Chapter 646

"You're using two hundred and eighty yuan to bribe me? Who are you insulting!"

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The shout Li Ye suddenly let out was high-pitched and resonant, carrying over a hundred meters, startling everyone on both floors of the office building.

【Which blockhead has such a loud voice? Can this kind of thing be shouted out loud? Don't they know that what everyone loves to hear most is the bridge of bribery leading to a downfall?】

The people in the office were also all bewildered, especially the people on Factory Manager Liang's side, who were all very surprised that Li Ye dared to be so tough.

And then there was anger.

They had come today carrying emotions.

Everyone had been cooperating for so long; they had eaten what they should have eaten, drunk what they should have drunk, and taken what they should have taken. What problem couldn't be studied and solved?

But now, instead of communicating with us, you just switched to someone else. You are smashing the rice bowls of over a thousand employees in our factory! Are you trying to force me to my death?

And this Li Ye clearly took the money, but stopped the procurement contract the next day. This is too underhanded.

You must give us an explanation. The fault in this matter lies with you, not me.

So Factory Manager Liang said coldly, "What does Comrade Li mean? Two hundred and eighty yuan to bribe you, and you think we're insulting you? Then how much money do you think is appropriate for a bribe?"

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", what nonsense are you spouting?"

After Factory Manager Liang finished speaking, Li Ye's master, Lao Ding, jumped up immediately: "Who wants your bribe? Coming over to splash dirty water early in the morning, are you people devoid of conscience?"

Factory Manager Liang immediately retorted, "Old Master, how are you talking? Who is splashing dirty water? We came to reflect on our mistakes. Was it because we didn't send enough gifts that this little comrade cut off our twenty-year friendship..."

"Don't talk to me about friendship," Lao Ding cursed as soon as he opened his mouth: "Don't you know what your own products are like? Why don't you go to the spare parts warehouse in the back and take a look? There are piles and piles of waste products from your factory.

Li Ye calling them second-rate goods was already giving you face. You still don't know what's good for you. Being sucked dry by you all day, our factory is almost being sucked to collapse..."

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Lao Ding's sudden outburst made the people around him both excited and surprised.

What was exciting was that everyone was bored all day, and now they finally had a topic to talk about after tea and dinner.

What was surprising was that Lao Ding, who was about to retire, shouldn't he be acting low-key? Why did he suddenly start firing a map-cannon?

You say Factory Manager Liang and the others are sucking blood; isn't that indirectly accusing the factory leaders of being blind? Didn't you see that several people already had the wrong look in their eyes?

"Old Ding, watch your attitude!"

Wu Kezhang finally couldn't sit still. He stood up and scolded Li Ye: "Li Ye, look at how you've handled this matter. Hurry up and explain it clearly to the leadership now, don't cause a bigger misunderstanding..."

Li Ye turned his head slightly to look at Wu Qingyi and questioned him with a suspicious tone: "What do you want me to explain? Wu Kezhang, are you speaking on behalf of Factory Manager Liang?"

Wu Qingyi was stunned for a moment and then said, "Li Ye, you need to correct your attitude. People have already come to the door, so you should explain this matter properly. Bribery is a very serious problem..."

Li Ye didn't even wait for Wu Qingyi to finish speaking and retorted directly: "How do you know I accepted a bribe? How can you be so sure? Did you know in advance that they would come today? Did you communicate with them beforehand?"

"No, Wu Kezhang, whose side are you actually on? Those who don't know would think you're in cahoots with Factory Manager Liang!"

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Wu Qingyi was speechless for a moment, and then he noticed that the gazes of several colleagues in the office were very unfriendly, especially that Deputy Manager Ma, who was squinting his eyes and smiling without mirth, as if he were a butcher pondering how to bleed him.

【Damn, this Li Ye isn't a blockhead; he's trying to frame me.】

No matter how bad Li Ye is, he is still a person from the Light Auto Company and a soldier under your Wu Kezhang. People have come to the door to attack, and you don't protect your own people, but instead help outsiders? Are you trying to eat inside and out?

Wu Qingyi swallowed his saliva and hurriedly defended himself: "Li Ye, what kind of talk is this? Truth is not clear without debate. If it's your mistake, I won't shield you; if it's not your problem, I will definitely seek justice for you..."

"Pfft~, I'll seek justice for myself; I won't trouble Wu Kezhang."

Li Ye smiled disdainfully and then stared into the eyes of the driver, Xiao Zheng: "Comrade, are you sure you gave me two hundred and eighty yuan? Bribery carries legal responsibility, you know!"

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"It's not bribery, it's not bribery,"

The driver, Xiao Zheng, hurriedly said: "It was you who asked me for a kickback. I happened to have a reimbursement amount in my hand, and then it was taken by you. Because of this matter, our factory manager even severely criticized me.

We didn't come for you on purpose, Comrade Li. We came today to ask in detail where the problem lies in our many years of cooperation.

As long as the problem is found, we will correct it immediately. We can't smash the rice bowls of over a thousand people in our factory because of my own reason..."

The driver, Xiao Zheng's tone and attitude were very sincere, just like a supplier who had made a mistake and came over to sincerely lobby.

But the words he said were completely those of a bastard.

Smashing the rice bowls of over a thousand people because of one person's reason—are you talking about yourself or Li Ye?

Are you worthy?

Li Ye sneered and said indifferently, "You don't need to tell me what problems your factory has. You just need to answer me whether I took your money or not."

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The driver licked his lips and said with a bitter smile, "Comrade Li, I have already admitted my mistake. At that time, you asked me for money, and I couldn't not give it, right?"

"Fine, as long as you've confirmed it."

Li Ye raised his head and said decisively to Ma Zhaoxian: "Manager Ma, we can't sort out this kind of thing ourselves. We'd better report it to the public security!"

"If I solicited a bribe, then I committed a duty crime. If he is lying, then it's framing plus picking quarrels and provoking trouble. The innocent will remain innocent, and there will be public opinion."

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The office was silent again.

Everyone looked at the calm and composed Li Ye, all very surprised.

This is 1986, not the 2020s where you "look for the police when you have difficulties." Many people, after encountering similar problems, would still "look for the unit" first, letting the unit's leaders decide for them. It's rare to see someone like Li Ye go directly to the yamen.

The driver, Xiao Zheng's sweat immediately flowed down.

Damn it, walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet? He originally thought that only he knew the "truth." As long as he bit down that Li Ye solicited a bribe, they would make a scene in a muddled way, and the rest would be handled by Factory Manager Liang.

Anyway, Factory Manager Liang thought Li Ye really took the money!

But who would have thought that someone would want to report to the public security.

Is the public security a place people should go? I, damn it, for two hundred and eighty yuan, have to go to the public security? Just kidding!

Factory Manager Liang also frowned. Today he came to the Light Auto Company mainly to repair the relationship, not to intensify the conflict.

Factory Manager Liang, who had played with power his whole life, knew that if you want to ask for help and have no bargaining chips in your hand, you are very passive and very humble. That's why he came up with the method of "Li Ye accepting a bribe" to break the situation.

Is he really saying Li Ye accepted a bribe? He is actually saying it to certain other people, don't force me to turn against you and not recognize you because of our "twenty-year relationship."

These "certain other people" include Wu Qingyi.

Wu Qingyi felt very uncomfortable being watched by Factory Manager Liang and finally smiled and said: "Li Ye, why report such a small matter to the public security? They don't care about it anyway. It's not murder, arson, robbery, or theft..."

"How do you know the public security doesn't care?"

"How do you know the public security doesn't care?"

Before Wu Qingyi finished speaking, Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian said the same thing in unison.

Wu Qingyi was dumbfounded, and then, like the driver, Xiao Liang, he started sweating on his forehead.

【Is the second-in-command trying to support Li Ye? This is bad.】

On such an occasion, leaders like Ma Zhaoxian generally don't speak. Once he speaks, no one dares to express a different opinion; even the top leader has to give him face.

At this time, Factory Manager Liang had to stand out: "Comrade Li Ye, let's put this matter aside for now! It's not that big of a deal, and it will be a laughingstock if it gets out..."

Li Ye sneered and said: "You're right. If this matter gets out, I'll be laughed to death. You didn't even bother to find out who I am before you, damn it, fabricated such a huge joke."

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"Hiss~"

A gasp sounded in the office.

Master Lao Ding looked at Li Ye: "Are you going to reveal your true identity? Isn't it a bit too much? Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken?"

Ma Zhaoxian was also a bit puzzled. Based on his understanding of Li Ye, Li Ye is a child with a sense of proportion and shouldn't do something like "My dad is Li Gang."

Your identity can be known by a few core figures, and can also be guessed by the onlookers, but you shouldn't clearly indicate "I am someone you can't afford to provoke."

If you really do that, it's a lower move, giving the big bosses above the impression that "this child is too impetuous and not steady."

However, Li Ye's next words reassured them.

Li Ye has plenty of trump cards; he can crush people to death just by throwing one out.

"You didn't even bother to find out. When I was in high school, I earned eight thousand yuan in royalties a month. Do you know 'Lurking'? That was written by me."

"After I entered university, the novels I co-authored with classmates were sold to Nanyang and even made into movies and TV series. A few days ago, someone asked me to help write a movie script, and I was too lazy to take it even for twenty thousand yuan..."

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Li Ye looked at the driver, Xiao Zheng, with contempt and asked mockingly: "Do you know how much money I get for writing one word?

Soliciting a bribe of two hundred and eighty? Who are you insulting? Wouldn't I be laughed to death if it got out?"

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Silence, jaws dropped all over the floor.

Originally, everyone thought that Li Ye's monthly salary of ninety-eight yuan meant a kickback of two hundred and eighty wasn't a small amount.

But now listen, he was earning eight thousand a month in high school. Isn't your two hundred and eighty insulting people?

"You, you, you're bluffing!"

The driver, Xiao Zheng, was about to collapse.

If Li Ye reported to the public security and then showed his income certificate, what would the public security think?

By then, don't talk about that two hundred and eighty; even the time you peeked at the women's bathhouse when you were a kid might be dug out.

So he only hoped now that Li Ye was bluffing and that the public security wouldn't care.

But Li Ye took a car key out of his pocket.

"Look at this, do you recognize it? I drive a Santana to work, but in order not to be separated from the masses, I always park it on the street to the north and then walk to work."

"I originally just wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was framing. So I'm not pretending anymore; I'm showing my cards. My wealth makes me have no interest in money."

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"Clang~"

The driver, Xiao Zheng, fell to the ground with his chair, unconscious.

Ma Zhaoxian immediately shouted: "Quick, call the hospital..."

The people in the factory office immediately called the hospital.

And the driver, Lao Ding, ran out and called from the office next door: "Hello, is this the public security? We have a situation here..."