Lu Zhanxun's expression froze, his eyes narrowing suddenly, a fierce look flashing across his face. Xie Yunjin's arrest was undoubtedly a devastating blow to him, nearly destroying all his existing investments. More importantly, his collaboration with Xie Yunjin was known to the world, irrefutable, and not something that could be dismissed with a few eloquent words.
Investors are all about profit returns, so when he was fighting with Lu Xingyan before, the directors turned a blind eye, and some even secretly sided with him. However, this does not mean that everyone can tolerate their own interests being hit. When they heard that due to investment mistakes, 70 billion yuan of assets were frozen, the directors' faces were uglier than eating shit.
The scene was abuzz with uproar. Even though his closest associates were trying to defend him, the vast majority of the neutral directors were filled with righteous indignation, their anger reaching a peak. A few of the more radical ones were even shouting, "Impersonate him! Someone must be held accountable for this!"
Lu Zhanxun watched everything unfolding coldly, then suddenly gave a sarcastic smile to the director who had stood up. "For such a large group, the investment decisions aren't mine alone."
"The cooperation with Xie's Group was discussed by the board of directors at the time. Now that there's a problem, why are they blaming me alone?"
He glanced at the director who stood up in indignation. "I remember you agreed with it at the time, didn't you?"
"I..." The director was choked and unable to retort. He could only sit down silently with his face flushed, not daring to jump out and accuse Xie Yunjin again.
Lu Xingyan had anticipated that he wouldn't take responsibility so readily, so he curled his lips coldly and said, "Someone must be held accountable for the freezing of 70 billion yuan in assets."
"Besides, I decided to remove you for another reason."
He turned and looked at Lu Zhanxun coldly, "You and Xie Yunjin have a good relationship. Everyone in the Chinese business community knows about it. Now Xie Yunjin has committed many evil deeds and has been arrested. His reputation has been ruined and all his assets have been seized. Other businesses that have worked with Xie Yunjin are avoiding him."
"You have such a close relationship with him that it's easy for outsiders to transfer their hatred and contempt for Xie Yunjin onto you, or even onto the entire Lu Group!"
He straightened his expression, his eyes firm and resolute. "As the chairman of the entire Lu Group, my first priority is to ensure the interests of the Lu Group. I cannot let the reputation of the entire Lu Group be ruined because of you alone. So, after careful consideration, I have decided that removing you and dissolving your relationship with the Lu Group is something we must do. We have no choice."
After a few words, the other directors in the meeting room began to discuss:
"Mr. Lu is right. Vice President Lu is so close to Xie Yunjin, and the impact is really bad. Now the people of the country hate Xie Yunjin because of the loss of domestic antiques. They might vent their anger on us. If we don't take measures, the actual losses will be more than 70 billion!"
"Hey, Mr. Lu does have a point. In this critical moment, we really need to give the public an explanation. Otherwise, our company will always be suspected by the public of being involved with Xie Yunjin. How can we develop in the future?"
"Yes, it's time to cut ties. Don't let one person drag down the entire group!"
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As Lu Zhanxun listened to them, contempt and disdain gradually appeared on his face. He originally thought that these old guys would have some consideration for each other and would not really do anything to him. He did not expect that these old guys would not recognize any relatives when it came to interests. The way they looked at him had changed from looking at the leader of the group to looking at an abandoned pawn, and they were not willing to cut ties with him even a second later.
Lu Xingyan watched all this coldly, with a calm smile on his lips. He was different from Lu Zhanxun. Lu Zhanxun had been smooth sailing all the way, and he didn't expect that these old guys in the group would turn against him, but Lu Xingyan had expected this.
He dared to directly propose the dismissal of Lu Zhanxun in the board meeting today because he had already calculated the reactions of these people. He looked at the noisy scene in front of him and suddenly felt as if he had gone back to twelve years ago. That day was his parents' funeral. He went out early in the morning to go to the mourning hall, but was blocked outside by Lu Zhanxun and a group of people.
That day, Lu Zhanxun pretended not to say anything, but the excited director next to him finished all the words:
"He's just an underage kid, he doesn't know shit! If we hand the Lu Group over to him, all of us will be in trouble!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I know he's Mr. Lu's only son, but he's so young, what use can he be? If we hand the group over to him, we might as well just disband it right away!"
"Such a little brat, does he understand operations? Does he understand stocks? Does he know how to make money? He knows nothing, what can he bring to our antiques? Mr. Lu is dead, that's a fact, we have to look forward to the future! We can't let such a little brat who knows nothing take over just because he did us a favor, right?"
This is what happened twelve years ago. A group of directors blocked Lu Xingyan's door, making a lot of noise and forcing him to hand over his shares and give up his inheritance rights. In the end, he managed to escape but missed the funeral. However, Lu Zhanxun took the position of chairman of the Lu Group under the "constant appeals" of all the directors.
Thinking of this, Lu Xingyan was stunned, with a cold twitch on the corner of his mouth. Of course he resented these people, but at the same time, through that incident, he understood that these people only cared about money and interests, and once they found that it was contrary to their interests, they would get rid of them without hesitation.
Therefore, he believes that his recall proposal today will definitely be supported.
As expected, consensus was easily reached during the on-site discussion, and the vast majority of directors had reached a tacit understanding and agreed to the removal.
Lu Zhanxun adjusted his glasses, sneered, and said nothing.
Several board members who were usually close to him were still making their final struggles. "Isn't Vice President Lu's work good enough? He's worked diligently for the development of the group, doubling its size. Such a huge contribution, and yet you've overlooked it? Besides, could President Lu have foreseen Xie Yunjin's misfortune? If he couldn't have foreseen it, how can you blame him?"
But the directors ignored his nagging and turned to Lu Xingyan. "Mr. Lu, since everyone is here today, let's just follow the procedure and vote!"
After hearing this, Lu Xingyan curled the corners of his mouth calmly. These people were really decisive and cruel. They didn't even give Lu Zhanxun a chance to struggle.
As long as the voting is completed, Lu Zhanxun's removal from office will be a foregone conclusion.
Seeing that he could not persuade him at all, Lu Zhanxun's subordinates immediately became anxious and sweaty. They turned to look at Lu Zhanxun, wanting to see if he had any other ideas, but Lu Zhanxun just pursed his lips tightly, looked down coldly, with anger in his eyes, but said nothing.
Lu Xingyan smiled calmly, then announced, "Okay, then let's follow the directors' opinions and start voting!"
After saying this, he turned around and waved: "Yuan Ying, prepare the vote."
Assistant Yuan agreed, but the next second he asked his subordinates to distribute the ballots, as if he had prepared them long ago.
Lu Xingyan glanced at the impatient directors present and said, "The ballot papers have been distributed to everyone. If you agree, please mark it in the "Agree" column. If you disagree or abstain, please mark it in the corresponding column."
He glanced around the room and said, "Now, the directors can start voting."
There was a sudden silence of one minute, and everyone started to vote. One minute later, Assistant Yuan began to ask people to collect the ballots.
As he passed by Lu Zhanxun, he smiled slightly: "Vice President Lu, have you finished filling out your ballot?"
A flash of anger appeared on Lu Zhanxun's face. He stared at Yuan Ying fiercely and then tore up the ballot.
But Assistant Yuan completely ignored his angry gaze and wasn't surprised to see him tear up the ballot. Instead, he patiently replied, "Okay, then I'll consider you abstaining."
"You!" Lu Zhanxun clenched his fingers fiercely, veins popping out of his hands. But Assistant Yuan didn't even look at him. He walked directly to the front of the table with the other ballots and looked at Lu Xingyan respectfully, "Mr. Lu, all the ballots except Vice President Lu's have been collected."
Lu Xingyan nodded lightly and said directly: "Okay, let's start the pass."
Assistant Yuan received the order and immediately carried it out. After a while, he came back to report: "Reporting to Mr. Lu, the pass is completed."
"Okay," a smile flashed in Lu Xingyan's eyes. He had waited for so long, and finally waited for this moment. He had been looking forward to this moment since he was sixteen years old. As long as the resolution was read out, Lu Zhanxun would be dismissed in the name of the entire board of directors, and would never appear in the Lu Group again.
His fingertips trembled slightly, and he steadied his heartbeat as he said to Assistant Yuan, "Read the results."
"Okay, Mr. Lu!" Assistant Yuan agreed immediately, and then the next second he began to read: "The Lu Group board of directors has 19 members. 19 people were supposed to be present, and 19 people were present. The number of votes in favor is..."
Just as I was about to read it out loud, I was suddenly interrupted by a loud voice from the door: "Wait a minute!"
Everyone's attention was immediately focused on the door of the conference room, where a man in his fifties or early sixties suddenly appeared.
Lu Xingyan took a quick glance and frowned unhappily. He knew this man. He was his father's cousin. Before his parents died, he always called him Uncle Tang. After his parents died, this man completely sided with Lu Zhanxun's camp, so he and he had no interaction at ordinary times.
Lu Xingyan glanced at the door coldly and said in a cold voice: "Uncle, we are in an important meeting now. We can talk about it later if there is anything."
The other party came prepared: "Mr. Lu, I am here for today's meeting."
He glanced at Lu Zhanxun, who was sitting not far from Lu Xingyan, and gave him a look that said "don't worry."
Assistant Yuan noticed this and quickly said, "Hello, how about you wait a moment while we finish reading the resolution, and then you can talk about your business, okay?"
Lu Gang immediately refused: "No, my matter is very urgent, I must tell you now!"
Lu Xingyan's eyes turned cold, but when he saw the faint smile on Lu Zhanxun's face, he instantly understood that he also had a backup plan.
Lu Gang knew he couldn't drag it out any longer, so without even waiting for Assistant Yuan to speak, he said, "I used to be a group director, and I have more experience than you all. There are some things you young people may not understand."
After saying that, he quickly looked at Lu Xingyan and said, "I came here today to remind Mr. Lu that when our Lu Group was founded, your grandfather, Mr. Lu, established a rule. In order to protect the interests of future generations, the descendants of the Lu Group can stay in the Lu Group as long as they wish, and no one can drive them away!"
Lu Xingyan frowned silently. He understood the meaning of this rule. It was essentially his grandfather's fear that his descendants would fight over the family fortune, leading to a life-or-death struggle. If one person emerged victorious, they would expel the others from the company, regardless of their lives. This rule at least ensured that his descendants would have positions in the company, at least a livelihood, relying on the group's companies. They wouldn't lose their jobs if they failed in their struggle for power.
Although he understood this logic, he still glanced coldly at Lu Gang in front of him. Since there was such a rule, why didn't he say it out twelve years ago?
Twelve years ago, when he was bullied by all the directors, he turned a blind eye. Now that he wants to deal with the culprit Lu Zhanxun, he jumps out and insists that there is this rule. It is too straightforward to take sides.
Lu Xingyan didn't want to pay any attention to him. Just as he was about to ask Yuan Ying to ask him to leave, he hurriedly said, "Lu Xingyan! You can't disobey the rules of our ancestors. I have evidence!"
Lu Xingyan sneered, "Really? What kind of evidence is that? Can you show it to me? It's just empty talk."
The other party shouted anxiously: "I have evidence! I really have evidence!"
"I've also been a group director and your father's assistant. I have a lot of stuff from your grandfather and your father archived with me. If you don't believe me, I'll find the document where your grandfather said that!"
Lu Xingyan smiled softly, eager to see what tricks the other party could pull, so he announced, "Okay, I'll give you half an hour. If you can't produce proof, please stop disrupting the group meeting."
After that, he turned to all the directors and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's adjourn for half an hour."
After saying that, he stood up without even bothering to look at Lu Zhanxun and went straight to his office.
Assistant Yuan was quick-witted and followed him all the way to the elevator.
When they reached the elevator, Assistant Yuan bowed his head and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu. I wasn't paying attention to the door, so Liu Gang had the opportunity to come in."
Lu Xingyan waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you. Just look at Lu Zhanxun's expression and you'll know they've already teamed up. You can't defend against them."
Assistant Yuan was still a little worried: "I wonder if this will delay today's important event."
Lu Xingyan sneered, "The result has been decided. It's only a matter of time before it's announced. The directors won't allow Lu Zhanxun to stay any longer. His little tricks are just a way to buy time."
After saying that, he lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Instead, he said he had relics of my grandfather and father. I really want to see what they are."
Fifteen minutes later, Liu Gang suddenly walked to the door of Lu Xingyan's office with a box in his arms and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Lu Xingyan immediately agreed.
Liu Gang came in breathlessly, carrying a box. He took out an old notebook from a folder and handed it to Lu Xingyan: "Xingyan, look, this is the record of the meeting where your grandfather established the rules. It also has your grandfather's signature on it. It can't be fake, right?"
Lu Xingyan took it and glanced at it indifferently. It was indeed as he said that there were meeting minutes with signatures, but he was also very clear in his mind whether this thing could be counted or not. There was a lot of room for manipulation. Therefore, it was too much of an underestimation of his ability to use this record as a golden ticket to get out of jail free for Lu Zhanxun.
However, Lu Xingyan said nothing. He simply closed the notebook, glanced at the box Liu Gang brought, and asked calmly, "I know what my cousin said, but I still need to verify the contents of the meeting minutes."
Liu Gang was immediately dissatisfied: "What is there to verify? Your grandfather set the rules, and your father also knew and enforced them. Otherwise, how else could I have become a director of the Lu Group?"
Lu Xingyan glanced up at him and said, "Uncle, don't get excited. I didn't say what you said was false."
"How about this? You leave the stuff with me and I'll look through it myself. We can discuss this at the meeting later. How about that?"
Liu Gang glanced at the box, thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, there's no use for me keeping these old materials anyway, so take them if you want."
"However, the rules have really been established. If you want to change them, just do it yourself. Don't deny your obligations!" After saying that, he turned around and left the company.
After seeing his back completely disappear, Assistant Yuan asked Lu Xingyan with a puzzled look on his face, "Mr. Lu, these are just some old documents. What do you want them for?"
Lu Xingyan smiled sadly: "Although it is an old item, it is also my father's. He didn't leave much behind, so I want to take it."
"I didn't know my father had some of his belongings out there. Now that I know, of course I have to get them back."
After saying that, he squatted down gently, opened the box, and began to slowly organize the things inside.
The box was mostly filled with documents and notebooks. Lu Xingyan flipped through a few of them casually, and his father's familiar handwriting made his eyes warm.
He patiently flipped through the books one by one, and then silently sorted them out in chronological order until he reached the last notebook with a black cover. The last time recorded in the notebook was only 10 days before his death.
Lu Xingyan's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that this was the last record book his father used before he passed away.
At this moment, his heart was filled with emotion. He looked at the words on the notebook silently with a nostalgic and heavy mood, as if he wanted to recall what his father looked like through these words.
However, just as he finished reading it all and was about to close it, a yellowed piece of paper suddenly fell out from the blank pages at the back of the notebook.
Lu Xingyan picked it up with some curiosity, but when he glanced at the words on it, he was so shocked that he froze in place, and the paper in his hand fell to the ground again.
Yuan Ying noticed his abnormality, stood up, picked up the paper and handed it to him: "Mr. Lu..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Ying immediately noticed something was wrong. Lu Xingyan in front of him had a blank look in his eyes and stood there blankly, not knowing what he was thinking. It seemed that he didn't hear him at all.
He was startled and raised his voice a little: "Boss Lu!"
Lu Xingyan was so frightened that he trembled all over before he came to his senses.
Assistant Yuan looked at him, very confused: "Mr. Lu, what happened?"
Lu Xingyan was silent for a moment, then handed him the paper. Yuan Ying looked at the contents and was also surprised for a moment: "Blood relationship identification report?"
He continued to look through the results in disbelief: "99% kinship." He looked at Lu Xingyan puzzledly: "Why did Mr. Lu think of doing this?"
Lu Xingyan shook his head: "Look at the hospital signed."
Assistant Yuan turned the page as instructed, and it showed Lin'an County, City N.
Assistant Yuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something: "Isn't this the place where President Lu and his wife had the accident?"
Lu Xingyan clenched his fists tightly and felt his whole body shaking uncontrollably. For more than ten years, he still didn't know why his parents went to Lin'an County. Just as he had always suspected that there was something else going on, it seemed that the truth was slowly coming to light.
He glanced at Assistant Yuan and said, "Tell the directors that today's meeting is over for now. The removal will be discussed at the next meeting!"
After saying that, he grabbed his coat and ran out in a hurry.
Assistant Yuan looked at him and couldn't help but feel a little worried. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Where are you going now?"
Lu Xingyan turned around and said hurriedly, "I'm going to the police station to find Qianqian," and then he ran away in a hurry.
At the C District Police Station, the original video of the car accident has been sent to the technical department for repair. Wen Qianqian looked at the copy, then took a pen and calculated what happened that year on paper.
"If it really was an accident, we must first ensure that the mixer truck and the Mercedes-Benz met at this intersection." She thought for a moment and continued, "But according to your previous investigation, the mixer truck had three routes to choose from. Why did the driver choose this one?"
Zhao Shan thought for a moment and said, "Isn't this simple? Just ask his drinking buddies to find a reason for him to go this way?"
"No," Wen Qianqian shook her head. "If the flash of light in the footage was indeed a bullet, it means someone was guarding the intersection. Then the mixer truck must be allowed to take this route. It's just a request. If the mixer truck driver doesn't do as requested, then that person's guarding would have been in vain."
She thought for a moment and said, "Unless there's some reason why the driver has to take this route.
After saying that, she took out a map and began to reconstruct the driver's route at that time.
As she was drawing, her eyes suddenly lit up and she realized something. She said to Zhao Shan, "No, the mixer truck was originally following a route I was familiar with, but it suddenly turned at the intersection and changed to the current route."
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