‘449 Blood for Blood
Isabella went to Wright's house a few days later with the information she had discovered.
After walking into the living room, Isabella said to Anna, "I asked Julia to look up the information for those fired employees. And here are the files."
Anna raised her head and carefully read each piece of information. Her expression gradually became serious.
"Most of them are not local, and all of them have only been here for a month." Anna quickly realized what was going on.
Isabella nodded and said, "Most of the workers in the workshop are women from the countryside. During their weekly shifts, they return home to care for their families. | also looked into our previous hiring records. Over the years, we haven't recruited as many people from outside the town as we have this month."
Anna nodded and asked, "Who recruited them?"
"Michael. He has been with us for many years, and Mona said you agreed to let him work here. He had been laid off before he worked here, and his mother was seriously ill and in desperate need of money. You hired him because you thought he was reliable and hardworking
Anna pondered it for a while, but she couldn't remember this man. However, she had a bad feeling after learning that fact. Then she asked, "And where's him now?"
Isabella pursed her lips and said, "He left the next day after the accident happened and only told Paul, the head of HR, that he was leaving. 448 Blood for Blood Paul didn't stop him because he has had conflicts with him."
Anna was not surprised about this. She frowned tightly, her jumbled thoughts complicating her confused mind. Having collected her thoughts, she said, "Please tell Paul to my office tomorrow at 12:35 p.m."
"Gotit.”
Isabella closed the file, but she appeared worried. The more she looked into it, the more she realized something was wrong.
Anna patted Isabella on the shoulder as she realized that and said, "You're just 18, but you're efficient and dependable. With you around, | can save myself lot of trouble.'’
Isabella shrugged with a resigned expression on her face, "Don't think that complimenting me will make me happy. | wouldn't have agreed if you were not so busy recently. In any case, you owe me a big favor.”
The next day at 12:35 p.m, Paul, the personnel director, went to Anna's office. Paul was around thirty years old. He was tall, wore blackrimmed glasses, and appeared alittle dull.
Anna put Micheal's file in front of Paul and asked, "Why didn't you tell me about Micheal's leaving? Although you are in charge of the company's personnel, you should be aware of these issues.”
Paul pushed up his glasses and looked clueless about it. When he thought about the whole thing, he also found it strange. Then he uttered, "When Micheal called me and told me he was resigning, | was puzzled. | asked him to follow the company's handover procedures, but he said he had requested to leave a month before. | later checked my email and discovered that he had submitted his resignation request a long time ago."
Paul frowned and continued, “And here's the strange thing: | never 448 Blood for Blood: saw this application. | wanted to ask him some questions, but he simply hung up the phone. I called him later, only to find that he blocked my number.”
Hearing Paul’s explanation, Anna was even more convinced that Micheal was aware of everything happening. She relaxed and asked calmly, "I've heard you and Michael don't get along. Could you explain why?"
Paul studied Anna's expression before finally saying, "Micheal has been with the company for a long time, and he claims you hired him as the director of recruitment for the shop floor staff. I've only worked here for two years, but my position is higher than his. He was enraged and continued to make things difficult for me. Because of this, | didn't get along with him."
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