Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 855 The Consequences of Living a Life of Idleness and Waiting for Death!
After the meeting, a student immediately went to the school's faculty office. He reached for the phone on the desk, shook it twice, picked up the receiver, and said anxiously, "Is this the switchboard? Please transfer me to the Industrial Department, to Vice President Wei's office."

"Hello! This is Vice President Wei's office. May I ask who this is?" The call was quickly connected, and a polite voice from a middle-aged man immediately came through the phone.

Upon hearing the inquiry on the phone, the student immediately said, "Director Zhou! This is Wei Ping. Is my uncle there? Could you please let him answer the phone?"

Upon hearing Wei Ping's self-introduction, Director Zhou greeted him warmly, saying, "Oh, it's Xiao Wei! Mr. Wei is about to go to a meeting. If you had called any later, we might not have been able to reach him. Please wait a moment, and I'll go and ask him to answer the phone."

"Wei Ping! Isn't today the start of the training course? Why are you calling me at this time?" Wei Ping paused for a minute or two before a middle-aged man's authoritative yet kind voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing Vice President Wei's question, and thinking about the upcoming assessment tomorrow, Wei Ping nervously replied, "Uncle! At the introductory meeting just now, Team Leader Wu announced that tomorrow the training course will conduct a cultural and practical exam for all trainees. Those who fail the exam will be sent back to their original units."

Upon hearing Wei Ping's explanation, Vice President Wei didn't take the news too seriously. He nonchalantly said to Wei Ping, "Wei Ping! So what if it's an exam? You're a college graduate from an industrial university, and you've been a technician in a machine tool factory for so many years. Your understanding of machine tools far surpasses that of the other trainees. Are you really worried about failing the exam?"

As the saying goes, family members know their own business. Although Wei Ping is a college graduate, he was assigned to work as a technician in a machine tool factory after graduation. However, because his uncle was the vice president, the factory leaders took special care of him. As a result, Wei Ping has been spending his days in the office since he started working, and he probably hasn't gone to the workshop to do production and maintenance work.

Upon hearing Vice President Wei's words, Wei Ping recalled his years of working in the machine tool factory and felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead. He nervously explained to Vice President Wei, "Uncle! If it were just a written exam, I wouldn't be worried at all. The key is that there's a practical exam tomorrow, and since I started working at the machine tool factory, I haven't been to the workshop more than ten times in total. So I'm worried that I might fail the practical exam."

Upon hearing Wei Ping's explanation, Vice President Wei immediately guessed that after Wei Ping was assigned to the machine tool factory, he must have relied on his position and been slacking off during his time there. Now that he heard about the practical exam, he was worried that Wei Ping would fail, which is why he called him.

After figuring out the reason, Vice President Wei's face showed disappointment, and he angrily reprimanded Wei Ping: "Wei Ping! The reason I arranged for you to work in the machine tool factory was that I hoped you could accumulate more experience in the process and contribute to the country's construction in the future. But you have really disappointed me."

When Wei Ping heard the question from Vice President Wei, he thought about what he had done at the machine tool factory over the years, and a look of guilt immediately appeared on his face. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

On the other end of the phone, Vice President Wei, realizing his true purpose in arranging for Wei Ping to attend the training course, said to Wei Ping with a mixture of disappointment and frustration, "Wei Ping! I originally thought that since you've been working at the machine tool factory for five or six years, this training course organized by the department would be a good opportunity for you to learn real skills and advance your rank. But I never expected this!" Vice President Wei's face showed disappointment as he finished speaking, then he sighed and said to Wei Ping, "Wei Ping! If you pass tomorrow's assessment, then study hard in the training course. If you don't pass, then you can go back to Jingu City!"

When Wei Ping heard Vice President Wei's words, his heart skipped a beat. Under normal circumstances, if he failed the assessment, he should have gone to Vice President Wei's house to say goodbye. Instead, Vice President Wei told him to go directly back to Jingu City. This was obviously because he was very disappointed in Wei's behavior of loafing around in the machine tool factory all these years.

Soon, news that the training course would assess the thirty trainees reached the Ministry of Industry. The several senior executives in the Ministry, knowing about Lin Zhongtian's situation, were not surprised by the news at all.
However, two people with ulterior motives, upon learning this news, realized that their secret placement of people with connections might be exposed during the assessment. So they started spreading rumors that the expert group did not believe their selection results, which was why they assessed these thirty trainees. Later, it was only after several senior executives in the department personally spoke up that these rumors disappeared from the department. Of course, these are all stories for later.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around 10 a.m., the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang. Hearing the ring, Jia Dongming picked up the receiver and politely asked, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Director Jia! Hello! This is Xiao Jiaxiang. We just found a lead from the thermos factory. This batch of thermos bottles produced by the factory has defects and was only sold in Jinyang City, Shanxi Province." Xiao Jiaxiang's urgent reply came through the phone as soon as Jia Dongming finished asking the question.

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's explanation, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Old Xiao! Have the test results for the bullet casings and bullets from the scene come out yet? If so, send them to the Municipal Bureau immediately. I will contact the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department right away to ask them if similar cases have occurred in Shanxi Province in recent years."

Jia Dongming's idea was also Xiao Jiaxiang's idea. Upon receiving Jia Dongming's instructions, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! The test report for the bullet casing has been released. I will arrange for someone to send it to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Major Crimes Unit right away. I would also appreciate it if you could arrange for someone to contact the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department to check if any similar cases have occurred in Shanxi Province."

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's request, Jia Dongming immediately replied with a smile, "Old Xiao! I'll call the team right now, and once your report is delivered, I'll have them contact the Shanxi Province side."

(End of this chapter)