"No! We absolutely can't just sit back and wait for death." The plump middle-aged man took several deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down. "We need to find a solution quickly and explain this clearly before midnight tonight. Otherwise, if things change again, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Tanaka, that's easy for you to say. This is clearly leaving me with no way out." Takahashi Ryuno, another bespectacled director and the youngest person present, furrowed his brows deeply. "The media and reporters are watching us like hawks. If even the slightest bit of information leaks out, we're finished."
"This won't work, that won't work—are we supposed to just sit here and wait?" Nakano Taro, vice chairman of RL Group, a member of the highest decision-making level, and the person in charge on Bald Eagle's side, also had his brows tightly knitted.
Knock, knock, knock! The sound from outside the door shattered the room's oppressive atmosphere.
"Come in!"
"Directors, I just received word that Mita Jinghui, chairman of SL, was thrown out of Bald Eagle's Federal Building. The news is that Minister Anderson refused to see him." Murata Mie quietly reported the latest developments.
"Oh, that damn bastard!" Nakano Taro gritted his teeth. "Anderson must have received instructions from Bald Eagle. Otherwise, with Mita Jinghui's influence and connections, how could he have suddenly been driven out?"
"How about we work with him? After all, we have no way back now." Takahashi Ryuno hesitantly voiced the suggestion, and the other directors nodded in agreement.
"Fine. We'll leave this entirely to you. Do your best to ensure our interests aren't harmed." Nakano Taro made the decision at once. This was their best option. Now they could only hope Mita Jinghui was not so shortsighted.
"Murata, contact SL. Tell him that if he doesn't