Second Board Meeting

Peng Guoqiang's face changed, his chest heaving violently, but in the end, he fell silent.

He wasn't a fool without intelligence.

Since experiencing some setbacks, he had gradually seen many facts clearly.

Su Rui was right; Lin Jiatao couldn't fall now. By this point, the Lin Group's businesses were deeply rooted in Tongzhou City.

"Give me some time, and I will establish a group in Tongzhou City that can replace the Lin Group," Su Rui patted Peng Guoqiang's shoulder and said meaningfully, "By then, when you hand over the materials you have, their weight will be completely different."

Peng Guoqiang thought about it and took another drag from his cigarette.

"Why are you helping me?"

Peng Guoqiang had doubts because he had no interaction with Su Rui, let alone any friendship.

"Because you are a person with a conscience and faith," Su Rui rubbed his fingers expressionlessly. "People like you should go further and shouldn't end their careers early."

Peng Guoqiang looked up at Su Rui.

Su Rui maintained a smile.

"Moreover, I also need your help."

"But don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything out of line or against your professional ethics."

Su Rui knew Peng Guoqiang's character very well: stubborn, resilient, and adhering to his principles to the point of being somewhat unapproachable. In his career, he had never opened a back door for anyone, even at the cost of offending superiors.

Such a person could not be bought to do shady or unethical things.

And Su Rui had never thought of doing so.

"The first thing you need to do now is return to a core position," Su Rui began to strategize for Peng Guoqiang. "I have several pieces of information here about major cold cases and unsolved mysteries that have been backlogged in Tongzhou City for over a decade. Perhaps they can help you..."

Eight twenty.

Su Rui arrived downstairs at the Mingzhu Building on time and glanced at the message on his phone.

"8:30, see you in the conference room."

Su Rui smiled and walked straight up to the second floor.

In the conference room, Li Ruobing sat at the head of the table with a file in front of her, appearing calm and composed.

There were two rows of seats, and a full seven were empty.

Hu Guangyi stood by the window, talking on the phone in a low voice and pacing back and forth subconsciously, clearly somewhat agitated.

"Hello... Old Li? Are you his nanny... Then where is he? Is he sick? Quite serious, hospitalized... Oh, oh, he can't come to the company today, right? Okay... Alright, I understand."

Su Rui didn't disturb him.

Instead, he walked to the empty seat closest to Li Ruobing and sat down. He naturally crossed his legs, leaned back, propped his chin, and watched Hu Guangyi make calls with interest.

"Hello... President Chen, what's going on... It's your mother's birthday? No, wasn't your mother's birthday in July... What, you celebrated it early? Can you even celebrate that early?"

"Hello? Hello?"

After making five or six calls in a row, Hu Guangyi's face turned ashen.

On the other end of the line, everyone was either making excuses or pushing him off.

Even if his mind was slow, he could sense that something was wrong now.

Looking at the expressionless Li Ruobing at the head of the conference table and the smiling Su Rui, Hu Guangyi had a premonition that today's matter was probably not that simple; he was being isolated and targeted!

But he couldn't quite figure out why his teammates had all chickened out after just one night, not even daring to show their faces.

"..." Hu Guangyi licked his lips, feeling a little uneasy.

"Time's up," Li Ruobing tapped the table with her fingertip, then signaled her secretary to close the conference room door. "Let's begin."

Hu Guangyi walked to the conference table with a gloomy face, glanced at Su Rui, hesitated for a moment, and then walked to the empty seat furthest from him and sat down.

He was indeed a little afraid of Su Rui.

"Today's meeting agenda includes several personnel changes and matters related to the opening of the Qiantang New Store," Li Ruobing spoke first, taking out an appointment letter from the folder. "I will now read it."

"Effective immediately, all positions held by Mingzhu Company shareholders Li Sicheng, Chen Lin, Wang Guofeng... and seven others are revoked. Their work will be taken over by Bai Tingxuan and Wang Weiying..."

Hu Guangyi's heart sank.

Li Ruobing's counterattack had come so quickly, and her move was ruthless, leaving no room for maneuver.

But how dare she do this?

She only held a thirty-one percent stake. Using such a decisive method, wasn't she afraid of a backlash?

Hu Guangyi's face was very grim.

"Hu Guangyi's positions as Human Resources Manager and Logistics Manager are removed, and the title of Honorary Vice President is retained."

Li Ruobing paused deliberately.

"Wait!" Hu Guangyi immediately gritted his teeth, staring directly at Li Ruobing. "I don't agree with this arrangement! Why are you taking away all my positions?!"

"This is a resolution of the Board of Directors. It doesn't require your agreement," Li Ruobing closed the file.

"The Board of Directors? I didn't see a vote, I didn't see a resolution!" Hu Guangyi sneered. "Dismissing a shareholder from their company position without a vote, President Li, aren't you being a bit too overbearing? Anyone would think you hold the absolute controlling stake!"

Hu Guangyi's words were clever. He didn't directly confront Li Ruobing, but instead brought up the shareholding issue.

Because the other shareholders hadn't attended the meeting, even a temporary vote now would be invalid!

"Idiot." Old Bai concisely and directly spat out the insult.

"Oh... you mentioned the absolute controlling stake..." Su Rui smiled and pulled out several documents from a file, placing them in front of Hu Guangyi. "If you can read, take a look."

Hu Guangyi opened them, half-doubting.

In an instant, his face turned deathly pale!

"This... how is this possible? They, they actually transferred all their shares to you!" Hu Guangyi trembled, unable to believe his eyes. The documents, in black and white, showed that his allies, who were originally in the same camp as him, had sold all their shares to Li Ruobing!

"If you don't believe it, you can take it to the forensic department to verify its authenticity," Su Rui said.

Hu Guangyi was speechless.

These share transfer agreements had completely stunned him.

Twenty percent, plus the thirty-one percent Li Ruobing already held...

Fifty-one percent, that was the threshold for the absolute controlling stake!

"..." After a long silence, Hu Guangyi spoke again, looking at Su Rui, his voice full of frustration: "You... you must have used dirty tricks, you just wait, I will investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"Be my guest!" Su Rui shrugged indifferently. "But you are no longer a senior executive at Mingzhu. We still have a meeting to continue. Unrelated personnel... please get out."

A surge of anger immediately welled up in Hu Guangyi.

"Even if I'm not a senior executive at Mingzhu, I'm still a shareholder! You're the outsider, what right do you have to tell me to leave!"

Li Ruobing glanced at him expressionlessly and spoke again: "Next, I will announce an appointment. The Qiantang New Store is about to open. Following the resolution of the Board of Directors, the person appointed as General Manager is... Su Rui."

At these words, the expression on Hu Guangyi's face became even more spectacular.

These pieces of news were like one heavy hammer blow after another, smashing hard into his heart, giving him no time to react.

"Now, do I have the right to tell you to get out?" Su Rui smiled calmly.

The veins in Hu Guangyi's forehead bulged, and his brow twitched.

After a long while, he suddenly stood up, breathing heavily, and walked straight towards the door.

Like a defeated stray dog.

"Hey! Old Hu, where's that swagger you had yesterday, pontificating and commanding the world? Where did it go?" Old Bai's voice was loud and clear, delivering a timely jab.

Hu Guangyi abruptly stopped, sneered twice, and feigned an air of nonchalance: "Old Bai, things change. You guys..."

"Just get lost!" Old Bai directly and bluntly interrupted.