50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 339 Overturning the table
Sun Zhiwei was too lazy to waste any more words with them and was ready to flip the table and reveal the truth.

He has absolute power to control the situation, so over the years he has resolved problems swiftly and decisively, without worrying about enemy counterattacks.

The simplest way to solve a problem is to directly target the person who created it, because this saves a lot of time.

"Since you're still not giving up, then I'll point out your weaknesses."

“从5年前的6月开始，每个月发下去的劳保用品只有224份；3年前的9月开始，只发下去221份；去年1月开始只发出去219份；上个月只有216份。”

"The number of people receiving labor protection supplies has decreased, but the number of people receiving wages from the finance department remains at 226."

When this question was raised, many people in the room turned ashen-faced, knowing that they could no longer deny it.

Only the office director still tried to argue: "Perhaps some workers forgot to collect their personal protective equipment."

"Some workers actually went down the mine without taking protective gear. They're role models among the workers! Call them over quickly, I want to give them special praise."

"Hmph, you're trying to fool us. Where did the reduced number of people go? Do I need to tell you? If I just ask around among the workers, wouldn't I find out?"

"Four mining accidents that killed 10 people, and you didn't even mention it in your report, and the workers didn't cause any trouble. It's truly an absurd situation."

"So many people died, and old Lancaster never knew. You saved him so much compensation money; he should really thank you."

Curry was the most panicked of them all because he was the mine manager, the decision-maker for everything, and he would bear the main responsibility if anything went wrong.

Fortunately, at least there's some explanation for deaths in mining accidents. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"Chairman, no matter what, I'm doing this for the good of the mine. If there are multiple mining accidents, the mine may have to be shut down."

"Furthermore, Mr. Lancaster may not be unaware of the previous incidents, but I did not make him pay a single penny in compensation. Would he be unhappy about that?"

"Heh, so old Lancaster should thank you."

“Curry, you came to the mine as mine manager seven years ago, when old Lancaster had just upgraded the mining equipment.”

"However, the amount of ore mined by the new equipment was exactly the same as that mined by the old equipment."

"It's ridiculous. If you had used your brain even a little, you wouldn't have come up with such fake data. Are you sure this accountant is helping you? She's just afraid you'll die."

It turns out that the mining accident wasn't his biggest worry, but the falsification of mining data was the real, fatal problem.

It was only when Sun Zhiwei pointed out the problem with the mining data that he truly panicked.

Just as Curry was filled with panic and preparing to make a desperate attempt to defend himself, Oliver, the production manager, suddenly interjected, "Chairman, this situation is actually quite normal."

"Because our mine is an old mine, the difficulty of mining suddenly increased starting in 2017."

"It is precisely because of the new equipment that the mining volume has been able to reach the previous level. If the old equipment were still being used, the annual output should have decreased significantly."

"As for the mining volume being exactly the same as in previous years, that's just a coincidence."

Seeing Oliver speak eloquently and refute his own conjecture in just a few words, Sun Zhiwei showed no sign of panic.

He didn't just see one flaw; even with a tinker like Oliver, who could patch one hole, he couldn't patch all the flaws.

He simply went on to point out the next issue: "Seven years ago, the mine's output was stable, and the amount of coal consumed each month for smelting gold was fixed."

"Starting seven years ago, the amount of coal consumed in smelting gold increased month by month, but the gold production recorded in the accounts remained unchanged year by year."

He paused here, his gaze sweeping over all those in charge. "Underreporting production figures, embezzling gold—how many of you are clean?"

"Also, how were the families of the deceased workers appeased? Were they silenced?" Sun Zhiwei said, his eyes turning to Bailey, the captain of the security team.

The burly security captain, Bailey, had a menacing face and didn't look like a good person.

When Bailey saw him looking over, he gave a disdainful 'sneer' and ignored his question.

At this moment, Curry, sitting in the first seat, sighed and then turned to Pele and said:

"Bailey, our chairman has come from a long way and is tired. Could you please take a few people to escort him to my dormitory to rest? The rest of you can continue the meeting."

Bailey stood up with a sinister grin and said to the vice-captain beside him, "Go to the door and call two people over."

Vice Captain Bud clenched his fists but didn't immediately get up to call for help; he just stood there frozen in place.

Pele ignored him and walked directly to Sun Zhiwei, saying mockingly, "Let's go, my respected Chairman Yellow-skinned Monkey, don't make me take action."

Sun Zhiwei showed no panic at this moment. Instead, he looked at Curry and said, "You know nothing about me."

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, a back elbow strike landed on Pelé's chin.

Just as Pelé tilted his head back in pain, Sun Zhiwei used grappling techniques and dislocated Pelé's limb joints in a few moves.

The office fell into a deathly silence, save for Pele's agonizing howls as he lay on the floor.

The deputy captain of security looked at Sun Zhiwei with surprise, his eyes shining.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the door was suddenly kicked open and two armed security guards rushed in.

At this moment, before the two security guards could figure out what was going on, Sun Zhiwei quickly rushed to one of them and struck the back of the other man's elbow, which was holding a gun.

That's where the nerves in your arm are located; if you're hit there, half of your body will immediately feel numb and unable to move.

The security guard immediately staggered, and Sun Zhiwei snatched the gun from him.

Almost simultaneously with Sun Zhiwei's action, Deputy Security Captain Bud also leaped up and charged at another armed security guard.

Bard disarmed his opponent with a single move, then followed up with a punch that slammed into the opponent's jawbone.

This is clearly military combat technique; it seems this deputy captain is a veteran.

After receiving the gun, Bud immediately turned it around and handed it to Sun Zhiwei.

Sun Zhiwei saw his actions and nodded to him: "Take the weapons first. How many people in the security team can you trust?"

"Chairman, there are 24 security guards in total. Six of them are Bailey's confidants. I can command four of them. The rest are all opportunists."

“Bard, I hereby officially appoint you as the new security captain of the Swell Gold Mine.”

"Now, I'll give you your first task."

"Go and control all the security personnel. Take down any who pose a threat. I'll come find you after I've dealt with things here."

(End of this chapter)