My Terrible Life in Those Years

"Manager Wu, this is Jiang Ning."

"I've already spoken with the outsourcing company; they'll send someone to handle it. We shouldn't get involved. You get out! Immediately. Don't get involved in this mess!"

Manager Wu sounded quite relaxed, as if he had reached an agreement with the outsourcing company. Such favorable terms completely relieved him of the tension he had felt earlier!

My head feels a bit big.

Suddenly, I didn't know how to tell him the truth.

After a few seconds of silence, Wu Bo on the phone sensed something was wrong.

"What happened? Where are you now?"

When Lao Liu noticed something was wrong with me, he leaned closer to listen.

Fortunately, the dark-faced worker was far away, sitting opposite the vehicle, so he probably couldn't hear what we were saying.

I had no choice. What could I say in this situation? I could only report the facts.

"I'm in an ambulance, being taken to the hospital for examination and treatment!"

Wu Bo could hardly believe his ears.

"What did you say??? Repeat it again!"

Even a fool could tell that Wu Bo's words were filled with anger, like a spark about to ignite in the night sky, ready to explode at any moment.

"I just convinced the worker to go to the hospital for treatment. He's in the car now and on his way to the hospital."

This time, Wu Bo heard it clearly, word by word.

He paused for half a second, processing the information I gave him.

Then, a spark ignited and it exploded.

"Jiang Ning, who gave you the right to act on your own? Who told you to take him to the hospital? Who gave you permission to handle this? I only asked you to find out what was going on. How dare you do this? Who gave you the authority to do this? If something goes wrong, can you take responsibility?"

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A silence fell over the carriage. The dark-skinned foreman looked up in surprise. His face tensed again. This kid, so arrogant just now, turns out he's using his position for his own purposes? Oh no, they're already on the train, what do they do? No, if they get to the hospital and there's no one to pay, no accountant, they'll just wait at the hospital, no tests yet. He made up his mind.

The young nurse was giving the injured worker basic first aid when she looked at me curiously.

I just heard you speak so confidently, but it turns out you were just bluffing? You've probably gotten scolded by your boss now.

He looks quite decent, it's a bit of a pity and a shame!

"Manager Wu, please don't be in a hurry. Let me finish what I have to say."

"What else is there to say? You didn't report it and just made the decision on your own. If any problems arise, you will be solely responsible for them!" He was probably furious.

They're just putting the blame on me from the start.

If I hadn't taken Aunt Shu's imperial edict, I definitely wouldn't have been able to stay at the company this time, and I might have even gotten myself into a lot of debt!

Wu Bo's anger this time not only burned me, but might also affect Aunt Shu.

An old fox, no, a cunning old fox, who always looks all smiles, suddenly throws such a huge scapegoat at me.

Just as he was about to hang up, I said, "It was General Manager Shu who instructed me to handle it this way."

"What?" He raised his voice slightly, and when he heard me say what President Shu had instructed, he forced himself to remain calm for a second.

"How did she, President Shu, find out about this?" He barely managed to suppress his anger.

"The scene was chaotic, and there were many situations I couldn't handle. I was afraid something serious would happen, so I reported the situation to her."

There's no other way, I have to shift the blame.

If you're going to cause trouble, and you're going to play a pair of 2s, then I have no choice but to play my royal flush.

"Then why didn't you call me first? What other situation occurred at the scene?"

He's determined to find this loophole in my work.

"Yes, there's a lot of people gathered around the spot where the worker fell in the stadium. Stadium staff, even some managers, have all come out. I also saw some people taking pictures with their phones, and others carrying video cameras. I think we need to deal with this immediately, otherwise, it could easily escalate into a major incident!"

"What did you say? The stadium's management came out? And there were cameras filming them?"

I inwardly scoffed. I said, "So what if I say there was someone there? You weren't even there! How could you possibly find out who was actually there?"

As for the cameras and such, I really didn't see them or notice them.

Damn it, with the scene in such a state, who would care about this?

You don't care about the injured worker's condition and keep asking me about my responsibility, so it's not a big deal for me to say a few things like this, right?

"Yes, I was indeed quite flustered, so I quickly called President Shu. She told me to handle this matter properly, and I did! So, I've been busy dealing with things since then and haven't had a chance to report to you!"

The stern-faced worker visibly relaxed a little when I mentioned the name "General Manager Shu".

However, one should remain vigilant and persist until the money is found and the accountant is present.

"Did General Manager Shu give any instructions regarding the costs and responsibilities? What exactly did he say?" It still comes down to fearing responsibility.

She said we could cover the costs first and then discuss it with them later, prioritizing the treatment of the workers.

Wu Bo paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Alright, since President Shu has given the order, you'll be fully responsible for this matter. Put other work aside for now. That's all for now!"

Although his tone softened somewhat later, I could still tell that after I brought up Aunt Shu, he was only barely suppressing his anger, and his last sentence revealed it again.

In other words, I am now responsible for handling this matter, and I should not and cannot be involved in other projects.

This effectively kicked me out of the project team temporarily.

Moreover, these workers seem difficult to negotiate with; who knows how long they'll have to stay in the hospital?

There have been reports of people who stayed in the hospital for more than half a month due to work injuries!

By the time I've gotten out of this mess, the street renovation project will probably be settled long ago, and the small business of the boss and Wan Ning will have gone out of business long ago!

After hanging up the phone, I still handed it to the dark-faced foreman.

"Don't worry, our CEO Shu personally gave me the order to handle this matter properly!"

He was taken aback, not expecting me to so readily hand him the phone again and reveal my hand.

I feel a little relieved right now.

But my heart kept sinking.

Wu Bo's move, a combination of cutting and striking, showed he wasn't going to give me any face. Even though I'm on Aunt Shu's side, he can't just leave an employee who doesn't listen to him around, watching and keeping an eye on me!

He quickly seized the opportunity and made his move!

Old Liu patted me on the shoulder: "It's alright!"

He could sense the changes in my heart and used this method to support me.