It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't help but complain.

To be honest, Su Lin must have followed his instructions. While testing Gu Yi's superpowers, she also helped her re-style her look.

But after a few days, she was back to being the same as before - the elite-style employee uniform of "Snake Ring" made her look like a street gang member.

The same goes for her hair. Even though she dyed it black, it was still messy.

Well, I’m a bad girl again.

"……OK?"

Miss Black Rabbit was a little surprised. Why were they taking her to the board meeting? Was it a public execution? But she had no right to resist, so she had to agree in a daze.

"Well, someone will come to pick you up then."

Xu Shi stood up from his chair, moved closer to wipe off the potato chip crumbs at the corner of her mouth, and put a paper bag on the table. "Here, a small gift for you, eat something good."

It was nice stuff, but it sounded weird, like some kind of hospice care.

However, Gu Yi cared more about something else.

Get your paws off me! Who gave you permission to touch me?!

Such an action made her a little angry, but when she came to her senses, the other party had already walked away.

With no place to vent the resentment in her heart, she had no choice but to treat the paper bag in front of her as the face of the bastard Xu and tear it open with force.

Inside was a box of beautifully packaged strawberry lollipops.

Hey?

Miss Black Rabbit knew this store. It was a high-end candy store located in District 15, where a lollipop cost nearly three figures.

What's the difference? They all taste the same... She muttered as she opened one and put it in her mouth, but the next second she made an uncontrollable sound of happiness.

…It seems to be more delicious than before.

Okay, then I’ll scold him after we finish eating.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 17 New Person in Charge, Miss Gu Yi

Five days later.

The Snake Ring holds a routine board meeting every month, which takes up half a day of everyone's precious time.

Because everyone actually knows that this kind of meeting is of little use. It's nothing more than saying some formal words like "Don't... must... make great efforts... go deep... and also... hold high... speed up... explore... persist... grasp it vigorously... work hard..."

The real decisions are basically made under the table - over the years, each shareholder has already formed their own faction, and the connections between them have long been unwritten rules.

So when the old guys in suits and leather shoes gathered together, they didn't think about any serious business at all.

This made them a little surprised when they saw Xu Shi pushing the door in.

Why is he here?

You know, it has been more than two years since Xu Shi took over this position since the death of the previous chairman Xu Cheng.

But he had never been in charge of the group's affairs before, and he never showed up at such meetings. It was always Su Lin who "conveyed" his message.

So I took the wrong medicine today?

"Why, haven't you seen me?"

Xu Shi sneered and walked to his own seat. "Why are you looking at me? Sit down."

"...Hahahaha, that's right, come and sit down."

The middle-aged man with gray hair on the right was the first to react. He laughed, but he couldn't help looking at him.

Xu Shi naturally noticed his little movements.

Lin Wenhua, father Xu Cheng’s sworn brother, is a veteran in the group.

He is also the largest shareholder holding the most shares on the board of directors besides himself.

In the past, he could not say whether this man was good or bad, and whenever they met he would call him Uncle Lin out of respect.

But things are different now... He knows that the other party had been eyeing the position of chairman before his father passed away, and had been forming cliques and factions in private, taking in many accomplices.

For example, Jiang Fengshan from the Engineering Department is this guy’s number one fan.

The same is true in the original novel. From beginning to end, what Lin Wenhua did most was to cause trouble for the original body.

Even if he didn't take care of things, the diligent Su Lin was always constrained by him, delaying many things that could have been avoided.

If it were just that, it would be fine. The most infuriating thing is that in the later part of the plot, seeing that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, this guy actually took the group's core secrets and defected to Shen He, which undoubtedly poured oil on the demise of the "Snake Ring".

Different heart thimble, identified as a Xiang Bo type talent.

Although he did not end up well because of this, this kind of behavior may be unacceptable at times.

If one wants to have the final say in the board of directors, it is imperative to completely eradicate such existence.

Really, why didn’t I realize that this guy was so disgusting before?

However, now is not the time to completely break up. The other party's foundation in the group is more stable than his, and the only one who will suffer is Xu Shi himself.

So Xu Shi just smiled in response to his curious look.

Soon, all the people arrived and the meeting officially began.

It was similar to what Xu Shi thought. The seemingly enthusiastic speech actually contained no substance at all, and it made his eyelids droop.

It's like math class in high school, which can magically make people fall into baby-like sleep.

Sure enough, it was a good decision not to come here before.

But he still patiently listened to everyone's speeches, and then spoke slowly.

“Everyone is right, and I totally agree.”

"I would also like to take this opportunity to announce to you a personnel change in the group."

"……Um?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him at once.

Personnel changes?

Where do the personnel changes come from?

Haven’t you heard of it before?

"Come to think of it, is this Director Xu's first time attending a board meeting?"

Lin Wenhua paused, then smiled and replied, "If it's an ordinary employee joining the company, there's no need to tell me here, just make your own decision."

"Of course it's not that simple."

Xu Shi shook his head and gave Su Lin a look.

The other party understood what he meant and uploaded a document to the screen in front of everyone present.

"After discussion with the personnel department, it has been decided to remove Xu Anbang, the director of the group's cybersecurity technology department, from his original position and transfer him to an ordinary clerk."

!

"...Why?"

Upon hearing the news, the bald man at the end of the seat could no longer sit still and started shouting in a higher voice.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xu, what did I do wrong that you suddenly fired me?"

"Don't you know what you did wrong?"

Xu Shi looked at him calmly, "Director Xu, you should still remember the hacker attack two weeks ago, right? Do you think you are still qualified to sit in this position?"

……

Xu Anbang was speechless when he heard this.

indeed.

The technical department was his small territory, but he was helpless when faced with the aggressive hacker invasion.

If there hadn't been news that the problem had been solved, who knows how long he would have had this headache.

"You can't even handle the hacker attacks by the Sin City gangs, and you dare to ask me why?"

Xu Shi tapped the table with his fingers and continued, "If I hadn't personally taken action to resolve this matter, do you know how serious the consequences would be?"

"They are targeting the transaction between the group and Prism... If they succeed, who will bear the loss of 50 million credit points?"

After hearing this, others also started to think.

Of course they all knew about the attack, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it was a close call.

But thinking back, Xu Anbang's crime was still not small.

After all, if the transaction fails, it will be the interests of these shareholders that will be lost.

"...Okay, I admit that I am not perfect in this matter, but are you going to dismiss me just for this?"

Xu Anbang felt a little guilty, but still refused to accept it, "Besides, if you remove me, who will Mr. Xu find to take my place?"

"You don't have to worry about that."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "However, I was just about to introduce to you the new head of the technical department, Ms. Gu Yi."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Lin walked in with Gu Yi.

This undoubtedly surprised everyone.

That's it?

Just this little girl?

She doesn’t look that good either… Is she an adult?

In fact, Miss Black Rabbit is already nineteen years old, but her development is indeed a little delayed, and she looks much younger than she actually is.

She also looked very nervous, and it was obvious that she couldn't adapt well to crowded environments because she had been alone for a long time.