Donghai Grand Courtyard.
After Zhang Hong finished reviewing documents in his office, he glanced at his watch and decided to call Wei Qianyuan to inquire about the acceptance inspection of Tianyao Group.
However—
Before he could pick up the phone, the red landline in his office rang.
Zhang Hong picked it up and said, "Hello."
"Mr. Zhang, Minister Hai from the Ministry of Health is on the line and wishes to discuss the matter of Tianyao Group with you. Shall I transfer the call?" the secretary asked for instructions.
Generally, any call to Zhang Hong would first be answered by the secretary, who would then consult Zhang Hong. If Zhang Hong agreed to take the call, it would be transferred.
"Transfer it," Zhang Hong said, frowning.
He had just intended to call Wei Qianyuan to ask about the situation, but before he could make the call, the Ministry of Health called. This made him somewhat puzzled. How did the Ministry of Health get involved?
While puzzled, his dissatisfaction with Wei Qianyuan grew—if the matter reached the Ministry of Health, they would likely consider the work in Donghai to be insufficient.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang. I am Hai Yong."
At that moment, a voice came from the receiver.
"Hello, Minister Hai."
Zhang Hong responded immediately. He knew Hai Yong and had met him twice. Hai Yong was currently the highest-ranking deputy minister in the Ministry of Health.
"Mr. Zhang, are you aware of Tianyao Group's intention to deregister?" Hai Yong asked directly after the pleasantries.
"Minister Hai, you say Tianyao Group intends to deregister?" Zhang Hong was stunned. He had not heard about this at all.
"Mr. Zhang, it seems you are not aware of this matter." Upon hearing this, Hai Yong immediately understood that Zhang Hong was uninformed and explained, "Yes, I just received a call from Gao Qin, Director of the Equipment and Training Bureau of the Ministry of Armament. He informed me that due to the malicious targeting of Tianyao Group by Wei Qianyuan of the Min Dong District in Donghai, Tianyao Group has decided to deregister and cease the production and sale of Qi and Blood drugs."
"Minister Hai, I genuinely do not know about this matter," Zhang Hong said, his expression changing. He frowned and continued, "This morning, Li Shang from Longteng Pharmaceutical came to see me. He said that Min Dong District had issued a notice to Tianyao Group for rectification of its business operations. After Tianyao Group rectified its existing problems, they applied to Min Dong District for an acceptance inspection, but Min Dong District did not send anyone to conduct the inspection in a timely manner. Because of this, I even reprimanded Wei Qianyuan earlier, asking him to personally lead a team to conduct the acceptance inspection of Tianyao Group. I was about to call Wei Qianyuan to inquire about the situation just now, and suddenly there is news of Tianyao Group deregistering?"
"Mr. Zhang, I am not entirely clear about the specific reasons. However, I know that the Ministry of Armament has ordered a large batch of Qi and Blood drugs from Tianyao Group. Those drugs will be distributed to various legions proportionally. According to the Ministry of Armament's Director Gao Qin, Jiang Wuming, who is behind Tianyao Group, has a good relationship with Qin Yuanzheng of the Eastern Region Army of the Ministry of Armament. That Jiang Wuming called Qin Yuanzheng today and said that Tianyao Group could not supply Qi and Blood drugs to the Eastern Region Army and that Tianyao Group was going to deregister. Then, Qin Yuanzheng called Director Gao Qin to inform him of this matter." Hai Yong explained the entire sequence of events.
This time, Zhang Hong remained silent, his brow furrowed as he pondered the reasons behind it.
"Mr. Zhang, as you know, the importance of the Ministry of Armament now. It can be said that the batch of Qi and Blood drugs ordered by the Ministry of Armament from Tianyao Group are strategic materials. Now that this batch of drugs cannot be supplied on time, it will seriously affect the drug supply work of the Ministry of Armament. Later, if the Ministry of Armament uses this matter to make a fuss, neither the Ministry of Health nor Donghai will be able to explain themselves to the Ministry of Armament! Moreover, the Tianyao Group project is one of the most important projects for the Ministry of Health this year, with not only the Minister's attention but also the attention of the higher leadership. If this project fails due to reasons on your side, then you will have to personally explain it to the leadership." Hai Yong spoke again, emphasizing the importance of the matter and shifting all responsibility to the Donghai side.
"Minister Hai, you are right. The drug supply for the Ministry of Armament is a major issue that cannot be delayed. Tianyao Group is also a key project of the Ministry of Health, and it absolutely cannot be halted due to shortcomings in our work in Donghai," Zhang Hong agreed with Hai Yong's words immediately, his tone very polite. Although Zhang Hong's identity, status, and rank were above Hai Yong's, Hai Yong was a prominent figure from a higher department, representing the Ministry of Health, and the matter was indeed the responsibility of the Donghai side.
"Minister Hai, how about this? Please give me the phone number of Director Gao Qin of the Equipment and Training Bureau of the Ministry of Armament. I will personally call him to inquire about the situation and handle this matter," Zhang Hong added.
"Alright." Hai Yong considered Zhang Hong's proposed course of action to be very good and said no more, directly providing Gao Qin's phone number to Zhang Hong.
Without delay, Zhang Hong dialed Gao Qin's number and spoke first, identifying himself: "Hello, Director Gao. I am Zhang Hong from Donghai."
"Hello, Mr. Zhang. I was just about to call you, and I didn't expect you to call first," Gao Qin responded politely. In fact, he had been waiting for Zhang Hong's call. This way, he and the Ministry of Armament would have the upper hand, making it easier to achieve his goals.
"Director Gao, I just heard about the Tianyao Group matter from Minister Hai. I apologize that our work in Donghai has been inadequate and has affected the Ministry of Armament's drug supply work," Zhang Hong first stated that he was aware of the Tianyao Group matter, then apologized, and finally got to the point, "Director Gao, do you know why that Jiang Wuming wants to deregister Tianyao Group?"
"According to the information I received, the notice for rectification of business operations issued by Min Dong District to Tianyao Group was led by Wei Qianyuan. Wei Qianyuan is maliciously targeting Tianyao Group, Jiang Wuming, and his relatives! And Donghai's handling of this matter has greatly dissatisfied him!" Gao Qin said directly without beating around the bush.
"Wh-what?!" Zhang Hong was shocked. Although he had suspected something along these lines, he was still somewhat taken aback when he heard Gao Qin say it.
"Mr. Zhang, I know this might seem unbelievable to you. In fact, when I first received this information, I also found it absurd. But after reviewing a document, I had no choice but to believe all of it and became indignant about Wei Qianyuan's actions!" Gao Qin spoke again and then said, "Mr. Zhang, could you please give me your email address? I will send you that document so you can see it for yourself."
"Okay." Zhang Hong's frown deepened, and he then gave his personal email address to Gao Qin.
A minute later, Zhang Hong received the email from Gao Qin and heard the conversation between Wei Qianyuan and Li Shang.
"Bang… Bang…"
At the same time, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in!" Zhang Hong said with a dark expression.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wei is here and wishes to report to you in person..." The secretary saw Zhang Hong's rare darkened expression and his evident anger, unsure of what had happened. She reported cautiously, her heart in her mouth.
However—
Before the secretary could finish her sentence, Zhang Hong interrupted her coldly.
"Let Wei Qianyuan get in here!"