Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Isn't this enough?" Yi Zhonghai asked back with a frown.

"As long as you investigate the source of Wang Dongjia's meat, you will definitely find the truth. It will be no problem to remove him from the position of head chef."

Director Yang shook his head: "Not enough..."

"Why?" Yi Zhonghai asked back with a puzzled look on his face.

In his eyes, corruption and speculation are both very serious crimes. If it happened to an ordinary person, he might be dragged out to be shot at if he is unlucky. But if it happened to Wang Dong, he couldn't even take away his position as the director of the kitchen.

Director Yang decided to let Yi Zhonghai know clearly what happened next. Facing his puzzled look, he asked, "You just said that three members of Wang Dong's family work in the steel mill, and their monthly salary is more than 200 yuan..."

"With such a high salary every month, do you think they will get less bills?"

"It is true that ordinary workers in the old city can only get half a pound of meat coupons a month, but there are also some special subsidies for some special groups."

"Master Yi, you were originally a level 8 fitter in the steel mill. Since you are one of the few high-level fitters in the steel mill, you must have forgotten the monthly subsidy from the steel mill."

"In addition to the five to ten yuan wage subsidy, you will also be subsidized with one pound of meat coupons and two ounces of oil coupons every month, which are things that ordinary workers don't have."

"Wang Dong is the kitchen manager of the steel mill and a section-level cadre. In addition to his monthly salary of nearly 100 yuan, he also receives a subsidy of four kilograms of meat coupons and half a kilogram of oil coupons every month."

"Although his wife is only the deputy director of the technical department, she is still the second engineer of our steel rolling mill. She also receives a subsidy of ten kilograms of meat coupons and half a kilogram of oil coupons every month."

"Although my sister-in-law is not a cadre, she is also a cadre, and she receives a subsidy of one pound of meat coupons and two ounces of oil coupons every month."

"With the two or three kilograms of meat coupons that their family already has every month, they have ten kilograms of meat coupons every month. Even if they eat half a kilogram of meat a day, these ten kilograms of pork can last for twenty days."

"If I remember correctly, although Wang Dong is the kitchen manager of the steel mill, he usually goes out to take on some high-end acting jobs, and the host family will basically send some unused pork and chicken."

"By this calculation, his family can definitely eat meat every day."

"This is just the normal subsidy, not including the New Year and other festivals."

"Our steel rolling mill has always provided very good welfare during the New Year and other festivals."

"In recent years, every Chinese New Year, everyone can get two kilograms of pork, two bars of soap, two towels, and a teacup. Senior fitters and blacksmiths in the factory can also get a thermos."

"The three members of Wang Dong's family are all cadres, two of whom are already section-level and deputy section-level cadres, so they have even more New Year benefits."

"The three of us get at least 20 kilograms of pork at the steel mill, not to mention chicken, duck, fish, etc...."

"Do you think that people's families will be short of meat? Is it necessary to take the risk of going to the pigeon market to speculate?"

"I know you don't get along with Comrade Wang Dong, but even if you don't get along with him, you can't judge him by your own standards and frame him. That's against the law."

At this point, Director Yang's expression gradually became serious, and Yi Zhonghai also slowly realized that something was wrong.

Before Yi Zhonghai could explain, Director Yang's serious voice reached his ears again: "Master Yi... Comrade Banggeng, do you have any more evidence?"

"If not, then it would be a slander against the outstanding cadres of our steel mill."

"Although the factory has set up a reporting office to encourage everyone to report illegal and disorderly behavior of cadres at all levels and restore the normal production order of our steel rolling mill, we cannot report others without evidence."

"So if you two can't come up with some solid evidence, the factory will definitely punish you."

At this point, Director Yang, regardless of the shock on Yi Zhonghai's face, took out another letter of complaint. "I have another letter of complaint here, but it's not about Comrade Wang Dong, it's about you two."

"It says that you two, master and apprentice, often cheated in the same workshop, used your power to settle personal grudges, and deceived the factory leaders. There is a lot of evidence in it."

"I didn't believe it at first, but after reading the evidence in the report, I believed it because I experienced many of the things in it myself and I still remember them clearly."

"I thought that you are an old employee of the steel rolling mill and a former eighth-level fitter. As the factory director, I will take care of you if I can."

"But the letter of complaint was not written by one person, but by more than a dozen workers. The factory couldn't just ignore it."

"I have handed this matter over to the factory's investigation team. If the investigation proves it is true, the appropriate punishment will be inevitable."

"I don't know what the specific punishment will be. After all, I don't have the final say in the steel mill. The factory leaders need to discuss and decide together."

"in addition……"

"I'll let you know one more piece of news."

"After a rigorous investigation by the steel mill investigation team, it was found that Wang Dong did not practice nepotism or corruption in the steel mill kitchen. Instead, he made great contributions to the steel mill."

"Before considering his young age, his achievements were suppressed and he was not promoted."

"After Director Li left the steel mill, many of the mill's executives were investigated and resigned."

"After research by the factory leaders, it was decided that Comrade Wang Dong would be appointed as the deputy director of the logistics department of the steel rolling mill and acting director."

"Comrade Chen Jun, Wang Dong's wife, was promoted to the head of the technical department of the steel rolling mill."

"He also has a sister-in-law who works in the Finance Department. It seems that she will be promoted to deputy section chief this time."

After he finished speaking, he didn't give Yi Zhonghai and Banggeng time to react, and just waved his hand and said, "Okay..."

"I have learned everything I need to tell you. You two can go back to the workshop."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the investigation team will go to the first workshop in an hour to investigate the matter reported by the workers against you."

"Because you two are just ordinary workers in the steel mill, the punishment against you does not require a centralized discussion by the factory leaders."

"If the investigation is true, the punishment for the two of you will be made before the end of the get off work day. I hope you two will be prepared in advance."

There is a saying that goes "killing someone destroys their heart."

This is how Yi Zhonghai feels now.

He thought that by reporting Wang Dong he could give the new factory director a token of his allegiance, and that he would be able to become the new factory director's confidant, and be promoted to deputy director of a workshop in the steel rolling mill.

Wang Dong will also be overthrown by the new factory director because of his pledge of allegiance, lose his position as kitchen director, and become an ordinary worker in the steel rolling mill.

I didn't expect the final result to be exactly the opposite of what I expected.

People who should have been promoted not only did not get promoted, they might even be punished.

Wang Dong, who should have been punished, was not punished, but was promoted to a higher level, becoming completely out of his reach. (End of this chapter)