Life Dungeon Game

In that instant, all eyes in the conference room turned to them.

Then some eyes instinctively looked away.

He Ao glanced at all the directors sitting there with 'surprise', 'Is there a board meeting today? Sorry I'm late, what are you all discussing?'

Then he very naturally sat in the seat at the very top.

Philip glanced at Heo, his face darkening.

He Ao was sitting in his seat. All the seats in this conference room were fixed; the number of chairs was determined by the number of people attending the meeting. Since He Ao was sitting in his seat, there was no seat left for him.

At this moment, he could only stand there, forcing a smile as he spoke.

"You've come at the right time. We're discussing the group's IPO. Once we're successful, you'll immediately become one of the top five richest people in the Federation."

"Oh,"

He Ao nodded, glanced at the board members around him, and calmly said, "I disagree."

In that instant, all of Philip's next words were forced back down his throat.

Everyone at the conference table fell silent.

Vian owns % of the shares in the Nolanca Group and is the absolute controlling shareholder. He said that if he disagrees, no proposal will pass.

“Going public is impossible,”

He Ao calmly looked at the people on both sides of the conference table. "Most of the people sitting here have worked for my father, or even my grandfather. They are all veterans of the Nolanca Group. If you are short of money, you can consider selling your shares to me. The Nolanca family still has some money. I will offer a price that satisfies everyone."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. The statement was actually quite harsh; it was only phrased politely, but its true meaning was roughly equivalent to:

If you don't want to work here, sell your shares and get out.

He Ao was able to say this with confidence because most of the people here no longer held real leadership positions in the group.

Because of Danny's operations over the years, most of the senior leaders who now control the main industries are now Vian's people. Even if all the board members leave, Vian can still maintain the normal operation of the group.

This is also why 'Vian' had to die. Although he didn't interfere in affairs, he actually still controlled the Nolanca Group through Danny.

Danny is absolutely loyal to Vian, but Danny himself does not own any shares.

Once Vian is dead, Danny will be like a tree without roots, having no legal basis to oppose Philip and the board of directors he convened.

“Wei’an,”

Philip quickly seized on the 'problem' in He's words and said angrily, "These are all your uncles. When we helped your father build the Nolanca Group, you weren't even born yet. Now that it's successful, you want to discard us after we've served our purpose?"

He Ao is too domineering. He took over his control as soon as he came in. If he can't overpower He Ao in terms of momentum, he will basically lose control over these minority shareholders in the future.

However, his current advantage is that these minority shareholders still want to go public and make money. If they unite, even if He Ao holds absolute control, he will have to back down and discuss with them.

After all, although these former directors may have retired, their protégés and associates still remain, exerting a significant influence on the entire Nolanca Group.

This time, He Ao did not reply, but instead raised his smart bracelet to check the time.

Just as Philip was wondering what was going on, there was a knock on the door, and then Elena, the board secretary, pushed open the conference room door with her lips pursed.

Two young men dressed in Kaya City police uniforms walked in. They glanced around, their eyes finally settling on Philip.

“Mr. Philip, you are charged with ‘hiring a hitman’ and ‘embezzlement of business assets’, please come with us.”

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"What do you mean? What evidence do you have? Don't come any closer!"

Upon seeing the two policemen, Philip was initially stunned, then retreated in agitation.

All the board members present looked at the two policemen who had suddenly barged in with some surprise.

In the end, Philip was taken away by two policemen, and the entire conference room fell into a heavy silence.

Since the establishment of the Nolanca Group, there has never been a precedent of a director being taken away by the police.

Those sitting here are all long-serving members of the Nolanca family. If they make a mistake, at most they will be dismissed and fined, but most of the time they leave with 'dignity'.

This is also why Philip makes no attempt to conceal his embezzlement of company assets, because the Nolanca Group has never had a precedent of taking directors to court for such an incident.

He Ao looked at the directors sitting at their desks and smiled.

“Philip probably told you that I had a minor ‘car accident’ the night before last, but he probably didn’t tell you that the accident was caused by some ‘small fireworks’ installed in my car exploding.”

The subtext of this statement is: if someone breaks the rules, don't blame me for obeying the law.

Before Vian, no member of the Nolanca family had ever been 'assassinated'.

When He Ao said this, the expressions of the people present varied, with most showing surprise, as if they were only just learning about it.

However, He Ao knew very well that apart from a few young people who hadn't yet adapted to the board's style, the rest of the people sitting there were old foxes. On the night of the incident the night before last, most of them had already figured out the ins and outs of the matter, but they just pretended not to know unless it involved their own interests.

He Ao didn't intend to get entangled with them. He leaned back in his chair, one hand on the conference table, and said, "I have already expressed my opinion. If you are in a hurry to cash out, you can sell your shares back to me. I will then have Danny contact you to discuss the price. Is there anything else?"

The group remained silent, seemingly weighing something in their minds.

"If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting for today."

He Ao tapped the table, turned his chair around, and looked at the huge floor-to-ceiling window on the side of the conference room, seemingly lost in thought.

The other directors exchanged glances, realizing that He Ao really didn't want to say anything, and began packing their things to leave one by one.

What happened today was too sudden and too big; they need time to process it.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the conference room gradually became noisy, and then slowly quieted down.

Heo sent a message to Danny, then turned around and found someone sitting next to him.

"Ah Lian?"

He Ao looked at the bespectacled young man still sitting in the chair with a puzzled expression. "Is there something you need?"

A-Lian was about the same age as Wei-An. He had been Wei-An's playmate when they were young. After Wei-An's parents died, he became obsessed with mechanics, and the two gradually lost touch.

Allen comes from a single-parent family and is very talented in his studies. He was originally an associate professor at the Federal Institute of Technology in Irons, the federal capital. A few years ago, his father passed away due to illness, so he returned to inherit his father's shares and joined the group.

Among the old foxes on the board, Allen was one of the more naive ones. Of course, he was also one of those who leaned towards supporting Wei An.

"Was it really Philip who plotted to murder you?"

A-Lian looked at He Ao and asked with some confusion.

"That depends on the investigation results."

He Ao shook his head, neither affirming nor denying.

Philip was indeed the most likely person to have plotted to murder Vian. ​​Since Chief Gerald was able to arrest Philip on suspicion of 'hiring a hitman to commit murder,' he must have found some clues.

He Ao still trusted the police chief in this regard; the chief's investigative abilities were indeed very strong.

The other party should have started the investigation immediately after 'Vian' was in the car accident. Of course, if Vian really died and Philip took power, his investigation would likely have come to nothing.

However, Heo did not fully trust Chief Gerald's investigative abilities. Even if Chief Gerald did not uncover any clues about Philip's 'hired murder,' the charge of embezzling corporate assets could still send Philip to prison.

According to federal practice, such major cases typically have a two-month investigation period. Only after the investigation is completed and sufficient evidence is available will the Kaya City District Attorney's Office file a public prosecution.

Under the federal bail law, suspects can typically pay bail during this pretrial period.

However, the requirements for bail vary from place to place.

Federal law stipulates that suspects who have committed serious crimes and are highly likely to flee if released on bail, or who may pose a serious threat to public safety, cannot be granted bail.

However, at the local implementation stage, judges generally have discretionary power.

In Sunrise City, bail is available as long as you pay the money, but the larger the case, the higher the bail amount.

Kaya City, on the other hand, tends to be more conservative, and suspects convicted of crimes such as 'murder,' 'fraud of a large sum of money,' or 'embezzlement of a large sum of money' are generally not granted bail.

Coincidentally, Philip occupied two of them.

So he will remain in custody until his trial, and then be transferred directly to prison.

Of course, Philip could also try to bribe the judge.

But... well... if the problem evolves to the point where it can be solved with money, then Heo should be invincible in Kaya City right now.

In fact, Philip's plan was very good. If Vian died, then all the problems he was facing would not be problems. Even if Vian survived, he would have enough time to get away and run away. If all else failed, he could use the Nolanca Group's 'custom' of giving the board members a respectable position to buy himself some time.

But he didn't expect that He Ao would first spread the news of his 'fake death' and then catch him off guard, and that the method was ruthless, leaving him no time to react.

Alian stared at He Ao's profile, realizing that he could no longer keep up with his childhood friend's pace. He sighed softly and slowly got up.

He still prefers to deal with science and truth, because truth will never change. It is there, waiting for you to unveil it. You may go astray, but it will never change its mind.

But people's hearts change very quickly.

"By the way," He Ao suddenly called out to A Lian as he stood up, "Are you now in charge of the Industrial Development Department?"

"

Um. "

A-Lian nodded slightly, looking at He-Ao with a puzzled expression.

"See if you can simplify this and mass-produce it."

He Ao raised his bracelet and sent him a drawing.

This is a drawing of the Adam 1 model after most of the structures have been simplified. It doesn't really resemble the Adam 1 model anymore, but the approach to solving many key problems is the same.

However, Vian is not good at industrialized mass production, since he never looks at the price when buying materials, so most people cannot afford the things he makes.

The core of industrialization is to reduce costs, and raw materials must be sturdy and durable, so it is necessary to have people who specialize in mass production to do it.

A-Lian opened the drawings He Ao had sent him with a puzzled look, and then he froze, staring at them for more than ten minutes before finally looking at He Ao with some surprise, "This, you designed it?"

“Hmm,” He Ao nodded, “Is there a way to mass-produce it?”

“We can change some structural materials. The materials you designed are too expensive to support mass production. For example, this S25 titanium alloy wire. This alloy wire is a high-strength, high-toughness alloy wire developed by Evis Space Systems. Although it has good performance, the price is too high.”

Alian enthusiastically explained to He Ao, "It can be replaced with our own high-strength, high-toughness pearlitic steel wire. This steel wire can achieve 95% of the performance of S25 titanium alloy wire, but the price is only 60%. Moreover, we can produce it ourselves, so the cost can be even lower."

Upon hearing his description, He Ao stood up, leaned closer, and pointed to the structural diagram projected by A Lian using his smart bracelet.

"If performance is reduced by 5%, the structure here will need to be changed..."