Chapter 223: Stingy!

Chapter 223: Stingy!

Chapter 223: Stingy!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

At around nine o'clock the next morning, when Jia Dongming was sitting in his office looking through files, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

When Jia Dongming heard the phone ring, he didn't even raise his head. He reached out and picked up the phone on the table and greeted politely, "Hello! I'm Jia Dongming. Who is this?"

"Comrade Dongming! Good morning! I am Zhang Huanchun." Before Jia Dongming finished asking, Zhang Huanchun's smiling self-introduction came over the phone.

Hearing Zhang Huanchun's answer on the phone, Jia Dongming immediately remembered the case he solved yesterday. He smiled and asked Zhang Huanchun: "Captain Zhang! Good morning, you called me so early in the morning, is it about the case of the female accountant in the thermos factory?"

When Zhang Huanchun heard Jia Dongming's question and thought of Jia Dongming's speed in solving cases, he smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Comrade Dongming! I called you so early in the morning because of the thermos factory case."

When Jia Dongming heard Zhang Huanchun's answer, he frowned and asked Zhang Huanchun, "Captain Zhang! Didn't we find the murderer? Is there any hidden story behind this?"

When Zhang Huanchun heard Jia Dongming's question, he immediately realized that Jia Dongming had misunderstood the purpose of his call, and hurriedly explained with a smile: "Comrade Dongming! You misunderstood!"

"Comrade Dongming! To be honest! Director Zhao of the Thermos Factory is my old comrade-in-arms. Three years ago, because of this case, I, the detachment leader, felt ashamed when I saw my old comrade-in-arms. I didn't expect that the first case you solved after taking over the investigation of the old case was actually a case in my old comrade-in-arms' factory."

"After I confirmed that the case was solved yesterday, I finally felt proud and called my old comrade immediately to tell him the news that the case was successfully solved."

"This time we not only cracked the thermos factory case, but also successfully recovered more than 10,000 yuan in wages. My old comrade was very happy when he heard the news. He said he would treat you, the great hero, to dinner tonight. Do you think you are free tonight?"

If it were in the past, Jia Dongming would have definitely declined the invitation politely, but the matter of arranging a job for Yu Li made Jia Dongming realize the importance of interpersonal network. Facing Zhang Huanchun's invitation, Jia Dongming smiled and replied: "Captain Zhang! Since he is your old comrade, I will give him this honor no matter what. Let's have dinner there tonight, and I promise to arrive on time."

After hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Zhang Huanchun immediately introduced him with a smile: "Comrade Dongming! We will meet at the thermos factory canteen at 5:30 tonight. "

When Jia Dongming heard what Zhang Huanchun said, he smiled and replied, "Okay! Captain Zhang! Let's meet at the gate of the thermos factory at 5:30. We'll see you there then."

At around eleven o'clock in the morning, the old lady of the Zhang family returned to the courtyard from the steel rolling mill, carrying a cloth bag. When she just walked into the courtyard, she met the door god Yan Bugui, so she pretended not to see him and walked towards the Moon Gate with the cloth bag.

Yan Bugui saw the old lady of the Zhang family walking into the front yard with a cloth bag in her hand. His eyes were immediately fixed on the cloth bag in her hand. After seeing the items in the bag and the way it was falling, Yan Bugui immediately concluded that the bag must be a lunch box full of food.

Yan Bugui watched the old lady of the Zhang family disappear into the moon gate with a thoughtful expression on his face. He muttered to himself, "The old lady of the Zhang family just went to work at the steel mill. She brought back two lunch boxes yesterday at noon, plus one lunch box last night. That's three lunch boxes of food."

"Today, the old lady of the Zhang family actually brought back another lunch box. Judging from the way the cloth bag was drooping, there must be a lot of food inside. What kind of job did the old lady of the Zhang family do at the steel mill? How could she be paid better than that chef Sha Zhu?"

"Old Yan! What are you mumbling about?" Just when Yan Bugui was puzzled by his discovery, he suddenly heard Liu Haizhong's questioning voice.

Yan Bugui suddenly came out of his deep thoughts when he heard Liu Haizhong's question. He asked Liu Haizhong with a curious look on his face, "Old Liu! Which department of your steel mill does the old lady from the Zhang family in your backyard work in? She just started working, and every time she comes back to the courtyard, she always brings back a full lunch box of food?"

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui asking about the old lady of the Zhang family's job, he showed an expression of indifference on his face and answered, "Old Yan! The old lady of the Zhang family works in the security department of our factory as a cleaner and a kitchen helper in the canteen. The kitchen helpers in the security department can eat two meals a day for free. It's normal for the old lady of the Zhang family to bring back lunch boxes. Why are you so weird about it?"

"What! Old Liu, what did you say? The old lady of the Zhang family works in the security department that Jia Dongming is in charge of? Is this true?" When Yan Bugui heard the news Liu Haizhong told him, an incredible expression showed on his face and he blurted out to Liu Haizhong.

Yan Bugui's sudden surprise made Liu Haizhong feel very puzzled. He asked Yan Bugui with a puzzled look on his face: "Old Yan! The street office saw that the Zhang family was in difficulty, so they specially arranged a job for the old lady of the Zhang family. Is it necessary to surprise you like this?" Yan Bugui was a famous calculator in Siheyuan. When Director Wang of the street office came to visit the Zhang family that day, he was very puzzled in his heart. There were so many needy families in the whole street, why did the street office arrange a job for the old lady of the Zhang family.

Now that he knew that the old lady of the Zhang family worked in the security department of the steel mill and could eat two meals a day for free in the security department cafeteria, Yan Bugui suddenly felt as if a clue had been opened. He muttered to himself in his heart, "I was wondering why the old lady of the Zhang family suddenly had a job. It turned out to be the masterpiece of the eldest brother of the Jia family."

Liu Haizhong saw Yan Bugui's weird look and felt that Yan Bugui was a little strange today. However, Liu Haizhong was in a hurry to go home to get something, so he didn't care about Yan Bugui's reaction and went straight to the backyard.

After a long time, Yan Bugui finally came to his senses. Thinking about how Jia Dongming was casually assigned a job by the old lady of the Zhang family, Yan Bugui felt as if he had lost a lot of money. He murmured to himself with a look of regret: "Why didn't I think of going to find Jia Dongming earlier? If I had thought of this earlier, Jie Cheng wouldn't have to divorce Yu Li."

Jia Dongming spent a day reading through all the files sent by the branch office. He finally selected five cases that could be solved and muttered to himself, "Starting tomorrow, we will restart the investigation of these five old cases."

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling!"

As soon as Jia Dongming finished speaking, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

When Jia Dongming heard the phone ring, he reached out and picked up the receiver, and said politely, "Hello! I'm Jia Dongming. Who is this?"

"Director Jia! I'm Li Huaide. Are you free tonight? I've invited some leaders from sister units to dinner and would like to invite you to join us." As soon as Jia Dongming finished asking, Li Huaide's enthusiastic voice came over the phone.

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's invitation, he said to him apologetically, "Director Li! This is really unfortunate. Director Zhao of the thermos factory invited me to dinner today, and I accepted it this morning."

Li Huaide heard Jia Dongming's introduction and learned that Zhao Huanxi invited Jia Dongming to dinner. He showed a surprised expression on his face and asked Jia Dongming curiously: "Director Jia! Zhao Huanxi is a well-known stingy person in our system. Why would he suddenly invite you to dinner?"

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide describe the director of the thermos factory as a miser, he showed a surprised expression on his face. He smiled and introduced to Li Huaide: "Director Li! I wonder if you have heard about the disappearance of the female accountant of the thermos factory three years ago?"

When Li Huaide heard Jia Dongming suddenly mention the disappearance of the female accountant at the thermos factory three years ago, he immediately realized that this case might have been solved by Jia Dongming. He quickly asked Jia Dongming: "Director Jia! I know this case. Has it been solved by you?"

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's question, he smiled and replied, "Director Li! The Dongcheng Branch asked me to be in charge of investigating old cases. I just took over this work yesterday. The case of the thermos factory was the first case I solved after taking over. I also recovered tens of thousands of yuan in stolen wages."

When Li Huaide learned that Jia Dongming had taken over the investigation of old cases of the Dongcheng Branch, an incredible expression appeared on his face. Although he was not engaged in public security work, those old cases were cases that had never been solved. Jia Dongming taking over the investigation of these cases was like taking over a hot potato!

It was not until Li Huaide learned that Jia Dongming had just taken over the job and immediately solved the case of the thermos factory three years ago that his originally incredible face immediately revealed an expression of admiration. He smiled and complimented Jia Dongming: "Director Jia! I didn't expect that you solved the case of the thermos factory in less than a day and helped the thermos factory recover so much money. No wonder Zhao Huanxi, a stingy person, would take the initiative to invite you to dinner."

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's compliment, he did not feel proud of it. Instead, he replied modestly: "Director Li! It was just a coincidence that I found some useful clues in the files. I was able to successfully solve the case based on these clues."

"As for Director Zhao of the thermos factory, he is a comrade-in-arms with Captain Zhang of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the branch. Captain Zhang personally called me to invite me to dinner, and I have to give him this honor. So I really can't spare the time to attend your dinner."

Li Huaide heard what Jia Dongming said and replied with a smile: "It's okay! We brothers eat from the same pot, there will be plenty of time in the future!"

(End of this chapter)