Chapter 386 - 260: Liu Xuan Comes to the Rescue
"I have business to attend to. I’m leaving."
Liu Xuan let her actions speak for her anger, making finding Lin Qi her top priority.
Only after confirming Lin Qi was safe would it be time to vent her fury.
Heedless of anyone’s opinion, Liu Xuan stormed out of the boardroom.
Liu Xingyuan didn’t stop Liu Xuan, merely frowning as he turned to look at Liu Xinglu.
Liu Xinglu immediately activated his Prosthetic Body, jacked into the cyber network, and accessed the Red Fruit City regional network.
"Edge-12 District... cyber network equipment failure. Access denied."
"Checking permission usage logs."
"Found it. An HGPD 02 clearance was used to shut down the equipment."
"Liu Siqi, what did you have your men do?"
As the most skilled network hacker in the entire Liu Clan, armed with his own high-level access to the Red Fruit City cyber network, Liu Xinglu pinpointed the culprit in under a minute.
Liu Siqi, Liu Xingyuan’s cousin, was a member of the Liu’s Heavy Industries board of directors.
With the matter exposed, Liu Siqi made no attempt to conceal it. "I was merely acting to reclaim the profits the company is due," he said, his expression flat.
Hearing this, Liu Xinglu instantly had a more specific trail to follow.
He quickly locked onto more details.
Edge-12 District. No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic.
The location of Liu Xuan’s personal Floating Vehicle.
Lin Qi.
Liu Siqi had sent people after Lin Qi!
Dammit!
’I should have known.’
Liu Xinglu immediately connected to the HGPD network, found the Floating Vehicle Lin Qi was on, and confirmed his safety.
’Thank God nothing happened...’
"How do you think United Pharmaceutical created its value? With Liu Xuan alone?"
"He’s the only person at United Pharmaceutical right now with a chance of becoming an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher!"
"You really are a stupid son of a—"
Liu Xinglu exploded with a string of curses.
Although he wasn’t a fan of Lin Qi himself, he knew deep down that Lin Qi hadn’t become a director of United Pharmaceutical solely by taking advantage of Liu Xuan.
On the contrary, Lin Qi’s contributions were indispensable for United Pharmaceutical to possess its current value and represent such massive interests.
As one of the company’s old guard, Liu Xinglu didn’t share Liu Xuan’s restraint.
Pointing a finger at Liu Siqi’s nose, his curses grew more vicious with every word.
"So what if he’s an S-Class researcher? The company has plenty of S-Class Prosthetic Engineering researchers. Should we give them all company stock, too?"
"If an employee can’t recognize their proper place, they may create greater profits in the short term, but it is by no means beneficial to the company’s long-term development."
"Furthermore, Liu Xuan has made it plain that she is unwilling to hand over even one percent of United Pharmaceutical’s shares to the company, making it completely impossible for us to get involved in United Pharmaceutical’s management."
"It’s not just about the shares held by this researcher. I propose the company begin a targeted acquisition of United Pharmaceutical’s stock. To my knowledge, around twenty percent of its shares are dispersed among a large number of smaller enterprises."
As he spoke, Liu Siqi uploaded a formal proposal.
It even included a valuation report on the future growth of United Pharmaceutical.
At the end of the proposal, Liu Siqi specified that Liu’s Heavy Industries must acquire at least a fifty-one percent stake in United Pharmaceutical.
That way, once United Pharmaceutical officially obtained its major corporation charter, the influence of Liu’s Heavy Industries would reach its zenith.
It would become a truly integrated, top-tier megacorporation in the Asian Administrative Region.
"The board did not reach a consensus!"
"And a majority of the voting power opposed any forced intervention in United Pharmaceutical’s internal management."
"How dare you act on your own, you fucking idiot? Do you really think the laws of Red Fruit City can’t touch you?"
"You !@#$%..."
Liu Xinglu continued to curse, his language growing increasingly foul.
When Liu Xuan had left a moment ago, he had clearly seen the light in her left prosthetic eye begin to flicker.
This meant her Suppressor’s output was reaching its limit.
For an Implanter, this was an extremely dangerous sign.
After letting out a few more curses, Liu Xinglu stood up and said to Liu Xingyuan, "Xing Yuan, I’m going to check on Xiaoxuan. I’ll help her deal with this."
With that, without waiting for a reply from Liu Xingyuan, he left his seat.
Liu Xingyuan had been silent for a long time now. His fingers were interlaced on the tabletop, and he appeared to be quite calm.
But if Lin Qi were here, he would have seen that Liu Xingyuan’s Spiritual Power was far from calm.
His Spiritual Tentacles thrashed about wildly, one after another.
A few Spiritual Tentacles snaked silently behind Liu Siqi, but after wavering for a moment, they retracted into Liu Xingyuan’s Sea of Consciousness.
Only after Liu Xinglu had left did Liu Xingyuan clear his throat and speak. "Let’s set aside the matter of United Pharmaceutical for now. I believe it’s time for some personnel changes within the company."
The Liu Clan, this family enterprise, had been around for too long. Since the first corporate war, the Liu Clan had been a major power in the Asian Administrative Region.
The Liu Clan existed even before the Cyber Society completed its decentralization and the world order of corporate fiefdoms was solidified.
Such a long existence had made decision-making within the family enterprise of Liu’s Heavy Industries inefficient.
To use an analogy from Prosthetic Engineering, the Liu Clan’s specialty, the machine’s components had become worn and corroded; some parts no longer fit.
’To rejuvenate Liu’s Heavy Industries, it might be necessary to use means that fall outside the established system...’
Liu Xingyuan’s thoughts were a tangled mess.
The board members all had different reactions to Liu Xingyuan’s words.
"I support Xing Yuan’s proposal."