In the meeting room of Baolong Group, Miao Zijiang, the CEO, was in a bad mood, because no matter who won or lost in such a fight, it would be his Baolong Group that would be in disgrace. And most importantly, Huihong's Zhang Zhengchen team and the leader Price sent by the upper management were all present, so he couldn't even open his mouth to force a stop.
A rising anger was brewing in Miao Zijiang's heart. He scowled and turned to look at his secretary general.
"Boss Zhang! I think the witness you found has a complicated identity and is not convincing enough." A senior executive under Miao Ziwei stood up and fired: "In this matter...!"
"You're talking nonsense! The witnesses we found are unconvincing? Then can you prove such a serious matter as treason with just a few composite photos and a set of vague videos?" The senior executives behind Zhang Taotao naturally would not let their boss get involved in a physical fight with such a character, so they fought back immediately.
"Let the people from Island No. 6 come in first." Zhang Taotao urged again.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. He, who had been sitting in the front row of the Baolong Group's senior management, slowly put down his water cup, stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, stop for a moment."
Zhang Taotao looked at the other party, feeling calm because she had already sent someone to meet Mr. He last night.
"A few photos and a blurry surveillance video can't prove such a big thing as collusion with the enemy." President He looked at everyone slowly and leisurely: "Ms. Zhang had already interned in the group before she graduated from university, and her father and I and Mr. Miao have been friends for many years. To put it bluntly, since her parents passed away, this child has been raised by all of us. With this relationship and her position in the group, I really can't understand why she would collude with the enemy. Is it just to exchange some mining interests with the other party? This idea is too petty."
Everyone was silent and looked at Mr. He.
“Mr. He, this matter…!” Miao Ziwei wanted to speak.
"Either you talk and I sit down; or you listen and I talk." Mr. He looked at him expressionlessly.
Miao Ziwei endured for a long time, but finally chose not to be stubborn.
Mr. He put his hands on the table and said, "As for Miao Ziwei's plan to kill Mr. Zhang, I don't think it's reliable. Just based on the confessions of a few armed men on the island, it can't be taken seriously. They work for money, so they might also talk for money."
When Brother Bao heard this, he frowned and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Zhang Taotao's eyes.
"Of course, such a big incident happened on Island No. 7, and we must not hold those responsible accountable. None of us can feel at ease until the matter is clarified." Mr. He glanced at the crowd again: "But it is really meaningless to argue here with you punching and me kicking. This kind of argument will not produce any results."
"Mr. He is right!"
"Yes, you've been arguing here for so long that you've exhausted your brain. Now you don't even know who is right."
“…!”
Miao Zijiang's direct senior leaders began to set the pace and follow Mr. He's words.
President He paused for a moment, then looked at Miao Zijiang: "Otherwise, let's adjourn first!"
“How can we adjourn the meeting? This involves the leakage of confidential information from Island No. 7…!” Price was a little confused as to why everyone, who were on edge just a second ago, suddenly calmed down because of Mr. He’s two words.
Miao Zijiang turned his head to look at Price and said briefly, "Colonel, I will definitely give you an explanation, but not now... Can you give me some face?"
"Miao, you are well aware of the importance of Island No. 7. We will never agree to this unless we investigate this matter thoroughly."
"I said, I will give you an explanation!" Miao Zijiang looked at him and said.
Price was a typical Westerner. He pointed at Zhang Taotao arrogantly and said to Miao Ziwei, "Until the matter is investigated, none of you can leave Washington, and you can't leave this area, otherwise I will have you arrested immediately!"
Neither of them responded, so Miao Zijiang immediately stood up and shouted, "Adjourn for now!"
…
Five minutes later.
downstairs.
Zhang Zhengchen led his team and stretched out his hand to Mr. Miao and said, "Let's do this for now. Well, we'll meet in a few days."
"Excuse me, haha, Mr. Zhang!"
"It's inevitable when the business is big." Zhang Zhengchen didn't say much. He just responded politely and left with his team members.
Miao Zijiang saw the group of people off and walked towards the elevator with a very gloomy face.
In the low-key and luxurious business car, the secretary-general sitting in the passenger seat asked tentatively: "Boss Zhang, why do I not quite understand? Wasn't it Old Miao who instructed Miao Ziwei to fire the cannon?"
"That's definitely not the case." Zhang Zhengcheng shook his head and replied, "If it was Lao Miao who took action, how could this situation have happened?"
"So Miao Ziwei acted on his own?" The secretary general blinked his eyes: "Then who is telling the truth, him or Zhang Taotao?"
Zhang Zhengchen was silent for a while: "It all looks real to me."
…
Inside the group building.
Mr. He and a dozen shareholders were sitting in the lounge and talking.
"Mr. He, the president is calling you." The secretary came over and shouted.
"Okay." Mr. He held onto the sofa, stood up with his big belly, and walked towards the door.
Two minutes later.
In another lounge, Mr. He closed the door, walked over to the sofa and sat down.
Miao Zijiang looked at him and said, "Old He, you saved the situation in time, otherwise I wouldn't be able to open my mouth and Baolong would definitely be embarrassed today."
"Xiao Zhang is doing a good job, and she always thinks about the group and the shareholders' meeting. Tell me... why does the second brother want to kill her? Just for his own interests? This is too much." President He did not hide his dissatisfaction: "The most important thing is that if he is not sure, he should not fire at an occasion like today. Before the meeting, who will bear the responsibility for the accident on Island No. 7 is still under discussion, but now that he has done this, there is no need to discuss it. The blame must be on Baolong. Oh, I guess Zhang Zhengchen is so happy!"
Miao Zijiang was speechless at Lao He's straightforward words, but he asked calmly, "Do you think Lao Er really wanted to kill someone?"
"Do you believe that if I hadn't stopped him, Zhang Taotao's attack would have killed Lao Er directly?" Lao He frowned and replied, "This is not difficult to guess. Lao Er said that Wang Zhen's people found something wrong with Zhang Taotao, and then decided to take action. But if they found something wrong, how could the island be completely unprepared? Have you read the report from the Security Department? Two most direct points, first, the Security Department never received any reminders or reports from any soldiers on the island from beginning to end. If you arrested someone, you wouldn't have missed a phone call to inform the higher-ups, right? The armed forces on the opposite side reached Building 2 in the south of the island in less than three minutes, which shows that the island was completely unprepared. Second, as soon as that guy called Explosion entered the room, Lao Er panicked and lost all his rhythm. This is obviously a sign of guilt."
Miao Zijiang nodded slowly and asked softly: "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Old He looked directly at Miao Zijiang and replied succinctly, "If someone stands in the way of Old Two, he will kill. Then if one day I disagree with him, do I have to be on guard against a bullet flying at my head?! As I said before, the internal fighting has reached this point, it's too much, Old Miao!"
Lao He's words directly represent the attitude of the dozen or so shareholders in the lounge.
…
In the large conference room.
Zhang Taotao's heart was beating fast. After a long silence, she lowered her head and sent a text message: "Come up from the back door."