"Pass down that notice, a meeting will be held in the conference room at 10:30. All department managers and project supervisors must be present. I have something to say."
Lu Fan and Jiang Manyue walked out of the elevator, and Secretary Ge quickly entered the elevator. Lu Fan thought of something and gave Secretary Ge some instructions.
"clear!
Even if Lu Fan doesn't say anything now, Secretary Ge knows that a meeting is going to be held just by seeing Jiang Manyue return safely.
"Tell me, what happened to the company while I was away? Zhang Fan has taken over the security guard duty, and at least half of the company's employees are gone. Where did all of them go?"
Jiang Manyue bombarded Lu Fan with questions about everything that had puzzled her when she came in.
"It was the Oriental Group, Shanggong Group, and some small and medium-sized enterprises that jointly suppressed us. You were held hostage by them. I was also away from the company at the time because of some other matters."
After all, this matter couldn't be kept secret forever; Jiang Manyue would find out sooner or later. After thinking for a moment, he spoke to Jiang Manyue, but when he mentioned himself, he glanced at Jiang Manyue and quickly glossed over the fact that he was injured and hospitalized.
"The entire Jiang Group was thrown into panic. Many of our partner companies started to kick us while we were down. The employees were also filled with anxiety and their resolve began to waver. At this critical moment, Liu Shuang demanded a large ransom. I started to collect all the funds from many investment projects. When the employees saw this, many of them started to leave. I didn't want to stop them from leaving, so I just let them go."
"But I can guarantee that those who stay will be absolutely loyal."
Lu Fan recounted what had happened while Jiang Manyue was away, including explaining why the company had so few employees.
"How could you be so foolish? You gave up so many projects for me, all of which were your hard work!"
Hearing what Lu Fan had done, Jiang Manyue said to him with great regret.
"Money is just an external thing. We can earn it back if we lose it. But what use is so much money to me if you're not by my side?"
Seeing Jiang Manyue's angry expression, Lu Fan pulled her into his arms and said to her.
"Alright, then let's work together to make them pay back everything they took from us, even if it's doubled!"
Jiang Manyue felt a warmth in her heart after hearing Lu Fan's words, and then clenched her fist at Lu Fan.
"Okay, I have a plan. The Oriental Group is in a lot of trouble right now, so we can start by taking action against them."
Lu Fan had an idea and said to Jiang Manyue with a smile.
"Putting aside the strength of the Oriental Group, didn't you say that this time the Shanggong Group and the Oriental Group are working together against us? Aren't you afraid that when we are fighting with the Oriental Group, the Shanggong Group will interfere?"
Jiang Manyue had a lot on her mind, and she shared her concerns with Lu Fan.
"I've thought of that, but Liu Shang doesn't need me at all; someone else will naturally handle it."
Lu Fan thought of someone, then smiled and said to Jiang Manyue.
Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?
Seeing Lu Fan's confident demeanor, Jiang Manyue asked him a question.
Do you remember the last person who locked you up?
Lu Fan had already thought about this for a while, and then asked Jiang Manyue beside him.
“I remember, I met that guy once. Although he was very polite to me on the surface, I could tell that he was a very insidious person.”
When Lu Fan asked who had driven her away, she recalled a person with glasses and a gentle appearance, but she felt disgusted by the sight of that person, and then told Lu Fan how she felt.
"That's right, this Liu Shuang is no pushover. He actually has collaborations with the Oriental Group."
After listening to Jiang Manyue's evaluation of Liu Shuang, Lu Fan couldn't help but laugh and nodded. Indeed, when Lu Fan first met Liu Shuang, he knew that he was the most dishonest of the three brothers. He then secretly had someone investigate him and found something amiss. He then told Jiang Manyue.
"The Oriental Group is actually cooperating with both of them at the same time? Aren't Liu Shuang and Liu Shang now at odds? They both want to be the boss. The Oriental Group is supporting both sides. What is their purpose?"
After Lu Fan finished speaking, Jiang Manyue was also shocked.
There were still some things she couldn't understand, so she asked Lu Fan with a puzzled look.
"The Oriental Group's goal is simple: it doesn't want the Shanggong Group to become like us, posing a threat to these established families. That's why it wants to create a situation where two tigers fight each other."
When Lu Fan first heard the news, he didn't know what the Oriental Group wanted to do. Then he remembered why the Oriental Group wanted to deal with them, and he knew why they were doing this. If he were in their shoes, he would have done the same.
"I see. But can Liu Shuang really deal with Liu Shang? Liu Shang has everything he wants now, he's not so easy to deal with anymore. He's so powerful that he can even break free from our control."
Thinking that Lu Fan wanted to use Liu Shuang to deal with Liu Shang, Jiang Manyue still felt it was unreliable. Liu Shuang's character was questionable, and if he couldn't hold Liu Shang back, they would be attacked from both sides. Thinking of this, she felt inexplicably worried.
"Don't worry, it's not that Liu Shuang can't cause trouble for Liu Shang, but whether Liu Shang is willing to let Liu Shuang go! After I rescued you, I had Zhang He and Lei Yansheng spread the word about the shops that Liu Shuang owns. I suppose Liu Shang has been very busy lately."
Listening to Jiang Manyue's worries, Lu Fan had already taken them into account. He then led Jiang Manyue to the office chair, had her sit down, and leaned back on his desk to speak to her.
"Fine, your brain works better than mine, so you should handle these messy situations."
When it comes to using one's brain, even ten of Jiang Manyue's were no match for Lu Fan, so she didn't want to get involved in those matters and leaned back in her chair to say something.
"Okay, I'll leave the company matters to you. By the way, you haven't been to the company for so long, there's a lot of paperwork piling up. I'll have Secretary Ge bring it to you right now."
Upon hearing that Jiang Manyue didn't want to concern herself with other matters, Lu Fan remembered what Secretary Ge had told him before, and then smiled and said to Jiang Manyue.
"Okay, let him bring it over."
Jiang Manyue's head throbbed when she heard about the documents. Given Lu Fan's lazy nature, he would never bother with such things after she had been gone for so long. Although she didn't want to look at them, she had no choice but to sit in this seat. She sighed helplessly and said to Lu Fan.
"Secretary Ge, come to my office immediately after you hear the news, and bring all the unprocessed documents with you."
Lu Fan then pressed the office phone on the table and said that he didn't know where Secretary Ge was, so he could only say it over the phone to everyone in the company.
"Secretary Ge received this. I'll head over as soon as I'm done here."
Secretary Ge, who was handling some matters, heard Lu Fan calling her and then pressed the reply button.
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