Liu Zheng's words left Shi Lei with a stomach full of words that he couldn't begin to utter.
As the staff officer of the military, although Liu Zheng wasn't the highest commanding officer, his words still carried significant weight. As long as he insisted on not cooperating with Qin Hai's company, the matter was essentially set in stone. After all, collaborating with a local company was an insignificant matter for the military, and if Liu Zheng made it clear that he did not want to cooperate with Yafang Company, certainly no one would want to offend him over a trivial matter.
Hence, Liu Zheng's stance essentially represented the military's attitude towards Qin Hai's company.
Shi Lei felt helpless and regretful; although he wanted to help Qin Hai, he was at best an outsider, and his words could not make any impact. If this were in their own military region, the whole matter would not have been this troublesome.