The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 70 - 70 70 Easy Solution

70: Chapter 70 Easy Solution 70: Chapter 70 Easy Solution “This warehouse contains a total of one hundred and twenty boxes of electronic components, and checking them was quick.

Before long, two loaders had already finished examining them all, but every component inside was normal, and none were empty, nor was anything used as a substitute.”

“How about it?” Babbie Miller asked, frowning.

Both loaders instinctively glanced at Douglas Smith before one of them said, “All the boxes here contain electronic components, and none are missing.”

Upon hearing this, Douglas Smith suddenly cried out, “How can this be?”

James Brown offered a faint smile, “Mr.

Robinson, why can’t it be this way?”

In anger, Douglas Smith said, “Clearly here…,” about to reveal that eight boxes of goods should be missing but then suddenly realizing that saying this would imply he already knew, he quickly changed his words, “Clearly, everything has been moved here.

If there’s nothing wrong, why did you move these boxes?”

James Brown sarcastically said, “Wow, Mr.

Robinson, you’re really something.

The way the boxes are arranged here, even I, the person managing the warehouse, am not too aware, yet you, who barely visit the warehouse once a year, somehow know exactly how they were originally arranged?”

“I…” Douglas Smith was suddenly at a loss for words but quickly retorted, “Hmph, I received a report from someone else.”

“Really?

Did they tell you that there were eight boxes of electronic components missing from their inventory, lost last night?”

Douglas Smith immediately nodded, “Exactly!

I know now; you must have repurchased those missing goods yourself and replaced them.”

James Brown laughed heartily, “Mr.

Robinson, you really have a knack for jokes.

Everyone knows how valuable these components are; how could I, a small employee who hasn’t even worked a full month, afford to buy eight boxes of electronic components?”

Babbie Miller huffed, dissatisfied, and told Douglas Smith, “Mr.

Robinson, let’s drop this matter.

Little Lee is part of our logistics department, and if there were any issues, it would reflect poorly on our department as well.”

Douglas Smith grumbled, saying no more but remained puzzled inside—those people had clearly said they had prepared everything, so how could there be no problem now?

Could they have lied?

At this moment, James Brown apologetically said to Babbie Miller, “Mr.

Miller, I’m really sorry.

We indeed lost eight boxes of electronic components last night, but I immediately reported it to the police, and we have already recovered the goods.

The perpetrators were also apprehended by the police, who are likely nearly done with their investigation.

I’m afraid there may still be someone from our logistics section involved.

I didn’t maintain our logistics image well; it was really an oversight on my part.”

Douglas Smith turned pale.

He hadn’t expected those people to have already been captured by the police, definitely implicating him in the process.

Although this case was minor, and at most, it would result in a fine…

his reputation was now hugely damaged, casting doubt on his future at the company.

As he contemplated how to escape, police cars had already stopped at the warehouse door, and two officers walked in, heading straight for James Brown and speaking to him politely, “Manager Brown, we have thoroughly investigated the matter.

This was instigated by someone from the JYPP Region Company, named Douglas Smith.

We are about to apprehend him.”

The night before, when James Brown had reported the theft and the officers came to pick up the thieves, they saw four thieves sitting on the floor, all showing expressions of fear.

At the time, they didn’t think much of it, but after interrogating them, they learned that all four had been caught by James Brown alone.

One against four was impressive enough, but physically apprehending four people was much more challenging.

For someone as strong as James Brown, they naturally felt a degree of reverence.

Douglas Smith broke into a heavy sweat and turned to run.

He didn’t want to be arrested by the local police; if he could leave now, he believed he could sort it out later without much issue.

But being caught now would complicate matters.

“Thank you, but there’s no need to go into town—this here is Douglas Smith, Mr.

Robinson.” James Brown turned and pointed at the fleeing Douglas Smith.

Douglas Smith swiftly turned around, glaring venomously at James Brown and barking, “James Brown, you’re ruthless.

Just you wait; I’ll get my revenge.”

James Brown immediately said to the officers, “Officer, you heard him; he’s still threatening me.”

“We’ll add that to his charges.” The two officers promptly moved to arrest Douglas Smith and then loaded him into the police car.

Having been drugged by two loaders the previous night, James Brown had sensed something was amiss.

Thus, he pretended to be drunk, and indeed, he detected intruders stealing in the middle of the night.

For such petty thieves, it was easy for him to apprehend them without much effort.

He coerced the four to implicate Douglas Smith and even had one of them call Douglas Smith to lure him over, setting the stage for today’s drama in the warehouse.

James Brown had never been lenient with those who targeted him, especially scum like Douglas Smith.

He took care of him without any courtesy.

After the police left, everyone from the logistics department sneered at Douglas Smith.

Jessica Wilson was the first to speak out, “That Douglas Smith is such a vile person, using such methods to set up Little Lee.”

Andrew Brown also shook his head and said, “I didn’t expect this at all.

That guy is too sneaky.

Fortunately, Little Lee is smart; otherwise, he would have been in big trouble.”

Sarah Utah had a bright smile on her face.

“Big Brother Brown, you are really amazing.

I wondered why he was so sure that there was a problem with your goods; it turns out he was behind it!”

Babbie Miller cleared her throat and said, “Little Lee, you have helped to recover the company’s loss, and I’ll report this.

However…

I hope in the future, if there’s a similar situation, you could inform me first.

We should resolve issues internally if possible, as this also involves our company’s reputation.”

James Brown immediately responded humbly, “Yes, Mr.

Miller, I didn’t consider thoroughly.

I won’t do this again in the future.”

“Well, but people like Douglas Smith are a disaster in our logistics team.

This time, I’ll definitely go to Mr.

Lopez and firmly remove him from our department.”

Everyone cheered instantly.

They all harbored a deep dislike for Douglas Smith, especially Sarah Utah, whose face lit up.

With Douglas Smith gone, she wouldn’t have to worry about being harassed every day, a common annoyance for a beautiful young woman at work.

At that moment, James Brown turned to the two loaders who were still dazed.

They immediately felt uneasy and didn’t dare to meet James Brown’s gaze, worried about getting arrested since Douglas Smith had already been taken by the police.

Babbie Miller noticed the loaders’ dilemma and said with a light smile, “Little Lee, now that you are the manager here, how to handle these people is up to you.”

James Brown nodded at the two loaders and said, “You two have been working here but conspired with outsiders against our warehouse.

You no longer qualify to work here.

As for whether the Public Security Bureau will come after you, that depends if Douglas Smith exposes you.

Considering you are fellow warehouse workers, I won’t report you.”

The two didn’t dare to say more, knowing James Brown had let them off lightly.

They thanked him and quickly packed up to leave sheepishly.

“Little Lee handled it well.

Although they broke the law, in a company, we can’t always resort to legal measures; we also need to consider personal feelings to maintain good teamwork.

Since everyone is here today, I’ll treat everyone to lunch.”

James Brown quickly said, “It’s my place today, and I should at least treat everyone to a meal.”

Babbie Miller smiled slightly and said, “Little Lee, I haven’t yet treated you since you joined our department.

Let’s settle this meal as making up for that, so today, it should be our logistics department treating, alright?

Don’t forget, we have a budget for hospitality, and this can be reimbursed.

Are you still going to argue?”

Everyone cheered again, and James Brown didn’t argue anymore.

It was foolish not to use the company’s money but instead pay out of his own pocket.

The meal was very enjoyable.

It was the first time James Brown had a gathering at the logistics department since he joined it more than half a month ago.

Babbie Miller now appreciated James Brown greatly.

An originally troublesome situation was effortlessly resolved by him, and he was truly treated as a member of the logistics team.

However, since it was the afternoon, everyone only had a little alcohol before Babbie Miller led them away.

James Brown had to stay at the warehouse until Monday because the original manager would not return until then.

Unlike other departments that could rest over the weekend, James Brown’s warehouse could not.

The ongoing inflow and outflow of goods kept the place busy, a reason some disliked working there.

Although it might offer more money, it lacked freedom and work could crop up at any time.

On Saturday afternoon, Emma Campbell surprised everyone by showing up at the warehouse, leaving her colleagues gaping.

They hadn’t seen her last visit because it was at night, except for Brandon Cooper.

This time, everyone saw her.

“Emma, what brings you here?” James Brown was quite surprised.

Emma, with flushed cheeks and her fingers twined, softly said, “I wanted to come and help you do some laundry, Big Brother Brown.”

At that moment, Brandon Cooper was in complete awe of James Brown.

People often said ‘no kindness in whores, no righteousness in actors,’ but this girl, whom James Brown had looked after once, had voluntarily come to do his laundry.

How had he not met someone like her sooner?

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