Xu Zhao stood up and poured a glass of whiskey, and the ice cubes made a crisp sound when they hit the wall of the glass.

"Don't worry, let him worry more. I have to convince him that this is worth the big bucks."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhao dialed another number.

"Ah Chen, I received the money." He spoke in a relaxed tone, as if discussing the weather. "Progress is going smoothly over at Howard's end. He's very satisfied with the data we provided."

"Great." Fu Chen's voice was filled with unconcealed excitement. "I've already notified the PR team to step up their efforts. Several financial media outlets will publish in-depth reports tomorrow."

After Fu Chen hung up the phone, he immediately called the head of his external public relations team into the restaurant.

"Reporter Wu, how are the preparations for tomorrow's report going?"

"We've contacted three mainstream financial media outlets, and they'll publish this as an 'exclusive in-depth report,'" Reporter Wu handed over a copy. "We'll emphasize how Ning Nanxue's misguided decisions led to the environmental crisis, and how her incompetence led to the Fu family's patent crisis."

Fu Chen quickly scanned the document and nodded with satisfaction. "Very good. Strengthen the sense of crisis a little more and let the board of directors feel the urgency."

"It's already been arranged." Reporter Wu nodded. "Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, the three media outlets will release it simultaneously, and then our online media army will spread it across all major platforms."

"Convey my instructions. This propaganda campaign must be swift, accurate, and ruthless, putting sufficient pressure on the board of directors." Fu Chen closed the folder. "Let them realize that Ning Nanxue is not fit to continue in power."

Xu Zhiru was currently at an afternoon tea party in a high-end club, surrounded by several wives of Fu Group executives.

The sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the exquisite snacks, and the air is filled with the fragrance of black tea.

"You sisters may not know this," Xu Zhiru said, lowering her voice with a hint of mystery, "the environmental protection department is preparing to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Fu project."

"How could this happen?" Mrs. Zhang, who was sitting on the right, put down her teacup in surprise.

"What else can we do?" Xu Zhiru sighed. "Ning Nanxue only has a pretty face, but no real skills. This project is full of loopholes, and it's only thanks to Ah Chen's hard work day and night that it can barely be maintained."

"Has the board of directors begun to waver? My husband hasn't even told me about this." Another lady asked in a low voice.

Xu Zhiru sipped her tea elegantly. "This wasn't an accidental mistake, but the inevitable result of her management style. Ah Chen has worked hard for the company for many years, and now he just wants to set things right."

The ladies exchanged glances with each other, and the atmosphere of the tea party became increasingly subtle.

At the same time, in Ning Nanxue's office, the legal team was busy organizing evidence.

"The lawyer said this evidence is sufficient to prove data tampering and fund misappropriation." Ning Nanxue handed a stack of documents to Jiang Tingchen. "Fu Chen was so eager to destroy our project that he exposed flaws instead."

Jiang Tingchen took the document and quickly scanned it. "The Ministry of Environmental Protection has received our evidence, and Huayun Group's technical experts have also confirmed that the data has been tampered with."

"Coupled with the independent assessment report from the Louis Laboratory," Ning Nanxue stood up and walked to the window, "the chain of evidence has been closed."

"Wait a little longer," Jiang Tingchen sorted out the documents in his hand. "This evidence proves that Fu Chen and his team tampered with the documents, but it's not enough to convince the other board members."

Ning Nanxue turned around, her graceful figure outlined in the backlight. "Then let Fu Chen come to us himself."

"What are you going to do?" Jiang Tingchen put down the documents and walked to her side.

"I'll give him a surprise at the board meeting," Ning Nanxue said with a slight smile on her lips. "Fu Chen and Xu Zhiru have been busy spreading rumors among the directors these days, and they will definitely push for an emergency meeting."

In the boardroom, the sunlight outside the window is glaring, but it seems particularly cold when it shines into the room.

"Dear directors," Fu Chen said, standing in front of the projection screen, his voice low and worried, "I regretfully report that the new energy project Ning Nanxue is in charge of has been determined by the environmental protection department to be substandard."

The directors around the conference table had different expressions, some were whispering to each other, and some were frowning in thought.

"Not only that," Fu Chen continued, "we've also received news that Howard may file a lawsuit against us for technology patent infringement."

An older director interrupted, "Mr. Fu, how serious are these problems? What impact will they have on the company?"

Fu Chen sighed, his tone filled with helplessness. "If we don't handle this properly, the environmental protection department may require us to suspend production and rectify the situation, or even face hefty fines. Patent litigation could also cause the entire project to be shelved, and all our initial investment would be wasted."

"So, President Ning did make a big mistake?" asked another director.

Fu Chen shook his head: "I don't want to judge Nan Xue like this, but the facts are in front of us. The project does have major flaws. As a company veteran, I can't sit idly by."

He paused, his voice becoming earnest: "For the benefit of the company, I am willing to take over this mess and do my best to recover the losses."

Ning Nanxue sat quietly in her seat, without any sign of panic on her face.

"Mr. Ning, what do you think?" The chairman turned to her.

Ning Nanxue stood up and gently straightened her suit. "Secretary Chen, please project the first set of information."

A set of data comparison charts immediately appeared on the big screen.

"Please look at this: on the left is the actual test data from the project, and on the right is the data that was tampered with and submitted to the environmental protection department. The difference between the two is as much as 40%."

The conference room suddenly became quiet.

"This is impossible," Fu Chen's face changed, "You are fabricating facts!"

Ning Nanxue ignored his accusation and continued, "Secretary Chen, please show me the blockchain technology evidence report."

The screen switched, showing a series of encrypted data links and timestamps.

"This is the blockchain evidence storage system we established in cooperation with Greenlight Technology. All original test data is uploaded to the chain in real time and cannot be tampered with by anyone."

Jiang Tingchen stood up and added, "We have contacted Lewis Laboratory as a third-party organization to conduct an independent assessment. Their report has also come out, confirming that our technology fully meets environmental standards."

A female director asked in confusion, "Then why did the environmental protection department receive reports of non-compliance?"

"It's simple," Ning Nanxue responded calmly, "because someone used internal authority to tamper with the data submitted to the environmental protection department."

"Secretary Chen, please show the IP tracking results."

A set of address information and time records are displayed on the screen.

"Three weeks ago, late at night, someone used an internal high-level privileged account to log into the system and modified key technical parameters. Building security records show that only three people entered the building that night, including Fu Chen."

There was an exclamation in the conference room.

"That's ridiculous!" Fu Chen slammed the table and stood up. "You're framing me!"