"Boss, I'm sorry!"
Hei Zi looked at Li Zhi with a sullen expression. Initially, he didn't have to drive to the city to deliver goods. However, Xiao Qing had been staying in the city for a while, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. How could they not meet for such a long time, especially at an age when emotions were running high?
Hei Zi had everything arranged at the factory, but he didn't expect something like this to happen.
Li Zhi got into the car and shook his head with a nonchalant smile, "This has nothing to do with you." The equipment was already obsolete, and even if we bought new ones, it would only cost a few thousand yuan. The old ones are even less valuable. Besides, even if you were at the factory, what could you do? There were thirty or forty people who came, clearly with the intention of looting. It would be foolish to confront them. "What's the point?"
Hei Zi remained silent and focused on driving, but it was evident that he was very angry!
"We are law-abiding citizens." "Remember, no matter what, we must abide by the law." "Even if we have a strong fist, it's not the solution to the problem," Li Zhi said with a smile.
Hei Zi hesitated and asked softly, "Boss, are you not angry at all?"
"Angry?" Who said I'm not angry? Although the equipment was obsolete, it was bought not long ago and could still be used for some time to process "private goods." "It was snatched away, causing me to lose tens of thousands of yuan at least!" Li Zhi said with a smile. "But what can anger do?" The things have already been taken. Can we not eat or sleep because of a few thousand yuan worth of things?
"But…" Hei Zi's worries mirrored Dong Xiao Rou's.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Don't worry, those fools only took the machines." "They can't steal the technology!"
This was the second time he had said this today!
When they arrived at Yutou Island Village, the police had already arrived with three police cars and a significant number of people. When reporting the case, Li Zhi deliberately inflated the value of the equipment to three hundred thousand dollars. The machines themselves were not worth much, but when assembled into a crude production line, they became valuable.
"Are you the factory manager?" A policewoman in uniform, with short hair and a striking appearance, walked over and asked Li Zhi. The air of authority in her demeanor was quite imposing.
Elegant and imposing, she is a formidable woman!
A woman who was very capable, with a strong personality and a keen sense of style!
"No," Li Zhi shook his head as he looked at her. "I am the owner of this factory, but I usually stay in the city." "I don't manage the daily operations of the factory."
The policewoman nodded and said in a serious tone, "I am Dong Yingxue, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Second Squadron in the city." "I am in charge of this case." After introducing herself, she frowned and asked, "I have already understood the situation." Five cars, over thirty people. It seems they were targeting the equipment in your factory. They loaded the equipment onto the cars and left quickly. It was clean and efficient, and they knew exactly where the equipment was. It seems they came prepared. "Have you had any recent conflicts with anyone?"
"Conflicts?" Li Zhi smiled wryly and shook his head. "Our factory only produces a type of fresh fish ball for Starry Bay Hotel, a brand we established ourselves." We produce and sell it ourselves. Who could we have conflicts with?
After a moment of thought, he added, "The equipment that was stolen was actually a secondary production line that had been replaced due to production capacity issues." It was in good condition. "The technology for making fish balls was invented by me, so the fish balls we produce have a fundamentally different taste and texture from those sold in the market."
"So, you don't have any competitors?" Dong Yingxue looked at Li Zhi, who appeared quite young. "Do you have any suspects?" We hope you can fully cooperate with our investigation to solve the case.
"We will definitely cooperate fully," Li Zhi said with a bitter smile, pausing before adding, "If I were to suspect anyone, I do have someone in mind."
Dong Yingxue stared at Li Zhi and asked, "Tell me!"
"Zhao Xueying, the general manager of Starry Bay Hotel," Li Zhi said. He wasn't afraid that Zhao Xueying would cause trouble for him. This incident was most likely orchestrated by her, and even if it wasn't, she probably had the intention. So, even if it were a false accusation, it wouldn't be unjust to blame her.
"Zhao Xueying?" Policewoman Dong Lan frowned. "What does this have to do with Starry Bay Hotel?"
Li Zhi explained, "Yesterday, we helped process a batch of wild yellow croaker fish balls for Starry Bay Hotel." Because our technology is unique, the fee was slightly higher. It was the head chef of Starry Bay Hotel, Huang Youwei, who called me and begged for half a month. Out of obligation, I agreed. Our factory is already very busy, and we are focused on producing our own products. Therefore, we are unable to assist others with processing at this time. The yellow croaker fish balls they requested us to produce were made using the outdated production line. Furthermore, Starry Bay Hotel had already requested us to process two batches of fish balls before this occasion. This was the third time, and I made it clear that it would be the last time. Their general manager, Zhao Xueying, called me and offered to buy the technology for producing fish balls for eight million dollars. She wanted to buy it.
"Eight million to buy your technology?" Dong Yingxue frowned, puzzled. "Why didn't you sell it?" "Eight million is not a small amount!"
Li Zhi smiled wryly and said, "I admit that eight million is not a small amount, but I firmly believe that the value generated by the fish balls produced using my technology is certainly worth more than eight million!"
Dong Yingxue took notes of what Li Zhi said.
"This is my phone number." "If you think of anything, you can call me anytime," the policewoman said as she left her contact information with Li Zhi before departing.
"Okay, then, Heizi, get two bags of fish balls for Officer Dong," Li Zhi said.
Dong Yingxue frowned and said, "We can't accept them!"
"These products are made in our factory without any preservatives or additives." They are pure and honest products. This is not a gift, just a sample for everyone. "Everyone has worked hard for the factory, and if they like it, they can help us promote it," Li Zhi said with a smile.
Two bags of fish balls, totaling forty pounds, were placed directly in the police car by Heizi!
"Well, thank you, Mr. Li," Dong Yingxue had no choice but to accept and lead her team away.
After the police left, Li Zhi went to the factory to take a look. Apart from the obsolete equipment, nothing else was taken. It was very targeted.
"It's okay, everyone can go back to work!" Li Zhi waved his hand, signaling for the workers to disperse. This incident was a wake-up call for him. When you really think about it, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing!
Li Zhi went to the factory's control room and added a new command to the production line. This command would not affect the daily production. However, when necessary, Li Zhi could remotely control the 'intelligent program' of the production line to self-destruct.
Buzz!
His phone vibrated slightly. He took out his phone and saw that someone had added him as a friend on WeChat. Upon examining the profile picture, it was the policewoman who had just left. Without much thought, he added her as a friend.
After the friend request was accepted, the other party sent him a red envelope with two hundred yuan.
Li Zhi looked at the red envelope and smiled. He then replied, "If you enjoy the flavor, feel free to contact me privately to purchase more!"
Is it possible to get forty pounds of delicious fish balls for two hundred yuan? It wasn't even enough to cover the cost! This policewoman probably didn't know the market price!
"Okay!"
While Dong Yingxue was driving, she also sent a message to Li Zhi.