The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 499 - 470: Must Relent Due to Fear for One’s Life_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 470: Must Relent Due to Fear for One’s Life_1

Huo Yingjie was right.

Director Qian was embarrassed by what Huo Yingjie said. Being a smart man, Huo Yingjie of course understood the twists and turns involved and said, "I’m sorry!"

"Heh!" Huo Yingjie let out a helpless chuckle, "There are already so many people who owe me an apology, one less or one more makes no difference to me. Just tell me, when can I leave this place? Also, if I can no longer continue working, what about my team members?"

"Your team members will continue to be in charge of their original tasks," Director Qian said. He could assure this much, after all, these people were familiar with the project!

Changing the head of the project team was because the work had already reached its final stage and it wouldn’t affect the progress, but the actual operations still required these people. Dismissing all of them could still get the job done, but it would take a lot of time for other staff to become familiar with the work.

"Director Qian, you still haven’t told me what your arrangements are for me?" asked Huo Yingjie with a smile, suppressing the anger in his heart, reminding himself not to get angry.

Director Qian, sitting across from him, might not have felt Huo Yingjie’s anger, but such a Huo Yingjie scared him.

The Little Rotating Turtle, connected by blood to Huo Yingjie, sensed the intense fluctuations in his emotions and hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, master?"

In his mind, Huo Yingjie commanded, "Read his memory!"

"You’ll have to wait until the project is completed before you can leave," said Director Qian. "As you know, at this stage, it won’t be much longer."

Huo Yingjie nodded, adding, "That makes sense!"

"There are some things you don’t understand now, but you’ll understand later," Director Qian continued. "What you give up now will be repaid many times over in the future."

Director Qian, worried that Huo Yingjie might do something foolish, cautioned him, hoping Huo Yingjie wouldn’t have an accident.

Every year there are experts and researchers in the field of research and experimentation who get injured or make sacrifices.

In this remote and desolate place, even though Huo Yingjie had a special status, under that person’s hands, killing someone was not difficult - at most, it would be passed off as a workplace accident.

"Thank you for the reminder, Director Qian," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, extending his hand to shake with Director Qian.

Feeling guilty, Director Qian was relieved to see Huo Yingjie didn’t make a scene. Even though there would be criticism over this incident, if Huo Yingjie didn’t pursue the matter, it would soon blow over.

People are forgetful, or rather, they seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, choosing what is beneficial to them and steering clear of what is not.

"I hope you understand," expressed Director Qian apologetically. In truth, his intentions were not so, but due to certain reasons, he had no choice but to act as he did.

"Understand, I understand," Huo Yingjie said with a forced smile, the corners of his mouth turning up.

In just a short two seconds, the Little Rotating Turtle had already read Director Qian’s memory, and Huo Yingjie gained a wealth of information.

What?

It was him?

Leader Chen’s apprentice, Cheng Hui!

When Huo Yingjie was in Leader Chen’s team, this Cheng Hui was the most ordinary and inconspicuous person in the group.

Appearances can be deceiving indeed!

It never occurred to him that Cheng Hui had such a background!

No wonder Leader Chen, such a harsh person, never gave Cheng Hui a hard time.

Although he had not yet interacted with Cheng Hui, from Director Qian’s memory, Huo Yingjie obtained information about that powerful individual.

He couldn’t contain himself!

An event that should have happened in his previous life, seventy-three years ago, did not occur due to the abrupt rise of the Huo Family along with a series of other events.

Huo Yingjie had initially thought the event wouldn’t happen, but now it seemed that some things were bound to happen regardless of the change in timeline, it was only a matter of sooner or later!

Fortunately, he had already mentioned this person to his family, who must have made preparations by now.

As for the project in his hands, what does it matter if he temporarily hands it over to these people?

When they fail, the credit will still fall back on him.

Zhou Yuanchao heard the roars from inside the room every day, feeling anxious. Only when Huo Yingjie came out did he hurriedly ask, "Boss, what’s the situation now?"

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "It’s nothing, you can continue to work with the new leader. I’m feeling unwell and need to rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuanchao turned to confront Director Qian.

Huo Yingjie quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Yuan Chao, if you consider me your boss, then don’t go looking for Director Qian."

Even if he made a big fuss, loud and noisy, nothing would change because he chose He Tiantian, and thus he must pay the price, even though he clearly knew those people were just looking for excuses to make things difficult.

Fortunately, his marriage application was already approved, yielding the desired result.

As for the credits, he didn’t care.

His wonderful life was just beginning, and he didn’t want these trifles to hinder his progress.

If he couldn’t continue with precision instrument research, he could switch to politics or business and live a happy and comfortable life.

"Boss!" At that moment, Zhou Yuanchao could no longer hold back, the strong man’s eyes reddening with tears.

Sun Chengzhi also felt uncomfortable, wiping his eyes.

The others quietly lowered their heads.

"Enough, Director Qian said your work will continue as usual, and no one will steal your achievements," said Huo Yingjie. "We’ve worked hard for such a long time; now let me see the fruits of your labor, don’t let our team down."

The crowd remained silent.

"Alright, it’s not as bad as you all think, so don’t worry about me," Huo Yingjie said. "Let’s go, don’t just stand around here."

Everyone followed Huo Yingjie and left Director Qian’s office.

Watching from the window, Director Qian sighed continuously; he didn’t want things to be like this either.

But there was no other way!

The others escorted Huo Yingjie to his dormitory. Sun Chengzhi led the people away, leaving only Zhou Yuanchao behind.

Seeing Zhou Yuanchao silent and constantly wiping away tears, Huo Yingjie poured him a glass of water and said, "Such a grown man, what are you crying for!"

"My heart feels stifled. I can’t argue it out, and you won’t even let me shed a few ’golden beans’!" Zhou Yuanchao said, wiping away his tears. It’s less sadness and more anger.

Huo Yingjie chuckled and said, "Alright, have some water, let me explain things to you in detail."

Zhou Yuanchao, not caring about drinking water, said, "Boss, why aren’t you the slightest bit angry? Is there something else going on?"

Huo Yingjie scoffed, gulped down a glass of water, and said, "How can I not be angry? I’m furious! But what can we do? If I insisted on continuing to lead the team’s work, I could indeed improve the work’s progress, but I would also be seen as not knowing the ways of the world, and I might be in danger for my life."

"Danger for your life?" Zhou Yuanchao was taken aback. "They wouldn’t actually kill someone, would they?"

"Heh, they wouldn’t kill, but as for work-related injuries, accidents, that’s uncertain," Huo Yingjie said. "That’s why I must stay cool-headed.