Gao Yuan had just seen off Hu Yonghua, who left with a beaming smile that hid his eyes, when she bumped into Hu Yifei, who was rushing over excitedly.
"Eh? Dad, what are you doing here?"
"You brat! Do I need to report my whereabouts to you? Alright, I’ve got things to do. Follow Chairman Gao closely; I have high hopes for you! Hehehe!"
"Er..."
Looking at the receding figure of Hu Yonghua with a twisted mouth, Hu Yifei turned to Gao Yuan with a puzzled expression full of question marks.
"Chairman Gao, what did you and my dad talk about that made him so happy?"
"Nothing much, just asked him to do the company a favor."
"You asked him for a favor and he’s this happy?" Hu Yifei was puzzled.
"Hehe! Well, it depends on how big the favor is..." Gao Yuan smiled aningfully.
"Right, did you co to see for sothing?"
"Oh yes! I almost forgot. That... Mr. Yu from Hua Wei is here..."
...
Across the ocean, at CIA headquarters.
Naji Pel looked at the latest intelligence report in his hand with a trace of annoyance on his face.
"Shit! Where do they get the nerve to refuse us when we have her in our custody, and we get to decide how many years to hold her!
Isn’t it said that they’re grooming this daughter as the successor? Still not yielding?
We handled Stoneal so smoothly last ti!"
His assistant spoke with a bit of helplessness.
"Director, you’ve forgotten that back then the Minister of Economy of France was one of our own..."
"Don’t remind ! Would he be president now if it weren’t for us?
In this world, there is no country we can’t deal with, and no company we can’t handle!
Hua Wei won’t be an exception!"
Director Naji was visibly frustrated.
Yes, the private negotiations with Hua Wei had failed. They had unequivocally refused all of their "unequal treaties" and even threatened to use legal weapons to protect their rightful interests...
The firmness of their stance was beyond his expectation.
He thought that even if they refused to accept all his conditions outright, they would at least show so caution and concern.
Unexpectedly, they were uncompromisingly stubborn, and their lawyers were already prepared to fly over...
"Er... Director, Hua Wei is not Stoneal, and it’s no longer the isolated year of 2013. The issue has blown up on the internet, becoming a global hot topic.
The public opinion is sowhat unfavorable to us, and our business credibility has been affected, especially since... our reason is quite shaky..."
"We’ve piled up so many charges against her, and with our world-renowned extraterritorial jurisdiction, how can our reasons not hold water!" Naji glanced sharply at his assistant.
"Cough! That... Director General, I just wanted to report that, after this period of evidence collection, we haven’t found anything substantive from her phone and laptop.
Also, the evidence collection aid at several target companies has encountered so difficulties, and has not been proceeding smoothly..."
"Huh? How could this be! Wasn’t everything already arranged? Where did the oversight occur?" Naji said angrily.
"Director, this matter is a bit strange. During the evidence collection, we discovered that they seem to have pre-emptively eliminated so key clues.
And the electronic devices that the target carried were newly replaced not long ago, completely empty, without any useful content.
Even during the interrogation, she remained unusually calm, appearing very cooperative, with no signs of panic at all, without a single slip-up, just like... just like she had rehearsed beforehand..."
"What?!" Naji was taken aback.
"Are you saying that they already knew about our plan and made preparations in advance?"
"This... I cannot be sure, but judging from their series of actions, they are indeed prepared for us.
It’s not impossible that they would take special precautions for certain key executives..."
"How is that possible! Are they that cautious?"
Naji looked sowhat bewildered.
This was supposed to be a surprise operation with no advance warning, even the Country Hua Intelligence Bureau was fooled.
Even if they sensed sothing, could an ordinary company really be so ticulous that they would start ergency training for key executives?
If they really had such vigilance... then is it a private enterprise or an intelligence agency?
However, it was too late for regrets or to wonder where the problem had originated.
They already had the person in custody; he was like an archer with the arrow on the string, compelled to shoot...
"Don’t we still have the evidence provided by Fenghui Bank?" Naji inquired.
"Relying on a few emails to convict them could be tricky.
Even though Canada is essentially our backyard where we call the shots, this case is being watched by the whole world, leaving us little room to maneuver..."
The assistant looked worried.
"Director, we can put off the case for a while, but the key issue is that Country Hua is applying pressure on the Black Palace.
This ti, their uncharacteristically resolute attitude must be because they are very aware of Hua Wei’s strategic impact and are showing an unwavering stance.
No problem in the short term, but over ti the pressure on us might beco greater..."
Hearing this, Naji felt even more exasperated.
Why was everything going wrong recently?
The new boss’s first orders ended up backfiring, not only losing critical data, but also earning a severe reprimand.
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