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Chapter 19 Upright and Incorruptible Commander Zhou

"Hmm? Upright and honest?"

Jiang Heng paused, recalling his earlier guess that "Supervisor Zhou wanted to take a kickback."

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

But what if I guess wrong?

Why is Supervisor Zhou making trouble when the goods from our own company are clearly manufactured according to the specifications in the contract?

Jiang Heng didn't understand.

"You're Jiang Heng from Hongyunda?"

When Supervisor Zhou arrived in front of Jiang Heng, his voice was not loud, but his sharp and tired gaze swept back and forth over Jiang Heng, carrying a kind of scrutiny with suppressed anger.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I'm Jiang Heng." Jiang Heng didn't know why he was acting this way, but he still politely extended his hand first.

Supervisor Zhou also extended his hand and quickly shook hands with Jiang Heng, but without any pleasantries, he went straight to questioning him:

"I see you brought documents, so what about the scene...?"

Supervisor Zhou pointed to the steel pipes over there. "Have you checked them?"

"I've seen it." Jiang Heng nodded. "It's the same as in the documents. I wonder what Engineer Zhou meant by 'unqualified'?"

"Same?"

Upon hearing this, Supervisor Zhou laughed in anger, "The current goods meet the standards, but the earliest batch of 40mm welded pipes was definitely not thick enough!"

His eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"What's wrong with your company? How can you be so sloppy with something as simple as building a house?"

[Zhou Zhenshou cut to the chase, pointing directly to the crux of the 'Mysterious Iron Pipe,' his anger like magma hidden beneath the surface, yet ready to ignite at the slightest touch.]

[Please investigate the truth as soon as possible and quell his anger, otherwise the sect's 'spiritual material supply channel' may be cut off.]

"Mr. Zhou, you must have misunderstood. Our company absolutely did not try to fool us."

Although I don't know the earliest shipment, our company will not cut corners.

Although Jiang Heng had never seen the earliest stock, and didn't even know where it was, he had great faith in the panel.

Since the panel says "investigated", it's basically a misunderstanding by Engineer Zhou.

"Engineer Zhou, not only does our Manager Zhang value him, but our entire company also attaches great importance to him."

Regarding the materials, we will absolutely not cut corners.

Jiang Heng turned to the page with the data.

"Mr. Zhou, please take a look. Our factory's production records and the buyer's data show that this batch of goods was indeed produced strictly according to the parameters provided by the buyer."

But you said the earliest shipment...

Jiang Heng held the page in his right hand while pointing to the materials section with his left.

"If, I mean if, Mr. Zhou thinks there's a problem with the earliest batch of goods, I'd appreciate it if you could take me there so I can see which batch is the problem."

I can take photos as evidence and conduct a thorough investigation when I get back.

"A thorough investigation? A record?"

Supervisor Zhou glanced at the data briefly, but his brows furrowed even deeper.

"I don't need to look at any data. Let's not waste time. Come with me! I'll show you! The goods are right there!"

Too lazy to argue with Jiang Heng, he turned around and walked towards the material storage area.

His confident yet furious demeanor suggests that something is truly wrong.

Jiang Heng wasn't angry at all when he saw Jiang Heng's "troublemaking" attitude; on the contrary, he thought the man was alright.

Firstly, he is responsible to the "company".

Secondly, he is responsible for the "future residents".

No wonder the panel refers to it as "Guardian".

As the two walked, they didn't head towards the previous materials area, but rather deeper into the construction site.

Upon arriving here, Supervisor Zhou lifted the large tarpaulin covering the area.

Jiang Heng discovered a batch of "Hongyunda" steel pipes here. Most of them were unused, but they were covered with construction site dust and some rust, indicating that they had been stored for several months.

A small portion of it was mixed with dried mud, as if it had been buried in concrete and then dug out.

"These goods were shipped three months ago. I went to the site these past few days and found they were substandard, so I had them all dismantled."

Supervisor Zhou walked up to this batch of '40' welded pipes.

He casually pulled out a tube and took out a caliper from his tool bag.

"Come here, look here! The standard should be 4.5mm, but the actual measurement is only 4.2mm!"

"There's another batch, look, 4.1!"

"And this one, they've already made a 4.0? How much has the error exceeded the limit?"

Is this even usable? Will it pass the stress test? Isn't this setting a trap for future residents?!

Supervisor Zhou's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of professionalism and barely suppressed anger.

Jiang Heng also took a closer look and found that the thickness of these batches of pipes was indeed lower than the "standard mentioned by Engineer Zhou".

[Zhou Zhenshou unleashed his "Measuring Ruler" magic weapon, exposing the "flaws" of the "Mysterious Iron Tube" to all, providing irrefutable evidence.]

However, although this "flaw" was made by our sect, there must be something fishy about it.

"Engineer Zhou, the thickness is indeed insufficient..."

Jiang Heng knew where the problem lay, "But to put it bluntly, Engineer Zhou, isn't it possible that the issue lies with the purchasing party?"

Jiang Heng took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Manager Zhang's number.

"For example, would the purchasing party use the current contract price and manufacturing specifications to quote for the previous steel pipes?"

"You mean...?"

Supervisor Zhou frowned. "Is this not part of the contract? Are the purchasing party and the materials department taking kickbacks?"

Supervisor Zhou stared intently at Jiang Heng, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Young man, you need to provide evidence before you speak! You can't just make things up!"

How is your company's compensation for you? I don't know.

Will your company take responsibility for you? I don't know.

But I heard those words come from your own mouth, so you have to take responsibility for what you said!

"I'm sure."

Jiang Heng didn't actually know how "Zhou Zhenshou" and "the purchasing party" talked, or how they managed to drag the "old standards" into the "new contract".

But the best solution now is to obtain the old contracts and production records.

After dialing Manager Zhang's number, it rang a few times before being answered.

At the same time, Jiang Heng saw Zhou Jianli's suspicious expression and, recalling the panel's description of him as "upright and incorruptible," he didn't hesitate to turn on speakerphone.

"Just putting on an act?" Supervisor Zhou's first thought was that the two people on the phone were putting on a show for him.

But this unabashed manner somewhat calmed Supervisor Zhou's anger.

"Feed?"

Manager Zhang's cold, yet inquisitive voice quickly came through the receiver: "Have you found out?"

"Not yet." Jiang Heng said quickly, glancing at Supervisor Zhou who was waiting for a reply. "Manager, I think I know what's going on."

Are the purchase contracts from three months ago still in effect at this construction site?

I think the purchasing party or a third party probably falsified the data, using the current contract price to quote a "cheap" price from three months ago.

The current stock is thicker.

The old stock was thin.

If Engineer Zhou investigates thoroughly, this will definitely cause problems, leading to the mistaken belief that we "passed off inferior goods as superior ones."

"I understand." Who is Manager Zhang? As soon as she heard Jiang Heng say that, she immediately understood what was going on.

It's nothing more than the purchasing party wanting to make a profit.

But now Zhou is unyielding, and the purchasing party has no good solutions and dares not bribe "General Manager Zhou" rashly. So they started arguing and forged a contract in an attempt to get away with it.

Although it sounds outrageous and childish, there are far too many cases of forged contracts in reality that are exactly the same.

"I'll have the factory send you a copy of the order form now."

Manager Zhang was efficient and decisive. "If Supervisor Zhou and the construction site need it, we can send the original document, but you'll need to make another trip."

"No problem." Jiang Heng nodded, feeling completely reassured after hearing Manager Zhang's confident words, "Send the original."

"Contract fraud..." After hearing Jiang Heng and Manager Zhang's "hands-free conversation," Supervisor Zhou subconsciously thought of this as well.

Later, the contract and production records were sent over.

Jiang Heng also zoomed in on the image, pointing to the specifications and parameters.

"Mr. Zhou, these are the factory's production records. Fortunately, they are all there."

Look, the order the purchasing party placed with us clearly required three types of 4.0 welded pipes with wall thicknesses of 4.2, 4.1, and 40.

This is the specification we produce, and the error is within ±0.01 at most.

We are fully qualified according to the order requirements!

After Jiang Heng finished speaking, he looked at Supervisor Zhou, whose face was ashen, and said, "I can also go back to the factory to get the original, or we can call the purchasing party to confront them."

With everything written down in black and white, and discussed face-to-face, everything became clear after just one conversation.

"..." Supervisor Zhou looked at the data without saying a word.

But his expression grew increasingly grim.

In Jiang Heng's view, this was not the anger and questioning he had felt before, but a chilling feeling of being deceived by his subordinates.

"I repeatedly requested... repeatedly requested... that the pipe... must meet national standards... must be this thickness..."

Supervisor Zhou clenched his teeth, almost spitting out the last few words.

"Damn it...these beasts who did the purchasing!"

[Zhou Zhenshou, the Supervisor of the Land] is consumed by rage.

He was furious that the Earth Construction Department dared to tamper with the "Secret Realm Earth Vein Map," using inferior materials instead of the correct ones. He also felt that the Earth Construction Food Department was engaging in fraud and embezzlement, which was a desecration and a grave crime that shook the foundation of the "Water Spirit New Abode" secret realm.

"Master Jiang! Could you please come with me to the project site?"

At this moment, Supervisor Zhou also turned around abruptly and strode towards the Materials Department, his eyes so cold they seemed capable of freezing people to death.

Jiang Heng relaxed and followed a few steps, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief. The matter seemed to be almost resolved, but the real show was about to begin.

Then look at my own combat power of [2.51].

Even after Supervisor Zhou joined the Materials Department and started beating up anyone he saw, Jiang Heng was not afraid at all.