Chapter 590: The Case is Solved

Deputy Director Zhang acted quickly and immediately called the Ministry.

After hearing the report, Secretary-General Chen did not dare to delay and immediately reported the situation to the Ministry.

The Oilfield is a key project, and the Ministry attaches great importance to this matter, immediately dispatching an Investigation Team.

Five days later, as He Yuzhu was teaching Chen Guodong and Man Yatou, Deputy Director Zhang barged into the office with the members of the working group.

The schadenfreude on Deputy Director Zhang's face was practically overflowing: "Executive He, someone has reported you for privately hoarding grain seeds collected by the state. This is Team Leader Jiang Zongcheng of the Investigation Team, who has come specifically to look into this matter. Please cooperate!"

Jiang Zongcheng wore a pair of glasses, his face wearing a cold, official expression: "Director He, it was agreed at the beginning that the wheat seeds produced by the ten thousand mu farm at the Rolling Mill, apart from the portion for your own use, all belong to the state. Why did you hoard them privately?"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then asked with a look of astonishment: "Team Leader Jiang, aren't you all being a bit groundless?"

Jiang Zongcheng sneered: "I have already asked an Expert to compare the wheat seeds at your land reclamation base with the wheat seeds you originally handed over to the state, and the results are exactly the same."

Once these words were spoken, He Yuzhu's gaze instantly turned to Deputy Director Zhang, and he pointed at him: "Zhang, if I'm not mistaken, it was you who falsely accused me, right! You are such a bastard, aren't you? Our base gets a few wheat seeds, and you report me? You can't stand to see the oil workers eating white flour, can you?"

This time, Deputy Director Zhang completely tore off his disguise and gave a sinister smile: "Director He, it seems you still don't understand me. I have always been selfless and cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in my eyes!"

He Yuzhu stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly beckoned to Man Yatou and said: "Go tell the various canteens at the Oilfield immediately that from now on, no one is allowed to eat white flour steamed buns; everyone must switch to eating cornmeal buns. Just say it's because Deputy Director Zhang won't let them eat them."

Team Leader Jiang immediately stopped Man Yatou: "Deputy Director He, do not add fuel to the fire; explain your issues properly."

He Yuzhu looked at Jiang Zongcheng and said: "Team Leader Jiang, during the most critical time of spring sowing, seven seeders were artificially sabotaged. I think this matter is much more serious than the wheat seed issue. Can you investigate this first? As for the wheat seeds, I will give you an explanation."

Jiang Zongcheng shook his head vigorously: "Our mission is to investigate the wheat seeds. If you think the seeders were artificially sabotaged, you can report it to the Ministry."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Fine, then I will call them now."

Jiang Zongcheng stepped forward to block him: "No. You must clarify the wheat seed matter first, otherwise, we will consider this as you interfering with the investigation."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu first let out a light chuckle, then the laughter grew louder and louder, and finally, he actually threw his head back and laughed heartily, making everyone present feel uneasy.

Jiang Zongcheng's face sank, and he said loudly: "Do not laugh! We are the Investigation Team; please treat this seriously and confess honestly!"

He Yuzhu finished laughing before speaking slowly: "Team Leader Jiang, you all came prepared this time, but you have forgotten one thing."

"What thing?"

"Did the wheat seeds from the Rolling Mill Farm fall from the sky?" He Yuzhu stared at him intently.

The expression on Jiang Zongcheng's face stiffened abruptly. He quickly understood what was going on, but he was still unwilling to give up and asked urgently: "Are you saying the Oilfield's wheat seeds were imported by you?"

He Yuzhu said coldly: "Go investigate it yourself! Anyway, even if I tell you, you won't believe it."

"I will go to Red Star Farm to investigate in person."

"Safe travels, I won't see you out!" He Yuzhu said loudly.

Team Leader Jiang took six people and left the base quickly to investigate at Red Star Farm.

Five days later, Team Leader Jiang returned from the Farm.

He found He Yuzhu and asked, looking for trouble: "I want to know the price of the wheat seeds you imported!"

He Yuzhu smiled and shrugged: "To be precise, these wheat seeds were not bought by me; they were borrowed. Once our sixty thousand mu of wheat matures, we will just return them by the original weight. Does doing this also violate regulations?"

"This, the Oilfield must also borrow from legitimate units." Team Leader Jiang began to nitpick.

He Yuzhu took out a stack of documents and said: "To be precise, these wheat seeds were borrowed from Red Star Farm. Handling these procedures is truly too troublesome. Fortunately, I left a backup plan. Doing good deeds really doesn't necessarily bring good results, but I will report what you have done to the Staff Congress."

As soon as Team Leader Jiang saw these procedures, he was furious.

He Yuzhu had first exchanged these wheat seeds for another variety of wheat from Red Star Farm, and then the Oilfield borrowed this batch of seeds from the Farm. If investigated in detail, the procedures for what He Yuzhu did were indeed slightly improper.

But he had handed over the best wheat seeds from Red Star Farm to the state, and he had to import new wheat seeds himself, so there was no point in continuing the investigation.

Only then did He Yuzhu speak unhurriedly: "Team Leader Jiang, if you still want to harp on the minor details, then I will apply for the state to return all the wheat seeds from Red Star Farm to me, and then I can lend them to whoever I want."

Jiang Zongcheng opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

The two investigators following behind him looked at each other, not knowing what to record in their notebooks.

The smugness on Deputy Director Zhang's face had long since frozen. He first widened his eyes in disbelief; his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything at all. He knew they had been played again this time.

The office was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Jiang Zongcheng's face turned from green to white. He pushed up his glasses, coughed dryly, and bit the bullet to say: "Let's go, we are leaving."

He Yuzhu stopped him directly.

"Team Leader Jiang, since this matter has been settled, can I ask you to personally preside over the investigation into the case of the sabotaged machines?"

Jiang Zongcheng shook his head: "One thing at a time; I have not received this instruction."

He Yuzhu picked up the phone and said: "I will call the Ministry right now. Anyway, since you are already here, it's just a matter of staying a few more days."

Jiang Zongcheng sat down with a thud and said: "Fine, if the Ministry tells me to stay, I will stay."

He Yuzhu immediately called the Ministry. The Minister approved it quickly and agreed directly to his suggestion.

Li Xiangxiu was indeed skilled at investigating among the masses. Over these days, she had visited many people based on the clues provided by He Yuzhu.

She soon locked onto two people—one named Chen Ji, and the other his close buddy Luo Gui.

Li Xiangxiu observed that the one named Chen Ji had been acting abnormally lately, always avoiding people, giving irrelevant answers when others spoke to him, and having shifty eyes.

Li Xiangxiu told Team Leader Jiang the investigation process in full detail.

Although Jiang Zongcheng's face did not look very good, duty-bound, he still personally interrogated these two people.

At He Yuzhu's request, Li Xiangxiu also participated in the interrogation.

Li Xiangxiu was different from Jiang Zongcheng; she had been a Police officer for many years, and her interrogations were logical and methodical. In less than an hour, Chen Ji confessed.

"It was Deputy Director Xiao who instigated me to do it. He also promised that after this was done, he would transfer me away and promote me by one rank."

When Deputy Director Xiao was brought in, he was still stubborn, insisting that he had only complained to Chen Ji about He Yuzhu being unfair to him, and absolutely had not ordered him to sabotage the machines.

But regardless of the motive, Deputy Director Xiao's position could not be saved.

Jiang Zongcheng announced on the spot that he would be taken back to the Ministry for further investigation.

After the working group left, He Yuzhu organized a table of food to invite the few people who had helped to gather.

Those who came included Lv Hong, Man Yatou, Li Xiangxiu, and Chen Guodong.

He Yuzhu raised his glass and toasted Li Xiangxiu first: "This time, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, this matter wouldn't have come to light so quickly."

Li Xiangxiu waved her hand with a smile: "Actually, that Chen Ji is not an absolutely bad person; he was just misled by others. The matters we have here are all child's play compared to the cases at our Public Security Bureau."

Lv Hong, holding a teacup to the side, said slowly: "With Deputy Director Xiao leaving, is it possible to let Wu Zhanggen take his place?"