#298 - Chapter 298 What Robot?

"Councilman Chen, did Councilman Yan really go to see me? Why didn't he give me a heads-up? This is a mess. Could he have taken the wrong road? Please wait a moment, I'll call to confirm." Niu Xingwang appeared flustered, took out his phone, and quickly dialed a number.

"Oh, hello? Secretary Gu, did Councilman Yan come over? No? Okay, okay, I understand. If Councilman Yan comes over, please notify me promptly. Yes, yes, that's it." Niu Xingwang pretended to say a bunch of things and hung up the phone.

"Councilman Chen, he didn't come! Are you mistaken?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"How could I be mistaken?" Chen Guanxuan replied with certainty.

"How about I give him a call?" Niu Xingwang took out his phone again and dialed Yan Zhengping's number.

30 seconds later…

"I can't get through." Niu Xingwang said to Chen Guanxuan.

Whether he called or not, who knows? Anyway, Niu Xingwang said he couldn't get through, so he couldn't get through.

Alright, acting to this extent is just right; he can't continue to perform, or it will seem contrived.

"Councilman Chen, I can't reach Councilman Yan right now. Has something happened?" Niu Xingwang asked.

Chen Guanxuan didn't answer Niu Xingwang's question but frowned, thinking about something.

"Chairman Niu, were the robots used for today's demonstration provided by your chamber of commerce?" Chen Guanxuan seemed to have grasped the crux of the problem, so he asked.

"Finally! I'm exhausted. Chen Guanxuan has finally gotten to the point." Niu Xingwang sighed inwardly.

However, what he said was something else entirely:

"Robots? What robots?" Niu Xingwang looked like he didn't understand.

"Hmm?" Chen Guanxuan saw Niu Xingwang's response and became suspicious.

"What about yesterday? Did Councilman Yan go to your place yesterday?" Chen Guanxuan continued to ask.

Because Yan Zhengping said he was going to the Huatong Chamber of Commerce for consultations after the meeting yesterday, so if he didn't go today, it's possible he didn't go yesterday either.

"No, not yesterday either. I haven't seen Councilman Yan for a long time." Niu Xingwang replied.

"What?" Chen Guanxuan was taken aback.

"So, the simulated spider robots today weren't provided by your Huatong Chamber of Commerce either?" Chen Guanxuan asked loudly.

"Simulated spider robots? Our chamber of commerce does have one, but it's still in the chamber's exhibition hall!" Niu Xingwang also raised his voice a lot.

"One? That's not right! Councilman Yan said your chamber of commerce provided 30,000 simulated spider robots and 5,000 flying robots. Is that true?" Chen Guanxuan asked, seeking confirmation, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Councilman Chen, don't joke around. Thirty thousand!? Do you know how many crystal cores that many robots would need? Our chamber of commerce doesn't have that kind of financial resources right now." Niu Xingwang shook his head in denial.

"So that's how it is. No wonder the Speaker asked our Finance Department to deal directly with your chamber of commerce, and Yan Zhengping kept making excuses. So the problem lies here." Chen Guanxuan seemed to understand everything.

"But why would Yan Zhengping do this?" Chen Guanxuan wondered to himself.

"Ah? This, this, this, Councilman Chen, did I say something wrong?" Niu Xingwang asked a little nervously.

"Oh, it has nothing to do with you. Here, I'll take you to see someone, and you can tell him the situation." Chen Guanxuan said.

"Ah? See who? Tell what situation?" Niu Xingwang pretended not to know.

"Let's go, you'll know when you get there." Chen Guanxuan didn't explain and directly took him to the conference room.

"Speaker, there's a situation!" Chen Guanxuan shouted anxiously after entering the door.

"Speak...er!" Niu Xingwang was a little nervous when he saw that the person at the conference table was the Speaker. But it's not known whether he was truly nervous or pretending.

"Councilman Chen, what's the matter?" Baili Ji looked at him and asked.

"Speaker, this is Chairman Niu of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. Let him explain the specific situation." Chen Guanxuan said.

"So it's the famous Chairman Niu. Chairman Niu, what's the matter? Please speak." Baili Ji said politely.

"Speaker, I'm just here to deliver crystal cores. I don't know anything else about the situation." Niu Xingwang said.

Baili Ji frowned and looked at Chen Guanxuan.

He was asking him what the situation was.

"Chairman Niu, I'll ask you, did Councilman Yan go to your place today?" Chen Guanxuan asked the same question again.

"No!" Niu Xingwang replied very firmly.

"Speaker, you see, this isn't right!" Chen Guanxuan said, looking at Baili Ji.

Baili Ji frowned even deeper. After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"So, these 30,000-plus robots aren't from your Huatong Chamber of Commerce either?"

"Of course not. Currently, there isn't much of a market for this type of robot, so our chamber of commerce only has one sample. I also explained to Councilman Chen just now that so many robots would require a large sum of crystal cores, and our chamber of commerce doesn't have that kind of financial resources right now." Niu Xingwang said.

Baili Ji rubbed the pen in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

The others looked at him, and no one spoke.

The scene fell silent for a moment.