The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 502 - 473: Sharp Tongue, Leaving_1

Chapter 502: Chapter 473: Sharp Tongue, Leaving_1

Sometimes nitpicking can bring an inexplicable pleasure.

"Ha ha, when there’s a way to save a lot of materials, you guys just have to pick the most wasteful method. Admirable indeed!"

"Look here, it’s the same situation. If you weren’t an old scientist, Leader Chen, I’d suspect you did this on purpose?"

"Oh my God, how can you do this! Don’t you know how dangerous it is?"

"Did you guys even do thorough calculations? Oh, right, have you not learned calculus or something?"

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Whenever Huo Yingjie spotted a mistake, he would point it out, causing Leader Chen to turn red with embarrassment, almost exploding with rage.

"You... You..." Leader Chen glared furiously, "Huo Yingjie, don’t gloat too much, this is outrageous!"

"What a joke," Huo Yingjie snickered. "Clearly it was you who took my stuff. Gloating about it and yet I can’t even comment? Besides, your previous work surely had its issues! Don’t deny it!"

Before Huo Yingjie pointed it out, Leader Chen might have thought he did a great job!

But Huo Yingjie was a real sly one, too clever, with a brain that could pinpoint problems in an instant.

"Do you have any other issues?" Leader Chen asked, his face turning a steely shade, "If not, it’s your turn for the handover."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Huo Yingjie shook his head disapprovingly, looking at the documents in front of him, "We’ll stop here for now. There’s a lot, and I’ll sort it out gradually. If there’s anything unclear, I’ll consult Leader Chen."

Huo Yingjie had been worried that Leader Chen would deny any accountability later on, but considering the difficulty of his own project, with many aspects that nobody else had been involved in aside from himself, he knew what was what.

Therefore, given Leader Chen’s expertise, Huo Yingjie wasn’t concerned about him making things intentionally difficult later on.

"If that’s the case, then why don’t you just leave already?" Leader Chen snapped, eager to get out of there, especially with the other team members outside.

Seeing that Leader Chen couldn’t lose his temper in front of Huo Yingjie, those people could only swallow their pride silently, internally concluding that they shouldn’t trouble Huo Yingjie in the future. After all, with Leader Chen gone, they would still have to work under Huo Yingjie.

Cheng Hui had been watching the furious Leader Chen while sizing up the relaxed and fault-finding Huo Yingjie.

Cheng Hui sensed something was off, but considering Huo Yingjie’s reaction as normal, who could watch their hard work be taken without being outraged? What made him more curious, though, was that Huo Yingjie wasn’t exploding with anger.

He had actually prepared for Huo Yingjie’s uproar and even made arrangements to deal with his resistance.

But all that turned out to be for naught.

"Alright then." Huo Yingjie said, "It’s for the country, I cannot refuse."

Huo Yingjie followed Director Chen to his office.

Director Chen looked around and asked some questions.

Huo Yingjie’s sharp tongue once again exerted its fearsome toxicity!

"Ha ha, such simple questions, you must understand them, Leader Chen, so I won’t elaborate." Huo Yingjie smiled without getting upset.

Leader Chen cursed internally: "If I could understand, would I still be asking you!"

However, on the surface, Leader Chen couldn’t let his frustration show, and could only frown and say, "Huo Yingjie, please adopt the right attitude. We’re at a critical stage of the task. Your lack of cooperation is seriously affecting my work progress. I understand these issues, but if I continue to spend time on them, it will be a waste of manpower and resources."

"Ha ha, Leader Chen is absolutely right." Huo Yingjie replied, "So, let me tell you, and you’d better listen carefully..."

Huo Yingjie outlined the entire project from beginning to end, highlighted the key points, and underscored the areas that needed attention.

This project had consumed so much of Huo Yingjie’s effort; he had internalized his own analyses and thoughts and had a firm grasp on the contributions of the other members.

That was how he understood the project so thoroughly.

Cheng Hui inwardly praised him, no wonder the higher-ups wanted Huo Yingjie moved; such a man, once he got his chance, would be unstoppable.

Leader Chen lamented silently, the details Huo Yingjie articulated, he could only remember pieces of it. After all, having only heard them once, he remembered the later points but forgot the earlier ones.

He really wanted to note things down in a small notebook, but in front of so many people, he couldn’t swallow his pride.

Because if he spoke up or started to take notes, Huo Yingjie would mock his poor memory.

Although Leader Chen was happy for the achievements and credit from the project, he also suffered through a painful day, enduring more mockery than he ever had in his life.

After Huo Yingjie finished speaking, he chuckled and said: "Leader Chen, I have been so detailed, and you’re so capable, you must have remembered everything."

Leader Chen mentally cursed every female relative of Huo Yingjie’s countless times over.

"Yes, I’ve got a rough idea, but to be cautious, I might still need your help, little Huo!" Leader Chen said through gritted teeth, as if he’d bear the grievance only because of the immense merit of the project.

"Well then, I’ll take my leave." Huo Yingjie smiled, took his customary tools after inspection, and carrying a box, left the office.

On his way out, Zhou Yuan Chao, Sun Chengzhi, and others approached.

"Boss..." Despite being mentally prepared, Zhou Yuan Chao still felt a surge of desolation.

"Alright, no need for farewells, everyone work hard." Huo Yingjie turned and nodded with a smile, striding out of the place he had been in for nearly three years.

When Huo Yingjie arrived, he came in a sorry state.

And when he left, he was still in a sorry state!

Too dispirited, it proved his failure!

But Huo Yingjie has never been one to give up just because of a temporary failure.

Unless those out to get him managed to kill him outright, Huo Yingjie, energizing himself, would eventually reclaim his territory.

No matter who it was!

Huo Yingjie arrived at a small group specializing in automated machinery, the very group formerly led by Leader Chen.

The members were extremely nervous; they had exerted considerable effort when Huo Yingjie left that year.

Now that Huo Yingjie was back, though he came involuntarily, he was their leader, and they were worried he might give them a hard time.

After Huo Yingjie entered, everyone’s eyes were glued to him.

Huo Yingjie surveyed the crowd and said, "Get ready and organize the content each of you is responsible for. We’ll have a meeting in five minutes!"

"Yes..." The scattered responses came, unsure of what Huo Yingjie was planning.

However, they all had a feeling that he was not here with good intentions.