People's joys and sorrows are not the same. Even under the same starry sky, some people enjoy life while spending time with their families, while others are still struggling to make ends meet.
TOPS Financial Services, Central Conference Room.
The elderly CEO glanced around the room, his gaze lingering on Byrne beside him for a long time.
After a moment, the CEO looked away, closed his eyes, and asked, "Hasn't Hols (Note 1) come?"
Upon hearing this, the female secretary behind him immediately stepped forward, leaned close to the CEO's ear, and whispered, "Boss, CEO Hols said he wants to focus on running his business in the outer ring."
"In that case, let's just ignore it."
The CEO waved his hand and relaxed comfortably in his recliner.
The female secretary immediately straightened her back and said loudly, "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the meeting. The main topic of this TOPS Financial Alliance top-level meeting is, [how to use the Black Law incident to interfere in the mayoral election of the new Ellie City]."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
The CEO seemed to have anticipated this, and remained calmly reclining in his chair, resting.
The female secretary was equally unhurried.
She knew that everyone present was a prominent figure in New Ellie, with their own information channels and think tanks, and would certainly not become a noisy marketplace upon hearing a single piece of news.
Everyone was all smiles, but their eyes, which were slightly open, were like those of a venomous snake, waiting to see who would step forward and be the first to speak out.
"Since everyone is so modest, how about I make a fool of myself first?"
Finally, after about three minutes of silence in the hall, some people couldn't sit still any longer.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and raised an eyebrow when they saw who it belonged to.
The powerful backer behind Victoria Housekeeping: Mrs. Merlin!
Immediately, a fair-skinned and beautiful woman stood up and bowed to everyone with an extremely aristocratic air.
After the ceremony, Lekahn gentlemanly pushed her chair back, and Lina brought her a plate of coffee.
"Thank you, please rest over there."
Mrs. Merlin smiled and nodded to the two people behind her before slowly sitting down.
Lycahn and Lina did not leave, but continued to stand behind the beautiful lady, fulfilling their duty of protection.
Upon seeing this, everyone's faces lit up with realization, and a hint of amusement appeared on their lips.
It seems that Mrs. Merrill was not only there to seek profit, but also to demonstrate her power.
As expected, Mrs. Merlin took a small sip of her coffee and said calmly and solemnly:
"The CEO has been in office for many years and has never disappointed us. We believe that this time will be no different."
"In that case, I think we don't need to interfere too much in this matter; let's leave everything to the CEO."
Upon hearing this, the elderly CEO immediately opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming.
This compliment is hard to accept... It sounds nice, but when it comes to actually implementing it, everyone wants to send a hundred or eighty spies to spy on his life every day.
The CEO gave Mrs. Merlin a deep look, then closed the book again, leaving Mrs. Merlin to do as she pleased.
However, as a proper gentleman, it's never too late to listen to what others have to say before refuting them.
"So, let's put the main topic aside for now and talk about Victoria's housekeeping."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression hardened, and they all turned their gazes toward it.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Mrs. Merlin continued:
"Gentlemen, although you are all powerful figures with many talented subordinates, the city's higher-ups are wary of us, which makes it inconvenient for us to develop a sufficient combat force. This greatly hinders our exploration of the Void and delays our grasp of business opportunities."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Aside from certain unspeakable reasons, the creation of high-quality tunneling organizations like Victoria Housekeeping is indeed primarily for commercial purposes.
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