Chapter 1291: Taken An Interest In His Talent
Chairman w.a.n.g had s.n.a.t.c.hed Deputy Chairman Qin’s phone, but Deputy Chairman Qin left the office without taking his phone back.
Judging from the way he stormed out, he was determined to take the Chinese herb from Mi Wei.
After he had disappeared through the door, Chairman w.a.n.g finally bent over, touching his chest slightly. His face had turned a little pale.
“Chairman w.a.n.g, are you alright?” asked a.s.sistant w.a.n.g as he helped Chairman w.a.n.g to sit down. He poured a gla.s.s of water for Chairman w.a.n.g before retrieving medication from the drawer for him.
After Chairman w.a.n.g had taken the medication, he leaned against the seat backrest for some time before he finally looked better. He waved his hand and said, “I’m fine now.”
a.s.sistant w.a.n.g felt relieved. He looked at the chairman worriedly. “Deputy Chairman Qin is really…”
Chairman w.a.n.g rested his eyes and said, “Give Mr. Mi a call and tell him we don’t need him back at the farming facility. Since someone in his family has taken ill, he can take as much time off as he needs.”
The a.s.sociation had previously done business with the client. Most of the time, Deputy Chairman Qin was the main point of contact, so Chairman w.a.n.g did not know who he was.
Judging from Deputy Chairman Qin’s att.i.tude today, he could not help feeling suspicious about the client.
If they only wanted to cultivate the herb in small numbers, they could always give the herb to some other Chinese herb cultivator to give it a shot. Why did it have to be Mi Wei? Also, Deputy Chairman Qin even mentioned handing Mi Wei over to the client. Chairman w.a.n.g could not help feeling that something was amiss.
Chairman w.a.n.g frowned hard with his eyes lowered.
His a.s.sistant hesitated briefly before he looked at Chairman w.a.n.g and said softly, “Even though Deputy Chairman Qin reacted very strongly, he does make some sense. After all, Mi Wei is employed by the a.s.sociation. It is completely within the scope of his work if we want him to cultivate the herb.”
Chairman w.a.n.g shook his head. “Just think about it. This probably sounds like a completely innocent request. We have just lost Chinese herbs to a fire, but our customer suddenly compromised and agreed to accept something else instead. Doesn’t the timing seem strangely coincidental?”
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Also, why did he happen to want Mi Wei’s herb? It was hard for him not to feel suspicious about this.
Chairman w.a.n.g was the leader of the Apothecaries’ a.s.sociation, so he could naturally see things at a much deeper level.
“Do you mean the client is interested in Mr. Mi and not the herb?” said a.s.sistant w.a.n.g in surprise when the notion dawned on him.
Chairman w.a.n.g looked at the door with a serious look on his face. “Perhaps.”
a.s.sistant w.a.n.g glanced at Chairman w.a.n.g and asked quizzically. “Isn’t Mr. Mi from the countryside? Why would they take interest in him?”
“They’ve probably taken an interest in him due to his talents. Chairman w.a.n.g could only tell the a.s.sistant to inform Mi Wei not to come back just yet.
No matter what Deputy Chairman Qin had promised the client, this was an internal matter, so he did not want to implicate an innocent man.
“Okay then. I’ll give Mr. Mi a call in a minute,” said a.s.sistant w.a.n.g as he nodded.
“Okay,” acknowledged Chairman w.a.n.g softly. He handed Deputy Chairman Qin’s phone to his a.s.sistant and told him to send it back to him.
He thought about the trouble he had in contacting Mi Wei, so he told the a.s.sistant before he left, “Oh yes. If you have trouble reaching Mr. Mi over the phone, send him a text message instead.”
The a.s.sistant glanced at the chairman and acknowledged him.