Chapter 684 - No Way Out (IV)

The public might have forgotten, but the people in the upper circles had never forgotten Xiong De. After all, Xiong De was a member of the legendary Xiong family, a person who once stood at the top yet lost everything he had in a week.

Not only that, poisoning the head of the family, a relative at that, was a great sin that no human with a moral bottomline could tolerate.

Anyone being associated with having under the table connections and dealings with that kind of man would also be subjected to those kinds of dirty rumors.

The article in the news was very detailed and structured persuasively. It did not give any loopholes and the evidence points they presented were solid.

Gunan could not process the whole thing yet, when the board of directors all exclaimed in shock. 

"Goodness! Is this really true?! Chairman, have you made dealings with Xiong De before?!" One of Gunan's supporters who still wanted to rely on him asked in disbelief.

"It is not only regular dealings, but underground trading and black market exchange! This is bad. Chairman, have you really done those things?" 

Gunan's hand trembled. 

There was no mention of him handing poison to Xiong De, only the dealings he had with Country E and some illegal trading. 

Because knowing that Xiong De had this, with Xiong De's cautious character, he would also have something about the poison, too. It was clear that he was slowly tormenting him before giving him the final blow.

A murderous light flashed in Gunan's eyes.

He should have killed Xiong De while he could in the past, like what he had done to his daughter!

Despite his panic, Gunan knew that Xiong De could not accomplish this alone. After all, he was still in prison and had no power. Someone must have roped him in.

With that thought, Gunan turned to Guan Gu Ri who was watching him silently. 

With Gunan's silence, the board of directors panicked. They surrounded him and questioned him in panic.

Yet it all sounded like a buzz in Gunan's ears. His eyes were intent in one direction. He strode forward a few steps and stopped. He did not hide his murderous intent to Guan Gu Ri as he asked. 

"You even roped this criminal in… How long have you known?"

Guan Gu Ri just looked at him. His eyes were cold. "Is it the right time to ask me that? You are about to lose Univ One."

"After Univ One is lost, the Guan Empire will go down too. Are you sure that you are willing to risk that?" Gunan gritted his teeth. 

Guan Gu Ri was still a real Guan. For sure, he still had the Guan Empire in his heart. 

Gunan wanted to use this as a bargaining chip.

It was true that he was cornered now. So he must ask, what did these people want from him?

Gunan did not believe that they would bring down the Guan Empire and the hard work of the Guan family's several generations in the past few hundred years, just to bring harm to him.

The man coldly smiled. "That's the question I should ask you. Are you sure you are willing to risk that?"

Gunan frowned. "What do you mean?"

"I think it's time for you to make a phone call now. Since I am so kind and foolish, I might as well let you." Guan Gu Ri glanced at his watch and took a step back. He spread his arms. "Go on."

Gunan looked at him. He did not have any idea what Guan Gu Ri was scheming. It was not  like he could make the phone call in front of these people. 

Gunan wanted to leave, however, with the police downstairs and Guan Gu RI stopping him from stepping out of the room, Guan could not do so earlier.

The two Guan brothers were blatantly ignoring them.

"Chairman! Please answer us! Is any of these true?"

"Fool! If the chairman and the head are fighting because of it, then it must be true!"

"We should explain and make the matter clear now before the people blame the Guan Empire! It is only the chairman who made these mistakes, why should the company be dragged down, too?!" The elders who were not satisfied with Gunan started to argue.

The directors were torn. The elders made sense. 

The Guan Empire had received a massive blow because of the chairman's rumours. It was unclear if it was true or not, however, because of the attacks on the chairman, the Guan Empire was taking the damage. And if one of the rumors happened to be proven true, then the Guan Empire would be subjected to the public's anger and drown in people's spit. 

No matter what the result was, the Guan Empire would receive a destructive blow, unmistakably. 

It was better to cut off the rotten parts now before they spread and cause more losses. 

Gunan heard their words. 

These disobedient fools who only knew how to make trouble! 

"I told you that I will handle this! The one who made all this happen is him. Pinning charges and blaming it on me, it is all his plot." Gunan coldly pointed at Guan Gu Ri.

Everyone collectively looked at the new family head whom the chairman was blaming.

This again?

The elders were indignant. 

"How can you blame the family head? Headmaster Gu Ri has only been helping you from the start! Although you two have your conflicts, why are you blaming your mistakes on him?!"

"Chairman, do not just push your responsibilities to another! You must take responsibility for this! If you really cooperated with Xiong De, the evidence reported in public will still be proven true in the end. If you are truly concerned about the Guan Empire, then you should make a public apology and quit the chairman position!"

Gunan's face turned red from anger. 

Him, make a public apology?

If that was the case, then he should just drag the Guan Empire with him!

"Ha!" Gunan chuckled in fury. He did not answer them anymore and turned his back. 

To hell with it. He would leave here no matter what even they stopped him. If it boiled down to it, he would fight head to head with Guan Gu Ri. 

However, contrary to his expectations, Guan Gu Ri did not stop him. Gunan successfully went out of the door with fast strides.

The people in the room exclaimed and chased after him. "Chairman!"

However, Gunan had not yet taken five steps away from the door when the usually spacious floor suddenly bustled with activity. The elevator doors slid open and a rush of uniformed people came out.

The national investigation team and the police had arrived on the presidential floor.

Gunan stopped abruptly. He clenched his fists in anger to press down the rising omen in his heart. The chill on his back grew stronger.

He yelled in fury. "Who made them come up here?!"

"It's me." 

Guan Gu Ri walked forward from the chairman's office.