<h4>Chapter 1238: Chapter 1199: Forceful Summoning</h4>


    The grand world-ss conglomerate, Zhenbei Group, at the Greater China Region Headquarters, held its highest-level meeting.


    One acting president, five Senior Affairs Officers, and one hundred and twenty Affairs Officers were present.


    A video conferencing system worth tens of millions, was ying, of all things, nursery rhymes from street bumper cars.


    The cheerful lyrics left everyone, including Shen Peishen,pletely dumbfounded.


    Unprecedented!


    Unheard of!


    Probably never before in the history of Zhenbei Group’s Greater China Region had such a situation urred!


    After being stunned for a moment, Shen Peishen’s face turned the color of a pig’s liver; he was enraged.


    This was the long-awaited first full assembly he had been looking forward to; although not everyone was there.


    His debut, and it turned out to be such a debacle?!


    "Turn it off, turn it off now!" The technical director shivered under Shen Peishen’s murderous gaze and shrieked desperately.


    Only then did the cyber-security specialist snap out of it, scrambling to shut down the program.


    But no matter how he hammered the keyboard or sentmands, the program just wouldn’t close.


    Those in technology often fall into a vicious cycle, the more something doesn’t work technically, the more they try to fix it with technology.


    In the end, someone cleverly by his side pulled the plug on the power cord.


    Therge backdrop behind Shen Peishen darkened in an instant.


    A sigh of relief came from everyone present.


    However, the backdrop lit up again in the blink of an eye, and the children’s song continued cheerfully, as if mocking everyone there.


    The pen in Shen Peishen’s hand snapped in half with a "crack."


    The Senior Affairs Officers sitting below disyed helpless expressions, almost suffering from internal injuries.


    Even if they were allies, they still found Shen Peishen’s difiture... quite amusing.


    Fang Beijun kept his head down, drinking water all the while; the cup was already empty, and yet he continued to drink...


    Below, the one hundred and twenty Affairs Officers were like they had lice, all bowing their heads or touching their noses, looking around restlessly, their bodies twitching, almost all vibrating...


    Only Lin Yu and his group were genuinely a mix of shock and anger.


    "Our video system is equipped with a backup power supply, designed to deal with once-in-a-century power outages in the center of Linshen City, how could it have been triggered and activated!" the technical director said, almost in despair.


    His career was probably over...


    "How can we turn it off then!" the cyber-security specialist asked urgently.


    "Twentieth floor, cut the power..." the technical director said bitterly.


    ...


    The first full assembly chaired by Shen Peishen ended in dismal failure.


    The acting presidentshed out at the tech department; the technical director and the cyber-security specialist were fired on the spot...


    However, Shen Peishen’s people on the scene were also secretly relieved.


    Fortunately, there were no "outsiders" present today, otherwise, those on the opposing side would have diedughing.


    What they didn’t realize was that the cameras installed in the meeting room were silently recording everything, and the footage was sent thousands of miles away to Bai Xiaosheng’sputer.


    Bai Xiaosheng edited the scene into a video and sent it to Li Haofeng and two others...


    Evenposed individuals like them burst intoughter...


    Then, the Affairs Officers busy outside also started sharing the video, witnessing what was the most ludicrous highest-level meeting in history.


    Once the news got back to the headquarters, the people there felt an unprecedented collective sense of shame...


    Under Bai Xiaosheng’s direction, Li Haofeng, Zheng Honghu, Xu Youruo, and the four of them called the administrative, logistics, and technical departments of the headquarters in session that same day, fiercely reproaching and cursing them for not securing the meeting they were so eager to attend...


    Those departments, Shen Peishen’s side, handled it awkwardly, apologizing over and over...


    This was a blow off steam, and Li Haofeng and his colleagues felt extremely satisfied.


    After the meeting, Shen Peishen was lethargic for four consecutive days and never mentioned having another meeting.


    The blow was too great.


    However, after four continuous days, as urgent distress messages from the outside kepting, Shen Peishen couldn’t keep sitting still.


    For now, he was in charge of the headquarters, but he still could not dy the external investigations.


    Bai Xiaosheng and his team, including the headquarters’ legal department and the Senior Affairs Officers, had direct authority to handle these matters. As soon as the evidence of the offensesmitted by the subordinates was solid, they would directly sue and hold them ountable with the local judicial authorities, without the need for approval from headquarters!


    This was the discretionary authority of a Senior Affairs Officer!


    Even if Shen Peishen and his people wanted to stop it, they couldn’t, unless the rules were changed.


    Of course, changing the rules requires the votes of more than eight Senior Affairs Officers...


    Another vicious cycle...


    When Xiahou Qi was around, it was never this troublesome; now that he is in charge, why is everything so difficult!


    Shen Peisheng was truly frustrated.


    But this was really not hard to exin.


    Xiahou Qi would neverpletely fall out with the Senior Affairs Officers. In handling affairs, he would make some concessions andpromises, and naturally, Shen Peisheng and others wouldn’t be too excessive.


    Now, Xiahou Qi had pushed Shen Peisheng and the others into a corner and into the ICU, while Bai Xiaosheng and his people were dead set on fighting with Shen Peisheng to the end!


    How can these situations evenpare!


    At the moment, one’s own people outside were crying and wailing.


    Here, he was at a loss for what to do.


    Shen Peisheng was even irritable and angry, inexplicably wanting to say:


    What use is this position to me!


    What good is this title!


    ...


    In fact, acting as the president seems like an upgrade in power, but in reality, the restrictions faced have increased manifold.


    Mainly because there are superiors watching!


    Shen Peisheng finally understood the sense of powerlessness that Xiahou Qi felt facing him before.


    Of course, if there were ample time, he, as acting president, would still have significant leverage over the four Senior Affairs Officers.


    However, this advantage relies on gradual and persistent effort, and what Shen Peishengcked was time.


    After all, he can wait, but those own people outside couldn’t.


    Thus, Shen Peisheng thought of calling another emergency meeting.


    But this time, the newly appointed technical supervisor, a recruited technology expert from outside, clearly stated that the entire conference system was infected with viruses. Once triggered, it would face the risk of copse and paralysis, and some unpredictable oues...


    Shen Peisheng himself was apprehensive and ordered a thorough solution, even if it meant redoing the whole system.


    While these troubles had yet to be solved, new visiting leaders were sent from the headquarters, and Shen Peisheng, along with Fang Beijun, naturally apanied them and had to ensure they were well received.


    In this way, another two days passed without a moment of peace.


    When Shen Peisheng came back to his senses, he felt that the cries for help from outside had shifted from wailing to ghostly howls and bitterints.


    If no solution was found soon, those people might very well "rebel"!


    At this point, Shen Peisheng could no longer sit still.


    "Now, I am, after all, the president of the Greater China Region Headquarters. Even if I’m acting, the power is ultimately there at my disposal! I canmand them to return, and if they don’te back, I will impose penalties. Since we have already fallen out, there’s no possibility of reconciliation, I must press them down!"


    Shen Peisheng was desperate.


    But before taking any action, he stillmunicated with Fang Beijun.


    After all, Fang Beijun was somebody from above, and in case of trouble, he needed to provide cover.


    "Do whatever you think is right, but I have to remind you not to be too ostentatious. Now that Xiahou Qi has fallen, your acting role is actually under scrutiny, and the leaders who havee to visit, half of them are actually here to evaluate you!" Fang Beijun reminded.


    After all, their interests were tied to Shen Peisheng’s, and he couldn’t afford to watch Shen Peisheng act recklessly.


    "I know!" Shen Peisheng snorted coldly, "Actually, from the very beginning, I shouldn’t have called them for a meeting on the pretext of work. Does amand from the president of the Greater China Region Headquarters really need to be embellished? I should have been tougher from the start!"


    The reason he used strategies rather than brute force was partly due to concern for the superiors; another reason was that Shen Peisheng, long practiced in such ways, had developed a habit of using overly gentle solutions.


    "This time, I will take a firm stance and give a direct order!" Shen Peisheng resolved.


    At present, only six out of his fifteen direct subordinates remained, with many problematic individuals nearly investigated thoroughly. What would he rely on to regte performance and vie for higher positions in the future? Even if "nurturing parasites" was needed, it takes time, doesn’t it?


    Especially if parasites emerged during his own term, it is far lessmendable than clearing out the ones from the previous term!


    Shen Peisheng made up his mind and sent for the head of the administrative department again.


    The head of the administrative department came, his head aching.


    After hearing Shen Peisheng’smand, he looked as bitter as if he had chewed on bitter herbs while walking back.


    This time, the leader was truly regardless of his abilities, assigning him a tough task...


    To "confront" the four Senior Affairs Officers directly!


    The administrative supervisor, with a heavy heart, still made a round of phone calls to Bai Xiaosheng and the other three Senior Affairs Officers.


    After making the calls and receiving the responses, the administrative supervisor was utterly depressed.


    Could he really report these "bizarre" replies back to Mr. Shen truthfully?


    The administrative supervisor even began to doubt his life choices—


    "It’s too hard! The job here is incredibly difficult! Did I choose the wrong side to stand with from the start..."