The sky garden beneath the lofty dome glittered with splendor. Inside a reception room beyond the ballroom,
"I see. Well, I understand Xue Long Group's position now. It's regrettable that we couldn't reach this cooperation agreement."
Hearing the figure before him overturn what he had just assumed, casually expressing regret in a tone and manner that showed no hint of pretense,
Heinz froze slightly.
No, he had to be putting on an act!
"But before that, I'd like you to take a look at this."
Just as I thought. As Fang Ran shifted the conversation, a faint smile appeared on Heinz's face.
Facing the black-haired young man who seemed able to see through him, Heinz looked at the document envelope Fang Ran had produced and decided that, no matter what it contained,
he would stand firm and refuse to budge on his side's terms!
Having silently made up his mind, Heinz maintained his smile as he picked up the envelope before him, considering how much he ought to raise the leasing fee for the very large crude carrier later.
Then he opened it, pulled out the documents, and saw the title at the top:
"Report on the Handling of Liability for Last Year's Hydrocarbon Production Line Accident at Xue Long Group"
Every calculation and smile froze in that instant!
The shock was so overwhelming that it scattered all thought. Sweat instantly streamed down his forehead, and before he could think of anything else,
Heinz yanked out the documents and rapidly flipped through them, his eyes darting as he verified something.
And the more he verified, the more stunned and dumbfounded he became.
Because these were clearly Xue Long Group's confidential internal files!
Holding a position of power, he naturally knew how great a price they had paid to secretly deal