Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"I'm here to catch up with Director Liu Yidao, of course. What, aren't you welcome?"

Chapter 103 The Opportunity for Promotion to Section Chief, the Warmth of Home! [Please Subscribe]

"What past have we ever had? If you have something to say, say it; otherwise, get lost!"

When Zhao Dong heard this guy insulting his section chief, he wanted to go up and teach him a lesson, but Cao Xu stopped him.

"Liu Yidao, did you get those discounted meats sold outside?"

Liu Yidao sat back down in his chair.

"Did you bring it here or did I?"

"If you want to buy meat, go out and queue up."

At this point, Liu Yidao pointed at Cao Xu and the others.

"But I can tell you, none of you will get a single ounce of meat from my shop. I won't sell to anyone else."

After he finished speaking, he took an egg from the kettle next to him and began to peel it.

Cao Xu realized that this guy thought he was there to buy meat and was trying to cut off the supply because of their conflict.

The sales clerk next to him couldn't take it anymore and shouted.

"Director, this is Section Chief Cao from the security department of the steel rolling mill. He's not here to buy meat."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yidao dropped the egg he had just peeled onto the ground.

He didn't even bother picking up the eggs; he just walked out from behind his desk.

"Section Chief Cao... I've long admired your name."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and walked towards Cao Xu, but Cao Xu waved for someone to stop him.

"No need for a handshake, it would be a waste of my handkerchief."

"Liu Yidao, let's skip the empty pleasantries. If you knew what I was doing, I wouldn't be in this mess today."

"The Dongjie Supply and Marketing Cooperative sold pork with quality problems, which caused food poisoning to Qin Huairu and her family, workers at the steel rolling mill, endangering the lives and safety of the people."

"In accordance with factory regulations, Liu Yidao, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, and Zhou Hui, the accountant, shall be detained for investigation."

"Zhao Dong, take him away."

Liu Yidao panicked when he heard this, and he struggled to shout.

“Cao Xu, I’m from the street office, not from your steel rolling mill. Your security department has no right to investigate me.”

Cao Xu said.

"Liu Yidao, don't forget, the supply and marketing cooperative is now under the jurisdiction of the steel rolling mill."

"All the personnel files of your supply and marketing cooperative were transferred to the steel rolling mill three days ago."

"Don't even mention a supply and marketing cooperative director like you. Even if you were a deputy factory director, my security department could still investigate you and take you away!"

Liu Yidao's Natural Way Supply and Marketing Cooperative had been transferred to the steel rolling mill seven days ago, but he did not expect that their personnel relationship would be transferred so quickly.

Seeing that he was about to be arrested, Liu Yidao roared at Cao Xu.

"Cao Xu, you've wronged an innocent person, you've used your position to settle personal scores, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Dong stuffed a rag into his mouth.

After leaving the office, Cao Xu looked at Zhao Dong and asked.

Has Zhou Hui been caught?

Zhao Dong nodded.

"We caught her. She tried to sneak out the back door, but our men caught her red-handed."

Cao Xu looked at the sales clerk beside him and asked.

When does the discounted meat go on sale?

The salesperson replied.

"It was just delivered this morning, and it's the first day it's on sale."

Cao Xu gave the instructions.

"Retrieve today's special-price meat sales records, check the meat ration slips, and notify every household whose names can be found."

"Recall all the problematic pork and refund the money and the tickets."

"Make it clear to anyone who refuses a refund that the factory will not be responsible for any problems that arise from the food."

"For those without name information, if they come to cancel their tickets voluntarily, we will verify their identity and provide a full refund."

The salesperson was perplexed.

"Section Chief Cao, we can't control your security department arresting people, but refunds and ticket cancellations require the finance department's help..."

Cao Xu interrupted.

"Just do as I say, the finance department staff will be here soon."

"The supply and marketing cooperative will suspend operations until the case is resolved."

"If anyone comes to claim compensation due to food poisoning from the problematic pork, we will verify the relevant information and then have them take a hospital certificate to the logistics department of the steel rolling mill for processing."

After Cao Xu left, the supply and marketing cooperative immediately became busy, and the sign indicating that it was closed was immediately put up. They didn't even bother to greet customers who came to buy things.

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In the evening, Cao Xu, who had worked overtime all afternoon, finally had some free time.

Just as he was about to leave work and go home, Sun Guofu came running over, panting.

"Cao Xu, you've been giving me work as soon as you got back. You won't even let me have a peaceful New Year."

Cao Xu looked at Sun Guofu, who was running left and right, and laughed.

"Director Sun, it's not that I'm not letting you celebrate the New Year, it's that the director of the supply and marketing cooperative is preventing you from having a proper New Year."

"When faced with something like this, I can't afford to delay any longer; I can only deal with it as an emergency."

"What if we all get food poisoning during our New Year's Eve dinner tonight? Then we'll have to share the blame with the logistics department."

Sun Guofu said with lingering fear.

"You're right, that was close."

"Director Yang just called me and said that it's fortunate that you are quick-witted, capable, and decisive."

"Otherwise, when you wake up tomorrow, Director Yang will probably be criticized by the bureau, and might even be featured in the Beijing newspapers."

"If that sparks public outrage, the factory will have no choice but to send a deputy director to take the blame."

"If the steel mill loses face, the second batch of railway orders will probably fall into the hands of others."

At this point, Sun Guofu gripped Cao Xu's hand tightly.

"Cao Xu, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You've made a great contribution to our steel rolling mill."

Cao Xu said calmly.

"As long as the factory doesn't blame me for overstepping my authority and acting on my own, that's fine."

Sun Guofu straightened his back and said.

"Cao Xu, who dares to say that you overstepped your authority in handling the case and acted without authorization?"

“You reported this case to me before you took it on, and the arrests and store closures were all done with my approval.”

Did Cao Xu contact Sun Guofu before handling the case?

Of course I tried to contact them, but I couldn't reach them after searching around.

Today was supposed to be Sun Guofu's shift at the factory, but since it was Lunar New Year's Eve, he just went through the motions and went home to be with his wife and children.

Now, besides this incident, the factory will inevitably hold those responsible accountable, and Sun Guofu will inevitably be summoned to the bureau for criticism.

Cao Xu handled the matter well today, which is commendable, but he overstepped his authority in handling the case, which is a mistake.

Now that he has voluntarily stepped forward to take responsibility for overstepping his authority in handling the case and shutting down the supply and marketing cooperative, Cao Xu will only have credit left, and he can also avoid this criticism.

Cao Xu was naturally aware of Sun Guofu's thoughts, and he also knew that Sun Guofu was not trying to steal credit.

Sun Guofu was promoted to director last year. If he is to be promoted again, he can only be promoted directly to the bureau.

Today's achievement would be a merit if attributed to Cao Xu, but for him it would simply be his job and not enough to warrant a promotion.

He probably wouldn't be interested in being transferred to the position of deputy factory director, and more importantly, he lacks experience at the workshop level. If he were transferred there, he would only be able to manage some minor tasks.

"Director Sun, you're right. All the actions of the security department are carried out under the director's command. I'm just a gofer."

Sun Guofu liked Cao Xu's intelligence the most; talking to someone intelligent was never a problem.

“Cao Xu, I know your capabilities. Section Chief Zhou of our security department has already submitted his retirement application, and the factory has approved it.”

"I think your current abilities are more than enough to get promoted to the next level."