Chapter 11 — I Just Followed the Process Correctly

He didn't finish. But the meaning was too clear. Without saying another word, I turned around and opened the meeting room door. Outside, Chu Khai Minh and Manager Liu were waiting impatiently in the hallway. As soon as they saw me step out, their eyes immediately shot out like daggers.

"Trinh Suong! What did you say to Mr. Tham?!"

Zhou Kaiming gritted his teeth and growled softly. I didn't look at him. Just passing by directly. The moment we brushed each other's shoulders, I whispered a sentence loud enough for only the two of us to hear:

“General Manager Chu.”

“Prepare to hand over the work.”

Chu Khai Minh's body immediately stiffened. I returned to the office area which was in dead silence. Everyone looked at me with both awe and curiosity. The scene of Zhou Kaiming and Manager Liu being "invited" out of the meeting room earlier spread throughout the company. I ignored all looks and went straight to my seat. Twenty-four hours. I was forced to create a miracle. I turned on the computer and looked at the 《West Area Project Start-up Application》 that had been returned countless times in the OA system. Market. Each process button lights up with a red exclamation mark. And behind each of those exclamation points... Are the mocking and gloating faces of Chu Khai Minh's close friends. If we follow the normal process... Twenty-four days may not be enough. Tham Ham Vu is right. I can't continue to rely on rules anymore. Because what I need to do right now... Is to break the rigid "prison of rules" that I built with my own hands. What I have to use… Is another type of weapon. Human heart. I opened my inbox and looked at one hundred and thirty-two emails filled with resentment. Then stand up and go out to the middle of the office area.

"Everybody."

My voice is not loud. But enough for everyone to hear clearly.

“I need to call an urgent meeting.”

"Right now."

“All colleagues involved in the West area project…”

“Please come to conference room number three.”

I just finished speaking. The director of the market department - General Manager Vuong, Chu Khai Minh's number one confidant - immediately smiled coldly and stood up.

“Trinh Suong, who do you think you are?”

“Is a process specialist also qualified to open inter-departmental meetings?”

“General Manager Chu hasn't even gotten off the stage yet and you've already started giving orders?”

He deliberately spoke loudly for everyone to hear. Many people immediately bowed their heads, not daring to look at me. They are still waiting to see the situation. They are afraid of choosing the wrong side. If Zhou Kaiming reverses the situation... The first to die will be them. I calmly looked at General Director Vuong.

“I'll say it again.”

“All colleagues directly in charge of implementation work related to the West area project…”

“Please come to conference room number three.”

I deliberately emphasize the four words "directly in charge of work". General Manager Vuong's expression immediately changed. He understands. From the beginning, I never intended to invite him and the directors of other departments. I want to get past their management level... To directly talk to the people I really need.

“Who dares to try it!”

General Manager Vuong shouted loudly.

“Whoever gets out of here…”

“Then don't you dare stay in this room anymore!”

The atmosphere in the office was immediately tense like a guitar string. The employees whose names I named all sat stiffly in their seats, their hands and feet were frantic, their faces full of awkwardness. I don't look at General Manager Vuong anymore. Eyes pointed Slowly passing by those familiar faces. Tieu Truong in the market department. The young man once had to pay an advance from his own pocket because the payment form was withheld by me. Old Ly in the technical department. The middle-aged man worked overtime continuously for a month just because his application to buy equipment could not go through the process. There's also a little girl who just joined the finance department not long ago... Just because she refused to help manager Luu falsify the books, she was oppressed in every way. I looked at them and then slowly spoke:

“I know what people are afraid of.”

“Everyone is afraid of General Manager Chu.”

“Afraid of my immediate superior.”

“But have you ever thought…”

“What should people really be afraid of?”

"It's the bill that's been withheld, the money I spent myself can't get back forever."

“It was a project that was prolonged and was criticized by customers.”

“It means having to do countless meaningless tasks every day, working overtime non-stop…”

“But in the end there was not even a single reward.”

“It's this company…”

“It's being eaten away bit by bit by a bunch of worms.”

“And everyone…”

“You can lose your job at any time.”

Every sentence I say... It's like a hammer hitting their hearts hard. A look of pain and struggle gradually appeared on each person's face.

“The board gave us a chance.”

“A chance to wipe out all those vermin.”

“Western area project…”

“This is our first battle.”