Chapter 25 Adding Insult to Injury

"Harold, this office director, is not very competent!"

This sentence was not said by Jack, nor was it said by President Gao. If President Gao had said this, it would have been very unseemly.

This sentence was said by Director Li from the security department of the city branch. When Director Li said this, the timing was just right.

President Gao couldn't hold his liquor as well as Director Li, who had served in the army. When Director Li offered a toast, President Gao kept saying, "I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore..."

Director Li then thought of Harold, who often used to take the drinks for President Gao when they were drinking before. Not seeing Harold, Director Li said the above sentence.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dinner table became somewhat delicate. Among the people at this table, besides Jack, Old Tom, and President Gao, the rest were all people brought by Director Li.

And Director Li had visited Chief Henry, the security chief of the sub - branch, in the hospital with two colleagues that morning.

Old Henry had a near - death experience and seemed to have an epiphany after coming back. He had taken many things more lightly. When his fellow villager Director Li came to see him, he incidentally told him about Jack's suggestion to install the door - closing reminder device and also praised Jack for his clever mind.

After hearing this, Old Henry was silent for a long time and then told the whole story of the buffer door matter back then.

Old Henry also said that from the very beginning, he didn't believe that the idea of the buffer door was thought up by Harold. It was obvious that Harold was not interested in security work at all. How could he suddenly notice the potential danger of the original access door?

Also, he had seen the proposal and the drawings back then, and the handwriting on them was definitely not Harold's.

As soon as Director Li heard this, he frowned and asked Old Henry who had actually come up with the buffer door.

Lying in the hospital bed, Old Henry shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either. But can't the person who came up with the door - closing reminder device come up with the buffer door back then? Lao Li, everyone cares about their own ideas!"

Old Henry's words made Director Li feel uneasy.

The buffer door matter back then had caused such a stir that not only their bank but also the entire financial system and related departments had been alerted. In the end, the buffer door, as a necessary security device, was required to be installed in all financial outlets.

Because the measure was effective, the results were remarkable, and the cost was not high, the buffer door was popularized nationwide within half a year.

But now, the person who was supposed to be the proposer back then actually...

What should one say? Director Li knew that this matter could not be delved into further. If it was really found out that Harold was not the real proposer but had plagiarized someone else's idea, then this matter would become a scandal.

Director Li was stunned for a long time and didn't say anything. Old Henry also sighed repeatedly. Finally, Director Li said to Old Henry, "Take good care of your illness and don't think too much," and then left the ward.

Director Li knew in his heart that no matter who came up with the idea of the buffer door back then, it couldn't be investigated in detail now. Otherwise, many people, including himself, would lose face.

The best way now was to downplay the buffer door and vigorously publicize the door - closing reminder device. This was not only his work highlight but also the work highlight of the entire city branch.

Thinking of this, Director Li felt that no one could plagiarize this time. Because Jack had personally handed the proposal to him. Moreover, Jack had found someone to make the door - closing reminder device, and it was going to be installed and tested after the savings office closed today.

This Jack was really reliable! Director Li secretly sighed in his heart.

Moreover, he not only thought that Jack was reliable but also noticed that Old Henry had a good impression of Jack. Otherwise, the seriously ill Old Henry wouldn't keep speaking well of him in the hospital bed.

It seemed that this young man was good. Thinking of Jack's goodness, Director Li thought of Harold again and felt that Harold was really despicable. He had tricked so many people back then.

Hating Harold in his heart but not being able to say it out loud, Director Li suddenly blurted out such a sentence while drinking.

After these words were spoken, the people at the dinner table had their own thoughts. President Gao didn't catch the hidden meaning in Director Li's words and said, "Harold has something at home recently, so I didn't ask him to come. Another day, I'll still be the host and call him over. I'll definitely accompany Director Li to have a good drink."

Director Li put down his wine glass and said indifferently, "We'll see..."

At this time, one of Director Li's subordinates said, "I seem to have seen Director Harold today, right at the entrance of the securities company."

Jack glanced at this person and thought, You're really adding insult to injury to Harold! But it's okay to add another blow.

Jack stood up, picked up his wine glass, and said, "Director Li, whether Director Harold comes or not, President Gao is here today and will definitely accompany you to have a good drink. I toast you with this glass of wine, and I would like to thank the leaders of the city branch for working overtime to check the work."

After saying that, Jack drank it in one gulp. A smile appeared on Director Li's face, and President Gao also thought that Jack's toast was very timely.

The atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, but Jack had become the focus.

The meal lasted for almost two hours, and everyone drank a lot of wine. After the dinner was over, everyone left one after another, and President Gao left Jack behind.

"What on earth has your Director Harold been doing recently? He actually made an excuse not to come to such an important occasion today."

Jack of course knew what Harold was doing at this moment, but if he directly told President Gao, it would be like snitching. Jack didn't want to have a falling - out with Harold, so he said to President Gao, "I only know that Director Harold's child has had something recently. I don't know anything else."

President Gao's expression softened a bit and he said, "Oh, is that so? He didn't tell me about his child's matter either!"

"I guess he didn't want to bother you with such a small matter, so—"

President Gao nodded and then told Jack to do more work usually and share some of Harold's work pressure.

Jack agreed and saw him off to his car.

The Audi car drove away, and Jack heaved a sigh of relief. Then he shouted towards the dark place in the hotel parking lot, "Come out, he's gone."

Old Tom and Tomna came out, and the two of them looked at Jack and smiled foolishly.

Jack looked at the two of them, shook his head, and said, "Why didn't you accompany your father back? What are you waiting for here?"

The two of them almost said at the same time, "Waiting for you!"

Jack waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

The three of them walked in the direction of the Yellow Building. On the way, Tomna, taking advantage of the alcohol, always leaned towards Jack's shoulder intentionally or unintentionally. Jack dodged several times and finally simply asked Old Tom to hail a taxi.

The taxi stopped, but Tomna flicked her hair and walked forward clattering.

Jack shouted at Old Tom, "Take care of her when you have time. Don't let her have wild thoughts."

Old Tom glared at him and said, "Can I control her? Who in my family can control her?"

Just as Jack was about to say something, the taxi driver shouted, "Are you going or not?"

Old Tom waved his hand, indicating that the taxi could leave. The driver cursed, "You're crazy," and then drove away with a "roar".