Chapter 1891

Seemingly aware of the police's strange expression, Lu Yuan frowned, and continued to ask: "Officer Gu, what's the matter? Is it convenient for you to tell me?"

"It's not." Gu Chen shook his head, but still said the same: "The one who had dinner with Wan Xiaomin yesterday was Wan Xiaomin's high school classmate named A Ming."

"Ah... Amin? Hu Ming?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Yuan's eyes froze for a moment, and his face suddenly became ugly.

Lu Weiwei also noticed the abnormality, and hurriedly asked Lu Yuan: "What's wrong, Lu Yuan? Do you know this man named A Ming?"

"I know, of course I know." Lu Yuan said affectionately and dignifiedly at the moment, and he couldn't help but say:

"Amin's full name is Hu Ming. He is from Modu. His parents signed here together to support the construction of the branch in Jiangnan City. My family lives very close to his family."

"Also, we're both in the same school, and I'm a year older than him."

"Are you alumni? Hearing this, Police Officer Wang was also very curious, and hurriedly asked Lu Yuan: "Then you, Hu Ming, and Wan Xiaomin should be very familiar at that time, right?" "

"Yes." Lu Yuan did not deny it, but said truthfully: "At that time, the relationship between us was very strong."

"There is also a man named Azhe. At that time, we were three men and one woman. We often went out to travel. We climbed mountains together on weekends and rode bicycles to school together."

"In short, the friendship between the four of us has always been very good."

After a pause, Lu Yuan suddenly hesitated again, and said involuntarily, "It's just that I didn't expect that Hu Ming didn't even contact me when he returned to Jiangnan City?"

"He may not even know that you are married." Yuan Shasha said.

Lu Yuan suddenly raised his head: "It's...really?"

Yuan Shasha nodded slightly: "Yes, I remember that when Hu Ming had dinner with Wan Xiaomin yesterday, he didn't even know about Wan Xiaomin's marriage. It can be seen that Hu Ming doesn't understand the lives of you people."

"Besides, it's not only Hu Ming who doesn't know that Wan Xiaomin is married, but even the Ah Zhe you mentioned doesn't seem to know that Wan Xiaomin is married."

"It seems that this dinner party was also arranged by this man named Ah Zhe, but he had something to do so he didn't go."

"Is that so?" Hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Lu Yuan seemed a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Gu Chen hurriedly asked: "What's the matter with this Hu Ming? Forgive me for the offense, this Hu Ming seems to be your lover Wan Xiaomin's first love, right?"

"what?"

When Gu Chen said this, Lu Yuan frowned suddenly, a little surprised.

But after a while, he came back to his senses, nodded helplessly and said, "That's right, he did fall in love with my lover back then, and it was indeed Wan Xiaomin's first love."

"The four of us had a good relationship back then, so Ah Zhe and I were very envious."

"Then later?" Lu Weiwei said.

"Later? Later, Hu Ming's family wanted to move their household registration back to Shanghai. That was a matter of freshman year of high school. So, in his first year of high school, he had to part with us and go to Shanghai to attend high school."

"At the beginning, he would occasionally call and chat with us, but later on, we had less contact with each other."

"Especially after the college entrance examination, everyone has gone to different universities and is located in different cities, so communication has become less and less."

"Then Wan Xiaomin separated from him at that time?" Lu Weiwei couldn't bear to gossip and asked.

But Lu Yuan didn't seem to be angry, and nodded silently, voluntarily admitting:

"That's right, after Hu Ming moved his household registration back to Shanghai, the two of them broke up, and there was very little interaction after that."

"And Wan Xiaomin and I stayed in Jiangnan City to study at university, so, gradually, the two of us got together, we got married the year before last, and now we have a one-year-old baby."

"So that's the case?" After clarifying the relationship between these few people, Gu Chen felt that everyone had no taboos.

After all, the four of them seemed to be die-hard brothers before, but because Hu Ming's family moved back to Shanghai and each of them was admitted to a different university, they seldom contacted each other.

Just as Gu Chen thought of this, Lu Yuan suddenly said in a daze, "Could it be...Xiao Min was with Hu Ming last night?"

Glancing at Gu Chen, Lu Yuan's expression also became ugly.

"Probably not?" Gu Chen couldn't say for sure, after all, Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin used to be a couple.

We haven't seen each other for many years, but when we meet again suddenly, we will inevitably have a lot to say.

Perhaps after leaving the restaurant yesterday, the two of them went for a walk, but as for whether they spent the night together, Gu Chen doesn't know much about them, so it's hard to make too many comments.

But in the face of anxious Lu Yuan, Gu Chen also consolingly denied it.

Officer Wang frowned, and asked Lu Yuan: "I said Lu Yuan, you have been good brothers and classmates for so many years, don't you understand Hu Ming's personality?"

Lu Yuan shook his head: "I haven't seen this for many years. I knew Hu Ming back then, but I really don't understand Hu Ming now."

"After all, why did he suddenly return to this Jiangnan City where he had been away for many years, since he stayed in the magic capital well? To be honest, I don't understand."

"If it is said that Xiao Min disappeared, then Hu Ming must have something to do with it."

"Why did Xiao Min's life go well before Hu Ming came to Jiangnan City, but when Hu Ming came, my Xiao Min disappeared?"

"It seems to make sense." Police officer Wang held his chin and said thoughtfully: "Then how about it, your wife Wan Xiaomin, after we go back, we will investigate and see where she went?"

"Don't worry, it's best if you just go to repair your phone. Anyway, as long as she's okay, she will naturally contact you."

"I know." Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, Lu Yuan also nodded silently, but said nervously:

"However, Xiao Min has never disappeared without a sound like this. Something must have happened to her, it must be."

"Okay." Faced with Lu Yuan's impatience, Police Officer Wang suppressed his hand and said comfortingly: "We will help you solve your matter, and we will notify you as soon as there is news."

Glancing at Gu Chen, Officer Wang said again: "Gu Chen, why don't you ask He Junchao to call the surveillance camera."

"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently, took out his phone, and started contacting He Junchao.

Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha tried their best to appease Lu Yuan.

After some communication, everyone got into the police car and left Sanyuan Lane.

Parking the police car on a spacious road, Gu Chen and the others also began to wait for He Junchao's investigation results, and were ready to set off to look for Wan Xiaomin and Hu Ming at any time.

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10:20 am.

Gu Chen's cell phone rang suddenly, and seeing that it was He Junchao who called, Gu Chen didn't say anything, just pressed the answer button: "Senior Brother He, how is the situation?"

"Gu Chen, you asked me to find Wan Xiaomin. I took a look. Indeed, after she left that restaurant last night, she went shopping with Hu Ming."

"And then?" Gu Chen asked again.

"Then? Then they wandered to the family area near the Xicheng Chemical Plant, which is now in ruins. Of course, there are also some old family buildings there, and there are still people living there."

"Xicheng Chemical Plant...family area?" Hearing this, Gu Chen suddenly heard what Lu Yuan had explained to him before.

Several people belonged to the children of Xicheng Chemical Factory, and they all lived in that area back then.

Thinking that Wan Xiaomin and Hu Ming were classmates at the beginning, maybe after eating, they just wanted to go to the place where they lived together back then.

So Gu Chen asked again: "Then what happened afterwards? Did the two come out together?"

"Later? Later, I only found out that Hu Ming walked out of that area alone, got into a taxi, and then went to a hotel. After that, Hu Ming never came out again, probably still in that hotel."

"That is to say, Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin went to the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Factory, and then Hu Ming came out alone and returned to the hotel, but you didn't find any trace of Wan Xiaomin?" Gu Chen confirmed again asked again.

He Junchao replied affirmatively: "Of course, I have been calling the surveillance until now, but I haven't found any trace of Wan Xiaomin coming out."

"Because that area is also within the scope of demolition, many road facilities have been demolished, and there is no internal monitoring, only road monitoring, and I can only monitor the peripheral area."

"I see." Hearing He Junchao's report, Gu Chen also began to hesitate.

You know, at present, before Wan Xiaomin disappeared, he only had contact with Hu Ming.

After those two people entered the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Plant, why did Hu Ming come out alone afterwards?

Or is Wan Xiaomin still staying in the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Plant at this moment?

Gu Chen hung up the phone, and drove towards Wangjiang Hotel directly according to the coordinates sent by He Junchao.

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10:40 am.

When Gu Chen brought Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha to Wangjiang Hotel, Gu Chen immediately walked to the front desk and asked a receptionist:

"Excuse me, is there a man named Hu Ming living here?"

"Hu Ming?" The lady at the front desk didn't seem very clear.

Lu Weiwei hurriedly said again: "You check the computer, this person is from Modu, he should still live in your hotel."

"Okay, please wait a moment." Facing the police's question, the front desk lady didn't hesitate, and directly started to click on the computer to check the list of check-in personnel.

After a while, the front desk lady nodded and said, "That's right, there is a man named Hu Ming living in Room 6602 of our hotel."

"Take us to find him." Officer Wang said.

Seeing the police's attitude, the lady at the front desk seemed to be aware that this guest named Hu Ming seemed to have committed some serious crime, so she didn't dare to neglect her, so she immediately picked up the walkie-talkie on the table and said, "Is Aunt Wu there? Aunt Wu."

Following the "呵呵" on the walkie-talkie, a middle-aged woman responded not long after: "You are here, what's the matter?"

"Several policemen are going to Room 6602 to find someone. You wait for them on the sixth floor and take them there," said the woman at the front desk.

"Okay." On the intercom, the woman named Aunt Wu readily agreed.

Hearing this, the woman at the front desk put down the walkie-talkie and said to Gu Chen and the others: "Comrade police, you can take the elevator to the sixth floor now, and someone will take you there."

"Thank you for your cooperation." Gu Chen thanked him, and then took Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha to the elevator together.

Afterwards, several people took the elevator to the sixth floor of the hotel.

Just at the elevator gate, there was an aunt wearing cleaning clothes, who was growing up at the gate.

Seeing Gu Chen and the others coming out, he took the initiative to ask, "You guys are looking for the guest in Room 6602, right?"

"That's right, I'm sorry." Lu Weiwei said.

"Come with me." The cleaning aunt turned and left, and came directly to the door of room 6602.

Gu Chen didn't let the cleaning aunt use the room card, but knocked on the door a few times.

"Who is it?"

There was a response from a man in the house. It should be Hu Ming who had dinner yesterday.

Gu Chen said directly: "I am a policeman, please open the door."

There seemed to be some hesitation in the room, but after a while, Hu Ming still opened the door.

But at the same time that Hu Ming opened the room, Police Officer Wang took the lead and pushed Hu Ming aside.

Afterwards, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha entered the room and began to search the room.

Seeing this posture, Hu Ming was stunned at the time, and his whole body was trembling: "What... what is this for? What are you all trying to do?"

But Police Officer Wang ignored it. It was not until Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha finished searching the room that they gave Officer Wang a wink, and Officer Wang gave up their position.

"Hu Ming, where is Wan Xiaomin?" Gu Chen stepped forward and asked.

Hu Ming saw that it was Gu Chen, and immediately pointed to Gu Chen and said, "Eh? Aren't you the Gu Chen who ate at the restaurant last night?"

Looking at the few people around him again, they were all customers who dined yesterday, Hu Ming also had a dumbfounded expression, and said in a daze:

"You? Aren't you all the policemen who ate in the restaurant yesterday? Why did you come here?"

"Hu Ming." Seeing that Hu Ming didn't answer his question, Gu Chen also reminded, "I ask you, where is Wan Xiaomin?"

"Wan Xiaomin?" Seeing Gu Chen's serious expression, Hu Ming suddenly had an ominous premonition, and asked weakly, "Wan... What's wrong with Wan Xiaomin?"

"She is missing, and her husband has already called the police. Our investigation found that you were the last person to contact Wan Xiaomin yesterday, so we want to know where Wan Xiaomin is?" Lu Weiwei stepped forward and said.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and Yuan Shasha also closed the door directly after dismissing Auntie Cleaning.

The hotel room suddenly became the scene of the interrogation.

Hu Ming stood there in a daze and didn't react for a long time, so he asked weakly: "You mean... Wan Xiaomin is missing?"

"Otherwise? Otherwise, would we come here?" Officer Wang sat on the seat beside him and said righteously:

"We have investigated. Last night, after you and Wan Xiaomin left the restaurant, you took a taxi to the family area of ​​Chengxi Chemical Factory. That is where you lived back then."

"But it's very strange. After the two of you entered this area, you were the only one who took a taxi and left. What about Wan Xiaomin? Why didn't she come out?"

"This……"

When Police Officer Wang asked him this question, Hu Ming was stunned.

But Hu Ming, who was relieved, also quickly defended himself: "I don't know about this either? After I had dinner with Wan Xiaomin yesterday, she suggested that we all go to the family area of ​​the Xicheng Chemical Plant where we used to live. Turn around, and I agree."

"And then?" Gu Chen adjusted the body camera and asked again.

"Then? Then I took a taxi and went there together. We walked around the family area for a long time and talked a lot."

"When I finally left, I was going to send her home, but Xiao Min refused."

"She said, let me go back to the hotel by myself, because a taxi happened to pass by at that time."

"I asked her to go first, but she didn't agree, so I had to leave first by car."

"You go first?" Upon hearing Hu Ming's words, Lu Weiwei suddenly felt a little upset and said, "It's late at night, and the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Factory is very remote. You let a woman stay there alone, you go first?"

"Uh..." I felt a little sorry, but Hu Ming still tried to explain: "I didn't think about it at the time, but I couldn't bear Xiao Min's insistence."

"She said that if I sent her back, she was afraid of being seen by the neighbors and what her husband would say? So instead of causing trouble, she insisted on letting me go first."

"Then do you know who her husband is?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked again.

Hu Ming shook his head: "I don't know. Every time I wanted to ask this question, she didn't answer. She just changed the subject and talked about our previous days."

"So, it's not easy for me to ask too many questions, so I haven't talked about this topic."

After a pause, Hu Ming said again: "Anyway, I know that it seems that she is not willing to talk about her family at this time. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles for her, so, so I followed her suggestion, He took a taxi and left the scene."

"Then after you went back, did you ask Wan Xiaomin if he was home?" Yuan Shasha asked.

Hu Ming shook his head: "No."

"No?" Lu Weiwei stared blankly, and said angrily, "At least you have to ask, right? In case something happens along the way, you should know about it?"

"It's useless." Hu Ming smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "What identity should I use to tell her now? Call? Send text messages? If her husband finds out, it will be even more difficult to explain."

"So after thinking about it, I didn't want to cause trouble for her, so after I came back, I didn't contact her again. I feel that meeting her in Jiangnan City is enough."

Hearing this, Police Officer Wang couldn't help but sighed, and shook his finger at Hu Ming: "I really don't know what to say about you."

"Comrade policeman, so Wan Xiaomin hasn't come home since last night, right?" Hu Ming asked nervously.

"Does it need to be said?" Police Officer Wang said in a bad mood at the moment: "If you sent a text message last night and called to ask if Wan Xiaomin was home, you wouldn't have been missing for so long."

"Now her husband is calling the police, and you are the last person who saw Wan Xiaomin. Do you think you can get rid of the suspicion?"

"I……"

Seemingly dumbfounded by Officer Wang's question, Hu Ming was stunned for a few seconds, but he hesitated to speak.

Gu Chen also said: "As far as these are concerned, it is just your one-sided opinion, but you are the only one who came out of the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Factory. Whether the matter is consistent with what you said is still to be investigated."

"Officer Gu, what I said is true. I am very sorry for Wan Xiaomin's disappearance, but I really don't know where she is?"

After thinking for a while, Hu Ming said again: "Please also tell her husband that the two of us were former classmates. We went out alone last night, just reminiscing about the old days. Please don't misunderstand."

"He already knows." As soon as Hu Ming finished speaking, Gu Chen replied directly.

"Know...you know?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Hu Ming couldn't help being surprised.

But thinking of the dinner at the restaurant last night, Gu Chen and the others were also there, maybe Gu Chen and the others explained the reason.

So Hu Ming also nodded silently, a little helplessly said: "It doesn't matter if you know, but I don't know what kind of person Xiao Min's husband is? Could it be a misunderstanding?"

"His name is Lu Yuan."

As soon as Hu Ming finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to add.

Hearing Gu Chen's words, Hu Ming immediately raised his head and looked at Gu Chen in disbelief: "You...what are you talking about? Wan Xiaomin's husband is Lu Yuan?"

After a pause, afraid of misunderstanding, Hu Ming hurriedly asked again: "Is...is it the Lu Yuan from our same school back then? The Lu Yuan who is also a child of the Xicheng Chemical Plant?"

Gu Chen nodded silently.

Hu Ming suddenly plopped and sat on the head of the bed: "It's him? How could it be him?"

"Lu Yuan and Wan Xiaomin know everything, and they are studying in the same university. Isn't it normal for two people to get married?" Lu Weiwei also said something.

I feel that Hu Ming wouldn't have such a big reaction when Lu Yuan married Wan Xiaomin, right?

Police Officer Wang also said helplessly: "Hey, let me tell you, you are all former alumni and classmates after all. Even if you separate after graduation, you still have the necessary friendship, right?"

"Don't you guys stop contacting each other after all these years? Is the friendship from that year just wasted like this?"

Facing Police Officer Wang's questioning, Hu Ming also sighed, rather helplessly said:

"The friendship after graduation cannot be proved. In high school, the school studied at half past nine, but I usually arrived home at eleven o'clock in the evening."

Taking a deep breath, Hu Ming tried hard to recall his past, and said involuntarily:

"Even the distance between the school at that time and my home was less than eighteen minutes on foot."

"But I will still ride my bicycle every night, wandering around the side of the road with my good friends."

"At that time, I remembered that the milk tea shop at the gate of the school cost 3 yuan a cup, and the billiard hall on the side of the road cost 5 yuan an hour. These were the favorite places for me, Xiao Min, and Lu Yuan to go to, and then we went to the overpass to play. A free evening breeze."

Smiling, Hu Ming also shook his head and sighed: "Although at that time, everyone had no money, life was much easier than now."

"You don't know, we even went to the toilet in groups at that time."

"But since you guys are so close, why don't you even have each other's mobile phone numbers?" Lu Weiwei also asked him curiously.

Hu Ming raised his head and smiled wryly: "Maybe it's the number change? Everyone changed the number before, but they didn't get in touch. I just recently got in touch with a good friend from back then, called A Zhe, from whom I learned about Wan Xiao Min's current cell phone number."

"As for Lu Yuan, although I don't have his phone number, I do have his WeChat, but he doesn't usually post, or he blocks me, so I don't even know the fact that he and Wan Xiaomin are married. "

Taking a deep breath, Hu Ming said helplessly, "So I think Lu Yuan definitely doesn't want me to know the fact that he married Xiao Min."

"Sometimes I really want to chat with those old classmates back then, but I just look at the chat records on my phone, think about it, and forget it."

"It's not how far the city is from Jiangnan City, but I'm suddenly not sure whether this friendship is still in the shelf life."

"After all, the friendship after graduation cannot be proved."

Hearing Hu Ming's remarks, Gu Chen and the others also looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't bother.

And Hu Ming also took advantage of everyone's interrogation to express many thoughts buried in his heart one by one, saying:

"You can't skip class together to prove your loyalty, and you can't show your friendship in the examination room."

"Maybe the classmates in the university can be better, and occasionally we can meet each other in the game."

"As for the earlier ones, some you can't get in touch with, and some you dare not contact for fear of being scammed or borrowing money."

"Actually, it's not as pessimistic as you said." Hearing Hu Ming's remarks, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but said: "Classmates and friends are actually two concepts, and they should not be confused."

"Besides, even if you are an old friend, there will be times when you can't help yourself."

Hu Ming nodded silently, and said involuntarily, "Maybe our requirements for the word friend are too strict."

"I only remember breaking appointments and evading again and again, but I ignored the responsibility and pressure on the other party."

"It's only after I've been in Shanghai these years that I understand that the so-called happiness is not just about how much money you make and how many new circles you have integrated into."

"It also depends on how many old confidants are left around you along the way."

"After all, every number in the address book that is no longer in contact has taken away a part of you that no one has ever seen."

"Lu Yuan is like this. Although we had a good relationship in high school, he even helped me when I proposed to pursue Xiao Min."

Smiling, Hu Ming also shook his head helplessly: "But it's okay, after all, I have been away from Jiangnan City for many years, and I have also lost contact with Xiao Min, and the two have long since separated."

"He, Lu Yuan, is Xiao Min's husband. I don't worry. After all, Lu Yuan is a very righteous buddy."

"It's just that a good buddy married his first love back then, isn't it a little embarrassing for you?" Yuan Shasha asked.

Although Hu Ming didn't want to admit it, he still nodded and replied: "A little bit, after all, I feel that we will be a little embarrassed when we meet again."

"Maybe this is why Xiao Min doesn't want me to send her home? Maybe it's because of Lu Yuan."

"Then what kind of person do you think Lu Yuan is?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked.

"Lu Yuan?" Hu Ming thought about it carefully, and said thoughtfully: "The impression Lu Yuan gave me in high school has always been the image of a good buddy who is righteous."

"At that time we lived close together, so...we had a good relationship and people were nice."

After thinking about it, Hu Ming quickly asked Gu Chen, "By the way, Officer Gu, Lu Yuan knew that Xiao Min had dinner alone with me last night, did he have any special reaction?"

Gu Chen shook his head: "That's not true. When we said that the friend who had dinner with Xiao Min was you, he didn't react too much, he just felt a little surprised."

"What about emotions?" Hu Ming asked again.

"Emotion? It doesn't seem to fluctuate too much. He also recalled some things about you back then." Lu Weiwei said.

"That's good, it's good that he didn't misunderstand." Hu Ming heard the words of the two, and he sighed, trying to calm down.

But Police Officer Wang hurriedly asked: "Although Lu Yuan didn't have much emotional fluctuations when you and Wan Xiaomin had dinner alone, he wanted to know why you came back from Shanghai all of a sudden?"

"After all, you have been living in Shanghai in silence all these years, and you rarely call and chat with everyone."

"But so many years have passed, everyone graduated from high school and college, and now you suddenly appear in Jiangnan City to meet Wan Xiaomin. He doesn't know what your real purpose is here? Is it because you really want to see old friends? ?”

"This……"

Hu Ming was a little embarrassed when asked by Police Officer Wang, but he still said the truth:

"Actually, the purpose of my coming to Jiangnan City this time is mainly because of the company's layoffs."

"Company layoffs?" Yuan Shasha couldn't help being taken aback when she heard what Hu Ming said, and hurriedly said, "So, you were laid off?"

"No." Hu Ming shook his head and said with a sigh:

"You also know that in recent years, the economic situation has not been very good, so our company can't bear it."

"So a week ago, our boss specified an 'ideal salary cut' plan."

"The 'ideal salary cut' plan?" Hearing what Hu Ming said, Lu Weiwei was also a little confused, and hurriedly asked Hu Ming: "What's the situation?"

"To put it simply, the salary cut is not directly said to be a salary cut, but a form is made for employees to bid, and how much will be filled by themselves?"

Hu Ming sighed faintly, and said helplessly, "Also, the company also requires all employees to keep confidential. In the end, the company will conduct an internal selection and arrange according to the salary cut amount filled by the employees themselves."

"To put it simply, the more the salary reduction, the higher the salary reduction list, the employees can continue to stay in the company."

"And those employees who are reluctant to cut their flesh may have no way to continue working."

"As for this form, there are only three places that employees need or can fill in."

"One is the employee's salary, the other is how much the salary is voluntarily reduced, and the other is that if you do not take the initiative to reduce the salary, you must fill in the reason for not wanting to reduce the salary."

"Hehe." Hearing Hu Ming's remarks, Officer Wang couldn't help laughing and said:

"Is there a reason for not wanting to cut the salary? I just want to ask what is the reason for not wanting to cut the salary? Is it a reason for me to add a piece of meat to my meal?"

"Yes, many people think so too." Hu Ming tried to calm down, and then said:

"Furthermore, the boss is a thief. After the salary cut, it is also indicated that overtime pay is included, and the four characters 'overtime work voluntary' are written."

"That is to say, not only will the salary be lowered voluntarily in the future, but overtime will also be free. This wave of operations is really outrageous and embarrassing."

"Yes." Hearing Hu Ming's words, Gu Chen also nodded silently, and said involuntarily:

"I want to say that it is really not easy for many small, medium and micro enterprises now. If the company wants to survive, there will be layoffs and salary cuts."

"But to ask everyone to cut salaries and overcome difficulties together with the company, there should be a corresponding program and standard plan."

"And, generally, the middle and high-level leaders take the lead. The most important thing is to open and negotiate with the employees frankly, reach a consensus, and then revise the contract for confirmation."

"But it's an insult to the personality of employees if you do what your company does, and make some kind of bidding-style salary cut."

"Isn't it?" Hearing Gu Chen's remarks, Lu Weiwei also echoed:

"And this kind of weird operation may help the company reduce operating costs in a short period of time, but it drives away capable people and loses people's hearts."

"From the perspective of long-term development, it is not worth the loss."

"What's more, it's hard to say whether it can really reduce costs. A salary cut is a change in the labor contract, and the labor law stipulates that the conclusion and change of a labor contract should follow the principle of equality, voluntariness, and consensus through consultation."

"And must not violate the provisions of laws and administrative regulations."

"Yes." Hearing what a few people said, Police Officer Wang said angrily:

"The operation of your company seems to allow employees to voluntarily reduce their salaries, but behind this 'ideal salary reduction table' is the threat of leaving without a reduction."

"If someone stays with a salary cut, it is taking advantage of the company's strong position and forcing employees to cut their salaries, which is no longer a voluntary consensus on equality."

"That's right." Yuan Shasha crossed her arms and said thoughtfully:

"Then if an employee refuses to cut their salary and does not voluntarily resign, but the company voluntarily lays off employees on the grounds that the result of the employee's 'bidding for a salary cut' is not satisfactory, then this is an illegal dismissal."

"The compensation that should be given is indispensable."

"I know, you are all right." Facing the words of Gu Chen and the others, Hu Ming also nodded frequently, but said helplessly:

"But even so? This boss still took an unusual path and chose the method of 'the lowest price wins' to let us employees keep our jobs."

"It is estimated that the boss is thinking in his heart, I have given you a job, why should I give you a salary?"

"But even so, this job is an inescapable job for those of us, or most of us."

After a pause, Hu Ming shook his head helplessly: "Later, I took the lead in opposing it, which also aroused the support of many old and new employees."

"In the end, let the boss and the top management not step down, because if they fire me because I took the lead in making trouble, then many people will leave at the same time. Come be the first bird."

"Then you have to be careful." Hearing what Hu Ming said, Police Officer Wang immediately reminded:

"You should be the first bird, but if those employees who have agreed to advance and retreat together suddenly turn their backs in public, then you will really be the first bird, and it will be you, Hu Ming, who will be shot."

"Hehe, I know." Hearing Officer Wang's words, Hu Ming laughed dryly, and replied helplessly:

"So, the boss is also afraid that things will become serious, and among us, we have always been very united, and we all despise betraying each other."

"At the beginning, the boss wanted to divide us, but he found it was not easy, so he adopted the second plan. This is the real reason why I came to Jiangnan City this time."

"The second plan?"

Hearing what Hu Ming said, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

I feel that I can come up with such a way to cut salary and compete for jobs, which shows that this boss is also a "talent".

So everyone was immediately curious about the second plan.

Gu Chen asked straight to the point: "What's your boss's second plan?"

"Debt collection." Hu Ming said.

"How to do it?" Gu Chen asked again.

Hu Ming took a deep breath, trying to calm down, and then said:

"Specifically, it is a customer of our company who owed our company a huge sum of money before and has not been able to repay it so far."

"Now, our company is in deep financial crisis. If there is no return of the capital chain, salary cuts and layoffs are certain."

"Although the boss did this very despicably, he called me into the office alone, which also shows that the company's current situation is already very difficult, and it belongs to survival with broken arms."

With a light sigh, Hu Ming was quite helpless: "There is no way, the boss needs cash urgently."

"He told me that a customer in Jiangnan City owed the company about 2.5 million yuan. Even if I could get back 2 million yuan, he would not mention the salary cut and compete for jobs, and he would give me an additional 5% commission."

"That is to say, I want to get back 2 million, and I will give you 100,000 commission?" Yuan Shasha said.

Hu Ming nodded silently, and said again: "And my travel expenses to Jiangnan City will be reimbursed according to the quota of the department manager."

"After that, I was promoted to be the department manager of the company."

"So, this is the real purpose of your coming to Jiangnan City? It's not a special trip to visit old friends?" Officer Wang asked.

Hu Ming sighed lightly, and nodded to admit: "Yes, the main purpose of coming here is to collect debts, but because this is where I used to live."

"Many of my former good friends are here, so I also want to take advantage of this business trip to meet these old friends."

After a pause, Hu Ming said again: "However, I really didn't know that Wan Xiaomin's husband is Lu Yuan, and I really didn't want to reconnect with Wan Xiaomin. I just wanted to catch up with old friends."

"As for why Wan Xiaomin disappeared in Chengxi Chemical Plant, I really don't know, but I can take you there to look for it, and I can tell you where we went last night?"

Seeing that Hu Ming's confession is quite honest, it doesn't look like he is deceiving everyone.

Especially when Hu Ming returned to Jiangnan City this time, he came here with a debt collection mission. Therefore, Gu Chen feels that if the matter is true, the credibility is quite high.

So he nodded and agreed: "Okay, then you pack up now and go with us to the family area of ​​the chemical factory in the west of Cheng."

"Hey!" Hearing that he was going to cooperate with the police to find Wan Xiaomin's trace, Hu Ming seemed to be very happy too, but he was too positive.

Afterwards, according to normal procedures, everyone checked Hu Ming's belongings in the room, including the name of the company to be collected this time, and some property documents, and took photos to collect evidence.

After completing all the operations, seeing that there were not many abnormalities, Gu Chen took Hu Ming together, got into the police car, and drove quickly towards the family area of ​​Xicheng Chemical Factory, preparing to investigate Wan Xiaomin's final whereabouts.

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