Dong He's current state was indeed quite pitiful, a stark contrast from his previous domineering self.
Although Lin Jin didn't like Dong He, the man was still a member of the Beast Appraisal Association. As the association's chief, Lin Jin had to intervene if something happened.
Upon hearing Lin Jin's words, Dong He seemed to have found his backbone. Then, with tears and snot streaming down his face, he began recounting his pitiful experiences.
It turned out that ever since he made a fool of himself, his lackeys had stopped following him. Naturally, Dong He wasn't good at beast appraising so he couldn't hold consultation halls anymore.
At that time, his sister and brother-in-law no longer cared about him, so Dong He had no choice but to return to the logistics department to do odd jobs. One could imagine that when a former manager was reduced to doing odd jobs, the drastic change in his mentality was not something an ordinary person could bear.
Fortunately, Dong He was able to handle it.
The problem was, while he could handle it, he couldn't stand being bullied by others.
Initially, no one dared to bully Dong He.
But the problem was that just a few days ago, his biggest backer, his brother-in-law, an Elder of the Association, had been transferred to the capital. His sister had naturally followed him there.
And so, without the protection of his backer, Dong He's life took a sharp turn for the worse.
Especially after Lin Jin returned as chief, almost everyone in the association knew about the grudge between Dong He and the current Chief Lin. Naturally, there were some who wanted to make a move on Dong He to curry favor with Chief Lin.
As Dong He explained, Lin Jin understood what was going on.
Now, many people in the association were deliberately making things difficult for Dong He, just like how Lin Jin had made things difficult for others back then. Dong He admitted it himself.
After all, this was how he made things difficult for others back then. Hence, Lin Jin had nothing to say about retribution.
However, some things went too far.
"President Lin, I, Dong He, have done some immoral things in the past. It's my fault and I admit it. It's fine if they make things difficult for me. But now, Manager Zhang of the logistics department, h-he's even worse than I was in the past. He dares to do things that I don't dare to do. And he's really ruthless to me. He doesn't even treat me as a human. In the past few days, I've been on duty in the warehouse for a few consecutive nights. He doesn't even let me rest. I … I've lost weight."
Dong He had a wronged expression on his face.
Lin Jin glanced at Dong He. Truth be told, the kid had indeed lost a lot of weight. He must have suffered quite a bit. Of course, if it was just someone giving him a hard time, Lin Jin wouldn't care.
However, what Dong He said earlier was that the current logistics manager seemed to have done something that violated the rules.
Lin Jin had Dong He explain.
Dong He hurriedly spat out everything.
For example, Steward Zhang had used his position to secretly steal a huge amount of resources from the association. Not only that, he had also secretly used his position to plant some outsiders into the association. According to Dong He, the ones who bullied him the most were this group of people.
"Why didn't anyone else discover this?" Lin Jin asked Dong He.
As the Guild Leader, if what Dong He said was true, he would have to do something about it. Moreover, if he did not handle the matter well, he might even have to bear the consequences.
It went without saying that Lin Jin valued it highly.
Just as he wondered, if Steward Zhang was so brazen, why didn't anyone else notice? Why did Dong He have to come here and report him?
Dong He was smart enough to pick up on Lin Jin's suspicion. He patted his chest and said, "Chief Lin, I, Dong He, wouldn't dare to spout nonsense about something like this. Others might not know about it because Steward Zhang is a meticulous man. But no matter how good he is with his accounts, there are still problems. He can't fool me. Think about it, who am I? I've been the logistics manager for many years. I know better than anyone what's in that place. Nothing can hide from me. It's also because of this that the one surnamed Zhang is deliberately targeting me. He wants to force me away, because once I leave, no one will be able to find out what he did. "
Dong He said these words with great confidence.
Lin Jin glanced at Jia Qian. The latter was frowning in deep thought. Noticing Lin Jin's gaze, Jia Qian knew what he was thinking so she nodded.
Lin Jin knew what she meant.
She nodded, not because Dong He was telling the truth, but because this matter might be as Dong He said.
After all, no matter how stupid Dong He was, he had been working in the logistics department for so long. He must know something fishy about this.
Therefore, this matter should really be investigated.
"Alright, I got it. Is there anything else you want to say?" Lin Jin asked. Dong He shook his head. "Chief Lin, I know you don't like me, but I, Dong He, have turned over a new leaf. Really, everything I've said is the truth. I wouldn't dare to lie to you in the slightest."
"Okay, you may leave now." Lin Jin waved his hand. Not daring to say anything else, Dong He quickly retreated.
After Dong He left, Lin Jin turned to Jia Qian.
"You've been in charge of the association's affairs for the past two days. Tell me about it," Lin Jin asked. Jia Qian immediately told him everything she knew.
"The current logistics manager is called Zhang Youdu. He's also an old man who became an apprentice more than a decade ago. I heard that he has sat in the hall before, but due to a minor incident, he lost his qualification. Since then, he has been doing odd jobs in the logistics department. After Dong He got into trouble, he volunteered to take over and became the manager. Master Lin, you know how unconventional Chief Tan is when it comes to hiring people."
After hearing Jia Qian's explanation, Lin Jin finally understood her point of view.
She clearly didn't think highly of Zhang Youdu.
This man probably had a bad reputation in the past.
But because Tan Lin came from the royal capital back then, she wasn't familiar with the situation here. Moreover, Zhang Youdu was good at performing, so Tan Lin promoted him.
"I also heard that Zhang Youdu treated himself as one of President Tan's people to the outside world. It is said that wherever he went, he would say that, and every three sentences that came out of his mouth were always about President Tan."
At Jia Qian's words, Lin Jin couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Tan Lin probably didn't know about this. If she did, based on her personality, she wouldn't just sit back and do nothing. She would most likely teach Zhang Youdu a lesson.
However, from a certain perspective, Zhang Youdu was indeed a talent. To be able to borrow Tan Lin's strength was impressive.
"Go and investigate. I'm not good at handling the association's internal affairs," Lin Jin said to Jia Qian. Jia Qian shuddered in disbelief.
After all, when Lin Jin asked her to handle the association's affairs, she assumed it was because he was too busy. Moreover, she only had to handle daily affairs where she only had to report to Chief Lin Jin.
But this time, they were investigating a logistics manager. This kind of thing was usually done by the president who had real power.
To think that Lin Jin was willing to delegate such authority.
Soon, Jia Qian came to a realization.
She knew that she had been overthinking things.
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