Chapter 116: Intrigue in the Company

Jiang City, Xiaoshan Airport!

Lin Jian stood on the highway leading to the airport, watching a plane slowly ascend until it disappeared from sight.

After dropping Ye Ziqiu off at the airport, he was in no rush to head back. Instead, he parked by the roadside, leaning against the car as he smoked one cigarette after another.

Ye Ziqiu had left. She carried with her many regrets, a sense of longing, and a lingering uncertainty about the future.

In truth, he had sensed it long ago: deep down, she was a woman utterly lacking in a sense of security. She might appear glamorous, boasting status and prestige, but within this multi-billion-dollar corporate empire, she was still just a worker—merely someone earning an annual salary. Most importantly, from childhood until now, no one had ever truly cared for her or offered her genuine warmth.

The red Ferrari remained behind. Ye Ziqiu had never mentioned what to do with the car. Perhaps, subconsciously, she believed she would return someday.

Lin Jian didn’t go to the company. Instead, he drove back to the underground parking lot of the Green City High-rise. After walking out of the residential complex, he got into Wang Qinglong’s car. He had called Wang Qinglong earlier, so the man had driven over to pick him up.

"How’s the performance of this car?" Lin Jian asked from the passenger seat.

"It’s pretty good. It’s only three years old," Wang Qinglong said with a nod.

"Let’s take a spin around Auto City. We need to buy a car for the company," Lin Jian said. He wasn’t in a good mood, so he remained silent, lacking his usual smiling demeanor.

Wang Qinglong nodded and immediately drove toward Auto City. He naturally sensed Lin Jian’s foul mood, so he didn’t dare say much.

At eight in the morning, the two arrived at Auto City. After a brief stroll of less than an hour, Lin Jian straightforwardly purchased two of the latest Land Rover Guardians for a total price of 3.5 million yuan.

"Call Hui. They are heading to Anxi in a few days, so they can just drive there. I’m going to work."

After buying the cars, Lin Jian directly drove one off!

Wang Qinglong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Were all rich people like this? Wasn’t this far too lavish?

The salespersons at Auto City were left utterly dumbfounded. Meanwhile, a sweet-looking saleswoman whispered, "Where does your young boss work? What does he do?"

"What does he do?" Wang Qinglong smacked his lips. "Would you believe me if I told you he’s a security guard?"

"You really know how to joke, sir," the saleswoman said, shaking her head.

Wang Qinglong burst into laughter. "I knew you wouldn’t believe it, but he really is a security guard."

"Then why did you call him ’boss’ just now?"

"He’s my boss part-time, haha..."

Lin Jian hadn’t heard the conversation between Wang Qinglong and the saleswoman. The Land Rover Guardian he drove was the newest model in a color called Pangea Green. The car boasted a very rugged silhouette and offered a sweeping field of vision while driving.

Naturally, he had borrowed the money to buy the cars. He hadn’t yet found the time to return Jiang Xue’s five million yuan, making it the perfect opportunity to use the funds for the purchase. As for the three hundred million from Xiangdao, Ye Ziqiu had told him she would handle it. Therefore, he didn’t probe into the details, not wanting to seem as though he didn’t trust her.

At 9:40 a.m., Lin Jian drove the car into the underground parking lot of Fuxing. Since it didn’t have license plates yet, the security guard inside frantically waved his hands as he approached the entrance, signaling that outside vehicles were not permitted.

"Yan Haodong, open the gate! Are you blind?" Lin Jian yelled, sticking his head out the window.

"Oh, Minister Lin." Seeing that it was Lin Jian, the security guard in the booth was astonished. He hurriedly let the car through, even throwing in a salute for good measure.

After parking the car, Lin Jian headed straight upstairs. Now that his office had been relocated to the Administration Department, he no longer needed to visit the Security Department office or change into a security uniform.

Just as he arrived at the Administration Department, he heard the sound of a hand slamming against a desk coming from Minister Chen Li’s office!

"I refuse! I am the Administration Minister, and I have the final say in the Administration Department!"

"But he hasn’t shown up yesterday or today, has he? Missing work consecutively right after being promoted?"

"He already asked me for a leave of absence due to a last-minute emergency," Chen Li said coldly.

"Fine, then I’ll let President Chu speak to you personally!"

The person inside turned around and stormed out. It was a tall, slender woman, appearing to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, exuding a cold and arrogant aura.

Lin Jian vaguely remembered her from a previous meeting, though he had no idea which department she belonged to. As soon as she stepped out, she nearly bumped into Lin Jian. However, just as she was about to lash out, she realized the person standing before her was that lowly security guard. Shooting him a contemptuous eye roll, she curled her lips into a mocking sneer, turned sideways, and strode away.

Lin Jian shook his head, then knocked on Chen Li’s door. Naturally, the door was already open, so Chen Li gave an expressionless nod, gesturing for him to enter.

The moment he walked in, Chen Li got straight to the point. "Lin Jian, the department is holding an on-site administrative meeting this afternoon. You’ll be attending it with me. The main focus is to inspect the mall’s fire safety and the hotel’s cleaning services. These are the matters under your jurisdiction, so I expect no mistakes."

Lin Jian scratched his head. In truth, he had come to resign. However, after seeing the nasty look on that woman’s face just now, he thought that resigning right now would only allow a petty person to gloat. Besides, he wasn’t in any rush to head to Capital City in the near future, so he might as well show up every day just to piss them off.

Moreover, what if Ye Ziqiu actually returned?

Therefore, until the company issued a new personnel appointment, he decided to stay and see how things played out.

"Understood, Minister. I’ll do a preliminary inspection of the various departments shortly."

"Good. Is there anything else?" Chen Li asked, looking at him.

Lin Jian shook his head. "Nothing else."

"Right." As if suddenly recalling something, Chen Li added, "Go back and thoroughly clean up the Security Department. How is it that someone reported you for skipping work, arriving late, leaving early, and sleeping on the job? What’s going on? Some people don’t know how to work properly and only know how to play dirty tricks. Find out who it is. Punish them, demote them, or fire them as you see fit. Have they completely lost their minds?"

"Alright, got it."

Lin Jian chuckled inwardly. This Chen Li wasn’t half bad. Even though she maintained a stern face with him on the surface, she was actually quite close friends with Ye Ziqiu in private. Perhaps she instinctively considered them to be in the same camp, believing they should stick together for mutual support.

Lin Jian hadn’t been at the company for the past two days, and the place was already on the verge of chaos. Everyone knew that Ye Ziqiu had made a mistake and was going to be transferred, and that headquarters would be sending a new president over. The company was currently in a state of widespread panic.

With Ye Ziqiu losing power, those who had opposed her would naturally gain the upper hand. For example, the Chief Financial Officer, Chu Feng, along with Zhang Qiang, the security supervisor under his wing. Therefore, any idiot could guess that Zhang Qiang was the one behind these petty tricks.

Lin Jian headed downstairs, arriving at the security office a moment later.

Inside the office, Zhang Qiang was busy boasting to a few security guards who had just finished the night shift. His face was flushed with excitement.

Seeing Lin Jian walk in, the other guards stood up, but Zhang Qiang merely grinned, looking at Lin Jian with a provocative glare.

"Zhang Qiang, weren’t you transferred to the property management office? Why are you back?" Lin Jian asked, feigning surprise.

"Minister Lin, you don’t know yet, do you? I’ve been transferred back to the Security Department. I’m still the security supervisor," Zhang Qiang said with a fake smile.

"Oh." Lin Jian smiled. Looking right at him, he said, "That’s a good thing. Zhang, notify everyone in the Security Department to gather for a meeting. I have a few announcements to make!"

Being addressed simply as ’Zhang’ made Zhang Qiang’s face turn a deep, liverish purple. However, the Security Department’s superior division was the Administration Department, and Vice Minister Lin Jian was the head of security! Therefore, in name at least, he had to obey Lin Jian!