Reborn 10 years later: First, save 100 million Bitcoins

"Pfft..." Zhou Ping, who was leisurely drinking tea, spat out a mouthful of tea when he heard that the Polaris audit department had arrived.

This guy was already on edge, and even though Su Cong did a lot of psychological preparation for him, he still panicked when he heard about the audit department.

After all, this is no small matter. If problems are found and the matter is exposed, he could end up in jail.

Hearing the word "surprise inspection" made me panic instantly.

Su Cong, standing to the side, couldn't help but swallow hard; it would be impossible for him not to be flustered at all.

But Su Cong was still confident, and tried his best to remain calm. He first glanced at Lao Geng beside him.

His tone suddenly became much gentler.

"Old Geng, there's nothing for you to do here. You can go back to your work."

"Furthermore..." Su Cong added with a hint of ulterior motive, "I've already made it very clear to you about the materials used; they all meet the regulations and have passed inspections."

"So... don't say anything carelessly in this matter, and don't cause any negative consequences."

"Because if it brings negative impacts, it will affect the construction schedule."

"You need to understand that finishing on time is the most important thing. Don't let your delays cause problems."

"If the project is delayed because of you, I'm afraid the higher-ups will blame us and deduct your pay. You understand what I mean?"

Although Su Cong didn't say it explicitly, his implication was quite clear.

It's simply a matter of telling Lao Geng not to talk nonsense to outsiders, otherwise... his pay will be docked.

Old Geng was, after all, a foreman for steelworkers. Even if Su Cong wasn't paying him, if Su Cong wanted to cause trouble, he could definitely make Old Geng suffer.

Old Geng didn't say anything more, he just nodded and swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.

The office door had just closed after Lao Geng left.

Zhou Ping, standing to the side, already had a slight sheen of sweat on his face.

"Oh no, why did the Polaris Audit Department suddenly come? And it was a surprise inspection, could they have discovered something?"

"What's the panic!" Su Cong tried his best to remain calm: "Calm down, this is just a surprise inspection."

"It's important to know that Polaris has always implemented two verification mechanisms, conducting regular random checks on both its subsidiaries and branches."

"And every inspection is a surprise check, so it's highly likely that we're just randomly running into them."

"Moreover... all our documents, including contracts and accounting data, are meticulously prepared, so there's absolutely no need to panic."

Su Cong was indeed quite calm; even when faced with this surprise inspection, he remained composed.

But at the same time, they are also very confident.

They believed it was a random surprise inspection, not an investigation specifically targeting them.

Even after hearing Su Cong's explanation, Zhou Ping's tone remained uneasy.

"But... although the documents and accounts are fine, the materials we use are substandard and won't pass quality inspection."

"Oh dear." Su Cong said helplessly, "Brother Zhou Ping, look at yourself! What kind of state are you in? You've completely lost your mind."

"Didn't I just tell you? The auditing department is only responsible for checking the accounts. Quality inspection is not under their jurisdiction, and they certainly won't go to the construction site to test the strength of the steel bars."

"Even if they went to the site, whether it's steel bars, cement, or concrete, these people... who among them could understand it? They wouldn't know the quality of the materials; they only know how to look at the documents."

"Besides, we still have Secretary Tang, right? We can have Secretary Tang chat with them for a bit and reveal our identities and backgrounds."

"Once you subtly reveal your background and identity, even if they notice something amiss, they'll never dare to dig deeper!"

"Don't forget our background and connections. With that background and connections, who would dare offend us?"

The secretary, Tang Xiaoyan, nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, President Su, President Zhou, I know how to give the hints. Just leave it to me."

Without a doubt, the female secretary, Tang Xiaoyan, was also involved; she also had another identity: Su Cong's mistress.

This is perfectly normal; otherwise… Su Cong wouldn’t trust her.

After discussing it among themselves, Su Cong straightened his collar and said, "Let's go, come with me to greet them. Keep your expressions natural."

"In short, don't be shy or look guilty. After all, we're in charge here."

Su Cong truly lives up to his title as general manager; his personal abilities are indeed impressive, and he remains calm in the face of adversity.

If he hadn't gone astray, with his ability and composure, he could have worked for a few more years and, even without connections, become at least a vice president, or even a general manager.

However, while this background allowed him to get promoted faster, it ultimately harmed him.

Of course, Su Cong's goal was never to become the general manager, but to make money, lots and lots of money.

If his goal is simply to become a general manager, then if he works hard after becoming general manager, he might even be promoted later.

Unfortunately... one wrong step leads to another.

[Baiyun Branch Office Lobby!]

In the hall, the man at the head of the group was dressed in a dark suit, with a composed demeanor and little emotion on his face.

And he is Jiang Bei, the audit director of Polaris Group!

Xiao Feng sent them personally!

His ability to serve as director at Polaris speaks for itself; even Su Cong is not in the same league as him.

Don't underestimate him just because he's only a director in the audit department; in terms of power, he's more powerful than Su Cong, the general manager of the branch office.

After all, Polaris is a trillion-dollar conglomerate, and the most valuable departments in the entire group are only a dozen or so, with the audit department being one of them.

Other departments, such as finance, legal, security, and risk control, have directors who each earn tens of millions of yuan annually.

In Polaris, they can be called directors, but if they go outside, they are just as powerful figures in the real world.

Because their annual salary is in the tens of millions, which is incomparable to those with an annual income of tens of millions.

Although the income may sound the same, the difference is enormous.

For self-employed business owners who earn tens of millions a year, it's very difficult to even meet someone with an annual salary of tens of millions.

Because if you make 1000 million this year as your own boss, you might even lose 1000 million next year.

However, if you work for a large corporation and earn an annual salary of tens of millions, then the value of that salary... goes without saying.

After all, Tim Cook's total annual salary at Apple doesn't even exceed 100 million.

Therefore, an annual salary of ten million in Jiangbei is already extremely high in reality.

Even Su Cong, the general manager of this branch, only earns a million yuan a year.

Of course, since today's inspection was a surprise, and since Xiao Feng personally sent them to make an example of them, Jiang Bei did not reveal his identity.

After all, this is the audit director of Polaris. If he revealed his identity right away, the other party would be scared away and run away immediately.

As Su Cong and Zhou Ping came forward, Jiang Bei took the initiative to speak first.

"Greetings, leaders. I am the leader of this audit team. My name is Xin Jiang. You can just call me Team Leader Jiang."

"During this surprise special audit launched by the group, our team was also following instructions to randomly check the annual accounts of the Baiyun branch."

After hearing Jiang Bei's words, Su Cong couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. Just as he had guessed, although it was a surprise inspection, it was random and just happened to happen to be one of them.

Su Cong smiled and reached out, his face full of enthusiasm: "Team Leader Jiang, thank you for your hard work. If we had known that Team Leader Jiang was coming, we would have made good preparations, prepared good wine and food, and given you a welcome feast."

At this moment, Su Cong only thought of Jiang Bei as a group leader in the audit department.

After all, auditing is a task that is handled by the team leaders sent down by Polaris.

Su Cong had never met the director of the audit department at Polaris, and didn't even know his surname.

No matter how he thought about it, Su Cong could never have imagined that Jiang Bei, standing before him, was actually the head of the audit department at Polaris.

Jiang Bei responded politely to Su Cong's enthusiasm.

"We hope you understand that surprise audits are conducted without prior notice, and we also hope that the leadership will cooperate with our work."

"We need to access all project documents for the Baiyun branch's buildings under construction, including purchase contracts, building material invoices, payment records, project cost ledgers, and the project supervisor's acceptance records."

At this moment, Jiang Bei was only pretending to be a group leader in the audit department, but his businesslike tone and aura were very strong.

"No problem." Su Cong smiled and gestured for the way: "All the bills and documents are in the archives. I'll take you there personally. You must fully cooperate with Team Leader Jiang's work."

At this moment, Su Cong's attitude was completely cooperative with the investigation, and as the general manager, he even took the initiative to lead the way enthusiastically.

He always appeared calm and composed, without the slightest hint of apprehension.

The reason Su Cong cooperated so readily was to use this confidence to mislead the audit team and make them believe that Su Cong's accounts were absolutely correct.

In addition, there is a deeper meaning, but that time has not yet come.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the entrance of the archives room.

"Team Leader Jiang," Su Cong said with a calm smile, "this is the archives room. Feel free to browse and look through all the accounts."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't be able to keep you company. I'll have Secretary Tang and Finance Manager Xu assist you with the investigation."

Before leaving, Su Cong gave a special instruction to his secretary and finance manager.

"You two must cooperate fully with Team Leader Jiang's investigation, and don't slack off."

Finally, he even gave his secretary, Tang Xiaoyan, a meaningful look.

Secretary Tang understood perfectly and naturally knew what it meant.

This also shows that Secretary Tang and Finance Manager Xu are in cahoots.

In short, all the core management personnel in the entire branch company got involved.

Even if Su Cong and Zhou Ping eat the meat while the others drink the soup, they can still get quite a bit.

This shows that the core management team of the Baiyun branch were all complicit in corruption.

It was precisely because everyone had something to take that the matter remained hidden.

After all... once the ship capsizes, everyone will sink with it.

At this moment, Jiang Bei and the rest of the team began to check the accounts.

Every single document, invoice, and purchase quotation was checked one by one, leaving no detail overlooked.

Anyway, the audit team consisted of more than a dozen people, which was more than enough.

While the accounts were being checked, the finance manager, Xu Li, and the secretary, Tang Xiaoyan, stood by.

Their main purpose wasn't to cooperate, but to keep a close watch on things, just in case.