Chapter 2870: The Child's Heart Is Bitter

After Liu Lijuan left, Gu Bing lit a cigarette. He hadn't even finished smoking it when the office door was knocked on again.

"Who is it this time?" Gu Bing muttered, then shouted: "Come in!"

Jiao Liwei pushed the door open and entered. Gu Bing looked up, let out a surprised "eh," and said with a face full of astonishment: "Oh dear, Factory Director Jiao, you're a rare visitor—please sit, please sit!"

Gu Bing immediately stood up, invited Jiao Liwei to sit on the sofa, and then enthusiastically poured him a cup of water.

Faced with Gu Bing's enthusiasm, Jiao Liwei felt terribly embarrassed. As the executive deputy factory director, according to normal procedure, he should have long ago come to report work to Gu Bing, the party secretary.

Of course, back then the situation at the woolen factory was too complicated, so Jiao Liwei's hesitation was understandable. But after Guo Qiangang, Hu Daming, and including Xiang Shan and others were arrested, Jiao Liwei remained unmoved—that just doesn't make sense.

Only Jiao Liwei himself knows how bitter the child's heart feels. He merely wanted to sit at the table and drink a sip of soup, not to grab meat to eat—why is that so difficult?

Jiao Liwei forced a smile onto his face, which looked unnatural, yet still carried some sincerity. Although his father-in-law said Gu Bing was likely to serve as director of the Municipal State-owned Assets Office, since he had already mentioned this matter to him, it was essentially settled.

Therefore, Gu Bing would henceforth be his true direct superior, and even if he were promoted later, Gu Bing's opinion as director of the State-owned Assets Office would not be decisive, but the organization would still give it careful consideration.

"Secretary, Guo Qiangang, Hu Daming, Xiang Shan, and others abused their authority to extensively accept bribes, buy and sell worker quotas, and even resell state-owned assets, causing severe loss of state-owned assets.

I began collecting evidence of their violations and illegal acts as early as three years ago. After you and Factory Director Zhou took office, I knew the dark clouds over the woolen factory would clear, so I started organizing the evidence I had gathered over these three years."

Jiao Liwei gently placed the document bag on the coffee table, and inexplicably let out a sigh of relief in his heart: "I only finished organizing it last night."

Gu Bing raised his eyebrows. He believed only one thing Jiao Liwei said—that the evidence in the document bag was definitely genuine. As for the rest, he treated it as if Jiao Liwei were just passing gas.

Gu Bing's expression turned stern. He opened the document bag, pulled out the thick files inside, and when he saw the name on the top page, his gaze hardened: Tong Yuanxi, head of the factory's inspection department—looks like this is a slippery fish that got away.

Gu Bing didn't continue reading, stood up, and said: "Deputy Factory Director Jiao, thank you for your hard work. These are very important—I need to send them to the special task force right away."

Jiao Liwei also immediately stood up: "Please tell the task force that if they need my cooperation, I will certainly give it my full effort."

"Good!" Gu Bing picked up the document bag: "Let's go!"

The two left the office together. When they reached the stairwell, Gu Bing said: "Deputy Factory Director Jiao, I will find time to report this matter to Factory Director Zhou. Also, our factory's reform is about to launch. A party group meeting will be held this afternoon at two o'clock—please notify everyone."

Upon hearing Gu Bing's words, the breath Jiao Liwei had been holding in his chest was finally released: "Alright, I'll return to the office and notify everyone immediately."

Gu Bing's meaning was clear: he allowed him to sit at the table, but Jiao Liwei dared not relax. For even if he sat at the table, whether he could drink soup or even eat meat depended on what Zhou Andong said.

At this moment, Tong Yuanxi was even more anxious and panicked than Jiao Liwei had been at first. Because although Jiao Liwei had no direct conflict of interest with Zhou Andong, the Tong family had feuded with Zhou Andong.

Now, Zhou Andong had merely sidelined him but had not yet taken action against him—this is absolutely abnormal. At this moment, the woolen factory's reform is about to be fully launched. He believes Zhou Andong will definitely not let him keep his seat and reap the benefits of the reform.

Therefore, he must transfer out of the woolen factory to avoid Zhou Andong's sharp edge. In his view, the woolen factory's reform will consume all of Zhou Andong's energy. As long as he transfers out and does not touch the factory's interests, Zhou Andong will naturally not waste energy on hunting him down to the end.