The exhibition venue of the Bus General Factory, Qian Guotao, the general manager of the Bus General Factory, appeared relaxed.
Frankly speaking, he hadn't held out much hope for participating in the Dongzhou Industrial Expo.
After all, he knew their own situation. The Bus General Factory, with its meager resources, hadn't released any new products in nearly three years, relying solely on past achievements to get by. With annual losses, they had no market competitiveness whatsoever.
However, since collaborating with the young man Wang Yu, he had suddenly seen a glimmer of hope!
This new type of bus, whether in terms of exterior design, performance, or technological content, was absolutely leading the market.
This gave Qian Guotao immense confidence that this newly built super bus would, just as its name suggested, illuminate the decaying and dark future of the Bus General Factory like a dawn of hope!
Qian Guotao had even pulled many strings and leveraged his connections to secure a prime exhibition spot at this Industrial Expo. He had also advertised extensively, all in the hope of making the super bus Dawn One an instant hit!
To this end, Qian Guotao personally oversaw the supervision at the exhibition site, determined not to miss any potential customers!
However, before the anticipated clients arrived, they were first surrounded by a group of people in uniform!
"Who are you people?"
Qian Guotao frowned as a large group of people suddenly appeared before him.
This sudden throng of people exuded an aggressive aura and wore serious expressions.
"Disciplinary Inspection Department."
The leader sternly presented his identification to Qian Guotao, "Are you Qian Guotao, the head of the Bus General Factory?"
Although spoken as a question, the tone conveyed undeniable certainty.
"Yes, I am," Qian Guotao nodded, his expression somewhat bewildered.
Disciplinary Inspection Department? Wasn't that the department within the system responsible for maintaining discipline and combating corruption? Why would they suddenly approach him?
The Bus General Factory was a state-owned enterprise, so it was indeed under their jurisdiction, and their visit was not out of line.
However, he, Old Qian, conducted himself uprightly and had nothing to hide. He readily admitted his identity, perhaps one of his subordinates had committed an offense?
State-owned enterprises like the Bus General Factory were plagued by issues of bureaucratic bloat and an overabundance of personnel. It was not unusual for a few individuals to cause trouble.
"Very well! We have received a personal report accusing you of accepting bribes and embezzling public funds!"
The leader of the Disciplinary Inspection Department spoke very sternly to Qian Guotao, his words causing everyone from the Bus General Factory to turn pale with shock.
Qian Guotao, Manager Qian, accepting bribes? How was that possible?
Everyone knew that Manager Qian had been diligent and incorruptible since taking office! To say he accepted bribes would be like saying the sun rose from the west!
If it were Vice Manager Qiu Jie, then perhaps it might be plausible!
Was he hiding it too well? Or was he being framed?
The staff of the Bus General Factory were all in a state of unease, but they saw a person emerge from the group of the Disciplinary Inspection Department.
It was a short, stout middle-aged man with a shiny, receding hairline and a smug, malicious expression on his face.
Immediately, someone recognized him: wasn't that Wang Jinhui from the logistics department of the Chassis Plant Three?
Yes, he was Wang Yu's so-called cousin... although this fellow had previously instigated Wang Yu's expulsion from the family, severing their relationship!
This guy had been quiet for a long time recently.
Before, during the negotiation for cooperation with Wang Yu's car factory regarding the super bus project, this fellow had volunteered to go to Jiangyang County to handle the communication.
Considering his kinship with Wang Yu, he should be easier to deal with, and it would also be a gesture of goodwill towards Wang Yu, so Qian Guotao had agreed to his request.
Who knew that as soon as he arrived in Jiangyang County, he would stir up trouble everywhere, acting erratically.
First, he had spewed foul language at Wu Lingling and even slapped Wang Ling. Then, he had instigated the second elder and a group of old folks to have Wang Yu expelled from the family.
Later, he had even found an opportunity to try and discredit and incite internal conflict within Wang Yu's car factory.
As a result, Wang Yu had simply cut off the supply from the root. He had been left aside, and Wang Yu had personally driven a prototype vehicle to the Bus General Factory under the guise of patent application, directly negotiating with Qian Guotao, who had the authority to make decisions, and finalizing the mass production plan for the Dawn One product.
Afterward, this fellow was driven to the brink of collapse by Brother Hu and Boss Liu's various schemes in Jiangyang County, losing dozens of pounds of fat.
Finally, he had no choice but to reluctantly return to the Bus General Factory and continue his days as a supervisor in the logistics department.
Both Wang Yu and Qian Guotao himself had forgotten this insignificant individual in the corners of their memories!
But who would have thought that this guy would reappear now.
The moment he saw Wang Jinhui, Qian Guotao instinctively felt something was amiss, as this fellow was clearly harboring malicious intentions!
As expected, Wang Jinhui directly declared, "I wish to report in person that Qian Guotao, the general manager of the Bus General Factory, has used his authority for personal gain, embezzled public funds, and is cooperating with the Jiangyang County Automobile Factory on a so-called super bus project!"
"You're spouting nonsense!"
Qian Guotao glared at Wang Jinhui, his face ashen. He knew this guy was up to no good, but he hadn't expected him to lodge such a serious accusation right off the bat!
"Whether I'm spouting nonsense or not, everyone here knows in their hearts." Wang Jinhui pointed at the Dawn One product in front of him and said loudly with great agitation,
"This product is a project that our Manager Qian pushed through against all opposition, ignoring the nearly 70% dissent from our factory's staff, all for the sake of cooperating with the Jiangyang County Automobile Factory for joint production.
The Jiangyang County Automobile Factory had previously supplied parts to our Bus General Factory, but the cooperation was severed due to their extremely inferior quality.
However, our Manager Qian insisted on pushing through the cooperation project with the automobile factory against all opposition. Who would believe there's no foul play involved?"
Wang Jinhui's string of accusations immediately drew nods of agreement from the surrounding crowd.
Indeed, it seemed to be true? To cooperate again with a party known for past inferior products, didn't that look suspicious?
As for the issue of inferior products from the Jiangyang County Automobile Factory in the past, it was actually a mess left by Wang Yu's predecessor. This automobile factory was not the same as the previous one, but this was unknown to the vast majority of people!
As for the so-called 70% opposition, that was completely fabricated. Those 70% were all subordinates of Qiu Jie, who would have agreed to call a deer a horse if asked!
But, no one knew that either!
Wang Jinhui's frantic accusations, like a pig tied to a stick about to be slaughtered during the New Year, immediately attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
Even the reporters gathered around Wang Yu at the adjacent booth were drawn over!
Seeing the growing crowd around him, Wang Jinhui displayed a smug smile, and then loudly declared,
"I have very important evidence here!"