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There are many disheartening things!
"Disheartened?" The man sneered. "That's the venting of the weak. We're determined to take credit for Huo Yingjie's achievement."
"Is this blatant robbery?" Director Qian pointed at the man and cursed. "I will not aid and abet evil. Forget about it. Those young people have it tough. As the director, I can't let them feel disheartened."
Faced with Director Qian's persistent questioning, the man was not angry. He simply took out a pen, wrote his name on a piece of paper, and placed the pen in front of Director Qian.
When Director Qian saw the fountain pen and the words it wrote, his eyes widened, and then he plopped down in his chair, breathing heavily in dejection.
How could this be... how could this happen?
That old man was always fair and honest!
Director Qian was extremely disappointed. He was torn between his job and the debt of gratitude he owed the man.
Especially since the man was holding a fountain pen, Director Qian knew he couldn't refuse, so he put the pen away and placed it in his drawer.
"Alright, you can go back now," Director Qian said weakly. He didn't want to see the mockery in this person's eyes, and he was even more afraid to face Huo Yingjie's eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work, Director Qian," the man said softly, then opened the door and left.
Inside the house, the man was aloof and arrogant, but once outside, he became an ordinary staff member.
Director Qian did not doubt that the old man would collude with the enemy and betray the country, but it must be for the needs of the political struggle.
No one understood better than Director Qian how great the credit would be after this mission was completed. Although it couldn't compare to the achievements of the atomic and hydrogen bombs and satellites, it would still be considerable.
Director Qian remained silent in his office for a long time, and even as darkness fell, he was still unable to recover.
He took the pen out of the drawer and snapped it in two with force.
Since he gave away this pen back then, he said that if he saw this pen, he would do something for that person unconditionally. Now it's time for him to keep his promise.
Director Qian had considered denying his past actions, but if that person were to expose what he had done, he would be doomed.
He is fifty-six years old now and will be able to retire in a few years. He doesn't want to ruin his reputation in his later years and be despised by others.
It wasn't until late at night that Director Qian left the office in a daze.
Huo Yingjie and his team members were ready and waiting for Director Qian's approval before heading to the test site for a live-fire exercise.
However, Huo Yingjie and others' elation was met with such negative news.
Director Qian directly replaced Huo Yingjie's work with Chen Youfa, who was the team leader Huo Yingjie had previously worked with.
"How could this be?" Zhou Yuanchao immediately became furious. How could the things they had worked so hard to create become someone else's meal?
Sun Chengzhi, the oldest among them, grabbed the enraged Zhou Yuanchao and said, "Yuanchao, calm down. Going to beat up Team Leader Chen like this won't help! This is a decision from above. Let's go directly to Director Qian."
"Yes, let's go find Director Qian." The group said angrily. They were a team of young people, and Huo Yingjie had established irreplaceable authority in the past three years. So when they heard that Huo Yingjie had been replaced, they were very angry.
Everyone was going to find Director Qian, but Huo Yingjie, though angry, had developed a mindset unlike that of ordinary people due to his past experiences.
"Don't worry, I'll go ask. You wait here for me, don't be angry." Huo Yingjie smiled, his face showing no impatience. He knew that some things couldn't be rushed, otherwise, if he lost his composure, they would be the ones who suffered.
Zhou Yuanchao stepped forward and followed behind Huo Yingjie, saying, "Boss, we'll go with you. We can't just kick you out and steal our fruits when we've achieved something."
“Exactly, we can’t do it like this,” Sun Chengzhi said. They had suffered so much injustice before, and it was Huo Yingjie who set up this group, giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents.
At the same time, Huo Yingjie is a genius. Sometimes, when they can't figure things out, as long as Huo Yingjie points them out, they will suddenly understand and save themselves a lot of detours.
These people's eating habits are appalling!
Huo Yingjie was also worried that they would clash with those people, so he said, "Alright, come with me, but you must stay calm and not be impatient. Right now, it's just me who can't continue working, but you can. If I'm destined not to have this credit, I hope your work will be rewarded accordingly."
Zhou Yuanchao, Sun Chengzhi and others felt bad that their leader was still thinking about their contributions even at this time.
"Boss, let's go find Director Qian and ask him what's going on," Zhou Yuanchao said, not believing that things were so dark everywhere.
“Let’s go together,” Sun Chengzhi said, following behind Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao.
Some hesitated, worried that they might be implicated, but since everyone else had gone, they felt embarrassed not to go.
Huo Yingjie is right. Those people clearly want to steal Huo Yingjie's credit, but they probably won't touch the achievements of ordinary researchers. If they cause a big scene, the entire team will lose all credit; they can easily find a charge against them and everyone will be in serious trouble.
Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao arrived at the door of Director Qian's office.
Huo Yingjie didn't want Zhou Yuanchao to get too involved in some things, so he said, "Yuanchao, Chengzhi, you guys wait for me outside. Don't go anywhere and don't argue with anyone."
“Boss, I want to go in with you,” Zhou Yuanchao insisted, wanting to bolster his boss’s confidence.
Huo Yingjie smiled, patted Zhou Yuanchao on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, don't worry. Wait for me outside, don't be impulsive."
Seeing this, Zhou Yuanchao could only lower his head, his eyes stinging. How could these people do this?
Are we just going to hand over the fruits of their hard work to someone else like this?
Huo Yingjie went inside and closed the door.
The group members outside looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
When Director Qian saw Huo Yingjie coming over, he pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "Please sit down!"
Director Qian knew Huo Yingjie would come; anyone would have come in his place.
"Why do this?" Huo Yingjie asked briefly. Everyone here is smart, there's no need to waste time and energy on idle chatter.
Director Qian took out Huo Yingjie's marriage application and said, "Now you have two choices: you can continue your current job, but you have to break off your relationship with this girl; or you can choose this girl, but you can no longer participate in this project."
Huo Yingjie smiled. He knew that He Tiantian's current information was not an obstacle to his work at all.
"Although I know it's just an excuse, I have to say you've found a very good opening," Huo Yingjie chuckled. "Even if I have to give up everything, I will never give up my fiancée."
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