“So what you’re saying is, the company’s actual finances differ from its funds in the books by 2.8 billion dollars, is that right?” Raymond asked calmly.
Mr. Wesley hurriedly answered, “Yes, that’s it.”
“That has to do with the company itself. Why should we work ourselves up into a frenzy when the company hasn’t even said anything?” Raymond replied as he smiled.
Mr. Wesley looked stunned for a moment before he hurriedly said, “But we should request Cloud Rider to submit a report and file a registration with the Bureau of Industry and Commerce regarding their financial shortage.”
“Wesley,” Raymond said as he smiled, “The higher-ups ordered this to happen.”
Raymond pointed upward as he spoke.
“So you don’t need to think about this so much. Don’t worry, nothing’s going to happen.”
Still not convinced, Wesley said, “President Lovell, this is going directly against the rules. Are we really not going to do anything?”
“Wesley, this is why you’re still a manager after so many years. I heard that you went to argue with the province branch after you failed to get the position of vice president at one of the branches last year?”
Raymond patted Wesley meaningfully on the shoulder. “That’s why we say the higher-ups can see through every person. As a manager, you should know better.”
…
“Alright, everything has been signed now.”
Jasper passed the supervisors of the state-owned enterprises a copy of the signed memorandum each as he said, “It’s finally over.”
The two supervisors gripped the memorandum in their hands and exchanged a look with each other before saying.
“Mr. Laine, we’re going to head back soon. After all, this matter is too big for us and we’ll have to report it to the higher-ups. However, we won’t be able to hide anything the minute we file a report. Will you be able to deal with things here?”
“Deal with what?”
Jasper spread out his hands and laughed as he said, “The 2.5 billion dollars lying in the company’s account came directly from Conrad’s bank loan.
“The minute he’s exposed, you can file a lawsuit against Conrad and hold him responsible for contractual fraud.
“But it’s alright if you don’t have any concrete plans to calculate your losses, I don’t really mind. After all, I haven’t transferred a single cent of mine into Cloud Rider Mining Company.”
The two supervisors said in surprise, “You’re so good at this, Mr. Laine. I was already shaken to my core as I watched and I’m only someone who’s partially involved in this. You could have lost everything if you made one wrong move!”
“It’s fun to fight with people,” Jasper said as he smiled slightly.
Then, Jasper stood and shook their hands. “I won’t be sending the two of you off.”
The two supervisors nodded and said sincerely, “Our flight is this evening, and we’ll probably arrive late at night. We’ll immediately report to our superiors the minute we arrive.”
“We’ll probably be in emergency meetings all night long trying to come up with strategies. At the very latest, the news will be made public tomorrow afternoon.”
Jasper nodded when he heard that and said, “Alright, thank you for that clear explanation. I have an idea of what’s going to happen now.”
The two of them were doing him a favor by giving him a deadline so he could finish everything he needed to do before then. Naturally, Jasper understood what they meant by that.
Laughing, the two supervisors said to Jasper in unison, “Mr. Laine, we hope we’ll get the chance to work with you in the future. We think that it’ll be a great experience for us all.”
As Jasper thought of the huge mines located overseas, he said meaningfully, “That day will definitely arrive!”
