He had only been in Jinshi for a short time, and the new recruits he had seconded were mostly the main workforce.

On the very first day that Director Wang hosted a welcome dinner for him, he inquired about his family situation.

“I have an older brother who is serving in the military. My father is retired and lives in Linshi.”

Wang Hongwei, holding a freshly brewed cup of Biluochun tea, said, "The company has prepared single dormitories for you young people. The conditions are quite good, one room and one bathroom."

Gong Yao smiled and nodded: "That's really good."

Wang Hongwei patted Gong Yao on the back: "Young man, work hard. The future belongs to you."

He turned around and dragged the mountain of documents to Gong Yao's desk: "Look at these first. Write me a report before you leave work tomorrow afternoon."

Gong Yao, on the contrary, had an inexhaustible good temper towards people like Wang Hongwei, watching him perform with great interest as if he were a clown.

So Gong Yao patiently and with a smile accepted the pile of work that had just been assigned to him five minutes earlier, and began to write the briefing carefully.

Wang Hongwei's office consisted of two suites, one inside and one outside. When he discovered that this young man was proactive and had outstanding writing skills, he arranged for him to work in the outer office, specifically to be in charge of the tasks he assigned.

Over the course of a few months, Wang Hongwei had come to regard Gong Yao as a kind of "confidant".

He also praised Gong Yao in public on more than one occasion.

"Xiao Gong is quite good. I'm going to write an application to take her over."

Those around him laughed it off, saying, "What Director Wang says can be trusted. Xiao Gong, your future is limitless!"

Gong Yao smiled and agreed, "Then please take good care of me, Director Wang."

But in her heart she was thinking, if the old man knew that Wang Hongwei was scheming to keep her here as his laborer, would he come straight from Lin City?

The next day, he sat directly in the top leader's office and waited for Wang Hongwei.

When Gong Yao arrived at the company garage, it was already 8 p.m. The garage was open to the public outside of working hours, and it took him a while to squeeze the back of his car between a Volkswagen and a Santana.

The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and Gong Yao heard bursts of laughter coming from the office as soon as he stepped out.

Gong Yao walked to the door and saw that the door to the inner room was ajar, from which he could faintly hear two men talking. Gong Yao gently knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Gong Yao was very tall; he even had to bend down slightly to avoid the door beam.

The room was filled with smoke. The first thing he saw was Wang Hongwei's shiny back of the head, and then the young man sitting opposite him.

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Gong Yao frowned almost imperceptibly, then deliberately left the door open to let in some fresh air.

Wang Hongwei frowned, his forehead wrinkles crinkling together, seemingly very dissatisfied with Gong Yao's lack of manners, and then he was about to close the door.

“Keep the door open, we’re just having a normal work discussion,” the young man stopped him.

“Yes, yes, what President Zheng said makes sense.” Wang Hongwei immediately put on a smiling face.

"This is Xiao Gong. He is a member of the working group for the Longcheng Landmark project. Mr. Zheng, you can communicate directly with Xiao Gong if you have any questions."

Gong Yao then noticed that there was a fourth person in the room, but he was sitting in the corner, looking down at his phone and not saying anything.

"There's no problem. We're just quite interested in the land use rights bidding scheme for Longcheng A Group and would like to learn more about it."

"I wonder what aspects Mr. Zheng would like to know? We have already published the basic information in the media."

"Heh." The man next to him, who had been playing on his phone, made a strange sound and looked up at Gong Yao.

Gong Yao looked back and gave him a lukewarm look.

Zheng Rong smiled and replied, "If it were information everyone already knew, we certainly wouldn't make Director Wang and the others work overtime. We're here to find out some information that others don't."

Upon hearing this, Gong Yao feigned sudden realization.

"My knowledge isn't more extensive than yours," Gong Yao shrugged helplessly. "It seems only Director Wang can answer your questions."

The man who had been playing on his phone lost his patience, stood up, strode over to Zheng Rong, and said with a mocking smile, "Can you please stop wasting my time?"

The man then leaned down and whispered a few words in Wang Hongwei's ear before leaving, giving Gong Yao a sidelong glare before he went.

Wang Hongwei's expression shifted rapidly, and he could only see the two big shots out of the office.

How could you just say that?

Wang Hongwei was so angry his hair almost stood on end. "Xiao Gong, I thought you were a good comrade, but I didn't expect you to be so perfunctory and irresponsible in your work."

Gong Yao looked puzzled: "What's wrong with me?"

Wang Hongwei stammered for a long time without giving a reason, only saying, "You should reflect on your actions," before turning and leaving.

Gong Yao treated him like a fart and turned around to let him go.

Turn off the lights, go downstairs, drive the car—all in one smooth motion.