Preparing Green Garlic!

When Jiang Chengcheng saw what Xu Shi was holding, her previously cheerful expression immediately turned grave.

"Chairman Xu, are you going to...?"

She pressed her lips together and cautiously tested the waters.

"Of course. This is what I promised you."

Xu Shi smiled. "I told you, this day wouldn't be far off."

In fact, settling accounts with Jiang Fengshan was not only Jiang Chengcheng's long-cherished wish—it was equally urgent for him.

Although he had obtained the original copy of the Overlimit Project, it was not something that could be completed with a few empty words.

Arranging personnel, finding materials, planning the budget... he still needed partners to complete this massive undertaking with him.

Even a conglomerate like Serpent Coil did not fully possess the ability to turn the plan into reality.

And everything had to begin with taking control of the Engineering Department.

If Jiang Fengshan was not driven from power, everything that followed would be nothing but empty talk.

And now, the time was about right—his flawless handling of two consecutive incidents involving Spark had significantly boosted Xu Shi's prestige within the group.

Some shareholders who had been wavering had also shifted their stance and expressed their willingness to get closer to him through Su Lin.

To be honest, his father Xu Cheng had maintained an exceptionally firm grip on the company. Most veteran employees held him in high regard and were willing to continue serving his descendants.

The reason Lin Wenhua had found an opening before was mainly because Xu Shi truly had been worthless in the past.

Of course, some people had also been intimidated by what happened to Xu Anbang—who knew how ruthless the newly appointed Chairman Xu could be when he made a move?

Would they be next...? That was something they had to consider.

Meanwhile, Xu Shi had also swallowed up Xu Anbang's wealth, strengthening his influence in every respect.

However, he knew perfectly well that although Lin Wenhua appeared to have no reaction to any of this, he had definitely been making plans behind the scenes.

Fortunately, with this evidence in hand, Xu Shi did not need to care about the other man's response. He might not even need to personally deal with Jiang Fengshan.

Then...

"Perfect. The next board meeting is the day after tomorrow."

Xu Shi put away the chip and leaned closer, looking directly at Jiang Chengcheng. "Why not look forward to it, Miss Jiang?"

"Mm..."

Jiang Chengcheng clenched her fists and nodded firmly.

The confidence in his smile made her even more certain that she had made the right choice.

Dawn was right before her eyes.

"Oh, and besides that, I'll have a few other surprises prepared for you then."

After saying that, Xu Shi seemed to remember something else, and his eyes softened slightly.

"Huh, what are they...?"

Jiang Chengcheng had just wanted to ask when he pressed a finger to her lips.

"Let's keep a little mystery, shall we?"

"...Okay."

With things put that way, Jiang Chengcheng could not ask any further and obediently replied.

But there was no denying that she was truly looking forward more and more to what would happen next...

Two days later.

Meetings among upper management always had to be held. Even if they sat in the conference room chatting idly for half the day, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

But Lin Wenhua knew full well that today's meeting would not be that simple.

Mainly because... how should he put it?

His grandnephew seemed to have suddenly come to his senses lately, making a number of highly reliable decisions.

His handling of the gang riots in Sin City had also been beyond reproach, causing almost no losses.

That had made quite a few people start taking him seriously, and Xu Shi's reputation within the company had improved somewhat as well.

That was not good news for Lin Wenhua, not to mention that Xu Anbang's assets had been secretly transferred into Xu Shi's own hands.

More importantly, he had never expected Xu Shi to move so quickly. He had barely held a meeting within their small circle when Xu Anbang met with disaster, catching him completely off guard.

By the time he reacted, it was already too late... even the people he had sent to kill that Gu Yi had been lost.

Not only had he come up completely empty-handed, he might even have left behind evidence.

Fortunately, the other side had not been flawless either—although he could find no clues regarding Xu Anbang's assassination, he had learned through certain channels that Xu Shi had recently used the excuse of "developing a new project" to mobilize a large sum of the company's reserve funds.

Whether he was actually developing a new project or not, moving company funds without filing the proper reports was enough to provoke plenty of opposition.

Those mediocre fools could not compete for power, so all they had eyes for was money.

Combined with Xu Shi's poor reputation in the past, even if they could not restrain him as they had before, they could at least suppress his increasingly rising momentum.

At that thought, he exchanged a smile with Jiang Fengshan across from him.

The so-called channel was naturally Jiang Chengcheng. It had to be said that having her report information to them had indeed made things much easier.

"Come to think of it, why hasn't Chairman Xu arrived yet?"

Thinking of this improved Lin Wenhua's mood considerably, and he casually asked the question without realizing it.

"Yes. Even if he isn't coming, he should at least send Director Su..."

Jiang Fengshan echoed him, but before he could finish speaking, Xu Shi pushed open the door and walked in.

He always seemed to be the last to arrive.

"Something held me up. I'm not late, am I?"

Xu Shi joked as he walked straight to his seat and sat down.

Of course he was not late. Even if he had been, no one would have been bored enough to make an issue of it.

The meeting began as usual.

It had to be said that compared to the lifeless atmosphere of last time, today's meeting was clearly much livelier.

Some shareholders openly expressed their recognition and praise for Xu Shi. That was a clear gesture of goodwill.

Others did not state their positions. In their eyes, handling something like gang riots was still not enough to change their opinion of Xu Shi.

Lin Wenhua was in no hurry and merely waited quietly for the right moment.

Once the atmosphere seemed about right, he finally took out the materials he had prepared, his voice low and solemn. "Everyone, there are a few matters I would like to address."

"Although the company's situation has improved somewhat recently, there are still some issues. For example, Xu—"

He had barely begun when his voice was cut off by a rapid knock on the door.

Hm?

Who was it?

Everyone was somewhat puzzled. All attendees had already arrived—who would dare interrupt at a time like this?

Yet when the door was opened, the sight before them left them even more astonished.

Tang Shuang stood at the entrance with her hands behind her back, looking sharp and valiant, while a fully armed Inspection Bureau unit stood behind her.

She said nothing, merely walking directly up to Jiang Fengshan, who wore an equally bewildered expression, before taking out an arrest warrant.

"Mr. Jiang Fengshan, correct?"

"Someone has reported that you are suspected of illegally detaining another person, depriving them of their personal freedom, and subjecting them to severe abuse."

"These are serious violations of the law. On behalf of the Inspection Bureau, I am placing you under arrest in accordance with the law."