Chapter 187 (Topic)
Lin Yuanshu chuckled and teased Deputy Director Ye, "Oh, I didn't expect you to be so generous, willing to give up even the benefits you've already gained."
Deputy Director Ye smiled slightly and said confidently, "This is not generosity, but my sincerity. I don't want to be your enemy. After all, we haven't had any major conflicts. Don't worry, I won't show you any close relationship within the research institute. I know how to avoid suspicion, and I still have that much sense of propriety."
Lin Yuanshu patted Deputy Director Ye on the shoulder and said softly, "As long as you know your limits."
The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.
Sometimes, certain agreements don't need to be spoken; they have that tacit understanding.
Lin Yuanshu had always thought that Deputy Director Ye was a smart person, so she was not surprised that he made this choice.
Of course, this was also thanks to the head of the preparatory group, which made Deputy Director Ye and Director Huang somewhat hesitant to harm her and dare not make a move against her again.
While being a pure researcher is relatively easy and avoids getting involved in these workplace power struggles, it also means that the initiative is in the hands of one's superiors.
If you encounter a good leader, that would be ideal, but if the leader is self-serving, you might suffer even more injustice than you are now.
She still prefers to keep the initiative in her own hands.
Just as Lin Yuanshu's life was returning to normal, things were turbulent for the secretary of the Minister of Health.
He had been secretly collecting information on the research findings of the unsuccessful candidates, not wanting Lin Yuanshu's matter to be publicized. After all, the more people who knew, the greater the risk of his actions being exposed.
Unfortunately, this is something he can't simply hide.
Especially during the initial review of research findings submitted by research institutes, the institute leaders closely monitored the Ministry of Health's every move, wanting to know the results of the initial review and to prevent any unexpected situations from occurring with their submitted research findings.
That's why the secretary's unusual behavior didn't escape their notice at all. They immediately investigated the secretary's unusual behavior and found out the whole story clearly.
When they learned about the series of events that followed Lin Yuanshu's failure to be selected, their first reaction was to blame Director Huang for his carelessness. The list he submitted had problems, which ended up implicating them.
They certainly didn't want anything to happen to the list they submitted; that would be no different from public execution.
The colleagues who participated in the initial review of the research results became somewhat upset upon hearing this news. Even though they had earned the spot fairly and justly, this news was hardly good news for them.
They hoped even more than the institute directors that the list of notable researchers would remain unchanged, and that officials from the Ministry of Health would not select the research findings of those from their institute who were not chosen.
One family rejoices while another grieves.
Those who were not selected were very excited, as this brought them a new turning point and gave them another chance to submit their research results. Therefore, they thanked not only Lin Yuanshu, but also Director Huang.
Although Director Huang really didn't want this thank you.
The news reached the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The director revealed a gloating expression and said to Qu Zhigang beside him, "Director Huang really likes to do things like discarding the bow after the birds are all gone and cooking the dog after the rabbit is dead. If it weren't for Comrade Lin Yuanshu, how could the leaders above have allocated so many resources to the Dongfanghong Research Institute!"
Qu Zhigang remained silent for a while before slowly saying, "It's probably because Comrade Lin Yuanshu's work ability is too strong and his promotion is too fast that Director Huang has concerns!"
After all, if Lin Yuanshu were to take another step forward, he would only be able to become the director of the research institute.
The director said with a disdainful look, "I thought you would speak up for Comrade Lin Yuanshu, after all, you worked together for a period of time. If you ask me, Director Huang is just not magnanimous enough."
Qu Zhigang paused for a moment, then suggested, "Director, haven't you always thought highly of Comrade Lin Yuanshu? We can take this opportunity to recruit Comrade Lin Yuanshu into our research institute."
He didn't want Lin Yuanshu to come to the research institute before because he was worried that he couldn't compete with Lin Yuanshu. However, things are different now. It's not that he has become more confident and believes that he can definitely beat Lin Yuanshu.
Rather, Lin Yuanshu is not on the same level as him now. The people who should be worried are the leaders of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, not him. Therefore, he is happy to continue to cooperate with Lin Yuanshu.
After thinking for a while, the director finally spoke with difficulty: "Now is not a good time to poach her. Don't forget that Comrade Lin Yuanshu is going to university. She may not even be able to be assigned back to her original unit."
Qu Zhigang quickly pressed on, asking, "Have you heard any news? Why won't Comrade Lin Yuanshu be reassigned to his original unit?"
The director waved his hand impatiently and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know anything."
Actually, he wasn't entirely sure himself, so he didn't dare to speak carelessly. He had only vaguely heard from above that there was a plan to build a research institute combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine in Beijing.
He guessed that if this research institute combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine was really built, Lin Yuanshu would most likely be assigned to take charge of the overall situation, because the leaders above had this preference, but the final outcome was hard to say.
After all, Lin Yuanshu still has to spend time going to university, and there are too many uncontrollable factors.
Qu Zhigang was extremely frustrated when he saw that the director was unwilling to reveal any more information. This feeling of being stuck in the middle was really unbearable. Either don't reveal anything at all, or reveal everything. How could he only reveal half of it and then stop?
When the news reached Wu Qin's ears, she felt a mix of emotions. She was happy to have another opportunity to report her research findings, but sad that this opportunity was brought about by Lin Yuanshu.
She muttered to herself, "As expected, it was Comrade Lin Yuanshu's child who came at the wrong time. Otherwise, she would have already gathered her men together, and Director Huang and his men wouldn't have been able to trick her."
She also felt some regret. If she had known that Director Huang would become estranged from Lin Yuanshu because of this, she should have stayed at the Dongfanghong Research Institute and used Director Huang to deal with Lin Yuanshu.
At that time, regardless of who won or lost, she could benefit from it.
Alas! She didn't think things through long enough, focusing only on Deputy Director Ye and neglecting Director Huang. The problem is, she didn't expect Lin Yuanshu to make Director Huang feel threatened!
She felt that there was still a significant gap between the two of them.
The news that the Ministry of Health was re-selecting the research results of those who had not been selected spread like wildfire and became a hot topic in the pharmaceutical industry in Beijing.
Director Huang experienced what Director Yu had felt back then. Now he doesn't like leaving the research institute anymore, afraid that someone will come up to him and ask him questions. There are plenty of people like that who have no sense of propriety.
The Minister of Health was also worried that this matter would escalate and affect his work, so he convened a meeting and invited all the directors of research institutes to the Ministry of Health's conference room.
Director Huang didn't want to go, but he had no choice.
At the meeting, the minister asked the institute directors to manage their staff and not allow them to discuss the matter privately. He also defended Director Huang, claiming that the incident was merely a mistake on Director Huang's part and had no other cause, and told them not to spread rumors.
The minister wanted to suppress the matter in this way.
Seeing that the minister had spoken, the directors quickly pledged that they would keep their mouths shut and not let the matter spread.
The minister nodded in satisfaction. He had no doubt that these directors would do things insincerely, unless someone was deliberately trying to go against him.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, the deputy minister couldn't help but sigh. He had finally seen the minister make a mistake at work, but he himself had been implicated. The minister's mistake was even bigger, which made him dare not cause any trouble and instead have to keep a low profile.
After the meeting, the minister was the first to leave the meeting room, and the deputy minister followed him.
The deputy minister followed behind the minister, puzzled, wondering what the minister wanted to talk to him about!
Director Yu strolled slowly up to Director Huang and said mockingly, "Director Huang, you really have surprised me! Some people like to say one thing to my face and another behind my back, but I'm different. My words and actions match."
The minister's claims of work mistakes might fool outsiders, but they won't fool those in the know.
Seeing this, the other directors all stopped to watch the commotion. No one chose to speak up; they just wanted to watch the excitement, not to offend Director Huang.
Director Huang had a gloomy face. He didn't want to argue with Director Yu here, as it would only make him a bigger joke.
Fortunately, he had prepared himself mentally before coming to the research institute, knowing that Director Yu would use the opportunity to mock him.
Director Yu did not back down because of Director Huang's silence. He had finally found an opportunity to mock Director Huang, so how could he give it up so easily?
"You're admitting I'm right just because you don't speak? You only made a mistake at work, not with your mouth, so why pretend to be mute in front of us? Luckily, the minister discovered your mistake this time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable..." Director Yu patted his chest, looking as if he was still scared.
Director Huang held back for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back any longer. He sneered, "You'd better pray that the research results of the people in your institute who were not selected will not be re-selected by the Ministry of Health, otherwise you will have to experience what I feel."
Upon hearing this, Director Yu immediately lost his temper. He thought of Wu Qin's situation and felt uncertain. He wondered if Wu Qin's research results would be selected.
Thinking about all this, Director Yu lost all interest in arguing with Director Huang.
Both men left the Ministry of Health with solemn expressions.
The directors also regretted that the excitement ultimately turned out to be anticlimactic, ending in a rather ambiguous way, leaving them without having had their fill of the spectacle.
At the same time, the minister glanced at the deputy minister and secretary standing in the office and whispered to the secretary, "After you finish your work, go and work for the deputy minister!"
Upon hearing this, the secretary felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly tried to appeal to his emotions, "Minister, why did you suddenly make this arrangement? Is there something I did wrong? If you're willing to tell me, I'll definitely correct it. I've been by your side for so long, and I really can't bear to leave you..."
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