_1Xiao Ming's words roiled Shen Anhe's heart like a tempest.
He couldn't believe it. Everyone knew he had already decided to hand over Qianshan Group to Shen Siqi, and even if this eldest son was truly of bad character, there was absolutely no reason for him to persecute his harmless younger son.
But if that was the logic, why would Shen Siqi do something so out of character?
And did he really gamble?
These things must be clarified as soon as possible.
Shen Anhe calmed himself down, "Mr. Xiao, if you came here today just to sow discord between me and my son, I can tell you very clearly, dream on!
Now, you may leave."
Xiao Ming shrugged nonchalantly and stood up, "Anyway, Director Shen only cares about the father-son relationship with your eldest son.
I've already fulfilled Siyi's filial duty by giving you a chance, and after this, he has no reason to blame me."
"Hold on!" Shen Anhe said, "Did Siyi send you here?"
"Yes." Xiao Ming nodded, "Qianshan Group is about to change hands, and according to my own thoughts, of course, I should kick someone when they're down and take the opportunity to benefit.
Unfortunately, even though Siyi has been treated like that by you, he still can't forget the father-son affection and begged me to save your life.
After all, he's my brother as well as a major shareholder of Ruiye, so I have to give him face."
Shen Anhe's brow furrowed into a "川" character again, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Even if Siqi really gambled, even if his character is low, what does this have to do with Qianshan Group? And what do you mean by saving my life?"
Xiao Ming laughed silently, it was as if he was looking at a fool, "Director Shen, I really want to open up your skull and see what your brain is made of.
Again, just because Shen Siqi is capable, so no matter how vile and shameful the deeds he's committed, he will always keep a good conscience as you think, not harming you and Qianshan Group in the slightest, right?"
Shen Anhe froze, and then his heart started to beat uncontrollably.
"You... you make yourself clear! What exactly did Siqi do?"
Xiao Ming picked up a pen from his desk, casually wrote down a sequence of numbers on a document, and then said, "This is Baoya Kun from Aojiang's contact information. You can ask him yourself, how much money Shen Siqi has lost there."
Looking at that sequence of numbers, Shen Anhe's face gradually turned pale, and an idea emerged in his mind, yet he still refused to believe it.
"How... how much?"
"Fifty million!"
Instantly, as if his bones had been removed, Shen Anhe slumped into his spacious office chair.
Fifty million!
He was very aware that Shen Siqi personally couldn't come up with that much money, and the only place he could lose so much was the corporate account.
The obedient, compliant, sensible, well-read, and talented eldest son he had in mind had actually committed such an atrocity as embezzlement.
If all of this were true, according to the sentencing standards, anything above three million is considered a huge amount, with a minimum of ten years, up to life!
In any case, Shen Siqi's life was ruined.
With this thought, Shen Anhe suddenly reinvigorated himself and sat up straight again.
No way! He couldn't let Siqi be ruined like this, no matter the cost!
"Mr. Xiao, state your terms. What do you want in return for keeping this secret?"
"Director Shen, you really have extreme favoritism for your eldest son!"
Xiao Ming shook his head, "Think about how Siyi was humiliated by his elder brother in every way possible for merely advancing five million, being scolded worse than dogs and pigs, which led him to gamble with his own fate in a fit of rage.
But even after he ultimately won, he was still forcefully stopped by you, his own father."
As he spoke, he propped his hands on the desk, leaning forward, and looking closely at Shen Anhe's aged face, he scornfully said, "You, fit to be anyone's father?"
Shen Anhe clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, "Enough with the nonsense, what exactly do you want?"
"I just want justice for my brothers!"
Shen Anhe was stunned again, and asked in disbelief, "You... you just want Shen Siqi to honor the bet with Siyi?"
"As the condition for me not to call the police and announce what Shen Siqi did, yes."
Xiao Ming nodded, sat back down in his chair, lit a cigarette and said, "Besides, Shen Siqi having so many shares is useless now.
Unless his biased father still plans to keep his position as a senior executive in Qianshan Group, or even his inheritance rights."
That was indeed what Shen Anhe was thinking.
With only two sons, if he didn't leave Qianshan to the elder, was he supposed to leave it to the useless second son?
The eldest had simply made a mistake in a moment of confusion; a lesson to make him realize his error was sufficient, as his abilities wouldn't disappear. In any case, it was much better than entrusting the family business to the second son, who was only good at squandering it.
"Do whatever you like, anyway, I only came here to fulfill a brother's duty."
Xiao Ming took a stock transfer agreement out of his briefcase and threw it on the table, "I've studied Qianshan Group's regulations, and the transfer of shares between shareholders does not require the board's approval.
I have other matters to attend to later, so please, Mr. Shen, have Shen Siqi come here to sign."
"And Siyi? Isn't he coming to sign?"
"He doesn't want to hear your unreasonable scolding and insults anymore, so he has already signed. We are just waiting for Shen Siqi to write his name to make it effective.
Of course, if you suspect there's any deception in the agreement, you can also check it out, but limit it to under ten minutes."
Shen Anhe was quiet for a while, then sighed deeply, and pressed the phone on his desk to instruct his secretary, "Call Manager Shen from the procurement department to my office immediately."
During the wait, Xiao Ming did not say anything further, but stood up, smoking and strolling around the office, nodding occasionally and frowning at times, as if he were browsing for items to purchase.
Shen Anhe watched him with narrowed eyes, filled with both anger and a sense of regret.
Without a doubt, this young man was a business prodigy, which could be seen from the fact that he had won the favor of Zhou Jicang and Duan Hongqing when he just started to make a name for himself.
Having his younger son doing business with such a person was something Shen Anhe was pleased to see. Even if he were to be tricked in the future, it could serve as a lesson and he would learn a lot.
However, this person was unpredictable and extreme in his actions, stopping at nothing. In his fight against Dabang, he didn't hesitate to provoke mass incidents, acting recklessly and boldly.
If he turned his attention to attacking Qianshan, he would definitely be a very troublesome problem.
And it was very likely that Shen Siqi would not be able to outmaneuver him.𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
It seemed that the father himself would have to take action. Before retiring, destroy Ruiye!
Just as Shen Anhe's fighting spirit was kindled, Shen Siqi pushed the door and entered the office.
"Dad, you were looking for me..."
Seeing Xiao Ming there, he stopped speaking abruptly, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
The next second, there was a loud bang as Shen Anhe slammed his palm down on the table.
"Unfilial son! Kneel down before me!"
Shen Siqi's body shivered and his mind raced as he obediently knelt down on the floor.
Both his attitude and expression embodied the image of a respectful and obedient son toward his father.
Sure enough, the anger on Shen Anhe's face faded somewhat.
Seeing this, Xiao Ming sighed silently to himself: Shen Anhe was old and senile, no longer suitable to helm Qianshan.
Siyi, I'm sorry! I gave the opportunity, but your father doesn't want it.