"Oh." Le Xiaokang slung his professional backpack over his shoulder and walked toward the door, his movements as stiff as a wooden doll.
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Chapter 533 Xiao Weiyan's Scheme
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"I'm sorry, this is the only contact number we have. Please try calling a few more times; perhaps he's unavailable to answer right now or didn't hear the call... Okay... Goodbye!"
Lin Hongmei hung up the phone and gave her husband a bitter smile.
"What? Another provincial work group? They still can't find Yao'er?" Luo Jimin looked helpless, stared at his wife Lin Hongmei's eyes for a few seconds, then shook his head and continued to work on the documents in his hands.
Lin Hongmei snapped out of her reverie and took a while to answer her husband: "Yes, this time not only has a working group from the province arrived in Shantang County, but the central government has also quickly established a working group, which has now arrived in Shantang County to conduct on-site work and must suppress this matter."
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Jimin, do you think Yao'er will be blamed by them?"
"What are you afraid of!" Luo Jimin rarely blurted out. "Yao'er has his own ideas, and we'll just do our best to cooperate with him. This announcement absolutely cannot be issued casually. Don't mess things up, or Yao'er will complain!"
"Of course not!" Lin Hongmei glared at her husband. "I just don't want Yao'er to be talked about by them. There are definitely some self-righteous people in the work group. In that case, Yao'er's good intentions will not only be misunderstood, but he will also be criticized and suffer.
"Then don't worry about it. Hurry up and get your quota and financial allocation forms sorted out. I've received complaints that there are problems with funds and distribution. There are signs of crowds gathering in several places. The news about Shantang County is attracting nationwide attention. We hope it doesn't lead to any similar incidents." Luo Jimin didn't look up, marking his comments on the documents with a pen while communicating with his wife about work.
"Oh, there are indeed some problems with the finances. We're short-staffed, and managing funds is too complicated right now. We need to ask HR to hire more people..."
Lin Hongmei quickly sent instructions to the human resources department through the computer system. After finishing, she looked up and turned to her husband, Luo Jimin, "The logistics are fine, but some local governments and other units want to intercept our medicine. I don't know how they found out about our logistics plan. Brother Zhong even specially repainted the delivery fleet, removed all the 'Anyun Logistics' logos, and even painted the vehicle colors all over the place. Those people are like they have tracking devices installed. They can catch them every time. Fortunately, it is all people from the Yi family who are in charge of the escort, otherwise, I don't know how many goods would have been intercepted."
"That's good," Luo Jimin put down his pen and turned to look at his wife. "As long as it wasn't our fault, these things are alright. Yao'er said we'll resolve them all this time. Let's see who dares to intercept our goods again. They'd rather die than live like this!"
"Don't look so fierce, like a murderer." Lin Hongmei gave her husband a charming glare.
"Those are Yao'er's exact words. If you want to scold someone, go scold your precious son. Don't bully a weak man like me."
Luo Jimin pretended to be scared, and the couple rekindled their flirtatious banter, which served as a bit of relaxation amidst their heavy workload.
For a long time, they have enjoyed their sweetness in this way. There will never be a proper sweet space. They cut their sleep time down to the minute. Who has the time and energy to play with personal matters?
The office fell silent again, save for the sounds of turning pages and typing. The couple were busy processing endless files; this hectic work pace had been ongoing for years, as had the employees at Minhong headquarters. The entire company was like a high-speed machine, with every cog in the machine working tirelessly. Fortunately, Lin Yao provided them with a constant supply of resting medications. Otherwise, no one could have kept going.
After a long while, Lin Hongmei, who had finished her work, stretched and said, "I think it's not a problem with Brother Zhong. It must be someone within Minhong who deliberately leaked the information. Otherwise, it's impossible that the delivery vehicles from those places would be surrounded and harassed every time. The Yi family who were escorting the vehicles said that they were targeting our fleet. Brother Zhong changed the vehicle model and color repeatedly, but it didn't work. Their drivers were only told the destination when they arrived at our factory. Many times, they were even told the route in sections on the way, but they were still intercepted."
Luo Jimin also shook his arms. Although his strength had reached the mid-stage of the Earth level, the long hours of writing and browsing still made him feel a little tired. "I told you not to worry about this. Yao'er hates traitors the most. These people probably won't have a good ending. If they weren't informing the government and the army, they would probably be killed by Yao'er for their own selfish desires. Don't think about it. Do you want to have more gray hairs?"
"You old hag! You already think I'm old and faded?" Lin Hongmei feigned anger, then suddenly sighed, "There's really nothing I can do, sigh..."
"Yao'er is going to go on a killing spree this time. Do you think we've done something good or something terrible?"
"I told you not to overthink it!" Luo Jimin's tone was tinged with anger, and he was quite agitated. "We two old folks shouldn't get involved in these trivial matters. We should just cooperate with Yao'er and do whatever he says. Don't we trust our own son?"
“Fine,” Lin Hongmei replied listlessly, “Whatever, so many people are going to die anyway… If only that Jiang Liu hadn’t happened…”
In the office, the couple agonized over their own family's helplessness. With 1.5 billion people in the country, such a massive project and such a daunting task were beyond the capacity of their family to handle.
New social moral standards and a better world seem so far away...
Is the plague brought by Jiang Liu, the owner of the "magical artifact" who disregards human life, a test of good fortune or a harbinger of the end of the world?
At this time, Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei were only worried about the survival of their compatriots, and had no concern whatsoever about the working group sent down by the province or even the central government.
After several years of managing the group company, coupled with daily practice of ancient martial arts, the two men's perspectives and minds underwent a dramatic transformation. The managers demanded that Minhong immediately issue a public notice to ensure the swift suppression of the large-scale mass gathering in Shantang County, but they knew that issuing such a notice was risky and they lacked the capability to actually do so.
People from all regions are equally important; the people of Shantang County are our compatriots. People from other regions are also our brothers and sisters. There is no reason, nor should we, to blindly follow their wishes simply because they were the first to blockade Minhong Hospital, causing social unrest.
They've ensured everyone in Shantang County has access to sufficient medicines and made promises for the future, but what about other places? Minhong simply doesn't have the capacity to meet the needs of the entire country!
Once this precedent is set, it's easy to foresee, without even thinking, that blockades, rallies, and even riots will inevitably break out across the country, and may even cause widespread unrest. Such actions, which are directly related to everyone's life, will inevitably far exceed the scale and influence of the Cultural Revolution. In that case, their whole family will become sinners in history. Before the epidemic becomes so severe that it cannot be contained, the entire country will be dragged down by the unrest!
Therefore, Lin Hongmei, who had effectively become the spokesperson for the outside world, gave a very firm response to the Sichuan Provincial Special Task Force. Her stance was made clear in a single sentence:
"My son, Lin Yao, calls the shots at the entire Minhong Group. Even if you all pat your chests and guarantee that nothing will go wrong, we will absolutely not issue this announcement!"
"Unless my Yao'er says it's okay to send it. You can negotiate with him about anything. We're just working for him."
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Shantang County, County Party Committee Guesthouse.
The spacious and luxurious conference room was filled with smoke, and every now and then non-smokers would cough, but they tried to suppress their voices, as if they did not want to break the oppressive and heavy atmosphere.
"Still haven't been able to get in touch?"
A deep voice rang out, sounding authoritative through the smoke that obscured visibility.
"Team leader, still can't get through." A man in his thirties frowned. "What's wrong with Lin Yao! Such a big thing happened, and he can't even get through! Even if his phone is broken, he should have come to the county government to report first!"
At this moment, County Chief Xiao, the "local tyrant," became like a dutiful student. Upon hearing the work group from the central government say this, he immediately corroborated it, "Yes, leader, Lin Yao has never reported to the county government, and no reception unit has any news about him. I can guarantee that. After the incident, the county party committee and county government immediately organized manpower and resources to deal with it, but the attitude and actions of Minhong Hospital and Chengdu Minhong Headquarters were too passive. All the hotels and guesthouses in the county have been searched, and no one matching the characteristics has been found to be staying there."
"I suggest that we immediately announce the takeover of Minhong, as this would be beneficial to controlling the situation."