Chapter 339: Suspicions of a Mole

Chief Engineer Yuan walked into the living room and saw Liu Rusi flipping through a document. He spoke bluntly, "Manager Liu, three stamping machines in our factory broke down at the same time last night. The veteran technicians can't fix them, and I'm afraid the order from Zhao Ying's side won't be finished this month!"

Liu Rusi looked up upon hearing this and said calmly, "Sit down and rest for a while first. It's just time for a meal, let's eat something together, and I'll have Zhuzi go take a look later."

"Zhuzi?" Chief Engineer Yuan frowned in confusion.

"My cousin, He Yuzhu. He was the one who single-handedly established this factory in the beginning."

"I've heard of this person."

Chief Engineer Yuan had indeed heard the name He Yuzhu. Over the years, he had heard the factory's veteran maintenance technicians mention him quite often. In fact, he understood what those people meant—they felt that he, someone who had returned from studying in the United States, was not as good as an amateur maintenance worker... Every time he heard this, he would hold a grudge.

Before long, He Yuzhu walked in carrying steaming hot dishes.

The poached catfish in red chili oil was bright and fresh, and the fried chicken legs were golden and crispy.

Seeing Chief Engineer Yuan present, He Yuzhu already knew who he was, but asked deliberately, "Sister, who is this?"

"This is Chief Engineer Yuan from the Bicycle Factory."

Seeing how young He Yuzhu was, Chief Engineer Yuan felt even more uncomfortable and immediately asked, "Where did you graduate from, little brother?"

"I am a current student at Huaqing University."

Chief Engineer Yuan nodded and praised, "Brother He is truly young and promising! Your cousin and I are getting married soon, so we will be relatives in the future!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu felt a surge of anger and said calmly, "Did my sister agree to you?"

Chief Engineer Yuan wanted to gain Liu Rusi's endorsement, so he looked at her.

Liu Rusi said calmly, "Old Yuan, don't say things like that in the future. There is no possibility for us."

"Little Liu, how can you change your mind just like that?"

"When did I ever agree to you?" Liu Rusi asked in return.

Chief Engineer Yuan shook his head and said, "I know you feel your family background is not good enough and that you aren't worthy of me, but I don't care about those things."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he felt this man was truly thick-skinned, so he said, "Chief Engineer Yuan, the marriage hasn't even begun to take shape, so don't talk nonsense. It doesn't matter for a man like you, but if word gets out on the woman's side, it won't be easy for her to marry!"

"You little He, what kind of talk is that?" Chief Engineer Yuan said anxiously, "I have been seeing your cousin for some time. Although we haven't said when we'll get married, we both have each other in our hearts..." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, as if he were about to shed tears.

Seeing him start acting again, Liu Rusi shook her head, not wanting to waste any more breath, and urged, "Zhuzi, hurry up and eat. Three stamping machines in the factory broke down at the same time; go take a look later."

He Yuzhu frowned and said, "Three stamping machines broke down at the same time? This must be man-made; there's a mole in the factory!"

Chief Engineer Yuan was immediately displeased: "Little He, equipment aging is normal. How did it become man-made sabotage in your mouth?"

"Our Bicycle Factory hasn't been established for many years. Those twelve large, medium, and small stamping machines were all brought back by me personally. They are all the latest equipment imported from the United States. They've only been in use for a few years, and three broke down together?"

"Little He, I know you know a bit about technology, but I've been at the Bicycle Factory for two years and know the equipment better than you. The damage is just natural wear and tear."

Liu Rusi mediated: "Stop arguing. Don't jump to conclusions; wait until you've gone to see them."

He Yuzhu nodded.

Pingping watched the two arguing and giggled secretly.

Liu Rusi secretly stepped on her foot hard.

The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and everyone quickened their pace of eating.

As soon as He Yuzhu and his group entered the Stamping Workshop, two veteran technicians came up to greet them. When they saw He Yuzhu, their eyes were filled with surprise.

"Sister, it's too dirty here. You should go back to the office first. Just leave this little problem to me."

Liu Rusi nodded slightly and turned to leave with Pingping.

Chief Engineer Yuan gave He Yuzhu a meaningful look and followed them out.

He Yuzhu carefully inspected the largest stamping machine. When he reached his hand into an extremely hidden gear gap, his fingertips touched a layer of fine emery.

He remained calm and checked the second machine, and sure enough, he found obvious pry marks at the interface of the hydraulic rod at the very bottom.

The third one had its cable interface sabotaged.

Although these places of sabotage were hidden, the veteran technicians in the factory should have been able to see them and had the ability to repair them.

But why did they refuse to fix them? Could it be that Chief Engineer Yuan deliberately exaggerated the difficulty to gain opportunities to interact with Liu Rusi? If so, this factory was not far from bankruptcy.

He Yuzhu wiped the oil off his hands and cast his gaze toward the two veteran technicians squatting in the corner.

He invited Master Ma and Liu Shifu outside the workshop, handed them cigarettes, and personally lit them for them.

"Two masters, these three stamping machines were clearly sabotaged. Why didn't you report it to Manager Liu?"

The two veteran technicians exchanged a look and remained silent.

"If the factory goes bankrupt, Manager Liu won't be hurt too badly, but the two of you will lose your rice bowls."

Master Ma took a deep drag of his cigarette and said in a hoarse voice, "Little He, I know you hate evil. Today, I will dare to tell you something—do you remember Master Gao?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

"Every time he saw the machines being sabotaged, he would shout about telling Manager Liu."

"As a result, a few days ago, he... he drowned in his own water vat!"

"That is truly audacious!" He Yuzhu said angrily.

"I went to the Gao family, and I don't think it could have been an accident at all! It's possible he was pressed into the water vat and drowned! I, I still have a whole family to support! I didn't dare to speak..." Master Ma sighed.

Liu Shifu took over the conversation: "If we didn't know you had a good relationship with Manager Liu, we wouldn't have dared to tell you these things either."

"Thank you for telling me this," He Yuzhu said.

"I heard that Manager Liu and Chief Engineer Yuan are getting married soon. We really don't want to get involved in these disputes." Liu Shifu shook his head helplessly.

He Yuzhu immediately understood the situation in the factory.

He did not continue to repair the machines but walked straight to the General Manager's office.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, Chief Engineer Yuan was sitting opposite Liu Rusi, talking eloquently.

He Yuzhu interrupted directly: "Sister, these machines can't be fixed today. One has a fault that can't be identified, and the other two are missing key components."

Liu Rusi stood up knowingly: "Let's go, let's go home."

As the car drove out of the factory area, Liu Rusi finally asked for the details.

He Yuzhu recounted the situation he had discovered one by one, and when he mentioned the bizarre death of Master Gao, Liu Rusi slammed her fist heavily onto the seat.

"Those bastards! Who do you think instigated this?"

"There is a fifty percent chance it is Chief Engineer Yuan, and the other fifty percent chance it is someone even Chief Engineer Yuan fears," He Yuzhu analyzed calmly. "The main thing is that everyone in the factory knows about the relationship between you and Chief Engineer Yuan; who would dare to meddle in your 'family affairs'?"

Liu Rusi cursed: "Are you trying to disgust me on purpose?"

"Sister, don't you think this whole thing is like a conspiracy? And it's all interconnected. You aren't qualified to be this General Manager, and I want to take over the management of the factory now."

"In the past, when I asked you to manage this factory, you always made excuses. Why are you so proactive now?"

He Yuzhu stiffened his neck: "I just can't swallow this anger! I don't want to watch these people climb onto our heads and shit!"