antique masters in modern times

"how is this possible!"

Zhong Gui thought he was foolproof, and he didn't believe that someone could catch his braid, but he also knew that the accountant would never have the guts to make such a joke.

After grabbing the newspaper and hastily scanning a few lines, his face suddenly changed drastically: "Aren't the policy and accounts handed over to you for safekeeping? Tell me! Did you leak it? You want to frame me!"

The accountant was so anxious that he almost cried: "Boss, where do I have the guts? Besides, if something happens to the company, it won't do me any good. I still want to retire here."

Although the company is a rare private company at present, and there are a lot of troublesome accounting operations, the advantage is that the salary is good.The accountant had only been recruited by Zhong Gui for three or four months, and he had just tasted the benefits of being rich, so naturally it would not be detrimental to the company.

Zhong Gui also knew this, and this team in the accounting department was newly recruited after he took office, so it is impossible for someone with a heart to use it as a weapon against him.

Fortunately, he followed the method left by Dr. Xiang without leaving any direct evidence.Although I don't know where the person who wrote the article got the data, but as long as he finds a reason to prevaricate the high-priced insurance policy, and kill others are all rumors, I believe the matter will subside soon.

Then, the problem came back again: after I came to China, I had completely changed the company's blood, and the people left by Dr. Zhong were excluded from the slightly more core positions.Who in the end betrayed himself?Could it be that a new employee was bought?

Thinking of this possibility, Zhong Gui's face became even more ugly.He has a quick temper, never loses his temper, and thinks about it as soon as he thinks about it.Immediately, all the employees were called together, first they were reprimanded, and then they were rewarded heavily, so that the employees could inform each other.

After waiting for a long time, seeing that no one was willing to be the first bird, he simply ordered a few people who he thought were suspicious, and interrogated them one by one.

Such a mindless tossing down, of course, is nothing.To make matters worse, before the ghost was caught, the people from the tax bureau came first in the afternoon and directly said that they wanted to check the accounts.

After Zhong Gui took over Huaxia Market, he had also been inspected by the tax bureau.However, the company's accounts have always been relatively standard, and occasionally they play tricks when handling insurance, which is to make antiques more secure when they are shipped abroad, not for tax evasion, so Zhong Gui is quite confident in this regard.

In addition to the current trend of preferential treatment of overseas Chinese, all government departments are very polite to him when they visit him for business. Therefore, he also maintains his usual arrogant style in front of these institutions.

But this time the tax bureau came to the door, and its attitude was a bit subtle.He neither accepted the cigarettes handed over by the accountant, nor even allowed them to pour tea, but simply repeated forcefully: "Take out the account first, we are in a hurry to check."

"Hmph, what's the air... When the limelight passes, you all have to greet me with a smile on your face."

Zhong Gui muttered resentfully, winked at the accountant, and asked if he had any questions.Seeing the accountant quietly pointing to the general manager's office, he was relieved: the domestic accounts are still made manually, and the second set of accounts is stored in the computer he brought from the United States, and the tax bureau can't check it.

He had already made up his mind that no matter who came to him, he could only insist that the newspaper forged the documents and was talking nonsense.So what if it's true, so what if it's fake, as long as it passes the tax bureau, who has the right to check his account?

Still, it's kind of weird.It is said that not only are there not many people in Huaxia who have access to computers, but even few people who have heard of them can be found. Only he and the accountant in the company can operate computers.Since it's not an accountant, who secretly copied the data and brought it out?

Zhong Guizheng was desperately trying to recall the people who had been in his office recently, when he suddenly heard the accountant call him: "...Manager, manager? The comrades from the tax bureau are asking you something. Manager?"

After calling several times in a row, Zhong Gui came back from his contemplation.It's not embarrassing to see everyone in the room looking at him.Without waiting for the tax bureau staff to speak, he immediately said: "The accountant is in charge of everything. If you have any questions, just ask him. I don't understand these things."

Seeing his impatient look, the staff was not angry: "We don't want to ask for the detailed account, but just ask you to show this account."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of documents.

"Aren't all manual accounts here—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhong Gui suddenly choked up his voice: The thing in the other party's hand seemed to be the printed copy of the fake account that was handed over to the insurance company for review!Before the accountant took it, he asked himself to sign it.However, isn't this fake account going to be recovered and destroyed afterwards?Otherwise, he should have messed up today.

If the fake account is not destroyed, but falls into the hands of the tax bureau, then the trouble will be big!This is solid evidence, clearly written in black and white.

Buying at a low price but making another set of fake accounts at a high price, and the amount is huge, and it has lasted intermittently for several years, even a fool would be surprised.At that time, the tax bureau will invite a few experts to conduct a serious investigation one by one. The company used to use the name of high-end handicrafts to traffic antiques out of the country.

The accumulated transaction volume over these years is not a small amount. With China's current laws, he might be imprisoned for a lifetime!

"wrong--"

Rationality desperately told him to hold his breath, but when he thought of the consequences of the leak, Zhong Gui couldn't help but feel his scalp go numb, unable to restrain his actions at all.

Before the other party could say anything else, he rudely tore through the document and eagerly flipped through it with trembling hands.Immediately, his eyes widened in amazement: there is no own signature on this photocopy!

Although he still doesn't know where the tax bureau got this set of accounts, since he didn't sign it, Zhong Gui felt that he was slowly coming back to life.Wiping the cold sweat off his face, he threw the document on the coffee table, trying to look nonchalant: "Comrade, you have made a mistake, this is not our company's account, there is no—"

"Is there no signature? It's okay. We want to see if it matches the accounts in your computer." The staff pointed to the general manager's office with the door closed: "Manager Zhong, open it and let us see Bar."

Like a thunderbolt hitting Tianling Gai, Zhong Gui was stunned: "I...our accounts are all manual accounts...the computer...the computer is my personal property, you can't..."

Seeing his refusal to cooperate, the staff members suddenly darkened: "You want to obstruct the inspection?"

"No... no! Bring out your search warrant, I want a lawyer to be present! I am an overseas Chinese, and I have paid high taxes to your country. Is this how you treat taxpayers?" Zhong Gui yelled loudly, trying to Use your identity as your last shield.

The staff looked at him with idiotic eyes: "This is Huaxia, and you should abide by our laws. Moreover, your company is registered in the name of the local people, not a multinational enterprise, and those procedures are not required."

"You!" Zhong Gui didn't expect that the other party would not accept this, and suddenly became furious.As soon as his mind became hot, he winked at several subordinates who were also bodyguards, signaling them to come and stop them.But those few people seemed to have roots under their feet, and they didn't move.

They were not as self-righteous as Zhong Gui, and they knew very well that if they dared to do something to public officials, then today's matter would not be as simple as checking accounts.

Moreover, these few people had no understanding of the organization, thinking that the big boss of the company just knew some wealthy foreign businessmen and did some intermediary business. They didn't even know how amazing profits the company collected every year for the auction house.

Since you don't even know the existence of your boss, you can't talk about loyalty.Beating up a public official for a common job?They're not that stupid.

Seeing that the bodyguards who usually surrounded him like a pug were disobedient, Zhong Gui stomped his feet angrily.

After cursing a few words, he suddenly had an idea, picked up the water glass on the table and rushed into the office, tore off the flannelette covering the computer, and pulled the back box of the main unit upwards, as if trying to pour water.

High-tech products are afraid of the most common water.As long as this glass of water is poured down, the people from the tax bureau will see nothing.Thinking of how they were furious but helpless, Zhong Gui smiled triumphantly.

But when the tea was about to be poured, someone next to him suddenly reached out to grab the teacup, and shook it a few times along with the centrifugal force.

Somehow, the half of the tea that was originally spilled miraculously returned to the cup.The teacup was suspended flat, the tea water kept rippling and shaking, but not half a drop overflowed.

The man's movements were blindingly fast.When Zhong Gui came back to his senses, he realized that the person who made the shot was an extremely handsome young man, and he couldn't help being anxious and angry: "What are you doing!"

He still wanted to grab a water glass, but the young man held him down by the shoulder.A simple movement made him unable to move at all.

As soon as his body hurt, Zhong Gui regained some sense of reason: "Who are you?"

"Hey, Boss Zhong doesn't recognize me anymore? It's really a noble person who forgets things."

The appearance of a young man is inherently unforgettable.As soon as Zhong Gui was reminded by him, he immediately remembered, but became even more confused: "You were the one who led me to see Yan Erzun by Pan Jiayuan..."

"Yes, for the sake of our old friendship, I will show you a way today."

It was Murong Hui who came.He had a smile on his face, but he was merciless in his strikes, continuing to apply pressure slowly.Zhong Gui didn't even have the strength to protest, so under the increasing force, he bent his legs reflexively and knelt down.

"You—" Being pressed into such a humiliating posture, Zhong Gui felt that he had suffered a great humiliation.It's a pity that he couldn't even swear, and could only utter the biggest question intermittently in a hoarse voice: "Who are you? What way do you want to lead?"

Murong Hui stretched out his other hand, and patted his distorted face lightly: "Of course it is to bring you back to the right path from the wrong path. Giving advice is like giving birth to a new parent. I don't want the filial piety of your eldest son, as long as you are obedient." Just tell me what happened to those Americans behind you."

Zhong Gui was so angry at his nonsense that he almost vomited blood. He was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "You know the organization...you know how to treat me like this! Are you afraid of our revenge?"

Murong Hui smiled without saying a word, only looked him up and down with contemptuous eyes.Zhong Gui, who was used to being arrogant, felt that this was no different from a face-to-face slap. His face was burning hot, and he couldn't help throwing out all the bargaining chips he could think of: "You can't open the ledger, the software has a password. And The organization will not let you go, they have great energy—”

"Old Xu, he wants the password, you lose it to him."

At this time, the staff came in one after another.Although they all pretended not to see Zhong Gui who was pushed to the ground, Murong Hui didn't intend to chat with him anymore, and directly called Xu Dacai who had been waiting outside to come in.

Xu Dacai was amazed by the luxurious decoration of the office, but he was not slow at all. He solved the secret security with three tricks, cut into the software, and familiarized himself with calling out the problematic accounts to greet the people from the tax bureau. come and see.

Looking back, seeing Zhong Gui as if he had seen a ghost, Xu Dacai was very proud: "Your accountant is very strict, and he can't make up his mind when he is drunk, so I have to treat him with mushroom powder-I said, Murong Bro, those mushrooms can’t be grown now, so use less. You see, I’ve spent all my money, shouldn’t I…”

"Okay, okay, I know what you want to say. Grandma Luo introduced the work of the match factory to sister Xiu the day before yesterday, and then it's up to you."

"Hey, thank you! You and Little Brother Yan are both my nobles, and when you serve wine in the future, I will definitely give you a big red envelope to thank the matchmaker!" Xu Dacai rubbed his hands happily and said.

Everyone has been busy these past few days, but he is the one who has the most leisure time, running to the restaurant where sister Xiu works.Gossip these days is not something to be proud of. Sister Xiu, who originally didn't want to trouble the Yan family, had no choice but to come to ask them to help find another job.However, under the cross-examination of Grandma Luo, she unknowingly confided her feelings: It turned out that she was not uninterested in Xu Dacai who was caring and caring, but after all, she had only known him for a few days and was not sure what he was like, so she refused outright.

The next day, Xu Dacai begged for help in finding his future wife with a mournful face, just as Murong Hui was suffering from a headache: the old folks who searched for the bottom line naturally have first-class methods in the world, but because they don't know computers, they can't get the insurance policy. For the corresponding accounts, except for Zhong Gui, the accountant knows how to operate the computer and how to read the books inside.

Yanyou remembers that Xu Dacai has a magic trick, he can use mushroom powder to put people into a hypnotic state, answering every question.Maybe he can take advantage of this to get the information he wants from the accountant.

Thinking of grandma's enthusiastic talk about being a matchmaker, Yan You sold out his favor, told Xu Dacai the whereabouts of sister Xiuxiu, and asked him to help.

Xu Dacai was an interesting person. After understanding what Yanyou meant, he immediately made a promise that he would take care of himself.He also said that if he found out about sister Xiu's whereabouts, he couldn't help but run over there immediately, and asked Yanyou not to say anything, and told him after he succeeded.

At that moment, Xu Dacai walked away triumphantly humming a little tune, planning to go to the department store to buy some popular gadgets first, and then visit Sister Xiu.

Compared to his exuberance, Zhong Gui can be said to be extremely depressed.

Unable to find out the origin of Murong Hui, he simply ignored it, first thinking about what to say to the tax bureau in his mind.Anyway, the taxable company should pay no less than a penny. It is just a set of private fake accounts. It is justified to claim that it is a useless account used by accountants to practice their skills.

But what he could think of, how could Yan You and others not think of it?The staff here just started the inspection, and a few more people came back to help count the antiques stored in the company that have not been transported, and immediately found many problems.

"The lidded jars of landscape figures in the early Qingshun period—well, the bookmarks are super-grade craftsmanship."

"Old Zheng, this one is creative: black lacquer gold ribbed petal box, and the account name is candy box."

"It's not as good as this—Old Chen, listen up: Religious crafts and furnishings. Can you guess what it is?"

"incense burner?"

"I know you can't guess it. It's a pair of couplets. The paper is pretty elegant and the characters are not bad. It's probably written by a scribe in the Republic of China. 'The Palace of Immortal Immortals, a family with the same longevity as the sky'. Hahahahaha, Isn’t this from Journey to the West, I’ll follow suit and write a few religious handicrafts later on!”

Hearing the happy laughter outside, Murong Hui shoved Zhong Gui onto the sofa and asked curiously, "Professor Chen, let's hear what's interesting."

Chen Boyi poked his head in while he was busy and said, "There are so many funny things, I can't finish it. Come and see for yourself."

That day Zhong Gui got Yan Er Zun at a low price, and spent nearly half an hour talking about it, so naturally he would not forget Chen Boyi.The moment they met each other, they shuddered suddenly, thinking they had noticed the truth: "It turned out to be you! Did you guys set up a trap then?!"

Chen Boyi's first impression of him was not good.Later, knowing that the recent ups and downs were caused by this guy, I hated him even more to the bone.

Seeing Zhong Gui's terrified face at the moment, he was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something, and the words turned into a sneer: "Hey, you can go if you want."

If he told the truth, Zhong Gui didn't feel anything, just cursed a few times.But the more he didn't say anything, the more Zhong Gui wanted to make up for the seriousness.I don't know what he thought of, his face fluctuated from blue to white, tense and relaxed, obviously frightened by his own brain.

There are not many antiques in the company, but it takes a lot of effort to correspond one by one with those strange inventory names.Guangtou Zheng came in and urged Chen Boyi to help quickly. Seeing Zhong Gui's trembling appearance, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Tsk tsk, old Chen, so you can be scary too."

"Compared to what he did, this is nothing." Chen Boyi looked away from Zhong Gui in disgust.

"Don't be angry, he won't be able to run away, let's go and check things." Baldy Zheng pushed his old friend, flicked the inventory watch in his hand, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that Xiaoyan is not here, otherwise with his Eyesight to discern these trivial things."

In fact, when the reporting materials were sent to the tax bureau and they decided to immediately investigate the company under Zhong Gui's name, Yan You originally planned to follow, but was firmly stopped by the protective old Ying.

Elder Ying thinks that the forces behind the Zhong family have not yet been exposed, and are still in the dark, and it is always inappropriate for the enemy to be in the dark.If he showed his face in front of them, it might be bad for Yan You.Those people dared to plot against themselves, and they had no scruples about dealing with ordinary students like Yan You.Anyway, people from the official family have already come forward, so they don't have to follow along this time.

It's just that, after all, Ying Lao stopped others, but it didn't mean he wanted to stand by and watch, but he planned to come and help alone.It was only after everyone talked about it that he let him go, but in the end the old man insisted on keeping Yanyou.

There is no way, Chen Boyi and Zheng Guangtou are both people of certain social status, so if you want to attack them, you have to weigh it first; Xu Dacai is slippery, and he is an outsider, so it doesn't matter if he shows his face; Said, Wu Zong's eldest grandson, who is willing to forge such an enemy?The weakest among them was Yan You.Elder Ying loves this closed disciple the most now, he sees it like an eyeball, and he is not willing to let him take risks.

Naturally, Baldy Zheng knew what was at stake, and what he just said was just a casual remark.Before he finished speaking, he urged Chen Boyi to continue counting.

Murong Hui was left behind, and he fumbled around in the office boredly. After finding a mahjong set in the cabinet, he casually used it to build Minodo dominoes.

Over there, after checking the accounts, the people from the tax bureau took out a lot of documents for Zhong Gui to sign and press his fingerprints, and told him not to leave Huaxia in the near future due to too many problems with the accounts, and will notify the public security department that handles the visa not to let him go. , Wait until the tax bureau rectification notice comes out.

Zhong Gui lost his mind, signed the documents mechanically, and nestled back into the sofa.He didn't move until the tax bureau staff had left.Then it was discovered that Murong Hui hadn't left yet.

"Who the hell are you guys? Are you trying to blackmail the organization through me? I advise you to give up your mind. The organization's ability is far beyond your imagination. No matter what you want to do, it is impossible to succeed. And I have no real power. If you really want to cooperate with the organization, you might as well go to my boss. He is a pure businessman, if you have enough benefits to exchange, maybe... maybe he will agree to give you part of the business."

The situation is stronger than others, and Zhong Gui, who has tasted the pain of flesh and blood, no longer has the previous arrogance, and has become extra cautious.Although the company's problems are serious, they are not fatal.But if the evil star in front of him can't handle it well, maybe this time it's not as simple as making him kneel down.

Before coming to Huaxia, he had no intention of hearing a leak from a senior executive, saying that the organization has become popular recently, and its profits have attracted envy. Even the mafias in other countries want to get a piece of the pie and intervene in the antique business.Of course, these things are not something people of his level should worry about, so they just ignore it.

Just now, I realized that Murong Hui and others might have planned it for a long time, and suddenly remembered this old incident, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that I was probably plotted by another group of people who had long coveted the interests of the organization.

Probably because he was afraid that he would get angry, Zhong Gui spoke very vaguely, but Murong Hui already understood.

Like Chen Boyi, he was too lazy to explain to this guy. He just asked pointedly: "Do they know about your loyalty to the organization? If I write an email, thank them for their effort to train you for me." Such good subordinates. How do you think they will react?"

Zhong Gui's expression changed drastically.

Appreciating his expression, Murong Hui said unhurriedly: "The news of today will soon spread, and by then this company will become a street mouse in the antique industry, and will no longer be able to do business. Your organization will What do you think? Maybe they are broad-minded and cherish talents, and maybe you are more important than your lost profits.”

After hearing this sarcasm, Zhong Gui's face was already uglier than a dishcloth: "You, what are you guys going to do?"

"We don't need much, we just need you to provide some organizational information. Once you satisfy me, I can guarantee you to spend the rest of your life in the United States safely. You can think carefully about how to choose——I will give you some advice. Don't try to act rashly, my people are watching you in the dark."

After finishing speaking, Murong Hui flicked lightly on the table, and the tower of cards that had been built just now collapsed.

The crisp knocking sound of the fine dominoes fell in Zhong Gui's ears, but it sounded like a drum beating to his death, which made him so confused that he didn't even notice when Murong Hui left.

Before, he still had some luck, thinking that he could use various excuses to prevaricate the relevant departments and cope with the difficulties in front of him.But after being told by Murong Hui that the company no longer had any credibility in the antique industry, Zhong Gui realized in horror that he had no way out.

Regardless of any industry, it is extremely difficult to make a comeback after a broken signboard.Zhong Gui didn't think the company would give him this time either. Once the incident was reported to the headquarters, the first thing to do would be to be held accountable.

Thinking of the means of the organization, Zhong Gui felt ashamed.For the first time in his life, he began to regret why he took over the job of working for the company from his father, and why he wanted to revive the Zhong family's name in China.Stay safe and keep your money, at least you can be safe.

But now, it was too late to say anything, he had to make a decision right away.

Should he betray the organization and change his life, or should he report the existence of Murong Hui and others, and use his loyalty to persuade the organization in exchange for forgiveness?

It seems that both roads have hope, and it seems that both roads are dead ends.

Zhong Gui was in a dilemma, and in his heart, heaven and man were at war.Before I knew it, I sat in the same posture until dark.

The cool night wind blowing in late autumn made him shiver, only to realize that he was the only one left in the company, and his stomach was growling with hunger.

He cursed casually, and wanted to get up, but his joints were already stiff.He was grinning and trying to move, when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door.

Zhong Gui thought it was some employee who came back, and he was in a bad mood at first, but when he remembered that this group of people usually took a lot of money, but at the critical moment, they were timid and useless. Be sneaky, get out of here!"

He originally wanted the employee to bring him a takeaway, but he didn't expect the other party to say nothing.He became even more angry and wanted to curse again, but suddenly there was a bang, and the lights in the room were brightly lit.

The long-lost light stimulated Zhong Gui to tears.Just as he was wiping it carelessly, he suddenly heard someone say: "It's strange, I haven't seen you for half a year, why does Xiao Zhong become sentimental like a woman?"

This voice is very familiar, and this person should never appear here.Zhong Guiyi was so surprised that he forgot to get angry, and even his voice became sharp because of excessive shock: "Dr. Xiang——Xiang Wen! Why did you come to Huaxia?"