Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 144 Standoff

At 10 a.m., the atmosphere in the conference room on the top floor of Yinfan headquarters was solemn and serious.

The directors and senior executives arrived one after another, with Duan Yiheng and the old man being the last to enter.

In fact, there was no need to convene a board meeting to deal with Zheng Jizhong; the grandfather and grandson simply had their own agendas.

Using Zheng Jizhong's case as an excuse to affect the group's interests and the company's operations and management, they aimed to achieve their own goals.

Some of them knew a bit about the inside story and looked relatively relaxed, while others were completely baffled.

Zheng Jizhong sat upright next to Duan Zheng.

Duan Yiheng sat opposite them, a seating arrangement that held a lot of meaning for onlookers.

The board members automatically ignored Zheng Jizhong and viewed it as a father-son battle between Duan Zheng and Duan Mingxuan.

The old man sat at the head of the table, his expression cold and dignified, his brows exuding an unyielding sense of pressure.

He glanced at everyone in the conference room and said in a deep voice, "Everyone's here. Let's begin."

Duan Yiheng tilted his head slightly and handed the prepared documents to the board secretary.

As the evidence was displayed one by one on the big screen, sweat beaded on Zheng Jizhong's forehead.

Zheng Jizhong's face turned pale. He glanced at Duan Zheng subconsciously, then stood up to defend himself: "These so-called pieces of evidence are all fabricated! I have never accepted any kickbacks! Someone is deliberately framing me!"

Duan Yiheng sneered: "Are you trying to say that I'm framing you? Don't you even look at the accounts, transaction records, and witness testimonies from your subordinates? I've listed them all out for you, clearly and completely. If you want to argue, you can explain each and every piece of evidence."

Zheng Jizhong suddenly stood up and said, "What can this little bit of document evidence prove? I could say it was fabricated by President Duan, but who knows if it's true or not?"

“I also have a recording here,” Duan Yiheng said. “Everyone, please listen to it.”

The meeting room fell silent again. The recording contained Zheng Jizhong's voice, who repeatedly mentioned the word "benefits," followed by a detailed discussion about how to embezzle company funds through fraudulent contracts.

Duan Yiheng pressed his advantage: "I have all the transaction records of your secret accounts with your partners. More than 500 million yuan has flowed to your overseas shell company. The company is registered overseas, and you are the actual controller."

Zheng Jizhong suddenly lost his voice.

An uproar erupted in the meeting room, and the faces of several directors turned grim, especially Duan Zheng.

Some people's gazes toward him have even begun to change.

Duan Zheng frowned and turned to Zheng Jizhong, asking with his eyes if it was true.

Zheng Jizhong tried to speak several times, but found himself unable to defend himself.

His gaze swept over Duan Zheng, trying to find support, but Duan Zheng was no fool and naturally wouldn't respond to him.

The old man's eyes were piercing. He tapped the table and said in a deep, authoritative voice, "Zheng Jizhong, do you have anything else to say?"

Zheng Jizhong slumped in his chair, looking utterly defeated.

He stared blankly at the old man, not understanding how things had come to this.

They had clearly agreed that he would conceal the relationship between Duan Yiheng and Lin Xi, and that the old man would protect him.

He hadn't expected the old man to be so ruthless, actually making Duan Yiheng leave Yinfan Technology directly.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why the old man broke his promise. Wasn't he afraid that the old man would reveal the relationship between Duan Yiheng and Lin Xi?

Seeing that he seemed to have nothing to say, the old man turned directly to Duan Yiheng: "What do you plan to do?"

Duan Yiheng said, "We must immediately remove Zheng Jizhong from his post and hand him over to the judicial authorities. At the same time, we need to conduct a comprehensive audit of the group to ensure that there are no other similar problems."

After he finished speaking, the conference room was quiet for a moment. The directors exchanged glances and finally nodded.

Duan Yiheng looked at Zheng Jizhong and knew that he was about to die.

Finally, the old man glanced at Duan Zheng casually and said to Duan Yiheng, "Do as you say."

Duan Zheng was both surprised and frightened. Everyone present was a shrewd old fox, and they should all know that Zheng Jizhong was his man.

Will this incident implicate him?

Zheng Jizhong slammed his fist on the table and stood up, angrily accusing, "You Duan family members are all untrustworthy scoundrels."

Duan Yiheng glanced at him dismissively: "Save your words for the police. The only thing you can do now is cooperate with the investigation."

Zheng Jizhong suddenly burst into laughter, his eyes filled with a mad, destructive glint as he looked at Duan Yiheng.

"Duan Yiheng, you think you've won? Everyone should check their emails and see how our chairman's heir, whom he has been teaching since childhood, is having an affair with his own sister."

what?

Everyone present was taken aback and looked down at their phones.

Zheng Jizhong continued his frantic pronouncements: "If someone like this becomes the successor of Yinfan, the stock price will probably plummet, right?"

Duan Zheng stood up immediately when he saw the intimate photos in his email.

"Duan Yiheng, is this real or fake?"

The old man's gaze suddenly turned into a knife, piercing straight at Duan Zheng.

Duan Zheng understood his gaze and sat down blankly.

With a gloomy face, Duan Yiheng slammed the legal documents he had prepared in advance concerning the termination of the adoption relationship between Lin Xi and the Meng family onto the table.

"Lin Xi and I have no legal or blood relation whatsoever. Do you think you can control me based on that?"

One of the directors spoke up: "Regardless of whether you and Ms. Lin have severed your adoption relationship, in the public eye, you are siblings."

"Yes, the news of the Lin couple's plane crash caused a huge uproar in China, and people are still paying attention to Lin Xi's life to this day."

"Also, your grandfather once publicly stated that he hoped Miss Lin and Young Master Duan would be together. The two are childhood sweethearts and have received a lot of teasing and support from netizens."

"If your relationship is exposed, some partners will inevitably use this as an excuse to demand a reassessment of Yinfan's corporate image and terminate the contract."

"And most importantly, the group's heir must enter into a marriage that conforms to public order and good morals; otherwise, the board of directors will jointly appoint a new heir."

"What's the rush, everyone?" the old man suddenly spoke up. "Does Zheng Jizhong's word really mean everything? I do have someone here who knows everything he's done, and my little granddaughter is waiting outside because she's worried about my health. Why don't we call them in and have them confront each other?"

Duan Yiheng's expression suddenly changed: "Grandpa."

"That's enough." The old man frowned deeply and had someone open the conference room door.

Lin Xi racked his brains but still couldn't figure out why Chen Liangyi was here.

There was no exchange between the two, but Chen Jingyi looked at her with a very strange expression.

Strangely enough, Lin Xi felt an urge to run away.

She couldn't think of any other reason besides coming to expose Zheng Jizhong.

But last time, Duan Yiheng clearly rejected her.

There was no use thinking about it anymore; the board secretary came over and opened the door himself.

Lin Xi nervously clenched her fingers as she and Chen Liangyi entered the conference room side by side.