After hanging up the phone, Director Wei thought for a moment, then left his office.
Standing in the doorway, he called down the corridor:
"Is Section Chief Zhao here? Come over for a moment."
A fair-skinned, plump middle-aged man immediately emerged from the supplies section chief's office. He first answered Director Wei with a "Here," then jogged over to his office.
After sitting back down at his desk, Director Wei pointed to the sofa, indicating that Section Chief Zhao should sit.
Section Chief Zhao sat down with his back straight, looking ready to listen attentively to instructions.
"Section Chief Zhao, there's something I'd like to ask you about," Director Wei said, tapping his desk lightly.
"Please go ahead, Director," Section Chief Zhao answered immediately.
"I seem to remember our cooperative having business dealings with the owner of that Happiness Purchasing Station, a man named Jiang Chunlin?"
Director Wei was not actually very familiar with Jiang Chunlin's name. Such specific business matters were left to the various sections, and he rarely intervened. As the head of the city's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, he would not lightly interfere in their operations unless necessary.
"Yes, yes. We do have business dealings with Jiang Chunlin. He purchases a batch of supplies from us every quarter." Section Chief Zhao's name was Zhao Tianxing, and he was the one at the cooperative who dealt directly with Jiang Chunlin.
Zhao Tianxing felt a faint sheen of sweat forming on his forehead. Had Jiang Chunlin caused some sort of trouble?
He was on good terms with Jiang Chunlin. The man certainly knew how to handle people. Even before he had begun doing business with the cooperative, Jiang Chunlin had treated Zhao Tianxing to several meals. He also gave Zhao Tianxing gifts on holidays. They were only ordinary things