By the middle to late days of August, the issues involving the Head Factory Director, Xiao Jingang, and the others had all been laid bare.
Several had gone to prison, while several others had returned their ill-gotten gains and been dismissed. Yet to everyone's surprise, the Head Factory Director had somehow been transferred back to his hometown and given a high-ranking sinecure.
Though he had been sent to a bureau-level unit and stripped of real power, the fact that he had emerged unscathed from such a situation still made people click their tongues in wonder.
Thus, a rumor began circulating throughout the workplace—anyone who rose to become the top leader possessed hidden strength unknown to others.
But Li Ye knew that the truth behind it was extremely complicated. First, the Head Factory Director had been shrewd enough to set up a firewall in advance. The dealings between Guan Liang and the Light Vehicle Company had all been "normal transactions."
Second, the Head Factory Director had been taken away several days later. Guan Liang might have had his weak spot seized and had spared no expense, even smashing the pot and selling the iron, to plug several other holes caused by others.
That was the sorrow of little people. When the meat was being eaten, they had merely gotten a taste of the soup; but when it came time to settle the bill, they had to pay for the entire banquet.
According to unverified rumors, on the first day the investigation team arrived, Guan Liang's personal secretary had run off with more than half of his cash. He had thrown in all the remaining capital he had, and in the end, only the Mercedes-Benz car impounded at the main factory remained.
When Li Ye saw Guan Liang again, Guan Liang was