Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 265 True or False First Love 65_1

Chapter 265: Chapter 265 True or False First Love 65_1

Just as she was wondering how this matter could come to light, the leaders were actually pondering the same question.

Especially after they discovered the appetites of this group of people were growing larger, their first reaction was to wonder if those people had been discovered.

However, deciding which aspect to start from, everyone was actually quite troubled.

At this time, the Public Security Bureau notified them that in the process of handling the case, they had arrested a group of thieves who had confessed to stealing steel materials from the steel plant several times.

As this news spread, the entire steel plant sprang into action with inventory checks and interrogations already underway.

Both recent hires and those who had left in the past few years were subject to investigation and questioning.

Zhou Lina had to participate in the inventory check while being investigated, but fortunately, since she had been employed for a short period, she usually just dealt with data accounting at work.

Even when she got home at night, she was still non-stop with data accounting, everyone knew she was busy.

Compared to many people’s anxiety, the finance department was even busier, dealing with the inspections, scrambling to review years of data, and conducting inventory checks.

This time it wasn’t about splitting into several teams; all data had to match exactly in order to pass.

Zhou Lina once again walked home in the moonlight, and when she sat down in the chair, she really didn’t move at all.

Even though she had left the steel plant, as a former employee, Zhang Shifen of course had to be scrutinized as well.

However, she was responsible for union work, and after a thorough check with no issues found, she was just cautioned not to leave the city for the time being.

Because of the need for recusal, Zhang Shifen wouldn’t inquire about the situation, but looking at Zhou Lina’s state, she could tell the problem was serious.

"How was your day today?" she asked, helping Zhou Xuan bring the meal in front of Zhou Lina, watching her eat slowly.

"Not bad, I was busy from morning till the end of the workday; only had some water at noon."

"Good thing it’s not summer." Otherwise, the hot weather would have already reduced her appetite, adding to such a heavy workload. Zhou Lina honestly worried about her mother’s ability to cope.

"No idea when it will all be over." Before it was over, what Zhou Lina thought was, "What to do, when will this be revealed?"

But now that the matter was actually being uncovered, all she wished was for it to be postponed if possible.

"Mom, today two people from the finance department were taken in," Zhou Lina said in a low voice after finishing her meal.

"And it seems two retired finance people also went in."

These were all the people from the finance department known to have been taken in so far, as for others involved, the details were less clear.

Some families were secretive, while others openly went for questioning and never came out again.

Zhang Shifen knew that the finance department couldn’t possibly escape involvement, "It’s really..."

"Their lifetime reputation is gone, if they don’t think for themselves, they should at least think for their children."

No matter whether their families knew or not, in everyone’s eyes, they were complicit, it seemed unlikely they wouldn’t know.

"Yeah, their position in the factory will definitely be hard to endure in the future." Desirable positions that could easily lead to success would certainly not be theirs for the taking.

Unless they were highly capable, and such individuals were not many.

"Just focus on doing your job well in the unit, and don’t think about taking things that aren’t yours," Zhang Shifen took the opportunity to impart a lesson.

Zhou Lina hummed in agreement, "Mom, don’t worry, I would definitely not do such a thing."

"I’ve had my fill, I’m going to rest now." Every day it wasn’t just mentally draining but also physically taxing.

Zhou Lina really didn’t know how she managed to get through each day, "I just hope the results can come out soon."

Otherwise, dragging on like this isn’t getting us anywhere, "I haven’t had a day off in a month."

Although overtime was required before, weekends offered a reprieve when she could sleep in late. But now, every day started with an early morning at work, and the time she left depended on the progress made that day.

"I just yearn for a day when I can sleep until I wake up naturally," Zhou Lina prayed once again before falling asleep each night.

It wasn’t a lot to ask for, but she also knew that this wish was unlikely to be fulfilled; so far, there had been absolutely no news.

No matter how exhausted her body was, she still had to work hard. There was no alternative; everyone was worried that if they didn’t work efficiently, what would happen if they were reported?

In this era, of course, the mantra was to strive and strive even harder.

Zhou Lina also felt fortunate that the steel factory was considered an essential public service unit. Even though such a significant incident had occurred internally, even though the people from GWH were very keen to take over.

But they simply couldn’t get involved, which made Zhou Lina heave a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, once those people got in, they wouldn’t care about the truth in their eagerness to complete tasks.

All they had in mind was to catch the so-called gang as soon as possible so they could claim their merits.

Amidst the non-stop hustle, just when everyone thought they would be busy until the Spring Festival, an outcome finally surfaced at the end of December.

Zhou Lina had no idea how many people were involved because there were just too many.

Just in the finance department, both active and former employees, some of whom had been transferred, five or six had already been jailed.

For a finance department of over thirty people, this number wasn’t too large, but it was substantial enough to give the department’s leadership a rough time.

As for other departments, it goes without saying that many individuals were implicated. The finance department turned out not to be the worst hit.

Even the security department had eight or nine members arrested, and no department head could scoff at another, as they were all brothers in the same boat.

After the results came out, the folks from GWH didn’t make any moves, much less cause a stir, because the leader of this group was the steel factory’s deputy director.

He was also the brother of GWH’s top authority. Originally, the factory was reluctant to take him in; it was his forceful entry, and his job level leaped three ranks all at once.

Some employees’ reluctance to join was due to the pressure exerted by these people.

It was clear that the factory’s leaders would not have an easy time of it, nor would GWH enjoy any better fate.

Zhou Lina had initially thought that with so many people involved, even if the factory director wasn’t implicated, he would still have to take responsibility for the incident.

As for the departmental heads, several would need to be made examples of so this issue could be considered resolved.

But the outcome was unexpectedly different—the factory director remained as such, and the departmental directors kept their positions.

Unless they were part of the implicated group, things remained unchanged.

Of course, not everything stayed the same—there were numerous additional rules and regulations, and management became much stricter.

There were already many policies at the steel plant, and as far as Zhou Lina was concerned, besides adhering to one or two, most were neglected most of the time.

But now, even though everyone found the new measures troublesome, they persisted.

Because a postmortem revealed that had everyone always followed the rules, such significant losses would not have occurred.

Although initially, there was discomfort and annoyance, once they started enforcing the measures, everyone realized they weren’t so troublesome after all.

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