Chapter 146: two copies

'Minister Min, you owe me an explanation.'

'In fact, what we lost were two memos. One was about personnel introduction, and the other was about equipment introduction.'

'Which one are you looking for?'

'Both.'

'Why didn't you say so before?'

'There were major secrets involved. Please understand. Now, Madam has instructed that you can be completely open.'

'Does Gu Baifeng know?'

'We didn't tell him about the theft from the data room.'

'I understand.'

'Captain Zhang, you were Madam's designated candidate for the investigation...'

'Wait!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

He wasn't upset. Nor did he have any complaints.

It was the nature of the little people to run errands for the big people. There was nothing to say. You take the money and you do the job.

Finding one is finding, finding two is also finding.

However, there is one thing he must confirm clearly.

Finding one memo is a reward of 5,000 US dollars.

If he finds two...

'Minister Min, I have something to ask, I don't know if I should say it?'

'Say it.'

'If I find two memos, the reward should be 10,000 US dollars, right?'

'This...'

'Minister Min, it's not that I like money. It's just that I need to use a lot of connections. A lot of manpower and resources. And all of this costs money. Our department head will not reimburse us. This is not part of our duties in the Fuxing Society. You understand, don't you? I can't afford to lose money on my own.'

'I understand!'

Minister Min said slowly.

He thought to himself, this guy really wants money! How dare he bargain with his wife!

If it weren't for the incompetence of the others, they would never have hired Zhang Yong!

'Okay. Go on.'

'When Han Wenshan didn't arrive in Hangzhou, we knew something had gone wrong. We hurriedly checked the data room. Then we discovered that a memo had gone missing. It was numbered CET1. It was also the most important one...'

'Wait. Each memo is different? Not a copy?'

'Of course they're different. If they were the same, why would we need so many?'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. Signalling the other person to continue.

He had a preconception. He fell into a misunderstanding. He thought that the five memos were all the same.

Unexpectedly, they were not the same. No wonder someone else wanted to make two copies.

That's not right either. Why didn't they take all of them?

At that time, there were still four copies in the data room. They could have taken all of them.

'We...'

'Wait! Were all the memos kept in the same safe?'

'No. They were kept separately.'

'Separately? In different safes.'

'Of course. How could we have kept them all together.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was at a loss for words.

If you want to call it clever, it was very clever.

If you want to call it stupid, it didn't seem like it.

The point was, no matter what the other person said or did, it seemed like they were hiding something from the outside world.

It was as if Gu Bafeng had not been told the whole truth. And then he was asked to investigate the case. It was really infuriating. And they kept pushing. I'm really impressed by these people.

'Where are the keys?'

'What keys?'

'The keys to open the safe.'

'Oh, different safes have different keys.'

'So depending on the key, you can tell who lost it. Do you still need to investigate?'

'Well...'

'What happened?'

'The keys to the five safes are all controlled by the person on duty.'

'Do you take them with you when you go off duty?'

'Definitely not. You have to hand the keys over to the person taking over.'

'Is there someone on duty at night?'

'No. After 6pm, no one is in the data room.'

'Where are the keys?'

'The person who finishes work takes them with them. She starts work again at 7am the next morning.'

'Does she take them home?'

'She takes them back to the dormitory.'

'I...'

Zhang Yong really wanted to swear.

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The key to the safe is so important, and she takes it back to the dormitory?

Isn't that crazy?

Have you studied the confidentiality regulations?

Calm down.

Calm down.

Don't get angry. Don't get angry. Seeing as it's $10,000...

If nothing happens to someone else. How does he make money, right?

Therefore...

The Security Department will be his bread and butter from now on!

With this level of management, he won't have to worry about money for the rest of his life. As long as something goes wrong, he'll make money. Beautiful.

'Captain Zhang, actually, I admire you.'

'Admire me?'

'Yes.'

'Why?'

'When I briefed you on the situation, you were calm and collected, as if you already knew the truth behind it...'

'Me?'

'We told you that Han Wenshan had gone missing with the memorandum. Then we told you that there had been a theft from the data room. You didn't ask why. It's obvious that you had already formed a preliminary opinion about the case. Right?'

'I...'

Zhang Yong paused.

I forgot, okay? I fucking forgot.

I forgot completely and utterly!

I don't fucking remember a Han Wenshan! And I don't remember how the memorandum was lost.

Recently, there have been so many things going wrong that I've been so busy that I've lost my head.

I did whatever you guys said.

Then I remembered there was still Han Wenshan. But it no longer mattered.

Who knows, you guys have covered up even more of the truth.

'Madam said that in the future, if there is any more leakage in our department, you will be the one to investigate.'

'I'm flattered.'

'You are the only one who can know all the details.'

'I understand.'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Finally, he felt a little uncomfortable inside.

Why?

Because Min Gang was once again acting superior.

He felt like the pride of the Air Force, superior to everyone else. And with Madam looking out for him...

Look, he's asked someone else to investigate. But he's still not willing to tell all the details.

Poor Gu Bafeng, he's been set up hard.

'I'll make a call.'

'I can't tell the details even to your supervisor.'

'Understood.'

Zhang Yong got up. He called his boss.

It's never wrong to ask for instructions and report back. Your boss will never find you annoying.

'Well done,' his boss was very satisfied.

'But...' Zhang Yong hesitated.

'Speak,'

'Boss, I have to track down two memos at the same time, and my workload is too heavy. I need support.'

'I can't give you someone. You can only get someone from the empty planning department.'

'Why? Their people are not professional. It's a waste of time.'

'This matter cannot be made known to outsiders. Otherwise, Madam will not be happy. If you need anything, just speak to the Air Supply Department.'

'Okay...'

Zhang Yong hung up the phone helplessly.

He was screwed. He really had to work with a bunch of incompetent colleagues.

It was just that these incompetent colleagues seemed to have not yet realised that they had made a lot of mistakes.

If you hint at something, they will say, that's how it was done before! Nothing ever went wrong before. If you say more, other people will be unhappy.

They sulk and go back.

'Minister Min, I need staff support.'

'I was just about to tell you to call back all your people. We have people in the Air Supply Department.'

'Transfer Zhang Ping and Yang Lichu to me.'

'No problem!'

Minister Min readily agreed.

Zhang Yong let out a helpless sigh. This was the only way.

Zhang Ping and Yang Lichu were the only two people in the Air Supply Department he knew. Hopefully they could help.

At least, they wouldn't be a hindrance.

Otherwise, the task would definitely not be completed within seven days.

And $10,000 would be lost. That was absolutely not acceptable. Even if the emperor came, he could not stop him from making money!

Absolutely not!