Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 154 Breaking the Face
It's no wonder that Fang Weimin would have such a misunderstanding about Wang Chengpeng, after all, although the data in this ledger is not much, it is definitely not small either.

It's simply impossible to do calculations mentally.

Fang Weimin even prepared paper and pen in advance to facilitate Wang Chengpeng's calculations, but unexpectedly, Wang Chengpeng did not use the paper and pen at all.

About fifteen minutes later, Wang Chengpeng put down the ledger in his hand, and the other party said to Weimin:

"These accounts are quite interesting, but I wonder if Station Chief Fang shares the same thought."

Wang Chengpeng spoke vaguely, but his words implied that Fang Weimin had ulterior motives in keeping the accounts.

However, it was precisely because Wang Chengpeng spoke so vaguely that Fang Weimin became even more convinced that Wang Chengpeng was just putting on an act.

Trying to scam me? No way!

Thinking this, Fang Weimin smiled and said:
"Comrade Wang, ledgers are very serious things. One is one, and two is two. How can you say they are interesting?"

"If you approve of this ledger, I can settle your payments for the three of you right now."

Sighing slightly, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that some people really wouldn't shed a tear until they saw the coffin, and said:
"It seems that Station Chief Fang doesn't find this ledger interesting, so we are somewhat at odds."

"I just don't know whose opinion should prevail in this situation. Has Brother Ji said anything about it?"

Faced with Wang Chengpeng's reasoned argument, Fang Weimin remained unfazed and said:

"Then naturally we should use the correct person as the standard."

"Since you insist on saying that the accounts are interesting, you should at least give some explanation."

Seeing Fang Weimin's nonchalant attitude, Wang Chengpeng shook his head slightly and said:
"I've already given you a chance."

"Since you insist on this, why don't you take a look at these projects?"

"I really didn't expect Brother Ji to send someone who would tamper with the accounts to replace him. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed."

“Since we agreed on three points in the beginning, and you have now unilaterally changed the distribution of remuneration, then I also have the right to terminate this cooperation.”

“I don’t lack this money. Since Station Master Fang has no intention of cooperating, then our cooperation ends here.”

The scrap metal recycling station was merely the starting point of Wang Chengpeng's business, a means for him to accumulate capital.

After he had received enough compensation, the collaboration became practically unnecessary.

As for books, the books in his house, which couldn't even fit in one or two rooms, were more than enough to meet Wang Chengpeng's needs.

If it weren't for Ji Yongyue's sake, Wang Chengpeng would probably have withdrawn from this business long ago.

Now that Ji Yongyue is gone, and the new partner is so shameless, Wang Chengpeng immediately lost the will to continue the cooperation.

After saying that, Wang Chengpeng didn't even give the three of them time to react before getting on his bicycle and leaving the scrap metal recycling station.

Wang Chengpeng simply walked away nonchalantly, leaving the three people present completely dumbfounded.

Especially Shi Ren and He Quan, who considered themselves Wang Chengpeng's apprentices, were caught in a dilemma: whether to leave or not.

"I'm so angry, I'm absolutely furious."

"My young master gave you a chance to make a living, but you didn't appreciate it. Instead, you started causing trouble on my turf."

"There are plenty of people who want to cooperate with me. One more or one less of you won't make a difference."

At this point, Fang Weimin spoke up, saying, "You two probably don't know, do you?"

"It's your seemingly respectable master who's actually taking a lot of kickbacks."

“He does nothing and yet enjoys most of the benefits. I really feel sorry for you guys.”

"It's good that this heartless person is gone. We can continue to cooperate, and your compensation will definitely be more than double what it is now."

"What do you two think?"

Wang Chengpeng's comments on the ledger were not random; on the contrary, every point he made hit the nail on the head regarding the falsified ledger.

Even so, Fang Weimin did not feel panicked at all, because he felt that even if Wang Chengpeng found out about this, he would not dare to do anything to him.

All I need to do is feign an apology, and the other party won't dare to do anything to me, even if it's because of the benefits I got from the deal.

However, Wang Chengpeng's performance completely surprised Fang Weimin.

It was such a small problem; he could have just pointed it out and fixed it himself. But I never expected Wang Chengpeng to be so persistent and unilaterally terminate the cooperation.

Seeing that Wang Chengpeng had already left and there was no room for maneuver, Fang Weimin remained fearless.

He felt it was a good thing that someone as ungrateful as Wang Chengpeng left; there was absolutely no need to take him along in this lucrative business.

As long as I can continue to make money from this business, or even make more money, no one will have any complaints about me.

If Wang Chengpeng knew Fang Weimin's thoughts, he would probably laugh out loud. What did he mean by being relentless? Did he think that his repeated reminders were not giving Fang Weimin a chance?
Despite his repeated, subtle hints that there was something wrong with the ledger, Fang Weimin stubbornly refused to admit it until the very last moment.

Fang Weimin only admitted it after he had presented the evidence to the other party, which was truly shameless to the extreme.

Fang Weimin did that because he believed he had Wang Chengpeng completely under his control.

In Fang Weimin's view, as long as Wang Chengpeng still wants to make money through this business, he will have no choice but to cooperate with him.

I'm in charge of this business, so even if I only give Wang Chengpeng a penny or two, he'll definitely continue to cooperate with me.

In fact, Fang Weimin really did have this plan.

Starting with falsifying accounts, he gradually eroded Wang Chengpeng's profits, eventually pocketing the entire sum.

Otherwise, why would he go to such great lengths to come to this remote and impoverished place?
The only person Fang Weimin might be wary of is his employer, Ji Yongyue.

If Wang Chengpeng gets angry and tells Ji Yongyue about this, he'll really be in deep trouble.

Unfortunately, in this era before even pagers existed, communication wasn't that convenient.

Fang Weimin had already secretly read Ji Yongyue's letter to Wang Chengpeng, and it didn't mention any contact information at all.

In other words, even if Wang Chengpeng discovers something is wrong, he can't find Ji Yongyue to stand up for him.

This is Fang Weimin's greatest courage in dealing with Wang Chengpeng.

Even now, Wang Chengpeng's angry and humiliating departure, like a clown, was within his expectations.

Isn't he just a highly skilled repairman?

These kinds of things are everywhere; as long as you're willing to spend money, you can find as many as you want.

(End of this chapter)