Lin Mai rushed to the clothing factory in a hurry. The guard opened the door for her and said solemnly:
"Director Lin, go to Workshop No. 2 quickly. Those police comrades insist that our sewing machines are stolen goods and they want to be transported away."
Lin Mai frowned and rode to the No. 2 workshop. Then he quickly got off the bike, parked the car, and entered the No. 2 workshop.
There were not only five or six police officers in Workshop No. 2, but also a large group of reporters, and Niu Lili was among them.
As soon as Lin Mai appeared, a reporter shouted excitedly: "Director Lin is here!"
A group of reporters immediately gathered around and started interviewing Lin Mai.
"Director Lin, are the stolen goods in your workshop stolen from Hongqi Garment Factory?
How did so many sewing machines sneak out of the factory?”
"There must be a mole who could steal those sewing machines. Who is your mole in Hongqi Garment Factory?"
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Lin Mai was confused when he heard this, but he seemed to have heard of Hongqi Garment Factory somewhere.
She asked with a cold face: "What Hongqi Garment Factory? What stolen goods? What theft? What mole?
Don't talk nonsense, you will be held legally responsible for talking nonsense."
A reporter said: "It wasn't us who said it, it was the police who said it."
At this time, several police officers came over and drove the reporters aside.
One of the police officers showed the search warrant and said to Lin Mai: "Hello, Comrade Lin.
We received reports from the masses that the sewing machines in your factory were the ones lost at Hongqi Garment Factory some time ago, and we came here to investigate."
Lin Mai then remembered that when she went to the consignment department of the train station to pick up the sewing machines she bought from the customs, Chen Feng had mentioned that the imported sewing machines she bought were very similar to the ones stolen from the Hongqi Garment Factory.
To this end, Fang Zhuoran specially hired two retired military dogs to guard these sewing machines.
Just because they were afraid of following in the footsteps of Hongqi Garment Factory, a gang of thieves also stole her sewing machine.
She asked seriously: "Where are the results of the investigation?"
The policeman pointed at Tao Zhiyun: "Your Director Tao said that all your sewing machines were bought from the customs, and they are definitely not stolen goods.
Please show evidence to prove that these sewing machines were purchased from the customs.
We will also send professionals to identify whether these sewing machines have any traces of erasing the steel stamps."
Lin Mai asked in confusion: "Steel seal? What steel seal?"
The police officer explained: "After buying the batch of sewing machines from Hongqi Garment Factory, they were all stamped with steel stamps to prevent them from being stolen and to easily retrieve them through the stamps.
Although no steel seals are found on your batch of sewing machines, it does not prove that there is no problem. The steel seals may have been erased, so we need to ask professionals to check whether there are any traces of erasing the steel seals."
Lin Mai nodded: "Okay, you go ask the professionals, and I'll go back and get the receipt."
She said thankfully: "Fortunately I didn't lose the note, otherwise I wouldn't be able to wash it off even if I jumped into the Yellow River."
Lin Mai rode his bicycle and quickly went home to get the receipt.
The police carefully checked the bills.
There is a receipt for picking up the goods from the customs and a receipt for consigning the goods by train. The evidence is very sufficient.
But it still doesn't prove that the sewing machines in her factory are not stolen goods.
Because she could sell the sewing machine she bought from the customs, but the sewing machine used in the factory was stolen goods.
Fortunately, after professional inspection, it was confirmed that all sewing machines had never been stamped with steel stamps, so there was no case of the stamps being erased, and Lin Mai was finally cleared.
Several police officers solemnly apologized to Lin Mai.
Lin Mai didn't mind: "You came to investigate after receiving reports from the masses. You are wrong and there is no need to apologize.
However, this public report seems to be a malicious report. Can I know who reported me maliciously?"
A policeman shook his head: "No."
Then he explained: "Although this public report looks like a malicious report, maybe it is not a malicious report, but a mistake.
As long as the report is not malicious, even if the report is wrong, we must protect the reporter and not leak any information about her."
Lin Mai expressed his understanding and politely sent the police and reporters away.
Niu Lili was the last reporter to leave. Before leaving, she smiled and said to Lin Mai, "Your fruit-filled mooncakes are so delicious. Can you give me a few more boxes?"
Lin Mai readily agreed and asked her to get it from the deputy store manager tomorrow.
After Niu Lili also left, Lin Mai held an impromptu small meeting and gave instructions to Tao Zhiyun and Hou Xinyi.
When encountering similar incidents in the future, as long as the police are doing business on an official basis, they must cooperate with the police and cannot stop them like today.
If the police comrades accuse them of obstructing official duties, they will be detained in the detention center for at least a few days.
Ding Haifeng said from the side: "I tried to persuade them, but they didn't listen to me."
Tao Zhiyun said aggrievedly: "Others in this factory don't know where our sewing machines come from, but I know everything.
When I saw the police comrades, they said our sewing machine was stolen. I was afraid that the police would take away our sewing machine indiscriminately. How could we still produce?
In a hurry, I just..."
Lin Mai comforted her and said, "I know you are doing it for me and the factory.
I'm not blaming you, I just hope you know how to protect yourself,"
Having said this, she looked at Hou Xinyi and others: "And you too.
Even if the police handle the wrong case, I can still find a way to solve it later.
But if you are charged with obstructing official duties, the impact on you will be great, and the severe crackdown is not over yet."
Tao Zhiyun and others nodded.
Lin Mai continued: "In my place, we put people first and don't follow the slogan of state-owned factories: when the factory is here, I will perish, and when the factory dies, I will perish.
Not to mention that the police came to investigate and took away those sewing machines.
Even if there is a fire in the factory one day, your first priority is to escape, not to put out the fire. Do you remember that?
If the factory burns down, we can rebuild it, but if the people are gone, we can’t survive again.
Pass this message to every employee: you are here to work, not to die, as long as you work hard."
Tao Zhiyun and several other cadres quickly conveyed Lin Mai's words.
All employees feel warm in their hearts and work harder. This is something to say later.
Tao Zhiyun asked Lin Mai: "We were maliciously reported, and this is the end of it?"
Lin Mai pondered: "I guess the person who made the malicious report is probably Tang Shunying.
Who in the factory doesn’t know that our sewing machines were bought from customs, and who would maliciously report us after being full, except Tang Shunying, who has a grudge against me.”
"Since she is unkind, then we are unjust and report her embezzlement of public funds to the police station and let her go to jail!" Hou Xinyi said angrily.
He was really disgusted by Tang Shunying.
Mr. Lin spared her time and time again, but she refused to repent and wanted to take revenge on Mr. Lin. How could there be such a ungrateful person in the world!
Lin Mai shook his head: "Tang Shunying has made up for the embezzlement money. Even if we send her to the police station, it will be difficult for her to go to jail."
Hou Xinyi said angrily: "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have asked her to make up for the embezzled money and sent her to prison directly."
Lin Mai smiled confidently: "Tang Shunying still has a chance of going to jail, and the chance is very high."
Tao Zhiyun asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"
Lin Mai said: "Tang Shunying was frightened when she paid back the embezzled money.
Logically speaking, she doesn't dare to do anything to me in the short term, because as long as she plots against me, I will easily become suspicious of her.
But she went against the wind and committed the crime, what does this mean?"
Ding Haifeng responded: "It means someone is forcing her to do this.
The only person who forced her was Guan Yonghua, who told her to take other people's money but not do anything for them?"
Lin Mai nodded: "Your analysis is correct.
Tang Shunying failed to plot against me again this time, Guan Yonghua will definitely force her to take action.
Keep an eye on her, and when she reaches out, we will arrest her and send her to the police station.
By then, as long as she reveals Guan Yonghua, we will be able to catch them all, and we will no longer have to worry about being plotted against."
She let go of Tang Shunying again and again, just to catch the big fish Guan Yonghua.
I hope I can catch it, but don't let him escape like the last two times.