"How is Elder Ni?" Huang He knocked on the door of a rather simple house, carrying a bag of gifts. An equally modest old woman opened the door. Upon seeing Huang He, her expression became awkward. Then, noticing the thick bandages wrapped around Huang He's arm, her expression turned to one of shame.
"He's locked himself in his room. He won't come out even when I call him for meals!" the old woman sighed. "Actually, Mr. Huang, our old man really hasn't managed that many affairs. He just focuses on research and has never thought about other things!"
"I know. Please continue calling me Xiao Huang. In front of you, I will always be a junior!" Huang He nodded quickly and said sincerely, "That's why I've come. I want to talk to Elder Ni and resolve everyone's issues!"
"Then I'll tell him, but whether he's willing to see you, I can't control!" The old woman let Huang He in and then knocked on the bedroom door, announcing Huang He's arrival.
Expecting Elder Ni to throw a tantrum and refuse visitors, they were surprised when the bedroom door opened directly. Elder Ni walked out, saw Huang He sitting on the sofa, and immediately asked, "Is your injury serious?"
"It's nothing, just some flesh wounds!" Huang He replied with a smile.
"That's good!" Ni Guangnan nodded, then looked at his wife and said, "I'm having Mr. Huang stay for dinner today. Go buy groceries at Huarun Supermarket!"
"Huarun is in another district. You want me to..." The old woman was about to get angry, then remembered something and quickly said, "Alright, I'll go right away. I won't be back until seven or eight in the evening at the earliest!"
With that, the old woman left, leaving only Huang He and Ni Guangnan in the house.
"Elder Ni, are you still angry?" Huang He asked.
"I was quite angry, but after reading the email you sent me last night, and after thinking about it all night, I'm not as angry anymore," Ni Guangnan sighed. "You were just doing what a businessman should do. I shouldn't be angry with you!"
"This isn't just what a businessman should do; it's what any normal person would do!" Huang He sighed.
"Mr. Huang, can you honestly tell me if that gunshot was something you arranged?" To everyone's surprise, Ni Guangnan directly asked a core question that would make others feel terrified.
"It was half and half!" Huang He answered without hesitation. "That foolish fellow named Leng Jingmo wasn't arranged by me. I didn't intend to get shot. However, upon seeing him call security because he didn't recognize me, I decided to go with the flow and had someone shoot me."
"I didn't expect this guy's marksmanship to be so terrible. He was supposed to graze my skin, but he actually hit my arm. Not only did I pass out, but this arm will be useless for at least ten to half a month!" Huang He said, grinning.
"Aren't you afraid that this bad marksman would have shot you in the chest?" Ni Guangnan asked exasperatedly.
"No, he's the champion of the national shooting competition, and his entire family works for Jiangnan Group. He wouldn't dare aim that poorly... besides, these rubber bullets can't kill anyone!" Huang He said, grinning.
"Was it necessary to use such a tactic?" Ni Guangnan glanced at Huang He. "If you were dissatisfied with me, you could have just issued an order, and I would have left. You didn't need to sacrifice your arm! Do you think I would cling to the position of a research institute director?"
"You're mistaken if you say that. If I were truly dissatisfied with you, I wouldn't have used such a tactic to deal with you, nor would I have removed you directly. Instead, I would have promoted you, making you the Chief Engineer of the entire Jiangnan Group from your position as the Director of the Jiangnan Optoelectronics Research Institute."
"Then, I would have held a grand appreciation gala, with all the researchers from the institute attending, each presenting a program. We would have sung and danced together to thank you for your contributions to the Jiangnan Optoelectronics Research Institute over the years, and finally, you would have gone to the Jiangnan Group headquarters to conduct research in a dignified manner."
"Instead of making you go home and sulk with just a few words, like now!" Huang He said with a smile.
"You truly are wasted if you don't go into politics..." Ni Guangnan was rendered speechless by Huang He's words and only managed to grumble after a long while.
However, a thought quickly surfaced. Ni Guangnan had always believed that Huang He was dissatisfied with him and had orchestrated this "Zhou Yu attacking Huang Gai" charade to remove him.
But hearing Huang He's words now, it seemed Huang He hadn't done this solely for him. Then, what was it for?
Ni Guangnan looked at Huang He with a puzzled expression. Huang He understood and said very directly, "I'm not targeting you alone, nor do I have objections to you alone. It's the entire Jiangnan Optoelectronics Research Institute that I'm very unhappy with. I intend to carry out sweeping reforms throughout the entire institute, and I need to 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey' first!"
"Gasp..." Ni Guangnan inhaled sharply, his heart turning cold. He was once again shocked by Huang He's methods.
If Huang He was dissatisfied with him, he could have received infinite glory and a promotion.
But if he was dissatisfied with others, then he would be the unlucky one, the first "chicken" to be killed. This difference in treatment made Ni Guangnan feel the absurdity and humor of the situation once again.
However, Ni Guangnan himself didn't care much about this. What truly made Ni Guangnan feel fear was a period of time that he had never wanted to recall.
This made Ni Guangnan somewhat fearful. He immediately said anxiously, "Xiao Huang, Mr. Huang, are you perhaps trying to follow in that person's old path? You absolutely must not do such a thing, as it will have endless repercussions. You absolutely cannot do this!"
"Who is that person?" Mr. Huang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Are you talking about Old Liu? Hey, you can't say that. Old Liu and his company are doing very well now."
"He himself has retired to the second line and handed over the company to his most capable disciple to manage. He lives a carefree life every day. It is said that he plans to establish a lakeside university to cultivate more commercial talents for the country!"
"And his company is thriving. A few years ago, they even acquired iB..."
"Then why are you trying to disrupt the research center that I painstakingly built? Do you know how much hardship and effort I put in to give the research center its current research capabilities? Now you're telling me you want to conduct a major overhaul of the entire research center. I'm afraid that with your intervention, the entire research center will lose all its morale!" Ni Guangnan said anxiously.
The direct phone call reached Mr. Huang's ears, but he coldly smiled and said, "You're afraid the morale will be lost? In my opinion, there's no morale left in the entire research institute to begin with. Why should I be afraid of it scattering?"
"No morale left?" Ni Guangnan never expected to hear such a comment from Huang He. Just as he was about to ask why, Huang He suddenly took out a document from his backpack and said, "Elder Ni, I'd like to ask if this document was really approved by you? Have you actually reviewed this document?"
"..." Ni Guangnan took the document from Huang He's hand. After a glance, his face began to turn somewhat red.