pull it, and finally blackmailed me!"

"He even said he was going to sue me. Let him go ahead; I have a brother, you know, a famous Lawyer in our Jingzhou. Other lawyers work in one Law Firm, but my brother is amazing!"

"He is in two Law Firms at the same time; just tell me how impressive that is! So many people are fighting to find him to handle their Lawsuits!"

"So he can sue all he wants. I really don't believe it. Just someone thinking about blackmail, and he dares to sue? I'll finish him off with an Embezzlement charge and let him go to jail!"

Hahaha! The friends nearby were all laughing, and Qiu Xiaoshuai was even more smug.

Just at this moment, his phone rang.

"Hello, China Post express, right? I'm right here by this slide. Yes, I see you, come on over!"

Someone was actually sending him a package. Qiu Xiaoshuai curiously took the items out of it, and upon looking, he froze.

"Boss Qiu, what is it?"

A friend leaned over to take a peek and stopped talking as well.

Because right there in front of them was a Court Summons!

And Qiu Xiaoshuai's name was in the Defendant column, because he was being sued for destroying someone else's property...

According to regulations, the Copy of the Complaint is sent first, followed by the Summons and such, but in the practice of grassroots Courts, they generally bundle everything together to send...

This can save resources and avoid the waste of judicial resources.

But, but he actually really sued me!

A look of disbelief appeared on Qiu Xiaoshuai's face.

Because in the past, truly no one would sue him.

However, he soon laughed and said, "It's nothing, so I've been named as a Defendant, it's fine, I'll contact that brother of mine right now!"

The boast had already been made, so he had to contact him, not to mention that a lawsuit definitely requires a Lawyer.

Soon the call connected, and Qiu Xiaoshuai said carelessly, "Hey brother, I've run into a bit of trouble..."

Because I was a bit busy today, I haven't had any free time to write, so what I wrote is very dry and I don't even feel comfortable looking at it myself, so after getting home I completely overhauled this chapter and also revised the previous one; brothers who have already read them can reload or re-download them. This chapter is to make up for a missed update, six chapters remain. I need everyone's monthly votes; by tomorrow night, I will calculate the missed updates based on the monthly votes from the time this single chapter was posted, and then start accumulating them.

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