Chapter 205: There is someone as bored as me in this world

Yuan Jianhua was complaining there, feeling very indignant.

"Are they sick or something? Stealing even a single takeout order. If you don't have money to eat, tell me, and I'll buy it for you!"

He kept cursing there; truthfully, office workers getting their takeout stolen isn't really about the money.

It's mainly because the whole thing is disgusting.

Everyone doesn't have much time for lunch and rest, and takeout is ordered to arrive right at the end of the shift, specifically so they can eat as soon as they get off work.

But if the takeout is gone, then it's a disaster, meaning it will take even more time to eat lunch today.

Zhou Yi, who was about to go upstairs, paused, then walked over.

Yuan Jianhua cursed fiercely there, but there was nothing he could do.

His friend nearby could only console him: "Alright, Old Yuan, just order another one, or hurry and go eat something nearby; otherwise, there won't be enough time."

They were well aware that this matter certainly couldn't be blamed on the delivery driver; they were the ones who let the takeout be placed on the table outside.

The office building doesn't allow takeout to be brought up, so they have no choice.

Just then, a voice came from beside them: "Brother, you... did your takeout go missing?"

"Yeah, and I don't know which animal... President Zhou? Good day, President Zhou, you've come to the Company."

It was Old Yuan who, upon hearing the voice and looking up, saw that it was actually their Company's boss, President Zhou!

The friend nearby hadn't quite reacted yet, but seeing Old Yuan say that, he also hurriedly said: "Good day, President Zhou."

There was no helping it; they really hadn't seen Zhou Yi much, and based on that blurry Photo, very few people could recognize him at first glance.

"Hey, hello everyone. By the way, I just heard you say your takeout went missing, right? What happened?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile.

After all, now that he is a leader, it is better to ask about such matters.

At this time, many people preparing to go upstairs also saw Zhou Yi, so they gathered around, ready to see what was going on.

"President Zhou, it's just that my takeout is gone. I ordered it at 11:30, and now that I've come down, it's gone," Yuan Jianhua said helplessly.

"Could it be that someone took it by mistake?" Zhou Yi asked again.

He hadn't experienced this kind of takeout theft before, so he wasn't very clear on the situation, just feeling... that there were actually people who would steal takeout.

"It couldn't have been taken by mistake, President Zhou," Yuan Jianhua said. "If someone had taken it by mistake, there would definitely be an extra portion left over."

"That's right, President Zhou, it definitely wasn't taken by mistake. It happened to me the day before yesterday too; when I came down to get my takeout, I found it was gone, which forced me to order another one."

A female Employee nearby spoke up, her face also wearing a particularly unhappy expression.

"Ah? It happened before too? Wait, that means similar takeout theft incidents have happened before, right?" Zhou Yi suddenly became very interested.

"Yes, President Zhou. It probably started this month; every few days, takeout goes missing. At first, we also thought it was taken by mistake."

"Later, we realized it wasn't a mistake; someone must be specifically stealing takeout here!"

Yuan Jianhua said again.

"Then did you call the police?" Zhou Yi asked again.

After all, for this kind of petty theft, individuals actually have no way to solve it; in the end, one has to call the police.

"We called the police, President Zhou!" the female Employee in professional attire said helplessly. "After the police officers came to check the Monitoring, they found that the area outside our door is exactly a blind spot for the Camera, so it couldn't be filmed at all."

A blind spot for Monitoring—then there's no way around it; even if the police come, they can't do anything.

A clever housewife cannot cook without rice; this situation is truly helpless.

So under these circumstances, the Employees have no choice; when the takeout is lost, they can only curse.

Zhou Yi looked at the two takeout tables in front of him; the amount of takeout here every noon is not a lot, but it's not a little either.

The female Employee continued: "President Zhou, it's not that our security guards don't care, it's just that there's too much for them to manage."

That's normal... like hell it is! This is clearly because the Property Management of the office building didn't install enough Cameras!

Of course, this building doesn't belong to his Tengda Company; it's rented from someone else. After all, how many companies can have their own office building?

Anyway, he, Zhou Mouren, has already decided: the next step is to have the Company's own office building!

"Alright, I know. I will handle this matter well. Everyone, go back to work!" Zhou Yi nodded and then said.

Regardless of the reason, he must take care of this matter.

Stealing takeout might not seem like a big deal on the surface, but such behavior greatly affects the Employees' rest time.

If the Employees don't rest well, their work won't be good, and if their work isn't good, it will naturally affect the Company's efficiency.

In the end, he, President Zhou, won't be able to change his car next year. You tell me if this kind of grudge should be avenged!

After entering the building and going up to his office, Quan Longtian was already waiting at the door.

"You've been waiting. Next time, there's no need to wait for me. You all report first, and then I have something to tell you," Zhou Yi said as he sat down at his desk.

"Alright, President Zhou, then I'll start by reporting on the recent situation of our Company..."

There were no major events, just some relatively small matters; mainly, major personnel changes and capital expenditures required him, the boss, to sign off on them.

After the Manager finished reporting, He Ling nearby also stepped forward to begin her report.

"President Zhou, I didn't tell you while you were in Modu, but we have now investigated clearly: Fangfang only discovered she was pregnant after joining the Company."

It's the same old saying: whether the boss knows about this kind of thing, whether he asks is one thing, and whether you tell him is another.

"You don't need to tell me about this. In the future, for all similar issues, just follow the Labor Law without exception."

"If compensation is due for dismissal, then compensate; if it's a normal termination, then terminate normally. In short, everything must be legal," Zhou Yi said again.

"By the way, there's also the issue of overtime; everything should be done according to the regulations."

If he were an individual, he could talk about human sentiment, but when it comes to managing a Company, one cannot have that kind of sentiment.

The Labor Law has regulations; just follow the regulations.

The reason why corporate slaves live so miserably now is simple: these companies don't follow the Labor Law at all...

The simple matter of paying for overtime has been talked about for years, yet all sorts of "voluntary overtime" can still be concocted; there's really no way around that.

Not to mention the signing of things like the Labor Contract; ask yourself, which big factory nowadays would sign an open-ended Labor Contract?

The slick maneuver of having everyone resign and re-apply once their time is up has already become a habit.

So for Zhou Yi here, everything should just be done according to the Labor Law...

Quan Longtian looked at Zhou Yi, intending to offer some advice, but ultimately said nothing; he had never seen such a magnanimous boss before.

"Alright, let's talk about another matter now. In my personal opinion, this matter is more important than anything else!"

Zhou Yi looked at the General Manager and the HR Director in front of him and said.

"Go ahead, Boss Zhou, I'm taking notes." Quan Longtian took out his notebook.

This must be the first time Boss Zhou had issued an order with such a serious expression; the Internet Violence incident before didn't count, as their Company hadn't even been involved.

"No need, no need, just listen. The Company's Employees will order takeout before getting off work, and then go pick it up after clocking out."

"That takeout table is placed outside, and every time they go to pick it up, it's a total mess; everyone has to search through that pile of takeout for a long time before they can find their own."

"And this has led to a problem: takeout theft!"

Zhou Yi paused here, then continued: "This matter has already had a major impact on our Employees; everyone worries about their takeout being stolen before they even head downstairs every day."

"So I need to take some measures to prevent this situation from happening!"

Huh? He Ling and Quan Longtian exchanged a glance; they hadn't expected at all that this was what Boss Zhou was talking about!

They thought it was some major matter concerning the survival of the Company.

After thinking for a moment, He Ling spoke up: "But Boss Zhou, Employees having their takeout stolen, shouldn't that be their own business? Does the Company really need to manage this?"

It wasn't that she didn't want to manage it, but such things were truly common.

Her previous company had such issues, and the boss never cared.

"Of course it needs to be managed. Think about it: if our Employees' takeout is stolen, doesn't that waste time? Doesn't that affect their work?"

Zhou Yi brought out his reasoning again; of course, he wouldn't say that he simply felt this behavior was intolerable!

Individual Employees have no way to fight back in such a situation, but with him, Zhou Yi, it's different.

"Then Boss Zhou, what should we do?" Quan Longtian asked.

"You go find the building's Property Management; they must add more Cameras downstairs. If Property Management won't add them, then we'll pay to add them ourselves. In short, there cannot be any Monitoring blind spots, even outside!"

"If they aren't willing to install them, you come to me!"

"It's not just because of this matter; in the future, if something happens outside, we can't have Monitoring blind spots."

"In a word, there can be no blind spots in the outside Monitoring."

"Finally, I'll handle the specific details myself. You are all busy and couldn't possibly manage it; I'm the only idle person here."

Quan Longtian and He Ling exchanged a glance; perhaps among all bosses, only this Boss Zhou would speak like this. Calling himself an idle person... you really have the nerve to say that.

"Right, one more thing: write a notice and post it outside the office building. Since someone is stealing takeout, I believe it must be someone nearby."

"It might even be someone in this very building!"

This is very possible. Don't think that colleagues are necessarily friends; once you really start working, you know that colleagues are just colleagues.

There are quite a few people who steal takeout from their colleagues...

Some people's thought processes are truly beyond your understanding.

Although Zhou Yi didn't think it was his own Company's Employees doing it.

Installing Monitoring is a long-term matter, and what Zhou Yi wants to do is to first find the guy behind this takeout theft.

Zhou Yi has experience with this kind of thing. Why did he counter-charge a million before? Wasn't it because the amount involved was too small?

If the amount is small, the results after reporting it to the police are hard to say.

But if the amount is large, it's different; not only will everyone from top to bottom take it seriously, but it will also give the other party a significant lesson.

Of course, that was online. In reality, it doesn't need to be that troublesome. The other party certainly isn't stealing takeout just once or twice; once they get addicted to stealing, there will be many times.

So there's no rush. Anyway, since he, Zhou Yi, is idle, he'll just stake out the place. As long as he catches the person stealing takeout three times or more, that's a clear case of Theft.

Most importantly, he, Zhou Mouren, can't easily "double down" here; this is a company, he can't just order a two-thousand-yuan takeout for everyone.

He is a cheater, but he isn't crazy...

Currently, there is only one way, which is to first find the person stealing the takeout through the Monitoring footage of the lost takeout.

And then wait for the rabbit to come to the tree.

After thinking about it for a while and feeling that there were no issues, Zhou Yi finally felt at ease.

For the battle-hardened Zhou Yi, this matter was nothing, but he was still very serious!

Because this kind of behavior is too hateful.

And right now, even if Property Management agreed to install Monitoring, it couldn't be done instantly, so he, Zhou Yi, had to take action.

Having gone down to the second and third floors, Zhou Yi began to look for a suitable filming location; only three Sports Cameras were needed to cover the entire area below.

Moreover, with the clarity captured by such an awesome lens on his Sports Camera, he could definitely see the other party's beard clearly!

Young man, just you wait!

There are people like me in this world who are bored. You think stealing takeout is no big deal, right? Then I'll let you see if it's a big deal or not.

Of course, the Employees below didn't know about these matters involving the Company's upper management, even though they all knew their boss was a good person.

But they didn't think he would actually care.

Just as He Ling said before, takeout being stolen is their own business; at most, it involves Property Management, and it has nothing to do with the Company.

Time passed quickly, and in a flash, it was noon the next day.

"Ordering takeout, is anyone joining the group order?"

It was almost time to get off work, and a colleague asked.

Yuan Jianhua subconsciously wanted to sign up, but thinking of yesterday's events, he hesitated a bit; should he go downstairs to eat something instead?

"Old Yuan, why aren't you ordering? We're about to hit the minimum for the group order," someone shouted.

Yuan Jianhua hesitated for a moment: "Fine, I can't be that unlucky; it can't be me getting stolen from every single day."

"Haha, Old Yuan, how could that be? By the way, didn't the boss say he would handle it?" someone laughed.

"How would the boss handle it? At most, he'll just have some Cameras installed outside. You don't actually expect the boss to catch a thief, do you? He's not a policeman..."

Yuan Jianhua said helplessly.

Many people sighed; recently, their takeout had all been stolen. Now, they hesitate before ordering takeout, and they all run off especially fast as soon as they get off work.

They are terrified that their takeout will be stolen.

Of course, they do not know that someone is already prepared outside.

The time was almost up; the delivery driver placed the takeout orders, each in different packaging, onto the takeout table, and then notified the Employees whose names were on them one by one.

And after the delivery driver left, Li Hua strolled out from the office building next door.

Then she walked to the entrance of the Tengda Company office building, looked it over very critically, immediately picked out a piece of takeout that looked relatively expensive, and just carried it away.

From beginning to end, she did not show anything suspicious, just as if she were truly there to pick up her own takeout.

And this scene, obviously, was captured clearly by Zhou Mouren, who was lying in wait on the second floor.

He did not know whose takeout this was, but he knew one thing: after this girl took the takeout, she did not enter this office building!

This was a bit suspicious, because people from other places had no reason to put their takeout here.

It couldn't be this fast, could it? He had already prepared himself to match wits with the other party for a hundred rounds.

Because after filming, he still had to coordinate with the Employees and the merchants who sold the food, having them send over the takeout packaging to identify them one by one.

After thinking carefully, Zhou Mouren quickly found the previous footage; the lens effect of the high-magnification camera was indeed good—after zooming in, even the words on the takeout packaging below could be seen clearly.

Recording this down, Zhou Yi then began to wait again.

On the other side, Li Hua carried the takeout straight back to her desk, tore up the packaging, and began to feast.

The Tengda Company Employees had already gone downstairs to pick up their takeout; Yuan Jianhua was rummaging everywhere on the table, and seeing that everyone else had almost finished picking theirs up, he was dumbfounded.

Damn it, are you sick in the head? Why do you only pick on me to steal from!

I was planning to eat something good today, so I specifically ordered a rather expensive takeout, but I didn't expect it to be stolen again...

Early today... slipped away... uh, too busy, was out running around all day, didn't get a chance to write, so there is only one chapter. I'm taking a leave of absence today. Because the minimum quota wasn't met, the word count for owed updates is back to fifty-six thousand. I will try my best to burst out a wave tomorrow if I'm not busy.

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