Led by Feng Xinran, Chen Yu and Lin Lele arrived at a wooden office building not far from Tianyu Hospital.
This office building is entirely constructed of solid wood, with a simple yet grand appearance that evokes a sense of solemnity.
Above the main entrance of the office building hangs a plaque that reads: Tianyu Conference Center
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Outside the conference center, a group of high-ranking officials from the base had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Chen Yu arrive, they quickly greeted him.
Chen Yu discovered that many of the people there were unfamiliar faces.
Chen Yu didn't care about this. After all, when he left, the base had just been established and only a few key department heads had been appointed. Now, the base has more than 700,000 people, so the increase in middle and senior managers is inevitable.
Chen Yu smiled and nodded to everyone, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work. Let's go into the venue!"
At Chen Yu's command, everyone made way, and Chen Yu, Feng Xinran, and Lin Lele entered the hall of the conference center.
The lobby was warm, with a temperature of at least 5 degrees Celsius.
The lighting was soft and bright. A long table and several chairs were placed on the stage, with rows of seats and tables neatly arranged below.
On each seat's table, a teacup was neatly placed, with even the handles of the teacups facing the same direction according to standard.
Clearly, the people who prepared for this meeting put a lot of effort into it.
In addition, each seat on the stage had a microphone on its table, which was also quite neat.
On both sides of the venue and behind the stage, there were rows of dignified-looking young women. They were dressed in uniform, with upright posture and smiling faces, like a beautiful sight.
Clearly, they were specially selected and trained etiquette personnel from the base, responsible for reception, guidance, and service such as serving tea and water during the meeting.
Because the temperature inside the hall was much higher than outside, Chen Yu had to take off his coat.
As he took off his coat, a staff member swiftly took it and gently draped it over the nearby hanger, the movement fluid and elegant, as if this scene had been rehearsed countless times.
The same was true for the others; as they removed their coats, each was served by a personal attendant.
Chen Yu frowned slightly upon seeing this, but did not say anything.
At this moment, everyone in the hall was waiting at the door, and no one dared to sit down first until he took his seat.
Chen Yu straightened his collar and, guided by the etiquette staff, went directly to the stage.
Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that rows of nameplates were placed on the seats of the dais.
First, his name is on the nameplate in the very center: Supreme Commander Chen Yu.
On either side are: Resource Management Department, Feng Xinran; Central Command, Li Xiubo; Armed Forces Department, Xu Long; Health Department, Wei Hongbo; Science and Technology Development Department, Chen Zongkai; Labor Department, Zhao Wenhong.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yu frowned even more deeply. Of the six people, he didn't recognize three of them, which gave him a vague sense of unease.
He was about to ask Feng Xinran what was going on when Lin Lele shouted first, "What's going on? Who arranged these positions?"
Lin Lele was furious, and everyone in the hall who was about to take their seats turned to look at the stage.
A young man in a dark suit rushed to Lin Lele, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and asked cautiously, "Secretary Lin, hello, I am the person in charge of the venue. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"What's the problem?" Lin Lele snorted coldly. "Where's my seat? Do you want me to stand?"
“Secretary Lin, you’ve misunderstood. You are the Commander’s chief secretary. How could we let you stand?” the young man quickly explained, pointing to two rows of low tables behind the platform. Behind the tables were benches without backrests. “Your seat is over there. The one in the very middle is yours.”
"What?" Lin Lele trembled with anger upon seeing this. "You want me to sit on a small stool? I am the chief secretary of the supreme commander, second only to the supreme commander in the base, and you actually want me to sit on a small stool?"
"This..." Cold sweat streamed down the young man's forehead. He hurriedly explained, "Commander, Secretary Lin, I was just following the rules and regulations when arranging the seating!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele wanted to continue questioning the other party, but Chen Yu stopped her.
He waved his hand, indicating that the young man could leave.
Then he looked at Feng Xinran.
Feng Xinran understood and said to Chen Yu, "After you left, the base did indeed improve this detail. After all, Secretary Lin is just a secretary..."
Chen Yu nodded. The rules and regulations were fine. Those sitting on the stage were the heads of the main departments of the base. As a secretary, Lin Lele really didn't need to sit in the main seat.
However, the seating arrangement for Lin Lele was a minor matter.
Then, Chen Yu pointed to the unfamiliar seat cards and asked Feng Xinran, "What's going on with them?"
"The Ministry of Labor was vacant before you left. Zhao Wenhong was elected later and has been in office for less than a month. Chen Zongkai of the Science and Technology Development Department was also elected and is now the deputy minister of the Science and Technology Development Department. Since Minister Lin works and lives on the mountain and is too old to go down the mountain for meetings, Deputy Minister Chen, who is in charge at the foot of the mountain, attends the major meetings held at the base. As for Xu Long of the Armed Forces Department, he was recommended by the city. In order to appease the powerful, he was appointed as the honorary minister of the Armed Forces Department. He usually doesn't have any business to attend to. I think the reason he is sitting here today is because Minister Qi and several deputy ministers are not here."
Feng Xinran explained everything to Chen Yu.
"Li Zheng will be back soon. Remove this honorary vice minister's seat from my position," Chen Yu said calmly.
Feng Xinran nodded and then signaled to the person in charge of the venue to change the seat cards.
Just then, Li Xiubo rushed over and said urgently, "Commander, we can't withdraw Minister Xu!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and stared intently at Li Xiubai.
"I just received a message that Vice Minister Li and the others encountered some trouble on the way and may be back a little late," Li Xiubai quickly explained.
"Hmm?" Chen Yu frowned upon hearing this. Li Zheng and the others had already entered Zhongyang City last night, only a few dozen kilometers away from the "Tianyu Base". When he and Lin Lele left, Lin Lele had contacted them. At that time, they were already on their way back. How could they have encountered something that delayed them on such a short journey? Chen Yu realized that there was definitely more to it than met the eye.
Someone's trying to cause trouble!
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