Old Shu had said that persuading the people above was no simple matter.
Take Unit Nine, for example. Though Unit Nine was special, it still belonged within the hierarchy.
That was right. We enjoyed many privileges much of the time, but those privileges did not include the power to make decisions on major matters.
When it came to decisions on major matters, even Bureau Five or the entire ministry might not necessarily be able to produce a plan.
For instance, with the matter we were facing now, even the ministry's top leaders might not dare make a decision lightly. It would likely require heavyweight figures to decide.
Unless the matter could be reported directly to the highest authority, with too many people chiming in from every direction, there would be no chance of a good outcome.
It was also possible for the matter to be dragged out until it simply fizzled away.
I had been waiting for Xie Yi's call, and Xie Yi was anxiously waiting as well. He said Old Shu had already gone into Hai Zi, and a senior government official had some questions for him.
Of course, this was also an opportunity. If that official could heed our opinions and dared to make the final decision on this matter, then it would more or less be settled.
I paced back and forth in the room, and Jiang Xiaohui said I was making his eyes go blurry.
I told him to get lost and go back to his room.
I wanted some peace and quiet. There were still many things I had not figured out.
Ying Gou sat to the side, savoring tea. R5 had sent the tea and tea set over; they were the same set R305 had used to entertain us.
"Your mind is in turmoil.