Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 755 The Aftermath!

The reason Jia Dongming dared to violate regulations by distributing benefits to his subordinates was because he had Chen Zhenliang as his backer. For this reason, when Jia Dongming learned that someone had reported him for violating regulations by distributing benefits, he didn't take the reports seriously at all.

Now that Chen Zhenliang is going to work in the south, Jia Dongming is certain that as soon as Chen Zhenliang leaves, the mysterious person who reported him will definitely submit another report to the General Administration. Therefore, he must clean up all the loose ends in the Security Department before Chen Zhenliang leaves to avoid being caught with any incriminating evidence.

After saying goodbye to Chen Zhenliang, Jia Dongming drove back to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He parked his car, walked quickly into the office building, and arrived at the door of the logistics department's office. Seeing Zhang Guoping sitting in the office reading a newspaper, he immediately instructed him, "Comrade Guoping! Come to my office."

Zhang Guoping, who was sitting at his desk reading a newspaper, instinctively looked up when he heard Jia Dongming's shout. Seeing Jia Dongming standing at the office door, he quickly stood up from his desk and walked out of the office while respectfully asking Jia Dongming, "Director! What can I do for you?"

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's question, Jia Dongming did not immediately answer it. He strode into his office, placed his briefcase on his desk, and solemnly instructed Zhang Guoping, "Guoping! Close the office door."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions and seeing Jia Dongming's serious expression, Zhang Guoping immediately realized that something serious had happened and hurriedly asked Jia Dongming, "Director! You look so worried, has something happened?"

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's question, Jia Dongming pointed to the chair opposite his desk. After Zhang Guoping sat down, Jia Dongming asked him with a serious expression, "Guoping! Over the years, have you been keeping accounts for the excessive distribution of welfare benefits in the same way you keep accounts for normal expenditures?"

When Jia Dongming asked about the account books, Zhang Guoping immediately shook his head and replied, "Director! The welfare benefits distributed by our department are, after all, against regulations. To avoid audits from higher-ups, I keep separate account books for the slush fund and regular office expenses."

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's report that the logistics department kept two separate ledgers, Jia Dongming breathed a sigh of relief. With a serious expression, he explained to Zhang Guoping, "Guoping! Over the years, there have been anonymous reports about our irregular distribution of benefits. The higher-ups are taking this very seriously, and it's estimated that an investigation team will be dispatched to our security department soon to investigate this matter."

"What! Someone reported that our department was illegally distributing benefits, and the higher-ups are even sending an investigation team to investigate this matter? Is that true?" Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation that an investigation team would be sent to their security department to investigate the distribution of benefits, Zhang Guoping's face showed shock. Before Jia Dongming could finish speaking, he asked Jia Dongming with a look of astonishment to confirm the news.

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's question and seeing the shocked expression on his face, Jia Dongming nodded firmly and said to Zhang Guoping with a serious expression, "Guoping! Over the years, our department has arranged for comrades to collect welfare benefits outside, but distributing welfare benefits beyond the standard is indeed a violation of regulations."

“In the past, this wouldn’t have been a big deal, but these are special times. I’m worried that someone might seize on this and make a big fuss about it, or even accuse us of being privileged. Go and get me all the ledgers of our illegal distribution of benefits over the years.” Zhang Guoping nodded immediately upon hearing Jia Dongming’s instructions, then stood up from his chair and said anxiously to Jia Dongming, “Director! The ledgers are in my office. I’ll go get them for you right now.”

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's words and seeing Zhang Guoping preparing to retrieve the account books, Jia Dongming quickly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Guoping! The account books aren't urgent. The most important thing now is to agree on a story and avoid giving anyone a handle to use against us."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Zhang Guoping sat back down in his chair and asked Jia Dongming with a worried expression, "Director! How do you think we should unify our statements?"

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's question, Jia Dongming recalled the solution he had come up with on his way back from the General Administration and immediately reminded Zhang Guoping: "Guoping! Over the years, haven't we been purchasing grain and then subsidizing the families of those comrades who don't have rationed grain by controlling the grain station's selling price? We can start from this aspect."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's suggestion, Zhang Guoping's eyes lit up, and he said to Jia Dongming with a look of surprise, "Director! You mean we can keep a separate account and change the funds for purchasing welfare benefits beyond the standard to the cost of purchasing affordable grain, and then use that as a duty allowance to subsidize comrades whose family rations are insufficient?"

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's reply, Jia Dongming smiled and nodded, then instructed Zhang Guoping: "Make another ledger for distributing welfare benefits. As for the amount of welfare benefits distributed, cut it by two-thirds and use that two-thirds as funds to purchase grain. Also, inform the comrades who purchase grain from the department and make sure they all give the same answer."

Hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Zhang Guoping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that they had all used yellow croaker for transactions later on. He said to Jia Dongming with a look of relief, "Director! Fortunately, we later purchased supplies from your friend using yellow croaker for transactions. This makes our accounting much easier. Even if the investigation team from above comes to check our slush fund, at most they will only find out that we used the money from the slush fund to subsidize the poor families in the department."

"In addition, regarding our excessive purchase of holiday benefits, we will directly cut the expenses by two-thirds. Although there is still an overspending, the amount of overspending is not large, and we will at most receive a warning."

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's reply, Jia Dongming, looking displeased, reminded Zhang Guoping, "Guoping! Even if the sky falls, I'm the tall one who can hold it up. As long as we can all stick to the same story, nothing else matters."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reminder, Zhang Guoping stood up from his desk again and said to Jia Dongming with a relaxed expression, "Director! I'll go back to my office first to bring you the ledger for distributing employee benefits, and then I'll go back to my office and make another ledger as you just instructed."

(End of this chapter)