Chapter 45: The Three Major Clan Assembly Martial Events
"You disagree?"
Shen Minghua laughed, as if he was listening to a clown huffing and puffing, he couldn’t help but snort coldly, "You, a mere son-in-law of the Hong Family with not a single share in the group, disagree? What right do you have to speak?"
The other group directors and shareholders also clamored, "We’ve said it before, get this Hong Family son-in-law out! Disrupting the board meeting, what sort of manner is this?"
"Shen Minghua, you are now the president of the group, hurry and have someone throw them out!"
Shen Minghua turned his head to look at Ye Feng, with a twist of his mouth, mocked word by word, "Did you hear that? Now it’s me who will have people throw you out like rubbish crawling insects, or will you crawl out like losing dogs yourselves?"
Ye Feng’s expression didn’t change at all, he sat in the wheelchair, unmoved, as the Northern Border King who had survived battles with thousands of troops, this petty scene couldn’t stir any waves in his heart.
"I don’t need a reason, just this, Seventeen!" Ye Feng gestured towards the young man standing like a javelin behind him.
"As you command, my lord!" Seventeen promptly took a document out of the briefcase and then tossed it onto the round table.
"Gentlemen, no need to rush, take a look at this document first, and then decide on the board meeting’s agenda."
Ye Feng waved his hand and smiled, "I believe this document won’t disappoint you."
"What is this thing, another stray cat or dog causing a commotion, disrupting the proceedings of the board meeting!"
A dubious director and shareholder of the group picked up the document but after skimming the first few lines, his expression drastically changed.
"This is… this is, my God, this..." In shock, he became incoherent, even his entire person started to panic.
Seeing this, the other shareholders asked, "Old Liang, what exactly is in those documents that has caused you such distress?"
Other people also picked up the document, and after reading just the first few lines, their faces changed dramatically as well, panic ensuing.
Upon seeing this, Shen Minghua’s heart sank, suddenly realizing something was amiss, he too picked up the document, glanced at it, and then froze on the spot.
"How… how is this possible, this document…"
Shen Minghua started, then suddenly turned his head, glaring at Ye Feng beside him.
Ye Feng simply smiled, "What about these documents, didn’t they meet your expectations?"
It turned out that these documents contained records of all the unlawful deeds carried out by the board directors and shareholders during their tenure, including the abuse of power to embezzle group assets, and the private condoning of crimes, Shen Minghua included.
Though Shen Minghua acted with apparent propriety and strict self-discipline as the general manager, in reality, he was sanctimonious. In the past ten years, he had filled his own pockets using his managerial position, with amounts that were simply staggering.
The conference even pointed out directly that Shen Minghua did not lack houses; he owned five properties, one of which was an old mansion, and besides that, he had five luxury sports cars under his name.
All these details in the document were not simple records, but evidence.
Shen Minghua no longer had the earlier smugness and arrogance, he stood there stiffened, his body already strengthless.
Ye Feng swept his gaze across the room and said word by word, "Now, I would like to say something. Do you all feel that I have the right to speak?"
The earlier mentioned Director Old Liang swallowed hard and said, "Mr. Ye, please feel free to speak."
Ye Feng gave Shen Minghua a glance and said, "I propose that the board dismiss Shen Minghua from his position as the president of the group. What do you all think?"
A dozen group directors and shareholders looked at each other, then suddenly one person snorted, "Shen Minghua, this hypocrite who seemed so upright, I thought he was diligent and contributed to the group, but he turned out to be such a deceitful, greedy person."
"He used his position as the general manager to carry out such shameless deeds, and there is even evidence on top of that, pointing out that Shen Minghua had used the convenience of the group’s harbor ships to privately transport large shipments for other companies, which is simply touching the group’s bottom line!"
"It also states that three years ago, one night, Shen Minghua driving a sports car hit and killed two people, then directly fled the scene of the crime. Such a person is morally bankrupt and does not deserve to be the president of the group!"
"I agree, dismiss Shen Minghua from his position as the group’s president!"
"Such a person should be handed over to the police directly, with the documents and evidence as proof, Shen Minghua kept a college girl on the side, leading to her pregnancy, and later refused to own up to it. When the woman came to make a scene, she ended up falling from the eighteenth floor, this is just…"
"Murder without hesitation, such a person should be sentenced to death, I also agree!"
With two people leading the way, all the directors of the group agreed, and Shen Minghua, who held merely thirteen percent of the shares, couldn’t sway the overall situation, and the tide immediately turned.
Upon hearing this, Shen Minghua could no longer support himself; like his spine had been snatched away, he slumped into the chair.
"It’s over… it’s all over now, completely over!"
Shen Minghua kept wailing, but by that time, others had already lost interest in paying him any attention.
Ye Feng then said, "The second item on the agenda, reinstating Hong Zhenguo as president and restoring Hong Tianming to the position of executive president. What do you all think?"
"Mr. Hong was the pillar of the Group, our backbone. Although Hong Tianming’s way of handling things is not seasoned enough, overall, he’s commendable. I agree to restore his position as president!"
"I agree as well!"
"Seconded!"
"Passed unanimously, the resolution is effective!"
Only then did Ye Feng nod slightly and say, "Gentlemen, rest assured, after today, I will erase all records pertaining to you from the documents and evidence. But as for Shen Minghua..."
As he spoke, Ye Feng turned his head towards Shen Minghua and said in a deep voice, "I actually wanted to give you a chance, but you have truly disappointed me. When I came here, I had already contacted Yan Xu, that sooty head, and he is now waiting outside the conference room."
"What did you say? You’ve already contacted Chief Supervisor Yan Xu?" Shen Minghua’s complexion changed dramatically, and he became completely panicked.
"Ye Feng, no, Mr. Ye, I previously failed to recognize your eminence and offended you. I beg you, please don’t hand me over to Yan Xu, don’t give these documents and evidence to Yan Xu; otherwise, my life is over, truly over."
Upon saying this, Shen Minghua knelt down directly.
Ye Feng, however, didn’t bother to look at him again. Hong Qingyan, maneuvering her wheelchair, had already begun to slowly leave the boardroom.
As the doors to the boardroom opened, Yan Xu stepped in. The first thing he did was to bow, paying his respects to Ye Feng.
"Mr. Ye, upon receiving your notice, I rushed here without delay, hoping to be of service," said Yan Xu with great respect.
Ever since he had called his superiors last time to inquire about Ye Feng’s background and they had given unclear answers, which led his superiors to make further calls, even the higher-ups were still without the authority to access that information.
That was when Yan Xu realized that the young man seated in the wheelchair before him was essentially a legendary figure, and therefore, he had no choice but to show his respect.
The shareholders of the board were stunned, unable to believe what they were seeing before them. The Iron Face Judge of Jiangdu, known for his impartiality, was being so respectful to this young man. This...
Ye Feng handed another set of documents about Shen Minghua to him and said, "I don’t need you to do anything troublesome, just handle it fairly and impartially."
Yan Xu looked over the documents and roughly understood the situation. He nodded then and there, "Rest assured, Mr. Ye, I will handle it according to the law!"
Ye Feng said nothing more and turned to leave.
Yan Xu was not in uniform, considering that it might negatively affect the Hongtian Group. He was dressed in plain clothes, accompanied by only two equally plain-clothed subordinates.
"Mr. Shen Minghua, although I’m dressed in plain clothes today, you know who I am, I hope. I’d like you to come with me. Of course, you may resist, but I’m sure you’re aware of the consequences!" Yan Xu said, his voice stern.
Where could Shen Minghua still dare to resist? At this moment, he had already collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.
"Take him away!" With a wave of Yan Xu’s hand, his two subordinates lifted Shen Minghua and took him out of the boardroom.
As he was leaving, Yan Xu didn’t forget to bow to Ye Feng and say, "Thank you, Mr. Ye, for helping me to crack several old cases."
Ye Feng just waved his hand, "Go take care of the things you need to take care of."
"Yes, then I shall not disturb you any longer, Mr. Ye!" With that, Yan Xu made his exit.
"Damn!" Ye Feng suddenly exclaimed.
Hong Qingyan, who had just relaxed, became anxious again and quickly asked, "What’s the matter, Big Brother Ye? What’s happened now?"
Ye Feng smiled bitterly, "In dealing with the Hong Family issue, I’ve forgotten about the Fu Family. Today is the day of the martial arts exchange between the Three Great Ancient Families of Jiangdu."
Hong Qingyan also suddenly realized the gravity of the situation and exclaimed, "This is bad. The Jiang Family from Jiangnan Province surely sent people, and Fu Shen and Fu Zi will definitely not be able to hold on!" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"No time to delay, let’s leave immediately for the Jiangdu Martial Arts Hall!" Ye Feng said, gesturing with his hand.
After speaking, they hurriedly left the board, exited Hongtian Group, got into the car, and sped towards Jiangdu Martial Arts Hall.
Meanwhile, Jiangdu Martial Arts Hall was not as noisy and bustling as usual because today was reserved for the martial arts exchange between the Three Great Ancient Families, hence it was closed to the public.
However, the parking lot outside the martial arts hall presented a rare sight, hosting over a dozen limited-edition luxury cars. Even the relatively less expensive ones had prices over a million.
At this moment, Fu Shen and Fu Zi had already arrived, as well as people from the Lei Family and the Long Family. In addition, people from the Jiang Family of the Southern River Region Jiangnan Province, who should not have been there, also arrived, and they brought not just a few people but also one of their elders, a Half-Step Grandmaster.
Fu Shen and Fu Zi stood at the entrance, looking around anxiously, "It’s already this late, and our third brother still hasn’t arrived. Should we give him a call?"
After thinking for a moment, Fu Shen said, "No need. Perhaps it’s better that he doesn’t come today. After all, we’re facing the Jiang Family, a Half-Step Grandmaster. It’s likely of little help even if he came."