Bird City is a large metropolis, something Minghai City truly can't compare with. Buildings rise up like continuous mountain peaks, a magnificent sight, one can only imagine what a lively scene it must turn into at night, with all the lights and festivities!

Bird City is vast, while Minghai City compared to Bird City is merely the size of one district. Bird City itself is divided into nine districts, which tells you something about its size. It was said that these districts were once ordinary farmland that transformed into their current state under government development.

Development in these nine districts varied—some were fast, some slow. The district where Blue Star Technology Company was located was called Jinling District—an area that didn't excel but also wasn't the worst. If you were to rank the prosperity of the various districts in Bird City, Jinling District would be right in the middle, ranked fifth, a perfectly average area.

As mentioned, Bird City covered a vast area, hence companies and enterprises there were countless, ranging from multibillion-dollar public super-corporations to companies that only existed within a briefcase. Naturally, in such a large forest, you find all types of birds. Thus, Blue Star Technology Company was just another ordinary company in Bird City. Even in Jinling District, Blue Star Technology didn't make the top 20—a testament to the brutal market competition after years of national economic recuperation, where the wealth amassed by businessmen could no longer be described simply in terms of millions!

A seven-story building.

A Passat stopped right in front of this seven-story building, which was flanked by buildings twice its height, making the smaller building look rather shabby in comparison. Yet, proudly displayed on this modest building was the name 'Blue Star Technology Co., Ltd.'

Ye Xiao was not one to judge by appearances, thus he wouldn't judge a company by its building. First off, those taller buildings didn't house single businesses, many shared floors between one or two companies. However, Blue Star Technology had full ownership of the seven-story building, a clear indication that the company held some substantial assets.

At that moment, Ye Xiao noticed the fiery red Ferrari, which Xia Mingyue had previously driven, parked near the entrance of Blue Star Technology.

"Hurry up, Mr. Xia is already here," Li Shengrong had a plan in mind but knew well enough the firm tactics of Xia Mingyue. Several directors and managers who had been dismissed before were quite competent, and she felt she didn't stand much of a chance compared to them!

Wang Dongliang, Yan Luo, and Ye Xiao quickly followed Li Shengrong into Blue Star Technology. At the entrance stood two security guards, who were underlings of Yan Luo and part of Li Shengrong's logistics department. Seeing their direct superiors approach, the two guards immediately straightened up.

"Director Li, do I need to go up?" Yan Luo asked Li Shengrong at the entrance. While he carried the title of head of security, he was merely the head of the guards in reality.

Li Shengrong replied, "You don't need to go up. Hmm, Dongliang, you stay here too. Uh... what's your name?"

Li Shengrong said this as he turned to look at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao replied, "Ye Xiao, 'Ye' as in leaf, 'Xiao' as in the whistling wind."

Li Shengrong didn't care which characters composed Ye Xiao's name. Hearing that Ye Xiao had introduced himself, Li Shengrong immediately said, "Ye Xiao, come up with me!"

"Huh?" Ye Xiao said in confusion, "I'm just a hired security guard. If even the head of security isn't going, why should I?"

"I fucking appoint you as temporary assistant director. How about that?" Li Shengrong blurted out, somewhat irritated that Ye Xiao dared to question his instruction.

Hearing this, Ye Xiao thought there might be some opportunity in this, though he wondered why it was just a temporary position.

At this time, Wang Dongliang turned to Li Shengrong and said, "Director Li, I'll go with you. As long as you can ensure I stay at Blue Star Technology, I can take responsibility for anything that comes up, absolutely."

Li Shengrong felt genuinely touched and reassured, thinking that the subordinate he had been cultivating for so long was finally proving useful.

He immediately turned to Wang Dongliang and said, "Dongliang, I've long seen your potential. The deputy director position in our logistics department has been vacant, and I've been looking for someone reliable for this role. I've observed you for a long time and think you're the most suitable for this position."

Upon hearing Li Shengrong's words, Wang Dongliang chuckled and responded, "Thank you, Director Li. I promise not to let you down."

If earlier Li Shengrong felt he only had a fifty percent chance of preserving his position against Xia Mingyue, now he was convinced he had a full hundred percent chance—with any issues, he could simply defer to Wang Dongliang and remain unscathed.

"Let's go. Don't keep Mr. Xia waiting," Li Shengrong said, quickly heading towards the elevator.

Ye Xiao watched Wang Dongliang and Li Shengrong, listening to their conversation, and couldn't help but smile slightly. Was the workplace really like this?

Riding the elevator, he quickly arrived at the sixth floor where the meeting room was located.

Blue Star Technology Company's main business consisted of two parts: hardware sales and game development, both of which were primary fields in the current internet sector.

Even though he felt confident in his success, standing at the door of the meeting room, Li Shengrong still felt somewhat uneasy. He always felt that something had gone wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was exactly.

He knocked on the meeting room door, and Xia Mingyue's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Li Shengrong immediately pushed the door open and entered. Once he was inside, he noticed that there were not many people in the meeting room—only four, including Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing, as well as the heads of the hardware and gaming departments.

Li Shengrong was familiar with these influential figures at Blue Star Technology, who would tremble at his stamp. Normally, he would nod and bow to them. Although all of them were department heads, Li Shengrong was like the chief eunuch—just a servant, except during the times of eunuch misrule.

"Everyone… everyone is here!" Li Shengrong gave an awkward laugh as he greeted everyone.

The head of the gaming department, Liuu Yang, laughed when he saw Li Shengrong and said, "Li, you really know how to make a big fuss. We were about to launch our new game."

"Yes, today the dealers were supposed to come over to discuss some orders, but now it has been postponed for another hour," added Zhang Jiang from the hardware department, also with a smile.

"At this…" Li Shengrong didn't know what to say!

Just then, Fang Jing smiled slightly and, looking at Ye Xiao and Wang Dongliang, who had followed Li Shengrong in, said, "Director Li, why did you bring two staff members with you? Could it be, they're here to prove something for you?"

Although Fang Jing looked frail, her words were sharp and gave Li a lot of headaches.

"Assistant Fang, what kind of talk is that? What have I, old Li, done that is so dishonorable that I need others to vouch for me?" Li Shengrong was also a bit annoyed at this point.

However, Fang Jing remained silent thereafter, but Xia Mingyue spoke up, "Director Li, don't you need someone to prove something for you?"

Seeing Xia Mingyue look up at him, and the cold smile she had as she looked at him, Li Shengrong suddenly felt less confident and quickly said, "Mr. Xia, I admit that the recruitment matter was mishandled by me. However, I have been with Blue Star Technology for many years, and if not for merit, I've certainly endured hardships. This won't happen again in the future."

As soon as Li Shengrong finished speaking, Liuu Yang and Zhang Jiang also looked puzzled. It was just a small matter; there really was no need for everyone to come. Although they were recently promoted by Xia Mingyue, they still thought Mr. Xia was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"If it were just that, Mr. Xia surely wouldn't have asked Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liuu to come," Fang Jing spoke again.

At that moment, Zhang Jiang looked at Fang Jing with a smile and asked, "Assistant Fang, what else is going on? Is it that serious?"

"Embezzlement of public funds, is that serious?" These words came from Xia Mingyue, her eyes fixed on Zhang Jiang, her tone very sharp.

Zhang Jiang, who was previously giggling, shrank his head immediately upon hearing Xia Mingyue's words and hastily looked at Li Shengrong, thinking to himself that Li was really bold. Who didn't know that Blue Star Technology was undergoing personnel changes? Embezzling public funds at this critical juncture was simply suicidal.

Li Shengrong was greatly alarmed and quickly turned to Xia Mingyue, saying, "Mr. Xia, you can't wrong people without evidence! I, Li Shengrong, would never engage in such activities. Mr. Xia, you had better investigate thoroughly before making accusations. By the way, Wang Dongliang would know best if I have embezzled funds. Usually, when I am working, he is generally by my side. If I had really done anything utterly reprehensible and damaging to the company, Wang Dongliang would certainly know. Mr. Xia, I hope you won't falsely accuse good people without having investigated the matter thoroughly!"

Li Shengrong felt that it was really risky; Mr. Xia must have heard some rumors. Fortunately, the deed was not yet done and the money, although transferred to his account, had not been spent yet. With his trusted subordinate, Wang Dongliang, here to back him up, he could surely turn the tables. This might even teach the young lady a lesson about his capabilities. With this thought, Li Shengrong felt even more complacent.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.