Chapter 70 Easy Solution

Chapter 70: Chapter 70 Easy Solutionfreewёbnoνel.comThere were a total of one hundred and twenty boxes of electronic components in this warehouse, and the inspection was quite quick. Soon, the two loading workers had checked them all, but everything inside was normal components; not a single one was empty, nor had anything been replaced with something else.

"How is it?" Zheng Xiuqin asked with a frown.

The two loaders unconsciously glanced at Zhao QingSheng, then one of them said, "Everything here is electronic components, with nothing missing."

Hearing this, Zhao QingSheng suddenly cried out, "How could this be?"

Li Yifei gave a faint smile and said, "General Zhao, why couldn’t it be this way?"

Infuriated, Zhao QingSheng said, "This place was clearly..." He was about to say that eight boxes of goods should be missing, but then suddenly realized that saying this would indicate that he had prior knowledge, and quickly changed his words, "This place was clearly tampered with. If there are no problems, why did you move these boxes?"

With mockery in his voice, Li Yifei said, "General Zhao, you are really amazing. I, who manage the warehouse, am not very clear about how these boxes were arranged, yet you, who don’t come to the warehouse once a year, somehow know exactly how I had them placed?"

"I..." Zhao QingSheng was suddenly at a loss for words but quickly said, "Hmph, I received a report from someone else."

"Is that so? Did they tell you that eight boxes of electronic components were missing from the warehouse, lost last night?"

Zhao QingSheng immediately nodded and said, "Exactly! I knew it, you must have bought back the lost goods yourself to replenish the stock."

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "General Zhao, you can really tell a joke. We all know the value of these components. As an employee who didn’t even work a full month, how could I afford to buy eight boxes of electronic components?"

Zheng Xiuqin snorted in dissatisfaction and said to Zhao QingSheng, "General Zhao, let’s drop this matter. Little Li is one of our logistics staff. If there was a problem, it would reflect badly on our department as well."

Zhao QingSheng snorted sullenly without saying any more, but he was puzzled. Those people had clearly said that everything was prepared, so how come there were no problems now? Could it be that those people had lied?

At this moment, Li Yifei apologetically said to Zheng Xiuqin, "General Zheng, I’m really sorry. We indeed lost eight boxes of electronic components last night. However, I reported it to the police in time and quickly recovered the goods. Moreover, the culprits have been caught by the police, who I suppose have almost finished interrogating them by now. I’m afraid that there may still be someone from our logistics involved, and I haven’t been able to uphold our department’s image, which was very thoughtless of me."

Zhao QingSheng’s face went pale. He hadn’t expected that the culprits would already be in police custody by now. He would surely be implicated. Although the case was not big, and at most he would be fined, the embarrassment... he had truly lost face, and now it was questionable whether he could remain in the company.

As he was thinking of a way to escape, a police car already stopped at the entrance of the warehouse. Two police officers walked in and came straight to Li Yifei, speaking to him in a very polite tone, "Manager Li, we have finished our investigation. This incident was commissioned by Zhao QingSheng from Huayang Company, and we are about to arrest him."

When Li Yifei called the police last night and had them take away four burglars, he saw that they were all sitting on the ground, looking fearful. At that time, they hadn’t paid much attention, but after an interrogation back at the station, they learned that all four had been apprehended by Li Yifei alone.

It’s one thing to fight four people – that could be possible for someone very strong – but to catch four thieves single-handedly... that’s much harder. Naturally, the police held a certain amount of awe for a fighter like Li Yifei.

Zhao QingSheng began to sweat profusely. He turned to flee, not wanting to be taken by the police station’s officers. He thought that if he left now and later found someone to cover for him, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But if he were to be arrested now, it would be a lot more troublesome.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to go downtown. This gentleman here is our Zhao QingSheng, General Zhao," said Li Yifei, turning and pointing towards Zhao QingSheng, who was trying to slip away.

Zhao QingSheng whirled around and gave Li Yifei a venomous look, shouting, "Li Yifei, you’re ruthless. Just wait, I will definitely get my revenge."

Li Yifei immediately told the police, "Officers, you heard that. He’s still threatening me."

"We will add that to his charges," replied the two officers as they went to arrest Zhao QingSheng and then escorted him into the police car.

When Li Yifei was seemingly intoxicated by two loaders the previous night, he sensed something was wrong and pretended to be drunk. Sure enough, he caught people sneaking in to steal. As for such thieves, he easily secured their capture without much struggle, and they soon confessed Zhao QingSheng’s involvement. Then he deliberately let one of them call Zhao QingSheng to lure him over, which led to today’s dramatic scene in the warehouse.

Li Yifei had always been merciless to those who sought to bring him down, especially scoundrels like Zhao QingSheng. He was not one for polite restraint; he would deal with them as harshly as he could.

After the police left, the people from the logistics department all showed contempt for Zhao QingSheng. Shen Yajuan spoke up first, "That Zhao QingSheng is such a scumbag, using such methods to frame Little Li."

Li Zhisheng also shook his head, saying, "I really didn’t expect this; the guy is so devious. Thankfully, Little Li is sharp-witted; otherwise, if Zhao had thrown him under the bus, Little Li would have been in a tight spot."

Michelle was all smiles, saying, "Brother Li, you’re really awesome. I was wondering why he was so adamant that something was wrong with your stuff; turns out he did it himself!"

Zheng Xiuqin cleared her throat and said, "Little Li, you’ve saved the company from a loss, and I’ll report this. However... I hope that if something similar happens in the future, you’ll notify me first. If we can deal with it internally, we should, because this involves the reputation of the company, after all."

Li Yifei quickly humbled himself and said, "Yes, General Zheng, it was my lack of consideration. I won’t do it again in the future."

"Hmm, but a person like Zhao QingSheng is a scourge in our logistics department. This time, I will definitely go to President Xu and insist on his removal from our department."

There was an immediate cheer from everyone. Regarding Zhao QingSheng, every one of them was extremely disgusted, especially Michelle, who was excited with her face flushed with excitement. As long as Zhao QingSheng was gone, she would no longer have to worry about being harassed every day, which was one of the most troublesome issues she faced as a beautiful young woman at work.

At that moment, Li Yifei turned to look at the two loaders who were still dazed. The two suddenly felt uneasy and didn’t dare meet Li Yifei’s gaze, worried. With Zhao QingSheng taken away by the police, were they going to be arrested too?

Zheng Xiuqin also noticed the problem with the two loaders and said with a light smile, "Little Li, you’re the manager here now. How to handle these people is no longer a matter for the logistics department manager—that’s up to you now."

Li Yifei nodded and said to the two loaders, "You two have been working here, but you conspired with outsiders to do harm to the warehouse. You no longer qualify to work here. Whether the Public Security Bureau will come after you or not depends on whether Zhao QingSheng rats you out. Considering that we’re co-workers, I won’t report you two myself."

The two didn’t dare to say any more, knowing that Li Yifei was giving them a break. They were just grateful to him and promptly packed up their things and left with their tails between their legs.

"Little Li handled that well. Although they broke the law, not everything in a company should be addressed legally. We must consider personal feelings to some extent, or we won’t have good teamwork. Since everyone is here today, I’ll treat you all to lunch at noon," Zheng Xiuqin declared.

Li Yifei hurriedly said, "Everyone’s come to my place today; as the host, I should at least treat you all to a meal."

Zheng Xiuqin smiled slightly and said, "Little Li, when you joined our department, I hadn’t even had the chance to take you out for a welcoming meal. So let’s consider this meal as making up for that. No matter what, it’s my treat today, or rather, it’s on behalf of the logistics department. Don’t forget, we have a budget for entertainment expenses, and this can be reimbursed. Are you still going to argue with me?"

Cheers arose from everyone, and Li Yifei didn’t argue anymore. It would be foolish not to take advantage of company funds and instead dip into his own pocket.

The meal was a joyful one; it was Li Yifei’s first get-together with the logistics department since joining over half a month ago. Zheng Xiuqin now held Li Yifei in high regard. What had been a troublesome issue was effortlessly resolved by Li Yifei, and she truly considered him a part of the logistics team now.

However, because it was noon, everyone only drank a little. In the afternoon, Zheng Xiuqin took everyone away, while Li Yifei had to stay at the warehouse until Monday, as the original manager would only be back the following week.

Other departments could rest over the weekend, but Li Yifei’s warehouse couldn’t. There were still goods coming in and out, which was one reason some people disliked working in the warehouse—it tied you down. One might earn a bit more, but it came at the cost of freedom; work could come up at any time.

And on Saturday afternoon, Su Yiyi, the girl, unexpectedly came to the warehouse, causing all the employees to stare, amazed. The last time Su Yiyi visited was at night, so not everyone had seen her, with only Dong Chenghuai catching a glimpse. This time, everyone saw her.

"Yiyi, what brings you here?" Li Yifei, seeing Su Yiyi, was also quite surprised.

Su Yiyi, with a flushed face, was fiddling with her fingers and shyly said, "I wanted to come and help wash clothes for Brother Li."

At that moment, Dong Chenghuai was thoroughly impressed with Li Yifei. People say that a harlot lacks heart, and an actor lacks faith, but this lady, who’d been visited by Li Yifei just once, actually came over to do his laundry. Why hadn’t he met someone like her sooner?