Chapter 3441: Chapter 3433: Differential Treatment

"Oh? What’s the reason for the halt?"

"They said the construction permits are incomplete, and we have to pause the work and resume after all permits are obtained."

"Alright, I got it. I’ll try to find a solution."

Chen Lin hung up the phone, "It’s really a case of one misfortune after another, something happened at the construction site, they said the permits are incomplete, so work has been stopped."

Lin Yi looked up and glanced at her.

"If you don’t plan to work anymore, why bother with this?"

With just one simple sentence, Chen Lin suddenly realized something.

Even though I’m not planning to work anymore, or perhaps just let things slide, my mindset hasn’t shifted yet.

"Indeed, there’s no need to worry anymore. I’ll make a call."

Chen Lin picked up her phone and dialed Wang Changkun.

She told them to call headquarters; she was no longer responsible for this matter.

After saying that, Chen Lin felt a weight lift off her shoulders.

Quietly, she poured herself a drink.

"Cheers."

Lin Yi raised his glass and clinked it with hers.

After downing a large glass of wine, Chen Lin suddenly realized something.

"Did you have anything to do with this?"

"Me?"

"The new store had an issue right after the meeting, I can’t believe it’s just a coincidence."

"The problem is, do you really think I have such influence?"

"That’s true." Chen Lin nodded, "Being able to contact the housing and development people is no small feat."

"If you plan to just let things slide, why worry so much? Just drink."

"Let’s drink."

...

Zone Office of Zhonghai District.

After Lin Yi and Chen Lin left, the meeting quickly ended.

Xu Fang was also brought back to the office by Zhou Zhixue.

"I guess it won’t be long before Chen Lin resigns, and when that happens, it’ll be logical to transfer you to head their store," Zhou Zhixue said, lighting a cigarette.

"I’m just afraid she won’t leave."

"Chen Lin is quite a unique person; she probably won’t stay," Zhou Zhixue said:

"But even if she stays, it doesn’t affect anything."

"We really should thank them for this," Xu Fang said:

"I heard there was an issue when acquiring the land, and they resolved it. I’ve been busy all these years, and I’ve finally gained an advantage from it."

"Find some time to visit that piece of land, make sure you understand everything there. When the top management asks, you don’t want to be clueless."

"Don’t worry, I know what to do."

Ring ring ring—

At this moment, Zhou Zhixue’s phone rang.

"It’s been stopped? I’ll make a call now to inquire."

Seeing Zhou Zhixue’s change in expression, Xu Fang realized something bad had happened.

"What’s going on?"

"The housing and development department went to the construction site, said the procedures were non-compliant, and stopped the expansion project."

"That’s impossible, didn’t Chen Lin and her team handle everything?"

"Maybe there was a glitch in one of the stages."

"Then call Chen Lin and let her handle it."

Zhou Zhixue glanced at Xu Fang, "Is your brain full of mush? At this point, do you think she’ll still care about this matter?"

Xu Fang also realized she had misspoken.

"You need to take responsibility for this, resolve it quickly, and show headquarters your capability; it’ll be easier when you take over the new store."

"I’ll contact them now."

Xu Fang couldn’t rest the entire afternoon, constantly on the phone.

But she couldn’t find anyone who could handle the issue.

"This seems to be a tough task, looks like I’ll have to make a personal trip tomorrow."

Zhou Zhixue had a serious expression, "You need to resolve this quickly; headquarters is in a hurry. Time cannot be wasted."

"Got it."

...

The next morning, Lin Yi and Chen Lin, looking unperturbed, went to work as usual.

Yesterday’s meeting seemingly had no impact on them.

However, Chen Lin received calls from both Wang Heng and Xu Chen.

They inquired about related matters.

Both of them were very supportive of Chen Lin, but there were many departments at headquarters.

The leaders of other departments all supported the merging of two 4S stores because it could save costs without affecting sales.

Chen Lin answered casually.

But both of them sensed something unusual.

The temporary suspension wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

But neither of them said anything, leaving the handling to whoever was responsible.

Compared to Chen Lin’s calmness, Xu Fang and Zhou Zhixue were having a harder time coping.

In this matter, both Xu Fang and Chen Lin were the main individuals responsible.

So he was more anxious than anyone to resolve this issue quickly.

Creak—

The office door was pushed open.

Xu Fang walked in, carrying her bag, looking upset.

"How’s it going?"

"They said it violated building safety regulations and asked us to submit a new report."

"Building safety regulations? It’s just a new 4S store, how could it be non-compliant?"

"I asked the same, but they didn’t explain and told us to handle it ourselves."

Xu Fang sat on the sofa helplessly, "I’m out of ideas, can you think of something?"

"I’ll have to think."

Zhou Zhixue picked up his phone and made several calls.

But the results were all similar, everyone said they had to handle it themselves, and couldn’t help with this favor.

"So, any progress?"

"Seems none of them can intervene, we’ll really have to find a solution ourselves."

Zhou Zhixue lit a cigarette, "You need to handle this quickly, the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it is for you."

"But the problem is, I have no clue, I really can’t handle it."

"Still, you have to figure it out, unless you don’t want to become a manager."

"I’ll give it a try then," Xu Fang said helplessly.

...

In the following days, Lin Yi lived his life methodically, becoming more diligent than before.

Yet, he still hadn’t triggered the last system task.

"Did you read the news?"

During lunch, Sun Youtian sat opposite Lin Yi.

"What news?"

"Mai Teng’s gearbox had issues; cars produced from last January to this February are being recalled now."

"That’s normal, not even that big of a news," Lin Yi said:

"Is it a global recall?"

"No, just the Asia region."

"They handled it quite swiftly."

"And what about the A4, is it affected?" Lin Yi asked:

"These two models seem to use the same engine and gearbox."

"If you didn’t mention it, I would’ve forgotten about it."

Sun Youtian checked his phone while eating.

"Damn."

"What’s up?"

"There’s an issue too, but the recall is only in other regions of Asia, not here."

"What does that mean? Our gearboxes don’t have issues here?" Lin Yi muttered, "Asian models should all be the same, right?"

"Yeah, if there are issues elsewhere, there should be issues here too."

"That’s interesting, why aren’t the vehicles sold here being recalled?"

The two exchanged glances, and Sun Youtian cursed:

"Damn it, they’re treating us differently!"

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