You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

Jiang Che knew that his father was trying to save face for him.

To put it bluntly, it's because I'm soft-hearted.

After all, he was a subordinate who had followed him for twenty years. If it really came to a complete falling out, Jiang Dahai really couldn't bring himself to do it.

But Jiang Che was different; he never intended to leave Zhao Guodong any room for maneuver from the very beginning.

The business world is like a battlefield; if you show mercy, you'll be the one who suffers.

"What do you plan to do?" Jiang Che asked directly.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Dahai slowly said, "My original idea was to transfer Zhao Guodong back to headquarters, giving him a promotion in name only, thus stripping him of his real power."

"Then we'll slowly check the accounts and make him pay back every penny he's embezzled over the years."

"and then?"

"Then let him resign voluntarily and leave gracefully."

Jiang Che almost burst out laughing after hearing this.

A dignified exit?

His foolish old man had been stabbed in the back, yet he was still thinking about saving face for the other party?

"Your proposal has three problems."

Jiang Che held up three fingers and explained each point in detail: "First, Zhao Guodong is not stupid."

"The moment you transferred him back to headquarters, he knew something was wrong."

"If he gets desperate and destroys all the accounts, how will you investigate?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Dahai was taken aback.

Jiang Che continued, "Secondly, even if you find out, the money he took has already been laundered."

"You can only recover about 30% at most; the remaining 70% has already gone into someone else's pocket. What's the point of trying to recover it?"

"Third, by letting Zhao Guodong go, you are essentially letting go of the people behind him."

Jiang Che's expression and tone became slightly serious, and he stared calmly at Jiang Dahai, "What will Second Uncle and Ye Yunjin think? They will think you are weak and easy to bully, and they will naturally dare to do it again next time."

Jiang Dahai was speechless.

He remained silent for a while before shaking his head with a wry smile, "When did you become so ruthless?"

Jiang Che sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "Dad, which of us is the seasoned veteran who's been in the business world for decades?"

"If you don't kill the snake, it will only harm you. Shouldn't you understand this principle better than I do?"

Jiang Dahai certainly knew this principle.

He knew his son was right, but he still hesitated to actually take drastic measures against Zhao Guodong.

"So what do you suggest we do about this?"

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Che stood up and walked to the sand table next to the desk.

This is a three-dimensional sand table that encapsulates the nationwide business layout of Jiangsheng Group.

Southwest, East China, North China, and South China—each region is marked with a flag of a different color.

Jiang Che stared at the red flag in the southwest region for a while, then slowly said, "You want to proceed steadily and gradually close the net, which is indeed a method, but I think the pace is too slow."

"I have a faster way."

Jiang Dahai raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it."

Jiang Che reached out and pulled up the red flag of the Southwest Region.

"Since Zhao Guodong has already been bribed by Second Uncle and Ye Yunjin, why don't we play along?"

"Deliberately leave him with a bigger project."

Jiang Dahai was taken aback. Had he missed an even bigger project?

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Che put the red flag back in its original position, and then picked up a blue flag and planted it in the East China region.

"In the East China region, haven't we been discussing the infrastructure project for that coastal new city?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Dahai nodded. "Yes, that project has a total investment of 3 billion yuan and is one of the group's key projects this year."

"Then let's outsource part of this project to the Southwest branch."

Jiang Dahai was stunned after hearing this, then frowned in disbelief. "Son, are you crazy? That's a 3 billion yuan project! How can you outsource it?"

"I'm not crazy, Dad, just believe me this once."

Jiang Che turned to look at his father, then patiently explained his actions: "It's precisely because this project is big enough that they took the bait."

"Think about it, how much kickback has Zhao Guodong taken from the Southwest branch over the years? At most, it's only a hundred million."

"But even a small amount of profit leaked from the Binhai New City project would be enough to make them rich."

Jiang Dahai immediately understood his son's meaning, and followed up with, "So you're planning to use this project as bait to lure them all out?"

"That's right."

Jiang Che gave Jiang Dahai a thumbs up, then walked back to his desk and picked up the audit report again.

"Zhao Guodong has his second uncle and Ye Yunjin behind him, but I always felt that there was another expert behind his second uncle and Ye Yunjin."

"In other words, we've only scratched the surface of this line so far."

"If we close the net now, we can only catch Zhao Guodong and Second Uncle at most. Ye Yunjin is in Hong Kong, and we can't reach her."

"But if we play the long game and use the Binhai New City project as bait, they will definitely be tempted to take action."

"At that time, we will not only be able to take down Zhao Guodong and Second Uncle in one fell swoop, but also capture the experts behind Ye Yunjin, whether it is Old Master Ye of the Ye family or others."

After listening, Jiang Dahai fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

He had to admit that his son's plan was indeed more ruthless and thorough than his own.

However, the risks are also greater at the same time.

"What if they notice something amiss?"

"No." Jiang Che shook his head. "Zhao Guodong has gotten used to kickbacks over the years and has become arrogant. He won't suspect anything."

"As for Second Uncle and Ye Yunjin..."

Jiang Che paused for a moment, then a cold smile appeared on his lips. "They won't suspect anything, because in their eyes, you're just a soft-hearted, good-natured person."

"Or to put it another way, they think you're a complete idiot and don't take you seriously at all."

After saying that, Jiang Che quickly added with a grin, "Don't be angry, I was just making things up, I didn't mean to disrespect you."

"..."

Jiang Dahai was speechless after hearing this.

Although the words were a bit rough, they were indeed the truth.

After a long pause, he shook his head with a wry smile, "You little rascal, really..."

He didn't know what to say.

At the age of eighteen, he possesses a level of shrewdness and skill far exceeding that of his peers.

If this happened in ancient times, he would definitely be a master of political intrigue.

Jiang Dahai was completely relieved and made the decision with a wave of his hand, "Okay, then we'll do it your way."

"And I will also let you participate in the entire process of this project's operation."

Jiang Che nodded. "No problem."

Jiang Dahai picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The tea had gone cold by now, and it tasted much worse than when it was hot.

I was so engrossed in listening to my son's shocking conspiracy of entrapment that I didn't even notice my tea had gone cold.

However, his mind was not on the tea at all at the moment.

Jiang Dahai put down his cup and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, why did your investigation of the Southwest branch suddenly stop?"