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    Chapter 44

    Six hours after the boss of Printing Club issued the statement, an account named Printing Club’s errand boy Xiaoxia forwarded the topic and posted an update.

    The main text is only one short line. I reported the printing agency for irregular operations. The evidence is as follows. I also @ the school’s logistics support department and various related departments of the school.

    Attached is a long picture, which lists various illegal operations of the printing agency in a clear and neat format.

    Qi Ge asked Xia Yize to recall the irregularities of the printing club.

    This is actually not easy for Xia Yize. After getting used to many things, he is not keenly aware that they are wrong.

    He sat on the sofa and didn’t know where to start. Qi Ge turned on the computer and started recording, “Just talk about it. If you can’t remember, just talk about your daily work day. Let’s look at any loopholes together, such as material issues and integrity.”

    Xia Yize stood up and walked around the living room twice. The face of the printing agency owner floated before his eyes.

    “That stingy man is very strict about cost control. He will buy private low-price paper and mix it with hardcover paper. Especially when printing the finished product, the middle pages are of poor quality paper. It is common for the paper to be damaged and unclear. If students don’t come back to look for it, they will get confused like this. I saw a student who came back to return the paper, and I didn’t know about it until now.”

    “Do you have any pictures?” Qi Gezi typed a few times on his computer.

    Xia Yize thought for a moment, “Yes, that student sent a photo. I also saw those low-quality papers when I was sorting out the warehouse.”

    Xia Yize pulled out the photos on his phone, Qi Ge nodded, “Send this to me, don’t want this.”

    When Xia Yize saw Qi Ge’s rigorous design framework, he felt that it was stable.

    “He would also collect some low-quality toner, and he would collect old books from previous grades, repackage them and sell them as new books.”

    “He also deducted my salary randomly, defaulted on overtime pay, and always found trouble when nothing happened.” Xia Yize became angrier as he talked. Sitting cross-legged next to Qi Ge, he said, “He is like a monitor, watching me every day for fear that I will be idle for a minute, but when I do something wrong, he will not tell me, waiting to fine me money, and even scold me. He yells every day and has a bad attitude towards students. He is confident because the school only has one printing company.”

    Xia Yize talked for a long time, but Qi Ge didn’t remember anything. Xia Yize stopped in time, “This is not important, is it?”

    “It’s important.” Qi Ge said, “This determines how far we should list the evidence.”

    “Is there anything else, financial aspect?”

    Xia Yize thought about it carefully and said, “He has two ledgers.”

    Qi Ge knocked a few times quickly, “Have you seen it?”

    Xia Yize shook his head, “No, it’s just that I was looking for something once and accidentally flipped through it. He got angry and put away all the ledgers, but there was something wrong with that one, and the unit price didn’t even match up.”

    Qi Ge chuckled and said, “They should pay a portion of their profits to the school. If he makes false accounts, it will also involve tax issues, and it will be a big deal.”

    Qi Ge picked out Xia Yize’s words, reintegrated them, and compiled them into a proof as rigorous as an academic paper.

    Before they posted the compiled evidence online, they anonymously reported it to the school’s logistics department.

    Just a few minutes after the post was posted, there were hundreds of comments below. If the comments below the print club were slightly inconsistent, they would be deleted.

    Everyone’s dissatisfaction finally found a gathering place.

    [The exercise book I bought at a printing agency last semester was not printed clearly in the middle.[Picture]]

    [Among other things, the boss charged five yuan more last time, and I didn’t find out until I went back.】

    [I often see him bossing around the printing guy and being indifferent to the students.】

    [I worked as a part-time student in a printing company, earning 2,000 yuan a month, but the boss always deducted the money for various reasons. In the end, he only gave me 500 yuan a month. My roommates all said that I was cheated. I am still very angry when I think about it now.】

    Twenty minutes later, the boss called. Xia Yize hung up without thinking. He didn’t want to scold anyone.

    Then the call came in again, Qi Ge leaned over and looked at it, “Answer it.”

    Xia Yize hesitated for a moment, but listened to Qi Ge’s words and pressed connect. He was already ready to quarrel.

    Unexpectedly, the boss’s attitude was so gentle that he seemed to be a different person, “Xiao Xia, if you have anything to say to me directly, we have a good relationship for such a long time. If you are dissatisfied, tell me, if you think the salary is low, I will give you a little more.”

    Xia Yize interrupted him, his hypocritical look made him feel sick, “Stop it, you made the statement first and asked me to take the blame.”

    The boss sighed, “You don’t know, and I don’t want to do this, but a student went to school to report me. I have no choice. I still have to live. The whole family depends on such a printing company. I can only make small profits but quick turnover. I leave early and come back late. This actually has no impact on you. I didn’t even think that you would know about this. I just want to do my brother a favor, okay?”

    “Are you taking the blame?” Xia Yize was indifferent to his misfortune.

    The boss stopped beating around the bush and said, “Can you delete what I posted today? You can ask for any conditions.”

    Xia Yize leaned on the sofa and crossed his legs. “Okay, you can publicly apologize to me and clarify that those things have nothing to do with me, and then accept the school’s inspection.”

    The boss hung up the phone in silence.

    Xia Yize brought the phone to Qi Ge and signaled that the conversation was over.

    Qi Ge smiled and raised his phone, “He has no chance. ”

    Xia Yize quickly looked at his phone. The school issued an announcement to stop this farce. The printing club was closed for rectification, and the school would strengthen supervision and management.

    There was cheering below.

    [It should have been rectified a long time ago. Thank you Xiaoxia for reporting it.】

    [As an aside, with such a complete chain of evidence and such rigorous logic, it’s a pity that Xiaoxia doesn’t do academic work.】

    Qi Ge noticed that Xia Yize was not very happy, “What’s wrong?”

    Xia Yize lowered his head and fiddled with his phone twice, “I have worked in the printing company for so long, and I feel like I am his accomplice. If he had not made that statement, I would not have reported him.”

    Qi Ge’s worried eyes softened and his tone was soft, “This is not your problem, the classmates are saying that you are brave. You are too kind, and the classmates are too kind, so no one reported it until today. The bad guy took advantage of the kindness of the good guy. It is not the good guy’s fault. Now he is just taking responsibility for the mistakes he made.”

    Xia Yize looked up at Qi Ge, who said: “The school will focus on supervision in the future. The printing society will get better and better in the future. You have done a good thing for the students.”

    Xia Yize smiled relieved after hearing this, “Thank you, Teacher Qi.”

    Qi Ge raised his hand to rub his head, but instead scratched the little black sesame ball’s chin, “The printing club works so hard, and you have been doing it for so long.”

    Xia Yize raised his big eyes, “Because I can see you every day in school.”

    Qi Ge smiled and turned around to take a sip of water, completely unaware that it was the cup Xia Yize had just used.

    Qi Ge coughed lightly and said, “You should find your future direction. If you have any fields you like, you can also try to continue your studies.”

    Xia Yize didn’t dare to say that he hated studying the most.

    He had never thought about this problem. Xia Yize thought about it seriously and said: “Through this incident, I feel that successful public relations is very fulfilling. I want to be a public relations person who specializes in solving public opinion issues.”

    Qi Ge didn’t expect such an answer. He looked at Xia Yize, as if to see how serious he was, and said, “You can first read related books and take a look at media courses.”

    Xia Yize nodded solemnly. For Qi Ge, he couldn’t change himself. How could he be worthy of being a university teacher without education?

    He leaned over and asked, “Teacher Qi, do you have any books you recommend?”

    Qi Ge gave him a reading list, and Xia Yize did not hide his surprise and admiration, “You actually know so much about media studies.”

    Qi Ge stopped talking and just smiled.

    Xia Yize didn’t ask further questions and went over to look for books.

    The classmate who made the poster came back to comfort him, and he found that Luo Hao had also sent a message, “Classmate Xiaoxia is so awesome. The rigor of this evidence is really embarrassing even for me.”] sent another smiling emoticon.

    Xia Yize just felt a little awkward, but didn’t care and replied in unison to express his gratitude.

    Although he no longer has a job, his goals for the next stage are clear and he must study hard.

    Xia Yize’s mood was up and down for several rounds, but finally the result was not bad. He sent a photo of dumplings to his WeChat Moments with a text and started over.

    It didn’t take long for Qi Ge’s group to start buzzing with excitement.

    Pan Yu: [Xiaoxia had dinner at your home, and you actually cooked the food yourself. We don’t get this kind of treatment when we go to your home.】

    [It’s unreasonable, Teacher Qi, you’ve learned to value sex over friends.】

    Pan Yu chatted endlessly in the group, and everyone said something to me in the group, but Guo Shengfan never bubbled up.

    He usually talks a lot, but Qi Ge doesn’t want to explain anything.

    Qi Ge turned on the computer and prepared to work. Xia Yize leaned over and looked at the English and symbols on the screen, not understanding it at all.

    Qi Ge turned to look at his frown and said, “If you feel bored, you can…”

    Xia Yize thought he was going to drive him home, so he quickly said: “I’m not bored.”

    Just as he was talking, a message flashed out in Qi Ge’s chat box, [I’m going to your place on a business trip tomorrow. I wonder if you have time to entertain me.】The person who sent the message was Guo Shengfan.

    The message popped up. Xia Yize didn’t want to read it but couldn’t help being curious. Qi Ge didn’t avoid him and replied directly, “Of course.”】

    When Xia Yize met Guo Shengfan for the first time, he just felt that this person looked down on him in every way, and he didn’t pay much attention to it. But now he felt a kind of hostility in his heart. He thought of the graduation photo taken by Guo Shengfan with Qi Ge in his arms, and felt unhappy.

    Xia Yize touched the little black sesame ball and said considerately: “If you don’t have time, I can help you entertain him. We have met him before.”

    Xia Yize thought he was sensible, but in Qi Ge’s eyes, Qi Ge had the illusion that he could represent him.

    Qi Ge smiled inexplicably, “Okay, he usually only stays for two or three days.”

    Xia Yize breathed a sigh of relief, and Qi Ge continued: “In the past, when they came, they only stayed in guest rooms, and we only met once or twice a year.”

    Xia Yize’s hair was smoothed again. Is Qi Ge trying to explain to him?

    “It doesn’t matter if we are familiar with each other, we will get to know each other in the future.” Qi Ge said with a casual smile.

    Xia Yize’s heart started pounding again.

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