Chapter 369: Clearing the Source

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng's eyes flickered. He acted as if he hadn't heard anything and strode toward the restroom inside.

Just then, he heard someone in the office say, "Let's go quickly. If Factory Director Jiang comes in a moment and we run into him, it'll be a bit awkward."

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng quickened his pace and entered the restroom.

"Creak!" The office door opened, and Yao Jun and a security guard came out from inside.

The security guard standing outside gestured toward the restroom with his chin, and Yao Jun smiled.

The three of them left. After a while, Jiang Jiang Huaicheng finally came out of the restroom and arrived at the office door.

He raised his hand to grip the doorknob, as if using every ounce of his strength, pushed the door open, and walked in with a very powerful stride.

Everything was brand new; the desk, the office chair, and the bookshelf all still radiated the fresh scent of solid wood.

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng stroked the desktop with his hand; that delicate, smooth texture made him reveal a satisfied smile.

If it were anyone else, not being arranged in Zhou Andong's largest office would certainly have made them feel dissatisfied, feeling slighted.

But Jiang Jiang Huaicheng was a very superstitious person. Even if Zhou Andong's office had been cleared out, he wouldn't have wanted it. Because the two previous factory directors had both met with misfortune in that office; the feng shui must be bad.

He circled the desk once, then sat down in the comfortable boss chair and took out a cigarette to light it.

His gaze naturally fell upon the desk, where two packs of Yuxi cigarettes were placed. Beneath the cigarettes, an envelope was pressed down.

He pushed the cigarettes aside and picked up the envelope. It had the names of Yao Jun and a few others from the Security Section written on it. He opened the envelope; inside was one thousand yuan.

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng was very tempted; after all, having been removed from his post for over a year, he was a bit strapped for cash. But thinking about the situation at Jiangzhou Winery, and then thinking about this Yao Jun—who was Zhou Andong's childhood friend—wasn't all of this a bit too coincidental?

His burning heart instantly cooled down. He reached out and grabbed the phone, calling the Security Section: "I am Jiang Jiang Huaicheng. Have your section chief, Yao Jun, come to my office."

About ten minutes later, the office door was knocked on. Jiang Jiang Huaicheng said, "Come in!"

Yao Jun pushed the door open and walked in with a somewhat cautious manner, his face full of smiles as he said, "Factory Director, you called for me."

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng pushed the envelope and the two packs of cigarettes forward slightly: "Did you put these on my desk?"

Yao Jun said cautiously, "It's not much, just a small token of my sincerity."

"Bang!" Jiang Jiang Huaicheng slammed a heavy palm onto the desk and shouted sternly, "Do you know what kind of behavior this is?"

Yao Jun's face turned pale instantly, and he said with a trembling voice, "Fac... Factory Director, I... I... I really don't have any other intentions, it's just... it's just..."

Yao Jun stammered for a long time but couldn't say anything.

Seeing Yao Jun's face turned pale with fright made Jiang Jiang Huaicheng a bit suspicious. Could this kid really be trying to defect to me?

Thinking this, he sighed and said earnestly, "Chang Kezhang Yao, behavior like this is pushing both me and you into a pit of fire."

As he spoke, he put the two packs of cigarettes away: "I'll take the cigarettes, you take the money back. Don't pull this kind of stunt again in the future."

Yao Jun was happy. He puffed out his chest and gave a standard salute: "Yes, Factory Director. I definitely won't do this again in the future."

Jiang Jiang Huaicheng pointed at Yao Jun with a fake gesture and said with a helpless face, "You kid!"

Yao Jun gave a cheeky grin: "Factory Director, if there's nothing else, I'll head out first. If you need anything, just call me."

"Wait!" Jiang Jiang Huaicheng stared at Yao Jun: "I'm still not familiar with the factory. You take me around for a tour, and then we'll have a meal together."

Yao Jun was stunned for a moment, followed by a look of wild joy: "Okay!"

Seeing Yao Jun's look of wild joy, Jiang Jiang Huaicheng felt a bit of doubt again. Could he be sincere?

This place had been managed by Zhou Andong into an impenetrable wall; no one would welcome him. And Yao Jun was Zhou Andong's childhood friend; now that he was defecting to him, there would certainly be people who were dissatisfied.

That was why he asked Yao Jun to take him around the factory and have a meal together. He wanted to see the reactions of the others in the factory.

"Cunning as a fox..." ===== CHAPTER 370 =====