Chapter 184
Xu Jintang four companions stood at the back of the line.
The interns trained by their pharmaceutical factory were recruited from different branches and did not know each other, so they did not suspect the appearance of Xu Jintang and his group of five.
"Sister, which branch did you get recruited from? I'm from the branch on Blue River Street." The girl at the front of the line suddenly turned around and greeted her warmly.
Fortunately, Xu Jintang had prepared beforehand, and she quickly replied, "I'm from the main city store."
Song Yueyue's eyes widened, her face filled with shock. "The main city store is hiring interns now?"
Song Tianqi poked his head out and nodded seriously, "Well, we were lucky. They were hiring five people, and then they hired all five of us."
"You guys are really lucky," Song Yueyue remarked. "Once you finish your internships at the pharmaceutical factory, you'll be able to get full-time positions at the main city store."
"Stop chatting, you guys, come over here and register your facial information," the security guard at the pharmaceutical factory entrance shouted.
Song Yueyue quickly turned around and stood up straight.
Xu Jintang and his four companions also lined up.
A few minutes later, it was Xu Jintang's turn to have his facial information entered.
"Drop--"
"Authentication successful. Welcome to Alice Pharmaceutical Factory."
On the other side, Wang Hongxiao, the workshop supervisor in charge of leading this group of interns, glanced in this direction.
His gaze swept across the employee information on the screen.
"Xu Jintang and the four people behind you, come with me," Wang Hongxiao said calmly, his hands behind his back.
This sound immediately attracted the attention of many people around.
Song Yueyue looked at Xu Jintang and the others with envy.
These five people received special attention from the workshop supervisor on their very first day at the factory; their future prospects are definitely bright.
Wang Hongxiao led Xu Jintang and the other four to his private lounge.
After locking the door, Wang Hongxiao turned around, his previously serious expression instantly relaxing. He bowed slightly, his tone becoming extremely respectful, "Greetings, everyone. Miss Alice has already instructed me to cooperate fully with all your operations while at the pharmaceutical factory. Please feel free to give me any further instructions."
Xu Jintang waved the employee badge in his hand, "Does this employee badge allow me to enter anywhere?"
Wang Hongxiao shook his head, "Only employees at the supervisor level and above can use their access cards to enter the core area. However, to facilitate your investigation, I prepared five universal access cards in advance."
He took out the universal card from the storage space and handed it to Xu Jintang and the other four.
"This universal access card lets you get in anywhere. If anyone asks where you got the card, just say I sent you on a mission."
Xu Jintang put the card away. "Anything else I should be aware of?"
Wang Hongxiao thought for a moment, "The factory has a lot of rules, so the five of you should try to keep a low profile. Otherwise, if you attract too much attention, the investigation into the substandard drugs might be exposed."
Xu Jintang stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Alice suspected that there was an enemy spy infiltrated into the pharmaceutical factory, and that the spy must hold a high position, which was why the substandard drugs could be switched so quietly.
Therefore, this matter must be investigated starting with people at the supervisor level or above.
"Okay, thanks for your help. We'll contact you again if we need any more assistance." Xu Jintang snapped out of her reverie and nodded to Wang Hongxiao.
Wang Hongxiao's smile widened. "We're all family, no need to be so polite."
"Squad leader, so what's our plan next?" Song Tianqi was about to ask what the next step was.
Xu Jintang raised her hand to interrupt him, "Let's go check out the pharmaceutical factory environment first, and we'll talk as we walk."
"Okay." Song Tianqi nodded.
The others didn't say anything more and followed Xu Jintang out of the lounge.
After walking a short distance, Xu Jintang spoke up, "We'll probably have to split up later. Song Tianqi and I will be in one group, and Yan Yuting and the other two will be in another. First, we'll take stock of all the people at the manager level and above in the pharmaceutical factory, and then investigate them one by one."
"Yes!"
The pharmaceutical factory is very large, divided into eighteen processing areas, fifteen workshop operation areas, twenty-three product packaging areas, and twenty warehouses.
Each district has more than five supervisors, and investigating all of them thoroughly would be a huge undertaking.
A card swipe sounded at the entrance of Processing Zone 1.
"Authentication successful, please enter."
The safety doors slowly opened to both sides.
Various automated devices are in operation, with some staff members patrolling back and forth.
The entire area was so quiet that the only sounds were the working of the machinery.
"Who are you?" Someone came over after hearing the noise, looking at Xu Jintang and his companion with a puzzled expression.
"It was Manager Wang Xiaohong who sent us to check on everyone's work status." Xu Jintang calmly showed off the universal access card in his hand.
Upon recognizing the master access card, the person opposite immediately became respectful. "So you're one of Chief Manager Wang's men. Please come in, I'll show you around."
Xu Jintang glanced at the man's name tag; he was just an ordinary employee.
Is your supervisor here?
The employee opposite him froze, his smile fading, and he stammered, "Our supervisor... he... he went out today."
Song Tianqi suddenly understood something and winked at him, "Got it, your supervisor went to slack off, right? This could be a big or small problem."
The employee immediately chickened out and pleaded, "Brother, sister, I'm just a lowly employee, please don't drag me into this."
Xu Jintang turned and exchanged a glance with Song Tianqi.
Xu Jintang stepped forward, crossed his arms, and adopted a boss-like posture. "How about this, you explain in detail how your supervisor usually slacks off, and I can guarantee that this matter will absolutely not involve you, nor will your supervisor know that you were the one who snitched."
The employee nodded hurriedly, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
"Our supervisor is usually quite lazy, and he doesn't have to do many things himself, so we do them for him. Basically, he's not at the pharmaceutical factory six days a week, only coming in on Monday mornings when there's a group meeting."
Hearing this, Xu Jintang raised her hand to interrupt him, "That's enough, you're all done, go back to your work."
The employee was stunned. "Huh? Is that all?"
"Um."
After leaving processing area A, Xu Jintang said to Song Tianqi, "This supervisor is too lazy. He didn't have time to commit the crime. Let's move on to the next one."
Song Tianqi nodded, "He's even more of a slacker than me, only coming in for half a day a week. Do you think we should report this to Manager Wang Xiaohong?"
"Our objective is to investigate substandard drugs; everything else is irrelevant."
"Mmm." Song Tianqi nodded.
Soon, the two followed the same method and continued their investigation of Processing Zone 2 and Processing Zone 3.
"The supervisors in those two districts also didn't have the opportunity to commit the crime," Xu Jintang concluded.
Song Tianqi stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with gossip. "These managers are all so unreliable, how did they even get promoted? I suddenly feel like I could be a manager too."
Xu Jintang glanced at him, "Stop gossiping about these things, hurry up and move on to the next one."
"Yes!" Song Tianqi put away his gossipy nature and became serious again.
After investigating five districts in succession, an announcement was made within the pharmaceutical factory ordering a work stoppage and rest.
Xu Jintang and his companion had no choice but to suspend their investigation and head towards the staff dormitory.
On their way back to the dormitory, Xu Jintang and his companion encountered Yan Yuting.
The two sides quickly exchanged information but found nothing, so they could only wait until tomorrow to continue.
"I always thought that such a large pharmaceutical factory would have strict rules and regulations, with everyone working hard and a thriving atmosphere, but... sigh." Yan Yuting sighed from the side.
Jiang Shiyi calmly added, "The greater the profit in a place, the more messy and chaotic things there will be; it's unavoidable."
As I entered the dormitory building, there were more people around.
The group no longer dared to discuss it openly.
Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi were assigned to double rooms.
After returning to their room, the two locked the door, sat on their respective beds, and looked at each other in silence.
A few seconds later, Xu Jintang broke the silence, "You have something to say?"
"You have one too?" Jiang Shiyi asked.
Xu Jintang paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I suddenly realized that Wang Xiaohong is also at least a managerial level person, and his power should be quite considerable."
Jiang Shiyi's gaze met hers. "That's what I think too."
"So?" Xu Jintang raised an eyebrow.
Jiang Shiyi: "I want to investigate Wang Xiaohong tonight."
Xu Jintang raised the corners of her lips, "Then we're thinking the same thing."
"Okay, let's go together." Jiang Shiyi nodded.
As night deepened, the dormitory at the pharmaceutical factory gradually quieted down, and everyone drifted off to sleep.
Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi quietly left the dormitory and headed discreetly towards Wang Xiaohong's private lounge.
"Didi--"
"Authentication error."
Xu Jintang unsurprisingly took back the universal access card and looked at Jiang Shiyi beside him, "Sure enough, this universal access card can't open his lounge."
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Jiang Shiyi pursed her lips and immediately turned to walk back to her dormitory.
The two hurriedly returned to their dormitory.
After locking the door, the two sat down facing each other.
"Wang Xiaohong probably didn't expect us to suspect him. We still have a chance to investigate him," Jiang Shiyi said.
Xu Jintang stroked his chin, pondering repeatedly. "I'm wondering, Wang Xiaohong has already climbed to this position, he's not short of money or status, what would his purpose be in betraying Alice and the pharmaceutical company?"
Chapter 184
"He may not be the one who switched the substandard medicine, but it's necessary to investigate him as well," Jiang Shiyi said.