Chapter 379 – Get him to leave! (1/2)
Finance Department Administration Office.
After a series of weird incidents, the office’s work had halted. The air conditioner had stopped, and it’s very cold. The staff had to go downstairs to get water if they are thirsty. Two important documents went missing, a PC was destroyed, numerous data were gone, phone lines were cut, electricity had stopped. A modern office had returned to pre-cultural revolution times in an instant! The Administration Office is the core of the Finance Department, and once it’s down, the whole department cannot function. The Finance Department had descended into chaos.
Ding Li is furious. “Check the circuit board! Resume the power first!”
Tang Xiaojun stuttered. “Chief Dong asked me to ask you about the Investment Promotion Agency’s funds…”
“Tell him we have no money!” Ding Li felt all these incidents must be done by an office staff, who is in cahoots with Dong Xuebing. He got more furious. “Watch your men. It must be one of them who had to meddle with the circuit board. After electricity is resumed, get someone to guard it!”
“Yes.” Tang Xiaojun left the office quickly.
A few minutes later, electricity was resumed.
The office is no longer so tense, and all the staff went back to work.
A few staff, who wanted to go to the photocopier machine, purposely walked one big round to avoid Dong Xuebing. The rest kept stealing glances at Dong Xuebing, and no one dares to say a word.
“Chief.” Luo Haiting looks at Dong Xuebing. “This…”
Dong Xuebing turned to her. “What is it?”
Luo Haiting cleared her throat. “Err… nothing.” She dares not to ask if it was Dong Xuebing who had caused those incidents.
Ring… ring… ring… Dong Xuebing’s phone rang. It was Deputy Mayor Zhao Xinglong.
Dong Xuebing answered and heard Zhao Xinglong’s laughter. “Chief Dong, someone had complained to me about you. Are you in the Finance Department now? What is going on?”
Dong Xuebing laughed. “Complaint about me? I did not do anything to disrupt their work. Mayor Zhao, are you talking about the chaos here? I think they must have offended someone. They had issued funds to the departments without taking the urgency into consideration. Someone must be taking revenge on them. Their power supply and phone lines were cut. Sigh… this has nothing to do with me. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the staff. I had been sitting on the sofa all this while. Director Luo and the Administration Office’s staff are my witnesses. Why are they complaining against me? They are accusing me of something I had not done.”
Zhao Xinglong laughed. “You… are really a troublemaker.”
“Mayor Zhao, I am not the culprit.”
Dong Xuebing can tell Zhao Xinglong is supporting him. “… I understand.”
“Alright. That’s all.”
“Ok. Wait for my good news.”
After hanging up, Zhao Xinglong shook his head and smile. He had never interacted with Dong Xuebing in the past but had a bad impression of him based on what he heard. He felt this young man has no political wisdom and is rash and impulsive. But after working with him for these few days, he was impressed with him. He felt it is more effective for ‘trouble makers’ like Dong Xuebing to handle when it comes to difficulties like this.
Finance Department Administration Office.
Luo Haiting suddenly said. “Director Tang, you are back.”
Dong Xuebing looks over. “Old Tang, the electricity has resumed? What about our Agency’s money?”
Tang Xiaojun did not go near Dong Xuebing. He maintained two meters away from him. “Chief Dong, our department really does not have the funds to…”
Before Tang Xiaojun can finish, Dong Xuebing smiled and nodded.
*Click!
The lights went out again!
The staff gasped and looked at Dong Xuebing!
Dong Xuebing leaned back on the sofa and crossed his legs. He lit a cigarette and narrowed his eyes.
Tang Xiaojun’s sweat started pouring down from his forehead.
Ding Li shouted from his office. “Tang Xiaojun!”
Tang Xiaojun got a staff to go downstairs to check on the circuit board before entering the office. “Chief, the power went out again. This… This…” Tang Xiaojun was scared. He can’t wait to get Dong Xuebing to leave and never interact with him again in this life. “Chief, our account still has some money. I think… I think we should give it to the Investment Promotion Agency. Their situation is quite serious.”
Ding Li banged the desk angrily. “I asked you to get someone to guard the circuit board! What are you doing?”
“I did, and I had sent two staff.”