Chapter 147: Becoming Acting Section Chief

"I am He Haoxuan, and I am now in charge of that shipment. You can transfer the hundred thousand yuan to me now," He Haoxuan said with a serious expression.

"Ah, so it's Mr. He. Hello," the female secretary's voice instantly turned extremely respectful.

"Have you received the goods for the contract I signed earlier?" He Haoxuan asked.

"Received," the female secretary replied hurriedly.

He Haoxuan said, "Very well, transfer the payment to Xiaoyu's bank account right now. Do it immediately."

"You mean... that Chen Zhidong?" the female secretary asked with a hint of worry.

Wasn't the plan to teach Chen Zhidong a lesson and withhold this payment?

He Haoxuan smiled and said, "I've already sorted everything out. Just wire the money over. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

"No need, no need. I'll have the accounting department transfer the funds right away." How could the female secretary dare to meet He Haoxuan in person?

He was so fierce; what would she do if he got angry and hit someone again?

Not long after He Haoxuan hung up the phone, Xiaoyu's cell phone received a text message from the bank. The hundred thousand yuan payment had arrived, and the transaction notes explicitly stated it was for the contract signed by He Haoxuan.

Generally speaking, payments for goods are transferred from company to company, but when certain overdue accounts cannot be collected, a sales representative may be assigned to secure the funds first. After all, the sales representatives' bonuses are gradually withheld by the company and are only re-issued after the payment is successfully recovered by the other party.

After checking the mobile banking text message on Xiaoyu's phone, Liu Xiaoyan and the others sneered. "Chen Zhidong, He Haoxuan has now successfully collected the payment for Green Fruit Company. What else do you have to say?"

"I, I—" Chen Zhidong turned his head to look at Li Dasong. "Director Song, didn't you say you'd help me figure out a way to crush He Haoxuan?"

"How was I supposed to know what was going on with Jia Dazhi? Could that female secretary of theirs have staged a mutiny?" Li Dasong cursed angrily.

Unwilling to stay here any longer, Liu Xiaoyan officially announced that He Haoxuan was the acting supervisor of Section Four, and then left with Deng Xi.

As for the company security guards, they had quietly slipped away at some point.

Seeing that they temporarily couldn't defeat He Haoxuan, Li Dasong and Chen Zhidong decided to clear out immediately.

Once outside, Chen Zhidong asked Li Dasong, "Director Song, what should I do now?"

"What else can you do? You are still a supervisor after all. Go back to the sales department and wait there. Keep a close eye on He Haoxuan for me. If he messes up anything, let me know immediately," Li Dasong said with a sinister expression.

As long as he held leverage over He Haoxuan, he could blackmail him. Then he could use He Haoxuan to deal with Li Qingying, which would be immensely satisfying.

"Understood, I'll watch He Haoxuan like a hawk," Chen Zhidong nodded secretly.

"By the way, didn't you say Liu Xiaoyan would back you up? Why did she switch sides at the last minute?" Li Dasong asked with a puzzled look.

"Sigh, I have no idea either. But I suppose He Haoxuan must have sold his body. Besides, he probably has some kind of relationship with that female secretary at Green Fruit Company. Does he think he can run amok just because he's somewhat decent-looking?" Chen Zhidong said bitterly and viciously.

Li Dasong nodded inwardly. "True. This He Haoxuan definitely has the makings of a gigolo. He must have some murky, indescribable relationship with Liu Xiaoyan."

Chen Zhidong cursed angrily, "He Haoxuan is truly shameless. No, I must spread the word in the sales department so everyone can see the true faces of He Haoxuan and Liu Xiaoyan."

Li Dasong shook his head and said, "There's no rush for that. Once you obtain solid evidence, hand it over to me, and I will handle it."

Hmph, as long as he held He Haoxuan's weakness, He Haoxuan would become his lapdog. Using He Haoxuan to deal with Li Qingying would make Li Qingying's life a living hell.

"Alright, I understand." Chen Zhidong nodded and left with Li Dasong.

Following Liu Xiaoyan back to the sales department, Deng Xi asked curiously, "Director, didn't you hate He Haoxuan? Why did you end up helping him?"

"I wasn't helping He Haoxuan; I was punishing a traitor first," Liu Xiaoyan said with a cold face.

"A traitor?" Deng Xi didn't react for a moment.

Liu Xiaoyan snorted coldly, "Chen Zhidong was supposed to be on our side, yet behind my back, he defected to Li Dasong. Don't you think he needs to be dealt with?"

"Ah, right. Li Dasong has always been at odds with the higher-ups above us, and the sales department originally falls under their jurisdiction. If they found out that someone under our management was causing trouble, they would definitely look down on us." Deng Xi finally understood what Liu Xiaoyan meant.

Liu Xiaoyan continued, "No matter how incompetent He Haoxuan is, he surely won't side with Li Dasong. Didn't you see it? That hotheaded He Haoxuan confronted Li Dasong directly. Given Li Dasong's personality, he will definitely make a move against He Haoxuan."

"Director, I get it now. You want He Haoxuan and Li Dasong to fight each other, which benefits us, right?" Deng Xi asked in surprise.

Liu Xiaoyan nodded and said nothing more.

The highest art of political maneuvering was to make your enemies fight each other rather than let them unite.

Once they battered each other into exhaustion, she would step in to reap the fisherman's profits.

Meanwhile, Section Four of the sales department was filled with cheers. Seeing Chen Zhidong driven away by He Haoxuan, Xu Yang and the others felt immensely liberated—they would no longer have to suffer under his tyranny.

"Fellow colleagues, let's pool our money and have dinner tonight to celebrate!" Xiaoyu suggested with a smile.

Such a thing had never happened in Section Four before. In other sections, colleagues would organize an AA-style group dinner at least once a month to build team cohesion.

However, everyone who had ended up in Section Four carried lingering resentment, or were newcomers burdened with poor performance and meager bonuses. How could they possibly be willing to spend money?

Besides, with that financial leech Chen Zhidong around, everyone had suffered deeply.

"Alright, let's chip in for dinner tonight," Xu Yang nodded in agreement.

Consequently, everyone felt they should celebrate for He Haoxuan, especially since it was his very first day on the job.

"How about this? I'll treat everyone. Xiaoyu, have a couple of people throw Chen Zhidong's things out, and make a list of everyone's uncollected payments. First thing tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to recover the debts," He Haoxuan said.

Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "Brother He, you only started working here yesterday and haven't even received your salary yet. Let us treat you instead. Anyway, with over twenty of us chipping in, it won't be too much per person."

Dining out at a restaurant nowadays was quite expensive. With over twenty people, even at a hundred yuan per person, they wouldn't be able to get much.

If He Haoxuan paid out of his own pocket, it would cost two to three thousand yuan.

For sales representatives like them with poor performance records, that was an extremely heavy burden.

"It's fine, Xiaoyu. Call and book a restaurant; we're going out for dinner tonight," He Haoxuan said nonchalantly.

Xiaoyu nodded and walked aside to make the reservation.

As soon as she finished, Xu Yang and a few other male colleagues had already carried Chen Zhidong's belongings out.

In truth, there wasn't much—just a few files. Embarrassed, Chen Zhidong had even asked others to help him move his things away.

Afterward, Xiaoyu went to organize the list of unpaid accounts assigned to everyone, preparing to sort them out and hand them over to He Haoxuan the next morning.