Chapter 201 and Chapter 201 are all here.
Meanwhile, at Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, Wu Jianhua carefully inspected the workshop, confirming that the water, electricity, and gas valves were all turned off. Then he went to the changing room to change clothes and prepare to leave work.
As soon as he entered the changing room, he saw his subordinate sitting blankly on a stool, seemingly lost in thought.
Wu Jianhua walked over, gently patted his subordinate on the shoulder, and asked with concern, "What happened? It's so late, why aren't you leaving get off work yet? What are you thinking about while sitting here? Or have you encountered some insurmountable difficulty?"
Upon hearing this long string of questions, the subordinate instinctively replied, "I was thinking about Comrade Lin Yuanshu..."
He had only spoken halfway through his sentence when he realized he had said the wrong thing and shouldn't have spoken his mind. He hurriedly shut his mouth.
He felt utterly powerless when he thought of Lin Yuanshu. Several years ago, he realized that Lin Yuanshu was capable of much work. If she continued to grow, she would eventually catch the eye of the organization and become a thorn in their side.
It would be better to nip it in the bud before she can show her talent, and make Lin Yuanshu disappear from this world.
That's right, his identity is not simple. He is not just an ordinary worker. He is not a pure Chinese. He is half Japanese.
After his father recognized him when he had just come of age, he began to work for the organization. His tasks were not difficult; he mainly helped the organization members pass on messages. In order to make it easier for him to complete his tasks, the organization even helped him change his appearance so that he, a country boy, could become a worker at the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant.
Faced with these tangible benefits, how could he remain unmoved? Although he appeared to be an ordinary worker, he lived a better life than some leaders, and his family never lacked food or clothing.
He had a good plan, but the organization didn't take his words seriously. They told him not to act rashly and that his task was to deliver messages, so he shouldn't do anything unnecessary that might implicate his comrades.
He could only place his hopes on Wu Jianhua, hoping that Wu Jianhua would assassinate Lin Yuanshu. Even if the matter came to light, he could pin the blame on Wu Jianhua. However, Wu Jianhua didn't have the guts and didn't dare to do such a thing, so he had no choice but to put the matter of Lin Yuanshu aside.
He thought that Lin Yuanshu's matter was over, but unexpectedly, Lin Yuanshu became the director of the research institute some time ago. The organization also noticed this person and began to inquire about Lin Yuanshu's news from him, since he was the only one who had passed on Lin Yuanshu's information to the organization.
He could only tell everything he knew, without any intention of hiding anything. After learning about Lin Yuanshu's excellent past, the organization thought of winning him over.
It turned out that Lin Yuanshu was not easy to bribe; she would not accept bribes from anyone. Since bribery failed, the only option was to find a way to make Lin Yuanshu "just another face in the crowd." If she continued to excel, it wouldn't be a good thing for the Sakura Kingdom.
The organization decisively assigned this task to a subordinate. Among so many members, the subordinate knew Lin Yuanshu best. If not him, who else could it be assigned to?
When his subordinates received this order, they all suspected that the organization had given them the wrong task. How could they be entrusted with such a dangerous task?
His previous tasks were all about relaying messages for the organization's members, which was easy and not easy to be discovered. He had never done such a difficult task before. The organization really thought too highly of him. He wasn't that confident in himself and was worried that his little tricks would be discovered by Lin Yuanshu, his identity would be exposed, and he would lose everything he had now.
Perhaps he shouldn't have reported Lin Yuanshu's matter in the first place; if he had turned a blind eye, nothing would have happened now.
Sigh! When Lin Yuanshu had nothing, the organization didn't target her. Now that she's risen through the ranks and become the director, they're trying to get rid of her. If only they had listened to him back then, it would have been much easier.
He used to be able to go on without any worries, but now he's being forced into it and has no choice but to go.
The thought of these things chilled him to the bone, leaving him with an indescribable feeling of suffocation.
Wu Jianhua was completely oblivious to his subordinate's odd behavior. He sighed and, while changing his clothes, muttered to himself, "She's no longer someone we can reach. Luckily, Comrade Lin Yuanshu isn't the petty type, otherwise we would have been kicked out of Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory long ago, and we wouldn't be living such a comfortable life now. By the way, you haven't mentioned what difficulties you've encountered."
He felt that Lin Yuanshu wasn't petty; more likely, he simply didn't take them seriously. They weren't even considered competitors.
He was worried that Lin Yuanshu would compete with him for the position of workshop director's confidant, but Lin Yuanshu didn't care about such things at all, nor did he care about being the workshop director's confidant. Now, looking back, he finds his past behavior somewhat laughable.
The subordinate hesitated, but ultimately didn't say what was on his mind. Instead, he nodded and said perfunctorily, "I was just spacing out. I didn't encounter any difficulties. However, what you said is quite right. Comrade Lin Yuanshu is a kind person."
He now only hopes that Lin Yuanshu can continue to be so kind, as he really likes "good people".
Wu Jianhua changed his clothes and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, stopped, turned around and asked, "Why did you suddenly bring up Comrade Lin Yuanshu?"
The subordinate paused for a moment, his mind racing as he tried to come up with an excuse.
Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he put on an indignant expression, "I heard recently that Comrade Lin Yuanshu became the director of the research institute. Remembering our previous conflict with her, I felt a bit resentful. She's already the director, but you haven't been promoted yet. I feel sorry for you. If it weren't for Comrade Lin Yuanshu, you would be the director now. It was Comrade Lin Yuanshu who caused you to lose your opportunity; one step down, and you fall further down..."
He attempted to sow discord between Wu Jianhua and Lin Yuanshu, thereby inciting Wu Jianhua's resentment towards Lin Yuanshu and achieving his goal of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
Upon hearing this, Wu Jianhua waved his hand dismissively and said, "That was several years ago. I wouldn't even remember it if you hadn't mentioned it. Besides, my methods are not as shrewd as Comrade Lin Yuanshu's. Otherwise, I would have become the workshop director long ago, instead of just being an ordinary team leader now."
Competing with Lin Yuanshu for first place in the factory labor competition was a long, long time ago. He had long since let it go. There was nothing he could do about it, though. He didn't have the guts to target the director of the research institute unless he didn't want to stay in Beijing.
subordinate:"……"
Although it was the truth, he didn't want to hear it now. If Wu Jianhua was so pragmatic, wouldn't he have no chance to use someone else to do his dirty work?
He planned to continue provoking Wu Jianhua, but Wu Jianhua didn't give him that opportunity.
"Instead of wasting time thinking about these trivial things, why don't you help me figure out how to get promoted? I wonder if pulling Director Xia down would be of any use?" Wu Jianhua said earnestly.
He genuinely felt that Director Xia had been in the position of workshop director for too long, and that his inability to move up or down the ranks had dragged him down as well. He believed that Director Xia was the one who had dragged him down.
The subordinate smiled and said dismissively, "I'll think about it carefully for you."
That being said, he did not intend to take action against Director Xia. After all, his job was not to help Wu Jianhua get promoted, and there was no need to deliberately cause trouble for himself.
"I'm leaving get off work now. You should go home early too. Don't stay in the changing room like a statue; it's scary to look at." After saying this, Wu Jianhua turned and left the changing room without hesitation.
Watching Wu Jianhua's departing figure, the subordinate sighed deeply. He also wanted to go home as soon as possible!
A few days later, the news that Lin Yuanshu had become the director of the research institute spread throughout Beijing. Previously, only people in the pharmaceutical industry knew about it, but now it was known to the general public in Beijing.
Along with this came the argument that Lin Yuanshu was unworthy of his position, since he was still in school and holding two jobs at the same time was likely too much for him to handle, leaving him pleasing neither side.
When Hong Shuang'er heard this from her friend, her face turned bright red with anger. She rushed to the school to see Lin Yuanshu and told him the whole story.
She said confidently, "It must be that Deputy Director Ye is dissatisfied with you becoming the director of the research institute, so he resorted to this tactic to incite public anger and force the higher-ups to replace you. On the surface, he said he wanted to shake hands and make peace with you, but in reality, he had ulterior motives."
Lin Yuanshu did not immediately agree with Hong Shuang'er's words. Instead, he stroked his chin and said with a serious expression, "This matter does indeed seem strange. Is everyone's opinion leaning towards me now, or is it just a rumor?"
It was normal for the news of her becoming the director to spread within the pharmaceutical industry, since it was related to them. However, when the news reached the ears of the people in Beijing, it was somewhat abnormal, and even negative, suggesting that someone was up to no good.
Hong Shuang'er said anxiously, "For now, we're still biased towards you. After all, you've been in the newspapers several times, and people have a pretty good impression of you. But if we let the rumors run rampant, it'll be hard to control what will happen next. What should we do next? We can't let Deputy Director Ye's schemes succeed!"
Lin Yuanshu shook his head slightly, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "This matter may not necessarily have been done by Deputy Director Ye. Don't jump to conclusions. After all, it could also have been done by the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I took a bite out of many people's interests to get to this position. Since they want to use rumors to deal with us, then we will also use rumors to defend ourselves!"
She can't make a big fuss over such baseless rumors. After all, apart from the damage to her reputation, there has been no other loss. The best approach is to fight fire with fire.
Hong Shuang'er blinked and immediately asked, "How do we defend ourselves with rumors? Should we spread bad things about them too? But we don't know who did it. How can we spread those rumors?"
Lin Yuanshu smiled and said seriously, "It's just a rumor! They'll say it, and we'll say it too. If we seriously explain to others that I'm capable and can handle the workload, they might not take it seriously. But what if we say it differently?"
She paused for a moment, then continued, "For example, the bad things that were said about me before were spread by people with ulterior motives. Because I have no background, many people with backgrounds look down on me, and that's why they target me. Or, these bad things were spread by spies because my work ability is too strong, which scared the spies... I'm not afraid of things being outrageous, I'm just afraid of things not attracting attention. Who cares who the real culprit is, as long as we drag everyone down with us, we won't lose out. It's just muddying the waters! I'm pretty good at that, I just don't know if I can catch a big fish!"
Hong Shuang'er gave a thumbs up, saying with great admiration, "Your idea is brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Now I want to see who dares to make any rash moves!"
Lin Yuanshu replied without hesitation, "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Hong Shuang'er patted her chest and assured her, "No problem. I can't guarantee I'll handle other tasks well, but spreading rumors is a piece of cake. I may lack many things, but I don't lack friends, and I can make sure no one can trace us back to them."
Lin Yuanshu smiled slightly, "I believe you have the ability."
After all, not everyone can be a "socially anxious" person or a social terrorist.
After parting ways with Hong Shuang'er, Lin Yuanshu went to find Liu Hongmei. On one hand, it was about work, and on the other hand, he wanted to find out from Liu Hongmei about the recent activities of the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and see if the current incident was related to the director. Fortunately, she had specifically instructed Liu Hongmei to keep an eye on the activities of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and now it seemed that her instructions were correct.
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