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Upon hearing this, several directors immediately turned their sharp gazes toward Liu Yizhi! Liu Yizhi himself turned pale, and even his eyes revealed fear.

"You... what gives you the right to say that... say that about me? Where's the... where's the evidence? Where's the evidence?!"

As if grasping at the last straw, Liu Yizhi questioned Xu Qi with an almost frantic expression—"Impossible...he couldn't possibly have obtained any evidence!"

"Here."

"!"

Documents were distributed from Rita to the directors and department heads present.

The more they flipped through the pages, the more somber the atmosphere became in the meeting room…

"What you have now is a transfer record that I obtained from the Bank of Communications in Shanghai through a friend. If anyone doubts the authenticity of this document, they can take it to the police station for verification."

How could it be fake?

After all, these materials were obtained by Xu Qi through the investigation of Theresa and Ms. Himeko.

The charge is directly economic crime.

And that is indeed the case...

This transfer record shows that it was made by MMStudio to Liu Yizhi personally – a total of two million.

“My production manager, Ms. Delta, has confirmed with MM Studio that their current project, episode 11, has been outsourced, and the outsourcing company is ET Studio.”

To be precise! It's Liu Yizhi and his studio. Manager Liu, I'm asking you now… this outsourcing project! Did you report it to the board of directors?

……

What Xu Qi received was Liu Yizhi's deathly silence.

Holding the remedial plan for The Idolmaster in his hand, he slowly walked towards Supervisor Liu.

"You, who treated everything in the company as your own and took whatever you wanted, have finally done something truly outrageous! You used company resources to line your own pockets..."

After the Idolmaster incident, the only thing they thought of was using the company's resources to cover it up! They said it was understandable that the most important IP anime would receive a flood of resources.

In reality, you're just covering up your greed and incompetence! Do you even realize what will happen to the other studios' progress if you temporarily reassign them like this?! Do you want the entire company to clean up your mess?!

Your proposed remedy for the final episode of The Idolmaster! ..."

Xu Qi stopped in front of Supervisor Liu, and with a fit of rage, tore all the papers in his hand into pieces! He then threw them at Liu Yizhi's face!

"It's a complete pile of garbage!"

294. If I send Eden, it will be a decisive blow.

Inside the conference room, everyone watched silently as everything unfolded before them.

This was undoubtedly a conflict between veteran employees and newcomers, stemming from a power struggle within the company. Both Xu Qi and Liu Yizhi were merely pawns.

What no one expected was... that they would lose so quickly and so miserably...

Liu Yizhi bit his lip tightly, utterly powerless to refute the remittance records Xu Qi presented! He knew for sure they were all true.

As for how Xu Qi obtained it... that's no longer important.

The important thing is that no matter how he explains it now, it constitutes a serious case of embezzlement! If the company investigates, he could go to jail...

At this moment, he stood there as if he had completely collapsed, his chest heaving, and he looked at Director Yang opposite him with eyes that seemed to be pleading for help.

however……

"Very good, Supervisor Xu Qi, you did a great job and saved the company from an unnecessary loss—Liu Yizhi! Why haven't you apologized yet!"

……

His heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, so cold that Liu Yizhi couldn't help but tremble.

He stared at Director Yang in disbelief, then suddenly a timeless workplace principle came to mind…

"The credit of subordinates belongs to their superiors, and the failures of superiors are borne by their subordinates."

Xu Qi also looked at Director Yang.

"You've really put this into practice perfectly... Director Yang."

Director Yang paid no attention to Xu Qi's words. He simply said calmly, "I know nothing about this. If there is any failure, it is only his own problem."

"is it?"

Director Yang's gaze was icy as he spoke slowly.

Are you... questioning me?

The implication is—you're not qualified enough; let the woman behind you do it!

Xu Qi glanced at Liu Yizhi, who had completely lost his spirit.

"Why don't you tell me? Manager Liu, you're like a gecko with its tail cut off. Are you really going to keep any secrets for a boss like this?"

"Liu Yizhi," Director Yang said coldly, looking at him. "Think it through before you speak."

Director Yang's words made Liu Yizhi tremble once again.

Xu Qi sighed inwardly—all his efforts had been in vain…

"Also, Manager Xu, I hope you understand that no matter how much you criticize Manager Liu for not doing her job well, don't forget... you and your Seed Studio are no different."

"Is there?"

"Do I need to remind you? You still haven't found a suitable music company, have you? And everyone knows that there are only a handful of top-tier music production companies."

At this point in time, virtually no company is available to take on your Alaharto commercial orders. And all of this is a consequence of your failed negotiations with your previous music company.

Don't tell me it's because of that voice actor; without investigating Ms. Jiang's interpersonal relationships, you arbitrarily turned against her, leading to this revenge.

This is a dereliction of duty on your part, Supervisor Xu Qi. Results matter! If you can't solve this problem, or if the crowdfunding group 456127940 is just using some second-rate music companies to get by...

That means you're not much different from the incompetent leader Liu Yizhi you've been calling a traitor.

……

Bronya frowned inwardly—Xu Qi's counterattack was indeed brilliant, but as Director Yang said… the core issue remained unresolved.

What to do, Xu Qi? If you were in this situation, you'd probably be at a loss too...

Bronya crossed her arms, her expression dark and uncertain. She suddenly noticed Xu Qi's gaze as he looked at her—Bronya gently shook her head.

Xu Qi knew what this meant—to push all the responsibility onto me. You're just a supervisor, you can't handle this. I can, leave it to me…

After witnessing firsthand how Director Yang abandoned Liu Yizhi, Xu Qi saw another type of leader.

Bronya... You gave me almost everything you had, just because you trusted my talent enough to save the Alahatto IP!

Then how could I possibly disappoint you! How could I possibly let you bear this guilt that shouldn't have happened to me!

Xu Qi's gaze remained firm, and Bronya understood that same look.

Her expression changed, and she stood up abruptly, saying, "Chairman Walter, regarding this matter..."

"It's all my responsibility!"

"Enough!" Bronya rarely got angry at Xu Qi, no... she had never. But at this moment, her face was frosty as she glared at Xu Qi.

"What responsibility can a mere supervisor like you bear! This whole thing started with me! It's my fault..."

"Wait a minute, President Bronya..."

Director Yang casually interrupted Bronya's speech and said slowly, "Since Supervisor Xu Qi has said so, why do you need to refute it?"

Bronya's gaze slowly shifted to the middle-aged man who was nearly 50 years old.

Her eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent.

"Director Yang, are you... going to fight me to the bitter end?"

With just one sentence, everyone in the conference room felt Bronya's determination to protect Xu Qi! Was she willing to risk everything... to protect Xu Qi?

Why? Didn't you say so yourself?

He's just a low-level manager!

Xu Qi gazed calmly at Bronya, but beneath that gaze, ripples of emotion were already spreading.

Bronya...

Before today, Xu Qi had never imagined that in today's cutthroat workplace, there would actually be a leader willing to protect her in such a way...

Bronya, you once said that you would prefer to be friends with someone, true friends, rather than a superior-subordinate relationship! I appreciate that sentiment.

But... I feel like I'm already won over by your performance, Bronya... After all, you're absolutely shining in my eyes right now.

"Actually, I quite agree with what Director Yang just said."

Bronya was furious!

She turned and glared at Xu Qi, as if to say—Don't cause me any trouble!

However, when their eyes met, Bronya was indeed taken aback, because she saw no sign of panic or wavering in Xu Qi's eyes.

On the contrary... that seems to be...

With ease?

Bronya was puzzled—you…found a solution? But…how is that possible?

After hesitating for a moment, Bronya gritted her teeth and finally glared at Xu Qi.

Xu Qi understood the meaning behind that look—this is the last time I'll trust you! If you mess this up, I can't protect you!

Xu Qi smiled gently and mouthed, "I'll give you a shoulder massage when we get back."

For once, Bronya blushed – that little rascal had teased her again!

"Director Yang, you made a very good point earlier." Xu Qi held up one finger, looked around, and said, "Results come first, victory is everything! Am I right?"

Faced with Xu Qi's aggressive gaze, Director Yang couldn't help but frown.

What does this mean? Could it be that there's some hidden plan I'm unaware of? Impossible... absolutely impossible! My plan will not have any unexpected problems!

"Then keep a close eye on you, you useless director."

"What did you say!?"

Xu Qi suddenly turned around and looked at Rita.

"Rita, bring up the video."

"clear."

Suppressing her excitement, Rita glanced at everyone in the conference room and thought to herself: Go and shock everyone here... Xu Qi!

As soon as the lights went out, everyone in the conference room involuntarily focused their attention on the screen in front of them.

The light shimmers, accompanied by highly creative and glamorous visuals, and what is ultimately revealed... is a logo, a golden garden...

The moment that logo appeared, everyone's eyes widened and they held their breath!

This! ...It can't be!

"Hello everyone at ETStudio, I am Eden, the chairman of the Golden Group and the principal singer of the Golden Theatre Troupe."

The moment Eden's extraordinary figure and his stunningly beautiful face appeared on the video, the entire conference room erupted in cheers!

Amidst everyone's frantic cries of "Impossible!", Bronya also looked at Xu Qi with disbelief.

Even though Rita already knew about this from Xu Qi beforehand, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Xu Qi... The entire company will go crazy for you!

295. This is a gift for Bronya.

As the video played, everyone present was not only shocked by the appearance of Eden, but they also realized that Director Yang's attack had completely failed.

Who has the right to question the capabilities of Xu Qi, the manager of the Gold Group, who was able to bring him in?

All that could be seen was this man, who was almost 50 years old, standing up shakily like a real old man. Anyone could see his disappointment.

Perhaps they never considered the possibility of failure.

"You think you can just leave like this?"