Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

As you may have heard, our development department is about to undertake a major project. It's going to be a big deal, but there's also a lot of internal resistance.

At this point, we need to garner support within the department. If you want me to damage this relationship because of one of your subordinates, it could make our subsequent work extremely difficult and even give those who have been opposing us an opportunity to exploit the situation.

To be honest, this project is currently the highest priority within the department; it affects everyone in our branch.

Spier's words turned slightly cold, sending a chill down Zhou Wei's spine.

From the minister's words, he had already sensed the great difficulty of this matter; it would be difficult for the other party to directly intervene in Lin Yuan's affairs at the cost of abandoning their overall strategy.

"........"

Zhou Wei fell silent for a moment, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Companies are always so ruthless; often, the importance of an individual employee is far less than that.

"Tch, look at you, all dejected."

After a long while, a sneer suddenly broke the silence.

"You still value relationships as much as before. If you want to continue to improve, this may become your biggest weakness in the future."

Spier pushed the chess pieces aside and stared intently at Zhou Wei's face as he spoke.

“I know, but isn’t that what you value about me?”

Zhou Wei lowered his head and said sincerely.

"Hehe, what I value most about you is your mouth."

Spier pursed his lips, then changed the subject.

"Since you, Manager Zhou, dare to step forward and vouch for me, what would it mean if I stepped forward to vouch for your subordinate?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wei immediately raised his head in surprise.

"But what his future holds is hard to say. Let him obediently work under you to pay off his debts..."

Spier's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I hope he can live up to your trust and not make the wrong choice. Otherwise..."

A hint of coldness appeared on the minister's handsome face.

"I believe in him."

Zhou Wei said solemnly.

"Okay, then you'd better get out of here and not waste my time!"

"Yes, Minister!"

......

Lin Yuan remained trapped in darkness and deathly silence for an unknown period of time.

Legend has it that no ordinary person could endure such darkness and silence; perhaps the other party intended to use this method to break his will, to force him to submit and confess his crimes.

But Lin Yuan calmly opened the system.

Listening to the system voice constantly ringing in his mind, Lin Yuan sat quietly in place, honing his power.

He knew this was the last darkness before dawn, and victory was not far away.

......

Chapter 14 Joint Hearing

"Get out of the way. Can you afford the consequences if something goes wrong?"

Looking at the guards blocking his way, Zhou Wei shouted sternly.

"Excuse me, sir, no one can go in without our supervisor's permission."

Although the guard on duty was a little nervous, he still spoke in a serious and formal manner.

"Damn it, have you locked him up? How dare you! Are you trying to cripple him?!"

Let me tell you, the company will absolutely not allow this to happen. Call your supervisors over; you'll all be facing accountability!

A fierce look appeared on Zhou Wei's face as he shouted vehemently.

"Get out of my way."

The next moment, he shoved the guard in front of him and tried to force his way in.

But more guards rushed in and blocked the road completely.

"Hey, what's going on? Why is it so lively over here?"

After a fierce shoving match, a soft laugh came from behind the crowd.

The guards who had been blocking the passage suddenly moved aside and stood at attention.

"Good morning, supervisor!"

"Thank you for your hard work, supervisor." Greetings rose and fell.

Zhou Wei looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man wearing a long coat with neatly styled black and white hair, smiling and greeting the guards.

Behind him followed a well-equipped squad wearing masks.

“Ryder, stop pretending. Open the door. If anything goes wrong, you’ll be in trouble.”

Zhou Wei stared at the other person and said coldly.

"Hey, isn't this Manager Zhou, the 'fearsome one'? Why are you so angry?"

Ryder looked at Zhou Wei, his smile unchanged.

He turned to the guard beside him and asked:

"What's wrong with you? How did you make Manager Zhou so angry?"

"Reporting to the supervisor." A guard saluted.

"Supervisor Zhou tried to force his way into the interrogation room, but we refused to let him in according to regulations, which led to the conflict."

Upon hearing the guard's words, Ryder's smile gradually faded.

"Supervisor Zhou, forcibly storming our internal audit team's interrogation room is unacceptable anywhere."

His expression turned cold, and he spoke leisurely.

"Don't try to shift the blame."

Zhou Wei remained completely calm after hearing this.

“What’s wrong with the internal audit team? The internal audit team can’t violate the company’s basic rules. This is Minister Spear’s permission letter. Now I’m demanding that you open the interrogation room door. I suspect you’ve violated the rules by using ‘lockdown’!”

"Oh, is that so?"

Ryder narrowed his eyes, stared at Zhou Wei for a few seconds, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He asked one of the guards who seemed to be the leader:

"Didn't I say we should treat Commissioner Lin Yuan well, not let anyone disturb him, and let him get some rest?"

"Um... I'm sorry, supervisor, I may have misunderstood."

The guard, who had been unyielding just moments before, lowered his head somewhat timidly.

"You damned bastard, how long has it been?"

"It's been more than ten hours."

"Hey, didn't you see that Deputy Minister Spear's orders have arrived? Why aren't you opening the door and accepting their inspection?"

As Ryder spoke, he glanced at Zhou Wei's gloomy expression.

He immediately frowned, and angrily reprimanded the guard.

"If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you responsible!"

"Yes Yes."

The guards readily agreed and quickly arranged for their men to open the gate.

"I'm sorry, Manager Zhou, the staff below have been inefficient. If you have any complaints, please feel free to submit a report to us at any time. Our internal audit team will investigate as soon as possible and give you a satisfactory answer."

Ryder rubbed his temples and said with a hint of sincerity.

Zhou Wei stared at him coldly, and finally uttered only one sentence.

We'll see.

......

Lin Yuan didn't know how much time had passed outside, but the previously silent environment was suddenly filled with sounds.

"System, I'm not talking to you anymore, it's pointless."

"Okay, goodbye, host."

Lin Yuan closed the panel and looked in the direction from which the sound came, vaguely remembering that it was where the gate was located.

The next moment a ray of light appeared, and Lin Yuan squinted at it.

Then many figures moved about at the doorway, and the sounds gradually echoed around.

"You guys have some nerve, actually doing this!"

An angry voice rang out from that direction. Then, the room lights gradually dimmed, slowly brightening as Lin Yuan gradually adjusted to Zhou Wei's surroundings.

Several figures quickly walked up to him, and one of them asked:

"Lin Yuan, how are you feeling?"

After his eyes adjusted to the light, Lin Yuan blinked, and after a moment of disorientation, the image became clear.

Upon discovering it was Zhou Wei, Lin Yuan's lips curled into a smile:

"Brother Zhou, how much time has passed?"

"It's been almost a day."

Looking at Lin Yuan's state, Zhou Wei felt somewhat uneasy.