Chapter 2104: An inspection of Forestry Township
Watching the office door slowly close, Xu Yi curled the fingers of his right hand on the desk. He tapped it lightly, his brow furrowing as he sank into thought.
He had known Kennard for over twelve years, and Kennard had worked under him for a full twelve years as well.
Throughout those twelve years, Kennard had been an outstanding Chief Executive Officer, taking full responsibility for the Xinfei Merchant Guild's internal management and many of its external affairs.
Xu Yi had to admit that Kennard lived up to his upbringing as the heir carefully groomed by the Emma Family. His exceptional abilities in so many areas made him ideally suited to this demanding management position. He had kept the Xinfei Merchant Guild running smoothly throughout those twelve years, saving Xu Yi a great deal of time and energy.
If possible, Xu Yi naturally hoped Kennard would continue serving the Xinfei Merchant Guild this way until he finally grew old.
Yet in what Kennard had just said, Xu Yi had detected something unusual.
Ambition.
Yes, ambition.
During his twelve years of service to the Xinfei Merchant Guild, Kennard had always devoted himself to faithfully following the development strategies Xu Yi laid out, never overstepping his bounds.
His proposal today, however, revealed that he did, after all, have ambitions of his own.
Or rather, those ambitions also represented those of quite a few people within the guild.
Xu Yi had always preferred to regard and operate the Xinfei Merchant Guild as a straightforward merchant guild, making that the guiding principle of its development.
But many of its senior executives, including Kennard, probably did not share that view.
After the conflict with the Mana Magical Kingdom six years ago and this year's conflict with the