After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

The performance appraisal was very effective.

The entire Jinshuiwan project command center has been transformed, with all processes now running through the OA system, resulting in significantly improved efficiency.

Wu Zhiyuan was isolated.

He sat in his office, feeling isolated from the outside world. The middle managers who used to fawn over him now avoided him to protect their performance and bonuses, afraid of being dragged down by him.

Wu Zhiyuan looked at the to-do list on his computer screen, then at the approval processes in the system backend that had been completed rapidly without his intervention, and his face darkened.

This system gave Chen Pingfang the upper hand and also trapped Wu Zhiyuan.

Wu Zhiyuan grew increasingly anxious.

He began frantically reviewing the various rules and regulations of the command center, trying to find loopholes in these rules.

Finally, in the corner of a document, he found what he was looking for.

"...To cope with sudden emergencies or special procurements involving physical handover in person, the command center retains paper-based approvals as an emergency supplementary channel..."

Wu Zhiyuan's eyes lit up.

Paper-based approval.

This means there's a way to bypass the OA system. This is where he regained his financial approval authority.

Opportunities can come unexpectedly.

The following afternoon, the owner of a newly won steel supplier knocked anxiously on Wu Zhiyuan's office door.

"Deputy Commander Wu, you have to help us!"

The boss, looking distressed, pulled an invoice from his briefcase and carefully pushed it in front of Wu Zhiyuan. The amount on the invoice was ten million.

"To support the project, our company has advanced funds to procure a batch of special steel, which has already been delivered to the construction site. However, the warehousing procedures are too cumbersome, and online approval is slow. Our company is under great pressure in terms of cash flow... We hope you can make an exception and go through the paper-based process to pay us this amount first."

Wu Zhiyuan tapped his finger lightly on the invoice, without immediately expressing his opinion.

The supplier's boss was a smart man. He lowered his voice and started chatting casually, as if it were nothing more than casual conversation: "Sigh, it's really hard for kids to get into school these days. I heard that you, Deputy Commander Wu, are also worried about transferring your child to the city's key experimental primary school? To be honest, I have a relative in the education system. This matter... perhaps I can put in a good word for you."

He then changed the subject and pointed to the invoice on the table: "As long as you can help us solve this small payment problem, I guarantee I can get your child's school enrollment spot sorted out perfectly."

These words appealed to Wu Zhiyuan.

Wu Zhiyuan was suddenly jolted.

It solves personal problems and also allows us to establish our authority through this multi-million-dollar offline approval process—perfect.

Wu Zhiyuan remained expressionless. He accepted the invoice and material list, and said calmly, "Leave the documents here for now, I'll take a look."

After everyone left and the office door closed, Wu Zhiyuan's composure vanished instantly, replaced by a cold smile.

Chen Pingfang, do you think you can bind me with a system?

He wanted to prove to everyone in command that his power was real and capable of accomplishing what the system couldn't through an impeccable offline operation. This would bring those who were wavering back to his side.

Wu Zhiyuan specifically inquired and learned that Chen Pingfang was going to the city the next day to attend a full-day meeting and would not be at the command post.

He felt this was a good opportunity.

Wu Zhiyuan personally took the multi-million yuan invoice and the warehousing slip provided by the supplier to the construction site warehouse. He didn't get close, but just glanced at the pile of steel covered with tarpaulin from a distance, nodded in satisfaction, and turned to leave.

Wu Zhiyuan didn't carefully check the quantity and specifications of the steel, and he was unaware that as he turned around, Guo Xiaojun was taking a picture of him from a corner in the distance. All of this was a staged performance arranged by Chen Pingfang at Guo Xiaojun's behest.

The following afternoon, no sooner had Chen Ping left the command post than Wu Zhiyuan convened a meeting with the heads of the finance and procurement departments.

Wu Zhiyuan slammed the paper invoice on the conference table and said in an unquestionable tone, "This batch of special steel is urgently needed for the project. The supplier has already advanced the funds. In order to ensure the supply of materials for the project, we must handle this as a special case."

Wu Zhiyuan was the executive deputy commander-in-chief, and now there was a signed warehouse receipt as evidence. Although the department heads felt it was against the rules, under Wu Zhiyuan's insistence, they looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything, and all signed in the signature column.

Everything is ready.

Wu Zhiyuan took the signed approval form and returned to his office.

He closed the door, a smile on his face, and took the Parker pen from the pen holder, unscrewing the cap.

Wu Zhiyuan could almost see the look of awe and envy on the faces of the others in the command center after the money was successfully paid.

He took a deep breath and solemnly signed his name—Wu Zhiyuan—on the payment approval form worth tens of millions of yuan.

Wu Zhiyuan thought he had accomplished something great without anyone noticing, but little did he know that as he put pen to paper, a hidden camera in the potted plant in the office bookcase had recorded the entire scene and sent it to Guo Xiaojun's phone.

Almost at the same time, Guo Xiaojun's phone vibrated, receiving two words from Chen Pingfang.

"Close the net."

Guo Xiaojun immediately picked up a document that had been prepared beforehand, stood up, and walked quickly toward Wu Zhiyuan's office with a serious, businesslike expression on his face.

dong dong.

"Please come in." Wu Zhiyuan's voice still carried a hint of smugness.

Guo Xiaojun pushed open the door and walked straight to his desk.

"Deputy Commander Wu," Guo Xiaojun said calmly, "I just received a call from Director Chen instructing us that the situation is urgent and that we need to conduct an emergency inventory of all building materials in stock tonight."

Guo Xiaojun paused, his gaze falling on the approval form that Wu Zhiyuan had just signed, and added, "Especially this batch of special steel that was put into storage this afternoon, Director Chen specifically emphasized that you, as the leader in charge, need to go with us to the site to supervise and sign off on the inventory results."

Wu Zhiyuan's smug smile froze instantly.

His face went from flushed to deathly pale in an instant.

The hand holding the pen began to tremble slightly, uncontrollably.

The multi-million dollar invoice he had signed now seemed to him like something that would cost him his life.

He suddenly realized that the materials corresponding to this invoice had not been fully entered into the warehouse at all, and that the warehouse entry slip was fake from beginning to end.

This was a trap tailor-made for him, just waiting for him to jump in.

The struggle in the command center has been decided with the final stroke of his pen.