The security chief asked, "Vice President, the Hermes you mentioned is?"
Caroline replied coldly, "Our new president."
"Report, we haven't seen Hermes yet, he might not have arrived."
"That's odd…"
Caroline felt puzzled.
The new president was appointed by her boss, Allen, and she took this very seriously.
She couldn't afford to be negligent.
After thinking for a moment, she dialed the phone number Allen had given her for Hermes...
Meanwhile, on the first floor, in the men's restroom.
A tall security guard pointed casually to a stall and ordered Larry, "Get in there and clean it!"
"What if I refuse?" Larry's face wore a smile, but his eyes were cold.
The tall security guard pulled out a rubber baton from his waist. "Then you'll get to taste this baton!"
The short security guard took out his phone and said mockingly, "I'll film a video and post it on TikTok. The views will skyrocket!"
Ring, ring!
At this moment, Larry's phone rang.
He answered, and a magnetic female voice came through:
"Hello, Mr. Hermes, this is Caroline, the vice president of Emperor Group. Where are you now?"
"I'm already here."
Caroline was surprised. "Here? Why haven't I seen you?"
"I'm in the men's restroom on the first floor," Larry replied calmly.
Caroline's face turned an embarrassed shade of red. "Mr. Hermes, I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience. I…"
Before Caroline could finish, the tall security guard snatched Larry's phone and barked into it, "Who the hell is calling at a time like this? Don't you know he's supposed to be cleaning the restroom?"
Caroline's tone changed immediately. "Who are you?"
The tall security guard smirked lewdly. "Oh, it's a woman! I'm a security guard at the company. So what if Larry's cleaning the restroom? Maybe you should come help him clean, if you know what I mean… hahaha!"
Click!
Caroline hung up, her face as dark as thunder.
Those around her felt a chill in their hearts.
Who had dared to offend this fierce lady?
Caroline turned to the security chief and demanded, "The security guard said Mr. Hermes is cleaning the restroom. Is that true?"
The security chief quickly replied, "Someone was indeed taken to clean the restroom, but it wasn't Mr. Hermes!"
Kevin quickly chimed in obsequiously, "Hehe! The one taken to clean is Larry, a complete loser. Making him clean our restrooms is already too good for him!"
"Larry?"
Caroline's mouth twitched. She suddenly remembered Allen telling her the new president's first name was Larry.
She stepped forward and slapped both Kevin and the security chief.
Slap! Slap!
Kevin and the security chief each received a loud, crisp slap.
"If Mr. Hermes has a single hair harmed today, you'll pay for it!" Caroline scolded coldly.
She then sprinted towards the first floor restroom in her high heels.
The high-ranking officials behind her, although unaware of what was happening, followed closely.
Kevin and the security chief, stunned by the slap, exchanged bewildered glances.
"That woman even hung up on me!" the tall security guard grumbled, tossing Larry's phone back to him.
Suddenly, he got an idea.
He smirked wickedly. "I just need to take a leak. After you clean the toilet, make sure to clean this urinal too!"
He then unzipped his pants and began to use the urinal...
Bang!
The restroom door was kicked open with a loud crash.
Standing at the door was a furious Caroline!
"Vice President!!"
The tall security guard was terrified upon seeing Caroline and quickly saluted her, puzzled as to why she was in the men's restroom. Behind her were other high-ranking company officials.
Caroline didn't even glance at the two security guards. She walked quickly to Larry, bowed at a ninety-degree angle, and said, "Mr. Hermes, I'm terribly sorry. Are you alright?"
"Vice President, you must be mistaken," Kevin pushed through the crowd and said, "This guy is a lowly worker from our construction team, here to clean toilets today!"
"A lowly worker?"
Caroline took out her phone, pulled up a photo Allen had sent her of Larry, compared it with the man in front of her, then showed the photo to everyone, yelling, "Look! This is our new president, Larry Hermes!"
"What?!"
Everyone was stunned, their mouths agape as if they could fit a teacup inside.
The tall security guard felt the world spinning. He realized he had forced the new president to clean toilets and had even harassed the vice president on the phone!
He was completely finished!
He regretted not heeding Larry's warning.
"Vice President, this... this can't be true. This man has worked under me for three years. He's a shameless pauper! He must look like Mr. Hermes and is trying to scam us!" Kevin shouted, unwilling to accept the truth, glaring at Larry, "How dare you deceive the Vice President! Are you tired of living?"
"It's you who's tired of living," Larry finally spoke.
He pulled out a photo on his phone. "This is my appointment letter, signed by Allen himself."
Everyone crowded closer to look, and their faces turned ashen.
Allen's signature was well-known and unmistakable.
"Mr. Hermes…"
Kevin felt the world spinning, his legs gave way, and he knelt down.
He had hoped to make a good impression on the new president, but instead, he had made a colossal blunder.
It was all over!
Caroline and the high-ranking officials were seething with anger, mentally cursing Kevin and the others thousands of times.
Caroline broke the silence, "Mr. Hermes, on behalf of the company, I apologize again. We will deal with them severely."
"Oh? How will you handle it?" Larry asked with interest.
Caroline looked serious. "They will be fined a year's salary and fired immediately, never to be rehired."
Kevin and the others turned pale, on the verge of tears.
Such punishment would ruin their lives.
Larry waved his hand. "No need to fine or fire them."
"What do you suggest?" Caroline asked cautiously.
"It's simple!"
Larry smiled innocuously. "Have Kevin and the security chief clean the toilets, the tall security guard can clean the urinals, and the short one can livestream on TikTok until they're spotless!"
Hearing this, Kevin and the others threw their dignity aside and knelt before Larry, begging, "Mr. Hermes, we truly realize our mistake. Please be merciful!"
Larry remained unmoved and addressed Caroline and the other executives, "This is my first order as president. Who agrees and who opposes?"