I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 438 Clear water has no fish

In the afternoon, in Fang Qingye's office, Zhao Wenjun and Zhang Hongbin, the director of the Supervision Office, were reporting this matter to Fang Qingye.

"President Fang, Xinjin Technology admitted that our bank paid them a total of 140 million yuan for developing online banking and mobile banking. After the money was transferred to their company's account, Zhang Wei took 30 and 20 yuan respectively, totaling 50 yuan."

"Holy shit!" Fang Qingye couldn't help but swear, "It's 140 million in total, and he dared to take a third of it! That's fucking shady. Did Zhang Wei admit it?"

“He said he didn’t take that much, and we are prepared to continue our investigation,” Zhang Hongbin replied.

After listening, Fang Qingye replied calmly, "No need for that trouble, just call the police."

"Call the police?!

Zhang Hongbin and Zhao Wenjun were both taken aback.

Reporting the crime to the police means that the police will get involved, and it's not as simple as just returning the stolen money or being fired from the bank.

According to relevant provisions of the Criminal Law, the employee may face charges of embezzlement or bribery by a non-state employee, which carries the risk of imprisonment!

Seeing that the two remained silent, Fang Qingye sneered:
"What? You took a 50 yuan kickback and didn't call the police? You think you can handle it internally?!"

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Zhang Hongbin quickly replied, "Okay, I'll call the police right away!"

"Besides Zhang Wei, who else is involved in this? What about Yang Weiyi?" Fang Qingye asked Zhang Hongbin.

Zhang Hongbin shook his head and quickly said, "President Yang is unaware of this."

"As the branch manager in charge of the Science and Technology Information Department, and specifically responsible for this work, shouldn't he bear some responsibility for oversight?" Fang Qingye said calmly.

Zhao Wenjun and Zhang Hongbin exchanged a glance, neither daring to respond.

"That's all for today. Please don't spread our conversation," Fang Qingye concluded.

After the two left, Fang Qingye picked up her teacup, drank her tea, and silently looked at the scenery outside.

Today is Friday. Bai Ou came back in the evening. After dinner, the two of them took a walk hand in hand in the nursery. Fang Qingye told the girl about Zhang Wei taking kickbacks.

"Oh, is it that serious?!" Bai Ou was also surprised.

"Yes, I didn't expect that either." Fang Qingye sighed. "If they dare to take a third of the profits from outsourcing software development, who knows how many shady things are involved in infrastructure projects and lending!"

"Ye Zi, you don't need to be too surprised. I work in the court. Some scholars have found that corruption and bribery, including taking kickbacks, in private enterprises are no less than in state-owned enterprises. Many of these cases go undetected because the disciplinary inspection and supervision functions in private enterprises are far less effective than those in state-owned enterprises."

"In addition, many key positions in private companies are held by the boss's cronies or even relatives. Even if these people are found out internally, the boss will turn a blind eye and will not choose to call the police."

"And then there are those people in key positions who are fearless because they've caught the boss red-handed. Safety supervision, environmental protection, taxation, quality inspection—which company doesn't have some irregularities? If a company is truly extremely compliant, its costs will definitely be much higher than the industry average, and then you won't be able to survive."

Bai Ou spoke eloquently, and Fang Qingye nodded frequently.

"Therefore, we also need to strengthen internal management, especially for key positions."

As the two were chatting, Wangcai, who was following behind, suddenly started barking wildly towards the gate. Fang Qingye then saw a figure appear at the entrance of the nursery.

When he got closer, he saw that it was Zhang Wei, with messy hair and a stubble beard.

"What are you doing here?" Fang Qingye asked, frowning.

"President Fang, can you give me a way out?" Zhang Wei looked at him and said, "I'll return all the kickbacks, and then I'll resign or you can fire me, but can you not call the police? I don't want to go to jail."

"When you received the 50 yuan, didn't you think about this problem?" Fang Qingye sneered. "Don't reach out your hand, or you will be caught. This doesn't just apply to public officials."

Zhang Wei became agitated upon hearing this: "But do you think I'm the only one doing this at Jinghai Bank? Let me tell you, some people are taking even more kickbacks than me, and they're even more ruthless!"

"Tell me loudly, who is it?!" Fang Qingye stared into Zhang Wei's eyes: "Tell me his name, and once the facts are clear, you'll be considered to have redeemed yourself!"

Zhang Wei slowly lowered his head.

"I won't say, I won't say my family is still in Nanxin." After saying that, Zhang Wei turned and walked out, his figure disappearing into the night.

Bai Ou held Fang Qingye's hand tightly without saying a word.

Fang Qingye noticed the girl's hands were a little cold and patted her shoulder to comfort her. "Yezi, judging from Zhang Wei's tone, there are still people embezzling and taking bribes within the bank. Will you continue to investigate?" the girl asked.

Fang Qingye looked at the night sky, and after a while shook her head: "As long as it's not exposed, I won't investigate proactively, lest it cause greater turmoil. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish."

After saying that, he took out his phone and dialed a number, which was for Zhang Hongbin.

"Director Zhang, Zhang Wei just came to my place? You didn't call the police?!"

"Report, report, I'll report it right away! I was a bit delayed by other things after get off work today and I forgot about it. I'm getting the materials from my office now and will take some people to the county economic crime investigation team to report it to the police immediately!" Zhang Hongbin hung up the phone after saying that.

"Honey, I'm going to the police station now. Bring me my coat," Zhang Hongbin called out into the bedroom.

"Huh? You really called the police? Zhang Wei will go to jail, won't he? Fang Qingye is so heartless." The wife took the suit hanging on the bedroom clothes rack and handed it to her husband.

“I originally wanted to wait a bit and have Zhang Wei find someone to plead for him with Fang Qingye, but he went there himself. He’s incredibly stupid!” Zhang Hongbin said as he put on his clothes.

"If I don't call the police, I'll lose my position as director of the inspection office!" After saying that, he quickly got dressed and left home.

Fang Qingye took a walk with Bai Ou for a while, then escorted her home.

"Ye Zi, I'm worried about your safety." The girl's eyes were full of concern. "Why don't you hire a bodyguard? Just tell everyone he's your personal assistant. Try contacting Da Hai or your second uncle and see if they have anyone suitable."

Actually, Fang Qingye hated this the most; he preferred to be free and independent, but he understood the girl's concern.

Moreover, these are turbulent times.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, a while ago my second uncle introduced me to a driver. He's a retired armed policeman who also knows some martial arts. My second uncle asked me to go and meet him, but I haven't gone yet. So I'll call my second uncle and find some time to go and meet him."

"Let's go tomorrow! I'll go with you!"

"Okay, okay"

Zhang Wei has been criminally detained by the police!

Suspected of accepting bribes as a non-state employee!

On Monday, this news once again shocked the entire Jinghai Bank.

Fang Qingye then called Zhao Wenjun and Zhang Hongbin to discuss the matter.

"President Fang, I suggest we take this opportunity to launch a bank-wide campaign to educate employees on the law, using Zhang Wei's case as a negative example to warn them that they must abide by the law!" Zhao Wenjun suggested.

“Okay.” Fang Qingye nodded: “You will be in charge of this matter personally. The Supervision Office will take the lead, and the Human Resources Department and the General Office will be responsible for the specific implementation. Let me take a look at the plan after it is written.”

“Okay, I’ll discuss it with Director Zhang in a bit,” Zhao Wenjun immediately agreed.

"I have a suggestion," Zhang Hongbin said from the side. "All units, especially key departments and positions, should revise and improve their rules and regulations, and emphasize strict enforcement. These should not be mere formalities; we must prevent similar problems from happening again!"

“Yes, the Ministry of Justice will take the lead in this matter, working with your Inspection Office to implement it as a long-term task.” Fang Qingye immediately agreed.

"There's another matter. Zhang Wei has been criminally detained. Who will take over the position of Minister of Science and Technology Information?" Zhao Wenjun raised another question: "Currently, the work of the Ministry of Science and Technology Information is being temporarily handled by their Deputy Minister, Lin Jiang."

"Then let's take charge for a while and see how things go. Also, let's stop cooperating with Xinjin Technology. I really don't like their online banking software. Let's find another company to develop it."

"Ok."

After discussing the matter, the two were about to leave when Fang Qingye called out to Zhao Wenjun.

"President Zhao, please wait a moment."

After Zhang Hongbin left, Fang Qingye asked, "What was President Yang doing this morning?"

"He took leave, saying he wasn't feeling well."

"Oh," Fang Qingye paused and then suddenly said, "President Zhao, could you talk to him privately and ask him to resign voluntarily?"

(End of this chapter)