Chapter 144: Chen Zhidong Admits His Mistake

Chen Zhidong made a bitter face and said, "No, it's not like that at all. In fact, I even got beaten up by them. Look, my face is swollen as big as a pig's head."

Liu Xiaoyan only then noticed that Chen Zhidong's face was swollen to an absurd degree. "Oh, Chen Zhidong, I thought your face looked like that because you didn't sleep well during lunch."

"What? Section Chief Chen didn't get the payment?" Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Yang and the others secretly cheered in their hearts. This was simply wonderful! Chen Zhidong deserved to suffer a bit; otherwise, he would always bully them.

"Damn it, not only did I not get the payment, but I also got beaten up. This is all He Haoxuan's fault! He didn't sign any contract with Green Fruit Company at all and deliberately came back to lie to us, causing our company to lose one hundred thousand yuan worth of products. Minister Liu, I suggest we call the police and have He Haoxuan arrested!" Chen Zhidong touched his swollen face and said with bitter hatred.

"That's impossible. At the time, the attitude of Green Fruit Company was extremely sincere, and they even said they would wire the money directly to us," Xiaoyu said, feeling puzzled.

"Hmph, that was all deliberately orchestrated by He Haoxuan. How could it possibly be like that? You tell me, Green Fruit Company has always been unfriendly to us; would they ever pay directly without receiving the products first?" Chen Zhidong refused to believe Xiaoyu's nonsense.

He Haoxuan smiled and asked Chen Zhidong, "So, by your logic, the contract I went to sign at Green Fruit Company this morning has nothing to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with me! And as for that one hundred thousand yuan in payment, you can resolve it yourself. Don't drag me into this," Chen Zhidong shouted.

He Haoxuan turned his head and asked Liu Xiaoyan, "Minister Liu, you heard it right here. It was Chen Zhidong who was in the wrong. If you still don't believe me, you can ask Assistant Deng Xi. Chen Zhidong went to her to log and claim the performance credit."

"I—" Deng Xi did not dare to speak up.

Chen Zhidong really had run over to her to modify He Haoxuan's performance record. If Chen Zhidong could smooth this matter over, that would be one thing.

However, now Chen Zhidong was claiming that all of this was a setup by He Haoxuan and was refusing to take responsibility.

Then the problem arose: products worth one hundred thousand yuan had already been dispatched. Who was going to take the blame for this? At the time, it was Chen Zhidong who handled and signed for the shipped goods. The warehouse only recognized the person who signed for the shipment.

"You two need to explain this clearly!" Liu Xiaoyan slammed her palm onto the desk in anger, startling everyone present.

Everyone knew that whenever Liu Xiaoyan acted like this, it meant she was genuinely furious and was about to discipline people.

Deng Xi had no choice but to say with resignation, "Minister Liu, at the time, He Haoxuan brought the contract over. But later, Section Chief Chen Zhidong claimed that the contract was originally his and that He Haoxuan had usurped it and signed it in advance. As for Section Chief Chen taking the delivery order to the warehouse afterwards, that was his own doing."

According to the regulations of Baili Group, whoever signed for the shipment had to take full responsibility.

You, Chen Zhidong, claimed that you were the one who secured this contract, so you had to take responsibility. You couldn't just dump the blame onto her.

Fearing that someone might shift Green Fruit Company's burden onto He Haoxuan, Xiaoyu hurriedly chimed in, "That's right. Whoever picked up the goods should be the one responsible."

"That's one hundred thousand yuan we're talking about!" Chen Zhidong said with a crying face. "I'm not taking responsibility. Make He Haoxuan responsible."

He Haoxuan retorted, "Chen Zhidong, didn't you say that you had already arranged that contract in advance? Why are you asking me to take responsibility now?"

"Anyway, I'm not paying that one hundred thousand yuan." Chen Zhidong was no fool; that was a huge sum of money, and there was no way he would pay it out of pocket.

He didn't even make one hundred thousand yuan in salary in a whole year, so how could he possibly shoulder this undeserved blame?

He Haoxuan asked, "So, are you saying that I signed this contract, and you just tried to snatch it from me?"

"I... I drank a little alcohol at noon, so my head was a bit dizzy, and I wasn't quite aware of what I was doing in the afternoon. Since you say the contract is yours, then it's yours. I won't fight you for it anymore," Chen Zhidong said hurriedly.

When Xiaoyu and the others saw how utterly shameless Chen Zhidong was, they were so angry they felt like vomiting blood.

Xiaoyu quickly said, "Brother Xuan, don't pay any attention to him. Let him take responsibility for that one hundred thousand yuan himself."

Hearing Xiaoyu say this, Chen Zhidong turned green with rage.

He Haoxuan smiled and said, "As long as Chen Zhidong admits that he snatched my performance credit, I will take responsibility."

"Fine! I admit my mistake! He Haoxuan, hurry up and take responsibility for that one hundred thousand yuan payment. Green Fruit Company is refusing to acknowledge the debt right now, and I'm about to cry my eyes out!" Chen Zhidong wore a mournful expression, looking as if he had just lost his parents.

Just as Xiaoyu was about to advise He Haoxuan not to be so foolish, He Haoxuan already said to Liu Xiaoyan, "Minister Liu, you heard it yourself. A person like Chen Zhidong is no longer fit to be the section chief of Section Four. Do you think I could take over as section chief?"

Liu Xiaoyan felt utterly helpless. For Chen Zhidong to pull such a stunt was truly a massive headache.

Especially now that he had stirred up another mess: the dispatched products lacked a confirmation slip, and Green Fruit Company hadn't outright refused to pay; they just said they would investigate thoroughly before giving a reply.

With an investigation like that, there was no telling how long it would drag on.

"He Haoxuan, the position of Section Chief of Section Four isn't something you can just get simply because you want it. We will assign someone else to manage it," Liu Xiaoyan said.

"Well then, if I can't be the section chief of Section Four, I won't help you guys recover that one hundred thousand yuan payment," He Haoxuan replied.

Liu Xiaoyan had no choice but to say, "Very well. Let's hold a vote. If everyone here is willing to let you be the section chief of Section Four, I won't have anything more to say."

Liu Xiaoyan simply didn't believe it. He Haoxuan had only arrived in Section Four yesterday and hadn't even gotten to know everyone yet; why would anyone want him to be their section chief?

Besides, with her glaring fiercely right here, who would dare agree to let He Haoxuan take the position? She certainly wouldn't let that person off the hook.

Moreover, the position of section chief for Section Four wasn't something anyone was dying to take.

She knew that Chen Zhidong was incompetent, but she couldn't find anyone else willing to serve as section chief. None of her other capable subordinates were willing to transfer to Section Four.

Chen Zhidong yelled out, "Right! Let everyone vote. If everyone is willing to let He Haoxuan be this section chief, I'll accept it."

Xiaoyu shouted at Chen Zhidong, "You have to be excluded!"

Chen Zhidong glared bitterly at Xiaoyu. This treacherous woman who ate inside and outside the house—he would never let her off the hook after this! "Fine, I'll be excluded."

Damn it, he refused to believe it! He had been in Section Four for so long, and he had whipped all these people into complete submission. Would they dare betray him?

"Alright, all of you colleagues in Section Four, cast your votes. As long as everyone here, excluding Chen Zhidong, agrees to let He Haoxuan be the section chief of Section Four, I will approve it," Liu Xiaoyan said, glaring coldly at the other sales representatives.

Liu Xiaoyan simply did not believe that, under the intimidation of her authority, not a single person would listen to her.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhidong was also glaring fiercely from the side, threatening them, "You all better listen up and think carefully! Don't go raising your hands blindly, or you'll be completely screwed afterwards."

Frightened by both Liu Xiaoyan and Chen Zhidong, the sales representatives all lowered their heads in silence, let alone daring to raise their hands.

Chen Zhidong cast a smug, triumphant glance at He Haoxuan and laughed, "Hahaha! He Haoxuan, aren't you very arrogant? Now nobody dares to raise their hand. I think you'd better hurry up and get lost from Section Four."