Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 275: Chapter 275 Heishui Investigation Company_1

“But I don’t think he should have that much power; the combined salary of several employees in the market department must be several hundred thousand a month. What kind of offer could he make to get everyone in our market department to resign willingly? After all, the compensation at Xinghai Media is above average in our industry.” Xu Yixue gently lifted a corner of the desk with her slender fingers, quite puzzled.

“Even if it wasn’t him, his traces are definitely behind this. I’ve always felt that this man is no good—just the way he looks at you makes me uneasy. If he weren’t so talented, I would have kicked him out long ago. Thinking back, I regret not dealing with that bastard sooner; now it’s not so easy to find him!” Ye Xiaoning said, her teeth itching with hatred as she thought of Cai Xiangdong.

“Xiao Ning, no matter who the real mastermind is right now, that’s not the most critical issue for us. Our top priority is to stabilize the market department and ensure the company’s normal operations. As for the instigator behind this incident, I will definitely investigate thoroughly and get to the bottom of it!” Xu Yixue lifted her head and spoke slowly to Ye Xiaoning.

“What’s so worrying about the market department? If not, we can temporarily borrow a few people from other departments to hold the fort, then immediately issue recruiting and headhunting announcements. In a few days, there will definitely be candidates coming for interviews. Maybe we can even hire talent better than Cai Xiangdong,” Ye Xiaoning said, seemingly unconcerned.

“Xiao Ning, you’re still thinking too simply. What I’m most worried about is that taking down our market department may just be their first move. After that, they might take new actions targeting the vulnerabilities that our market department has just exposed,” Xu Yixue said, clarifying her thoughts to Ye Xiaoning.

“Sister Yixue, I didn’t think of that. If our market department is taken down by this mastermind, these people who have resigned might take away some of our clients. The company will definitely incur losses,” Ye Xiaoning analyzed seriously after hearing what Xu Yixue said, quite startled upon deeper reflection.

If the clients handled by the market department were taken away by the resigned employees, the loss to Xinghai Media would be significant, potentially causing a severe blow to the company.

“Xiao Ning, and it’s not just as simple as losing clients. If this mastermind is even more cunning, they might adopt more covert and vile tactics, and we at Xinghai Media might end up not even having the chance to turn things around,” Xu Yixue said with a frown, her tone filled with concern.

“Ah? Our Xinghai Media might face an even bigger crisis? It’s just a few people leaving, and at most they’ll take some clients with them. As long as it’s not critical, I believe Xinghai Media can weather the storm. Think positive, Sister Yixue; don’t scare yourself,” Ye Xiaoning said with a bit of optimism, smiling at Xu Yixue.

“Xiao Ning, have you heard of Heishui Investigation Company?” Instead of responding to Ye Xiaoning’s words, Xu Yixue posed a question to her.

“Heishui Investigation Company? Don’t tell me it’s the one with a big reputation on Wall Street in America, famed for orchestrating numerous financial investigations and exposing many companies guilty of financial fraud, leading to their collapse?” Ye Xiaoning asked, somewhat surprised.

“Yes, Heishui Investigation Company. Just when people from the market department were resigning, I remembered—two of them actually always worked in the finance department, but were recently temporarily transferred to the market department due to a shortage. They both resigned, and I have a feeling that our company might have already been investigated by Heishui, and we could be facing a serious public opinion crisis,” Xu Yixue said, massaging her temple, her tone filled with worry.

“If that’s the case, they’ll definitely tamper with the company’s core secrets and then expose our secrets. In the end, they’ll release the investigation results, and our stock price could seriously crash because of this,” Ye Xiaoning, who was not naive, speculated. As a former young university student at Kyoto University, and a finance major, she understood the implications well.

If not for a momentary impulse to join the military and become a special forces soldier of the Phoenix squad, she might have been a financial beauty working in CBD by now.

Even now, Ye Xiaoning continued to study financial knowledge. She was no longer content with just being Xu Yixue’s personal bodyguard; Yixue wanted her to become an independent talent in the company, and the position of financial director was being prepared for her next step.

But the problem they faced now seemed too urgent for Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning to spare time for further growth.

“Xiao Ning, my biggest worry right now is the disclosure of our company’s secrets. Then, our company will become the target of public criticism, and it will be very difficult to stay unharmed in the stock market. Maybe, the entire company will be at risk of survival, all because of this incident,” Xu Yixue said gravely, her concern evident in her tone as she looked at Ye Xiaoning.

“But Xinghai Media has been operating legally since you took over; we haven’t done anything illegal, so even if Heishui investigates, they shouldn’t find anything wrong,” Ye Xiaoning said, puzzled as she spoke to Xu Yixue.

In the time since Ye Xiaoning had been at the company, Xu Yixue had always run it strictly by the book, without any misconduct, so they should not fear an investigation by Heishui.

“Xiao Ning, you don’t know. Before I took over, the company had already had some regulatory oversights, which were internally addressed. It’s for this reason that the family urgently recalled me from America. Even though I’ve been operating legally since taking over, if Heishui starts digging into past oversights, unearthing the company’s old dirty laundry could be a devastating blow to our reputation. By then, our stocks will definitely be in big trouble,” Xu Yixue bit her lip, her brows furrowed with even deeper worry.

“Sister Yixue, whatever they intend to do, ‘the upright need not fear a crooked shadow.’ We’ll definitely find a way to solve it. I’ve been learning financial knowledge these days, and I’ve also been trading several stocks. If there are any issues in the stock market, I’m willing to become the company’s chief trader and vow to share the company’s fate,” Ye Xiaoning said, biting her lip, her tone resolute.