A Trick Coming into Light

原：

Reveal of the Unique Skill

Jiang Jie, a man from Jinagxi Province, used to work as a labor in a building company. He was transferred to the office to de sanitation work by his boss because he looked honest and sincere.

Jiang Jie did not contact his family in hometown for years. The workmate was curious about that and blamed him for neglecting his wife after being promoted. Jiang Jie explained, “I do contact my wife through a unique skill other than writing letters or making a phone call like you always do.” At the same time, the boss was puzzled by the rapid accelerating long-distance phone call fees in the company but could not find the reason. One day, the boss returned home after work. He suddenly found out that he forgot to bring the contract for the business negotiation next day with him. So, he drove back to the company. The light in the office was unexpectedly on. He went into the office, only to find that Jiang Jie was making a long-distance phone call stealthily. It turned out that he made a copied key to the office without permission. He would sneak in and talk with his wife affectionately on the phone when everyone else was off duty.

The boss said angrily, “I should not be deceived by his honest and sincere look!” In the end, Jiang Jie had to pay 3500 yuan for the phone-calls he had made, and was dismissed. Jiang Jie regretted a lot, and said with a sigh that one’s future may be destroyed by those “unique skills”.

改：

A Trick Coming to Light^[a]

Jiang Jie, a man from Jinagxi Province, used to work as a front line worker^[b] in a building company. Looked honest, ^[c]he was transferred to the office to de sanitation work by the boss.

Jiang Jie seemed never^[d] contact his family in hometown for more than a year^[e]. The workmate was curious about that and derided^[f] him for neglecting his wife after being promoted. Jiang Jie explained, “I do contact my wife in a unique way other than writing letters or using mobile phone^[g] like you always do.” At the same time, the boss was puzzled by the rapid accelerating long-distance phone call fees in the company but did not know what happened^[h]. That day, the boss drove back to the company from home to fetch the contract for the next day’s negotiation that he had left behind in his office^[i]. The light in the office was unexpectedly on. He went into the office, only to find that Jiang Jie was making a long-distance phone call stealthily. It turned out that he had got himself^[j] a copied key to the office without permission. He would sneak in and talk with his wife affectionately on the phone when everyone else was off duty.