Chapter 1920: Throwing Dirty Water

Opposite him, Chen Quan tightened his grip on the phone.

The department's phones were all equipped with caller ID. When he saw the area code was from Jiangzhou, he hesitated about whether to answer.

But since someone had managed to call this number, he was afraid of delaying something important, so he finally picked up the phone.

He hadn't expected that his fears would come true—it really was Zhou Andong calling. Especially when he considered that the Yugong Group was currently negotiating with Sony regarding the acquisition of Yuzhou Technology, his hand went a bit numb upon receiving the call.

"I was wondering why there were magpies cawing on the tree branches this morning when I woke up. So, it turns out my big nephew was going to call."

The words were undisguisedly sarcastic, but only Zhou Andong could tell. Besides, Gu Bing, that second-rate fool, could also sense that the tone of Chen Quan's voice was off.

"Sigh!" Zhou Andong sighed. "I haven't called to pay my respects to my aunt's husband in such a long time; he must be blaming me. This is my fault as a junior; it really shouldn't have happened."

"I wouldn't dare. Who is Chairman Zhou? How would I dare to blame you?" Chen Quan snorted. "Say what you have to say. I'm very busy here; I have a mountain of work."

"It's nothing major." Zhou Andong's tone was very understated. "Under your department's Management Division, there are two section chiefs—one named Huang He and the other named Lan Yibin. You know them, right?"

Huang He and Lan Yibin's faces turned pale, devoid of any blood, with only one thought in their minds.

It's all over. Zhou Andong's aunt's husband is actually Department Head Chen. Not only was Huang He's beating in vain.

After going back, it was questionable whether he could even keep his current position, let alone seek revenge.

"I'm not very clear about the affairs of the Management Division," Chen Quan asked. "What happened?"

Zhou Andong curled his lips into a cold smile. "Huang He was dealt with by me. His face was beaten swollen by me."

Chen Quan fell silent. Beating a section-level cadre, regardless of the reason, had a very negative impact.

If the party involved called the police, even for someone like Zhou Andong, it wouldn't be so easy to smooth over the negative impact caused by this incident.

Yet, this bastard had called to tell him, so it definitely wasn't to ask him to plead for mercy.

The main thing was that Zhou Andong was too cunning. Chen Quan had experienced this deeply; he had to be careful in his response to avoid falling into a trap.

But after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what kind of conspiracy this bastard Zhou Andong had.

"I don't understand what misunderstanding you two had or why a conflict occurred. The first thing you should do is call the police, not call me."

Since he couldn't figure out Zhou Andong's purpose for the moment, he would push the matter back.

"I'm telling you, I beat Huang He, that was just a passing mention. The main thing is the matter of Sony acquiring Yuzhou Technology."

As soon as Zhou Andong's voice fell, the alarm bells in Chen Quan's heart rang frantically.

"Because our two sides didn't reach an agreement, that Section Chief Huang pointed at my nose and cursed, crazily pinning labels on me. He said things like the department attaches great importance to Sony's acquisition of Yuzhou Technology.

Keeping Sony here to invest is of great significance to reform and opening up and to attracting foreign investment. My failure to sell Yuzhou Technology to Sony is a very stupid act, causing a rift in the friendship between China and Japan."

Hearing this, the corners of Chen Quan's eyes twitched wildly, and a voice in his brain kept warning him to hang up the phone quickly.

Just as he hesitated, another voice appeared, sneering and telling him that hanging up the phone was useless.

At this moment, he heard Zhou Andong sigh. "Aunt's husband, do you think I should have beaten him?"

Those two voices kept intersecting in Chen Quan's mind, and the hand holding the phone seemed to have two forces struggling against each other.

The smile at the corners of Zhou Andong's mouth became more and more obvious. "Section Chief Huang, who was beaten into a pig's head by me, not only didn't repent, but also threatened me, saying that Sony's acquisition of Yuzhou Technology is being personally handled by Department Head Chen.

Since I am so unappreciative and disregard the big picture, Department Head Chen will definitely be unhappy, and you, Zhou Andong, are finished."

Chen Quan's face turned livid. He finally understood that this bastard Zhou Andong wanted to throw dirty water on him.

And Huang He and Lan Yibin beside him were stunned, especially Huang He. *When the hell did I say any of that? *

He wanted to deny it, but seeing Zhou Andong's malicious gaze looking over, he felt his face start to ache again.

"Aunt's husband," Zhou Andong said very generously. "If I had known that Sony's acquisition of Yuzhou Technology was being handled by you, I would definitely have found a way to reach a cooperation with Sony."

Zhou Andong feigned contemplation for a moment. "How about this, Aunt's husband, we are all one family, so naturally, we don't speak two languages. If cooperating with Sony can help you move up a step and sit in the position of Minister, I will sell Yuzhou Technology to Sony at half price."

*That dog Zhou Andong! *

Chen Quan was so angry he gnashed his back teeth, and the hand holding the phone became unsteady, trembling uncontrollably.

Of course, he knew this was Zhou Andong spouting nonsense, without any explicit instructions from him.

Even if Huang He and Lan Yibin were given several guts, they wouldn't dare use his name as a shield.

What made him even more powerless was that he couldn't defend himself; he couldn't clarify even if he wanted to.

Because Zhou Andong was his niece's husband; the two of them were one family.

So, it was perfectly normal for him to demand that Zhou Andong sell Yuzhou Technology to pave the way for his own promotion.

"Regarding Sony's acquisition of Yuzhou Technology, the department does indeed attach great importance to it. But importance is importance; whether you can cooperate is your normal commercial behavior. The department will not intervene, nor can it intervene.

As for you selling Yuzhou Technology at half price for my sake, Aunt's husband thanks you, truly thanks you."

The two "thank yous" were squeezed out from between Chen Quan's teeth; one could imagine how angry he was inside at this moment.

"It's just that whether I can be promoted doesn't require you, my big nephew, to sell a company to pave the way."

"Oh my!" Zhou Andong's tone was full of emotion. "Aunt's husband, do you know how warm your words make me feel inside?

If it were my selfish big uncle, for the sake of his own official career, for the sake of being able to continue climbing up, he definitely wouldn't refuse. And once there was this first time, there would be a second, until I was squeezed—"

"Enough!" Chen Quan suddenly interrupted Zhou Andong's words. "You have Huang He and Lan Yibin return to the capital immediately."

Huang He's legs went soft, and he sat on the ground with a thud, his eyes full of despair.

Zhou Andong is Department Head Chen's nephew; even if he wanted to explain, Department Head Chen wouldn't believe him.

The smile on Zhou Andong's face never disappeared. "Let's chat for a while longer, Aunt's husband."

"I have a lot of work to do here, so that's it." Chen Quan hung up the phone without hesitation.

"Hahaha—"

Zhou Andong let out a happy laugh, his mood indescribably good.

"Let's go, I'm treating today. You choose where you want to eat." ===== CHAPTER 1921 =====