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Chapter 261 Tracing the Embezzlement
But he had not wanted to do that, because the lesson of Xiao Zongting's mid-year inventory had been clear: Xu Shouxian was the kind of man who held grudges and would find ways to settle scores. If Mo Qian turned up some minor problems, who could say how Xu Shouxian might make him pay for it later?But now, things were completely different.This was not some minor discrepancy from a mid-year inventory. This was something fatal — this was Ruan Fengshan's most forbidden line.Mo Qian was almost certain that if this came to light, Xu Shouxian would not survive it.And a dead man could not come after him.Moreover, Xu Shouxian was not only a thorn in his own side — he was also a persistent obstacle to Xiao Zongting. Getting rid of this man would make life considerably easier for Old Xiao within Yuanshun Escort Agency going forward.Mo Qian sat at the desk, his eyes flickering. After turning it over several times in his mind, his decision was made: he would expose this.But he had to ensure
Chapter 260 A Silent Conspiracy
The fine powder he had brushed against Li Jun's face just now was a prepared drug. It would not kill anyone, but once a person was rendered unconscious by it, no ordinary physician would be able to wake them. One simply had to wait for the drug to run its course.This was, after all, something prepared by the criminal physician Shen Ping. It was not so easily countered.And Mo Qian had been careful with the dosage. He was certain that Li Jun would not wake up for the next five days.Xu Shouxian walked slowly over to Mo Qian and Xiao Yu and said: "I am sorry to have given you both a fright. Li Jun has never been the strongest in constitution. The storage room is stuffy — I imagine the air got to him.""I think the best course of action is for me to send you a replacement assistant in Li Jun's place. Something unfortunate has happened, but we cannot let it delay your review of the accounts."Xiao Yu was about to respond when Mo Qian cut in smoothly: "There is no need to trouble anyone.
Chapter 259 The Exposed Maze
Because Mo Qian had several account books open in front of him at once and was still sending Huang Qing to fetch more from the shelves. Yet he had not made a single note, and had never once touched the abacus.What was this? Did he think he was like Li Jun himself, gifted in mental arithmetic with a perfect memory? It was obviously all for show.But then, Li Jun's contemptuous smile froze on his face.Because he noticed that as Mo Qian leafed through the account books, the index finger and thumb of his left hand were moving unconsciously against the fabric of his sleeve.The reason this startled Li Jun was because he himself made that exact same unconscious movement when he did mental arithmetic."This..."He could not understand why Mo Qian would also do that, but when he looked at Mo Qian's focused face again, a cold feeling crept over him from head to foot.Li Jun's expression became grave. He put his contempt entirely aside and began watching carefully — tracking each account book
Chapter 258 The Account Maze
The moment they were gone, Huang Qing bowed to Li Jun with a grateful nod and then headed out of the rear courtyard accounting office toward the staff dining room in the middle courtyard.Li Jun stood alone in the empty hall. A moment later, Wang De'an came walking over unhurriedly."How was the morning? Did those two young ones find anything off?"Li Jun turned and laughed: "Those two — I could see how tired they were. They cannot make head or tail of the account books, and yet there they sit pretending to review them."Wang De'an laughed and said: "You really cannot blame them for that. The account structure Brother Li Jun designed — even a seasoned veteran of the accounting room would be lost in it for days. Let alone two young people who have never done this before. Unless they were born with a natural gift for numbers like yourself."Li Jun heard this and laughed, and for some reason he could not stop — he nearly laughed himself to tears.A gift for numbers? Said like someone buy
Chapter 257 The Copper Abacus
Seeing that Xiao Yu had spoken, Li Jun had no choice but to come over. He looked at Huang Qing and said: "Come here. I will show you how the account books on these shelves are numbered and arranged."There were still five days to go, and Li Jun had no desire to be hunting down books for Huang Qing every time, so he might as well teach him how to find them himself.Though there were many account books here, they followed a certain pattern in their arrangement. Huang Qing was, after all, an apprentice clerk and already well-versed in the various entries. Once Li Jun explained it, he grasped it immediately. Before long, he had located several of the detailed account books Mo Qian needed and brought them over.Mo Qian took the books and flipped through them casually, looking for all the world as though he had no real intention of checking the accounts at all.Xiao Yu had the same approach, and the two of them had arrived at this unspoken understanding almost without a word between them.M
Chapter 256 Settling Accounts
The standard year-end review covered only the current year's accounts. Even if a problem was found and needed to be traced back, one could only follow it as far as the records from four years ago. Everything before that had already been destroyed.This year's account books, once compiled, were kept in the west side room.Wang De'an raised a lamp, walked in with the group, and said: "Open flames are forbidden in the document storage room. No more than one lamp may be lit at a time."Mo Qian stepped inside and found the room was not large, and was lined entirely with tall shelves from floor to ceiling. The shelves were filled with neatly arranged wooden boxes, each with a small wooden label hanging from it.There was only one door, and no windows.Wang De'an set the lamp on a small table in the corner, then turned and said with a smile: "This is where the two of you will be working for the next five days. Li Jun and Huang Qing will be here to assist with anything you need. I will leave
