482: Chapter 482 Is there any problem?

"What did you say? Niu Xingwang ran away?" Shang Yangping of the Civil Affairs Department immediately exploded.

"Old Jiao, you're confused! How could you let him leave at a critical juncture like this?" Chen Guanxuan of the Finance Department complained.

"No, his legs are his own. Where he goes is his freedom. What right do I have to stop him?" Jiao Zizhuo pushed back.

"Are you pretending to be confused or genuinely confused? Don't you know why we called him here this time?" Shang Yangping questioned.

"I really don't know. Please enlighten me, Councilor Shang!" Jiao Zizhuo feigned ignorance.

"Old Jiao, tell me honestly, did Niu Xingwang give you any benefits?" Chen Guanxuan sensed something was off.

"Don't spread rumors! I am the director of the Supervisory Department. How could I make such a mistake?" Jiao Zizhuo pointed at him and warned.

"Then I don't understand. It was clearly agreed beforehand that you would talk first, and then we would talk after you finished. Why did you let him leave directly without consulting us?" Shang Yangping asked.

"I'll say it again, today was just an interview, an interview! He had something urgent to attend to. How could I keep him? Forcibly keep him?" Jiao Zizhuo directly retorted.

"I refuse to believe it. Was there not even time to inform us?" Shang Yangping persisted.

"No!" Jiao Zizhuo showed no mercy.

Chen Guanxuan remained silent, deep in thought.

Jiao Zizhuo's behavior was very unusual. He had clearly wanted to lock Niu Xingwang up before, but after meeting him, his attitude did a complete 180-degree turn. He certainly didn't believe there was nothing behind it.

But what Jiao Zizhuo said was also true; he didn't have the guts to openly accept benefits from Niu Xingwang.

What was the real reason for his change in attitude?

He couldn't figure it out.

"Old Jiao, do you have the conversation record? I'd like to see it." Chen Guanxuan asked.

"Yes, come with me!" Jiao Zizhuo nodded.

There was nothing of importance in the conversation record; he let them look at it freely.

Conversation content:

...

Investigator: Where did Qi Jingshan get the nerve to act so recklessly? Wasn't it given by your Huatong Chamber of Commerce? As a senior manager of a chamber of commerce, to openly commit such inhumane and deranged acts, don't you, as the person in charge of the chamber, bear responsibility for oversight?

Niu Xingwang: You are clearly being unreasonable. I don't have X-ray vision, and it's not written on every employee's head who is good and who is bad. A company's hiring standard is to assess whether a person's overall business level can handle the job. As long as they have the ability, they can naturally be employed.

...

The two of them reread it several times.

Clearly, the conversation was full of tension.

This indicated that the Supervisory Department had no intention of deliberately protecting Niu Xingwang.

"Have you finished reading? May I ask, do either of you have any questions?" Jiao Zizhuo smiled faintly.

Shang Yangping and Chen Guanxuan exchanged glances, their faces extremely grim.

"Is there a recording?" Chen Guanxuan asked.

"No! You know the current conditions; electronic devices ran out of power long ago." Jiao Zizhuo shook his head.

Currently, the underground base in the capital was still under construction, and conditions in the Council Building were also very difficult.

Afterward, they still didn't give up and found the staff member responsible for the transcript at the time to inquire.

The transcriber was also Jiao Zizhuo's subordinate; how could he speak carelessly? He directly omitted the part about Jiao Zizhuo's private conversation.

The two found no issues and could only leave dejectedly.

As the saying goes, a monk can run, but the temple cannot. Although Niu Xingwang ran away, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce was still there. They didn't believe Niu Xingwang would never return.

But the truth was just that; Niu Xingwang really didn't return.

Jiao Zizhuo didn't disclose the transfer of the Chamber of Commerce to them, precisely because he wanted to make it a fait accompli.

The best way was to quickly send people out and firmly grasp control.

One week later.

Jiao Zizhuo made a public statement, announcing that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce would be taken over by the Supervisory Department.

From then on, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce transformed into a state-owned enterprise.

All Councilors: ...

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"By what right does Jiao Zizhuo do this?"

"By what right does the Supervisory Department do this?"

"I disagree!"

The Councilors' objections rose and fell.

"Bang bang bang ~"

"Silence!"

Baili Ji struck the gavel.

"Alright, stop arguing. Let's wait until Councilor Jiao arrives!"

Yan Zhengping paced back and forth in the hallway, feeling very upset.

He took out his phone and called Oriental Chen.

"Oh, Xiao Chen, what exactly happened? Why did the Huatong Chamber of Commerce suddenly change hands?"

"Commander Yan, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce has completed its mission. It's time for it to be given to the country." Oriental Chen said lightly.

"Stop messing around, tell me the truth!" Yan Zhengping didn't believe him at all.

"That is the truth." Oriental Chen had no intention of elaborating.

"Is it related to the series of events that happened before?" Yan Zhengping persisted.