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Xia Guoxiong, Mr. Ji, and Yi Lixing had been meeting for several hours, discussing naturally the crisis facing the Xia Group. The three men, as if they had agreed beforehand, did not mention the matter between Yi Lixing and Qin Nuan—not even a single word—as if the incident had never happened.
However, during their meeting, Mr. Ji and Yi Lixing took subtle digs at each other, the air thick with the scent of gunpowder about to ignite.
In fact, on the way back to the Xia Group with Xia Guoxiong, Yi Lixing had already badmouthed Mr. Ji quite extensively in the car.
He critiqued how Mr. Ji had made himself a local tyrant within the Xia Group, how he cultivated his loyalists regardless of performance—only favoring people from his own camp. He also accused Mr. Ji of claiming false expenses under the guise of reimbursements.
