Chapter 109 Guidance Mission
Meanwhile, after leaving the stairwell, the assistant rushed to Mas's workplace to find him, only to learn that Mas had already gone home. He could only go to Mas's home to find him.
When Mas saw his assistant, he was completely unaware of the impending disaster. He excitedly greeted his assistant and asked expectantly, "You've come to my house at this hour. Does Deputy Director Liu have some task for me to do?"
The assistant glanced at Maas's family, frowned, and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go outside and discuss this."
Then, the two went downstairs to a quiet corner. The assistant tentatively said, "How could you do something so audacious? I know you hate Comrade Lin Yuanshu, but now that Deputy Director Liu has taken a liking to Comrade Lin Yuanshu, you have to follow Deputy Director Liu's ideas. You actually went to Comrade Lin Yuanshu and said those kinds of things. Do you know that your actions will ruin everything we've worked for?"
Mas swallowed hard, stubbornly denying it, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean. I hate Lin Yuanshu so much, how could I possibly go to talk to her? I wish she were as far away from me as possible, how could I do such a thing? She must be slandering me."
Lin Yuanshu is a complete liar. He swore he wouldn't tell anyone about this, but look what happened. It hasn't been long since he exposed it.
Fortunately, he already knew that Lin Yuanshu was unreliable and had prepared an explanation to deal with the questions from Deputy Director Liu and others.
The assistant couldn't help but roll her eyes and said irritably, "What benefit would Comrade Lin Yuanshu gain from slandering you? What do you have that's worthy of her slander?"
Mas felt insulted. If the man in front of him hadn't been Liu's assistant, he would have punched him long ago. He said righteously, "There are many benefits. You fell for Lin Yuanshu's trick. The moment you came to me, her instigation had already succeeded. Although I am not very useful, I can still say a few words among all the interns in the research institute."
The assistant felt exhausted. It was truly a case of each side having their own version of the truth, but neither could produce any evidence.
He was more inclined to believe Lin Yuanshu's account and felt that Maas was making excuses.
"I will tell Deputy Director Liu the truth about this matter. It's no use explaining to me. You can explain to Deputy Director Liu yourself!" the assistant said seriously. If he couldn't handle it, he would leave it to Deputy Director Liu.
Mas squinted at his assistant. He hadn't expected his assistant to be so difficult to deal with, making such a big fuss about this to Deputy Director Liu. He argued unreasonably, "You're slandering me. I clearly haven't talked to Lin Yuanshu, yet you insist on framing me. You couldn't win over Lin Yuanshu, so you're blaming me for this. You and Lin Yuanshu are in cahoots, working together in the same boat. I'll also tell Deputy Director Liu that your relationship with Lin Yuanshu is not simple."
The assistant was so angry he laughed. He had originally intended to say a few good words for Mas, but now it seemed Mas didn't deserve it.
What an ungrateful bunch of self-righteous idiots!
"Alright, we'll see!"
The assistant stormed off. Since Deputy Director Liu had already left work, the assistant decided to discuss the matter with him the next day to avoid disturbing him.
The next day, as soon as Deputy Director Liu arrived at his office, his assistant recounted everything that had happened the previous day.
He thought Deputy Director Liu would fly into a rage and punish Mas, but to his surprise, Deputy Director Liu simply said, "I know."
The assistant quickly pressed, "Aren't you going to punish Comrade Mas? So that he won't ruin your plans again next time? And should we continue to try to win over Comrade Lin Yuanshu? After all, this plan was disrupted by Comrade Mas."
Deputy Director Liu glanced at his assistant and said casually, "You don't need to worry about Mas's matter. He already talked to me about it last night. As for Lin Yuanshu's matter, I have my own arrangements. You just need to focus on your own work now and don't need to worry about anyone else."
Upon hearing this, the assistant's heart skipped a beat. He recalled Ma Si's nonsense from yesterday, in which he accused Ma Si of colluding with Lin Yuanshu.
He opened his mouth to explain, but didn't know where to begin. After all, Deputy Director Liu hadn't asked him, and if he did explain, it would seem like he was trying to cover something up.
"That's good." The assistant smiled and agreed. Without knowing what Mas and Deputy Director Liu had said, he couldn't say anything more, lest he make a mistake.
Furthermore, he must not ask Deputy Director Liu about any plans, because such behavior would appear as if he were gathering information for Lin Yuanshu. He now has to avoid any appearance of impropriety with Lin Yuanshu because of Mas, and Mas really deserves to die!
This completely destroyed his trust with Deputy Director Liu, giving him reason to suspect that Ma Si was Director Huang's man.
Deputy Director Liu waved his hand, signaling his assistant to leave the office.
The assistant left the office with a smile on his face, but the smile vanished the moment he stepped outside.
He really wanted to take out a knife and stab Mas hard, stab him a few times, so that Mas would know why the flowers were so red! How dare he talk nonsense in front of Deputy Director Liu? He really didn't want to live.
In his office, Deputy Director Liu couldn't help but rub his temples. Before he could even deal with Lin Yuanshu, the people around him were already in disarray.
Last night, Mas told him that the assistant was already working for Director Huang and was colluding with Lin Yuanshu to sow discord between them and make him a person who was abandoned by everyone.
The assistant then said that all of this was caused by Mas, who didn't want Lin Yuanshu involved and wanted him to punish Mas.
He would definitely trust his assistant more than Maas, since the assistant had been by his side for so many years. If the assistant could be bribed, he would have been bribed long ago and wouldn't have waited until now. Most importantly, the assistant's words were more logical.
However, he cannot touch Mas yet. Mas is an important piece in his strategy to deal with Lin Yuanshu. Compared to "adding flowers to brocade" for Lin Yuanshu, he is more adept at "providing charcoal in the snow". If all else fails, he will "eradicate the weeds and keep them out of sight".
However, now is not the time to take action. Just because he dislikes the disobedient Lin Yuanshu does not mean he dislikes Lin Yuanshu's improved experimental results. Before the experimental results are finalized, he cannot act rashly and let Lin Yuanshu's matter affect the experimental results.
A month later, Lin Yuanshu's improved acetaminophen production process passed the inspection of the acceptance team. The team members were very happy, as the research institute had achieved another experimental result.
Although Deputy Director Liu's men were trying to slow things down in the early stages, they were few in number and had little impact on the overall acceptance task. Whether they were there or not made little difference; they were just added by Director Huang to make up the numbers.
After Deputy Director Liu's plan to win over Lin Yuanshu failed, they realized there was no point in continuing to hold him back, so they started to work seriously.
The inspection team immediately told Director Huang about this, and Director Huang was extremely excited. Now their institute had improved acetaminophen before the First Institute, proving that their institute was no worse than the First Institute.
He immediately instructed, "You guys compile the acceptance report, I'll take it to the Minister of Health in a bit."
"Great!" the members of the acceptance team said in unison. They were excited but also a little envious. How wonderful it would be if this experimental result were their own!
When the inspection work was over, the officials from the Ministry of Health did not stay at the research institute, but returned to the Ministry of Health to report the good news to the Minister of Health.
The research institute has never kept any secrets, and this news quickly reached Lin Yuanshu's ears through Team Leader Ye.
Lin Yuanshu nodded calmly and said softly, "Thank you for telling me this, Team Leader Ye. Let's continue with today's work!"
Team Leader Ye was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously, "You're really frighteningly calm. I thought you would be very excited! After all, you've achieved such great results, you could be proud of yourself. If it were me, I would have already made a big fuss and announced it to the world."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said truthfully, "I knew it would pass the inspection a long time ago; it was just a matter of time. Compared to the research project that was already completed, I value the task I have now more."
Even if she doesn't show off now, no one will ignore her achievements. So why does she have to be so annoying and flaunt them everywhere? It's embarrassing. It's better to act more composed and you'll get praised by your superiors for having the demeanor of a great leader.
Team Leader Ye gave a thumbs up with great admiration and exclaimed, "It seems that it wasn't you who was too calm, but rather I who was too easily startled."
The group members next to her covered their mouths and chuckled, saying confidently, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu had already promoted the improved sulfadiazine production process in Beijing before she even entered the research institute. The sulfadiazine tablets she produced also helped control the epidemic in many places. Passing the inspection is just a small matter for her, so naturally she won't lose control of her expression."
Lin Yuanshu quickly waved his hand and explained, "I didn't think that way. I was just mentally prepared, so I wasn't that shocked when I heard the news. Actually, I'm quite happy."
When the team members mentioned this, Team Leader Ye remembered that Lin Yuanshu had previously achieved significant experimental results. Her calmness was not without reason, after all, she had experienced this kind of situation before.
No one cared what Lin Yuanshu's true thoughts were; they just kept saying nice things to him, trying to get closer to him because he seemed to have a much brighter future than them.
Meanwhile, in the Minister of Health's office, officials informed the Minister of the good news that Lin Yuanshu's improved acetaminophen production process had passed inspection.
The minister was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this. He quickly asked, "Do you think Lin Yuanshu's improved drug production process is suitable for widespread adoption? Should we establish a pilot unit in Beijing?"
One of the cadres said confidently, "I must say, Comrade Lin Yuanshu is really a genius. She changed the acetaminophen production process to be completely unrelated to the original one. The improved process is particularly suitable for pharmaceutical production. Not only does it not require high-end production equipment and is not difficult to operate, but workers can also get started quickly. Moreover, the steps have been simplified a lot, and the raw materials are cheap and easy to buy. If even such an improvement cannot be promoted, then other achievements are probably even less worthy of promotion."
The other cadres nodded in agreement, and no one stood up to say anything contrary. They couldn't believe that Comrade Lin Yuanshu had spent half a year researching this experimental result; it was truly amazing.
It's easy to complicate simple things, but it's difficult to simplify complex things.
The minister stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Since you've all said so, then I know what to do. You've all worked hard these past few days. Go home and get some rest, and come back to work when you're ready."
After the cadres left the minister's office, the secretary poured the minister a cup of tea and said with a smile, "It seems that Comrade Lin Yuanshu has not disappointed you. The cadres who participated in the inspection all admire her very much and are impressed by her talent. You can rest assured to entrust her with the work of improving the penicillin production process. She will definitely be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility."
The minister hesitated for a moment and said, "She is still too young. I'm afraid other officials in the Ministry of Health will object."
He had planned to do so before, but after sharing his thoughts with a friend, his friend rejected the idea.
The secretary smiled slightly and said calmly, "In that case, you can certainly let Comrade Lin Yuanshu take charge of guiding the production practice this time. I heard that Comrade Lin Yuanshu is not in charge of any new projects yet, so the timing is just right. First, she improved this production process, and no one understands it better than her, so it is most appropriate for her to take charge. Second, Comrade Lin Yuanshu was originally transferred from the factory to the research institute, and no one knows the operation of the production workshop better than her. Choosing her is definitely more reliable than choosing others. Third, this can also let the comrades of the Health Bureau see her work ability. If anyone objects again, you can use this as an example to illustrate your point."
The minister was somewhat tempted; he thought the idea was quite good.
Seeing this, the secretary continued to persuade her, "Besides, you think the biggest problem is her age, which makes her unable to command respect, not that she's incapable of completing the task. This practical guidance opportunity can be a perfect chance for her to prove herself with tangible results. If Comrade Lin Yuanshu doesn't perform well, you can then comfortably abandon the idea of putting her in charge of improving the penicillin production process. You won't regret it later. It's a win-win situation."
"I didn't expect you to be so quick-witted. You're right, let's do it that way," the minister said decisively.
What he needs most right now is someone who can improve the penicillin production process and increase penicillin production efficiency, rather than someone with connections who monopolizes the project and delays in producing experimental results.
The secretary's lips curled up slightly. The task was accomplished. If his cousin hadn't asked him to, he wouldn't have risked speaking up for Lin Yuanshu.
"It's because you taught me well."
A few days later, two announcements were posted on the institute's bulletin board: first, Lin Yuanshu's improved acetaminophen production process had passed acceptance; and second, Lin Yuanshu was to be responsible for providing practical guidance to the pilot units.
The employees were quite surprised when they saw the second message. They felt that Comrade Lin Yuanshu did not have much work experience and had never been in charge of such guidance tasks on his own before. Therefore, the practical guidance task for the pilot unit should definitely be the responsibility of Team Leader Zhuang.
After all, this improvement project had always been led by Team Leader Zhuang; it was just that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's plan was ultimately adopted.
They turned their gaze toward Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Zhuang ahead.
Faced with everyone's curiosity, Team Leader Zhuang smiled and explained, "I am currently in charge of a new project, and Comrade Lin Yuanshu happens to have the time. The leaders took this into consideration, which is why they assigned Comrade Lin Yuanshu to guide the task. I also believe that she can do this task well."
When Director Huang learned that the Health Bureau had chosen Lin Yuanshu to be in charge of the guidance task, he told her about it immediately. So she already knew about it. She knew that if the research institute had made the decision, it would definitely have chosen her. Therefore, she always thought that she would be the one to complete the guidance task.
But since the decision was made by the health bureau, there was no room for negotiation. She had no choice but to accept it, and deep down she felt a little disappointed.
She was worried that the leadership's choice of Comrade Lin Yuanshu to be in charge of the task would make the employees think that her work ability was not as strong as Comrade Lin Yuanshu's, so she specially appeared here to explain at this moment.
Lin Yuanshu smiled and echoed, "Thank you for your trust, Team Leader Zhuang. It was all a series of unexpected events, but I ended up benefiting greatly from it."
As long as Team Leader Zhuang isn't slandering her, she'll agree with whatever Team Leader Zhuang says, and those who understand will understand.
She couldn't afford to falter at such a crucial moment; any argument or misunderstanding would only leave a bad impression on the Ministry of Health officials.
When the employees heard that both of them said the same thing, they didn't think much of it and believed their stories. They thought that Lin Yuanshu was not only capable at work, but also lucky, which made them both jealous and envious.
As more and more colleagues came to look at the bulletin board, Lin Yuanshu did not linger there. Instead, she returned to the laboratory to avoid being pulled aside by these colleagues for a chat.
When Team Leader Ye saw Lin Yuanshu return, she came up to him and said in a low voice, "Congratulations, you've achieved your goal."
Lin Yuanshu blinked and said with a smile, "Thanks to your help, this matter would not have progressed so smoothly without you."
Team Leader Ye accepted Lin Yuanshu's thanks without a second thought. After all, she had spent a lot of money trying to persuade her relative, and had lost many of the good things she had.
But it was worth it. Lin Yuanshu's mind really works fast. She couldn't have come up with those optimization methods even if she had a lifetime.
Seeing that Lin Yuanshu had taken the time to help her optimize the birth control pills and hadn't been perfunctory, she vaguely revealed some details: "Don't underestimate this practical guidance task. You must do this task well. After you return to the research institute, don't start a new project so quickly. Wait a while, and you might be pleasantly surprised."
Lin Yuanshu pondered for a moment, then said earnestly, "I understand, thank you for letting me know."
Although she didn't know what Team Leader Ye was up to, she just had to do as he said, since doing so wouldn't cost her anything.
On the other side, after learning that Lin Yuanshu was in charge of the practical guidance task for the pilot unit, Deputy Director Liu suddenly realized, "No wonder Lin Yuanshu went to assist Team Leader Ye in completing the project task. It turns out that his real intention was not to help Team Leader Ye, but to obtain this practical guidance task opportunity. The most upset person now is Team Leader Ye, who has been betrayed by his subordinate, while his leader favors his subordinate more."
A hint of admiration flashed in the assistant's eyes. When he was talking to Lin Yuanshu, he didn't realize that Lin Yuanshu was so capable; he only noticed that Lin Yuanshu had a stubborn temper.
He argued vehemently, "This Lin Yuanshu is really good at scheming. No wonder he was able to go from a worker to an assistant researcher. Should we do something about it? Are we just going to let Lin Yuanshu continue to be so arrogant?"
Fortunately, Deputy Director Liu was wise and capable, and did not believe Mas's nonsense, thus clearing his name. Otherwise, he would not have dared to speak to Deputy Director Liu like that.
The only pity is that Mas did such a thing without being punished. It is obvious that Deputy Director Liu is protecting Mas. Deputy Director Liu may not hold a grudge against Mas, but that doesn't mean he won't hold a grudge against Mas. Sooner or later, he will make Mas pay.
Deputy Director Liu's lips curled up slightly, and he said confidently, "You've got the wrong idea. What is our purpose in dealing with Lin Yuanshu? It's not that we can't stand to see Lin Yuanshu doing well! No, it's that we can't stand to see Director Huang doing well. And Team Leader Zhuang is also Director Huang's man, so instead of dealing with Lin Yuanshu now, we might as well deal with Team Leader Zhuang first, so that Team Leader Zhuang and Director Huang will break up and become enemies."
Even if he wanted to deal with Lin Yuanshu, he couldn't. After all, Lin Yuanshu's current work assignments are outside, and he doesn't have the ability to interfere in the pharmaceutical factory's affairs. So it's more important to take care of the things at hand first.
Upon hearing this, the assistant's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Your idea is excellent. The relationship between Team Leader Zhuang and Director Huang is definitely not as good as it used to be. We only need to subtly sow discord, and we will surely be able to break their relationship."
"This young man is teachable," Deputy Director Liu said with satisfaction.
This important task was handed over to the assistant, who was full of confidence. If he couldn't handle Lin Yuanshu, he could certainly handle Team Leader Zhuang!
Meanwhile, inside the First Research Institute, Director Yu invited Team Leader Bai into his office and said, "You don't need to research acetaminophen for now. The Dongfanghong Research Institute has already produced experimental results. Although the side effects are still the same as before, they have been controlled through dosage restrictions, and the pharmaceutical factory can now stably produce acetaminophen tablets. If you still want to research acetaminophen, you must follow the experimental results from the Dongfanghong Research Institute. The acetaminophen production process you are currently using is outdated..."
Team Leader Bai was somewhat incredulous. He couldn't believe that Dongfanghong's research institute could act so quickly. He tentatively asked, "It shouldn't have been Comrade Lin Yuanshu who made the improvements, right?"
Director Yu gave his answer by remaining silent, since it would be too embarrassing to say it out loud.
Team Leader Bai wasn't stupid; he naturally understood Director Yu's meaning. He forced a smile, but couldn't help cursing Lin Yuanshu in his heart. She was completely leaving him no way out. She had only been at the First Research Institute for a short time, how could she have produced another experimental result? Were her experimental results wholesale? They came so quickly.
If he gives up his research on acetaminophen now, what's the difference between that and admitting defeat to Lin Yuanshu? But if he continues his research on acetaminophen, he has to follow Lin Yuanshu's experimental results, which is tantamount to admitting that Lin Yuanshu is better than him.
He was now in a dilemma. No matter what he chose, he would be ridiculed by others. He could only bite the bullet and say, "I don't think controlling the side effects of drugs through dosage restrictions is a good idea. Although the current acetaminophen production process is outdated and its production efficiency may not be as good as Lin Yuanshu's improved acetaminophen production process, I still think it has great potential. As long as I can improve the side effects of acetaminophen, I can prove that the First Research Institute is better than the Dongfanghong Research Institute, and I am better than Comrade Lin Yuanshu..."
Team Leader Bai was initially a little unsure of himself, but he became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the door to victory waving at him.
Director Yu wasn't as optimistic as Team Leader Bai. He frowned and said, "Don't you want to listen to the nonsense you're spouting? By the time you produce results, Comrade Lin Yuanshu will probably have already improved the production process of several drugs. Instead of wasting your energy on this, you'd be better off researching projects that Comrade Lin Yuanshu wouldn't research. That way, you won't have to worry about people saying that your work ability isn't as good as Lin Yuanshu's. Sometimes, we also need to learn to avoid things."
Team Leader Bai was unwilling to admit defeat. He gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Yuanshu's improved experimental results have only passed the health bureau's acceptance. They haven't been actually run in the pharmaceutical factory yet. It's uncertain whether they will succeed. I am unwilling to give up my experimental project unless her results are successfully implemented in the pharmaceutical factory."
Director Yu said with exasperation, "How could you be so foolish? It's not too late for you to change your project now. I can still assign you a good one. But once Comrade Lin Yuanshu's results are successfully implemented in the pharmaceutical factory, you'll only be able to choose projects that others don't want. Think it over carefully."
Team Leader Bai remained resolute and said, "Give me a little more time, and I will definitely be able to improve the side effects of acetaminophen."
Director Yu couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly, "Since that's how it is, then so be it. I hope you won't regret it later."
Team Leader Bai left Director Yu's office with a serious expression. He had no other choice but to pin his hopes on improving the side effects of acetaminophen.
Because of Lin Yuanshu's matter, he lost Director Yu's trust and became a laughing stock among the other people in the research institute. Even if he were to switch to another project now, no one would praise him for cutting his losses in time; instead, they would laugh at him as a "coward."
He might as well give it a shot. If he wins, he can get rid of the laughing stock and prove his ability. If he loses, at worst he'll be worse off than he is now. He's already in such a bad state that this difference won't matter to him.
Director Yu sighed and couldn't help but rub his temples. Team Leader Bai's temperament was becoming more and more extreme. He wouldn't take the right path and insisted on taking the shortcut, which only made the path narrower and narrower.
He had put aside the past and didn't blame Team Leader Bai for deceiving his superiors and causing him to fail to transfer Comrade Lin Yuanshu to the First Research Institute in time. Team Leader Bai was still holding a grudge and making trouble for Lin Yuanshu.
He had tried to persuade Team Leader Bai, but to no avail. He couldn't very well put a knife to Team Leader Bai's neck and force him to follow his orders. Today was his last attempt to persuade him, and if he still wouldn't listen, there was nothing he could do.
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