Chapter 90: A Powerful Family Intrigue!
Su Hao immediately ordered his subordinates to dig up all of Shen Zekai's interviews and reports from recent years about "supporting his elder brother," "focusing on emerging businesses," and "having no interest in core power," especially those that were sincere and humble.
Just as expected!
Only these reports of "deep brotherhood" and "willing to play a supporting role" would trigger his damn intuition to go into overdrive, like he had a financial risk warning system installed, with red lights flashing and blaring in his head!
" Liang Haiyuan, do you think these two Shen brothers…could they be secretly wrestling over this enormous wealth and supreme control, pretending to be all friendly on the surface but actually fighting tooth and nail?"
"Really? Mr. Su, Shen Zekai has said in many public occasions that he has no interest in the Director positions of the Group's traditional businesses, and prefers to engage in high-tech and innovative investments."
Liang Haiyuan was somewhat puzzled, after all, the second young master of the Shen family had always been known as an unconventional, tech-obsessed "refined CEO".
"Heh," Su Hao chuckled, his tone carrying a hint of worldly-wise mockery.
"Haiyuan, you're still too naive. What's that saying again?"
That tycoon who always says "I have no interest in money," do you think he really has no interest in money?
Often, these are the people who are most obsessed with money, and you can't get them to spend it even if you try!
Similarly, those who constantly claim they have no interest in power are often the most ambitious ones!
"You mean... Shen Zekai, he... he's acting?! He's actually plotting against the entire Changqing Group?"
Liang Haiyuan gasped, feeling as if the temperature in the office's central air conditioning had suddenly dropped several degrees.
If that's true, that would be really exciting!
"I did some research," Su Hao said, tapping his fingertip lightly on the table.
"This Shen Zekai is far more capable than his brother in terms of business skills, and his performance is several times better than his brother's."
Tell me, if you were in that situation, wouldn't you have some doubts in your heart?
'Why can he do it and I can't? I'm clearly more capable than him, so why does he get all the benefits?'
Liang Haiyuan nodded thoughtfully and slowly said:
"To be fair, Mr. Su, as a human being, it would be a blatant lie to say that you have no desire for that position where you are in the spotlight and hold power."
However, since Chairman Shen has already made the decision to hand over the reins to the eldest son, the succession process is almost complete.
Even if Shen Zekai had some ideas now, he probably couldn't... cause any real trouble, right?
On the surface, Liang Haiyuan's analysis appears logical, well-reasoned, and convincing.
But Su Hao's damn intuition would go wild in his mind every time he saw news related to Shen Zekai, like a hypnotic pyramid scheme leader desperately sending him signals.
This means there's definitely something going on here!
Moreover, it's an absolutely huge deal!
"Haiyuan, like this," Su Hao instructed in a serious tone.
"You should also give a message to our R&D department and ask them to dig deeper into Changqing Group's equity structure, especially the one registered in the Cayman Islands, ' Changqing Global Trust '."
I need to gather more spies through my network. I want to know what his ancestors did for eighteen generations! I need to get to the bottom of this!
"Ah? Oh, yes, Mr. Su! I'll take care of it right away!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Haiyuan felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that President Su was serious this time.
Su Hao also knew that, on the surface, the succession drama of Changqing Group had come to an end.
For Shen Zekai to turn the tide now is harder than climbing to heaven.
However, given the strength of his damned, radar-like intuition, it couldn't possibly be baseless!
Behind this, either Shen Zekai is preparing to stage a stunning reversal in a "prince's revenge" story, or...
There's something else, something even more exciting and thrilling, waiting for him.
"Who cares?" Su Hao thought to himself, a playful smile curving his lips.
"You can fight it out all you want, but don't you dare let it affect the quality of the apartment I bought in the Changqing development! Don't you dare create some shoddy construction project for me!!"
As for the rest, you can do whatever you want with them!
***
From childhood to adulthood, Shen Zekai's father, Shen Chengjia's voice was like a curse, repeating the same few phrases over and over until his ears were practically calloused.
"Zekai, you must help your older brother to make the company great and successful!"
"Your elder brother's words are my words, and you must obey them unconditionally!"
"Whatever your older brother wants to do, just help him out without complaining!"
Big brother, big brother, big brother!
In his father Shen Chengjia's eyes, it seemed that apart from his eldest son Shen Zeju, the whole world was a blurry mosaic.
And he, Shen Zekai, is merely the most inconspicuous piece among those many mosaics.
He once naively believed that as long as he worked hard enough and shone brightly enough, one day his father's eyes, which were always focused on his brother, would spare a sliver of light for him.
Driven by this unrealistic dream, he worked tirelessly to showcase his talent at the company, outperforming his incompetent older brother by leaps and bounds!
He always stood on the edge of the stage where his father's gaze might sweep over, humbly hoping for a miracle to happen.
However, every hopeful wait is always met with that same cold, icy pronouncement:
"Support your older brother! The owner of this company is your older brother, and can only be your older brother!"
At that moment, he finally understood, and his heart was filled with despair.
His father, Shen Chengjia, would never give him a second glance in his entire life.
This vast business empire, from the very beginning, was a hunting ground tailor-made for his "outstanding" elder brother.
No matter how much he struggled and how much he proved that his abilities far surpassed his brother's, in his father's eyes, Shen Zekai was still just a servant who led the Crown Prince's horse and put on his stirrups!
Shen Zekai's lips curled into a chilling smile, his eyes flashing with cold light.
He buried his burning ambition deep within his heart, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, its sharp fangs cleverly concealed beneath a humble and gentle smile, waiting only for the opportune moment to strike a fatal blow.
Since that's the case...
Then the child can only emulate the Qin king who endured hardship and ultimately made a comeback, and sharpen his sword against his own family!
The blood in front of Xuanwu Gate hasn't dried yet!
Since benevolence and morality cannot earn recognition!
Since gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality and modesty are not favored!
Then let us forge our throne with iron and blood!