I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Chen Anrong's face was extremely pale. She opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

He had already anticipated the outcome when he arrived, but he didn't expect Su Chen to be so blunt and speak his mind directly.

These words were a huge blow to him.

He was unwilling to leave, so he sat opposite Su Chen, crossed his legs, and fell into deep thought.

Su Chen ignored him, opened a book, her eyes on the book but her mind elsewhere.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Anrong finally spoke.

“I know you have a problem with me, but I sincerely want to help you and work with you to broaden my horizons.”

This insincere explanation did not elicit any response from Su Chen. Su Chen seemed not to hear it and continued with his own affairs.

Chen Anrong continued to speak at length, spouting some high-sounding words, but she still couldn't move Su Chen.

Just then, Tang Yumo pushed open the door and entered.

Chen Anrong seemed to have found a scapegoat. She glared at Tang Yumo and accused him of coming in without knocking.

Tang Yumo snorted coldly and said indifferently, "I don't need to knock when I come here, but you should remember to knock when you come here, because your status is different from mine."

After he finished speaking, he deliberately nudged Chen Anrong with his elbow and said provocatively, "Have you finished talking about work? If you have, give me your seat. I have something to discuss with Su Chen."

Chen Anrong, of course, refused to leave and sat there without any motivation.

“I still have a lot to talk to him about. If you’re in a hurry, you can stand up and talk.”

Tang Yumo crossed her arms and walked straight to Su Chen's desk. There was a stool next to Su Chen's seat, so she pulled it out and sat down at the same level as Su Chen, scrutinizing Chen Anrong with the attitude of a superior.

"You go first. I'd like to hear what you have to say."

After he finished speaking, he added, "A while ago, there was a lot of talk in the base about how you and Wang Jianfeng were discussing work until the next day."

"Su Chen is very busy with work and doesn't have time to listen to your rambling. Hurry up and tell me."

Chen Anrong snorted and then brought up another matter.

He wasn't just doing nothing inside the starship; he inspected it.

Upon discovering that some areas were not stocked with any supplies, he asked Su Chen for his opinion on whether this unused space could be utilized to store some useful supplies.

In fact, every interstellar warship has a blank area.

This blank area was created by Su Chen on his own, because they were likely to encounter many planets during their journey.

In Su Chen's mind, they might go inside the planet and collect something.

These things need to be stored, so the space is reserved for storage.

There was no need to hide this from Chen Anrong. Su Chen was about to explain to him when Tang Yumo chuckled coldly and said in a mocking voice, "Of course we can see such a large space. Do you think only you can see it? There's a reason it's there. You don't need to ask about it."

"Is there anything else? If not, you can leave."

Chen Anrong gritted her teeth in anger, glared fiercely at Tang Yumo, and looked at Su Chen with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

Su Chen naturally sided with Tang Yumo and said helplessly, "He's right. That space is a backup we set aside, so you don't need to worry."

Chen Anrong didn't say anything more and stormed off, leaving Su Chen and Tang Yumo alone in the room.

Su Chen glanced at Tang Yumo and asked him what he was doing there.

Tang Yumo glanced at the doorway to make sure no one was outside before lowering her voice and saying, "We're about to set sail, and it's too dangerous for Chen Anrong to stay with us. I'd like to get rid of him."

Su Chen did not express any opinion.

They had already discussed this matter beforehand, and there was no problem in removing Chen Anrong through reasonable means.

However, extreme measures should not be used.

Since Tang Yumo said that about Su, Chen guessed that he wanted to use some extreme methods.

Sure enough, that was exactly what Tang Yumo meant.

Su Chen waved his hand, telling him not to even think about it.

There's no problem getting Chen Anrong to leave, but there must be a reasonable reason, and an explanation must be given to the higher-ups.

Tang Yumo pursed her lips and went back to figure out how to get rid of Chen Anrong.

After thinking it over, she came up with a solution.

Chen Anrong is now afraid of getting into trouble, so she doesn't go out much.

Tang Yumo thought to herself, how can you make a mistake if you don't do anything?
We still need to make him do things, and give him a lot of things to do.

He's prone to making mistakes in the heat of the moment, and if he manages to catch even the smallest error, he'll show no mercy.

The next day, he personally found Chen Anrong and called her into his office with a smile.

Because the two were of different ranks, Chen Anrong was unwilling to share a room with Tang Yumo, but since Tang Yumo was his superior, he could only let it go.

He arrived at Tang Yumo's office and sat down opposite her.

Tang Yumo smiled and placed a large stack of documents on the table. "You are someone the higher-ups greatly admire. I have a few things for you to do. Remember to handle them well."

"If anything goes wrong, I won't show you any mercy."

Tang Yumo made it very clear that he would deal with any mistakes that occurred.

On this point, Chen Anrong couldn't find any fault with it.

He picked up the documents and looked at them; there were several things he needed to do.

The first thing to do is to take inventory of the entire warehouse to ensure that all supplies and items are in place.

The second thing was to conduct a final inspection of the entire starship.

The third thing is more difficult to handle; some special materials are needed among the stockpiled supplies.

This material was already extremely rare, and now Tang Yumo asked him to find ten tons of it and transport them to the interstellar warship.

Chen Anrong felt that he could accomplish the first two tasks, and that they would also benefit him personally.

He can observe more details and information inside the starship.

But the third thing put him in a bit of a bind.

I thought about making an excuse, but I opened my mouth and then didn't say anything.

If he refuses this task, Tang Yumo probably won't let him do the other two either.

Most importantly, he could sense from Tang Yumo's attitude that she wouldn't give him a chance to refuse.

If he refuses, the man will likely find a reason to kick him out, so he has no choice but to comply.

After putting the documents away, Chen Anrong nodded reluctantly, "I'll do my best."

Upon hearing the words "do your best," Tang Yumo immediately started to make things difficult for her.

"I'm not asking you to do your best, but you absolutely must complete it."

"If you can't finish it, you don't need to stay here." After saying that, he didn't give Chen Anrong a chance to speak, and gently waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Chen Anrong returned to her office and convened a meeting with her colleagues to discuss how to proceed with these three matters.

The first two things were fine, and Chen Anrong assigned two trusted confidants to do them, instructing them to be extremely careful and not to make any mistakes.

We must do everything perfectly and not let Tang Yumo find any fault with us.

Then he began to study the third thing.

This matter isn't particularly difficult to explain.

Chen Anrong remembered that there should be some supplies from above, but he didn't want to ask for them.

Tang Yumo is in dire need of these things; if he asks his superiors for them, they might give them to him.

Isn't this exactly what's helping Tang Yumo?
Chen Anrong felt a deep and abiding hatred for Tang Yumo.

But if I don't help her, I won't be able to get past Tang Yumo.

Having no other option, he could only call his superiors to inquire whether they possessed such materials.

He was told that there were indeed some such materials, but his superiors were unwilling to provide them.

No matter what Chen Anrong said, the higher-ups just wouldn't agree.

Chen Anrong got a little angry and hung up the phone.

You asked me to come here to supervise Su Chen and the others, but now that I'm in trouble, you're unwilling to help. How am I supposed to supervise them?

If this matter cannot be resolved, they can simply kick me out.

Let's see what you do then.
Chen Anrong thought about it stubbornly, and then pondered other solutions.

I asked many friends if they had this material, but they all said no.

This kind of material is not something ordinary people can possess; it's impossible for private individuals to have it, as it's controlled by higher authorities.

A few days later, Tang Yumo called Chen Anrong to her office and asked him how things were going.

Chen Anrong said the matter was being handled, but he seemed somewhat troubled when the topic of materials came up.

"As far as I know, the higher-ups have some of this material, but I've already contacted them and they're unwilling to give it to me, so there's nothing I can do."

Tang Yumo rolled her eyes and said indifferently: "There's nothing I can do. You're supposed to be the deputy commander of the interstellar warship, right? If you can't even handle this simple matter, what's the point of keeping you around? I think you should just resign and go home."
Chen Anrong frowned, suppressing her anger, and said with a smile, "This is not my fault. Even you couldn't have gotten it."

Tang Yumo looked at him defiantly, "What will you say if I can get these materials?"

Chen Anrong sensed his provocation and knew what he meant.

After thinking it over carefully, Chen Anrong said, "If you can get your hands on this material, I'll resign and leave, okay?"

Tang Yumo smiled and said, "Okay, we'll see."

After saying that, he immediately made a phone call to his superiors.

Chen Anrong didn't listen because he knew that the higher-ups would definitely not give Tang Yumo any face.

As expected, Tang Yumo didn't get it either.

However, Tang Yumo was not in a hurry. He started contacting people and trying to get his hands on the supplies through various means.

Once they get their hands on these items, Chen Anrong will naturally leave.

Therefore, he specifically called Yuan Jingna and Wang Jianfeng to his office, talked to them about this matter, and asked them to use their connections to handle it.

This matter was not informed to Su Chen; it was mainly handled by Wang Jianfeng and a few others.

Ultimately, they used their extensive network of connections to acquire the supplies.

Tang Yumo was overjoyed to learn that the supplies had arrived on the planet and specially invited Chen Anrong to the airport.

Chen Anrong had no idea what Tang Yumo was up to, and she frowned as she looked at him.

After a long while, Chen Anrong couldn't hold back any longer and finally asked, "Why did you bring me here? Did you just want me to look at the airport?"

Tang Yumo pursed her lips and chuckled, "You haven't forgotten our promise, have you? I've already obtained those supplies, and they'll be delivered here soon. I hope you'll keep your word."

After saying that, Tang Yumo looked up at the sky.

Chen Anrong had a gloomy expression, wondering whether these words were true or false.
He soon found out that it was all true.

Because a starship had slowly appeared above his head, and soon after the starship docked at the airport.

As people began to transport the supplies out, Chen Anrong's spirits plummeted as she looked at the piles of supplies in front of her.

She was very angry about what was said above.

They wouldn't give it to me when I asked, but they gave it to Tang Yumo when she asked. Wasn't this pushing me into an abyss?
Is it even necessary for me to supervise myself?

He nodded dejectedly, watching Tang Yumo give instructions, and said nothing more.

Back in his office, he wrote a resignation letter and handed it to Tang Yumo.

Tang Yumo couldn't help but laugh when she saw the resignation letter. She immediately signed her name and accepted Chen Anrong's resignation.

Moreover, he sent Chen Anrong back to Earth in a very short time.

He didn't consult anyone; he directly dispatched an interstellar warship on his own personal orders to send Chen Anrong away.

After Chen Anrong returned to Earth, the people there asked him why he came back and questioned him about why he didn't insist on staying there.

Chen Anrong was too lazy to talk; just seeing them annoyed her.

Isn't it all because of them?

They even have the nerve to criticize themselves here.

The leader called Chen Anrong into his office and asked him why he had returned.

Before Chen Anrong returned, Tang Yumo returned his resignation letter and wrote down the reasons in writing.

Chen Anrong didn't say anything, but handed the two reports to the leader and told him to read them himself.

After reading it, the leader was at a loss for words.

This can't be blamed on Chen Anrong; they didn't give her the supplies, but instead gave them to Tang Yumo.

After a moment of contemplation, the leader said thoughtfully, "I'll call Tang Yumo again and see if I can get you to come back."

Chen Anrong hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. She had finally managed to get herself back to Earth; how could she possibly go back? It was simply unrealistic.

However, he didn't say anything.

Just as he expected, when the higher-ups called Tang Yumo, she refused very quickly and firmly, leaving no room for doubt or negotiation.

Without giving the person above a chance to speak again, Tang Yumo hung up the phone directly.

The next day, Su Chen directly ordered the five interstellar warships to set sail, effectively thwarting all the plans put forward above. (End of Chapter)