Chapter 2931 - 2037: Caroline’s Downfall

Chapter 2931: Chapter 2037: Caroline’s Downfall

When Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline were pressing him aggressively, Bai Xiaosheng was almost silent. He didn’t refute them sternly or clarify in a harsh tone; at most, he had limited "interaction" with those so?called witnesses who appeared in the videos.

But now, when Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline had run out of cards and were starting to back down, Bai Xiaosheng stood up and told everyone to their faces that he had something to say.

Everyone present looked at Bai Xiaosheng in shock, including Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline.

Logically, with the suspicion temporarily cleared, Bai Xiaosheng should be breathing a sigh of relief, feeling glad, or perhaps somewhat shaken and in no mood to stir up anything further.

Nobody expected him to stand up at a time like this.

However, those familiar with Bai Xiaosheng quickly felt that this shouldn’t be surprising.

To suffer such wrongful accusations and not speak out—that would not be Bai Xiaosheng!

To miss the chance to counterattack when the opponent is at a disadvantage—that would not be Bai Xiaosheng either!

This is the real Bai Xiaosheng!

And Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline, at the first moment, both felt a surge of extreme foreboding.

Right now, the look in Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes as he gazed at them had completely changed, like a predator locking onto its prey.

That feeling sent a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts.

"Mr. Bai Xiaosheng, if you have something to say, you may say it now." Wen Yan directly approved Bai Xiaosheng’s request to speak.

Bai Xiaosheng glanced at Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline, whose eyes were warily fixed on him, and smiled faintly.

That smile made the two of them all the more uneasy.

"Vice Chairmen, colleagues, my current rank is Group Business President, but the position I hold is Executive President of the Asian Business Division. High rank, low post. Yet thanks to the Group’s trust and favor, I also hold a special position."

Bai Xiaosheng gestured toward Vice Chairman Morgan. "Just now, Vice Chairman Morgan mentioned more than once my identity as the second seat of the Inspection Department. That means that over all Business Presidents, and even Vice Chairmen, I have the authority of oversight."

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng repeat something everyone already knew, many of them were momentarily puzzled as to what he meant.

Bai Xiaosheng stared directly at Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline and raised his voice. "Just now, Vice Chairman Morgan and Miss Caroline both accused me of abusing power, deceiving my superiors, and lining my own pockets. Here, I must admit, at least on one point, they’re right."

Bai Xiaosheng’s last sentence stunned everyone. Even Vice Chairman Morgan and Caroline were slightly taken aback.

"I have indeed concealed something and failed to report one matter to those of you present. Originally, out of concern for the impact, I planned to privately conduct a second and even third round of verification before reporting it to the Group. But now I feel I have to speak out. Otherwise, if one day I, Bai Xiaosheng, am framed again and even end up behind bars because of it, there’ll be no way for all of you to know the truth of what really happened!"

Bai Xiaosheng’s expression was incomparably solemn, his gaze sharp as a sword, and in that moment his whole aura surged to a peak.

Everyone present could feel that the Bai Xiaosheng standing here now was completely different from the one just moments ago.

"Just now, Vice Chairman Morgan and the others said that multiple well?known corporate managers from the Sixth Business Division jointly filed a complaint against me. What I’m about to talk about is this: while I, the Deputy Director of the Inspection Department, was making my rounds in the Sixth Business Division, I received a large number of complaints from corporate operators."

"Their complaint was that the Caroline Family has been using power, connections, and personal networks to force them into cooperation, plundering Group assets!"

"Of course, I also came to understand that besides those who complained, there are many other companies who voluntarily partnered with the Caroline Family to jointly pursue profit!"

These words left everyone present utterly shocked. They didn’t even have time to speak, instead hurriedly exchanging glances with one another.

In fact, after so many years, it was impossible that not even a hint of such rumors had reached their ears.

It was just that some of it was pure hearsay, some of it sounded more like gossip.

On top of that, the Sixth Business Division’s operations span hundreds and thousands of islands, making investigation extremely difficult. Even if someone were sent over, those alerted in advance would have already covered everything up.

For a host of reasons, the Vice Chairmen present had never obtained hard evidence, and those at the level of Business President had no authority to intrude into another person’s jurisdiction to investigate such matters.

So even if they’d heard some rumors, in the end it all came to nothing.

Now, at this "Fifteen?Person Meeting," Bai Xiaosheng openly spoke out, with his sword aimed straight at Caroline.

"Nonsense, absolute nonsense!"

Caroline immediately glared, shouting sharply, "You’re framing me!"

Vice Chairman Morgan’s face also turned dark as he raised his voice. "Bai Xiaosheng, you nearly ended up under investigation, so now you’re harboring resentment and spouting nonsense here on the spot, turning the tables on Miss Caroline and even dragging her family into it. You are truly vile! Despicable!"

Some of those present couldn’t help but suspect that Bai Xiaosheng was taking revenge for personal grievances.

Bai Xiaosheng turned to Vice Chairman Morgan and smiled. "Mr. Morgan, don’t be anxious. I’m just about to move on—to your problem."

Vice Chairman Morgan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a deep voice, "What, you intend to slander me as well?"

Bai Xiaosheng spoke with a full, resonant voice, his confidence overflowing, every word ringing with force. "According to my investigation, the Caroline Family is only the one being used on the surface. The profits they extract from Group companies—most of it has to be passed on. And who they pass it to is this: every company owned by Vice Chairman Morgan’s family!"

Bai Xiaosheng’s words made everyone present suck in a cold breath.

Frankly speaking, all of them knew more or less that over the years Vice Chairman Morgan had repeatedly used Group resources to grow his own power and benefit his family.

But it still came down to this: those who knew didn’t dare investigate, and those who dared investigate couldn’t find anything at all.