The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 498 - 469: Unfair, Outraged, Choice _1

Chapter 498: Chapter 469: Unfair, Outraged, Choice _1

There are plenty of disheartening matters!

"Disheartening?" The man scoffed with disdain, "That’s the venting of the weak. The credit of Huo Yingjie’s work, we’re claiming it."

"You’re robbing it in broad daylight?" Director Qian pointed at the man and cursed, "I won’t be an accomplice to tyranny, forget about it. Those young people have it hard, and as their director, I can’t let them be disheartened."

Faced with Director Qian’s aggressive questioning, the man wasn’t angry but simply took out a pen, wrote a name on the paper, and then placed the pen in front of Director Qian.

Director Qian saw the pen and the name written by the pen, his eyes widened, then he slumped into the chair, breathing rough breaths of despair.

How could this be... how could it be like this?

That old man, he’s always been so fair and incorruptible!

Director Qian was extremely disappointed, torn between his job and his sense of obligation.

Especially with the man holding the pen in his hand, Director Qian knew he couldn’t refuse, he put away the pen and placed it in his drawer.

"Alright, you can go back," Director Qian said wearily, he didn’t want to see the mockery in the man’s eyes, and he feared facing Huo Yingjie’s gaze even more.

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Qian," the man said softly, and then opened the door and left.

Inside the office, the man was aloof and proud, but once outside, he transformed back into an ordinary employee.

Director Qian didn’t doubt that the old man would betray them, but he knew it must be out of necessity due to fierce competition.

No one understood better than Director Qian how much credit would come after the completion of this task. Although it couldn’t compare to "Two Bombs, One Satellite," it was still considerable.

Director Qian sat alone in the office, speechless for a long time. Night fell, and he still couldn’t snap out of it.

He took the pen out of the drawer, and with both hands, he snapped it in half.

Seeing as he had given away this pen before and had said that upon seeing this pen, he would do something unconditionally for that person, now it was time to keep his promise.

Director Qian had thought about reneging, but if those things he had done before were to be exposed by that person, he would be done for.

Now fifty-six years old and only a few years away from retirement, he didn’t want to tarnish his late career and be spat upon by others.

It wasn’t until late into the night that Director Qian left the office in a daze.

Huo Yingjie and the team members were prepared, just waiting for Director Qian’s approval, and then to move to the test site for a live-fire exercise.

However, the excitement that Huo Yingjie and his team were feeling was met with such negative news.

Director Qian directly appointed Chen Youfa, the team leader from Huo Yingjie’s previous group, to take over Huo Yingjie’s work.

"How can this be?" Zhou Yuanchao immediately flared up. How could the fruits of their hard work become someone else’s feast?

Sun Chengzhi, the oldest among them, grabbed the raging Zhou Yuanchao and said, "Yuanchao, stay calm. Beating up Leader Chen won’t solve anything. This is a decision from higher up; let’s go directly to Director Qian."

"Yes, let’s find Director Qian," the people angrily agreed. They were a young team, and Huo Yingjie had built an irreplaceable authority with his work over the past three years. So when they heard Huo Yingjie was being replaced, they were very angry.

The team was eager to find Director Qian, but Huo Yingjie, although indignant, had seen too much in his past life and had developed a mentality unlike ordinary people.

"Don’t be anxious, I’ll go ask, you guys just wait here, don’t get angry," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, showing no impatience. He knew that some things shouldn’t be rushed, otherwise it could create chaos, and they’d be the ones who would suffer.

Zhou Yuanchao stepped forward, following behind Huo Yingjie, saying, "Boss, we’ll go with you; we can’t just be edged out when it’s time to reap the fruits of our work, plucking the peaches we grew."

"Exactly, it can’t be like this," Sun Chengzhi added, recalling the grievances they had endured. It was Huo Yingjie who had formed the group, giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents.

At the same time, Huo Yingjie was a genius; sometimes when they were at an impasse, just a few words from him would drastically enlighten them, saving them from many detours.

The gluttony of those people was too unsightly!

Huo Yingjie was also worried they would clash with those people, saying, "Alright, you guys come with me, but you must stay calm and not act rashly. It’s only me who can’t continue working right now, but you can. If it’s destined that I won’t get this credit, I hope your work will receive the recognition it deserves."

Zhou Yuanchao and Sun Chengzhi felt a deep discomfort; the Boss was still concerned about their credit, even at such a time.

"Boss, let’s go find Director Qian and get to the bottom of this," Zhou Yuanchao said, unable to believe everything was so dark.

"Let’s go, all together," Sun Chengzhi declared, following behind Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao.

Some hesitated, fearing they would get involved, but since everyone else was going, they felt embarrassed not to.

Huo Yingjie was right; those people clearly wanted to take credit for his efforts, but they would likely spare the ordinary researchers’ work. If they made a big fuss, the entire group would fail to gain an iota of merit. Any random charge could be enough to cause major trouble for everyone.

Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao arrived at the door of Director Qian’s office.

There were some things Huo Yingjie didn’t want Zhou Yuanchao to get too involved in, saying, "Yuanchao, Chengzhi, you guys wait out here for me, don’t go anywhere, and don’t argue with anyone."

"Boss, I want to go in with you," Zhou Yuanchao insisted, wanting to show support for his boss.

Huo Yingjie smiled and patted Zhou Yuanchao’s shoulder, saying, "It’s okay, don’t worry. Wait for me here, and don’t act on impulse."

Seeing the situation, Zhou Yuanchao could only bow his head, his eyes stinging with frustration. How could these people do this?

Was their hard-earned work just to be given away so easily?

Huo Yingjie entered, closing the door behind him.

The few team members outside exchanged looks, with different thoughts in their minds.

Director Qian saw Huo Yingjie coming and pointed to the seat across from him, saying, "Have a seat!"

Director Qian knew Huo Yingjie would come. Anyone would have come in his place.

"Why do this?" Huo Yingjie asked succinctly. They were all intelligent people; there was no need for small talk, a waste of words.

Director Qian took out Huo Yingjie’s marriage application and said, "Now you have two choices. You can continue your current work, which means you have to break off your relationship with this girl; or second, you can choose this girl, but you can no longer participate in this project."

Huo Yingjie laughed, knowing that the information on He Tiantian now simply couldn’t be a barrier to his work.

"Although I know this is just an excuse, I can’t help but admit, you’ve found a very good loophole," Huo Yingjie chuckled. "Even if I give up everything, I won’t give up my fiancée.