Chapter 241 Wang Xiaohai
Wang Xiaohai was stunned when he heard this. He thought he had misheard. He scratched his ears in astonishment and asked subconsciously, "What did you say?"
Rong Yuan looked at him coldly, his expression unchanged. All the noises disappeared instantly. Those who couldn't help but talk shut their mouths and stared at the two people in front of them to pay attention to the development of the situation.
Wang Xiaohai saw his expression and realized that Rong Yuan was serious. His face turned pale and blue. Instead of anger, he felt disbelief. After a while, he finally remembered to ask. He stood up suddenly, his hands shaking with anger. He pointed at Rong Yuan and said angrily, "Why?! You..." He looked at Rong Yuan's face, swallowed the insulting words that were about to come out, and said angrily, "Expelled? I have worked in the institute for such a long time, and I have made contributions and worked hard. Now you want to kick me out. Why? How dare you humiliate me like this? Who will dare to work for a leader like you in the future? Don't you agree?"
He looked around at his colleagues like an angry lion. Everyone was silent. Under his prestige, a few people were about to nod, but suddenly felt Rong Yuan's colder gaze above their heads. Their necks froze and they lowered their heads, not daring to meet their gazes. Young people like Cheng Zhitao looked at Wang Xiaohai with provocative eyes , revealing a hint of gloating and gratification.
Wang Xiaohai's face became even uglier when he didn't get the expected response. He glared at the assistants who lowered their heads and dared not respond. He then memorized the faces of those who dared to challenge his authority, and angrily yelled at Rong Yuan: "If you don't give me a clear answer today, I will never give up! Even if it comes to the chairman of the parliament, I will..."
"Then go ahead and make a scene!" Rong Yuan said coldly, "Whether it's the chairman of the council or anyone else, go ahead and make a scene if you want to. But you know what you have done yourself."
Wang Xiaohai froze. No matter what the reason was for Rong Yuan to be unhappy with him, one thing was unquestionable - whether in terms of reputation, status, achievements, or value, this young man who was 20 years younger than him was far superior to him. Not to mention that he had a lot of braids all over his body, even if he had done nothing wrong, if Rong Yuan wanted to suppress him, those who were qualified to speak would never stand on his side.
Rong Yuan looked at Wang Xiaohai, who was blushing but speechless. His voice and gaze were not harsh , but full of unquestionable meaning: "My decision will not change. From now on, you are no longer a member of the institute. You cannot carry out any activities in the name of the institute, and you cannot leak any information about the institute to the outside world. Pack up and leave before tomorrow morning."
Wang Xiaohai certainly didn't want to leave, even if he was hated by Rong Yuan and despised by everyone. In Tangguo, there is no place with more abundant funds, a more relaxed environment, and freer research than this institute. As long as you have good ideas, you will get support, as long as you have results, you will be recognized. No one is allowed to snatch research results, or sign their own papers under various names, or make compromises because of political positions and interests. Many projects that have no prospect of profit and are impossible to be approved in other places can be established here, just because Rong Yuan said it was okay. For anyone who is determined to produce research results, this is the holy land they dream of.
Wang Xiaohai was shaking all over, his face turned from blue to red, and then from red to white. He wanted to use a louder voice and an even angrier attitude to emphasize his contributions and rights, but he waved his arms and moved his lips, but his chest seemed to be blocked and he couldn't say .
He was panicking.
The relationship between people is like a spring, always when you are weak, he is strong, when you are strong, he is weak. In the past, Xiao A was always very gentle and easy to talk to as long as it did not involve issues of principle, and the occasional offense to the intelligent robot was never taken to heart. It did not bear grudges or value power like humans, but was regarded as weak and vulnerable. Wang Xiaohai was also arrogant in the past. Another famous academician Meng Xiang did not care about anything except his own research, so he regarded himself as the second in command of the institute. Even Rong Yuan was a "greenhorn" in his mind.
Now that Rong Yuan was strong, Wang Xiaohai became timid. The actual status of both sides was in stark contrast before him. If he continued to fight, it would only further anger Rong Yuan, who was not easy to talk to today, and there would be no benefit.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and prepared to say a few soft words to ease the situation. However, Rong Yuan didn't have the patience to wait for him to slowly think through the interests involved. After he finished speaking about his decision, he seemed to be stunned there with his face constantly changing, so he waved his hand and adjourned the meeting. When Wang Xiaohai came to his senses, Rong Yuan had already left, and most of the other people in the meeting room had also left, even his assistants were nowhere to be seen. Some people wanted to come up to him and make a few sarcastic remarks, but were pulled away by those around them who didn't want to cause trouble. He raised his head, occasionally meeting the gazes of one or two people, and clearly saw the sarcasm in their eyes, which made him more uncomfortable than if they had said a few words to his face. In front of him stood two soldiers in black uniforms, who were there under Rong Yuan's orders to "help" him pack his personal belongings.
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"Rong Yuan, Wang Xiaohai is very capable. Expelling him is not a good decision." After Rong Yuan left the meeting room, Noah suggested in his ear.
"Ability is not everything. A single bad apple can spoil the whole barrel." Rong Yuan said disapprovingly, "If we continue to tolerate him, the institute will sooner or later become a mess."
Wang Xiaohai actually didn't have any obvious bad deeds, it was mainly a character problem. Simply put, he was conceited, jealous of others' talents, lustful, greedy, and narrow-minded.
He is arrogant, so he doesn't take anyone seriously. He always looks up to others and likes to emphasize how powerful he is. He challenges Rong Yuan's authority openly or covertly. He has pretended to obey Xiao A but actually disobeyed him, and even questioned him in person. Because he likes flattery, in order to please him, the nerds around him who originally had trouble communicating with him in daily life have learned to speak flattering words. They always feel shameless, but they have to flatter him in various ways.
He was jealous of others' talents, so whenever others in the institute made achievements and received awards, he would frown. At first, he wanted to use his position to suppress them, but after Noah severely stopped criticizing them through Xiao A, he restrained these methods, but his attitude became more sarcastic, and he was very dissatisfied and even resentful of Rong Yuan.
He was lustful and greedy for alcohol. He once went to the laboratory to operate an instrument drunk and almost caused a major accident. He was also a pervert who targeted both men and women. Although he didn't dare to do anything, he would always take advantage of his position to touch and say some explicit words. If you refused to reprimand him, he would find an opportunity to catch one or two small mistakes and curse at you in public, severely humiliating you, and you would often make trouble for him in the future.
He is narrow-minded and only allows others to be worse than him, but not better than him, so Rong Yuan and Meng Xiang are envied and even resented by him. In normal times, if there is a mistake, even if it is actually his own omission, it must be someone else's fault; any shortcomings of the people around him will be ridiculed and criticized by him; if he gets less benefits than others, he will make a fuss regardless of the impact on the overall situation; and he has no gratitude at all. Sometimes colleagues around him kindly remind him or provide him with help, and he can sell them out without guilt in the blink of an eye. Even if the cafeteria displays newly released fruits, people will tacitly leave the biggest and best ones for him, otherwise there will definitely be another lawsuit.
The research institute has few people but many things to do. The environment is simple and most people have simple personalities. It should have been a very harmonious place. But because of Wang Xiaohai's presence, the atmosphere is very tense. Many people are cautious and dare not show their heads, for fear of being targeted by him. The closer the work scope is to Wang Xiaohai, the more tense the atmosphere is between them. There are even signs of collusion and framing each other.
However, Wang Xiaohai's behavior did not cause any real damage to the research. He was also cautious and would not touch those who were valued by the higher-ups except for a few strange words. Most importantly, he had a solid foundation, extensive knowledge, profound expertise, was good at research, and made breakthroughs repeatedly. Although he was not as talented as Rongyuan, he was also talented. In the research institute, the rule that the capable were the kings, even if everyone despised his character, they had to swallow their anger.
Noah knew everything, but in its values, first, Wang Xiaohai's behavior was limited in destructiveness; second, Wang Xiaohai's value was far greater than those who were bullied by him, so Noah naturally made the choice of maximizing benefits. Its plan was that no matter how this person jumped up and down, it was within its control. If the loss really outweighed the gain, wouldn't it be enough to just kill him?
After listening to Noah's words, Rong Yuan just said: "By that time, the research institute will not be the one I want."
Rong Yuan understood that, to Noah, except for what he thought, humans were all resources that could be used, chess pieces that could be moved at will. It would study human psychology for Rong Yuan's sake, but it actually didn't really take the chess pieces' thoughts to heart. If this batch of chess pieces was contaminated, then it would just need to replace them with a new batch, it wouldn't be a big deal.
He paused for a moment and then said, "Keep an eye on him. If he can repent, I can give him another chance." But this is almost impossible. When people reach middle age, their personalities have already been shaped. If they don't encounter any life-threatening changes, they may never change.
"If he contacts someone he shouldn't, notify Jin Nan immediately." Before coming to the institute, Rong Yuan and Jin Nan confirmed their intention to cooperate. The two did not meet or sign any agreement, but just sent a text message, but there was already a tacit understanding between them.
"Someone I shouldn't contact?" Noah's tone gradually became a little excited. "You mean..."
"People from the institute always come in but never leave, and you guard it tightly." Rong Yuan sneered, "Now a person of high status who knows all the secrets is being driven out with resentment. For those who have been spying on this place but can't get in, isn't it like a hungry tiger meeting a sheep or a fly seeing blood?"
Noah no longer cared about thinking about Wang Xiaohai, and didn’t even think about what Rong Yuan said afterwards. He was completely immersed in a state of happiness: I was praised, hahaha o (= ▽ =) o…
