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Chen Ping sat comfortably in his office, looking through the gaps in the blinds at the brightly lit, bustling temporary prefabricated house. He picked up the enamel teacup on the table and gently blew on it.

Wang Qiang and his joint inspection team, who had come with great momentum to cause trouble, are now completely trapped and can only follow the project's pace.

The atmosphere in the temporary prefabricated meeting room was tense.

Wang Qiang's hand, holding the pen, hovered in mid-air, his fingertips turning slightly white from the force. Beads of sweat seeped from his forehead and slid down his cheeks.

The chief engineer's words, "We'll take responsibility together," weighed heavily on his mind.

His mind was a complete mess. If he signed, he and the joint inspection team would be held responsible for any quality issues that arose with the Jinshuiwan project—it was all in black and white, there was no denying it. But if he didn't sign, the label of "blocking a key provincial project" would be firmly pinned on him.

boom!

Wang Qiang slammed his pen on the table, making a loud noise. His face darkened as he scanned the chief engineer and the group of project managers in front of him.

"Our responsibility is to supervise and inspect! Why should we approve your own implementation documents? This is an attempt to shirk responsibility!" Wang Qiang's voice was loud.

The law enforcement officers behind him, upon hearing this, all felt that what the bureau chief said made sense.

Just when Wang Qiang thought he had found a breakthrough, Chen Pingfang's voice came from the doorway.

"Director Wang."

Chen Ping walked in.

Chen Ping didn't look at anyone else, walked directly to Wang Qiang, and placed the white paper on green construction standards on the table.

He tapped his finger on the document: "Director Wang, section 4.2.7 of the white paper clearly states that for the construction procedures with the highest risk, the on-site supervisor and the resident oversight unit must jointly sign off before proceeding to the next stage. This is a rule that we reported to the city and included in the tender documents when our project was initiated."

He took another copy from his assistant and placed it in front of Wang Qiang. The top of the document had the official red header of the Municipal Party Committee Office.

"Furthermore, the Municipal Party Committee Office just issued a document last month requiring full-process control over key projects." Chen Pingfang's tone was very calm. "Director Wang, you are the leader of the joint inspection team sent by the city. Being stationed here means you are the last line of defense for the quality and safety of our project. We dare not start construction without your signature. This is to be responsible for the project and to implement the requirements of the Municipal Party Committee."

Wang Qiang's face turned grim as he looked at the two documents written in black and white.

Chen Pingfang's words had blocked all his escape routes. His refusal to sign meant he was not fulfilling his on-site supervisory duties. If the project was delayed as a result, the responsibility would fall squarely on Chen Pingfang's shoulders, firmly placing it on Wang Qiang and the entire joint inspection team.

The law enforcement officers he brought exchanged glances, their earlier ease vanishing instantly. They realized then that they had been bound by the rules and regulations imposed upon them by the other side.

Wang Qiang was caught in a dilemma, his chest heaving violently.

He knew that he had to sign today, whether he wanted to or not.

Wang Qiang gritted his teeth, picked up his pen again, and signed his name on document after document. But he was seething with anger, so he deliberately read very slowly, going over each word over and over again. He could spend ten minutes reading a simple application for fire, trying to slow down the entire project in this way.

Chen Pingfang saw through his thoughts, but his expression didn't change.

He turned around and whispered a few instructions to his assistant beside him.

A moment later, Guo Xiaojun led in a dozen or so young people wearing new work uniforms and intern technician badges around their necks. Each of them carried a folder, their eyes filled with curiosity.

"Director Wang, you've worked hard!" Guo Xiaojun introduced them warmly. "These are newly assigned college graduates who aren't quite familiar with the standards in our white paper yet. Director Chen specifically instructed them to come and learn from you and the inspection team's experts on-site!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an intern wearing glasses stepped forward and respectfully handed a form to Wang Qiang: "Director Wang, the fire sandbox in area A-3 of the third work zone should be placed at an angle of 15 degrees according to regulations. The actual measurement on site is 17 degrees. We have completed the rectification. This is the rectification confirmation form, which needs your signature for review."

As soon as Wang Qiang finished signing, another intern immediately followed up: "Director Wang, this is the application for the flashing frequency of the tower crane's nighttime warning lights in the second construction area. The white paper stipulates 60 to 65 times per minute. You are experienced; do you think 60 times is more noticeable, or 62 times is more in line with safety regulations? We'll follow your advice!"

"Director Wang, this is the torque verification record for the bolts at the scaffolding connections. Could you please provide some guidance?"

"Director Wang, the document doesn't specify whether to use red or yellow insulating tape for the temporary power lines. Could you please advise?"

Wang Qiang was completely stunned.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so interns surrounded him and his fifty-odd subordinates.

Requesting permits for hot work, confirming the font of safety slogans, reporting the number of times water is sprinkled to reduce dust at midday... these are all trivial matters, but they are all in accordance with regulations and must be handled.

The inspection team members were completely separated, with two or three eager interns surrounding each of them, taking turns to ask them questions 24 hours a day.

They didn't even have a chance to cause trouble at the construction site, or even a moment to take a nap. The files in the temporary office piled up higher and higher, and Wang Qiang felt like he had become the full-time manager and senior nanny of the construction site.

The news spread quickly across the construction site.

The workers, who were frowning just a few days ago, now couldn't help but cover their mouths and hide in a corner to laugh when they saw those once arrogant law enforcement officers, each with dark circles under their eyes, being chased by several interns asking how long the safety helmet straps should be.

After working for almost 48 hours straight and signing thousands of trivial documents, Wang Qiang finally couldn't hold on any longer.

When an intern approached him again with a request for his approval regarding the frequency of flushing in the temporary toilets at the construction site, looking very sincere, Wang Qiang suddenly stood up, swept the document to the ground, and roared:

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

The entire temporary office fell silent instantly.

Everyone watched as Wang Qiang lost control.

Chen Ping stood at the window of his second-floor office, quietly watching everything happening inside the prefab house through the gaps in the blinds.

He calmly picked up the enamel teacup on the table and took a sip of water.

……

Office of the Director of the Municipal Safety Supervision Bureau.

As soon as Wang Qiang returned to his territory, he locked the door and could no longer contain his anger. He slammed his fist on the desk, making the teacup vibrate.

He leaned back in his chair, panting heavily, and went through the events of the past two days and one night from beginning to end.

He lost, lost everything.

Inside the construction site, that guy surnamed Chen used a set of standards stricter than the national standards, along with surveillance cameras that covered every nook and cranny, to create a legally impenetrable shell. Within this shell, no matter how many people he sent to inspect or how many documents they signed, he was ultimately the one who bore the responsibility.

No, we have to start from the outside!

Find a place where Chen Ping has no jurisdiction, a tough spot with laws and regulations clearly defined!

Wang Qiang's mind raced, and suddenly, an idea popped into his head.