Before leaving, everyone had packed their luggage, but suddenly there was an urgent task, and the original team staying behind was short-staffed. At least one team leader-level business backbone had to be left behind...

When President E announced this news publicly, several P4-level business managers in the department all lowered their heads. Gao Xue'e stopped talking and just stared at Huang Xiaopang.

Huang Xiaopang reluctantly took the initiative to say: "If there's really no other option, I'll stay behind. Work is important!"

After President E left, everyone could hear Huang Xiaopang muttering curses.

Gao Xue'e's arrangement was indeed calculated; the travel agency could help refund the airfare, but the rest of the travel plans were too late to change.

This time, there were a total of twenty-nine people going abroad for team building, eleven female employees, and eighteen male employees including Huang Si. Apart from Gao Xue'e staying in a large single-bed room, the travel agency arranged double-bed standard rooms for everyone else.

The hotel was of a high standard, all according to five-star criteria.

The accommodation list had been set long ago. For the three hotels in successive segments, He Kao was to share a room with Xiaopang. Since Xiaopang couldn't make it, He Kao would have the room to himself during the trip, choosing which bed to sleep on at will.

On the first day, after landing, the tour bus first took them to the hotel. Gao Xue'e stood with her hands behind her back, watching the guide distribute room cards to everyone, and then they each went upstairs.

He Kao swiped his card to enter the room but suddenly stopped and turned around. Colleague Zhang Duqian was pushing a suitcase, trying to follow him in as he opened the door, but was blocked at the entrance.

He Kao: "Old Zhang, what are you doing? This isn't your room. I saw downstairs that your room is on the seventh floor, seems like you're sharing with Xiaoli."

From the moment they picked up the room cards in the lobby, He Kao noticed that Old Zhang was watching him, then followed him all the way with his luggage. Even an ordinary person, not just a Hidden Moth, would sense something off.

Could it be that in addition to Yang Lingxi, someone else had planted spies in the company? But why would it be Old Zhang?

Zhang Duqian is the oldest employee in the project team, having joined earlier than Gao Xue'e, and is now forty-seven years old, a P4-level business manager, and a team leader level like Huang Si within the department.

To others, he seems very honest and amiable, often smiling and appearing good-natured.

Old Zhang once served as deputy supervisor in another department, which was later dissolved, demoted internally and optimized to this department, and has not been promoted since then, belonging to the type of old-timer expert at smooth-sailing.

(Note: There's a story about Old Zhang procuring a printer in Chapter 061 of this book.)

In any organization with many employees, larger departments often have such seasoned veterans: older age, senior experience, complex interpersonal relationships, and particularly informed about internal gossip.

They specialize in coasting through work effectively, even within newly launched projects, swiftly identify which tasks are thankless and which are light with high visibility.

That's not entirely a bad thing — to some extent, it's an advantage of experience. But newly installed supervisory personnel often struggle to deploy such individuals effectively. Gao Xue'e prefers using newly recruited employees like He Kao, which is understandable.

Old Zhang definitely wasn't planted by "those people"; could he have been recently bought off? He Kao has been a bit on edge lately, inevitably making such connections.

Old Zhang noticed He Kao stopped, barring his entrance, and he smiled, pulling out a room card and handing it over: "He Kao, I have some matters to attend to here and need to switch rooms with you. You can go stay with Xiaoli on the seventh floor."

So that's how it was. He Kao let out a sigh of relief internally and replied out loud: "No switching!"

He didn't ask what Old Zhang's issues were. With situations like this, if you want to refuse, it's best to do so directly. Asking the other party for reasons seems like giving them excuses, the more one says, the more legitimate it sounds.

Old Zhang was taken aback, quickly intensified his tone: "I have urgent business to handle, including some critical tasks for the office. You, being alone, don't really have any..." He said, attempting to squeeze in with his suitcase.

"You find your own solution; I have things to handle too." He Kao reached out and lightly placed his hand on Old Zhang's shoulder, gently sending Old Zhang out, suitcase wheels rolling out of the door with him.

His skills lately hadn't been in vain. As a Tier Two Assassin, his physical strength and naturally acquired technique were far superior to those of normal people.

Old Zhang didn't even have time to react, inadvertently retreating outside the door. He then heard a click; the room door had closed.

Standing in the hallway, Old Zhang couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, not merely because He Kao refused, but also due to He Kao's bold rejection. How could he be so brazen?

The door wasn't opened, directly pushing him out. He hadn't exchanged many words! Among colleagues, can't things be discussed properly? Especially considering his esteemed reputation as a senior veteran?

In fact, he had his eyes on He Kao back in the lobby, intending to swap rooms, but Gao Xue'e was behind watching, so he didn't speak up and just followed He Kao upstairs.

Based on his understanding of He Kao, he assumed the young man would surely be too embarrassed to reject his request, even if unwilling, he would likely take his luggage to room with Xiaoli.

Zhang Duqian had visited Sawa Country more than once. Due to historical and contemporary reasons, the service industry here is particularly advanced, especially in certain services. He's already figured the tricks out on previous visits.

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