"Coming to say goodbye to me?"
Niu Hongzhang sat behind his desk and smiled at Section Chief Wan. "Old Wan, are you looking to climb a higher branch?"
Looking at the smile on Niu Hongzhang's face, Section Chief Wan felt a bone-chilling cold instead.
He knew perfectly well that he was Niu Hongzhang's "most capable" subordinate, and the only heavyweight manager Niu Hongzhang had managed to win over since arriving at the Light Vehicle Company.
As an outsider dropped in from above, every trusted subordinate was precious. So now that Section Chief Wan was leaving, how could Niu Hongzhang possibly be smiling?
He was probably laughing out of anger, wasn't he?
Section Chief Wan felt somewhat uneasy and could only answer bitterly, "At my age, where could I possibly climb any higher?
"It's just that an old classmate of mine was recently promoted at Nancheng Third Machinery Plant. He has some difficulties at work and asked me to go over and lend a hand."
"Your old classmate got promoted? Heh heh~"
Niu Hongzhang's smile bloomed for a moment, then his face abruptly turned cold. He said sternly, "Old Wan, your classmate has difficulties at work, so you're going over to help him?
"But when our own unit has difficulties, you're just going to abandon us? The unit hasn't treated you poorly all these years. At such a critical juncture, you can't be a deserter."
Seeing Niu Hongzhang launch into a long speech, Section Chief Wan's unease instead vanished. He turned and sat down on the sofa. He appeared to be quietly listening to Niu Hongzhang's lecture, but in truth, his heart was filled with indifference. He did not take it seriously at all.
Becoming one of Niu Hongzhang's trusted men had actually been unavoidable for him, because before this, he