Chapter 346 - 346: Scapegoat

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Xiaochuan and Boss Zhang seemed to have expected Bi Qi’s attitude.

Lin Xiaochuan gave Boss Zhang a look.

Boss Zhang immediately went forward and said with a smile, “Aiya, CEO Bi, this is all my fault! It’s my mistake. I got the logistics wrong. These ordinary materials were ordered by another customer. I didn’t expect that we made a mistake when loading the car. If we hadn’t received Master Zhang’s call, we wouldn’t have realized it.”

Bi Qi said with a fake smile, “Oh, is that so? I definitely didn’t notice it. Then, if another client suddenly gets such high-end renovation materials, the cost will be much higher than ordinary materials. When the renovation is done, it will be a luxurious renovation. However, will they be willing to return it? Perhaps they have already started renovating?” Boss Zhang immediately smiled and said, “They should be able to return it.”

After all, there was really no such client.

Whether they traded or not was up to the two of them.

“Oh, I see!” Bi Qi seemed to believe him. Then, he said, “Boss Zhang, can I trouble you to call that client and ask him to return the high-end environmentally-friendly green renovation materials immediately? After all, my client is waiting for me to give her an explanation, right?”

Boss Zhang’s smile immediately froze for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll call him immediately and ask him to send the materials back!”

Bi Qi nodded and said, “Alright, then please hurry up, Boss Zhang!”

Just as Boss Zhang was about to call his employees and ask them to send the materials over, Bi Qi said, “Oh, right. Boss Zhang, can you bring the invoice over too?”

Boss Zhang’s smile froze again.

Lin Xiaochuan’s expression was also stiff.

Invoices have a probative effect and are of a contractual nature under certain conditions

This invoice relates to tax money. The larger the amount, the greater the tax money paid.

The high-end environmentally-green materials that Gu Qingming needed cost hundreds of thousands.

However, in reality, the amount of materials Lin Xiaochuan had bought from him was less than half.

He was the seller. Of course, he had to invoice based on the actual situation! Otherwise, he would have to pay more taxes.

Invoices are the original basis of accounting and are also the important basis of law enforcement inspection by auditing and tax authorities.

Although he was an individual, he still had to check the accounts.

Therefore, this invoice was not made randomly.

Boss Zhang looked at Lin Xiaochuan and asked with his eyes, “What should we do? Your brother-in-law wants an invoice?”

As the client had paid the bill over in advance, Lin Xiaochuan had also directly transferred the payment. He had yet to bring the invoice to the finance department to reconcile the accounts!

Lin Xiaochuan frowned and gestured with his eyes. “Then open it. Since they’ve discovered it, just write the invoice as per normal!”

Boss Zhang frowned and was a little unwilling.

Previously, he had already written an invoice. Now that he was writing another invoice, the amount for these two invoices was duplicated.

In other words, if he did not destroy the previous invoice, there would be an additional false account in his company’s account. At the end of the year, if he could not explain it to the other shareholders, they might think that he had pocketed it. In fact, he did not have that sum of money at all.

Bi Qi looked at them exchanging glances and the anger in his eyes was about to rise again, but he suppressed it.

His expression became very serious as he looked at Boss Zhang and asked, “Boss Zhang, I just want to see the invoice. Is it that difficult to answer?”

Boss Zhang said, “President Bi, you’re making things difficult for me. Didn’t I already give this receipt to Manager Lin? I can only bring you the receipt!”

Lin Xiaochuan’s expression changed when he heard that, but he quickly returned to normal.

He nodded and said, “That’s right, brother-in-law. This receipt is still at my house. I’ll give it to you when we go back!”

Invoices may be reopened only when both parties are present.

Bi Qi might have known what they were planning. He obviously didn’t believe them and asked, “Oh, is that so?”

“Yes, yes, that’s it!” Lin Xiaochuan nodded.

However, Bi Qi’s expression immediately turned serious as he said, “Boss Zhang, looks like our collaboration ends here!”

Boss Zhang’s expression changed instantly. He asked in disbelief, “President Bi, why?” “Why else?” Bi Qi sneered. “It might seem normal to send the wrong goods to the client.” “However, not everyone is blind. If the quantity, material, and fees ordered by the two customers were about the same, I could understand if it was sent wrongly. Or perhaps, if it was sent wrongly, the customer materials on both sides would be swapped.” “But did you see that half of my client’s materials are real and half are fake? This is obviously trying to fake them and replace them in an attempt to obtain more benefits. “Therefore, you’re telling me that such an obvious flaw is caused by the shipping error? Hehe. Do you think that such a supplier who doesn’t keep his word and covets self-interest is worth cooperating with? If this matter gets out, who would dare to cooperate with an unscrupulous businessman like you?”

Boss Zhang panicked when he heard that.

He quickly explained, “CEO Bi, it’s not like that. Manager Lin asked me to do this!”

Boss Zhang could no longer care if he had offended Manager Lin.

If he offended Manager Lin, he would only offend a company.

However, if word got out that there was a problem with his company’s reputation, who would dare to work with him in the future?

Hearing Boss Zhang’s words, Bi Qi obviously didn’t believe him.

He sneered and said, “Boss Zhang, you’re putting on an act. Previously, you said that you sent the wrong goods. Now, you’re saying that our company’s Manager Lin instructed you to do this? Which reason do you think I should believe you?”

Boss Zhang gritted his teeth and said, ’’Manager Lin asked me to change it. He said that this client is from the countryside and doesn’t know how to differentiate materials at all. Moreover, this client looks stupid and rich. The material fee is more than a million. We only need to secretly change about half of it, and he will have an extra 200,000 dollars in his pocket. Oh, and this Zhang Dashan, he also has a share. Back then, he was the one who suggested the matter of secretly changing the renovation materials.”

When Lin Xiaochuan and Zhang Dashan heard Boss Zhang’s words, their faces turned green.

They had originally thought of Boss Zhang as a scapegoat.

Unexpectedly, this person was not easy to dismiss.

Bi Qi’s face darkened. He shouted angrily at Lin Xiaochuan, “Lin Xiaochuan, is it like this?”

Lin Xiaochuan immediately defended himself. “Brother-in-law, listen to me. It’s not like that.”

Bi Qi waved his hand and did not let him continue. His sharp gaze was fixed on Zhang Dashan. His expression was cold and serious as he shouted, “Zhang Dashan, what else do you have to say now?”

However, Zhang Dashan said angrily, “He’s slandering me! I didn’t even know about this!”

Everyone present was speechless..