Chapter 412 Clash of the Titans
Xu Yang spoke up again, "I've called for this emergency meeting today primarily to address two matters, the first of which is to announce a disciplinary decision."
Punishment?
People exchanged glances, feeling a tightness in their chests, fearing that Xu Yang had caught onto something they were hiding.
Xu Yang continued, "Effective immediately, Yao Guanghui and Cui Yinnian are dismissed."
What!
The conference room erupted into chaos.
No one had expected that as soon as Xu Yang made an appearance, he would immediately dismiss Yao Guanghui and Cui Yinnian.
However, after giving it some thought, everyone understood.
The logistics department had always been the most lucrative.
In the past, Cui Yinnian had fattened himself on the perks of his department, leveraging his relationship with one of the shareholders.
Now that there was a new shareholder, naturally, they wouldn't let someone else control this department.
As for Yao Guanghui, everyone was well aware.
Dormitory management was a mess, and Yao Guanghui had been voraciously making money.
Only because Cui Yinnian had his back, and Cui Yinnian had a shareholder to rely on, had Yao Guanghui been as secure as Mount Tai.
Dismissing the two of them made perfect sense.
Yao Guanghui and Cui Yinnian had not expected this at all; just moments ago, they had been gleefully thinking about promotions and pay raises, and in an instant, they were being dismissed.
From heaven they had plummeted straight to hell.
The reversal was too sudden!
Yao Guanghui, agitated, stood up and said, "President Xu, why are you dismissing me? What have I done wrong?"
He genuinely couldn't understand why Xu Yang was dismissing him.
If he was to die, he at least wanted to die understanding why.
Xu Yang replied with a cold smile, "Do you remember the phone call you received this afternoon, instructing you to handle a student's assault case, which you neglected to do?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Guanghui's eyes widened in shock, "You were that person?"
Cui Yinnian's face also changed.
Xu Yang nodded with a smile, "That's right, it was me. Do you understand why now?"
Yao Guanghui's face went through a series of changes, and he said through clenched teeth, "President Xu, I didn't know it was you at the time. If I had known, I would have dealt with it immediately."
Xu Yang sneered, "If you don't deal with it because you don't know it's me, then what use are you to me? Do I live at the school?"
"I…" Yao Guanghui opened his mouth to speak but found himself unable to say anything for a moment. After a while, he finally said, "President Xu, I admit I was wrong. I hope you can give me another chance. I'll make sure to manage the dormitory well in the future and address any student issues immediately."
The position of dormitory supervisor was too profitable.
He had buttered up Cui Yinnian for a long time and given many gifts to secure this position.
If he lost it, it was virtually impossible for him to find such a job again.
Xu Yang shook his head, "I'm sorry, but I'm not giving you another chance. You're not suitable for managing the dormitory."
Yao Guanghui protested desperately, "President Xu, how can you do this? This place is a school. When students make mistakes, we prioritize education over punishment!"
Xu Yang replied with a cold smile, "Unfortunately, you are not a student; you are a teacher. My college doesn't need a teacher like you. Besides, even in the case of students, if they commit serious offenses, according to the school's student management regulations, they too will be expelled!"
Yao Guanghui continued to struggle, "I only made a minor mistake, and you're dismissing me for that? I won't accept this!"
Xu Yang sneered coldly, "Jiangcheng Business College is mine. I will dismiss you if I want to. If you can't accept it, you'll just have to deal with it!"
Yao Guanghui was immediately dumbstruck.
He had not expected Xu Yang to speak so bluntly, or rather, to behave so domineeringly.
Was he not afraid of disheartening the other people present?
He looked at the others; quite a few seemed restless, as if they were considering standing up to speak.
Upon seeing this, Xu Yang chuckled, "Someone wants to plead their case, huh? Before you do, I hope you think carefully about the kind of people these two are. I believe you all know better than I do. If I dismiss them and you all want to stand up for them, then you can leave with them. I absolutely won't stop you, because my school does not need faculty and staff who cannot discern right from wrong."
Hearing this, those who had wanted to speak up suddenly did not dare to move.
Everyone was clear about what kind of people Yao Guanghui and Cui Yinnian were.
The two had been fleecing money from the dormitory and logistics department to a maddening degree.
It was just that Xu Yang had seemed too overbearing before, making them fear he would treat them in the same way, and they felt a sense of crisis, which is why they wanted to speak up.
But Xu Yang had spoken so forthrightly, if they still spoke up for Yao Guanghui and Cui Yinnian, that would be idiotic, and if they lost their jobs, they could blame no one but themselves.
Moreover, from the exchange between Yao Guanghui and Xu Yang, it was clear that Yao Guanghui had been caught on a sore spot by Xu Yang, the major shareholder.
Otherwise, why would a billionaire bother with such a minor employee as Yao Guanghui?
No matter the circumstance, in a word, Yao Guanghui deserved to be dismissed.
Seeing that those who had been willing to speak for him had backed down, Yao Guanghui panicked.
In his helplessness, he could only turn his gaze to Cui Yinnian.
Perhaps only Cui Yinnian could save him now.
Over the years, he had amassed quite a fortune following Cui Yinnian.
The majority of it was offered up to Cui Yinnian as tribute.
Regardless, Cui Yinnian should also want to protect him.
And besides, Cui Yinnian was also being dismissed.
Cui Yinnian surely would not just sit back and wait for doom; Cui Yinnian's resistance would be indirectly helping him.
As long as Cui Yinnian was fine, he should be too.
Feeling Yao Guanghui's gaze upon him, Cui Yinnian stood up, looked at Xu Yang, and said, "President Xu, do you really want to dismiss me over a trifle?"
"A trifle?" Xu Yang was taken aback, then shook his head, "I don't think it's a trifle. If it were just the phone call I made to you, and you ignored my complaint, naturally I wouldn't dismiss you for just that. You know better than I do how many acts of malfeasance you have committed over the years."
Xu Yang naturally wouldn't dismiss Cui Yinnian and Yao Guanghui just for the incident involving the phone call that day.
Given the character of the two men, such incidents were surely not rare occurrences.
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How could he not dismiss such people? Was he supposed to keep them for the New Year?
Cui Yinnian said, "President Xu, I've worked hard in my position, if not meritoriously, then at least tirelessly. I hope you can give me another chance."
Xu Yang shook his head, "Sorry, but I won't give any chance to someone like you."
Cui Yinnian's expression changed, and through gritted teeth, he said, "President Xu, the consequences could be more than you can handle if you give me this chance."
Xu Yang asked with amusement, "I'm very curious, what kind of consequences can you, a logistics director, bring about that I would be unable to handle?"
Cui Yinnian said, "President Xu, do you believe that with just one word from me, I can bring the school to a halt? So, I hope you can revoke the decision to dismiss me and Yao Guanghui. It would be better for everyone."
He could tell that Xu Yang was very determined to dismiss him.
Since that was the case, he decided to take a confrontational approach, to make Xu Yang aware of the consequences of dismissing him.