Am I destined to be cannon fodder? Unlock the system and lead the motherland

Chapter 96: Bai Lian's sister is making trouble again
After all, they had been eating "empty food" for half a year at the general manager's place, and they were so hungry that they were almost able to become immortals.

The salary is so low that I have to count even the instant noodles I eat.

Now, with the arrival of the new chairman, he not only swept away all the "pests" in the company, but also gave them a big transformation, jumping from "internship transparent" to "official members" and doubling their salary!

This is really great news, they don't have to consider leaving their jobs.

This feeling of happiness came so suddenly that I couldn't help but want to sing a song: "I finally waited for you, I'm glad I didn't give up!"

It seems that sometimes, life needs such a little unexpected "surprise" to make ordinary people like us feel the love in the world.

As for tomorrow’s weekly work report, well, with this motivation, I will work overtime even in my dreams tonight!
After all, who doesn’t want to smile brighter than a flower when receiving that heavy salary at the end of the month?

"Mr. Li, didn't you say that the joint resignation was just a formality and that none of us would be on the 'layoff list'? How did this become a reality?"

Now there are only 28 people who were fired, all of whom are the general manager's "family members". What kind of fate must it be that they can have a family gathering together even though they are on the layoff list!
As for Mr. Li, although he appeared calm on the surface, he felt unhappy inside.

He swallowed the "your mother" that was about to come out of his mouth and changed it to: "Everyone, don't panic, this is a company strategic adjustment, not the fault of Zhan."

Mr. Li thought to himself, "I don't want to do this either. Isn't this just being forced into a life of luxury? That Yun Huanling is determined to kick me off the throne and make me a frontline soldier? Humph, who does she think she is? Is she Sun Wukong descending to earth to rectify the situation?"

Thinking of the corruption incident, Mr. Li consoled himself: "They say 'If you don't work for yourself, you'll be punished by heaven and earth.' I'm doing this for the company's long-term development. How can a little 'flexible operation' affect the overall situation? It's a pity. These days, it's hard to do good deeds without leaving a name behind. It's even harder than climbing to the sky to hide something less than righteous!"

But on the surface, Mr. Li had to pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring: "Although we are in a precarious situation at the moment, remember, the darkness before dawn is always darkest. I, Li, will never abandon you, even if I am demoted to a small soldier."

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The secretary softly consoled him, "But Mr. Li, don't take it too personally. This is the prelude to our 'Phoenix Nirvana, Rebirth from the Ashes.' You see, countless heroes and great men in history have experienced setbacks. We should treat this as an 'incognito visit' to the grassroots level, experiencing the people's sentiments. A comeback in the future would be a true 'return of the king!'"

"Mr. Li, Yun Huanling is just an ignorant woman in the workplace. She laid off employees wantonly and laid off so many people at once. Is she planning to change the company's business to selling air to make money?"

"This is even more thrilling than stock market fluctuations, except this 'stock price' is plummeting! She's practically eating 'madness' as a daily meal."

And those colleagues who had jumped hand in hand into the "joint resignation pit" attended a "surprise party" without return tickets.

They had originally been thinking, "How can this big show of the company go on without us extras? No matter how arrogant Yun Huanling is, he wouldn't dare to wipe us out, right?"

As a result, Huan Ling turned out to be the "script killer" who made a big plot twist that surprised everyone.

Women are women after all. They seem to have failed to understand the true meaning of "unity is strength" and dare to uproot these "sources of profit".

The former is like participating in a competition without prizes, leaving empty-handed and having to pay out of pocket;

And those who stay until the end may be able to get a share of the "breakup soup".

It's like trying to teach a fish how to swim. They'll just stare blankly back at you: "What? What did you say? About water?"

Not to mention that they had formed a "secret alliance" with the general manager. Now, they have gone from being the "mastermind behind the scenes" to the "front-stage clown". The regret in their hearts has become a hot potato, making them regret it to the point of their intestines turning green.

So, these 28 warriors seemed to be collectively infected with the "repentance virus" at this moment. Standing in front of the general manager, the atmosphere was so depressing that it was almost freezing.

Their state of mind can be best described in the lyrics: "Ice-cold raindrops slapped mercilessly on their faces, and warm tears mixed with the cold rain."

The word "regret" was hanging over my mind. I lowered my head and even breathed cautiously, for fear that if I was not careful, I would be completely swallowed by this "torrent of regret".

General Manager, right now, his head is like a single-track player, with only one thought in mind: "Recruit people! Recruit people! Hurry and recruit my own army!"

He glanced at the twenty-eight "passersby who have become useless chess pieces." His eyes revealed not sympathy, but a subtle glimmer of "you are about to become a small footnote in my grand plan."

"Everyone, don't worry about making ends meet after losing your jobs. I've carefully selected your next job. While the salary and benefits there may not be comparable to here, it's still a place to stay. Whether you want to go or not, I won't force you."

There was unquestionable authority in his words, and a meaningful smile played at the corner of his mouth.

Then he gestured to the secretary beside him, asking him to take out a stack of sealed envelopes and hand them one by one to the palms of each person present.

"These envelopes contain the details of your new positions, as well as some additional benefits that I have secured for you."

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This general manager is simply the workplace version of "Sima Yi", and his thoughts are more complicated than the twists and turns of the world.

His move, which was to openly build a plank road while secretly attacking Chencang, seemed to be pushing people away, but in fact he was laying out his own "big chess game".

Why? Because he secretly acquired some shares in a company, sent someone there as an "undercover agent," and then slowly annexed the company and turned it into his own.

His ultimate dream?

Don’t be the general manager who bows and scrapes every day. If you want to be a general manager, be a chairman who is high above everyone else, holding great power and watching the ups and downs of life with a smile.

The little fat boy asked curiously: "I say, why don't you take action against the general manager who is the 'king of the company's pests'? He is obviously the culprit who is almost hollowing out the company's walls!"

[This guy has mastered the art of 'squeezing out profits' to perfection!]

Huan Ling smiled faintly, and her tone was as relaxed as if she was predicting that the weather would be good today.

That depends on when the fish takes the bait. "I have a plan. You know, firing him outright would be too easy on him. I'm waiting for him to dig his own grave so deep that the law can't help but intervene. Illegal profiteering? Plus a 'financial fraud premium edition', these charges sound like a VIP package tailor-made for him, and then I'll send him to court."

Xiaodun slapped his head and said, "Oh, I get it. You're playing the 'fat him up, then kill him' game! You're going to feed him until he's well-fed, then send him straight to court, and then, in a dramatic twist, send him straight to jail. This script is absolutely amazing!"

"That's right," Yun Huanling nodded, "He has absolute control over the company, thinking he's done it perfectly and his accounts are so clean they can serve as a mirror. Humph, little did he know that the day will come when the fox's tail will be exposed."

Before Yun Huanling took over the company, an investigation was launched, but unfortunately, few valuable clues were found. This general manager was extremely powerful within the company, and the methods he used to accumulate wealth were so sophisticated that they could be called "the ultimate in secrecy" and were astonishing.

However, this person was extremely cunning and handled the accounts so perfectly that even an outsider would find it difficult to find any loopholes.

At this point, Yun Huanling suddenly changed the subject: "So, little chubby detective, your mission is here! Collect all the little tricks of that big fox, every bit of evidence, and send them to me. We'll find an auspicious day and have the police make a surprise raid and arrest the guy directly. How about that? Exciting?"

The little fat boy was so excited that he almost jumped out of the screen.

[Haha, although I'm just a system, I've also scoured my knowledge of Earth law and understand that 'economic crimes are no joke'! The pace of the criminal case and the court trial await him. Now, not only will he have to face the lawsuit himself, but his descendants will also suffer the consequences. The road to becoming a civil servant has become an insurmountable chasm! I can only say that if you don't seek death, you won't die. This guy is completely asking for trouble!]

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At the same time, on the campus of Qingteng High School——

Yun Yimeng, a piano teacher specially hired by Qingteng High School, had just finished her class. As she walked out of the classroom, she overheard a student whisper, "I heard Yun Ximo is planning to return to the top student class."

"Have you heard? Yun Ximo is so overestimating herself that she actually wants to return to the top student class? Such courage is truly admirable!"

"Yes, she returned to school today. I saw her walk through the school gate with my own eyes."

"In the end, I hit a wall when I went to Teacher Ji Yisi, and then I went to the principal's office and made a scene, but it was still useless." Another classmate said, shaking his head.

"Yun Ximo, ah Yun Ximo, her grades are simply dismal. How dare she want to go back to the top class? I'm afraid she's living in a dream!"

"Speaking of which, she was able to get into the top student class thanks to backdoor connections and the connections of Teacher Yun Yimeng. Now that she has lost that protection, she still wants to get in? That's going to be difficult!"

"Perhaps, Teacher Yun Yimeng herself is disappointed in her. Knowing that her niece's grades are a mess, she doesn't want her to embarrass herself in the top-ranked class."

"That's right. Yun Ximo is Teacher Yun Yimeng's 'niece'. If her grades are poor, doesn't that indirectly reflect... ahem, stop, stop right now. We just need to know the truth."

The classmate changed the subject and cleverly avoided the word "embarrassing".

"If Yun Ximo really returns to the top-ranking class, our entire class will join forces and launch a campaign to 'protect the environment of the top-ranking class and refuse entry to garbage.' The entire class will work together to fight this 'foreign garbage'."

Yun Yimeng listened to these "vivid" conversations, and her red lips inadvertently curled up, outlining a subtle smile of watching a good show.

After the students left one after another, Yun Yimeng showed a strange smile on his face, and then walked into a sparsely populated corridor, accompanied by the occasional sound of wind in the distance.

Taking out her cell phone from her handbag, she skillfully dialed Shi Heshen's number, her tone gentle but filled with complicated emotions.

"He Shen, have you heard? Ximo is back to school today."

She sighed softly and continued, "She still wants to return to the top class, but reality is always much more bleak than dreams. I really can't help her. Ji Yisi is a fair and strict person, and he doesn't buy into her grades. It's really getting more difficult."

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On the other end of the phone, Shi Heshen involuntarily put down the document he was reviewing after hearing this. His eyes swept across the various documents on the desk, and finally stopped at a vague point, with a look of surprise and deep thought in his eyes.

"Oh? She hasn't given up yet. She actually wants to return to the top class and even came to you?"

Yun Yimeng hesitated slightly on the other end of the phone, as if weighing the weight of each word before answering, "She... took the matter to the principal's office."

"headmaster?"

A month ago, Qingteng High School unexpectedly welcomed a new principal, Principal Shen.

This appointment was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, leaving Shi Heshen greatly surprised and puzzled.

Especially considering Principal Shen's extraordinary academic background and extensive influence in the industry, his arrival undoubtedly casts a mysterious and glorious cloak over this historic high school.

Shi He couldn't understand why such a prominent figure in all walks of life would choose to work in a high school.

Normally, Yun Ximo acts recklessly and never considers the consequences of her actions, so the Yun family has to clean up the mess for her many times.

What's worse is that she had a feud with the Qin family before. Regarding this matter, Shi Heshen did not stand on Yun Ximo's side. He believed that Qin Chen was not at fault.

After all, how could Qin Chen's background be comparable to Yun Ximo's?

This was a trivial matter, but Yun Ximo insisted on making a big fuss about it. How childish! You know, among wealthy families, harmonious coexistence is the most precious thing.

"That's true." Yun Yimeng looked confused. "He Shen, but it's really inappropriate to alarm Principal Shen just because of such a small matter. After all, I, your aunt, am powerless to help, otherwise she wouldn't have asked Principal Shen for help. Moreover, Principal Shen is such a person of such status, how could Yun Ximo easily meet him?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Heshen rubbed his temples in annoyance. Yun Ximo had been restless on her first day of school, but his words remained gentle, "Yimeng, don't worry about her. This isn't your responsibility. Ultimately, it's her own poor grades and lack of ability."

"I understand." Yun Yimeng responded softly, "If you have time, you should go see her. She will definitely be very happy to see you."

(End of this chapter)