Chapter 10 — I Just Followed the Process Correctly

Or just chess pieces.

“Mr. Tham.”

I calmly opened my mouth.

“It doesn't really matter who the person sending the message is.”

“The important thing is…”

“Why did that person choose to help me?”

“And why did you contact me?”

Tham Ham Vu said nothing. Just looked at me, signaling me to continue.

“That person is a ‘ghost’ in the company.”

"A person who was oppressed by Chu Khai Minh and his close friends, but understood all the rules and secrets inside the company."

“That person believes in rules…”

“But I saw with my own eyes that the rules were turned into toys by Chu Khai Minh.”

“That person has the ability…”

“But being pushed to the edge, there is no place to use martial arts.”

“My appearance to that person…”

“It's a knife.”

“A knife that that person can borrow to pierce the giant ulcer named Zhou Kaiming.”

“And you, Mr. Tham…”

“With the board behind you…”

“That's the highest authority that person needs to get all this done.”

“So that person came looking for me…”

“It's to give the knife.”

“Still looking for you…”

“It's for you to let me use that knife.”

My voice is very light. But every word rang out clearly in the large meeting room. The sharpness in Tham Ham Vu's eyes was gradually replaced by deep thoughts. He did not ask the other person's name anymore. Because you understand... I have sketched that person's portrait too clearly. With his ability, finding such a person in the company is not difficult. The more you understand... Just saying this is showing you your own value. I don't just know how to work. But he also knows how to see into people's hearts. Know clearly the real situation under the table.

“That's interesting.”

He finally spoke up. The body leaned back into the chair, the tense atmosphere around the body also relaxed a lot.

“Trinh Suong.”

“You are much smarter than I thought.”

That statement means... I passed the test just now.

“Your first two requests…”

“I can say yes on behalf of the board right now.”

His voice was calm as if he was talking about something extremely trivial.

“4 million bonus.”

“With 3 million in compensation for loss of honor.”

“A total of 7 million yuan.”

“It will be transferred to your account tomorrow.”

“And Zhou Kaiming and Manager Liu…”

“Once the audit process is over, they will be dealt with.”

My heart finally truly relaxed. Money for my father's medical treatment... But my goal... From beginning to end, it never stopped there.

“What about my third request?”

I continued to ask. Tham Ham Vu burst out laughing. That smile carried a bit of unpredictable excitement.

"Power?"

“Trinh Suong…”

“Power is never something others give.”

“It's something you have to win for yourself.”

“You used rules to paralyze the whole company.”

“That proves you are an extremely excellent destroyer.”

“It doesn't mean you'll be a qualified builder.”

He stood up, walked to the giant ground-level glass door, and looked down at the city below.

“What the board wants to see…”

“It's your ability to clean up this mess.”

“Not simply making it more broken.”

He turned around and looked at me.

“I can give you a chance now.”

“A chance to prove yourself.”

“The West area project is the company's most important strategic item in the second half of the year.”

“But now…”

“Because Her way of 'following the rules' has completely stagnated."

“I want you…”

“Within twenty-four hours, get this project up and running again.”

My pupils suddenly constricted. Twenty-four hours. This is basically an impossible task. The entire project approval process is stuck in seven departments. And the directors of those seven departments are almost all Zhou Kaiming's people. They now hate to see me die. How can you cooperate with me? Tham Ham Vu looked at me, the corner of his lips curled up with a slight sarcasm.

"When you asked for power, the momentum was great."

“Now give me a chance…”

"Don't you dare accept it?"

I took a deep breath, forcing down the shock in my heart. This is your final test for me. If you can overcome it, the sky is high and the sea is wide. If I can't get over it... I will immediately be beaten back to my original form, becoming a chess piece that will be thrown away after being used. I stood up and looked straight into his eyes.

“I accept.”

“After twenty-four hours, I will give you a result.”

In Tham Ham Vu's eyes, there was a flash of appreciation that was hard to see.

“What I need is just results.”

“I will not give you any official authority.”

“It also won't help you coordinate any departments.”

“Something you can rely on…”

“Only myself.”

“If you can do it…”

“We will continue to talk about ‘power’.”

“And if you can't do it…”