Chapter 8 — When I Stop Being Invisible

Three months ago, just before I quit my job, the purchasing department changed to a new office equipment supplier. The price is 15% higher than before, but the purchasing manager said it is "upgrading quality". At that time, I saw something unusual. But I'm just an administrative specialist. I went back to that supplier's profile and discovered that this new supplier had only been registered less than half a year ago. In the shareholder information, there was an individual whose name was only one letter different from Chu Han's wife's name. I have recorded this information in my problems list. Section 287. But I did not investigate deeply. Because that's not my responsibility. Now Co Vien Chu is sitting right in front of me.

"Miss To, I'm not asking you to do anything that violates the law or regulations. I just want to ask you - do you have any clues?"

I looked at him.

“Mr. Co, what if I say yes?”

"Then please keep it carefully. When the time comes, it will come in handy."

He stood up, leaving behind a business card.

"Miss To, Hang Vien is the first company I invested in. I don't want to stand by and watch it be destroyed by one person."

After he left, I sat there for a long time. I'm not someone who likes to cause trouble. For the past twelve years, I have only done one thing right — completing the job at hand well. But there are things that, if you don't cause trouble, it won't come to you. It appeared right before my eyes. I took out my phone and sent a text message to Tham Dich.

"Boss Tham, I need you to help me look up information about a company. Cam Thanh Trading, newly registered this year."

“What is the context?”

“It could be a link in the chain of receiving bribes from the buyer Hang Vien.”

Two minutes later, Tham Dich replied.

"This is a big deal. Are you sure you want to touch it?"

"It's not that I want to touch it. It's that it touched me first."

The results of Tham Dich's investigation will be available after three days. Cam Thanh Trading, charter capital of fifty thousand, the legal representative's name is Tien Tu Van, a cousin of Tien Tu Lan - Chu Han's wife. This company was established five months ago, the only customer is Hang Vien Group. Goods provided: Stationery, consumables and equipment. Total contract value: Sixty eight thousand. Meanwhile, Hang Vien's average annual cost for similar shopping items was only forty-two thousand in the past. Where did the extra twenty-six thousand go? I didn't go look up. Because I don't need to look it up.

“Boss Tham, please keep this file for me.”

“Aren't you going to use it?”

"Don't use it now. Wait until Chu Han makes a bigger mistake himself."

“How do you know he will make a bigger mistake?”

"A person who has been greedy once will not stop easily. Moreover, now he is still busy installing people into the company. Once Phuong Ngan comes in, the control of the purchasing route will be much looser."

Sure enough, in Phuong Ngan's second week working at Hang Vien, he did one thing — converting the procurement approval process from three levels to two levels. The reason is “performance enhancement”. The cut-off approval level, coincidentally, is a re-checking step by the finance department. In other words, from now on, procurement contracts that do not need to be reviewed by the finance department can be directly signed and enforced. Believe This was reported to Vu Tieu Man by Tran Loi. Vu Tieu Man's first reaction was disbelief.

“Isn't this a green light for corruption?”

“So now you understand why I said to wait for him to make a bigger mistake.”

The third week Phuong Ngan took office, Hang Vien signed a contract to purchase new IT equipment. The supplier is a small company established less than a year ago. Amount: One million two hundred thousand. Market price: Seventy thousand. Price increase ratio: 70%. I record this information as the last item on the problem list. Item 312. This list has never been shown to anyone. But now it was worth it. The phone rings.

“Miss To, is it convenient for you to talk?”

“Chu Han is about to fire people.”

“Fire who?”

“Tran Loi.”

“What is the reason?”