Chapter 6 — Fire the Wrong Person, the Whole Company Pays

The day I returned to the company, the receptionist looked at me like she saw a ghost.

“M… Ms. Lam?”

I just nodded slightly. When passing by the work area, the entire office block was strangely quiet. No one talked. There was only the sound of typing on the keyboard and a few occasional coughs. But behind every desk... Someone secretly raised their head to look at me. Co Hanh personally stood waiting in front of the independent laboratory door. He handed the key into my hand.

“Please take a look at the equipment list.”

"If you're missing anything, just report directly."

Before leaving, he stopped for a moment.

“The production line thing… how long do you need?”

I looked at the pile of ingredients and equipment prepared on the laboratory table.

“Give me three days.”

He didn't ask more. Just turned around and left. I changed into my blouse, entered the laboratory and closed the door. Three days later. Core production lines restored operations. The essence formula returns to normal parameters. The first batch of samples were tested... All met standards. After the company recalled and replaced the product, the number of allergy complaints quickly decreased. During those three days... The entire company was watching. Old Chu slept directly in the factory for three days and three nights. The moment the line started working again, he bowed to me on the spot.

“Luckily you came back.”

I just gently waved my hand. The real play… Still behind. During these three days, Tran Hao almost hid in the office, not daring to go out. It is said that he did not even dare to go through the hallway. Afraid of meeting Co Hanh. Ha Vy also completely collapsed. Every day we huddle in the corner of the human resources room, even in large groups we don't dare to speak up. Phuong Dinh came over and gave me a cup of coffee.

“Now the whole company says you single-handedly saved the entire production line.”

“Do you know what people are calling you?”

“Queen of recipes.”

I took the cup of coffee and took a sip.

“Don't call yet.”

“There are still some unfinished business.”

Phuong Dinh looked at my expression, the smile on his face immediately retracted.

"You're ready to attack Tran Hao, right?"

I don't answer. But she saw my computer screen. There is a document open there. It is a patent registration file. Above is clearly written the original inventor of each core formula. There is only one name. The second day after the production line was restored, Co Hanh held a company-wide summary meeting. The meeting room was full. All department managers are present. Tran Hao sat in the corner, from beginning to end just looking down at the table. Ha Vy sat next to him, her two fingers constantly clasped together. Su Dao sat opposite, trying to appear calm on the outside, but when he lifted the glass of water, his hand still trembled slightly twice. Co Hanh sat down and opened the stack of documents in front of him.

“This product incident caused direct losses of more than 3,000,000 yuan.”

“Indirect losses include loss of customers and brand damage, initially estimated at no less than 10,000,000 yuan.”

He closed the document.

“I want to hear…”

“How did this happen?”

No one spoke up. Co Hanh looked at Tran Hao.

“Director Tran.”

"There's a problem with the formula, I'm the one in charge of research."

“You say it first.”

Tran Hao raised his head, his throat moving slightly.

“General Manager Co… this…”

“Mainly because Lam Thu incomplete handover before quitting."

“Her recipe documents were not complete, so errors occurred during the reconstruction process…”

“Wait.”

I spoke up. All eyes in the meeting room immediately turned to me.

“Director Tran.”

“The day I quit my job, all formula documents were properly saved in the research lab's shared system.”

“Each document has a timestamp and operation history.”

“You said the handover was incomplete…”

“So I ask you.”

“The day I quit, did you appoint anyone to do the handover with me?”

Tran Hao did not answer.

“I asked you…”

“Yes or no?”

“It was you who refused to hand it over.”

“Ha Vy was also there with her own eyes.”

“The exact words you said were…”

'I don't even bother to look at her things, there's nothing so terrible about them.'

“Manager Ha.”

“Do you want to confirm again?”

The corner of Ha Vy's face twitched. The meeting room was so quiet that only the hum of the air conditioner could be heard. Co Hanh looked at Tran Hao. Say nothing. I continue: