Xie Zhuzhou instantly perked up, as if he had found a new direction in life. Apart from his eyes, his expression remained unchanged. But inside, he was already rubbing his hands together, eager to try, as if he could already see countless violations being exposed before him.
"Brother, what exactly is the reward you mentioned?" Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wangchen seemingly casually, but the cunning glint in his eyes was unmistakable.
Ji Wangchen: "..."
Ji Wangchen raised an eyebrow, his tone indifferent. "Then what do you want?"
Xie Zhuzhou's eyes darted around, and he started counting on his fingers. "Cash bonus, holiday bonus, and... um, how about company shares?"
Ji Wangchen chuckled, "Shares? You certainly dare to dream of that."
Xie Zhuzhou knew that was impossible, so compared to company shares, the previous bonuses and holidays became more acceptable.
He immediately changed his mind. "Then cash and vacation it is, I'm not greedy."
Ji Wangchen looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Alright, if you catch one serious violation, you'll get a 100,000 yuan reward. If you catch ten, you'll get paid leave."
Xie Zhuzhou's eyes lit up, and he immediately made the decision. "Deal!"
However, when he actually began to carry out the task, he discovered that things were not so simple.
On the first day, Xie Zhuzhou walked into the company with a cold expression, ready to make a big splash. He first took a look around and found that everyone was working hard, and there seemed to be nothing to grab.
The next day, he decided to change his strategy and began to wander between departments, trying to find some clues. However, everyone seemed to be wary of him and behaved unusually well when they saw him.
Xie Zhuzhou: "..." Damn it, Ji Wangchen, you dare to mess with me!
On the third day, Xie Zhuzhou decided to take the initiative. He deliberately lingered in the tea room, trying to overhear some gossip and secrets. However, as soon as everyone saw him, they immediately shut up.
Just when Xie Zhuzhou was about to despair, he suddenly heard two employees whispering in a corner.
"Have you heard? It seems Gao Weixiao is secretly embezzling public funds."
"Really? You can't just say things like that."
"I have evidence, but I dare not show it, for fear of retaliation from him."
Xie Zhuzhou was utterly speechless; he had heard too many stories of this kind of entrapment.
How could such news possibly reach the ears of all the employees? If it were true, Gao Weixiao would probably be in jail before the news even spread throughout the company.
Gao Weixiao wanted him to take action, only to have him fail and lose his prestige and credibility.
Xie Zhuzhou looked at the two of them expressionlessly and asked in a low voice, "Are you telling the truth?"
The two employees seemed startled, but upon seeing it was Xie Zhuzhou, they quickly nodded. "It's true, but we dare not say."
Xie Zhuzhou: "Don't worry, with me here, he wouldn't dare do anything to you."
So, Xie Zhuzhou brought the "evidence" to Ji Wangchen. Ji Wangchen looked at the video in his hand, his expression slightly grim. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Xie Zhuzhou nodded. "Of course, this kind of person must be severely punished."
Ji Wangchen silent for a moment, then finally nodded. "Okay, I'll handle it."
Xie Zhuzhou: "Not now. I plan to hold back for now. What do you think, brother?"
Ji Wangchen said calmly, "Yes, Gao Weixiao does have problems, but this matter is far more complicated than it appears on the surface."
Xie Zhuzhou raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
" Gao Weixiao has powerful backers; this person wields considerable influence within the company," Ji Wangchen explained. "If we act now, we'll only alert him."
Xie Zhuzhou was silent for a moment, then understood Ji Wangchen's meaning. "So, you want me to continue the investigation and find out who's behind this?"
Ji Wangchen nodded. "That's right, I'll leave this matter to you. I trust you can handle it well."
Xie Zhuzhou's lips curled into a villainous smile, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely get to the bottom of this."
Ji Wangchen: "..."
"Once I find out, can you give me five days off, brother?"
Ji Wangchen: "..."
"Big brother, you know I've always looked up to you. If you don't keep your word, then just pretend I'm not your brother!" Xie Zhuzhou, now on vacation, had started rambling incoherently, but of course, he was still using the tactic of praising first and then belittling later.
Unfortunately, this trick can only be used on an elderly father.
Ji Wangchen glanced at him. "Of all your brothers, which one do you think is the most powerful? And the one who treats you the best?"
Xie Zhuzhou: "..."
Just as he was about to answer, his second brother, who had been skipping work and had dark circles under his eyes, burst into the office.
"Little brother, tell me, which older brother is the most powerful? Which older brother treats you the best?"
Xie Zhuzhou: "..."
He turned to look at his cunning older brother and his restless second brother, and felt a deep headache coming on.
Finally, he said, "Both are fine, both are good, each has its own advantages and strengths."
Faced with Xie Zhuzhou's usual impartiality, Ji Wangyun broke his silence today and instead kept shaking his younger brother.
Tell me, tell me, am I the best brother in the world?
Xie Zhuzhou felt dizzy and refused to answer. Instead, he grabbed his second brother's hand, walked to his eldest brother, and smoothly pulled off his eldest brother's tie with one hand, then wrapped it around his second brother's hand.
Ji Wangyun gradually stopped making a fuss. He stared in disbelief at his underling's actions.
Finally, he took the handkerchief from his eldest brother's pocket and stuffed it into his second brother's mouth.
Ji Wangchen: "?"
Ji Wangyun: "!"
Xie Zhuzhou finished doing all that, he raised his clenched fist and said with a smile, "Brothers, don't force me. I don't even know if I'll hit you. There's always a voice in my head saying I won't feel right unless I beat you up."
Ji Wangyun: "!!!" Oh no, he got carried away! He forgot that his younger brother was born with superhuman strength!
Xie Zhuzhou finished speaking, he smiled and looked at Ji Wangchen: "Big brother, you're right, aren't you?"
Ji Wangchen: "..." As expected, he's a short-tempered younger brother. It seems I've been suppressing him too much.
"Okay, I promise you. I'll give you five days after it's done."
Xie Zhuzhou nodded in satisfaction.
However, things weren't as simple as Xie Zhuzhou had imagined. Gao Weixiao seemed to have sensed something and began to become unusually cautious. Xie Zhuzhou skillfully avoided him each time.
Meanwhile, negative rumors about Xie Zhuzhou began to circulate within the company. Some said he was acting Ji Wangchen, while others said he didn't understand management at all and only knew how to show off his power.
Xie Zhuzhou scoffed at these rumors; he didn't care about them. He only hoped that his current team members would be more composed and stop staring at him so intently!
"Boss, where are we going?"
"Don't call me that. Aren't you guys from '985' or '211'? Can you stop acting like idiots?" Xie Zhuzhou was speechless. Ever since he came to the Discipline Inspection Department, the behavior of this group of people had started to become abnormal.
"We've heard so much about you, and we think you're so accomplished at such a young age, living up to our ideals! So, I'm sure you'll achieve great things!" said the male colleague with black-rimmed glasses, full of enthusiasm.
The reason they like Xie Zhuzhou so much is because their department has always been very subservient; no matter which department they go to, they offend people!
They're graduates of prestigious universities, aren't they? How come here they're seen as "bandits," "thugs," and "protection collectors"?
They were ostracized by other departments, and even team building activities "accidentally" left them out.