Having achieved financial freedom, I reorganized my workplace.

Zeng Huihuang finally agreed to leave.

A wasteful and extravagant farce has come to an end.

The office staff also have to work overtime to write reports.

Tang Xin and Chen Ya are both very professional in this regard, and their writing skills are also very high. The two of them are carefully crafting their words in front of the computer, trying to package this inspection into a perfect achievement, and to imbue every word Zeng Huihuang said and every thing he did with a sacred aura.

But Lin Chen didn't want to get involved in these things, so while they were still discussing word choice, he secretly slipped back to write his novel.

The next morning, Tan Huasheng convened a brief meeting to summarize the relevant matters of the reception. He criticized several people, such as Comrade Wang Yang, for his inappropriate toasting, while praising several others, such as Comrade Lin Chen, for his composure in the face of adversity.

At this point, Wang Yang glared at him fiercely.

Lin Chen didn't know where his resentment came from; it was inexplicable that he was criticizing Tan Huasheng, not him.

However, he understood.

Excellence is always a sin; there will always be someone who can't stand seeing others praised. At ten o'clock in the morning, just as the office had returned to calm, a commotion suddenly erupted downstairs. A security guard ran up, panting, to report: "There's a huge disturbance at the entrance."

Without a second thought, Zhang Junmin waved his hand and said, "Just chase them away, isn't that enough? Do we have to teach you something so simple?"

"Wait a minute, I'll go handle it." Lin Chen guessed that it must be Wu Daqiang who had arrived.

"Lin Chen, don't break the rules." Zhang Junmin immediately stopped him, his tone full of warning.

"What do you mean?" Lin Chen frowned. How was doing his job breaking the rules?

Zhang Junmin said confidently, "These kinds of things happen every day. How many can you handle? If we have to deal with every single one of them, will we even have a job? Besides, what you're doing is just emboldening them. They'll come to us for every little thing from now on."

"You used to do this in this position?" Lin Chen frowned.

"If it weren't me, anyone in this position would have to do it this way," Zhang Junmin said stiffly, speaking as if it were perfectly natural.

Lin Chen scoffed, "Well, you really did a 'brilliant' job. I don't have your skills."

Zhang Junmin heard the sarcasm in Lin Chen's voice and his face darkened: "Lin Chen, are you the only one who wants to stand out? What are you pretending for? Don't let it be just you who affects the entire department's performance evaluation."

"What do you mean?" Lin Chen squinted.

"I'm just afraid you won't handle it well and the boss will criticize you." Song Qiuyu quickly smoothed things over, her tone carrying a "well-intentioned reminder" from someone with experience.

Lin Chen ignored him and went downstairs. It was indeed Wu Daqiang, but besides him, he brought several other people with fierce expressions, who were probably there to cheer him on.

Lin Chen let Wu Daqiang into the conference room, but the others insisted on following. Lin Chen turned around and said coldly, "You guys go do what you're supposed to do. Wu Daqiang is fine as long as he comes in."

"He can't be alone. Who knows if you guys will beat him up?" a tall man roared. "Last time, he was locked up and beaten up by your men."

"Did someone hit you last time?" Lin Chen turned around and asked Wu Daqiang, his eyes suddenly turning cold.

A flicker of fear crossed Wu Daqiang's eyes, and he bit his lip and nodded.

Lin Chen was a little surprised, but also calm, thinking of his former director, Lin Kaidong.

"Wu Daqiang, if you really want to resolve this, make them stay out of the way. This is a water supply building, not a place for you to run wild. And I guarantee, no one will hit you this time."

Wu Daqiang stared at Lin Chen for a few seconds, but was eventually persuaded by the words "resolve the matter." He turned around, comforted his brothers, and followed Lin Chen into the conference room.

Lin Chen poured him a glass of water and then said, "Go ahead and say what's on your mind, but don't embellish or try to hide anything."

Wu Daqiang then explained the matter.

When the Wushan Water Plant was initially planned, the site chosen was located below a large orchard and old house belonging to Wu Daqiang, in a place where the water flow would inevitably pass.

The construction company negotiated with Wu Daqiang for a long time, but Wu Daqiang was never satisfied with the compensation plan, which caused the project to be unable to move forward. At that time, in order to start the project as soon as possible, Zeng Huihuang personally found Wu Daqiang, promised compensation, and coaxed Wu Daqiang into agreeing.

But after Wu Daqiang finally agreed to start construction, for some unknown reason, the compensation was cut again and again, far below the normal standard. Naturally, Wu Daqiang disagreed and started arguing and making a scene.

But none of it worked.

Lin Chen listened, his fingertips lightly tapping the table.

Did he leave any written agreement regarding his promise to you?

Wu Daqiang shook his head dejectedly: "No, he spoke so sincerely at the time, I believed his nonsense!"

"Is there any other evidence? Witness testimony or physical evidence is fine."

"My wife and son were there, and they both heard his promise," Wu Daqiang said, his voice trembling with tears.

Lin Chen remained silent.

Without written proof, verbal agreements and testimonies from relatives are completely ineffective.

It is impossible and unacceptable for Zeng Huihuang to admit to such a thing.

Now, the Wushan Water Plant has long been built and put into operation. It once enjoyed great success and made great strides, moving from a county company to a city company and enjoying all kinds of honors. Who would care about the small things that happened to the small people back then? That's the reality.

"Wu Daqiang, I'm not going to talk nonsense with you." Lin Chen raised his eyes, his tone frank: "I believe every word you say, but this world values ​​evidence, and what you have now is not enough. Go back."

Wu Daqiang was unwilling to give up: "If you won't help me, then I'll go to the city company." He thought Lin Chen would be afraid.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Chen nodded in agreement: "That's fine. You should have gone to the city company anyway. After all, Zeng Huihuang is a city official, and we can't control him. But don't do anything like blocking the road, causing trouble, or throwing a tantrum. It's useless and makes it easy for people to use it against you. Just go find their General Manager Fan."

Zeng Huihuang is currently in a delicate position within the listed company, at a crucial juncture, and there might still be some opportunities.

Wu Daqiang's eyes slowly dimmed: "Never mind, thank you, Comrade Lin Chen. I can tell you genuinely want to help me, unlike others."

Lin Chen felt a little guilty, but not much: "No need to thank me, I didn't really help you, did I? I can only say that in the future, you shouldn't be so naive, and you shouldn't easily believe what anyone says."

Wu Daqiang nodded emphatically, slowly got up and walked out.

Back in the office, Zhang Junmin was still grumbling, saying that he had broken the rules. Lin Chen retorted angrily, "I don't need you to teach me how to do things."

A few days later, Director Tang Xin summoned Lin Chen to the cultural center.

"What did you say to Wu Daqiang when he came over a few days ago?"

Lin Chen didn't understand: "I told him directly that I couldn't solve his problem."

"You told him to go to the city branch and cause trouble?"

"no."

No, he didn't go; he went there on his own initiative.

Tang Xin frowned: "Wu Daqiang is causing trouble at the municipal company and has been sent back by their people. The municipal company office said that we did a poor job and didn't know the impact of our actions. Now Director Tan is also a bit angry and is blaming us."

Lin Chen almost laughed: "How is that incompetence? Wu Daqiang is a problem left over from his glorious past. What does it have to do with us? I can't tie someone's legs and prevent them from moving around."

"I know that, but he's never caused trouble at the city branch before. I don't know who instigated him this time." Tang Xin looked at Lin Chen, her worried expression unchanged. "By the way, during this time, if anyone from the city branch calls you and asks if you're Wu Daqiang, just say you are, understand?"

Lin Chen was shocked: "What? Am I Wu Daqiang?"

Tang Xin: "Yes, because the city company has a record in the system and wants to track the specific handling of Wu Daqiang, they asked me to provide Wu Daqiang's phone number. I thought about it and handed over your phone number."

Damn it, Lin Chen was really angry. He said coldly, "Comrade Tang Xin, I am Lin Chen, not Wu Daqiang. What gives you the right to make me impersonate someone else? Did you even ask for my opinion?"

This is outrageous! Is this how you handle things?

Tang Xin was surprised by Lin Chen's outburst and gently reassured him, "Director Tan was pressuring us, and I couldn't do anything about it. Besides, you were the one who handled the matter; if you weren't allowed to impersonate him, who would? And nobody knows your phone number..."

Lin Chen almost had an urge to rip open her clothes and see what was underneath. Staring at her, he said, "I wonder what Director Tang wants me to say?"

Tang Xin: "Just say that the matter has been resolved satisfactorily, and it was just a misunderstanding."

Lin Chen: "I can't say that, and I won't say it."

After saying that, he walked straight out.

After I went outside, I immediately turned off my phone.