Chapter 805: 805

"You approved it?!" Bai Xiaosheng jumped in surprise, staring at Xiahou Qi in astoundment.

He had originally thought that Xiahou Qi meant he was paying close attention throughout, meaning he would be informed via reports after each incident.

But to his surprise, Xiahou Qi said he had approved it!

Now that was something worth pondering!

"That’s right, before those companies breached their contracts, the Hedong Province industrial sector leader had already handed me the report!" Xiahou Qi said with a smile, eyeing Bai Xiaosheng.

His gaze was profound, emanating an unfathomable brilliance, much like an old fox.

Bai Xiaosheng’s expression turned stern.

"Kid, don’t assume the Affairs Department is easy to fool, and certainly don’t underestimate the headquarters!" Xiahou Qi let out a cold huff, continuing on his own accord, "If someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes, they might get away with it temporarily! With this sort of thing, I can be informed immediately!"

After speaking, Xiahou Qi glanced at Bai Xiaosheng meaningfully, watching for his reaction.

"No, Elder Xia, this isn’t right!" Bai Xiaosheng suddenly said.

"What isn’t right?" Xiahou Qi asked with a smile.

"This last part, you’re misleading me! You want me to think that the Affairs Department is well-informed, with timely supervision! But the part before, you said you approved the breach this time, which clearly means—" Bai Xiaosheng paused, looking at Xiahou Qi.

It really wasn’t easy to say!

"Go on," Xiahou Qi said with a smile, "no need to hold back!"

"You’re clearly setting a trap!" Bai Xiaosheng said in a deep voice.

"Interesting, you say I’ve set a trap for you?" Xiahou Qi asked, amused.

Bai Xiaosheng shook his head, "Not for me! If you really wanted to deal with me, would you need all this?"

Xiahou Qi smiled with interest.

"I’ve always found it strange, might as well take this time to review it! Listen!" Bai Xiaosheng said.

"Go ahead!" Xiahou Qi nodded.

"This time, the Hedong Province industrial sector massively breached its contracts with my company, and several key businesses turned to sign with Mu Beichen instead. There must be some force behind this! Mu Beichen’s backers are the Chen Family members, this you must know! Although the Chen Family has a regional head and a provincial industrial head, they don’t yet have the power to cross regions and push a provincial industrial head around!"

"I believe, there must be a bigshot helping them from behind!"

"Could it be you?"

"Of course not! If you were involved, it wouldn’t be about helping one side to win and the other to lose; that scenario is too small for you!"

"The bigshot helping the Chen Family must be in a cooperative relationship! They seek mutual benefit!"

"In this matter, how to achieve mutual benefit? It’s nothing more than dividing the rankings! I have reason to believe that if it hadn’t been for my counterattack in the end, they would be the ultimate beneficiaries. Besides Mu Beichen, it would be Zheng Qinghong!"

"So, the one pulling strings from behind is someone behind Zheng Qinghong! I’ve heard his brother is a Senior Affairs Officer—Zheng Honghu!"

Bai Xiaosheng analyzed calmly.

Xiahou Qi remained silent, merely watching with an unwavering smile, listening intently.

"I’ve heard that Mr. Zheng Honghu has been repeatedly challenged by you, with his situation being quite difficult—common knowledge. Under such circumstances, he still hasn’t forgotten to compete for a position for his brother? That’s quite bold! Of course, it’s not impossible either."

"But today, you told me that the Hedong Province industrial sector head reported the breaching companies, and it was approved by you!"

"I have a guess!" Bai Xiaosheng mused with a smile, "If it’s a Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai situation, then the person you ultimately want to deal with, I’m afraid—"

Bai Xiaosheng stopped there, as Xiahou Qi raised his hand to stop him.

That was enough.

Bai Xiaosheng pursed his lips in a smile, saying no more.

"To hold back and let go, to analyze, to keep matters to yourself! You really have the makings of a born Affairs Officer!" Xiahou Qi said with a laugh, "I’ll leave you with these words, this time I intended to put you in a tough spot, and thought about compensating you afterwards, but I didn’t expect you to turn the situation around by yourself, not bad, not bad at all!"

Bai Xiaosheng smiled.

"Also, I really appreciated the analysis just now, consider it my final assessment of you," Xiahou Qi said with a smile.

The reason he "pointed out" to Bai Xiaosheng was not unintentional; it seemed natural but carried deep meaning.

Bai Xiaosheng realized, and silently marveled—that’s how big shots do it, always able to conceal their intentions within natural conversation, silently conveying and silently obtaining the results they want!

From Lu Yun, Bai Xiaosheng had learned presence and boldness, and from this Greater China Region president, he learned subtlety and how to guard one’s heart.

This trip had not been in vain!

Bai Xiaosheng silently contemplated.

The private room’s door was knocked, and Wang Mubei entered with others, bringing in the dishes!

There were only two diners, Xiahou Qi and Bai Xiaosheng, but they were served four dishes, both hot and cold, which included steamed mandarin fish, sautéed mushrooms with Hunan lotus seeds, poached chicken, and cucumber cut in the shape of combs, along with a melon cup filled with matsutake soup. The staple food was two kinds of rice and small steamed buns.

The quantity of each dish was substantial, and all were exceptionally savory!

Bai Xiaosheng was already hungry, and seeing these dishes made him even more so.

"This afternoon, Elder Xia has another meeting, so I didn’t prepare any drinks, take your time," said Wang Mubei with a smile, before leaving.

"This time, I didn’t ask Wang to join us; it’s just us two men. You’re hungry, and so am I. Don’t be shy, eat!" said Xiahou Qi, unceremoniously picking up a bowl of rice.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled and made himself at home.

The older and the younger man ate silently, both thoroughly enjoying their meal.

Outside the door, Wang Mubei peeked through the crack of the door, then pulled back his head and couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head, "What appetites!"

Like the wind sweeping through the fallen leaves, it only took fifteen minutes for Bai Xiaosheng and Xiahou Qi to finish their battle.

Both were entirely satisfied, let out a full belch, and exchanged a smile.

Wang Mubei entered with others to clear the tableware and served tea before leaving again.

"Kid, this afternoon I’ll have Mubei arrange for you to go through the necessary procedures. Afterwards, go back to Zhongjing Media to handle the handover, then you can come here. First, you’ll learn about the responsibilities and authority of the New-type Affairs Officer, and then you’ll be free to conduct inspections!" Xiahou Qi said.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded and looked at the old man, "Can I start my job as a New-type Affairs Officer now?"

Bai Xiaosheng’s eagerness surprised Xiahou Qi.

"You’re still so impatient. Even if you start now, there’s nothing for you to do," Xiahou Qi said with a laugh.

"No, I have something to do!" Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile.

"Oh?" Xiahou Qi looked at him skeptically.

Bai Xiaosheng rummaged through his bag, found a stack of documents, and pushed it towards Xiahou Qi, "This is my first task upon taking office. Please have a look, will this do?"

Xiahou Qi looked at him doubtfully, took the documents, and started to flip through them casually at first. But as he continued, his brows furrowed more and more.

"Turns out, Mu Beichen is actually a relative of the Chen Family!" Xiahou Qi inhaled sharply.

Even the headquarters here didn’t know this!

For a long time, Xiahou Qi thought Mu Beichen was just someone the Chen Family supported, hoping to recruit him for the group’s use!

Now, it seemed almost impossible!

The evidence in these materials pointed directly at Chen Jiuzheng! The significance was sufficient, beyond imagination!

"Where did you get this evidence from? Good, good!" Xiahou Qi nodded repeatedly.

"Are you surprised by what I’ve brought out?" Bai Xiaosheng smiled sharply, "What if I say this is only a small part of what I have?"

"What if I say I want to be the one to move against that person! Would you agree?"

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