Chapter 263 Head-to-Head
"What should we do?" Fang Lanxin smiled. "It's simple. Find out who's behind this and make them pay the price."
“Sister-in-law, you can’t say things like that.” Huo Zhenhong immediately replied, “Do you have any evidence? If you suspect someone without evidence, you will be held legally responsible.”
“Of course I have evidence.” Fang Lanxin took out her phone and opened a video. “This is the surveillance footage from yesterday’s warehouse. You can all take a look and see who set the fire.”
The video was projected onto the large screen in the conference room, and everyone saw the person in the black coat sneaking into the warehouse.
“This person…” someone recognized him, “Isn’t this someone from the second wife’s side?”
Huo Zhenxiong's expression changed: "Nonsense! I don't know this person at all!"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, the police will investigate and find out." Fang Lanxin put away her phone. "I've already called the police, and I believe there will be results soon."
“Mr. Fang, even if this person is from the second wife’s family, it doesn’t necessarily mean anything,” another shareholder said. “Maybe it was his personal behavior.”
"Individual actions?" Fang Lanxin sneered. "So, are all these news reports also individual actions? What a coincidence, the warehouse just caught fire, and the news came out."
Silence fell over the meeting room.
“I know some people want to take this opportunity to cause trouble and make chaos in the Huo family.” Fang Lanxin’s gaze swept across Huo Zhenxiong and Huo Zhenhong’s faces. “But I want to tell you, the Huo family is what my husband left to me and the children. Anyone who wants to mess with it should be prepared to pay the price.”
"Sister-in-law, are you threatening us?" Huo Zhenxiong stood up, his smile finally fading.
Fang Lanxin walked up to him, saying, "I'm just stating the facts."
The two stared at each other, the air thick with tension.
Just then, the conference room door was pushed open again.
Kenneth Fok walked in, followed by several lawyers.
“Mom, I’m late.” Huo Qibang walked to Fang Lanxin’s side, looked at Huo Zhenxiong and Huo Zhenhong, “Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, it’s been a long time.”
"Kai-pong, you've come at the right time." Huo Zhenxiong's eyes lit up when he saw Huo Kai-pong. "You should also try to persuade your mother not to be so impulsive and to talk things out."
“I’m not here to persuade my mother,” Fok Kai-pong said. “I’m here to tell my second and fourth uncles that if they dare to do anything to the Fok family again, I will have my legal team sue them.”
"What did you say!" Huo Zhenxiong's eyes widened.
“I’ve made myself very clear.” Huo Qibang placed a document on the table. “This is the evidence we’ve collected, proving that my second and fourth uncles have embezzled company funds over the years, and there have been some shady dealings as well.”
Huo Zhenxiong and Huo Zhenhong's expressions changed.
“If you know what’s good for you, stay put and don’t try anything funny,” Fok Kai-pong said. “Otherwise, I will hand over all this evidence to the police.”
"You...you're threatening me!" Huo Zhenhong finally couldn't hold back anymore.
“It’s not a threat, it’s a warning,” Fok Kai-pong said coldly.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely tense.
The shareholders looked at each other, none of them daring to speak.
"Alright, that's all for today." Fang Lanxin broke the silence. "Meeting adjourned."
The shareholders felt as if they had been granted a pardon and left in droves.
As Huo Zhenxiong and Huo Zhenhong reached the door, Huo Zhenxiong suddenly turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be too smug. This matter is not over yet."
"I'll wait," Fang Lanxin said calmly.
After everyone had left, Huo Qibang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Mom, did I do the right thing?"
"Well done." Fang Lanxin patted his shoulder. "But they will definitely retaliate next, so you need to be prepared."
“I know.” Huo Qibang nodded. “Mom, don’t worry, I won’t let anyone hurt the Huo family.”
Looking at her son's determined eyes, Fang Lanxin felt both gratified and heartbroken.
This child has finally grown up.
As Fang Lanxin left the meeting room, she prepared to return to her office. Just as she reached the corridor, she saw Guan Jingshen leaning against the wall, waiting for her.
Why haven't they left yet?
"I'll wait for you," Guan Jingshen said. "It's all taken care of."
"It's temporarily resolved." Fang Lanxin rubbed her temples. "But there will definitely be more trouble ahead."
"Do you need help?"
“Not for now.” Fang Lan thought for a moment, “But you can help me investigate something.”
"What's up"
“Investigate who has been secretly acquiring Huo’s shares recently,” Fang Lanxin said. “I have a feeling that this incident wasn’t just Huo Zhenxiong and his group’s doing; there must be someone else behind it.”
"Okay, I'll have someone investigate."
As the two were talking, Huo Qibang came out of his office, saw Guan Jingshen, and paused for a moment.
Lord Guan
"Qibang." Guan Jingshen nodded. "He did a good job in the meeting just now."
"Thank you, Master Guan," Huo Qibang said politely, but his eyes darted back and forth between Fang Lanxin and Guan Jingshen.
Fang Lanxin noticed her son's confusion, but didn't explain. She simply said, "Go ahead and do your work. I have things to take care of."
“Okay, Mom.” Huo Qibang glanced at Guan Jingshen again, then turned and left.
After Huo Qibang had walked away, Guan Jingshen spoke up: "He seems to have a problem with me."
“Young people are always a bit sensitive,” Fang Lanxin said. “Don’t worry about it.”
“I don’t care about his attitude.” Guan Jingshen looked at Fang Lanxin. “What I care about is you.”
Fang Lanxin felt a warmth in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, I need to go and take care of company matters."
Let's have dinner together tonight.
"We'll see."
Fang Lanxin turned to leave, but Guan Jingshen suddenly grabbed her hand: "Lanxin, be careful."
"I know."
Back in her office, Fang Lanxin hadn't even sat down when Huo Wen rushed in.
"Mr. Fang, two more shareholders just called and said they want to see you."
"who"
"General Manager Wang and General Manager Li."
Fang Lanxin frowned. Both of them were long-time shareholders of the Huo family and were people who had helped her husband build the empire back then.
What did they say?
"They said they wanted to talk to you about company matters," Huo Wen said cautiously. "President Fang, I think they might have been persuaded by the second and fourth wives."
Fang Lanxin sneered: "So you can't sit still anymore?"
"So, will you see them or not?"
"See you," Fang Lanxin said. "We'll meet at three o'clock this afternoon, right here."
Huo Wen nodded, turned around, and went out to make the arrangements.
Fang Lanxin sat at her desk and turned on her computer to check the company's latest financial statements.
Sure enough, just as Guan Jingshen said, someone has been secretly acquiring Huo's shares recently. Although the amount is not large, it adds up to nearly five percent.
This is no small amount.
Fang Lanxin picked up the phone and called Guan Jingshen: "Have you found out?"
"We're investigating," Guan Jingshen said. "But I've discovered something interesting."
"What's up"
“The companies that acquired the shares may seem unrelated on the surface, but upon closer inspection, they all point to the same person.”
"who"
"Li Yaozu of the Li family."
Fang Lanxin was stunned for a moment.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com