Chapter 40: The President's Office Explodes

  The next day, Liu Handong still went to work on time and arrived at Qing Shi High-tech at 6 o'clock. He washed the car with Su Qiang, cleaned the interior of the car, and set off at 7 o'clock to pick up people in the city. This time it was Liu Handong who drove, with Su Qiang sitting beside him giving directions.

  "Good driving skills, indeed a driver from the troops!" Su Qiang sincerely praised Liu Handong as he drove the car through the traffic.

  Liu Handong said: "This car is really good, when can our country produce such a good car?"

  Su Qiang curled his lips: "Eight million for one car, can't make a difference, our country isn't unwilling to export, it's just that no one buys."

  Chatted all the way, picked up more than a dozen employees, around 8:45, Bi Lian arrived at Qing Shi High-tech, employees went to work, drivers finished their work and sat in the rest room, Liu Handong asked: "Does this count as a day's work? If so, can I get paid if I quit now?"

  Su Qiang laughed and said: "Don't be ridiculous, you want to quit after just one day of work? Are you willing to give up?"

  Looking at Liu Handong's appearance, it didn't seem like he was joking. Su Qiang said: "Little Liu, you can't be serious, such a good job and you just quit?"

  Liu Handong said, "Last night, Sun Zhonghai pulled me to substitute for Xia Dong's son, I didn't agree, and even dragged Xia Shao out of the car and beat him up before handing him over to the police. Can I still do this job?"

  "Sū Qiáng took a deep breath: 'Brother, you're ruthless!'"

  Liu Handong said: "This Xia Shao, is there a younger sister named Xiao Fan?"

  Su Qiang said, "You know this too? It's not simple. However, Xia Shao and Big Sister are cousins, not siblings. Xia Shao is called Xia Zhou, the son of Xia Baishi. Big Sister is named Shu Fan, the daughter of CEO Xia Qingshi. Something happened last month, so she went to America. CEO Xia fell ill with liver cancer and had surgery in America. Now, Eldest Brother Xia Baishi is in charge at home."

  Liu Handong nodded: "So that's how it is."

  The internal phone rang, Su Qiang answered and said a few words, then hung up and said: "Little Liu, the administrative department is calling you to go upstairs."

  Liu Handong went out and took the elevator to the 17th floor administrative department, where a female clerk apologetically told him that he had failed the probationary period assessment, and was being issued one day's wages. He was also asked to return his access card and work uniform, after which he could go home.

  The finance department paid 200 yuan in salary, Liu Handong stuffed two large banknotes into his pocket, the door card was left on the table, just about to turn around and leave, the female clerk gave him a thumbs up, saying in a low voice: "Good job."

  It seems that everyone already knows what happened. Liu Handong felt a little proud, went down to the locker room to change his clothes, and came to say goodbye to Su Qiang.

  "Take care." Su Qiang patted his arm.

  Liu Handong strode away, his solitary figure walking along the empty garden district road. In front of the 18th floor CEO's office window, An Xin was wearing a Bluetooth headset and talking to Xia Qingshi in the US. Xia Qingshi asked again about Liu Handong, and An Xin smiled and replied: "What can you see in just one day? You're the CEO, not the administrative department head, why are you managing so meticulously?"

  Xia Qing Shi's laughter came from the headphones: "Little Fan's benefactor, of course, we have to take care of him, otherwise my daughter will get angry."

  An Xin gazed out at the scenery below, when she suddenly spotted a man wearing a T-shirt, walking and waving a shirt in his hand with exaggerated body language. There was a monocular telescope in the office, which was actually just for decoration, but it could still serve as a regular telescope. An Xin narrowed her eyes and peered through the telescope to see who this arrogant little guy was.

  Liu Handong was fired after working for a day and still didn't feel quite right, he suddenly turned his head and raised his middle finger at the office building.

  An Xing happened to look over through the telescope, and in the lens was Liu Handong's unruly face and raised middle finger, which shocked her to take a step back. She had seen his file, this person was indeed Liu Handong, wearing casual clothes during work hours and walking out, what had happened?

  "Green stone, hung up first, something's up." An Xin hastily hung up the phone and picked up the internal line to dial a few numbers: "Administration department, this is An Xin. I saw the new driver Liu Handong leave in casual clothes, did he ask for leave?"

  "An Tong, Liu Handong has been fired."

  "What? Who resigned? Why wasn't it reported to the president's office?" An Xin was furious.

  "Minister Sun's instructions were that the resignation of administrative department staff did not need to be reported to the general manager's office..." The other party replied weakly.

  "Get Sun Zhonghai up here!" An Xin slammed down the phone, thought for a moment and then grabbed the phone again to dial the security department's number: "Notify the gate, don't let Liu Handong leave, bring him to the CEO's office."

  Administrative department, clerk informs Deputy Minister Sun Zhonghai, An Zong invites him to go up for a while, probably about the dismissal of Liu Handong. Sun Zhonghai thought for a moment, took a copy of the company's human resources regulations and went upstairs. As soon as he entered the general manager's office, he was scolded by An Xin:

  "Who made you fire Liu Handong? I need a reasonable explanation!"

  Sun Zhonghai calmly presented the regulations, smiling and saying: "I fired him according to personnel regulations. His work was very unqualified and he couldn't do the job of a driver."

  An Xin's face was filled with anger: "How can you be certain he is not capable of doing the driving job?"

  "Disobedience to management is enough."

  An Xin was very angry, the people below were used to being hypocritical and opposing themselves everywhere. They relied on Xia Bai Shi's support, and Liu Han Dong's dismissal should be Xia Bai Shi's intention, deliberately opposing himself to lower his own prestige.

  Sun Zhonghai indeed has nothing to fear, the administrative department is under Xia Baishi's management, An Xin is just an assistant to the president, and it's really not easy to fight against Xia Baishi.

  "Please specify how Liu Handong disobeyed management," An Xin said coldly.

  The door to the CEO's office suddenly opened, and Xia Baishi led a group of middle-management personnel in suits into the room. With an air of arrogance, he said: "Assistant An, when did the administrative department become yours to manage? Does it take such a big fuss just for a driver? Are you so idle that you have nothing better to do than stir up trouble?"

  Sun Zhonghai smiled maliciously and stood behind Xia Baishi.

  Across from her stood over a dozen people, An Xin, a lone woman, faced them, subconsciously hugging herself, this was a defensive body language. She emphasized: "Chairman Xia Qing Shi has authorized me to manage all company affairs during his illness, administrative department matters I will handle, Liu Han Dong's matters I must handle even more, because he saved Shu Fan, is the Xia family's benefactor, Chairman Xia had explicit requirements, take care of him. But he only came for one day and was dismissed by Deputy Director Sun. I demand a reasonable explanation, isn't that possible?"

  Xia Baishi walked over directly, sat on An Xing's chair, and put his legs on the table: "Assistant An, this person was fired by me. He is not a benefactor of the Xia family, but an enemy of his mother!"

  An Xin was taken aback, subconsciously linking it to the Shu Fan kidnapping case. Could Liu Handong also be a part of the conspiracy? However, thinking again, this possibility seemed too low.

  Xia Baishi said, "Last night, this Liu Handong beat my son and sent him to the detention center. He also smashed my over 1.5 million yuan Cayenne. I fired him, so what? Firing him was being lenient. I even wanted to find someone to beat him up!"

  The door opened again, and Liu Handong stood at the entrance, with a security guard standing beside him, looking embarrassed. The atmosphere in the general manager's office was tense, with so many management personnel present, it was really intimidating.

  "Who wants to hit me?" Liu Handong asked, he had already been fired and didn't care about anything anymore. He took out a pack of Red Plum cigarettes from his pocket, lit one up with a disposable lighter, took a drag, and walked in, staring straight into Xia Baishi's eyes behind the table.

  "Are you Xia Shao's father?"

  Xia Baishi was furious: "Who let you in? Security!"

  The security guard subconsciously wanted to come in, but was stopped by An Xin's gaze.

  "Your son was drunk driving, with a blood alcohol level three times the standard for drunk driving, and he hit and killed an innocent pedestrian, a little girl who was only three years old! You just want to find someone to take the fall for him, so you can bail him out and let him continue to harm people? That's right, I hit him, and not only do I want to hit him, but I also want to hit you!" Liu Handong raised his fist.

  "Stop it!" An Xin shouted, although she disliked Xia Bai Shi very much, but fighting in the CEO's office was not that simple.

  Liu Handong reluctantly withdrew his fist, although he was hot-tempered and loved to fight, but also knew when to hold back.

  "You people, don't think that just because you have some dirty money you can do whatever you want. Remember one thing: Heaven doesn't hide the wicked! Liu Handong's words were loud and clear, and I felt quite good about myself. I took out my cool phone to check the time, then pointed at Xia Baishi and said: "I'm in a hurry, going to the police station to testify, let your son rot in prison, goodbye."

  Turned around and left, leaving behind a room full of astonishment.

  Today's situation is completely out of control, and An Xin did not expect Liu Handong's temper to be so violent. Originally, she still planned that if Xia Baishi insisted, she would transfer Liu Handong to the general manager's office to be her driver, but now it seems that this is no longer possible. Not to mention that he has offended Xia Baishi deeply, but also people with such a personality are very difficult to control.

  ……

  Liu Handong is unemployed again, he walks on the highway in the northern suburbs. Just now, he was pleased with his revenge and was very excited, but now his mood is very low. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and he should go home to see his mother. He doesn't even have money to buy a box of good mooncakes. Last time, he lied to his mother that he was driving at the Transportation Vocational College, but in fact, he can't even drive a motorcycle now. It's all mixed up like this, and he has no face to see anyone.

  If it weren't for this bad temper, I wouldn't have dropped out of a good university to join the army; if it weren't for this bad temper, I wouldn't have been a sergeant after eight years and still be discharged early; if it weren't for this bad temper, I wouldn't be unemployed until now and have only a few hundred yuan in my pocket.

  "Liu Handong, do you regret it?" a voice asked from the bottom of his heart.

  "I have no regrets!" Liu Handong replied silently. If he didn't have this clear-cut and evil-hating personality, would he still be Liu Handong?

  The road ahead was straight and flat, making him involuntarily feel the urge to run. He took off in a sprint, running faster and faster, shouting loudly towards the sky. People in passing cars couldn't help but turn their heads to look at him.