The moment he entered the company, Luke noticed something strange in the air.
"Boss, you're finally back. Something big happened."
"I heard."
Luke loosened his tie and ordered, "Call the heads of each department. I need to hold an impromptu meeting."
"knew."
Charlie nodded and made arrangements immediately.
Luke is the anchor of ShowMe. As soon as he appears, the tense atmosphere disappears immediately.
Soon, Cindy, Rowan, Zack, Philip Arthur and several important staff members appeared in the office.
Luke didn't have time to drink water and asked directly,
"How's it going?"
"Everyone's gone crazy! America's gone crazy, Gotham's gone crazy, ShowMe's gone crazy too," Zack said exaggeratedly. "Ever since the video was uploaded to the website, traffic has increased tenfold. Everyone's talking about it. I can't believe it now. Gotham has gotten this dark. The mayor, the council chairman, the police chief, the prosecutor..."
"alright!"
Luke waved his hand, "Now is not the time to discuss corruption or the popularity of black coffin bearers."
"It's completely overshadowed. Gotham is the center of attention online."
Cindy stepped forward and said, "The company's server has reached its limit and could fail at any time. It must be replaced as soon as possible."
Luke nodded and said, "The first installment of the Central Bank's investment, totaling eight million US dollars, has arrived. I'll transfer it to the company account later. Cindy, take this money and rent the best server possible. The sooner the better. We can't wait."
"I'll definitely finish it before noon."
After issuing the military order, Cindy walked out of the office and started working.
Luke opened the bank account and said as he transferred the money,
"Any other questions?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the office looked at Robert Downs at the same time. Mr. Arthur was indifferent, Zack was sarcastic, Rowan was full of contempt, and several employees from the technical department even sneered.
I don't know what Robert did to cause everyone's dissatisfaction.
Luke pretended not to see it and said half-jokingly,
"Robert, it seems you're the only one with a problem. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Robert pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.
"Mr. Ford called and told us not to report on Gotham City news."
"Ford?"
Luke raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion, "Which Ford? Do I know him?"
"It's the Falcone family's butler, Robert Ford!"
Luke was amused and said with a strange expression, "A butler, that is, a servant, called you and asked me to listen to him. Don't you think there is something wrong with this? Should I listen to you? Or should I listen to him? Or are you the one who...
Servant... uh... too complicated. Let me be frank. Why should I listen to a servant? Am I a servant of a servant?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing, looking at Robert with a very strange look in their eyes. Robert's face flushed red, and in shame and anger, he didn't care about his face anymore, and said firmly,
"This is Mr. Falcone's request, Luke Xiao. You'd better think carefully before making a decision."
Luke shook his head speechlessly. "I don't understand what you're saying at all. What does Falcone have to do with ShowMe? Why should I listen to him? Just based on a servant's phone call, this is a joke!"
Robert said coldly, "Falcone is the big boss of Central Bank and a major shareholder of ShowMe. For the future of the company, you must consider his request."
As soon as the words fell, the air froze.
Zack, Rowan and the others looked at each other, their eyes filled with horror.
Falcone is actually the boss of the Central Bank.
How is that possible?
If this is true, ShowMe would become a minion of the underworld.
Luke laughed and shook his head as if he had encountered something very funny.
"I know Carmine Falcone, the famous Gotham City gangster. But I'm curious, how did you get to know Falcone? What's your relationship?"
"I have nothing to do with him."
"If there's no connection, how do you know the big boss of Central Bank is Falcone, not Sidney?"
Robert was stunned for a moment, and said with an unpleasant expression, "Mr. Sidney told me this himself."
"good!"
Luke took out his phone and threw it over. "You have Sidney's number. Call him now. If he tells me that Falcone is the boss of Central Bank, I'll grant his request and ban ShowMe from reporting any news related to Gotham."
"Boss!"
Everyone was shocked.
Luke raised his hand and said coldly, "Let him fight!"
"You'll regret this."
Robert sneered as he picked up the phone and made a call. In his mind, he had already begun to imagine the scene of Luke begging for mercy. Unexpectedly, the call was connected, but no one answered.
Half a minute later, I called again, but still no one answered.
After calling five times in a row with no one answering, Robert's forehead began to sweat and his hands began to tremble.
Why?
Why didn't Mr. Sidney answer the phone?
Luke was too lazy to pay attention to him and looked at the oldest Philip.
"Mr. Arthur, thank you for your hard work. You have to work overtime with us again."
Philip waved his hand nonchalantly, "Luke, what are you going to do."
"Of course, I'm going all out to report the latest news in Gotham City. Not only that, I'm also going to write a column exposing the terrible impact of corruption on the city."
"This time, Sho...
owMe wants to stand beside the people and provide them with Internet convenience."
Hearing this, Robert's face turned pale instantly. He couldn't imagine what would happen to him after Falcone got the news.
After arranging their respective affairs, everyone left.
As for Robert, no one paid any attention to him.
Everyone is not stupid, how could they not see the role played by Robert.
With the arrival of ShowMe, the chaotic situation in Gotham City becomes even more chaotic.
The original citizens just held flyers and searched everywhere for the bribe-takers like headless flies. Some rushed into the court, some rushed into the police station, but they came up empty-handed. They could only smash, burn and loot and then turn around and leave.
The upper class people got the news much faster than the lower class residents. Seeing that the situation was not good, they ran away long ago. How could they possibly stay in the office and be caught?
The emergence of the column changed this situation. Users with inside information uploaded sensitive information such as the private phone numbers and home addresses of several bribe recipients in their private space and published this information in the column.
As a result, those guys were unlucky and were surrounded and intercepted by the citizens who got the news. They were almost burned to death.
After the photos were posted online, they had an immediate effect.
As more and more users flocked to the column to check the situation, it gradually became a weather vane of the riots. Insiders posted messages, detailing the home addresses and possible hiding places of the bribe-takers. Others organized people to divide corrupt figures into different levels and carry out an organized and disciplined arrest plan from top to bottom.
The disorderly riots became orderly, but the destructive power did not decrease, but increased exponentially.
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