This turmoil ultimately ended with Xu Shi's victory.

With such an incident, the meeting was definitely out of the question... After the inspectors left, Lin Wenhua made an excuse and hurriedly slipped away.

He thought he could restrain Xu Shi today, but he never expected that one of his arms would be severed.

send!

Seeing this, the others also took their leave, and their attitude towards Xu Shi, as well as their assessment of the situation, changed further.

Soon, only Xu Shi and Su Lin remained in the conference room.

Ning Wei didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave, and remained standing there upright.

"I really have to thank Secretary Ning."

Xu Shi stood up and politely greeted him.

"I was just following Chairman Wen's orders."

Ning Wei remained expressionless. "Chairman Xu doesn't need to thank us. On the contrary, we should thank you for your selfless act of putting family members aside for the greater good."

What kind of relationship is Jiang Fengshan with us?

Xu Shi chuckled, "Then let's consider it a win-win situation... Please ask Secretary Ning to convey to Old Master Wen that I will definitely pay a visit to express my gratitude another day."

"I will pass on your message."

Ning Wei nodded. "However, please be prepared to be rejected by Chairman Wen. As for the reason... I think your father should have told you?"

"...You should always say thank you."

Xu Shi paused for a moment, then brushed the topic aside, "Then I won't keep Secretary Ning here. I'll have Su Lin see you off?"

"No need to trouble Director Su, I'll take my leave now."

Ning Wei shook his head, bowed slightly, and strode out.

To be honest, although this was the first time he had met Xu Shi in person, he genuinely admired him.

This was completely different from what he had previously investigated. In his view, Xu Shi was clearly a very capable and shrewd individual.

Not to mention his willingness to use external forces to eliminate dissidents—frankly speaking, such operations are rare in conglomerates. Most of the time, they prefer to do things behind closed doors and are unwilling to let even a little bit of similar scandals leak out, for fear of being caught out by someone.

Unfortunately... thinking of the discord between the two conglomerates, he sighed regretfully.

Watching Ning Wei leave, Xu Shi felt a little regretful.

It's clear that Mr. Wen Shengkui, the person in charge of this "quill pen," doesn't seem to like me very much.

But this dislike wasn't like Xie Qingyan's personal targeting; to be honest, the two had never even met.

However, this does not mean that they are unrelated—in fact, they are even related by blood.

Because Xu Shi's mother was Wen Shengkui's only daughter.

In other words, Mr. Wen was his maternal grandfather.

But this was not a friendly marriage like that of "Snake Ring" and "Prism". On the contrary, it was precisely because Mom opposed the arranged marriage and insisted on marrying Dad that a rift developed between the two families.

At its worst, Mr. Wen even personally declared that he would sever ties with his daughter, not to mention his relationship with his father.

In such a situation, one would naturally be hated as well... so-called bad character and spoiled brats would actually be ranked second.

So, when he first took this step, Xu Shi was actually a little worried. If "Feather Pen" hadn't stepped in today, things would never have gone so smoothly.

Although he had other preparations, those other methods were much more troublesome than this one.

Fortunately, the person eventually arrived, and I successfully resolved the situation.

That's alright. As for the relationship between grandfather and grandson... let's take it slow. It's not something that can be achieved overnight.

Su Lin, who was standing to the side, was obviously aware of this as well, and she also seemed uncomfortable when she saw the young master's brows furrowed.

But she was more concerned about something else.

"Jiang Fengshan has been dealt with, but in doing so, any related information will inevitably be leaked."

She shared Ning Wei's concern: "At that time, I'm afraid the group's reputation will suffer..."

What does it matter?

Xu Shi didn't care. "Anyway, my reputation wasn't that great to begin with... But it's perfect, you can find someone from 'Imaginary Numbers' to arrange some interviews for me or something."

Since Ning Wei claims he is "putting righteousness before family," he might as well use this method to silence public opinion.

There has to be something that everyone wants to see, and it'll also help improve my image.

However, he wasn't in a hurry for these things. The most important thing was to squeeze every last bit of value out of that old bastard Jiang Fengshan.

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District 14, public prison.

Jiang Fengshan slumped on the bed, looking utterly dejected, completely devoid of his former ambition.

He received special treatment as a "quill pen" (a derogatory term for someone who is accused of malpractice), and it took him less than three days from prosecution to trial to imprisonment.

We've lost. Utterly lost.

You can't blame Lin Wenhua for not saving him; he couldn't save him anyway... He couldn't change his forty-year imprisonment. The only thing he could do was arrange a relatively comfortable single cell for himself.

I can only blame myself for being too careless and leaving such a fatal weakness.

However, this is also a good sign – Lin Wenhua has not given up on himself.

But as long as you survive, there's still a chance to turn things around.

If he can really make a comeback... Xu Shi! And that little bitch! He won't let a single one of them go!

Just then, the sound of a baton striking came from inside: "Prisoner number 4396, someone wants to see you."

The gate opened, and the people visiting the prison were Xu Shi and Jiang Chengcheng.

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