Chapter 65: Manager Qi recruited

Qi looked at the briefcase, then raised their head to look at me.

Xiao Long then opened the briefcase and took out Qi's wallet, ID, driver's license, etc.

Xiao Long threw them on the table.

He said to Qi: "Qi, are these yours?"

Qi nodded,

Xiao Long then asked: "Did someone steal these on your way to the Provincial Capital? All of these were stolen."

At this moment, Qi's eyebrows furrowed,

"Yes, so what?"

I angrily said: "Qi, don't hide it. Not only was your briefcase stolen, but that file bag was also stolen, right?"

"If you keep being stubborn, I'll have that woman confront you face to face. See what you've done."

I then pulled out a handful of contraceptives from my bag and threw them at Qi's feet.

Upon seeing these things and hearing me say this,

Qi fell to their knees with a thud,

"Chairman Zhao, please spare me. It was my negligence at work; the file bag was stolen on the way. I was afraid that if you found out, you would punish me again,"

"so I made a fake file bag and submitted it to the Investigation Team."

"Chairman Zhao, I was wrong."

Hearing Qi say that, I felt a great sense of relief.

"Qi, do you know what mistake you made? I'm heartbroken. I trusted you so much, yet you messed around on the road and caused such a big problem. How am I supposed to explain this to your uncle?"

"This file bag contained important materials, and you lost them."

"How am I supposed to answer to Kong Shi?"

After hearing me finish, Shi Yong still wanted to punch Qi.

I immediately stopped Shi Yong,

and said to Shi Yong: "Don't hit Qi, sigh! What's the point of beating him to death?

"Qi, we have a recording of what you said today, and I must report the file bag matter to your uncle. You should be suspended for now."

At this moment, Qi kowtowed to me and said: "Chairman Zhao, I know I was wrong; I'll go explain to my uncle."

I said: "Do as you wish. Go ahead."

Qi stood up and walked toward the door.

After Qi left,

Shi Yong said: "Damn, this kid deserves a beating. I really want to punch him two more times."

I said: "Wait until later; there will be plenty of chances for you to hit him."

Xiao Long hurriedly started the car, and we went to report to Kong Shi.

Xiao Long said: "Okay."

He then gathered his things and pushed me downstairs.

Just as I stepped out of the office door, Xiao Hua came over.

"Brother, what are you going to do?"

I said: "I'm going to the city for a bit. Do you have anything?"

Xiao Hua said: "Director Xiao just said our company is out of money again, and the construction site is lacking building materials. What should we do?"

I said to Xiao Hua: "Quickly think of a way to get money; asking me here is useless. I can't create money either."

Xiao Hua said: "How am I supposed to get money?"

I said: "The company still has many unsold houses; if you figure out how to sell them, you'll have money. As General Manager, you should handle things for me. It's better than staying in the office."

Hearing me say that,

Xiao Hua angrily said: "Fine, fine, I'll go sell houses right now."

After saying that, they walked away from me.

Humph, what's the deal with making you sell houses? You just sit in the office all day doing nothing, as if money could fall from the sky. This Xiao Hua really leaves me speechless.

Xiao Long drove the car, taking me, and soon we arrived at Kong Shi's office.

Kong Shi was signing documents in the office.

Seeing Secretary Li push me in, he deliberately pretended not to notice.

After a while,

Secretary Li then approached Kong Shi and said: "Kong Shi, Chairman Zhao has arrived."

Kong Shi, without looking up, said: "I know."

Secretary Li glanced at me, then closed the door and left.

I understood Secretary Li's meaning: they wanted me to take the initiative to speak with Kong Shi.

I quickly said: "Kong Shi, I've come to discuss an important matter with you."

After a long while, Kong Shi coldly replied: "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

I laughed: "Kong Shi, I'm Zhao Jianqiang. You really don't recognize me."

At this moment, Kong Shi looked up at me,

"Oh, it's Chairman Zhao. How do you have time to come here? What do you want to say? I should be going to your residence to hear your work report."

I replied with a smile: "Kong Shi, you're scolding me, Zhao Jianqiang, and I know you're still angry with me.

But if I didn't come, some things between us would never be clarified.

Kong Shi, I'm innocent. Please listen to my explanation.

"Wrongful accusation—what have I wronged you for? Your wings have hardened, Zhao Jianqiang; you can ignore me now. Have you found a new backer?" Kong Shi sneered.

"Kong Shi, what kind of person you think I, Zhao Jianqiang, am? We've been together so long; does Zhao Jianqiang have a second mind toward you?"

"I know you're still angry with me, and that's about the arrangement for me to forward the materials upward."

"Kong Shi, I am here today specifically to explain this matter,"

"It's that I truly sent Manager Qi to deliver it. However, you know, Manager Qi had an accident on the way to the service area."

"Kong Shi, upon hearing me say that, asked, 'What accident happened to Xiao Qi?'"

"He—some matters can't be mentioned. The bag they were carrying was stolen, and the petty thief also took the file folder I gave them, likely assuming it contained money."

"This Manager Qi, after learning the thief stole the file folder, did not report to me right away."

"He himself created a fake file folder and reported it to the Investigation Team."

"Thus you became so angry."

"Kong Shi, after I finished speaking, stood up directly,"

"Zhao Jianqiang, such jokes cannot be made; where is Xiao Qi? I need to ask him."

"I said, 'Have Secretary Li look for him; I've already suspended his position. I wanted to tell you, I heard he lost the file folder.'"

"I then beat him."

"I am also here specifically to explain this matter."

"Kong Shi waved his hand,"

"Beating him is irrelevant; if he really lost the file folder, such a person would be executed on the spot. Secretary Li, come in. Quickly summon Xiao Qi; I need to question him."

"Secretary Li said, 'Alright, Kong Shi, I will contact Manager Qi right away.'"

"I then handed Manager Qi's bag to Kong Shi,"

"Kong Shi, look, this is what Manager Qi dropped on the road. Why did he let the thief steal it? Because he got involved with some shady woman on the road, which led to this."

"When you told me that the material for reporting the file folder was blank, I thought there was something inside."

"So I had a Martial World friend check it out,"

"Sure enough, Manager Qi was stealing at the service area and got robbed."

"This friend, through various connections, finally found Manager Qi's bag."

"But that file folder, the petty thief thought it was useless and threw it into a trash can, where it couldn't be found."

"Kong Shi said, 'If it's really as you say, Jianqiang, I may have truly misunderstood you.'"

"As long as the material hasn't fallen into anyone else's hands, that's fine."

"When Xiao Qi arrives, I want to question him properly."

"Damn it, they're already grown adults; why are they so unreliable?"