Because of Li Ye's reminder, Nie Ruiliang had been mentally prepared. So when she saw Section Chief Park trying to dump the blame on her, she put on the expression of a husky—clear-eyed and stupid.
"Section Chief, these past few days, I've been following your instructions to clean up and copy out the reward-and-punishment rules for sales outlets across the country, so I didn't go over to the main factory—"
"What? You didn't go to the main factory?"
Section Chief Park's eyes flew wide as he barked sharply, "Xiao Nie, what are you doing? Cleaning and drafting the reward-and-punishment rules are merely your additional duties.
Your primary duty is to coordinate with the main factory and get them to comply with First Branch Factory's management standards as soon as possible. This concerns the vital interests of seven thousand workers at the main factory. How could you put it behind cleaning? Do you know how much this will delay? You've put the cart before the horse!"
Park In-cheol had spent many years as a section chief and deputy section chief, and he was highly skilled at dressing people down. He rattled on at Nie Ruiliang as if she had committed some monstrous, unforgivable crime.
Knock, knock, knock—
Before Park In-cheol could finish his tirade, Li Ye slammed his knuckles against the desk. The crisp, rhythmic sound drew everyone's attention.
"Section Chief Park, I need to tell you something. At First Branch Factory, we don't have a rule that lets superiors make their subordinates take the fall. If something goes wrong in your section's work, it's your responsibility. If you want to hold Xiao Nie accountable, wait until I've held you accountable first."
"When I left, I gave you a very clear assignment. Within three weeks, you were to finish coordinating with