Chapter 192: Someone Raised His Hand
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I agree with Madam Xie. Indeed, we shouldn’t take such a risk,” Xu Zhentian, the largest second shareholder, said calmly. His expression was very formal. He expressed his position first to signal to the two directors who listened to him. This kind of favor he was granting to Madam Xie was easy and comfortable for him
“I also think…” another director wanted to speak.
“Let’s vote!” Xie Wenkai interrupted him directly and raised his voice, “There’s nothing to say. Everyone has their own reasons. Let’s vote directly. Now, those who support my proposal, please raise your hands!” After Xie Wenkai said that, he raised his hand first. He was a director, so he had a vote to vote for himself. At this moment, Madam Xie’s eyes became very sharp. She glanced around the conference table. Although she didn’t think that anyone would support Xie Wenkai, she still had to act like she cared.
But! Someone raised his hand! And it was raised very quickly! Not only did Madam Xie’s expression change, but even Xu Zhentian’s expression also changed! His expression changed even more than Madam Xie’s! Because this person was the first person to raise his hand and vote for Xie Wenkai! It wasn’t Xie Guofu’s people, nor was it Xie Wenkai’s people. It was Xu Zhentian’s people! It was Yao Wenhong!
Madam Xie was also in disbelief. If it was someone else who supported Xie Wenkai, then one or two of them would have listened to her husband, Xie Guofu. But now, they suddenly listened to Xie Wenkai. Although it was unexpected, Madam Xie would also be a little angry, but thinking about it, it was reasonable. Xie Wenkai had been in the company for five or six years. It would be strange if there weren’t even one or two directors who were close to him! Then that would mean he was not popular! And everyone knew that Xie Wenkai was going to take over the Six Blessings Corporation in the future. He was the only son of the Xie family! So there would definitely be one or two people who supported Xie Wenkai. Supporting Xie Wenkai was not the same as betraying Xie Guofu! But what about Yao Wenhong? Yao Wenhong was Xu Zhentian’s man. The two of them had always been wearing the same pants. For many years, Yao Wenhong had been on the same side as Xu Zhentian in the board meetings. Whatever Xu Zhentian supported, Yao Wenhong would support as well! But what was going on today?
Madam Xie suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Zhentian! She subconsciously suspected that Xu Zhentian was playing tricks in the dark. On the surface, he supported her and secretly asked others to support Xie Wenkai. But seeing Xu Zhentian’s expression, Madam Xie immediately dismissed this idea. Xu Zhentian was dumbfounded! He looked at Yao Wenhong in disbelief. He gave Yao Wenhong a crazy look, but Yao Wenhong acted as if he did not see it. Before the vote, Xu Zhentian had said that he would support Madam Xie, but Yao Wenhong was the first to jump out to oppose him and Madam Xie and support Xie Wenkai!
Many of the directors in the meeting room were stunned because Yao Wenhong raising his hand to support Xie Wenkai was really strange! However, Yao Wenhong, who raised his hand to vote, had a calm expression on his face and looked like he was in a trance. He almost looked up and stared at the ceiling in a daze. He didn’t want to meet anyone’s eyes, nor did he want to see Xu Zhentian’s wink at him. He had to support Xie Wenkai! There was no other way. His problem was too big. If he did not support Xie Wenkai, he would die. Supporting Xie Wenkai would not only give him a way out, but it would also bring him great benefits! It was worth mentioning that the murder and arson that Yao Wenhong did back then had something to do with Xu Zhentian. That was when the Six Blessings Corporation bought Wenhong Jewelry. The two sides were still in the negotiation stage and were about to reach a conclusion. Once they have closed the deal, Wenhong Jewelry would be acquired and have its assets liquidated. At that time, Yao Wenhong did a lot of things, including burning down the warehouse, in order to destroy the evidence of his company secretly earning money and laundering money before the assets were liquidated! That warehouse was the northern wing warehouse that Jiang Tong mentioned when she first called Yao Wenhong! He even accidentally burned a security guard to death! The security guard who died was the Liang Dong that Jiang Tong had mentioned on the phone! It was because he had seen Liang Dong burn to death with his own eyes that Yao Wenhong would wake up from nightmares for many years. He could not forget the scene of Liang Dong struggling and screaming in the sea of fire. This incident was later classified as an accidental fire. The security guard, Liang Dong, was also thought to have been accidentally burned to death while putting out the fire.
This incident caused Wenhong Jewelry’s purchase price to be much lower, resulting in a loss of tens of millions! During the conversation between Jiang Tong and Yao Wenhong, she also mentioned Bai Guanjie and Qian Ping. These two were Yao Wenhong’s trusted subordinates. They were the ones who went with him to start the fire. However, after the warehouse burned down and killed people, Bai Guanjie repeatedly threatened and blackmailed Yao Wenhong, saying that he had lost all his gambling money and could not live on. If he wanted to die, he would die with Yao Wenhong. Yao Wenhong, who was initially blackmailed, gave Bai Guanjie money. After that, Yao Wenhong wanted to kill him to silence him. However, just before Yao Wenhong wanted to silence him, Bai Guanjie disappeared! He had not appeared again for more than ten years!