Chapter 559: A Fierce Struggle
The calls were all from Feng Li.
She did not hold back in exuding her confidence as one of the wealthiest families in the country. She issued her orders to those business big shots in an unquestionable tone. “You’re not allowed to get rid of Sun Hao! No matter how much pressure there is from the public opinion, you must endure it!”
A big shot objected. “If this goes on, there will be problems within the company and we will incur losses!”
Feng Li replied without hesitation, “The Fengs will compensate you for the losses incurred!”
Once she said that, everyone instantly had no objections.
After all, they were investing to earn money, so if they could not earn money, they had to prioritize protecting their capital. Now that the Fengs had decided to support Sun Hao with all their might and compensate them, everyone had no objections.
This is a simple case of Nash Equilibrium.
For these investment companies and investors, the future of [In] Company was unclear. They did not know whether they could earn money, but at least, they would not lose money and they would receive the good graces of the Fengs.
‘We’re already standing at a position where we’re definitely invulnerable, so what’s there for us to be afraid of. We might as well just play dead.’
Therefore, after the Fengs interfered, Sun Hao’s precarious situation was stabilized.
Initially, the upper echelons of Shanghai and Hangzhou brought out their stools and started munching on melon seeds as they prepared to watch the biggest movie of the end of the year. After Su Yang locked up Sun Hao in the police station, they were shocked by Su Yang’s decisiveness and decisiveness. Moreover, they felt that Su Yang’s move was just for show.
Unexpectedly, Su Yang came up with a chain of plans. First, he locked Sun Hao up. Then, he made use of Sun Hao’s absence to use online discussions to force Sun Hao to abdicate. His main goal was to kick Sun Hao out of his position as the CEO of [In] Company! He wanted to make him lose his greatest reliance!
According to the a.n.a.lysis of the upper echelons of both districts, it was only natural for the investment companies and investors to give up on Sun Hao under such circ.u.mstances. There were already people who were impressed by Su Yang’s tactics.
Therefore, everyone was already munching on melon seeds and watching the show. They wanted to see how badly Sun Hao would suffer.
In the end… They waited for an hour, two hours, three hours… A full day. By the next day, no one even responded, it was like they were all dead.
This caused everyone to be shocked again.
‘What are they doing?
‘Are they feigning ignorance?
‘Do these investment companies and investors have such high moral values now? Are they willing to harm their own interests just to have a personal relations.h.i.+p with Sun Hao?
‘This shouldn’t be it…
‘Something’s definitely wrong here!’
Therefore, those who were well-informed started to ask about the inside story.
Soon, news of the Fengs supporting Sun Hao spreaded.
After hearing that the Fengs were willing to take full responsibility for the losses suffered by the [In] Company, everyone understood the move made by the investment companies and investors.
‘Anyway, if someone’s going to foot the bill and even receive their favor, what’s there for them to be afraid of? We’d do the same if it were up to us!’
On the other hand, the Fengs’s support for Sun Hao had changed everyone’s impression of the Fengs. ‘The Fengs seem to be quite loyal this time. Regardless of whether it’s for the sake of putting on a show, or they have some sort of illicit interests, or they’re just treating their own people well, the fact that the Fengs could do this is a sign of their gesture.
Therefore, the flow within the circle changed again. They believed that Sun Hao would be able to escape that time.
After the Fengs made their move, everyone thought that the matter had been resolved. After all, with the Fengs’s support, no matter how much influence discussions had on Sun Hao, his position would not be affected whatsoever. In fact, because of the Fengs standing behind him, his future development would be even more rapid.
This inevitably caused many people to have other thoughts. ‘Although the Fengs had suffered losses in both confrontations, they were orderly and loyal. Hence, it was very easy for people to have a good impression of them…
However, Su Yang had other thoughts. ‘I’m not going to admit defeat so easily. I will not give up on the fruits of my victory so easily. Also, I’ve always believed in the principle of how an enemy would retaliate if they are not put down completely. Hence, I’m definitely going to make sure that Sun Hao is thoroughly defeated!
‘Furthermore, I have to make the Fengs give up on Sun Hao! I must make Sun Hao lose the support he has behind him!
‘To others, it might be impossible for them to achieve their goals while the daughter of the Fengs was supporting Sun Hao. However, I still have a glimmer of hope!
‘After all, I have the [Memory Labyrinth Hourgla.s.s], so I could check Sun Hao’s memories! As long as Sun Hao did something illegal in the past few years, I will be able to take out concrete evidence and pin him on the pillar of shame for a few years!
‘I refuse to believe that the Fengs would spend hundreds of millions of yuan just for someone who has a criminal record and had been isolated from the world for five to six years.’
With that thought in mind, Su Yang put on his coat and said to Little Deeny, “Little Deeny, help me find out the contact details of the investors and investment companies for [In] Company. Then, help me set up a meeting with them.”
“After that, give Young Master Ying a call. I want to ask if he has any way for me to meet Sun Hao.”
Little Deeny hurriedly replied, “Yes, Master.”
After instructing Little Deeny, Su Yang said to Little Hus, “Do you remember what I told you?”
Little Hus nodded repeatedly. “Yes.”
Su Yang looked at Janet. “Janet, Pan Zhaodi will bring you and Little Hus around Shanghai, we have our own car. You and Little Hus should search carefully and find the special items that I need. I need it to deal with the Fengs.”
Janet nodded. “Understood.”
After arranging everything, Su Yang exited the virtual s.p.a.ce and was about to meet Sun Hao. “Little Deeny, have you found the contact details? Did Young Master Ying pick up the phone?”
Little Deeny’s voice rang in Su Yang’s ears. “Master, the contact details of those investors have been found. As for Young Master Ying, I feel that there’s no need for us to call him anymore.”
“There’s no need to call Young Master Ying anymore?” Su Yang retracted his steps. “What do you mean?”
Little Deeny said, “I think you can have a look at WeChat. The vice president of [In] company whom we just poached has sent you a message saying that he has all sorts of evidence of Sun Hao breaking the law.”
Su Yang was shocked. “Really?”
He quickly took out the gla.s.s screen and looked at it. In the end, he realized that the former vice president of [In] company, w.a.n.g Sunjun, had really sent him a message saying that he had evidence of Sun Hao’s crimes and it was evidence that would prevent Sun Hao from ever making a comeback.
Su Yang was shocked. ‘w.a.n.g Sunjun has evidence with him?
‘This would really save me time, energy, and favors.
‘But does he really have the evidence?
‘I’m a little doubtful…
‘If he has the evidence, why didn’t he take it out when he was competing with Sun Hao for the company’s management rights? Why would he then be allowed to be chased out of the company?’
However, Su Yang knew that it would not be a waste of time to meet him. Hence, he sent w.a.n.g Sunjun a message and asked him to meet him at a cafe near his house.
Over the past few days, w.a.n.g Sunjun was actually both excited and unsatisfied. He was excited because his new boss had sent Sun Hao to prison silently. This was what he and his employees wanted to do the most.
He had read some reports online and asked around. ‘It seems like the possibility of Sun Hao being sentenced isn’t high. Plus, even if he does get sentenced, he will be released in one or two years.
‘Compared to Sun Hao’s actions over the years, this is too easy on him!’
Hence, w.a.n.g Sunjun was caught in a dilemma. He and his team had evidence of Sun Hao’s crimes, but… The scope of the evidence was too wide. He did not know if Su Yang would dare to use it and he did not know if he should bring it out in the first place.
‘I have a feeling that if he took out these evidences, I will be getting myself into trouble. However, if I don’t bring these out, I will definitely regret it. What a dilemma…’
But in the end, he still had the upper hand emotionally. ‘These evidences are going to be useless in our hands for the rest of our lives. However, if I give these to Su Yang, he will at least be able to have the upper hand in this kind of battle. Furthermore, when I met Su Yang previously, I believed that he would never harm us!’
That was why he asked Su Yang out that day.
When they arrived at the cafe, Su Yang was already there. w.a.n.g Sunjun was carrying a briefcase and was looking around cautiously before walking over.
Su Yang looked at him and smiled. “Old Sun, what are you even wearing? Why are you carrying a briefcase with you?”
w.a.n.g Sunjun sat down and said, “Mr. Su, my surname is w.a.n.g.”
Su Yang nodded. “I know. But… It feels weird to call you Old w.a.n.g.”
w.a.n.g Sunjun was speechless.
‘I wonder if I’ve come to the wrong place, why does my boss seem so different today compared to the last time? He’s actually… A little cute today.’
Su Yang could sense that w.a.n.g Sunjun was not used to the atmosphere. He knew that people who were slightly older might not be able to accept his “humor”. On the other hand, Li Zijun, the youngster, was able to get used to his sarcasm well enough.
Hence, Su Yang stopped joking and became serious. He said to w.a.n.g Sunjun, “I’ll stop joking now. Mr. w.a.n.g, do you have evidence of Sun Hao’s crimes?”
Sunjun was much more accustomed to the current Su Yang’s behaviour. Hence, he nodded and said, “Mr. Su, I don’t know if you’re curious about why we had a forced abdication, nor do I know if you know why we were so confident that we would succeed?”
Su Yang was actually… Never curious about it.
However, since his subordinate had already asked him that, if he did not go along with it, it would seem like he had no EQ. Therefore, he nodded sincerely. “Yes! I’m very curious!”
w.a.n.g Sunjun said, “Actually, it’s because we found out that Sun Hao only treated the company as a money-making tool. He had no interest to develop his business properly. He’s been using the company’s public funds to go out and enjoy his vices. Plus, he did it more than once.”
“While he was enjoying his vices, he got to know people from all walks of life. He also got to know many employees from the related departments and weaved a network of interests. I heard that the Fengs was introduced to him by this network of interests.”
“That’s one thing. Later, we found out that he was secretly in contact with some malicious people and had done many illegal things.”
Su Yang was a little shocked by Sun Hao’s actions. He asked, “If you have such evidence, why didn’t you expose him?”
w.a.n.g Sunjun shook his head with a bitter smile. “He has people in every department in Hangzhou. We are afraid that our report will be suppressed by him and we will end up harming ourselves in the process.”
“We originally wanted to take advantage of the last time he created a public denouncement to force his hand. We wanted to use this evidence to get the investors to support us, and then we would kick him out of the position of the CEO of the company. Without someone to rely on, we would then send him to jail when his network can no longer be used.
w.a.n.g Sunjun let out a bitter laugh. “In the end, before we could prove it to the investors, Sun Hao brought reinforcements, that woman from the Fengs. At the end of the day, that woman is from the Fengs and has great influence in the country, so a few investors had to show her respect.”
“We had the feeling that as long as the woman was there, no matter what proof we have, it would all be useless. That was why we did not expose the fact that we had this evidence.”
At that point, w.a.n.g Sunjun took out a folder from his briefcase and handed it to Su Yang. “Mr. Su, this is all the information we have gathered. I’m handing it to you now. I hope you can bring Sun Hao to justice and be punished by the law. Win this war!”