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Chapter 11: Sudden Attack
Early the next morning, in the conference hall of the office building at Jiangnan Provincial Meat Factory, Factory Director Liu Tongfu looked at all the subordinates present with a very embarrassed expression. His small eyes were gleaming with a penetrating light, like a poisonous snake, as though he wanted to choose someone to devour!
However, the staff and cadres in the conference room were long accustomed to the factory director's bad temper.
Every time there was a meeting, Factory Director Liu would put on this scowling face to demonstrate his authority.
Moreover, the tone of today's meeting had already been set. When they received the notice, everyone knew that today would be a criticism meeting!
Although no one knew exactly what had happened to make Factory Director Liu so angry, it was clear that someone would be unlucky today.
In fact, what everyone didn't know was that the real reason why Liu Tongfu was so furious was because his authority had been challenged!
He had drunk too much yesterday afternoon, so he didn't go home to rest and spent the whole night in the lounge at the office.
But when he woke up this morning, he was told that someone had driven the 211 out of the factory yesterday!
Upon learning about this, Liu Tongfu immediately became furious!
Everyone knew that the 212 in the factory was Liu Tongfu's exclusive car. He was usually reluctant to drive it, but that bastard dared to take it out without permission!
What was even worse was that the car consumed a lot of fuel. It couldn't go more than 20 or 30 kilometers without using up fuel. That was all money!
Out of anger, Liu Tongfu immediately ordered an investigation into the matter.
He wouldn't have known if he hadn't looked into it, but once he did, he almost exploded on the spot!
It turned out that the person who had stolen his 212 was none other than the son of Deputy Factory Director Wei, who had secretly taken the keys and driven it away.
This made Liu Tongfu break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, the little brat hadn't caused any trouble. If he had hit someone or another car, the factory would have been the one to bear the responsibility!
But then, Liu Tongfu laughed!
Although this incident made him angry, it also gave him leverage over Deputy Director Wei, and he could use this incident to strike at Wei Kang'an.
Wherever there are people, there are rivalries, and the Meat Factory was no different!
Although the factory was just an enterprise, the power struggles inside were just as intense as those in officialdom.
Basically, the factory was divided into two factions: one led by Factory Director Liu Tongfu and the other by Deputy Director Wei Kang'an.
The two sides had been in constant conflict for some time and were at odds with each other!
Now that Liu Tongfu had seized this opportunity, he was determined to make the most of it!
Therefore, Liu Tongfu immediately ordered the heads of all departments and workshops to attend a meeting. He wanted to handle this matter seriously!
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Soon, all the department heads arrived!
After everyone was seated, Liu Tongfu said in a low voice, "Comrades, I am deeply saddened! Something very serious happened in our meat factory yesterday!"
"I didn't expect that there would be such a person among our employees!"
"The existence of such people is tarnishing the reputation of our factory! I have decided that this matter must be dealt with severely!"
Liu Tongfu said this, and everyone looked confused.
"Lao Li, what happened? Why is the factory director so angry?"
"I don't know, but it sounds serious!"
"I heard that the Public Security Bureau arrested several wanted criminals yesterday. Could it be related to the factory?"
"Old Zhang, do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know either."
For a while, everyone was whispering to each other, speculating about the situation. The entire conference room sounded like a vegetable market, with constant chatter.
Wei Kang'an, who was sitting in the front row, felt something was wrong.
When Liu Tongfu said those words just now, he was clearly looking at him!
In other words, the criticism meeting being held by Liu Tongfu probably had something to do with him!
But he hadn't done anything recently, so he had no reason to be targeted!
At this moment, Liu Tongfu coughed lightly, and the conference room suddenly fell silent.
Liu Tongfu felt that the time was right and immediately said, "Last night, someone drove the factory's distribution car without my permission! This is a very serious matter. It's not only a matter of personal integrity but also a severe violation of discipline!"
"You must understand that not just anyone can drive the car. Let's not even talk about the issue of fuel consumption. What if that car hit someone or another car on the road? Who would be responsible?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood what was happening!
It turned out that the factory director's car had been stolen. No wonder Liu Tongfu was so angry – it was his prized possession!
At the same time, everyone was wondering, who in the meat factory would be so bold as to steal that car?
At this moment, Liu Tongfu's henchman Zhou Yunshan immediately said, "Director, this must be severely punished. Whoever is so bold is simply lawless!"
Liu Tongfu smiled and replied, "It's none other than Wei Zhenguo, the son of our Deputy Factory Director Wei!"
"Buzz!"
The entire conference room was abuzz, and everyone suddenly realized that today's meeting was more serious than they had expected. Director Liu had actually challenged Deputy Director Wei in public. This was a showdown between the two!
Sure enough, as soon as the words were spoken, someone from Liu Tongfu's department shouted, "I want to ask Deputy Director Wei, do you have anything to say about your son's behavior?"
Wei Kang'an's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Although he had suspected something was wrong today, he hadn't expected it to involve his son, and he certainly hadn't expected the idiot to create such a mess for him!
The worst part was that he had no prior knowledge of this incident!
If he had known, he could have made some arrangements and wouldn't have been caught off guard like this!
Now everything was exposed without warning, and he was in a completely passive position.
"Director Liu, may I ask if this matter has been investigated thoroughly? Are you sure that my son stole the car?" Wei Kang'an asked, his voice tense.
"Of course, it has been thoroughly investigated. Chief Li, please tell Deputy Director Wei what you saw yesterday!" Liu Tongfu said lightly.
At this moment, a middle-aged man sitting below Liu Tongfu stood up and said, "Deputy Director Wei, around 10 p.m. yesterday, I was patrolling with the comrades from the security department. Suddenly, I saw the director's car returning. I thought it was Director Liu coming back, but then I noticed several young people getting out of the car, and the leader was your son, Comrade Wei Zhenguo!"
"Are you sure it was my son?"
"Yes, Comrade Wei Zhenguo is still the deputy section chief of our security department. If I can't even recognize my deputy, then I might as well resign as section chief!"
"Then Section Chief Li, didn't you ask them why they drove out, and whether they had obtained permission?" Wei Kang'an asked, his voice deep.
"That wasn't the case. But I confirmed with Director Liu and several other directors today that Comrade Wei Zhenguo did not ask for permission. He secretly snuck into the director's office and stole the car keys!"
"Buzz!"
As soon as this was said, the entire conference room was in an uproar!
Once the word "steal" was mentioned, the nature of the matter changed entirely. If confirmed, the consequences would be very serious.
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