This was a well-prepared scene. After Xiao Lin finished his last sip of coffee, he crushed the paper cup and tossed it into the trash can. He leisurely walked up to Xia Yusheng and placed his left hand on Yusheng's right shoulder. "Two quality inspection reports, each with their claims, indicating the difficulty in distinguishing true from false."

"Who are you? This is a high-level meeting. How did you get in here?" Xia Junwei, upon seeing a young guy, couldn't help but show a stern face. "Secretary Wu, what's going on? How did you let unrelated people in here? What kind of secretary are you?" Xia Yusheng watched Xia Junwei with eyes filled with anger.

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Xiao. I'm a doctor from Yan University Hospital. As for my identity, my third aunt should be very clear."

"Hmph, Xiaoxue's fiancé."

Hearing Xia Yuxuan's introduction, Xia Junwei couldn't help but scrutinize the young man from head to toe. At Elder Xia's birthday, Xiao Lin's presence quickly spread through the entire upper-class society. His generosity, along with securing Xia Xue in front of the Wang Family, with the presence of the heads of the Hua Family and the Sun Family as witnesses, was a topic of great interest for a long time. There were many speculations about this Xiao Lin's background.

"Actually, to distinguish the authenticity of the two quality inspections, one can involve the relevant departments. I'm very willing to lend a hand in this matter." Xiao Lin chuckled twice. "But I have a concern. If the result in my hand is genuine, then how should we explain the one in my third aunt's hand? Has the board ever considered this issue?"

Staring blankly at Xiao Lin, Xia Junwei caught a glimpse of Xia Yuxuan from the corner of his eye and immediately cleared his throat twice. "This matter concerns 'Lein.' Even if you're the Xia Family's son-in-law, it doesn't give you the right to interfere."

"I specially invited Xiao Lin today, wanting an outsider to make a fair judgment on this matter," Xia Yusheng gratefully acknowledged Xiao Lin's assistance, admiring and relying more on Lin's capabilities.

"Uncle, I don't dare make a judgment, but I do understand the seriousness of this matter," Xiao Lin modestly nodded toward Xia Yusheng. "This issue not only concerns the future of 'Lein,' but it also relates to Xia Yuxuan's innocence." Xiao Lin deliberately emphasized the word "innocence," his cold gaze sweeping towards Xia Yuxuan, with an icy chill penetrating her heart.

"Xiao Lin, don't you think you're overemphasizing the issue?" Xia Yuxuan pulled back her shoulders. Sitting in her chair, she felt terrified by being looked down upon in this way. "I followed all legal procedures. After acquiring the first-hand information, I directly handed it to Minister Liu. My actions were out of goodwill. How did I become malicious in your eyes?"

"Didn't the board chairman demand a fair judgment? Why does it sound like a verdict has already been made?" Xia Junwei quickly chimed in. "As a member of the board, I require..."

"What do you require?" Xiao Lin shot back a cold snort. "As a representative of the board, you should display the demeanor of the board, learn the board's etiquette before coming over to speak to me." Xiao Lin's words startled everyone present, making them gasp repeatedly. This young man was too arrogant, giving no consideration to the other party.

"Chairman!" Zhou Xinglin placed down his cup, softly reminding Xia Yusheng. The latter just gestured with his hand, confident in Xiao Lin handling this situation. He was from Dragon Soul, and this kind of presence was just a small part of what he could manage. When meetings become divided, aura determines everything.

"Who are you to talk to me like that?" Xia Junwei instantly leaped up from his chair, his face alternating between red and white. In front of so many people, his dignity was utterly shattered.

"You're representing the board, so let me teach you what board etiquette is," Xiao Lin walked over to Xia Junwei, placed a hand on his shoulder, and pressed him back into his chair. "As a representative, you don't have the right to speak and question things; you only need to listen attentively, record every key point, and bring them up at the next board meeting. Uncle, don't you agree with what I said?"

Xia Yusheng smiled and nodded, appreciating the pained expression on Xia Junwei's face as he shrunk in his chair. "Secondly, as a board representative, your recent actions have severely damaged the image of the Xia Family Corporation's board. Is this how a small representative should speak to the chairman?" he said while increasing the pressure on his hand, not enough to shatter Xia Junwei's shoulder bones, but at least to cause a fracture or something similar. "Thirdly, at such a high-level meeting, what qualification do you have to criticize the chairman's secretary? Do you intend to replace the current chairman by playing the host instead of the guest?"

This accusation was huge, and Xia Yusheng stifled his laughter. "Xia Junwei, are you thinking of taking my position?"

"Chairman, that's not what I meant. It's just the pressure from 'inone' made me lose my reason all of a sudden, and I offended you." Xia Junwei's voice trembled, with his breath conveying his suffering.

Xiao Lin released him and walked over to Xia Yuxuan, swiftly raising his hand to elicit a startled cry from her. "What are you doing?"

"Third aunt, why are you so scared? There's a bit of dirt on your shoulder." Xiao Lin disdainfully wiped a smear of white cream from her shoulder and then whispered in her ear. "You had Michelin for lunch, didn't you! You truly know how to enjoy yourself, madam."

"You..." Xia Yuxuan did not expect Xiao Lin to treat her so flippantly, her old face instantly turned red.

"In this matter, Minister Liu from the investment department made the first mistake by casually accepting the suggestion from Minister Xia of the product department, without personally reviewing it, which led to the entry of 'inone.'"

"The report I received is indeed very complete, without any loopholes to investigate!" Liu Sheng couldn't help but start finding excuses for his search.

"Heh heh!" Xiao Lin chuckled. "Product quality is one thing, let's not discuss who is real or fake for now, I'm sure everyone present has their own answer." After saying this, he glanced at everyone's face in the room. "However, have you carefully read and reviewed the clauses in the contract?"

"This..." Liu Sheng's legs began to tremble unnaturally as Xiao Lin leaned on the back of his chair.

"You look very nervous." Leaning forward, almost placing his head on Liu Sheng's shoulder. "As far as I know, any business entering 'Rhein' must sign a guarantee contract, and it seems I didn't find this contract in this stack of materials. Uncle, I would like to ask you to reiterate the contents of this guarantee contract here."

"Any business entering 'Rhein' must ensure the authenticity, safety, and legality of all products, and if any principles are violated, a penalty of ten times the breach amount will be imposed." Xia Yusheng succinctly explained the contents of the guarantee contract word by word. "That's basically what it means."

"Assuming the report provided by 'inone' is fake, how much would we get, Director Zhou should be able to report this amount immediately!"

"Three billion!"

"Mr. Xia, what significance do you see in the consequences of this impulse now? As long as we can prove this report is fake, what we would have gained is three billion."

"Hmpf, it's not confirmed as fake yet, don't celebrate too early, the Wang Family will not..."

"Oh, the Wang Family? Why did Mr. Xia mention the Wang Family? We are talking about the brand merchant 'inone', what does it have to do with the Wang Family?" Xiao Lin seized on Xia Junwei's slip of the tongue and probed further. "Did Minister Xia know it was the Wang Family from the beginning?"

"I only found out later." Xia Yuxuan dared not meet Xiao Lin's eyes, turning his head to glower fiercely at Xia Junwei.

"The leasing contract of the Investment Department, apart from some adjustments according to customer requests, including design plans, monthly deduction rates, and activity rates, since when did it involve breach penalties?" Standing behind Xia Yuxuan, Xiao Lin threw the question to Liu Sheng. "It's just an incomplete contract breach penalty for withdrawal, amounting to three hundred million. That averages out to at least one hundred million per company; I would like to know which company would dig such a pit for itself?"

With that said, Xiao Lin suddenly raised his voice to question, "Minister Liu of the Investment Department, will you still not tell the truth about how much kickback you received from 'inone'."

This shout scared Liu Sheng onto the ground, convulsing repeatedly. "Secretary Wu, call 120 for an ambulance." Xia Yusheng calmly instructed. "Notify the police too."

"Moreover, if I remember correctly, the other party also made a threat, stating that if 'inone' withdraws, it will lead to the evacuation of all other merchants as well, isn't that right, Uncle?"

"Indeed that's what they said, Secretary Wu."

"After we sent the termination notice yesterday, the other party responded today, stating that if 'inone' withdraws from 'Rhein', then all the brands under their company will withdraw from the mall." Secretary Wu stood with hands clasped in front, exhibiting excellent office etiquette, maintaining a fifteen-degree angle, speaking softly yet firmly, always maintaining a gentle tone while answering each question.

"This is clearly a signal of threat, suggesting that the boss behind 'inone' might have the intention of monopolizing 'Rhein', a possibility that is not out of the question, and the person who brought these merchants into 'Rhein' is ill-intentioned." Xiao Lin gazed at Xia Yuxuan expressionlessly, "Our urgent task now is to identify these merchants before the other party takes action and replace them with new brand companies in the shortest time possible."

"Wouldn't withdrawing our decision to have 'inone' removed solve the problem faster?" The persistent Xia Yuxuan still stubbornly laid his opinion on the table, causing Xia Yusheng to sigh. He agreed with Xiao Lin's approach but felt a pang of sympathy when facing Xia Yuxuan.

"Today's meeting is adjourned, Xia Yuxuan, come to the office with me." With that, he patted Xiao Lin's arm. "I'll leave the report for you to handle."

Xiao Lin shrugged, feeling like he had gotten himself into trouble again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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