Having achieved financial freedom, I reorganized my workplace.

Chapter 72: Completely Frenzied Killing

Faced with Lin Chen's probing question, Fu Jiahao was indeed at a loss. He kept cursing in his heart: This damn guy, is he sick? Don't you understand that this is an unspoken rule? Your projects will never be shortlisted again.

Many people know that being the head of a project review panel is a lucrative position because all project funding is reviewed and approved by the review panel leader. As for why he was able to serve as the head of the review panel for four consecutive years, while others only serve for one year at most.

That's because he knows how to make arrangements and how to please his superiors. More importantly, he has been the head of the review panel for four years, and no one has ever raised any objections to the awards.

But now there's trouble, someone has spoken up.

If this matter is not handled properly, he probably won't be able to continue as the team leader. Fu Jiahao first glanced awkwardly at Zeng Huihuang, who was sitting on the central stage.

Zeng Huihuang continued to sip his tea leisurely, as if nothing had happened. He calmed himself down, cleared his throat, and spoke to Lin Chen in a gentle tone: "The project scoring is quite complex and diverse. Our judges don't score based on just one aspect. However, I can guarantee that there's no foul play involved. To protect the judges' authority and privacy, the scoring details will not be disclosed here. If anyone has any objections to the results, you can contact me personally after the press conference, and I'll answer your questions properly. Is that alright?"

Fu Jiahao's words were actually quite tactful and polite; most people would have accepted it without hesitation.

But I'm sorry to say, Lin Chen isn't buying it at all right now. Waiting to come find you after the press conference? Are you kidding me? Everything is already set in stone. What's the point of me contacting you? You said at the last feasibility study meeting that you'd go back and study it again. Is there any follow-up?

Lin Chen retorted again in a very calm tone: "Director Fu, you said that in order to protect the authority and privacy of the judges, the scoring details should not be made public? Is it because there's something fishy going on in the judging process, and making it public would expose it?"

"hiss--"

When Lin Chen said this, everyone in the hall gasped as if they had misheard. Everyone was pretending not to know the truth, so how could you say it in public?

This is a blatant challenge to authority.

Lin Chen's colleagues from the county company all looked at him with admiration, as if to say: You're really something else, daring to say such things. Aren't you afraid of getting retaliated against?

Chen Ya was still heartbroken and in tears when she heard Lin Chen's words. She was shocked by his bold statement. Was this guy crazy? He dared to say anything. But the next second, looking at Lin Chen's straight back and calm demeanor, she felt her heart race and her cheeks burn.

Fu Jiahao hadn't expected Lin Chen to be so difficult. His face instantly darkened, and his tone became threatening: "Which company and department are you from? Are you here to cause trouble or to participate in the competition?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately sneered and replied, "What, Director Fu, are you in such a hurry to check my information? Are you planning precise retaliation? Or are you trying to get my superiors to pressure me? I'm just asking you to release the scoring details. This is our right to know as participants, what's the problem?"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

This is insane!

Lin Chen has gone completely berserk!

The scene froze instantly. Everyone knew that Lin Chen's request was reasonable and supported by the rules, but the judges never dared to disclose the scoring details for fear of giving themselves away.

Fu Jiahao was furious. A perfectly good awards ceremony had been ruined, and now President Zeng was watching right there. How was he going to explain this?

He couldn't directly use his power to suppress people, so he could only suppress his anger and explain with a forced smile: "Comrade, let me explain to you again. First of all, this reviewer is a human being, not a machine. Humans have subjective consciousness and their own set of aesthetic standards, so they are definitely not absolutely objective. Of course, the review experts this time are all authoritative figures in the company, and we should have full trust in their professional abilities. If you have any objections to any project, you can raise them specifically, and we can discuss them further."

He thought these words would shut Lin Chen up, but as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen immediately retorted, "Fine, then I'll ask the first-prize winner, 'Intelligent Meter Reading System,' what exactly makes it so good that it received such a high score? Please, judges, give us an explanation!"

You want to discuss specific projects? Great, that's perfect, I couldn't be happier. Lin Chen was just afraid they wouldn't be reasonable and would directly use their status to pressure him, which would be really difficult to handle.

"Yes, we need to give an explanation. What's so great about this project?"

"Exactly, it's clearly a garbage project, completely useless, yet it won first prize."

"We must give an explanation."

"~~"

These people have been suppressed for too long and have become accustomed to it. It's impossible for them to stand up and be the first to do something, but once someone takes the lead, they become very vocal.

Fu Jiahao hadn't expected this situation to arise. His face was contorted with embarrassment as he stammered, "This project... this project is good because... it has great promotional value. It saves costs and embodies innovation. We, the judges, all agree."

After Fu Jiahao finished speaking, he was sweating profusely and too guilty to look the crowd in the eye. A burst of mocking voices followed.

Lin Chen sneered, and only after everyone had quieted down did he speak, his voice carrying clearly throughout the conference hall: "Director Fu, do you mean replacing manual meter reading with mechanical scanning, but still requiring a dedicated person to be present for repetitive work? Just to solve the so-called human error, you've added tens of thousands of yuan to the machine cost. Is this what you call 'promotional value'? If we really promote this piece of garbage, the company probably won't know how much money it will lose."

Lin Chen had completely entered a killing spree mode. Before he could explain, he continued his furious rant: "And that smart garbage-collecting device, it just uses a small boat to pull a net, it can't even get around the water plants, it capsizes as soon as it gets wet, and it actually won second prize? And that 'Employee Attendance Assessment App,' it's just a copy of WeChat's check-in system, something with absolutely no technological innovation, and it also won second prize? Director Fu, please give us a proper explanation. We can't lower our standards just because a leader's name is on a project. What's the point of innovation reviews then? Just assign projects based on job titles."

Hehehe.

They went completely berserk.

The phrase "assigned according to job position" exploded like a thunderbolt in the conference hall.

The entire room fell silent.

The entire conference hall seemed to be filled only with Lin Chen's handsome, unruly face and his domineering gaze.

Chen Ya stood next to Lin Chen, her whole body trembling slightly, her chest heaving violently as if it were about to burst out.

She was both shocked and incredibly relieved to see Lin Chen single-handedly "slaughter" the entire scene.

He was still the same man, the one she had once loved to the point of obsession. So handsome, such a good man, she couldn't help but want to throw herself into his arms and feel his protection.

Fu Jiahao was completely speechless, his face turned pale, but his eyes secretly glanced at the podium. Zeng Huihuang, who had been sitting steadily in the middle of the podium, began to look serious.

A cold snort escaped from his throat.

Lin Chen probably doesn't know that the three projects he just angrily denounced were all projects for which he had once been honored with a prominent position.

"Snap."

The crisp sound of a teacup being slammed onto the table broke the deathly silence.

Zeng Huihuang slowly stood up, his sharp suit accentuating his imposing aura. His once leisurely gaze was now as cold as ice, and the temperature in the entire conference room suddenly dropped several degrees.

He scanned the entire room, finally fixing his gaze on Lin Chen.

What a terrifying aura.

Oh no, this is a complete disaster.

The leader was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

Everyone, including Chen Ya, was worried for Lin Chen.