Logistics director Alack did not dare to raise his head to meet Hathaway's gaze, hesitantly said:
"Sir Hathaway, this is all due to the negligence of my subordinates. I did not finish counting the supplies in the warehouse. The former logistics director Brut was just dealt with. My time is limited and I did not have time to finish counting the supplies. Please give me some time."
, I will definitely do it.”
"Shut up!" Hathaway yelled, intending to throw the account book in Alak's face, but took a deep breath and held it back.
She has been hanging around in the aristocratic circle for many years, and has long been familiar with the tricks of the old aristocracy. Of course she knows what kind of tricks Airak and the others are playing. How can she tolerate the other party's nonsense?
When Aslan returned to the imperial capital, he handed over the Weylin clone to her. He wanted to set an example by following her, not only to capture him beautifully, but also to handle the formalities perfectly.
Hathaway deeply felt that the responsibility was heavy and the situation was urgent. To ensure the smooth progress of the disaster relief work in Wellingon, relief supplies were undoubtedly the core. The first thing Hathaway did was to count the relief supplies in Wellingon overnight.
Normally, when an official takes office, he has to know the logistics warehouse well, look at the account books, and then go to the warehouse for inspection, then the task is completed. However, Hathaway asked the people he brought to count the materials directly according to the account books.
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It would have been better if we didn't check. Once we checked, we immediately found out the problem. There were so many more physical objects in the warehouse than in the ledger!
Generally, the discrepancies between the actual accounts and the accounts are caused by the fact that the numbers in the account books are large, and there are actually not that many things in the logistics warehouse. This is a bad debt. In this case, the warehouse materials have been embezzled.
But the warehouse in front of me is filled with materials donated by the people of Wellyn clones. There are more physical items than what is recorded in the ledger, and its purpose is self-evident.
"Bring it!"
Hathaway slammed the so-called account book in her hand to the ground, stretched out her hand to Alak, and issued an unquestionable order.
His manpower was counting supplies just now. At first, Alak and others could take it calmly. After discovering that Hathaway was not just showing off but was serious about it, they all changed their eyes and said how hard it was for Hathaway and others to come all the way.
, let the people in the logistics department do this chore to ensure that there will be no mistakes.
Now that the secret has been revealed, Ailak and other officials from the Logistics Department are trembling with fear.
"What does Mr. Hathaway want?" Alak put on a confused look and braced himself.
"Ailak! Do you really want to fight to the end? If you bring the real account books, do you think I will send out a special investigation team to search for you in person?! If the special investigation team finds out, you can still save your head.
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Hathaway's attitude showed that these words were his ultimatum.
Alak finally couldn't bear Hathaway's pressure and quickly called a confidant to ask him to take out the real ledger.
When Hathaway received the new account book, he opened it and saw the murderous intent in his eyes.
"Last month's inventory, you have stolen a quarter of the supplies in one month. Okay, okay, you are really capable!"
"Even though I was mentally prepared and knew that you would embezzle donations from the public, I thought you would embezzle only a fraction of the money. I didn't expect that you were going to embezzle 50% of it. You have really opened my eyes. Your conscience has been given to a dog.
have eaten?!"
There are only a few materials in the ledger on the open side. The material wealth that is not recorded in this ledger is naturally used for digestion within the city hall.
If Hathaway arrives later, the material wealth in the warehouse will be divided up, and the accounts will be consistent. By then, even if they find a large amount of income in their home that does not match their status, they will not be able to find these materials.
origin of.
Irak and other officials were sweating profusely when questioned by Hathaway. They quickly prostrated themselves on the ground and kept admitting their mistakes and pleading guilty, hoping that Hathaway would give them another chance.
Hathaway said coldly: "I will give you a chance to hand over the ledger of the stolen goods to me, and I can plead with His Majesty on your behalf."
So much of the materials in the warehouse have been distributed, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, involving many officials in the city hall. How much should be distributed to each person, how much has been distributed, and how much should be distributed in the future. Of course, there will be a ledger.
Records, this is not about dividing the spoils between three or five people. If there are more people, there will be chaos. If you want to avoid chaos, you must use an account book to record it.
"Mr. Hathaway, there is no such account book." Alak and others looked at each other, and finally decided to bite the bullet.
It's okay to let Hathaway take the real ledger. It's not that they can't find ways to cover up the whereabouts of the materials that were corrupted. The worst they can do is just return it. But if the stolen ledger is taken out, their corruption crimes will be revealed one by one.
Really, there is no room for maneuver!
Moreover, the spoils-sharing account book not only records how much the city hall officials have already divided, but also the plan for how much everyone should divide. Once exposed, their crime of dividing most of the material wealth from the logistics warehouse can no longer be concealed.
With such a large amount of money on his body, the crime is much greater than the materials that Tan Mo has already distributed, and the officials involved will definitely not end well.
"You still want to hide it now? If you don't hand it over, I will let the special investigation team search it. Once I find it, I will not have this attitude!"
Hathaway knew that something as important as the stolen ledger would be well hidden, and it would not be easy for her to dig it out.
Hathaway has encountered such things as falsifying accounts and embezzling public funds in the city hall in the past. It can even be said that she is used to it. If the logistics warehouse does not have two account books, it will be embarrassing to say that it is the city hall.
Like Wellynklon City Hall, those who are greedy for big money only give the officials and the people a small head.
Hathaway is also not surprised. This has been a common problem in the old aristocratic system for a long time. The lord always has to eat before giving some soup to the people.
This is the meaning of power. Those with power eat meat and those without power drink soup. This is how survival resources are distributed.
But after all, it is during the disaster relief period, and there are aftershocks from time to time. More than ten counties in the Cleveland province have been hit by major earthquakes. As an important frontier town, the officials here are actually greedy for so much money, and they are also greedy for donations from the people.
That made Hathaway even more angry.
After so many years of development in the empire, the ideological consciousness of the people has greatly improved, but in the end, it was still corrupted by the officials of the old aristocracy.
Over time, these old aristocratic officials will spread this bad custom throughout the empire, and by then, the empire will return to the old path of the Kingdom of Cleveland.
In the middle stages of development of any dynasty and empire, official corruption will inevitably occur. This is inevitable. No matter how hard the emperor tries to govern, he cannot stop this phenomenon from spreading at the bottom.
This is also why Aslan wants to set up the Fifth Integrity Bureau, he wants to start from the source.
Please save the new book "Lord of Infernal Affairs" as a way to help Lao Gu hold up the situation. The new book is so embarrassing. Thank you brothers and sisters for your continued support.