Chapter 2335

Guan Mingli sneered like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water and said stubbornly: "Do you think I, Guan Mingli, was scared into this? So what if I reimbursed 300,000? Don't forget, the reception expenses of your Sales Department for a year are more than 300,000, right?

And other departments in our factory, count them one by one, go and ask, which one hasn't asked me to reimburse reception expenses? If you have the ability, arrest everyone; why are you showing off your power to me alone?"

Tian Hongwei shook his head slightly and said unhurriedly: "The reception expenses of our Sales Department are special approval funds, all reasonable and compliant, and are linked to sales tasks.

Does your Finance Department have sales tasks? Look at yourself; the personal reception expenses you reimbursed last year reached as high as 370,000, with an average consumption of more than 20,000 per month. May I ask Division Chief Guan, who exactly did you entertain, and where did you spend this 300,000?"

Guan Mingli's complexion became extremely ugly in an instant, and his lips also subconsciously pursed into a line.

There were only two departments in the factory with reception funds: one was the Sales Department, and the other was the Logistics Department.

The purpose of the Sales Department's reception funds was naturally self-evident; they were all used to entertain customers.

And the Logistics Department's reception funds were mainly used to receive visiting leaders and distinguished guests at all levels.

As for other departments, there were no reception funds, but in this era, public-funded eating and drinking were very common.

Which leader didn't have relatives and friends? If they had to pay out of their own pockets for treating guests to dinner, then what was the point of being a leader?

Another thing was reimbursement: whether you ate 100 and reimbursed 200, or ate 200 and reimbursed 500, it depended on whether your guts were big enough.

As the saying goes, the bolder the person, the greater the production. Don't be afraid of not being able to do it; be afraid of not being able to think of it. As long as you can think of it, everything can be done.

Guan Mingli was just like this. With 370,000 in reception expenses a year, how much was actually eaten into his stomach, and how much was put into his pocket, only he knew in his heart.

"Old Guan, are you really not understanding, or are you playing dumb with me here?" Tian Hongwei stood up, and while moving his body, he continued to say, "I'll emphasize it to you again: the Factory Director's target is only Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun; it has nothing to do with you or anyone else. Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Tian Hongwei paused, then continued: "Let me put it this way: the person currently accepting investigation is not you, Guan Mingli, but the Finance Division Chief. Do you understand?

Let me put it more bluntly: if the person sitting in the Finance Division Chief's position wasn't you, Guan Mingli, but Liu Mingli, then the person I brought here to accept investigation would be Liu Mingli. If the person sitting in that position was Zhang Mingli, then the person I brought here to investigate would become Zhang Mingli. Now, you should understand, right?"

Tian Hongwei walked to Guan Mingli with a smile and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "So, no matter how much money other people spent on public-funded eating and drinking, how much was eaten into their stomachs, and how much was put into their pockets, it actually doesn't matter to the Factory Director."

Tian Hongwei looked at Guan Mingli, who was smoking silently, a smile that was hard to detect appearing on his face: "What's important is how these guys walk their path next. Do they choose to continue following Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun, walking along the sheep path until the end? Or are they willing to follow the Factory Director, turning to another wide avenue, walking toward a bright future."

Tian Hongwei looked at Guan Mingli, who was smoking silently, a smile that was hard to detect appearing on his face: "And this choice relates to whether they can continue to sit in their current positions and shine, or like you, be brought here by me to accept investigation and questioning."

Guan Mingli's heart was swept through by a storm, his thoughts colliding and struggling fiercely. Sweat on his forehead began to ooze out slowly, which was the external manifestation of his inner panic and anxiety.

Tian Hongwei's words had been very clear and explicit. The Factory Director gave everyone the right to choose, and naturally, he was no exception. However, this choice was very difficult for him.

Because he knew his own business; let alone some problems like fake accounts, deficits, misappropriation of funds, etc., just take the reception expenses. Last year he reimbursed more than 300,000, and what about the previous years?

Every year, he falsely reported a large amount of reception expenses, and how much of this money finally went into his own pocket, he didn't even know himself, but he knew it was definitely enough to get his head chopped off.

If he chose to walk the same path as Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun until the end, he didn't know what would happen to Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun, but his own outcome was already doomed: being sent to the execution ground by Zhou Andong to eat bullets.

But if he betrayed Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun, he could put aside whether these two guys would retaliate, but could Zhou Andong really protect his head? After all, his problems weren't just falsely reporting reception expenses.

Looking at the sweat beads on Guan Mingli's forehead and the twisted expression on his face, Tian Hongwei knew that this guy's psychological defense line was about to collapse, so he pursued the victory and said.

"The Factory Director is not targeting you personally, nor has he thought about catching everyone in one net. His task is to promote the reform of the Woolen Mill; this is his primary goal. He certainly doesn't hope to create side issues during this process, expand the scope of the strike without limit, and make the factory a mess. This has no benefit for him; on the contrary, it will make the reform fall into a predicament."

Tian Hongwei paused, observing Guan Mingli's reaction. Obviously, Guan Mingli's body relaxed slightly, but a trace of doubt still revealed in his eyes.

"However!" Tian Hongwei continued: "Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun are different. They are never willing to lose their interests in the Woolen Mill, so they will stop at nothing to prevent the reform from proceeding.

If they aren't thoroughly eradicated, they will always be making small moves behind the scenes, creating trouble for the Woolen Mill. In this way, the Woolen Mill's reform won't be able to proceed smoothly; this is something the Factory Director absolutely cannot tolerate."

Tian Hongwei raised his hand again and patted Guan Mingli's shoulder lightly, then asked: "Are you worried that even if you explain things clearly, the Factory Director won't be able to protect you?"

Guan Mingli, who was bowing his head and smoking one cigarette after another, suddenly stiffened. But this was only for an instant. He quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened. He still smoked silently and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Tian Hongwei had a smile on his face, his tone very relaxed: "Actually, you don't have to worry at all. You just need to think carefully and you will understand why the central authorities and the city chose Zhou Dong to serve as the Factory Director of our Woolen Mill."

Guan Mingli's brows twisted tightly together, forming a deep "chuan" character, and he began to think along Tian Hongwei's words, trying to find the answer to this question from Tian Hongwei's perspective.

However, no matter how he racked his brains, he was always unable to figure out the reason. At this time, he began to doubt his own intelligence. Damn it, was he really stupider than Tian Hongwei?

Tian Hongwei sat back in his chair. His movements were a bit slow, looking somewhat heavy, and then he lit a cigarette himself: "I can tell you that the reason the central authorities and the city transferred the Factory Director to the Woolen Mill, besides his ability, is trust. And this trust stems from his huge contribution to the country."

"Contribution to the country?"

He murmured, and then he finally figured it out. Zhou Andong not only established a charity foundation and built Hope Primary Schools everywhere in the country, but also publicly donated one billion US dollars to the country a while ago. Such a contribution was too huge; no one could do it.

Tian Hongwei took a deep drag of his cigarette, then opened his mouth to exhale the smoke: "You should be able to understand now how much face our Factory Director has in the central authorities and the city. As long as you honestly cooperate and explain, striving to perform meritorious service, protecting your head is really just a matter of one sentence for the Factory Director."

Guan Mingli casually threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the bedside table and said in a hoarse voice with a trace of exhaustion and helplessness: "There are many things I don't remember very clearly. Give me some time to think about it carefully."

Tian Hongwei sneered in his heart, but the expression on his face always carried a smile. This guy was obviously still hesitant. However, at this time, he couldn't push Guan Mingli too hard, otherwise, it might be counterproductive. He believed that as long as this guy's brain wasn't flooded with water, he would definitely explain.

"Good!" Tian Hongwei agreed very readily, then raised his arm to check his watch; the hour hand was already pointing to noon: "It's noon already. Is there anything special you want to eat? I'll have someone send it over to you."

Guan Mingli waved his hand casually and answered indifferently: "Whatever!"

"Heaven and earth are big, filling your stomach is the biggest. How can this be whatever?" Tian Hongwei asked somewhat suddenly: "Do you want to drink?"

Guan Mingli was stunned and said in disbelief: "You actually dare to let me drink? Aren't you afraid of making a mistake?"

Tian Hongwei said with a smile: "White liquor is definitely not okay, but beer, I can have someone bring two bottles over for you. Even if the leaders find out, the problem won't be too big.

Anyway, we've been colleagues for so many years. Other things I might not be able to help you with, and my small shoulders can't carry them, but sending you two bottles of beer to drink is no problem."

"Thank you!" Guan Mingli wasn't polite either. At this time, he was in a state of confusion, and he really wanted to drink a little, so this "thank you" was indeed sincere.

"Still the same words, we've been colleagues for so many years. Under these circumstances, I definitely can't help you with big things, but I can still help you with these small things."

After speaking, Tian Hongwei shook his head, then sighed lightly, and turned out of the room.