"Yes!"
The secretary's heart trembled, and he subconsciously took the order, then turned away with a face full of confusion.
Confusion arose because, as Zhang Hong's secretary, he had followed Zhang Hong for several years but had never seen him fly into such a rage before.
As a giant in Donghai, Zhang Hong had always been calm and collected, never flustered by events, so why was he cursing like this today?
Soon, the secretary, still puzzled, arrived at the reception room and reminded Wei Qianyuan, "Mr. Wei, Mr. Zhang's mood is not very good."
One must not offend talented young people with a background.
This is one of the unwritten rules within the system.
Because talented young people have unpredictable upward mobility, and if they also have a background, they are destined to soar.
Wei Qianyuan was precisely such a person!
Zhang Hong's secretary reminding Wei Qianyuan was a way of showing favor to him.
"I understand, thank you."
Wei Qianyuan was startled for a moment upon hearing this, then quickly thanked him.
"You're too kind, Mr. Wei. Let's go."
Zhang Hong's secretary waved his hand and led Wei Qianyuan away from the reception room.
After leading Wei Qianyuan to the door of Zhang Hong's office, Zhang Hong's secretary knocked and then withdrew.
"Mr. Zhang."
Wei Qianyuan greeted him as he entered.
Zhang Hong did not entertain Wei Qianyuan as he had in the morning. Instead, with a cold face, he asked, "What is the current situation with Tianyao Group?"
"Sir, I came to you precisely to report on this matter."
Wei Qianyuan sat on the sofa and said, "After I left you, I first notified Zhou Yun and the heads of relevant departments to gather at Tianyao Group, and then I rushed there as quickly as possible. When we arrived at Tianyao Group, no one from Tianyao Group cooperated with our acceptance inspection. We couldn't even get through the main gate!"
"Do you know why Tianyao Group refused to cooperate with your acceptance inspection?" Zhang Hong continued to ask.
"I contacted Li Shanglai from Longteng Pharmaceutical, but the person who answered the phone was not Li Shanglai, but that Jiang Wuming."
As Wei Qianyuan spoke, his pupils contracted slightly, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes. "Jiang Wuming claimed that he wanted to deregister Tianyao Group!"
"Do you know why he wants to deregister Tianyao Group?" Zhang Hong asked, frowning.
"He wants to use this to coerce you into dealing with me!"
Wei Qianyuan responded immediately, then said indignantly, "This Jiang Wuming is too arrogant!
What does he take us for?
Besides, Tianyao Group does not nominally belong to him. What right does he have to deregister Tianyao Group? How could the Li family possibly agree to him deregistering Tianyao Group?
More importantly, Tianyao Group is involved with the Military Department and the Health Department. Can it be deregistered with just his word?!"
"Wei Qianyuan, you actually know that Tianyao Group is involved with the Military Department and the Health Department?" Zhang Hong retorted coldly.
"Uh..."
Wei Qianyuan could feel Zhang Hong's suppressed anger, and this anger seemed to be directed at him.
This... made him a bit bewildered!
Because, in his opinion, Jiang Wuming's actions had severely disrupted the rules within the system, even touching upon forbidden zones. Zhang Hong's anger should have been directed at Jiang Wuming!
"Wei Qianyuan, do you think you should be dealt with?!"
Seeing Wei Qianyuan's silence, Zhang Hong questioned him coldly again.
"Sir, the Mindong District did not promptly organize relevant personnel for the acceptance inspection of Tianyao Group's rectification issues. I bear responsibility and should be dealt with."
Wei Qianyuan took the blame proactively, believing it to be a minor issue. Even if there were repercussions, they would at most be verbal, and he wouldn't even incur a demerit.
"Wei Qianyuan, even at this stage, you are still spewing lies?"
Zhang Hong couldn't help but explode. He pointed his finger at Wei Qianyuan and said, "Do you know that the news of Tianyao Group's impending deregistration has alarmed the Military Department and the Health Department?
Just before you entered, people from the Health Department and the Military Department called me successively. They are extremely dissatisfied with how the matter of Tianyao Group has been handled in Donghai, and extremely angry about your actions!"
"Uh..."
Upon hearing Zhang Hong's words, Wei Qianyuan was stunned for several more seconds, then realized something. "Sir, this must be Jiang Wuming's doing! You know, he has good relations with the Qin family! He must have asked the Qin family to put in a word with the Military Department, to make the Military Department make a fuss about this matter..."
"Enough!"
Zhang Hong interrupted Wei Qianyuan angrily, "Wei Qianyuan, a fly only lands on a cracked egg! If you truly had no issues, how would that Jiang Wuming dare to do this?!"
"Sir, what issues did Jiang Wuming report to the Military Department about me?"
Wei Qianyuan's heart trembled, but he then thought that he could simply deny the planning he had done with Li Shanglai back then.
"Don't you know what you've done? Do you need me to remind you?!"
Zhang Hong stared coldly at Wei Qianyuan.
"Sir, I really haven't done anything!" Wei Qianyuan argued in his defense.
"Fine, fine, fine. Then I'll let you hear it yourself!"
Zhang Hong, with a cold face, opened the recording on his phone.
Swish!
Upon hearing the recording of his conversation with Li Shanglai back then, Wei Qianyuan's face instantly changed drastically!
He realized he had been set up by Jiang Wuming. No longer confident that he wouldn't face serious consequences, his face showed panic for the first time!
"Wei Qianyuan, if Tianyao Group is truly deregistered, causing the Health Department's most important project of the year to be halted and affecting the Military Department's drug supply work, the responsibility for this cannot be borne by you, not even by me!
The disciplinary department will investigate and deal with this matter according to relevant regulations! Whatever the outcome, you must accept it!"
As Wei Qianyuan stood there in panic, Zhang Hong spoke again, his tone more severe than ever.
"Sir, I..."
Wei Qianyuan tried to say something.
However—
This time, Zhang Hong did not give Wei Qianyuan a chance to speak, directly interrupting him, "You don't need to explain, and don't let your elders call me when you get back! It's useless! This matter must be handled impartially! Alright, you can leave!"
Wei Qianyuan stood up but did not leave, instead appearing as if he had something to say but couldn't.
"Leave!"
Zhang Hong spoke again, driving Wei Qianyuan out, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
Wei Qianyuan swallowed the words he was about to say, and his face no longer showed the composed facade he usually maintained. Instead, he walked out of Zhang Hong's office looking utterly dejected.
This was because the development of the situation had completely exceeded his imagination and was beyond his, and even the Wei family's, control!
After Wei Qianyuan left, Zhang Hong called his secretary and instructed him to find a way to contact Jiang Wuming and invite him to his office for a talk.
Upon receiving the instruction, the secretary immediately dialed Li Shanglai's number: "Mr. Li, I am He Yang, Mr. Zhang's secretary."
"Hello, Secretary He, what are your instructions?" Li Shanglai responded politely.
"Do you have Mr. Jiang Wuming's contact information?" He Yang asked.
"Mr. Jiang is right beside me. How about I give the phone to him?"
Li Shanglai said this, his gaze towards Jiang Wuming filled with astonishment!
Because, including this phone call, the entire direction of this matter was within Jiang Wuming's control!
It was as if everything was a script written by Jiang Wuming!
This ability to strategize shocked Li Shanglai, and it also made him understand why Li Lianyi and the Li family regarded Jiang Wuming with such high esteem!
The world had underestimated the young man.
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