Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 1426: Find Me the Evidence

No one dared to be sure of what the chairman meant now, but the chairman’s temper was such that everyone hurriedly shut their mouths and went back to work.

At this moment, Xiao Zhen was extremely frustrated as he looked at the computer, especially thinking about how he went to the subsidiary to stir things up, only to return home empty-handed. But he hadn’t considered helping the subsidiary solve their problems. After all, the bigger the mess at the subsidiary, the more reasonable it would be for him to fire that kid. But unexpectedly, a group of people suddenly came out of nowhere, even speaking on behalf of Xiao Group.

Just speaking was fine, but this small group of people actually even got some others to check out the Xiao Group’s anime, and even the internet trolls went, too. The situation was not within his expectations.

"This is really weird. What exactly did that kid do? Did he hire internet trolls too?"

Xiao Zhen himself hadn’t expected it. He was getting more and more invested in this kid.

"Chairman, did you hear what the finance department just said about the plan?"

The assistant quickly reminded, which made Xiao Zhen look up. They were in a meeting. What was he thinking about? That kid just jumped around for the past few days.

"You mean the finance department can’t come up with a plan until now? If I have to make decisions now, what are you all here for? We’ve been in a meeting for half a day. Is it necessary to ask me the specifics of this plan? Have you not figured it out yet?"

All the executives present were speechless. They had indeed been in a meeting for half a day, but the chairman didn’t say a word about what he had been thinking. It was as if they couldn’t retain what the meeting was about. Was it possible they had all blanked out? That’s impossible, none of them heard a thing, and the chairman was getting increasingly grumpy.

And at this moment, the assistant next to Xiao Zhen lightly coughed, thinking the chairman was being unreasonable. Not to mention the executives, even he didn’t hear what the chairman said!

"We’ll stop the meeting here today. If you have anything unclear, you can ask me afterward."

After Xiao Zhen said this, he was about to leave. But the employees at Headquarters were most eager to know how the subsidiary would be handled. If they didn’t clarify what mistakes were made by the subsidiary when Xiao Zhen dealt with them, it would be a loss. And recently, Xiao Zhen’s attitude towards the subsidiary had indeed been too vague.

"Chairman, I want to ask, what is your view on the plagiarism incident at the subsidiary? Should we deal with the plagiarism at the subsidiary? If so, who exactly should be dealt with?"

This issue had always been a sore spot for Xiao Zhen. Originally, Xiao Zhen had long considered handling Xu Ke. But did he really manage to do anything? Nothing at all, and he even got himself blackened.

So, upon hearing these people want to deal with the subsidiary, he was extremely furious: "The subsidiary overtime, is that right? I want to ask where exactly the subsidiary plagiarized. You better give me this evidence today. If you don’t bring me this evidence by the end of the workday, then there’s no need for you to keep working."

Everyone was shocked upon hearing Xiao Zhen’s words. Was Xiao Zhen now starting to defend the subsidiary? Instantly, the person who first asked began to regret it. Had he known the president would defend the subsidiary, he wouldn’t have been the first to bring it up.

And being the one to bring it up, not only did no one sympathize with him, but he also made Xiao Zhen unhappy, while having to hunt for the plagiarism evidence at the subsidiary himself. He’s a project manager, after all. Wouldn’t it be too embarrassing to do such things? How would his subordinates see him?

"Chairman, would you reconsider? I’m just asking, representing the opinions of the employees. It’s not my intention. I hope you understand, please don’t wrong me."

The project manager kept pleading. If caught up in this issue, the chairman would surely fire him today, and he’d also be despised in the future.

Others felt particularly lucky not to have asked, or they’d be fired by the chairman. Their reputation would be completely ruined. Besides, the chairman’s mood was completely unpredictable lately. Previously, they could somewhat guess what the chairman was thinking.

So, during those times, those people did their best to advise the chairman on dealing with the subsidiary, especially focusing on Xu Ke. But now, the chairman seemed to have given up on targeting the subsidiary. Whenever they faced the subsidiary, it was always a tense confrontation.

But now, the chairman seemed to be favoring the subsidiary.

"As a project manager, you should evaluate whether the opinions from your subordinates are sensible. Regardless, since you brought this opinion forward, you better think about it carefully and find that plagiarism evidence by the end of the workday. If you can’t find it, it’s better you leave early than for me to kick you out personally."

After Xiao Zhen finished, he abruptly left, and his assistant couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the project manager who touched Xiao Zhen’s sore spot.

The chairman was once really formidable when he went to the subsidiary. But the subsidiary caused such a ruckus that if Headquarters hadn’t suppressed those news stories, there’s no telling how the media would have reported it.

It was rare to see the chairman embarrassed like that; hard to say how he’d treat the subsidiary’s president afterward, who wasn’t showing much restraint either.

The project manager was left lamenting, why did he have to offend this figure? If he hadn’t, he’d be enjoying his work; but this person was too petty.

"Manager Zhang, you better take care of yourself. I thought you were pretty smart, but didn’t expect you couldn’t perceive the situation. Didn’t you notice the chairman’s attitude towards the subsidiary lately? Yet you dared to bring this up directly in the meeting."

"Alright, I truly admire Manager Zhang’s courage. Hope Manager Zhang finds that evidence soon. Maybe after finding it, Manager Zhang can turn the tide using it. After all, Manager Zhang knows well, the chairman isn’t very fond of that person from the subsidiary."

"Indeed, maybe the chairman will give Manager Zhang a chance to turn the situation around. Manager Zhang had better seize it; we won’t bother you anymore."

Hearing these words, Manager Zhang forced a smile. They all worked in the same company, who didn’t know who? Just a bunch of hypocrites, pretending to be noble.

And these people’s remarks were all ironic.

"Each of you didn’t say anything but encouraged me to speak up. Now I’ve spoken, I’m getting this punishment, and not a single person sympathizes."