At that moment, a secretary reported:
"CEO Lu, there's one more matter. A supervisor from the investment department was found to have... embezzled..."
"How much? Give me the number."
"Ninety-seven million."
"Wow."
Lu Chengwen smiled and shook his head. "Nearly a hundred million! A major embezzler! A colossal embezzler! Hahaha!"
His expression instantly changed. "Where is he? Bring him in!"
"He's waiting outside."
"Send him in."
Lu Chengwen looked through the documents, growing angrier as he read. His hands were trembling with rage.
"Not bad. You took kickbacks from partners, kickbacks from material suppliers, messed with price differences without reporting them, then kept taking more. Oh, and you even took government subsidy money. Hehe, what a talent. There's nothing you won't take."
Lu Chengwen looked up at him. "Go ahead, explain yourself. I'm a very kind, approachable, easygoing person. Everyone knows that."
The man looked utterly aggrieved and stepped forward. "I just... thought the money was cute..."
Lu Chengwen was so furious that he laughed. "Hahaha, cute! Hahahaha!"
Hua Xuening was furious too, gritting her teeth. "I ought to stab you to death, you big bastard."
Lu Chengwen raised his chin and looked at him. "You ate up so much of my money. How much did you earn for me?"
The man instantly straightened his back. "CEO Lu, our department's investments made a total profit of thirteen point two billion this year. Pure profit! The detailed accounts are right here..."
As he spoke, he respectfully handed them over.
Lu Chengwen was instantly dumbfounded.
Cang Hai and Cang Yue were dumbfounded as well.
One department!? More than ten billion!?
Lu Chengwen began reading the accounts, growing more excited with every page.
He pointed at one project. "What were you thinking with this project?"
"I just thought it would work."
"What was