It was Monday, the start of the week, many people dreaded it, but some people were particularly enraged, because they had to go to work with brace around their arm. This person was Shun Yang. His family was obviously surprised, and over the weekend they did try to attack Hao Ren by intimidating him, however, the young man just sent back a video with his lawyer and everything was sorted.
Hao Ren told them directly that if they tried to act out and strong arm him, then the video will be admitted in the court of law for assault. Han Nation did not allow anyone who is charged guilty in the court of law to serve as a civil official.
Shun Yang was eating his breakfast with a sneer on his face, and so were six other people on the table, which included his mother, father, sister-in-law, two brothers, and finally their pet dog.
At this moment, Old Man Shun's phone rang. He frowned but as soon as he saw the caller ID he smiled and even stood up from his seat, looking like a different person altogether. He tapped the receive button and said, "Good morning, Secretary Lin."
On the other side, Secretary Lin snorted and said, "Shun Jing, I did not expect that you would turn out to be such a corrupt and power hungry person. You are a stain in the name of the Han Nation Civil Servants. From today onward, you are suspended until further notice. You are grounded and not allowed to leave the city.
If you fail to follow any of the mentioned terms, you will be dismissed and arrested."
Shun Jing shivered, as his face paled. For a few seconds he thought the Secretary Lin was joking, and asked, "Secretary Lin, sir, are you joking with me?"
Lin did not reply and disconnected the call right away. Shun Jing fell right back in his chair. Everyone around him was surprised, but the next moment, all the people received calls from their immediate superiors, and the collective shock was delivered to the Shun Family.
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Hao Ren was driving Han Lingshi to her office when the lady got the news. She smiled and said, "Shun Family has been delivered the first blow. What about the Hamil family?"
Hao Ren turned the steering and replied, "When they reach their office. I will see you at lunch."
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "Good, by the way, I received an e-mail in the morning. It seems that your subsiding firm, Thunder Investments will be facing Empress Capitals for a few projects they are interested in."
Hao Ren smiled and replied softly, "Why must we compete? Let's enter a cooperation with equal input and equal benefits."
Han Lingshi asked, "What do you want to do about the controlling votes? How will you distribute that?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "The problem with your Empress Capital lately has been the habit of micro managing everything. This is why the projects that you have do not yield a greater result. Thunder Investments does not wish to micro manage. We use only a simple clause, if they can not fulfil their commitments then Thunder Investments take on the management and we create our own profit.
Give them a chance to fight and they will surprise you, specially the ones who are cornered."
After Klaus was finished with his meeting he came over to Hao Ren. He asked, "President, is there anything you need?"
Hao Ren nodded, and said, "I wish to start a new project. To help the people who are born with some deformity. What do you think about it?"
Klaus asked, "Do you mean smart prosthetics?"
Hao Ren nodded and Klaus said, "There are people in the Tulip Nation, they have been researching on this subject for a long time. They have made progress but it is very expensive as well. They electrode transplantation is a costly process. We will need a lot of money for this."
Hao Ren thought about it and said, "I want to develop the prototype first and then we can see how it goes. Saving people is not an easy task, first let us make sure that we have the skill to save them."
Klaus nodded and replied with a smile, "I will look after this project personally, being the director makes one quite useless."
The two of them were almost the same age, and so they bantered with each other. Hao Ren was in the company only, and he was working very dedicatedly. It was lunch time when he received a call from the reception desk that Shun Yang had come over to meet him. Hao Ren replied, "Tell him that I am busy. I have an important meeting after lunch and I am leaving for that."
He was not going to allow this man a chance to beg for mercy. However, he also said, "Call the guards if he does not give in. Have them guide him out of the office."
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He left the office and he really found Shun Yang being escorted to his vehicle under the glares of four guards. He came to the Empress International and cooked a simple meal for his wife, who said, "Ren, we should head over to your house tonight. I want to be away when the Shun Family burns."
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Fine, as you command, Your Majesty."
Han Lingshi blushed at his adoring expression and smacked his shoulder. The two of them had cast a web that left their enemies no other way to go around. Hao Ren called his parents and told them about their plan and the old people agreed.
Hao Ren suddenly thought of something and said, "Lingshi, we will need off-road vehicles. The sedans are too low to the ground."
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "I will call Cousin Shen to tag along, he has seven of those fuel drinking beasts."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "It just so happens I have to thank him for the help in that Maria issue."
Han Lingshi nodded without objection. Then the two got to their own tasks. They would be leaving the capital tonight.