The present high-level officials only saw his face rapidly change, almost visibly with various emotions intertwining—shock, surprise, reminiscence, leaving everyone too afraid to utter a sound.
Only Zhou Yao, standing next to Bo Qin, raised his eyebrows slightly. Just now, although it was faint and brief, he seed to have heard Jian Dan’s voice.
So, was this call from Jian Dan?
"This eting is now adjourned."
Bo Qin said, his voice trembling, then stood up and left. Everyone exchanged looks, their gaze shifting to Secretary Zhou on the side. Zhou Yao tidied up the docunts left by Bo Qin and waved, "Everyone, please adjourn. The eting ti will be announced separately."
"Assistant Zhou, does Mr. Bo an that the eting is temporarily canceled? No reports will be heard either?"
The question ca from the head of the Developnt Departnt, his nerves tightly wound. His question conveyed a sense of relief, a feeling of having been saved.
Initially, it was his turn to report work progress. Indeed, the Developnt Departnt had encountered so issues recently, and speaking up wouldn’t earn sympathy but might give Mr. Bo a bad impression.
After all, it’s an internal issue he hasn’t started addressing yet.
Previously, he had overly allowed the departnt to develop unchecked, inadvertently fostering so problematic practices. He was prepared to be heavily criticized, but unexpectedly, he was saved at the last mont.
Seeing his expression, Zhou Yao knew he was relieved and nodded slightly, asking, "Minister Li, are you troubled because of the Developnt Departnt’s issues?
Lately, I’ve heard so rumors; I’m wondering if you intend to explain them to first."
Minister Li’s expression looked exceptionally grim, but he still nodded, "Thank you, Assistant Zhou."
High-level leaders left one by one, with the Finance Minister looking pale as well, "Minister Li, we share the sa fate; be cautious."
The Finance Departnt also had a pile of issues waiting for him to address. Previously, the Finance Departnt went through an overhaul, yet problems quickly erged again this ti.
Uncertain if the quicker pace was to bla, the Finance Minister felt incapable of keeping up. Could it be age catching up?
He walked out, shaking his head.
In the conference room, only Zhou Yao and Minister Li remained. Minister Li’s face hardened inch by inch, becoming quite cold and unfeeling.
"Assistant Zhou, this matter began with a problem in my initial proposal. I will take responsibility for my part without delay, and as for how the company handles it, let it be handled as such;
Previously, I proposed ritocracy, but unexpectedly, it fueled so undesirable practices within the departnt. Now the entire departnt, driven by personal interests, is behaving unscrupulously—each ambitious, yet their skills don’t match their imagination, leading the Developnt Departnt into chaos;
Before attending the eting, I already laid off five people. I ca here with the mindset of being laid off myself, and now that Mr. Bo is dealing with an urgent matter, I will briefly report this to you."
Minister Li handed over all the materials in his hand, "All these are the projects the Developnt Departnt has obtained over the past two years, yet progress has been sluggish for various reasons. One project initially went smoothly, but later fell through because the opposing party’s responsible person refused to offer kickbacks to our side;
I’m sorry it took this long to find out about these, causing losses for the company, and I’ll take full responsibility, given that this matter started due to my proposal."
Zhou Yao frowned; the recent issues of the Developnt Departnt had circulated widely, and everyone thought it was Minister Li’s problem. Unexpectedly, there seed to be quite a few matters involved.
Zhou Yao accepted the folders and file folders, "I will inform Mr. Bo of this. This week, you can rest at ho first. As to who is right or wrong, we will investigate thoroughly, without falsely accusing anyone nor letting anyone off the hook."
"Yes, with Secretary Zhou’s assurance, I feel much more at ease."
...
"Jian Dan, say sothing."
Bo Qin returned to the office, and all his anger dissipated along the way, especially upon hearing the sobbing voice of the girl opposite, leaving no room for anger, only a deep-seated, explosion-worthy anxiety.
He was worried she couldn’t handle it.
More worried, wondering what might have happened to her at this very mont.
What could make her cry like this?
When he started talking, there was only silence on the other end except for sobbing. Gradually, Bo Qin began to comfort her, calling out "Jianjian" countless tis.
Finally, his voice softened significantly.
"Jianjian, tell , where are you now?"
"Uncle Qin, I’m very scared."
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