Chapter 170: No sudden extra father, a father is a father! (Seeking monthly votes)

"What? You say... it seems the Market Supervision Department of Jingzhou City is investigating us? Why are they investigating, and are we the only ones being investigated?"

In the office, Li Xiangran, the manager of the Handong Province branch of Biantong Express, said very puzzledly: "What is the Market Supervision Department investigating us for?"

In front of the desk, the business manager for Jingzhou City shook his head and said: "I've already had people go ask around, but there's no news yet."

"Based on what we understand so far, they seem to have started the investigation from the grassroots level, such as the bird courier stations and the collection points."

"And then all three of our companies were investigated, but it only involves Jingzhou City; it hasn't happened anywhere else."

"Then that's strange."

Manager Li shook his head and said: "Have we run into any problems? Have there been any relevant complaints recently?"

"No, the number of complaints isn't small, but there are no unexpected situations; most of them are complaints about not delivering to the door."

"There are also some about damaged courier items, saying the compensation amount is too low, but we have regulations for this, so we just follow the regulations."

The confusion on Manager Li's face deepened: "Then why is this? This is all managed by the Postal Bureau, right? Is there any news from headquarters?"

The business manager shook his head; in any case, everything came out of nowhere.

To them, not delivering to the door is the default; if people complain, let them complain. If they don't make a scene, then things just continue like this.

If they make a big scene and complain to the Postal Bureau, then just pay the fine and let the people below solve it themselves. It's not like I told you not to deliver to the door.

About a few hours later.

"The people below reported that they started investigating many days ago? No, what are they doing? They just say whatever people ask them!"

Manager Li said with a face full of anger.

"Manager Li, you know the situation; everyone basically doesn't deliver to the door now, so if someone asks, that's definitely what they'll say."

"Besides, those courier points below are all privately contracted, so we can't interfere with them too much..."

"But Manager Li, this shouldn't be a big deal, right? After all, even if we don't deliver to the door, it shouldn't be managed by the Market Supervision Department; this is for the Postal Bureau to manage."

The Postal Bureau is the father of the courier industry; there is definitely no problem with this. Anyone in the courier industry would think so.

But the Postal Bureau will not take the initiative to handle things; they must intervene only after a complaint is made.

It is impossible to suddenly launch a large-scale investigation into courier companies.

Could it be that we are about to have an extra father...

"Continue the investigation and see what exactly is going on."

Others had been investigating for so long, and they only just received the news.

After reporting it up, the head office was also confused. When asked what exactly they had done, Manager Li indicated that he hadn't done anything on his end.

How could they be investigated if they hadn't done anything? Why would others investigate you and not them...

But now that there are no results, they can only wait.

In fact, the Market Supervision Department had already completed the preliminary examination of the facts. As for the reason, it was simple: the whistleblower provided too much evidence...

To be fair, many veterans in the Market Supervision Department had never seen such sufficient and perfect evidence.

It could almost be said that everything was prepared for them; all they needed to do was make the decision!

Although they felt that the other party had put in so much effort just to target competitors, the Market Supervision Department doesn't care about that.

How does that saying go? Flies don't bite seamless eggs!

This saying is quite disgusting in some other contexts, comparable in its level of disgust to "Why don't they hit others but hit you," and "It takes two to clap."

But when the Market Supervision Department handles this issue, they don't care who filed the report!

They only focus on whether the reported issue exists.

If it exists, then fine them; it's that simple.

And the reason they were in a difficult position now was because similar problems had never appeared before.

Objectively speaking, courier companies, at least in the Jingzhou City area, do indeed have the problem of "not delivering to the door."

And it's not an isolated incident. After investigating all the courier points and stations in Jingzhou, the conclusion is that not delivering to the door is the default.

And many people feel that it's actually very good that courier collection points and stations are closer to home and close later at night.

Because everyone is at work during the day and not at home, it's just right to pick up the courier on the way home from work in the evening.

But this is not a justification, because the courier companies themselves promised that they would deliver to the door.

Of course, this promise might not be something they wanted to say themselves, because the Postal Law and the Express Market Management Regulations clearly stipulate that delivery to the door is mandatory.

Therefore, it is determined that there is False Propaganda.

But how to punish them made everyone feel troubled. Regarding the Administrative Penalty for False Propaganda, there are clear regulations on how to punish and how much to fine!

Because for what reason, how much the fine is increased, it is all specifically stipulated.

So the work that needed to be done was a bit much. After a period of time, the comrades in the Market Supervision Department all had dark circles under their eyes...

But hard work always has good results, so, one week later.

In Modu, at the headquarters of Biantong Express, Manager Li looked at the Administrative Penalty Decision in front of him, his expression a bit dazed.

The 150,000 fine on the penalty decision was glaringly bright. As for the words at the back about being able to apply for Administrative Reconsideration or file a Lawsuit with the People's Court if dissatisfied, they had already been ignored.

"Tell me, what exactly is going on? Why did the Market Supervision Bureau in Jingzhou suddenly launch an investigation in this area!"

The company's vice president, Fang, asked there.

A branch without independent accounting is not an independent legal entity, does not have the qualifications of an independent legal entity, and cannot bear legal responsibility.

So, generally, Administrative Penalty Decisions like this are given to the head office, and so today, the head office saw this surprise indirectly sent by Zhou Mouren.

It really was a damn surprise!

For no reason, the company was hit with an Administrative Penalty, and the reason was that the company engaged in False Propaganda.

It really was a case of sitting at home when the pot fell from the sky.

Of course, whether they were wronged or not, they knew in their hearts.

Manager Li hesitated for a moment, then said: "President Fang, actually, regarding the issue of the Market Supervision Department's investigation, I have reported it before."

"But at the time, we had no idea they would choose this point; we all thought this should be managed by the Postal Bureau..."

Fang Dazhuang waved his hand: "Alright, say no more. There must be a reason behind this; otherwise, the Market Supervision Department couldn't have initiated an investigation over this!"

After all, how should I put it? How many people are in the regulatory departments, and how large is the market? Even if you worked that group of people to death, it would be impossible for them to cover everything.

But what could the reason be...

An Administrative Penalty of 150,000—if you're talking about this figure, it certainly isn't small; at the very least, in the realm of Administrative Penalties, it's already quite significant.

But for a courier Company of such massive scale, it actually can't be considered large.

This is also a somewhat magical point at present; many people often see fines for certain enterprises on the internet.

For example, regarding that 500,000 fine for a certain Goose, one would feel that for a Company of such massive scale, what is 500,000? It's neither painful nor itchy.

If you want to fine them, you have to fine them directly by the tens of billions like a certain Ah; only then would they feel the pain!

But unfortunately, this is just a thought; just how many of those large-sum fines are there in total?

However, setting aside the issue of the fine, this behavior alone must be taken seriously. The Market Supervision Department—this is yet another daddy added to the list!

No, a daddy is a daddy; it's impossible for one to appear out of thin air. It's just that in the past, this daddy didn't really manage you, which made you feel as if you didn't have this daddy.

The same thing also happened within two other courier companies.

Everyone felt that they had been screwed over by someone else, and they highly suspected it was those bastards next door; it was definitely them!

Otherwise, no one else would have a reason to screw them over; there's no need!

Consequently, under these circumstances, all three courier companies began to investigate...

Meanwhile in Jingzhou, Zhou Yi was busy editing a video.

He naturally received this news earlier than the courier companies; he already had a copy of the Photo of the Administrative Penalty Decision here.

And it had already been edited into the video.

Furthermore, during this time, what he did was naturally not just this one thing; he still had to file complaints with the Postal Bureau as well.

The post station and the courier playing pass-the-buck—he still remembered that matter!

You can't say that just because you're being serious, the Company won't manage these people. A family should be neat and tidy; the fines should come together too!

"My dear viewers, the last video was released quite some time ago; has everyone missed me?"

"Now, let us pick up where we left off. There are many reasons for the problem of couriers not delivering to the door: internal competition within courier companies, exploitation at every level, and so on—there are many existing problems."

"And if I want to be serious, I must be serious to the end. Therefore, I invited Fang Dazhuang. Below, let Fang Dazhuang explain it to everyone."

Next was Fang Dazhuang's performance time.

"False Propaganda: they claimed to deliver to the door, but in the end, they defaulted to not delivering. This involves False Propaganda."

"However, regarding this issue, it is difficult for us to collect evidence, but that is only 'difficult to collect,' not 'impossible'!"

Everything fears someone being serious... and money.

"Consequently, through everyone's efforts, the evidence was collected in full, and I went to the Market Supervision Department to report them!"

"I know many people will say I'm looking for trouble, but this is my thought: why should I!"

"You earn little money, and what your Company does is your business, but don't go around saying you deliver to the door, and don't engage in any hidden rules or backroom deals!"

"Also, the courier and the post station—I have already reported them as well. Moreover, they called me countless times, wanting to give me money so that I wouldn't answer the phone during the follow-up visit."

"I refused. I don't need their money. During the follow-up, I will say I am satisfied; this is my choice!"

"Yes, they are pitiful, but sympathy is sympathy, and reality is reality!"

"You earn little money, so why should I have to pay extra? Is this my fault? Did I not pay the courier fee?"

"No matter how you put it, this is unfair. It's just like when we go to buy something; you set the price yourself, you set everything, but in the end, you say you sold the item at a loss, so we have to add more money. I'll just ask one thing: why?"

"In this world, apart from one's parents, no one owes anyone anything. I just like to reason!"

The post station owner called him yesterday, truly calling frantically, and even said he wanted to treat him to a meal and give him a red envelope.

There was only one request: do not answer the phone when the National Post Bureau calls for a follow-up.

He even said that as long as he answered the phone and said something, then no matter what, the courier would be fined.

Zhou Yi still remembers the words of that post station owner.

He said the courier was truly having a very hard time, braving the wind and rain, just to serve everyone.

Now, this sudden fine would make his whole month's work go to waste, asking him to truly show some sympathy.

Zhou Yi's reply was also very simple: for the courier's matter, you should have the courier come find me; didn't you say this matter had nothing to do with you?

He didn't get angry; what is, is. If you did wrong, you did wrong. There are many pitiful people in this world.

Everyone is a worker braving the wind and rain; who is nobler than whom?

Isn't it hard for migrant worker brothers on construction sites to work eleven hours a day? Or isn't it hard for the sanitation worker auntie on the street to get up at four in the morning to sweep the streets!

Of course, he, Zhou Yi, is not qualified to say this; he is a cheater, so he didn't say these words to the other party.

And because of this, afterwards, he still received threats. The post station owner told him that from now on, your packages can just wait at the post station.

Zhou Yi stated right then, it's fine; I expect the courier companies won't take my orders in the future anyway, so you won't have the chance.

Then, when the post station owner heard this, he was speechless for a full five or six seconds, probably thinking, is this guy on the other end crazy?

Talking tough—who can't do that? With this video, even without saying these words, Zhou Yi estimated he would be added to the courier companies' blacklist anyway.

Of course, this is just a guess.

Because it is quite normal for a courier company not to take his orders; after all, they are open for business, and they have that freedom.

If they think you are no good, then they just won't do business with you.

The Postal Bureau manages the heavens and the earth, but can you manage this for others?

Fang Dazhuang had also told Zhou Yi this point; it doesn't matter, Zhou Yi is very clear on that.

Being serious about this matter, especially when being serious with these enterprises that involve people's livelihoods, is never something that can end just because you want it to.

Everything has a price. When you're out in the world, you must dare to act and dare to take responsibility. If I did it, then I did it, and I will bear the consequences myself—this is what it truly means to be serious!

Instead of how it was reported in the news, where the owners of those Small Residential Districts were afraid that the base stations on the roofs had radiation, causing a huge fuss and making the three major operating Companies leave the Small Residential Districts.

As a result, the signal became poor, and they started reporting and complaining about the operating Companies again, saying the signal was too bad...

This isn't right; you can't have it both ways in this world, you can only have half, so just bear the consequences that come your way.

After checking everything from beginning to end, apply the necessary Mosaic, though of course, Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Cainiao naturally don't need it.

Zhou Cainiao used to have a Mosaic too, but when she made that request, Zhou Yi didn't apply the Mosaic anymore.

Since looks are also a type of resource, why not make good use of them?

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Welcome the eighth Alliance Leader of this book, the great Meng Meng, for becoming an Alliance Leader!

I originally thought I didn't have to work today, but as it turns out... I still have to work tomorrow, so who exactly invented the term "compensatory leave"? I would rather not have this May Day holiday... Also, I didn't update on time today, which affected everyone's reading, my apologies.

Thanks to Wen Chi, Netizen Chi, ainish, Niaraeth, Meng Meng, uuu Shen, Human Who Is Very Careful, Condor Spirit Realm, Cunt, and Book Friend 2017 for their tips, especially thanks to the great Meng Meng for becoming an Alliance Leader!

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