"You!" Upon hearing Xia Qingtian directly reveal his actions, the director's face instantly turned ugly. "What nonsense are you spouting! I'll sue you for slander!"
"Go ahead and sue, I'm actually afraid you won't," Xia Qingtian snapped her fingers, and the secretary turned on the projector. A detailed data report immediately appeared on the screen in front of the conference room.
"Keeping a mistress and having illegitimate children behind your father-in-law's back can only be described as moral decay," Xia Qingtian said with a smile. "But you used properties invested by our Xia Corporation for your clandestine affairs. Did you ever submit an application?
You've occupied company housing privately for so many years. Do you honestly believe this property, valued at 3.2 million, is your personal asset?
According to Article 245 of the Criminal Law, anyone who unlawfully intrudes into another person's dwelling shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.
I say, esteemed elder," Xia Qingtian scanned the pale-faced director from head to toe, smiling sweetly. "Only three years. You're so robust and healthy, you'll surely be able to endure it, right?"
The director's knees buckled, and he slumped onto his chair, casting a pleading gaze at another director beside him.
"Director Xia, this is just a minor personal matter. The house was vacant anyway. I'll have someone move out later. What's the big deal?" The director next to him, receiving the pleading look, immediately spoke up to smooth things over, acting as a mediator. "This is just a personal issue, why make such a scene?"
Before the others could chime in, they heard Xia Qingtian scoff, "His issue is a personal issue, but yours isn't?"
Xia Qingtian snapped her fingers towards the secretary. "The third document."
The secretary immediately operated the system, bringing up the third document.
"As a director of Xia Corporation and former General Manager of the Market Procurement Department, the data recorded here shows that you have accepted bribes over a hundred times. The cumulative amount involving cash, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings exceeds thirty million. This matter..." Xia Qingtian looked at the person, tilting her head. "...cannot be settled privately, can it?"
The director was immediately stunned, his face turning deathly pale as he stared at the large screen. He never expected his affairs to be recorded in such detail.
Seeing that Xia Qingtian had indeed produced evidence, even those who had attempted to mediate and play the peacemaker were gone.
After all, Xia Honglang had always been easygoing, and they had all managed to skim something off the top.
After all, no businessman is without cunning!
But they never expected Xia Honglang to be so shameless, appearing to be unbothered on the surface while meticulously investigating everything in secret.
They probably waited for the opportune moment to settle accounts with them!
Truly!
Disgusting!
"What? No one's speaking?" Xia Qingtian blinked and smiled sweetly. "It's fine if you don't speak. We can go through them one by one. No one will be left out!"
Hearing Xia Qingtian's words, everyone's expression grew even more grim.
"Director Xia, there's no need for this," the director who had previously said he was going back to feed birds said lazily. "By doing all this, aren't you just telling everyone that you and your father hold everyone's leverage? Is this necessary?
We never noticed it before, but I didn't expect Chairman Xia to be so "concerned" about everyone's every move. Heh heh."
"Director Nan, you flatter me with your words," Xia Qingtian smiled. "With so many prodigals ruining Xia Corporation, my father works hard to earn money. He doesn't have time to manage you all. I just collected these things for fun. That's why I say big data is interesting.
You young people might not understand. Do you need me to explain?"
"I wouldn't dare trouble you to explain," Director Nan chuckled, then looked at Xia Honglang and said, "Xia Honglang, Old Xia, this group of brothers has been with you for so many years. You've earned a lot of money, why bother? Is it worth it? To fall out with your brothers over such trivial matters?"
"That's what I wanted to ask you all," Xia Honglang finally spoke. He had been feeling incredibly uncomfortable for the past three days. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't understand how the brothers he had struggled with in the past had become like this. What had gone wrong, or had he truly done something wrong?
Until just now, he understood.
Some people can share hardships, but they are never worthy of sharing prosperity.
It wasn't his fault.
It was never his fault.
It was that these people were unworthy!
"It's just that when the road gets long, some people have to turn left, while others want to turn right," Director Nan said, looking at Xia Honglang. "Our paths diverge, we can't work together, and it's fine if we part ways. But even if the business fails, goodwill should remain. There's no need to make things so unpleasant."
Director Nan smacked his lips twice, appearing to be in thought. "How about this? I'll act as an intermediary and make the decision.
Xia Corporation will still be run by you father and daughter. After all, Xia Corporation should bear the surname 'Xia.' You want to be the emperor, we won't interfere. You want to monopolize power, we're too lazy to argue anymore.
Let's both take a step back. You buy back our shares at three times the market price.
From now on, you go your way, and we'll struggle on our own.
How about it?"
"Buy back shares at three times the market price?" Xia Qingtian laughed. "Do you even deserve that? Haven't you sucked enough blood from Xia Corporation all these years? And now you want to strip its bones?"
"Look at what you're saying," Director Nan said, giving Xia Qingtian a sideways glance and chuckling. "Although your father is still the chairman of Xia Corporation, if your uncles and brothers were to transfer their shares to me now...
Then it's hard to say who the chairman of Xia Corporation really is."
As soon as Director Nan said this, the few directors who had been like bruised eggplants before regained their spirits.
Xia Honglang was currently the largest shareholder in Xia Corporation. Combined with Xia Qingtian's shares, they held nearly fifty percent.
Earlier, before Director Su, that is, Su Wan's father, Mr. Su, left Xia Corporation, he had distributed his shares to others, which led to the current dire situation.
If it were truly as Director Nan said, then it would indeed be very troublesome.
"Others might have made some unwise decisions out of momentary confusion, but whether I was employed at Xia Corporation or now, as a director with the title of Xia Corporation director while idle at home, feeding birds and admiring flowers, I have never embezzled a single cent from Xia Corporation." Director Nan could challenge Xia Qingtian and Xia Honglang like this because he had a clean slate.
Since he hadn't embezzled anything, he had no leverage. He wasn't interested in those things, and it was better to go home and tease birds earlier.
"Yes, Director Nan and these people certainly cannot be compared," Xia Qingtian said with a light laugh after hearing Director Nan's words. "You have higher self-pursuits, especially in the spiritual realm. These worldly matters naturally do not catch your eye."
Hearing Xia Qingtian say this, Director Nan snorted with pride.
"Only the Blue-winged Pitt is your favorite, isn't it?" Xia Qingtian asked with a smile.