Qin Siyang continued, "I discovered the problem, and I was the one who found a way to solve it. The four of you committed a fault, while I rendered a service. My merit offset your fault, allowing this matter to be resolved smoothly."
"To outsiders, nothing happened at the Ministry of Armaments, and its public image remained intact. There's nothing wrong with that. But behind closed doors, surely the four of you don't think I'll just swallow this loss and let it go?"
All four grew uneasy, unsure what else Qin Siyang was about to say.
"Merit deserves a reward. But as Minister of Armaments, it's my duty to pick up the pieces, so I won't reward myself. Faults deserve punishment, however. So now I'm holding the four of you accountable. Any objections?"
Though Qin Siyang was a young man not yet twenty, the four directors still saw him as an exceptionally difficult opponent.
They had never imagined Qin Siyang would be so much more formidable than the rumors suggested!
The stubborn Ma Liangcai stiffened his neck. "Minister Qin, you have an argument for everything, but this kind of 'accountability' violates procedure!"
Qin Siyang did not answer him immediately. Instead, he said, "Next, we'll be discussing internal Ministry of Armaments affairs. It wouldn't be appropriate for Secretary-General Qian to watch."
With that, Qin Siyang turned off the camera in front of the four of them.
The four directors grew even more anxious.
With all four watching him, Qin Siyang spoke unhurriedly.
Qin Siyang took three document envelopes from his Storage Box and handed them to Lin Dexing, He Feifei, and Ma Liangcai according to the name labels.
"These contain some details from your pasts. Take a look."
They were key materials concerning the three of them that Qin Siyang had