All Chapters of The Human Lucky Charm Finally Screwed Up Over 0.007 Millimeters: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Kimmy Zabel froze for a split second before protesting in return.“Don’t go on a power trip just because you can! I just lowered it by 0.007 mm. What could that possibly do? It still screws in, doesn’t it?”To prove her point, she grabbed a screw off the table and casually drove it into a piece of wood.With a smug look, she said, “See? No difference at all! You’re just looking for trouble because my job isn’t as much of a grind as yours.”I picked up the standards manual with a sneer.“The buyer for this batch is an international firm. Their classifications are stricter. Twenty-eight TPI means a pitch of 0.907 mm. This spec is used for precision equipment. Your tiny adjustment of 0.007 mm could cause cross-threading or strip the mating socket, leading to critical equipment failure. They won’t just fail customs inspection. If we miss the delivery window, we’re looking at massive breach penalties, and our company’s reputation gets shredded. You call that ‘looking for trouble’?”On

In the photo Kimmy pulled up, I was handing a thick manila envelope to a member of the accounting staff.The compliance officers’ expressions hardened immediately. “Lisa, how do you explain this?”I leaned in for a closer look.I explained that it had been a staff fundraiser. I had gone to the hospital as their representative to deliver the donation.However, the angle of the photo was deliberate.There was no hospital signage. There was just me handing over the cash.The officer adjusted his glasses. “We’ll verify what you’ve said. Now, let’s talk about the alleged falsification of financial records.”I had no choice but to walk them through the entire situation again.The compliance officers were all long-timers. They were people who had been with the company before Michael fell ill, and from a time before Dale had a chance to pull them onto his side. After hearing everything, they left.My old apprentice, Ned Morita, slipped into the storage room.He told me that Kim

Michael was livid. He drove a punch straight into Dale’s face.“Dale, I trusted you to run this floor! Is this how you repay that trust?”Dale stumbled back. He stared at Michael in stunned disbelief. “Michael, what was that for?”Michael’s chest heaved. It took him a moment to rein in his breathing and calm himself down.He pointed at Dale and said in displeasure, “If someone hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that you’d made such a big mess. And you had the nerve to treat the talent I personally recruited at a premium like this!”Dale glared at me in fury.“Lisa, you went behind my back!”Seeing that Dale still refused to admit his mistake, Michael flung a report in his face.“Look at this!”Dale leaned down in a panic and picked it up.The moment he saw the bright red “FAILED” stamp on the report, the color drained from his face.It was the report for the very shipment he had just expedited.The document clearly stated that the batch of screws failed to meet internati

“The accountant’s child was critically ill. Her husband had died in an accident not long before. She was drowning financially. She came to Ms. Turner as a last resort. And Ms. Turner organized a voluntary fundraiser across the plant and helped cover the child’s medical treatment.”The compliance officer shifted his gaze to Kimmy.“You were aware of this. In fact, you not only refused to contribute but also spread rumors on the production floor, claiming Ms. Turner’s actions were a publicity stunt to gain favor. You then followed her to the hospital, took a deliberately misleading photograph, and presented it as ‘evidence’ of improper financial dealings.”In just a few sentences, the entire sequence fell into place.Dale froze.When Kimmy had shown him the photo, he really thought he had been handed the leverage he could use to bring me down.After all, my standing on the production floor had long since eclipsed his.He pointed at Kimmy. His eyes were bloodshot from rage.“You t

Someone had recorded the entire fiasco and posted it online.Kimmy, who already had a modest following, thanks to her so-called “good-luck charm” persona, instantly became the center of a viral storm.The clip spread at an alarming speed and climbed trending lists across every major platform within hours.Public opinion was overwhelmingly unified in its condemnation of Kimmy and Dale. [So much for a “lucky charm”! She’s criminally stupid! Because she couldn’t keep her hands off a few numbers, look how many people she’s hurt! I wish I could reach through the screen and throttle her!][Leave the technical work to the professionals. How’s that such a difficult concept? How have these two even survived this long?][That Dale guy is no better. Superstitious, ignorant, and petty!][With a brother-in-law like that, it’s no wonder the company imploded.][The real victims here are the workers. They did everything right and still paid the price for two idiots at the top.]No amount of