Police Chief's Anti-Organized Crime Storm

"I'm leaving. I didn't make things difficult for her and handed the things over to her." Zhao Sanbao knew very well that his boss would definitely reward him handsomely for this.

"Yes, remember, this matter is to shut her up, understand?" Ma Guoliang's voice was chilling. No one in Gaoshan County dared to threaten him.

"Secretary, don't worry, I know what to do. I guarantee she'll avoid you from now on and won't show her up in front of you again."

"Hmm." Ma Guoliang hung up the phone, finally feeling a little better. However, just as he put the phone down, the phone on the table suddenly rang urgently again.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hey, Secretary Ma, come to the Finance Bureau, something's happened." Sun Youcai's voice trembled as he said, his voice trembling with tears.

"What's wrong? Didn't you send County Chief Zhao with you? What happened again? If there's anything, go find him." Ma Guoliang didn't want to deal with Sun Youcai. After all, these were extraordinary times. The audit team had just arrived, and it was led by Elder Yuan. He really didn't want to provoke this Yuan Buzhou. After all, his reputation was too great. Even provincial leaders had to give him some face, let alone a mere county party secretary like himself.

If the person who came wasn't Elder Yuan, he would have a thousand ways to make the other party disappear. But since it was Elder Yuan, he dared not act rashly. If he were found out, the consequences would be unimaginable. The main reason was that the Yuan family had too many people in Dongjiang, in government, business, military, and political circles. There was almost no place where they didn't have people.

"Secretary, they've investigated those major projects of Tianlong Group. They... they're fixated on those accounts, saying there's something wrong with our books."

Ma Guoliang was startled. Not many people knew about the two sets of accounts in Gaoshan County. Yuan Buzhou had only been there for a few days and had already found out about the fake accounts.

That's impossible. Even if he's a senior auditor, he couldn't have noticed something so quickly. Wait, could it be that someone tipped him off beforehand?

Or has he already received the news?

Ma Guoliang's heart jumped into his throat.

"Can't you explain? Huh? Old Sun, aren't you usually quite difficult to talk to? Besides, accounts aren't something you can just decide on your own. Bookkeeping can be irregular and mistakes are possible. I don't need to teach you that, do I?"

"But..." Does that mean I should admit that I messed up the accounts? But what kind of finance bureau chief is someone who can't even remember the accounts?

This explanation is obviously not right. It's not right. Bookkeeping is the job of the subordinates, so why should I be so nervous? I can just push it down.

Having figured this out, Sun Youcai breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly left his office and went to the audit site. With just one sentence, he angered the audit team.

"What did you say? This is a mistake made by someone below. How is that possible? How much is receivable, how much is payable, how much is amortized? How could you make a mistake like that? Are you kidding me, Director Sun? Do you know what you're saying?" Liao Congjun, the executive leader of the audit team, stared straight at Sun Youcai, feeling that it was absurd. Could it be that the accountant of Gaoshan County Bureau couldn't even keep a clear record?

"Take a look for yourself. These two accounts clearly don't match. Where did you put the money?" An auditor threw the ledger in his hand in front of Sun Youcai. Sun Youcai immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

It seems this trick isn't working. People in the province aren't easily fooled. What should we do?

Just as he was starting to panic, the auditor's next words almost made him wet himself: "Director Sun, you didn't keep two sets of books, did you?"

Sun Youcai shuddered in fright and quickly smiled apologetically at the woman: "Comrade, this is no joke. We are a county-level finance department, how could we possibly keep two sets of books? You must be joking." He subconsciously wiped the sweat from his brow, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. This was really going to be tough. What should he do? If things continued like this, it would leak sooner or later.

His eyes darted around, but he couldn't think of a way to solve the predicament he was facing.

"Record the situation and report it to Elder Yuan. This matter cannot be left unresolved. The accounts of Tianlong Group must be thoroughly investigated."

Liao Congjun's words made Sun Youcai's heart pound. This was really a problem; Tianlong Group's accounts couldn't withstand an investigation!

"Gentlemen, Tianlong Group is a major taxpayer in our county. All transactions between the government and them are normal. There may be some procedural irregularities, but there has absolutely been no embezzlement of public funds, let alone putting public money into private pockets. Please rest assured, we are very clear about this."

"Director Sun, are you really sure? Look at these two accounts, how much is it in total?" The female auditor pressed on relentlessly. Sun Youcai glanced up and looked over. When he clearly saw the two strings of numbers, his whole body trembled violently, and he almost fainted. He really wanted to pass out immediately and end it all. However, he knew that this matter would definitely not be so easy to resolve.

"A total of thirty million. Your accounts receivable and payable don't match at all. Moreover, there are obvious loopholes in your raw material accounting. Who is your cost accountant? Let him come and see for himself. Is this how you keep these accounts?"

Sun Youcai was completely bewildered. He hadn't expected things to happen so suddenly and so quickly. It was all the fault of his superiors; they hadn't given them any time to prepare. They just announced the audit and started auditing without warning. How could they possibly have time to plug all the holes?

"Director Sun, since you can't explain it clearly, please call Secretary Ma. This matter must be clarified. We have already reported to Elder Yuan, and he also requested that we investigate it thoroughly."

Sun Youcai panicked completely. If an investigation were conducted, the matter would surely be exposed. He quickly walked to the side, picked up his phone, and dialed Ma Guoliang's number: "Secretary Ma, if you don't come soon, I can't hold on any longer. I have no choice but to tell the truth." Sun Youcai was desperate. Embezzling a certain amount of money was punishable by death, and he didn't want to risk his life. Besides, he hadn't embezzled that much.

"You dare?!" Ma Guoliang was startled. He hadn't expected Sun Youcai to be so useless, actually giving up so easily. In reality, he didn't know that Gaoshan County had long needed to maintain two sets of books, and also had to patch up the gaps between them. Furthermore, Ma Guoliang consistently advocated for quality over quantity, so the county's various departments didn't have many staff, and the finance bureau was naturally short-staffed. Having to maintain two sets of books, with the general ledger due on the 10th of each month, but only one set could be produced at a time, leaving no time for the second. Therefore, the other set hadn't been completed yet, and now the audit team had immediately spotted the problem.

"Secretary Ma, if you don't come soon, I really can't hold on any longer." Sun Youcai said with a sob in his voice. The money that Gaoshan County had squandered over the years was enough to warrant his execution ten times over.