Officialdom: Reborn in the 90s, all I want to do is quit my job and make money.

Another one knelt down.

This kneeling is even more ruthless than Xiao Peng's!

"Thump!"

Xiao Liu really put in all his strength, and his kneecap slammed solidly into the terrazzo floor.

The dull thud made Lin Yu feel pain for him.

The knees of the trousers even ripped open with a "rip".

He moved extremely quickly, giving no one time to react, and followed Xiao Peng's example by lunging forward.

Instead of grabbing Lin Yu's legs, he clearly targeted the metal leg of the executive chair under Lin Yu's buttocks!

"Advisor Kobayashi!"

Xiao Liu's shout was hoarse and strained, and his pitch was eight octaves higher than Xiao Peng's!

"Our Han River can live without Li Dakang, but it absolutely cannot live without you!"

Good guy!

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang was not angry at all; instead, his face flushed red, and he even felt a little proud.

Xiao Liu cried even harder, wiping his snot and tears directly onto the chair legs.

"If the comrades in Xigang are facing difficulties, does that mean we in Hanjiang are not?"

"Li Xiangqian's hair is almost all gone, but our Mayor Li has already gone bald! Now his head is so shiny he doesn't need a flashlight at night! To pay the city's workers' wages, he painfully sold all his treasured stamps!"

"At the awards ceremony a couple of days ago, his blood pressure got so high that it spiked to 180, and he fainted on the spot! The doctors said that with his health, any further shock might have been fatal! But the first thing he asked when he woke up was whether your plan had been approved!"

"If you get poached by Xigang, it's not just undermining someone, it's killing them! Our Hanjiang region will truly collapse!"

"I'll kneel here until I die! I absolutely won't let you leave!"

This move not only played the victim, but also dragged his own boss into the mess.

The entire conference room fell silent.

What kind of nonsense is this?

The ultimate showdown between secretaries?

The two kneeling men are the secretary to the mayor of Hanjiang and the secretary to the mayor of Xigang, both confidants of their respective bosses.

But the person they were kneeling to was not a superior, nor a big shot, but a young man who had only been in the system for a little over a month and whose mind was full of thoughts of resigning and running away.

This scene is too embarrassing to look at.

Lin Yu huddled in the chair, feeling like he was about to lose sight of the world.

Seeing his secretary's desperate attitude, Li Dakang's previously dark face immediately brightened.

He even gave Xiao Liu an approving look.

it is good!

That young Liu is promising! Well done!

You want to compete in shamelessness? I'm asking you, do you think Xigang is convinced?

If you, Li Xiangqian, can be a dog, then I, Li Dakang, can be even more of a dog than you!

On the other side, Li Xiangqian's smile froze completely when he saw the opponent who had suddenly appeared on the ground.

Oh shit!

It's rolled up!

Are people now so competitive that even kneeling to beg for people is becoming a battleground?!

In the main seat, Governor Zhao Dagong, holding a thermos, was shaking with barely suppressed laughter.

Today, Liang Wenyuan truly experienced the joy of life! He was fucking happy!

……

at last.

Zhang Jianmin couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that if this farce continued, the meeting wouldn't be able to continue today.

He coughed loudly, breaking the absurdity.

"Advisor Kobayashi, what do you think... you should just agree?"

In his view, Lin Yu had no reason to refuse, nor any room to refuse.

With things escalating to this point, with both mayoral secretaries kneeling there and the provincial governor watching with interest, the matter was no longer under his control.

We have to manage it, whether we want to or not.

It's better to go with the flow and have a win-win situation for everyone.

……

Lin Yu understood Zhang Jianmin's meaning, of course.

But he just couldn't swallow his anger!

Why should I?!

I was reborn, and all I want to do is quit my job and start my own business to earn a small fortune!

Why is it that now everyone wants to take advantage of me? Everyone wants to come to me for some kind of folk remedy?

Oh, right.

The culprit behind all of this is that old fox Liang Wenyuan!

Then there's that old bastard Li Dakang!

And those two scoundrels, Li Datou and Wang Jianguo, who sold me out!

Now, damn it, there's another Li Xiangqian!

You bunch of scoundrels! Bastards! Old Six!

It's all your fault!

Destroy it already, I'm tired.

……

Time passed, second by second.

A slight chill crept into the cheerful atmosphere of the meeting room.

As noon approached, the sunlight streaming in through the window became quite dazzling.

Lin Yu finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He resigned himself to his fate and slid off the chair.

He first glanced at Zhao Dagong, who was smiling broadly in the main seat, then swept his gaze over Li Dakang and Li Xiangqian, who were eyeing him menacingly, as well as Director Luo and Zhang Jianmin, who looked like they were saying, "You'd better agree already."

Finally, his gaze fell on Xiao Liu and Xiao Peng, who were still kneeling on the ground, shamelessly throwing caution to the wind.

"well……"

A long sigh, filled with bitterness and grievance.

"Tell me about it."

"What's the situation in Xigang?"

Lin Yu slumped into the chair, leaning back at a 45-degree angle, staring blankly at the ceiling with utter despair.

Don't look down, or tears will fall.

Resignation letters can drift away.

Seeing his half-dead state, Zhao Dagong, Director Luo, and their group exchanged knowing glances, barely able to suppress their laughter.

Take a look.

Look at this kid, he's clearly incredibly annoyed inside, but he insists on putting on an air of being in complete control.

That's hilarious! This kid's a real character!

……

Upon hearing that Lin Yu had finally relented, Xiao Peng on the ground immediately perked up.

He even took a moment to glance smugly at Xiao Liu beside him.

You little punk, trying to mess with me?

You're still too green!

He quickly cleared his throat, and without even bothering to stop himself from kneeling on the ground, he began to explain rapidly, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

"Advisor Kobayashi! It's like this!"

"Our Xigang City is actually a trading city with a very advantageous geographical location!"

"We have a railway hub, a major artery connecting north and south! We are also located right next to the Yangtze River, with our own inland river port!"

Xiao Peng became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he were introducing a family heirloom.

"Logically speaking, a city like ours, with railways and ports, should absolutely not lack funding or economic policies!"

"But unfortunately, these past few years have been the perfect time..."

At this point, his voice lowered again, becoming choked with sobs.

"Economic transformation, state-owned enterprise reform—a large number of old state-owned enterprises in Xigang that relied on railways and ports for their livelihood are all...all of them are failing!"

"Workers are being laid off in droves, and they're even going hungry!"

"The city has tried many methods, such as attracting investment and building development zones, but the results have been poor! When foreign investors hear that we have so many laid-off workers and such a heavy historical burden, they shake their heads like rattle-drums, and no one is willing to come!"

"Our mayor, our Mayor Li, is so worried about this that he can't sleep at night and has lost twenty pounds!"

"That's why we want to invite you to come and show us, the millions of people in Xigang, the way forward!"

With tears streaming down his face, Xiao Peng finally finished explaining Xigang's predicament.

The entire conference room fell silent once again.

All eyes were once again focused on the young man gazing up at the ceiling.

Lin Yu remained in that position.

However, the corner of his mouth was twitching uncontrollably.

Railways? Ports? State-owned enterprise reform? Mass layoffs?

I rely on!

This is fucking... this familiar recipe, this familiar taste...

His heart, riddled with wounds, was completely transformed into a QR code by this authentic "Dongbai Past" nostalgic script.

Scan it now, and you'll see it's filled with countless "masks of pain".