"Heh heh," Li Ze chuckled, "I didn't expect Ye Tian to actually plan to have him assassinate me... It seems he's really determined to see me dead, coming up with such a foolish plan. It looks like he's already lost his cool."

In the plot, these so-called protagonists can remain calm and righteous no matter the situation, but that's all based on one premise:

They are always the final winners and will never die.

But when the protagonist starts losing repeatedly and facing constant setbacks, can they still maintain their original composure and rationality?

Not necessarily!

Ye Tian is already starting to lose his rationality.

Li Ze's eyes were deep. "Ye Tian thinks his plan is flawless and very secretive, but little does he know that every move he makes is under my watchful eye."

Several action teams, in coordination with Nightmare's Eye, were using various methods to monitor him, with high-tech devices constantly emerging.

Ye Tian was quite cautious, but after being on the mountain for so many years, he lacked a real understanding of these matters!

Li Ze thought for a moment and then said to Dyson, who was waiting for instructions on the other end, "Good job. Keep an eye on him. If he contacts that 'Liu Shun' again, report to me immediately!"

"No problem," Dyson replied.

Hanging up the phone, the secretary walked in again.

"President Fang, all the department heads and managers have arrived in the conference room and are waiting for you."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Ze nodded, got up from his seat, and left the chairman's office.

He walked to the conference room at the end of the corridor.

Before he entered, there was a murmur of discussions inside, but as soon as Li Ze pushed the door open, all the sounds instantly ceased.

Everyone stood up in unison and said, "President Fang!"

Li Ze walked to the head of the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

His gaze swept across everyone's faces.

Each person lowered their head respectfully, with submissive expressions, not daring to meet Li Ze's eyes.

Li Ze smiled playfully, "Your words are well-rehearsed, but how many of you truly mean it when you call me 'President Fang'? And how many of you were once remnants of Liu Zhiyong's faction?"

The purpose of today's meeting was very simple.

It was to eliminate the hidden threats among these high-level executives.

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Li Shi Group did not need those who were disloyal and treacherous!

"Check favorability!"

Li Ze remained silent, thinking to himself.

At one point, he suddenly pointed to the head of the finance department, "You can leave now and bring in your deputy head."

"Huh? Yes, sir!"

The head of the finance department was puzzled but still ran out to fetch the deputy head from his department.

The deputy head was even more baffled.

Why does President Fang want to see me? Did I do something wrong?

When the deputy head of the finance department arrived at the conference room, he immediately noticed that he was not the only one summoned; several other department deputy heads were also called in.

At this moment, Li Ze glanced at him and said, "Bring your next level of team leaders here."

The deputy head of the finance department was completely confused.

What is going on? I haven't done anything yet!

When he returned to the finance department, the head approached him and whispered, "What's going on?"

"President Li didn't say anything, just asked me to call the team leaders over," the deputy head whispered back.

The head breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems he just wants to get to know the management of each department."

"I suppose so, but why go to all this trouble? Wouldn't it be easier to call everyone over directly?" the deputy head questioned.

"New officials often like to make their presence known. He probably wants to use this method to show who is in charge of Li Shi Group..."

The head sneered, "Hmph, what a show of authority!"

On the other side.

In the conference room, people kept going out and coming in.

Eventually, even team leaders from some departments were called in.

These people all looked extremely anxious.

Given their positions, when had they ever appeared in a meeting of this level?

Naturally, they were incredibly nervous.

At this moment, Li Ze crossed his hands and said calmly, "The heads of departments who didn't leave to call others will retain their positions. For the rest, the people who are still here will become the new heads of their departments. Those who left are all dismissed."

"That's it, meeting adjourned!"

The basis for this position adjustment was very simple.

Anyone whose favorability towards him was negative, meaning they harbored hostility, was all dismissed!

Is he supposed to spend money keeping a group of ingrates?

Most of these people were connected to Ruan Wenchang and Liu Zhiyong's faction. Now that they were in prison and Li Ze was in power, their interests were being infringed upon, naturally leading to dissatisfaction with Li Ze!

Of course, there were probably a few unrelated ones among them.

But better to err on the side of caution. Even if some were innocent, it wasn't unfair to dismiss them since they harbored hostility!

The conference room fell silent for a moment.

Then, the room erupted in chaos!

A team leader from the project development department was completely stunned. How did he suddenly become the head of the department?

The leap was too large; it wasn't just about overstepping, it was about breaking the boundaries entirely!

Li Ze was walking back to the chairman's office.

The former finance director, or more accurately, the ex-finance director, rushed up from behind.

"Chairman Li!"

Li Ze turned his head to look.

Having just received the news of his dismissal, the man's face was flushed as he loudly demanded, "Chairman Li, on what basis did you decide to dismiss me? I don't accept this!"

"Don't accept it? Then keep it to yourself!"

Li Ze's eyes were cold. "You're just fired right now, but if you say one more word, believe me... I'll make sure no company will ever want to hire you again."

The ex-finance director instantly fell silent.

He knew very well that Li Ze wasn't just making threats; he had the power to carry them out!

In front of Li Ze, the idea of cursing out the boss, then leaving with the belief that the world is vast and he could go anywhere, simply didn't exist.

If Li Ze wished it, this insignificant speck of dust would find no place to settle in all of Dongxia!

Li Ze couldn't be bothered with him any longer and was about to continue on his way.

Just then, he received a call from Yao Ziyu. The moment he answered, her slightly tearful voice came through:

"Li Ze, my dad's condition suddenly worsened, he's not going to make it..."

"What?"

Li Ze was taken aback.

If Yao Yanqing really died, getting the remaining villain points from Yao Ziyu would be much harder!

He quickly comforted her and said:

"Wait for me, I'll be right there."

After giving instructions for his current tasks, Li Ze rushed to Li's Hospital.