Ch 62 (Part 2): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“But…” The crowd felt uneasy in their hearts. Xie Zheng’s attitude was really strange.

“No ‘buts.’ We have torn off all pretenses. No matter what Xie Zheng is capable of, all of you will stabilize the group for me. As long as we get through this turmoil and start the development plan, what is the main branch?!”

Old Lady Zhou scolded the members of the collateral branch.

At this point, they had no other choice. They had to go down this path.

Although Old Lady Zhou didn’t have much knowledge in business, she had a general sense of direction.

The shares held by the main branch of the Xie family must not be sold to others, including the shareholders of the group. Otherwise, the second branch would be constrained. Whether Xie Group could still be called Xie Group after that would be a question worth considering.

Old Lady Zhou had indeed considered the possibility of Xie Zheng selling the shares to the second branch with some hidden agenda. However, even if she felt uneasy about it, they had no choice but to go ahead with the purchase. They couldn’t just stand by and watch as Xie Zheng’s shares fell into someone else’s hands. Even if there were problems with these shares, they could figure out a solution later. Xie Group couldn’t just collapse after Xie Zheng left, right?

Perhaps Xie Zheng was truly left with no choice. Otherwise, how could he have agreed to adopt Xie Wenxu back then? Xie Zheng, no matter how capable he was, was just one person. How could he compete against the talented members of the second branch?

Furthermore, the second branch had already obtained enough leverage to turn the tide. Regardless of how Xie Zheng retaliated, they were not afraid.

Although the main branch held a significant number of shares in Xie Group, it wouldn’t be difficult for the second branch, which had been planning for years, to acquire those shares. Even if they lacked sufficient funds, the second branch had inherited a considerable amount of the Xie family’s assets, properties, and jewelry and antiques.

So, on the following day, the second branch of the Xie family approached the main branch and quickly completed the transaction of shares and the old mansion.

Xie Zheng didn’t say anything. Once the funds were in place, he directly transferred the ownership of the shares and the old mansion to the second branch. At the same time, the adoption relationship with Xie Wenxu was also terminated.

Both parties had no objections, and the procedures went smoothly.

Once all the formalities were completed, Xie Zheng and the official representatives of Xie Group jointly announced his resignation and the news of the separation between the two branches of the Xie family.

The news shocked everyone.

Compared to the Fang family from before, the Xie family was the true prestigious family. The separation and estrangement between the two branches of the Xie family indicated that something dirty had happened. Everyone could easily guess what.

Especially the fact that Xie Zheng directly resigned from Xie Group. The impact on the network of power and connections was immense.

Therefore, when the news about the Xie family broke out, it attracted not only the ordinary people who enjoyed observing the gossip of prestigious families but also the attention of the entire upper-class society.

No one understood why Xie Zheng chose to leave the Xie family. They simply couldn’t believe that someone as capable as Xie Zheng would be defeated by the second branch of the family and leave in such a dejected manner. Was this really the same Xie Zheng they knew, the one known as the “Shark” in the business world?

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Even the members of the second branch of the Xie family didn’t believe that Xie Zheng would leave so easily.

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As expected, the day after the news conference announcing the separation and estrangement between the two branches of the Xie family, Xie Group was hit with the news of a mass resignation by half of its employees.

This sudden event was both expected and unexpected.

They knew that with Xie Zheng’s abilities and charisma, it wouldn’t be strange for some people to follow him. However, they never expected this many!

What made them even more furious was that all the contracts of these resigning employees had significant flaws. When the employees wanted to leave, the company couldn’t use the contracts to hold them back because the contracts were set to expire this month.

What did this mean?

It meant that Xie Zheng wasn’t forced out by them. He had planned to leave the company himself from the beginning!

“Chairman Huang, all these employee contracts are incorrect. It’s impossible for such a coincidence to happen, and our company’s contracts are all signed for a period of ten years. But these employees’ contracts are all for five years. Mr. Xie probably planned to leave the company a long time ago…”

Some of the shareholders turned pale with trembling voices.

They had all been trapped by Xie Zheng.

When Xie Zheng first joined the company, he used his powerful methods to intimidate them, making them afraid to provoke him. Soon after, he displayed astonishing management and operational capabilities and secured several highly profitable foreign orders, establishing his position in the company. Over the years, Xie Zheng had also negotiated many foreign contracts.

Since every order was profitable, and aside from a few prominent contracts, the rest were inconspicuous small ones, no one paid much attention and simply waited for the dividends.

But now…

The door to the conference room was pushed open in a rush, and a secretary entered in a panic, shouting, “Chairman Huang, Director Xu, Director Zou, something bad happened! The International Orders Department just called. Several foreign companies want to terminate their contracts abruptly. It involves over a hundred orders!”

A snap echoed through the room as Old Lady Zhou’s pen broke in her hand.

“And also…,” the secretary continued hesitantly.

“What else?” Old Lady Zhou asked urgently.

“There’s more. Our group’s land properties have just been discovered to contain ancient relics…”

The trembling secretary’s report trailed off.

In the real estate business, nothing was worse than discovering ancient relics or tombs on your land. Once such a situation occurred, it not only meant an indefinite extension of project timelines but could also result in the loss of valuable land obtained through high bids.

For smaller companies with tight finances, this could be the kiss of death, and even for larger corporations, it meant losing a significant chunk of their assets.

At this point, several shareholders couldn’t sit still any longer. They stood up abruptly, their faces filled with shock and fear, and asked, “Which properties are affected?”

Real estate was one of the main businesses of Xie Group, and each development project was significant.

The trembling secretary was on the verge of tears but managed to say, “It’s not just one property; it’s several. It’s the F City Villa and Commercial District project, the Y City Emerald Waters Villa project… All three properties have ancient relics excavated on them.”

Boom!

The shareholders were momentarily blinded by what they heard and nearly fainted.

The F City Villa and Commercial District project, the Y City Emerald Waters Villa project—these were the major investments of the real estate department for the next five years!

Old Lady Zhou’s face also turned pale, and she looked at the shareholders with a mix of anger and disappointment. “You all are in the company every day. Did none of you participate in these three major projects? These properties belong to the Xie family!”

In other words, all the real estate development plans were just excuses concocted by Xie Zheng to siphon off the company’s funds.

She had thought that even if Xie Zheng had made some preparations to strike back after leaving, it wouldn’t be too severe. After all, if the company encountered any scandals or project issues, it wouldn’t be their responsibility but rather Xie Zheng’s, as those problems occurred during his tenure. Xie Zheng wouldn’t be foolish enough to harm himself like that.

But now…

Old Lady Zhou realized how wrong she was.

Xie Zheng was truly ruthless. He probably never intended to take over Xie Group! The compromises they made before were all a facade! Everything was a lie!

“For heaven’s sake, you fools! Xie Zheng was making all these moves right under your noses, and none of you noticed? Do you all just stroll around the gardens every day?”

Old Lady Zhou looked at the shareholders with a furious expression.

“And you people from the second branch, you’ve embedded so many people in the company, and none of you noticed? And the land properties—your own family’s properties—were put up for auction, and you didn’t even know!”

The shareholders were on the verge of vomiting. They had no idea that the infighting within the Xie family had become so severe that Xie Zheng would directly abandon the Xie family and Xie Group.

They could still clean up this mess, but the losses would undoubtedly be enormous!

Just then, the secretary who had been reporting shakily held out her phone once again.

“Chairman Huang, Director Xu, you need to see this news. Mr. Xie and Tang Xun, they’ve been interacting on Weibo…”

Old Lady Zhou and the shareholders’ faces changed once more.

They snatched the phone and looked at the screen, gasping for breath simultaneously.

On Weibo…

New World Technology Tang Xun V: Boss, welcome back with your resignation letter~ 👏😄 Xie Zheng.

New World Technology Official Weibo V: To all employees, say hello to the boss! 🙏😮 Xie Zheng.

New World Technology Xie Zheng V: Well, comrades, you’ve worked hard.

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