It was late at night in the outer area of the engineering department. It was raining heavily in August. The dark clouds covered all the nebulas. In the darkness, the headlights of the cars were somewhat dazzling due to the rain. Xu Le looked at the official under the umbrella and narrowed his eyes. He knew that the secret that he helped the engineering department was finally exposed. He just couldn't figure out whether the other party wanted to deal with him or to steal the fruit again. But no matter what, it shouldn't be the case that the big shot under the umbrella came to Hong Kong personally.
Shell Motor Company was a giant Federation enterprise that prioritized technology. Under the supervision of the board of directors, the real backbone of the company was the engineering and technical staff. Xu Le was also one of the engineering and technical staff, but he was only a third-level technical supervisor. The official under the umbrella was the chief technical consultant of the Shell Motor Company.
The chief technical consultant automatically became the independent technical director of the board of directors of Shell Motor Company. With the status of Shell Motor Company in the Federation, any member of the board of directors had great power and status.
After the Nutshell Technical Director under the umbrella finished speaking, he returned to silence. Through the pair of glasses, he waited for his answer. At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. It stretched over the black umbrella above his head and splashed some water on the glasses. But the big shot didn't bother to wipe it off. He just looked at Xu Le and wanted to know if this important young man would resist.
They were surrounded by Whitewater Company's guards in black rain-proof combat suits. Xu Le knew that these people were either mercenaries who killed without batting an eyelid or special forces trained by the military. No matter how confident he was in Bai Yulan and himself, he didn't think of resisting because these black-clothed guards were holding their spears tightly.
At this time, an umbrella came to Xu Le's head and blocked the rain from falling from the sky. Xu Le looked back and saw Secretary Bai standing behind him with her head down. He didn't know when this person turned from beside him into an umbrella.
The rainy night was dark and wet, and the industrial park was silent. Only the area illuminated by the headlights of the cars was still facing each other. The difference in the number of people on both sides was too great, so this confrontation seemed to be about to end. However, as soon as this umbrella appeared, only the independent director and Xu Le were not worried about the consequences. It subtly turned the atmosphere around.
Xu Le looked at things with a sharpness that was completely inconsistent with his sincere appearance. From the moment he was stopped by the checkpoint to the appearance of this Mr. Independent Director, he quickly analyzed the situation and confirmed that the other party had a rough idea of his background, so he didn't dare to use force recklessly. However, the other party would definitely do everything possible to isolate him from the engineering department to ensure that the Federal Academy of Science would be the first to successfully develop MX.
He wiped the rain off his face, stared at the director's glasses, and said, "I don't understand what confidentiality rules I violated. You don't have to explain anything. I am honored that you came here specifically for me, but I think you should know that I now have long-term access to the engineering department. "
As if she wanted to add momentum to Xu Le's rebuttal, Bai Magnolia, who had been holding an umbrella behind him with her head slightly lowered, raised her head and coldly scanned the surrounding Whitewater Company guards. Her eyes were calm and quiet, but there was an extremely repressed coldness in them.
The headlights of the cars were originally a little hazy due to the heavy rain, but the moment Bai Magnolia raised her head, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed through the ink-like rain clouds in the sky, illuminating the dim world for a moment and revealing the delicate face in front of everyone.
When the surrounding Whitewater mercenaries in black combat suits saw this delicate and quiet face, the originally cold and silent formation changed a little. It was not a commotion, but it was vigilance, absolute vigilance.
This was because they all recognized this face. This face could only belong to Bai Magnolia, the former combat manager of the company's seventh team.
Within the Whitewater Company, this delicate man was not famous because no one was willing to talk about him. The Whitewater mercenaries, who killed without blinking an eye, felt fear from the depths of their hearts when they talked about this man who looked like a woman but was more ruthless than anyone else.
The independent director looked at the two people in the rain indifferently. He had no desire to debate with them. Today's trip to Hong Kong was mainly to use his position in the company to suppress the backlash from the engineering department. As for Xu Le and the secretary behind him, he was a little afraid of their background, but he was not worried that they would dare to confront so many combat personnel directly.
Although they were faintly uneasy, the combat personnel in black still pressed forward. They did not pay attention to Xu Le, who looked very ordinary. Instead, they focused most of their attention on the seemingly fragile Bai Magnolia. Their muzzles were aimed at his vital points, and their eyes did not leave his wrist. This was because they knew very well how terrifying this delicate man's close combat ability was. Back in the Bermuda Triangle Star Region, this man even killed seven Bermuda bandits with only a small knife. At this time, although the other party did not have a gun in his hand, they still did not dare to let their guard down.
Bai Magnolia still held the umbrella, but she took a step forward and blocked in front of Xu Le. Her left hand quietly reached into her trouser pocket. It was such a simple action, but it made the movements of the armed guards next to her pause.
These people could feel the danger from Bai Magnolia's action, so they did not understand why Bai Magnolia, as an employee of the company, still wanted to protect Xu Le despite the board's order. This was not in line with Bai Magnolia's usual style. Thinking of this, Xu Le's figure became somewhat unfathomable in their hearts. Clearly, this young technical director did not have the slightest unusual aura, but he was able to subdue this beautiful knife. It was really hard to imagine.
"Buy some time."
Xu Le knew that the current situation was very troublesome. If he did not resist, with the other party's strong power in the Federation, they could easily put him under house arrest for many days without doing anything to him.
The chief technical director, seeing Xu Le's slightly moving lips, suddenly said with a smile, "Don't try to resist. Although I don't want to, I think there should be a lot of people who would like to see an accident happen. "
Xu Le's palm gently rested on Bai Yulan's shoulder, preventing her from unleashing a vicious attack.
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At this moment, two people hurriedly ran over from the engineering department. They didn't even bother to use the umbrellas in their hands to block the rain. They angrily scolded the Whitewater Company's soldiers from the outside before rushing in. The independent director's face was a bit gloomy. Although he knew that there was absolutely no way to hide what happened tonight from the engineering department, he did not expect that José could discover the board's little trick in such a short time under the cover of the dark night and heavy rain.
Manager José was soaking wet. Looking at the tense situation, he took a deep breath and calmed the anger in his heart. He looked back at the director and said in a deep voice, "I personally approved Xu Le's long-term authority. Is there a problem?"
"No problem." The director's face was slightly gloomy, and he bluntly criticized, "You should know where your approval authority is! Do you not have any rules? Do you still have any respect for the board? "
The Nutshell Company was a huge corporation. There were many departments under it, and an important territory like the engineering department naturally had a different status. If it were to be compared to an ancient dynasty, José was like a feudal lord. However, the independent technical director from the board was like an imperial envoy. Unless the engineering department dared to rebel, whether it was in terms of power or qualifications, he had no way to go against the board. Therefore, the director used a reprimanding tone to speak and did not give José any face at all. In fact, in this tense situation tonight, the internal disputes of the Nutshell Company had already begun to appear.
Zhou Yu raised his umbrella and covered José's head. He looked at Xu Le with concern. Xu Le shook his head, indicating that there was no problem.
After José calmed down for a moment, he said to this big shot, "This is not a research institute, this is the engineering department. According to the rules of the board of directors, I have the qualifications to approve. If you have any objections to my qualifications, you can raise them at the board meeting, but do not make it difficult for our staff."
"Xu Le is a staff member of the engineering department. He was not in the past, not today, and definitely not in the future." The director said with a serious face, "You have the qualifications to approve, but do not forget that Xu Le came into contact with the top secret MX of the Federation. According to the classification, these approvals are in the company's headquarters. I don't remember when the board of directors gave you the right to make your own decisions."
His next sentence directly shattered José's thoughts of wanting to protect Xu Le.
"The board of directors has an emergency meeting. We have temporarily stripped your qualifications to approve. All the new staff members who came into contact with MX in the past two months will all be brought back for investigation. This is the decision of the board of directors. If you object, please keep it to yourself."
This was a very fatal problem. If the board of directors of Nutshell had really made such a decision, then Xu Le's access rights would be considered illegal. The other party could investigate him in the name of violating the company's rules and regulations. They could even use the crime of coming into contact with the Federation's confidential data to send him to court.
After saying this, the director no longer paid any attention to the silent José. He took two steps forward and walked into the range of the car's headlights. Looking at Xu Le, he said calmly, "Come with us. You know I won't make things difficult for you. However, during this period of time, you will need to rest somewhere else."
Xu Le shook his head. After the incident at Hushan Road, the big shots in the Federation all knew of his relationship with the Tai family. Of course, they would not dare to kill him casually. However, if he resisted, they would be able to find a suitable reason. If he did not resist, they would be able to take him away and forcefully delay the engineering department's mecha development work.
He just did not understand why the other party, who was clearly an independent director of Nutshell, would harm the company's interests and stand on the side of those people.
"You're just a director of Nutshell. You can't control me." Xu Le took out his ID from his shirt pocket and handed it to the director. He said, "This is my ID. It says on it that I have the authority of the Ministry of National Defense's General Assembly Base.
"Unless the Minister of National Defense personally gives the order, no one can stop me from entering the engineering department tonight."
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