Chapter 15 — The Creator Cannot Be Erased

The last line of the list clearly states: Please complete the handover of all powers before 6:00 p.m. today, without affecting the company's normal operations. When I returned to the office... There were two employees of the Information Technology Center waiting in front of the door. One of them... Worked with me for five years. As soon as he saw me... He immediately bowed his head.

"General Director Trinh..."

"Just follow the procedure."

He hugged his laptop. My hands were shaking to the point of being unsteady. The first thing... Is to lock access to the listing database. Next... Delete the highest administrative rights in the customer management system. Finally... Lock the email sending function from my company email box. Each operation... The system displays a confirmation window. Are you sure you want to cancel this user's permissions? He clicked "Confirm." Then the second time. Third time. The fourth time... Someone knocked on the door. As Head of Human Resources. On the handle is the decision to adjust the position that has just been printed. Below... Signed by Chu Dinh Son. From that moment on... I still have an office. Still receive salary. I am no longer allowed... In the name of Trung Quang... To say even one sentence... To any customer that I personally bring in. 10. The founder was suspended. The first day after all powers were revoked... I was still sitting in the old office. The sign outside the door... Has not been replaced. The piles of documents on the table... No one touched them. Every job... Quietly avoids me. Nine o'clock in the morning. Regular meetings of the product department still take place as usual. At the door of the meeting room... I met engineer Hua. He hugged the laptop. While walking, I stopped.

"General Director Trinh..."

"Today's meeting..."

"I know."

In the meeting invitation... My name has disappeared. He moved his lips. Finally just say:

"System crash report..."

"I will send it to your personal email."

"Don't send it."

"All documents are currently in a sensitive period."

"Just follow the company's procedures."

He looked at me. His eyes were full of contradictions.

"The person who found the cause of the incident was you."

"I'm just investigating with everyone."

"Who found out..."

"Nor does it change the way the report is written."

After saying that sentence... I suddenly realized it. It's almost exactly the same thing I've been repeating for nine years. As long as the company is okay, it's fine. The only difference is... Before... I proactively gave credit. And now... Even the right to cede... I no longer have it. I opened the intercom software. The group "Tung Quang Core Executive Committee"... has disappeared from the list. The group "Listed Project"... is also gone. Supply Chain teams. Customer service... Still showing. But when I clicked... The message at the top of the screen appeared clearly. The administrator has restricted your speaking rights. 11:20 a.m. Thieu Lam sent me a private message. General Director Trinh, the negotiation with the supplier this afternoon... they asked me not to bring you along. A few seconds later... That message was revoked. I didn't ask... Who made that request. In the afternoon... The Human Resources Department came to collect my seal authorization card and backup access rights. The person in charge is a young manager who was recently promoted. Before here... Every time he sees me... He immediately stands up.

"There is General Director Trinh."

He just quietly placed a list on the table.

"This is only a temporary management measure."

"Not terminating the labor contract."

"I get it."

"Please sign to confirm the handover."

I bent down to look. Retained. Company phone... Retained. Right to use vehicle... Right to use seal... Right to enter and exit key areas... Foreign business card... Stop using. I signed the last page. The Person in charge of Human Resources puts the authorization card into a transparent sealed bag. While sealing the bag... His fingertips accidentally touched my business card box. In the box... There are still a few dozen left. Trinh Thu Ninh Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO). He stopped.

"These..."

"Do we need to recall it too?"

"Does the notice say?"

"...Are not."

"Then leave it alone."

He nodded. Quietly put the business card box back to its original position. The next morning... The sign in front of my office door has been replaced.

"Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer – Trinh Thu Ninh."

Has been taken down. Instead there is only:

"Office of Executive Counsel."

No more names. When I arrived at the company... The administrative staff was still standing on the ladder. Just seeing me... The screwdriver in her hand almost fell down.

"General Director Trinh..."

"I didn't know you'd come so early today..."

"It's okay."

I raised my head and looked at the new sign in front of the office door for a long time.

"Where is the old sign?"

"The Office of the President requests a full recall."

"Can you give it to me?"

The administrative staff member hesitated.

"The Asset Management Department said it must be destroyed."

A sign... Actually not worth much money. But in Trung Quang... Even it... No longer belongs to me. Very soon after that... New rumors began to appear in the company. Someone said... I ask for more shares. The Chairman did not agree. So I deliberately delayed submitting the listing documents.