386: Revealed the true identity

“Why do we say that our Finance Department is sensitive?” Xiao Hongmei continued the previous topic, “At that time, the data on the Sales Department’s invoice application forms and outbound manifests always had duplicates.”

“What do you mean by duplicates?” Liu Xiaolin was a bit confused.

“It means the same outbound manifest might have several invoice applications.” Xiao Hongmei explained, “We brought this up to the Sales Department at the time, and their reply was that this batch of outbound manifests was shipped in several smaller batches, which is why they had to apply for invoices multiple times from scratch.”

“Were there ever cases of the same outbound manifest being shipped in batches before?” Liu Xiaolin continued to ask.

“No, it only happened during that period.” Xiao Hongmei picked up a baby cabbage and put it in her mouth, “But because General Manager Cai signed off on it, we didn’t question it too much.”

“Since there were sales orders and invoices were issued, did you notice anything unusual with the costs when you did the cost accounting?” Liu Xiaolin picked up a piece of fish and asked while eating.

Cui Zhenzhong, unable to interject, was busy eating dishes on the side.

“That month, our input invoices seemed to be more than usual, and the material requisition forms increased by more than thirty percent compared to usual.” Xiao Hongmei said with a frown, “Let me put it this way, the amount on our invoices increased by twenty percent compared to usual, but the material requisition forms increased by thirty percent, and later on, the tax we paid was even less than before.”

“So the tax bureau said your company was evading taxes?” Liu Xiaolin immediately spotted the key point.

“Yes, because General Manager Hai is the legal representative, he has to bear the responsibility for tax evasion.” Xiao Hongmei said, “But from my perspective, General Manager Hai never pays attention to these issues, so even if there was tax evasion, it’s not his responsibility.”

“Do you know why there were fictitious invoices issued in those few months?” Liu Xiaolin asked.

“How would I know that? I just issue invoices and keep records. Our Director of Finance Department might know the specific reason.” Xiao Hongmei took a sip of wine and said.

“Your Director of Finance Department? General Manager Xiang?” Liu Xiaolin asked.

“Yes, he is the Vice General Manager and also our Director of Finance Department, because when I had questions, his exact words were, ‘If General Manager Cai has signed off, you just issue the invoice, don’t ask too many questions.’” Xiao Hongmei said, “So I think he should know some things.”

“Did the tax bureau audit your company?” Liu Xiaomei sighed and said, “The result of the self-correction was that General Manager Cai sued General Manager Hai, and General Manager Hai was subsequently sentenced.”

“You mean the tax bureau didn’t classify you as tax evasion?” Liu Xiaolin asked in confusion, “Why could General Manager Cai sue General Manager Hai during the self-correction phase?”

“The tax bureau, through the tax system’s payment records, found that Haizhe Technology’s tax burden had significantly decreased year-on-year, so they notified General Manager Xiang, urging our Finance Department to immediately conduct a self-correction.” Xiao Hongmei then raised her glass and clinked it with Liu Xiaolin’s, “Let’s have another drink. The three of us must finish this bottle of yingchun wine; we can’t waste it.”

“Mhm, drink.” Liu Xiaolin looked at Xiao Hongmei, whose face was flushed from drinking, and his heart rate quickened.

“Our self-correction focused on the abnormalities of those few months, and we immediately reported it to General Manager Xiang.” Xiao Hongmei shook her head and said, “But General Manager Xiang told us to destroy all the invoice application forms from those months.”

“Ah? Were they all destroyed?” Liu Xiaolin was greatly surprised. If the evidence was gone, how could he clear Hai Zhezhe’s name?

“I was the invoice clerk at the time. If this matter were to be discussed in detail, I would also be responsible.” Xiao Hongmei said angrily, “But I really did go to General Manager Xiang and told them they couldn’t issue invoices like that, but no one listened to me.”

“They must have had some bad intentions already, right? That’s why they ignored your advice.” Liu Xiaolin said, “The work of financial personnel also carries risks.”

“Exactly!” Xiao Hongmei took another drink by herself, “But I can’t let them harm me either! So, I did destroy the invoice application forms signed by General Manager Cai, but what I destroyed were all copies. I secretly hid the originals, just in case they ever accuse me, I would take them out to prove my innocence.”

“Why didn’t you bring out the evidence when they sued Dr. Hai?” Liu Xiaolin asked.

“I didn’t know about the high-level matters at the time, did I? I went to work and came home every day, how would I know that General Manager Hai was actually sued by his partner?” Xiao Hongmei’s eyes suddenly turned red, “If I had known, even if I lost my job, I would have handed over the evidence to the court.”

“Really?” Liu Xiaolin asked excitedly.

“Of course, Dr. Hai is such a good person! He always smiles when he sees us and never gets angry with us.” Xiao Hongmei drank another glass of wine, “But I can’t do anything now because it’s too late; General Manager Hai has already been sentenced.”

“Who says you can’t do anything?” Liu Xiaolin decided to be frank, “Minister Cui and I both want to help Dr. Hai. Are you willing to help him with us?”

“You? Want to help General Manager Hai?” Xiao Hongmei thought she had drunk too much. She couldn’t believe her ears, “You, a manager from another province, here for procurement? You want to meddle in Haizhe Technology’s affairs? Why would you do that?”

“Because I am not a procurement manager. I am the boss of Jiantuan Electronics and a partner of Langfang Fine Carving.” Liu Xiaolin revealed his true identity.

“Stop joking with me, okay?” Xiao Hongmei said with wide eyes, “Jiantuan Electronics? Boss? I heard that the boss of Jiantuan Electronics is an old man, and he seems to have the same surname as Minister Cui, Cui. Don’t lie to me, okay?”

“He is not lying, I can vouch for him.” Cui Zhenzhong said solemnly, “He is not only the boss of Jiantuan Electronics, but also the boss of Wanderer Aerospace, and the boss of Tonglin Flying Car.”

“Ah? How is that possible? Those companies are all very powerful companies, how could a young kid be their boss and achieve such greatness?” Xiao Hongmei still refused to believe.

“I am indeed that young kid boss, haha.” Liu Xiaolin smiled and took out his phone, flipping through the photos one by one for Xiao Hongmei to see, “Look, this is my drone company, this is a photo of me with wanderer one, this is a photo of me during Space travel, and this is a photo of me traveling underwater. Is this manta ray scary? I took a photo right next to it and didn’t feel scared at all. Also, this is the lithography machine that Jiantuan Electronics just successfully developed.”

After Liu Xiaolin showed Xiao Hongmei the photos, Xiao Hongmei finally believed the fact that Liu Xiaolin was the boss of these enterprises: “Wow, are you really General Manager Liu? You’re amazing!”

“Sister Hongmei, why call me General Manager Liu? I’m still your Xiao Lin younger brother!” Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

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