Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 987 Removal of Zhao Fangxu

The various directors of Na Du Tong had their own thoughts upon hearing Zhao Fangxu's words, but they all basically shared the same sentiment: they were unwilling.

Even Zhao Fangxu's former staunch supporters have now taken a stand against him.

There's no way around it; these people are all high-ranking figures. Their choice to side with Zhao Fangxu is simply because they have hope, or because they want to side with the most powerful leader, or because they think Zhao Fangxu's methods are good and can better expand their own power in the future.

In short, whether it's good or bad, whether it's innocent or not, no one wants to give up their own "big shot" status to go all in with Zhao Fangxu.

Choosing Zhao Fangxu, whether out of admiration for him and a desire to help him, or because people believe he has great influence and can lead them, is ultimately a decision no one wants to make by investing their entire social standing.

Now that Zhao Fangxu wants to pull him down from his pedestal as a highly influential figure in the world of supernatural beings, a figure even the Ten Elders treat with utmost respect, even his closest allies can no longer remain of one mind with him.

But what could they do? In the end, no one dared to provoke Lu Huizhong.

They could only anxiously pace back and forth in another meeting room, sighing and cursing, but they couldn't come up with any practical solutions.

Neither Zhao Fangxu nor Lu Huizhong could defeat them.

"Damn it!" Liu Dong, the staunchest opponent of He Songling and suspected of being a mole within the All-Tongue Group who colluded with Qu Tong, smashed a table. Although these directors were not very capable, they were still extraordinary individuals. It was rare to see someone as incompetent as Zhao Fangxu, so smashing a table was nothing unusual for them.

"Old Zhao has gone mad, absolutely mad. I already strongly disagreed with his repeated concessions and forbearance towards He Songling, but what does he mean by now? He's actually going to hand over the entire Na Du Tong company to He Songling as his dog? Na Du Tong is state property! This isn't over. I'm going to take this to the higher authorities, to the state. I want to see if Zhao Fangxu can single-handedly cover up the truth about Na Du Tong!"

"Old Liu, stop with the high-profile stuff and get down to business." Chairman Bi rolled his eyes like a dead fish and said disdainfully, "They're in the VIP room on the 30th floor. If you're so capable, why don't you kick down the door and go in to object?"

"Exactly. In the end, He Songling is an absolutely indispensable figure in our modern history. He made outstanding contributions, whether in the War of Resistance against Japan or in the later construction of the country. What are you, Lao Liu, to presume to talk to He Songling about serving the country?"

Chairman Huang also sneered: "You want to sue to the higher authorities? Fine, go ahead. But if you do sue and the government calculates that you still owe He Songling hundreds of billions, then not only will you lose Na Du Tong Company, but you'll also have to return all the assets, including your salary and dividends that were paid to you in the past."

"You...you!" Chairman Liu clearly knew he was being too hasty, but he had no choice but to be.

He originally thought that he had only stood on the opposite side of He Songling, and that he hadn't done anything seriously wrong. He also thought that given He Songling's current situation, his family wouldn't be implicated—the country wouldn't allow it anyway. So even in the worst-case scenario, if He Songling really did refine him, his wife and children would at least be left with something.

But now?

“Alright, you want me to get to the point, so I’ll get to the point.” Chairman Liu gritted his teeth and began to get down to business: “We’re all respectable people, and I don’t believe anyone wants to become someone without status and position. If we continue doing things the way Old Zhao does, we won’t even need to wait for He Songling to come. Our wives, children, and whole families will automatically become penniless. Those people we offended in the underworld back then, those people we plotted against, will also suffer the consequences. Inevitably, some people will take risks. Death doesn’t scare desperados, and desperados are especially prone to emerge from the supernatural community.”

To put it simply, I think we can now bypass Lao Zhao and do something directly. After all, Na Du Tong is nominally a private enterprise, and within the bounds of the law, everything is decided by shareholding. Even if Lao Zhao doesn't claim to be the top leader, he's just a chairman and major shareholder.

He holds a smaller stake than any of us combined, but we outnumber him. Let's unite, remove him from his position as chairman, and then sell or hand over the shares, leaving Old Zhao with no recourse.

“Then Lu Huizhong could kill you on the spot,” said the old lady, Director Su, from the side.

"What time is it? Why are you still thinking about these trivial matters?" Chairman Liu wanted to slam the table again, but found that he had already smashed the table. He could only point at Chairman Fei's nose and curse: "Our opponents are Zhao Fangxu, Lu Huizhong, and He Songling. What kind of people are they? Do you know the risks of going against gods?"
These people are ruthless, one after another. Do you expect to protect our interests without any risk? Then you should just follow Old Zhao's current path. I don't think Lu Huizhong and He Songling will be so ruthless. If you withdraw your shares and dividends, they'll give you a mid-level management position.

The middle-level leaders of Na Du Tong are quite influential, wielding considerable power and holding high social status within the world of supernatural beings. However, to the directors at headquarters, this is nothing short of insulting. Otherwise, no one would admire Xu Xiang so much for not being promoted to a director position at headquarters.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, even Zhao Fangxu's most loyal supporter, the old lady Su Dong, fell silent.

She has sons and grandsons, too.

I admire you, Zhao Fangxu. Are you trying to drag my whole family down to beg for food?
No way!

“Old Liu is absolutely right. You see, I told you that this old guy wouldn’t ship unless you forced him to.” At this point, Chairman Fei also spoke up.

"However, I should add something. I believe that if we need to report to the higher-ups, we should still do so; if we raise objections to the higher-ups and remove Zhao Fangxu, we should still do so. This includes our plan to exercise our board power to remove Zhao Fangxu, and even to sell or 'hand over' the shares, which should also be documented in writing."

"?" Many people slowly typed a question mark. "Old Fei, are you crazy? What time is it now? A knife is held to your throat! You want to submit a report? By the time your report goes up, the higher-ups discover, assess, start discussions, and issue decisions, even if everything goes smoothly, how long will that take? By then, He Songling will have already taken over!"

"If I say you're stupid, then you're not smart. Do things really have to be done one step at a time? Are you a computer from the 1980s?"

Chairman Fei sneered: "Reporting to higher authorities and doing what we want to do at the same time, acting first and informing later, at worst we'll be punished, demoted, or disciplined. At this point, what can't we accept?"

But if the higher-ups make a decision, does He Songling's monopolization of Na Du Tong's shares really make a difference? That would be going against the country! A deity? So what if he's a deity? Aren't deities afraid of missiles?

(End of this chapter)