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“I understand what you said. To be honest, I felt really bad after hearing what you said on the phone.”

"Then that's settled! Let's go to Beiling together."

Seeing that Gao Qilin also knew, Zhong Xiaoai looked very confused, not understanding why Gao Qilin had stopped her.

"But have you ever thought about what we can do after we get there, given Zhao Dong's current status? Besides seeing your father and saying a few words, what useful things can we say?"

"This……"

Upon hearing these words, Zhong Xiaoai froze on the spot.

Since Gao Qilin has hit all the nail on the head, all they can do now is visit him; there's nothing else they can do.

Seeing that Zhong Xiaoai had already reacted, Gao Qilin continued:

"What we're doing now is planning everything so that when your father comes back, we can get rid of those two bastards, Zhao Ruilong and Zhao Dong, together. What do you think?"

"You're right. All we can do now is try to get rid of these two people."

After Gao Qilin finished speaking, Zhong Xiaoai finally came to her senses and was no longer as excited as before. Instead, she and Gao Qilin began to discuss how to deal with Zhao Ruilong.

After all, Zhao Ruilong is easier to deal with than Zhao Dong.

Meanwhile, Professor Zhong was still organizing the documents in his hands.

Although these documents were easy to organize, there were simply too many of them, forcing him to work through the night to complete the task.

At his advanced age, staying up all night would be utterly dangerous for Mr. Zhong.

But Zhong Lao knew that everything he had was related to the country and could not be taken lightly, so he still rushed out overnight.

Because Mr. Zhong hadn't slept all night, he was particularly listless the next day.

Although all the documents had been organized, I no longer had the strength to hand them over to Zhao Dong.

"It's still early, let's take a nap and get ourselves in a better state first."

Faced with this situation, Mr. Zhong decided to take a rest, but just as he closed his eyes, a voice urging him to rest came from the other end of the phone.

"What's going on with you? Didn't I tell you to bring me the documents this morning? So much time has passed, and I still haven't seen the drafts you sent. Are you perhaps thinking of retiring early because you don't want to continue working here?"

"I just finished organizing the documents. Please wait a moment, and I will send them over right away. It won't delay your work."

Faced with Zhao Dong's urging, Old Zhong immediately adopted a very respectful demeanor. After he finished speaking, he neatly organized the documents in his hand and handed them over to the other party.

Although Mr. Zhong had been busy all night, he was still scolded by Zhao Dong when he delivered the medicine.

"Older people are slower at doing things. If I had let some younger people do it, these documents would have been delivered to me long ago, without me having to chase them up..."

After hearing Zhao Dong's words, Elder Zhong was very dissatisfied, after all, Zhao Dong had invited him to this meeting.

If he hadn't been invited, he'd probably still be at home right now.

However, Zhao Dong's position was higher than his own, so Zhong Lao couldn't say anything in response to his words and could only nod with a forced smile.

This scene was witnessed by all the officials present. They could tell that Zhao Dong was targeting him, but no one dared to do anything about it.

However, Zhao Dong didn't pay attention to those things and directly picked up the documents that Zhong Lao had compiled and began to read them.

However, after watching for a while, he frowned and couldn't help but complain:

"What kind of mess is this? Is this what you call organizing? Let me tell you, even a recent graduate could probably do a better job."

After saying this, Zhao Dong threw the documents on the ground without any hesitation.

Thousands of sheets of paper scattered in the air and soon fell to the ground.

Those documents were all extremely important. Upon seeing this, Elder Zhong quickly picked them up, fearing that Zhao Dong's actions would delay the country's 2.8-year mission.

However, after picking up those documents, he still carefully looked at the documents he had organized.

Although he stayed up all night to organize it, he didn't treat it carelessly, and there were no problems with what he organized.

This puzzled Elder Zhong greatly, so he asked:

"There's nothing wrong with these documents, why did you throw them all on the floor?"

"No problem at all? You mean I misjudged you?"

When Zhong Lao talked back to him, Zhao Dong showed a very impatient expression.

Chapter 398 Direct Threat

After he finished speaking, he snatched the documents back again, but this time he didn't look at them. Instead, he distributed all the documents to the people present.

"Professor Zhong said that the documents were organized without any problems, but to me they look full of issues. I don't know if it's my problem or his, so I would appreciate it if you could help me take a look."

Upon hearing Zhao Dong's words, those present immediately understood his meaning. They glanced at him, then displayed expressions of disdain, and began to say:

"What kind of mess is this? I can't even look at it."

"I think even my school-aged child could have done a better job tidying this up. This is just too bad."

“Mr. Zhong, we know you are getting old and we have entrusted you with many things. That is what we should do, but what we are entrusting you with are matters of national importance. Just because you are 16 years older, do you think you can treat things so casually?”

Those people pointed at Elder Zhong and began to criticize him, and the scene was filled with curses.

"I……"

Seeing their comments, Elder Zhong wanted to explain, but they were a group of people, and he didn't know how to start. The words stuck in his throat.

Zhao Dong, who was standing to the side, felt that things had been done enough, so he played the good guy and quickly stepped forward to stop them.

"I just showed you this document, why are you criticizing Professor Zhong? He's so old, it's already very kind of him to help us organize these documents, why are you still criticizing him?"

After Zhao Dong finished speaking, the room fell silent instantly, and no one said another word.

Looking at them, those who had just been criticizing Elder Zhong actually showed sympathy in their eyes. It was clear that they didn't want things to be this way, but Zhao Dong's full strength was holding them back.

Old Zhong knew their difficulties, so he didn't argue with them. Faced with Zhao Dong's constant harassment, he could only lower his head.

"Since everyone has noticed the problem, it's true that my organization was inappropriate. I'm sorry for causing you trouble. But please rest assured, I will reorganize those documents right away so as not to delay the meeting."

After saying that, Mr. Zhong walked to their side and took the documents from their hands one by one.

After collecting the documents, he prepared to leave, but before he reached the door, he was called back again.

"Stop! Did I tell you to leave? Didn't I tell you yesterday that we need these documents for today's meeting? You took them with you now, what are we supposed to use for the meeting? Are we supposed to hold a meeting out of thin air?"

"But if I don't take them, how am I supposed to organize these documents? I can't expect you to bring these documents to meetings."

Faced with Zhao Dong's difficult questioning, Zhong Lao immediately responded, appearing bewildered.

Although it was just a casual remark by Elder Zhong, it left Zhao Dong speechless for a moment.

However, he still maintained an air of superiority, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, he pointed at Elder Zhong and said:

"You come here right now! So, according to you, that incident was still my fault?"

"Of course not."

Although Zhao Dong kept trying to threaten him, Old Zhong still maintained a humble yet assertive demeanor.

This is not the effect Zhao Dong wanted to see at all.

Seeing that things hadn't met his expectations, Zhao Dong became extremely angry, pulled him close, and whispered:

"Let me tell you, I have the authority to transfer you now. I advise you to be more careful in your work. If I'm unhappy one day, do you think you'll still stay in the same place?"

"I did everything you asked me to do. Although I didn't achieve the results you wanted, I tried my best. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Despite Zhao Dong's threats, Old Zhong remained calm and didn't take Zhao Dong's words to heart at all.

This left Zhao Dong speechless for a moment.

　767 Looking up, Zhao Dong realized that he might have lost face in front of Elder Zhong.

Face was what he cared about most, so in this situation he said again:

"Don't think I don't know you helped Gao Qilin. His affairs have nothing to do with you. I advise you not to interfere anymore. If I find out again, it's not impossible for me to exile you to some desolate place."

After Zhao Dong finished speaking, he showed a smug look on his face, because he knew that as long as he explained the current situation clearly, Elder Zhong would naturally be in a very difficult position.

Just as he had expected, after hearing what he said, Elder Zhong hesitated. However, after a short while, his expression returned to calm, and he continued:

“I’ve been helping him for so long, and I didn’t expect you to only find out now. It seems your information network isn’t very good either.”

"you……".

Chapter 399 The Power Begins to Unleash

Zhao Dong never expected that Elder Zhong would start to fight back at this time, leaving him speechless for a moment.

"If you want to take action against me, that's fine, but you'd better think things through before you do it. I'm a veteran cadre of the country. If you transfer me around arbitrarily, the higher-ups will definitely investigate. And if they find out something, it probably won't do you any good, will it?"

Upon hearing what Elder Zhong said, Zhao Dong was at a loss for words and stood there stunned, remaining silent for a long time.

"Of course, you can disregard all of this and just get rid of me, but you should also know that I'm not the only one opposing you. There's also my daughter and that son-in-law. You should have seen them; they're quite capable. Do you think they'll let you go after I die?"

These things were nothing to be ashamed of for Zhong Lao, so he raised his voice as loud as he could when he said them, as if afraid that the people present would not be able to hear him.

Seeing that so many officials knew about his family's affairs, Zhao Dong's face turned red instantly, and he kept pointing his finger at Old Zhong, but he didn't say a word.

"Since you've already said so much, there's no need to hold back anymore. Just say what you want to say. Everyone is here right now, so we can all be witnesses and let everyone judge who is right and who is wrong in this matter."

Seeing Zhao Dong so angry, Old Zhong looked quite satisfied and continued to retort to Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong was completely at a loss for words after being rebuked by Elder Zhong. He looked up and around and found that everyone was staring at him.