At 2:40 p.m., Finance Bureau office. After a string of accidents, the office's work had nearly ground to a halt. Once the air conditioning stopped, the room became freezing cold. If anyone wanted water, they had to go downstairs to fill a cup from the water dispenser. Two important documents had gone missing, one computer had burned out, countless files had been lost, the phones had gone dead, and the power had been cut. Their digital office system immediately collapsed—it was practically like going back to the old days overnight. The office was an important hub of the Finance Bureau. Once it went down, the entire Finance Bureau was thrown into chaos. The other departments immediately became frantic as well, plunging into a complete mess. Ding Li lost his temper. "Check the lines! Restore the power first!" Tang Xiaojun hesitated before saying, "Director Dong asked me to ask about the Investment Bureau's funds..." "Tell him! There's no money!" Ding Li felt that someone inside must have colluded with Dong Xuebin. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "Keep an eye on your people. Someone must have tampered with the main breaker. Once the power is restored, send someone to guard the breaker. Go!" "Yes." Tang Xiaojun immediately left. A few minutes later, the power system was finally restored. The atmosphere in the office relaxed somewhat, and everyone hurriedly turned on their computers and resumed work. Meanwhile, whenever several clerks went to the printer to print documents, they took a wide detour to avoid Dong Xuebin on the sofa. The other staff members also kept stealing frightened glances at his face. Not a single person spoke in the huge office area. The atmosphere had frozen to the extreme. Everyone had their own thoughts, and some of the more
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