“Minister Donovan, ‘Glory’ is YR Company’s most profitable project. After I took office, I chose Perry as the spokesperson, significantly increasing ‘Glory’s’ popularity. However, they actually fabricated scandals about Perry, causing ‘Glory’ to be embroiled in a public relations crisis.”
“Now, 60% of ‘Glory’ players are quitting.”
Thinking about Gavin’s words just now, Winter was so agitated that he seemed almost crazy, “Mr. Gavin personally admitted these things, and that woman, she’s the mastermind behind all this.”
Parker’s gaze shifted to Evelyn, with a touch of reproach. “Is what he said true?”
Evelyn chuckled lightly, “Manager Wallace, what are you talking about?”
“What scandals? What mastermind?”
“Did Mr. Gavin speak just now? I think, at my young age, my ears are still working well. How come I didn’t hear a single word from start to finish?”
“Mr. Gavin? Do you think Manager Wallace has gone crazy?” Evelyn said with sudden realization, “It’s probably because Perry’s incident affected ‘Glory’, and Manager Wallace couldn’t handle the blow, so he became mentally confused and delirious.”
“No wonder I was sitting fine at the venue, and he insisted on bringing me to headquarters.”
Gavin chimed in, “Very likely. The Institute has advanced psychologists who can provide free services.”
“Considering Manager Wallace’s hard work for the company, Mr. Gavin should offer some compensation, right?”
The two of them echoed each other, turning all the charges listed by Winter into his own delusions.
Winter stood up excitedly, “Nonsense, you’re all talking nonsense. Gavin, you had the guts to speak earlier, why won’t you admit it now?”
“If I haven’t done something, how can I admit it?” Gavin’s eyes were cold, “And don’t forget my identity. The way you’re talking to me now is reason enough for the Institute to dismiss you.”
Winter opened his mouth but couldn’t find the words.
Seeing this, Parker’s face had turned dark.
“Winter, don’t you have any evidence?”
“I…” He had been beaten just now, and recording evidence was the last thing on his mind. How could he produce evidence now?
Evelyn looked at the anxious Parker and said, “Minister Donovan seems really eager for Manager Wallace to provide evidence.”
“How is that possible? I just don’t want to let anyone hindering the company’s development off the hook.”
Parker’s face showed a trace of embarrassment, and he stood up directly, “Winter, daring to make baseless accusations without evidence is defamation. If it happens again, I won’t let you off so easily.”
“Mr. Gavin, handle this person. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave first.”
“No, Minister Donovan, you can’t leave.” Winter caught up, excited, “Are you trying to distance yourself from me? Parker, don’t forget what you promised me initially. Aren’t you afraid I’ll reveal it?”
Parker’s eyes flashed with severity, and he sneered, “You, slandering others has become addictive? What can you reveal? Do you have any evidence?”
“You…” Winter was at a loss for words, clearly lacking any substantial material.
Parker shook him off and left.
In the lounge, only three people remained.
Winter looked at the two beside him, kneeling down, “Please don’t fire me. I…”
“Don’t worry,” Evelyn waved her hand, “We won’t let you leave so easily until you’ve cleared your debt to the company.”
“By the way, Zane has already roughly calculated the amount of losses for ‘Glory’ this time, probably only a few billion.”
“What did you say?” Winter’s eyes widened in shock and his body swayed…
Gavin immediately called for security and threw Winter out.
“Congratulations, boss. You’ve already taken the first step to success,” Gavin returned to his seat. “Now, as long as we handle this crisis, those old folks at the institute won’t have any reason to stop me from transferring you back to headquarters.”
Evelyn rolled her eyes, “This institute was left to me by my Grandma. Do I need such twists and turns to return to my own home?”
“Boss, stay calm. The inheritance procedures haven’t been signed yet,” Gavin poured a cup of hot water for Evelyn, “According to your Grandma’s will, you can take over the institute only when you’re mature enough, which means after you get married and have a child. Moreover, with so many problems in the institute now, undercover investigation is more useful than openly probing.”
Evelyn: “…” Wasn’t her married status enough? What did her Grandma mean? What criteria were there to judge her maturity? And what was the reason for Zebulon holding onto those five hundred million?
Evelyn took a sip of water and got scalded due to her distraction.
Suddenly, she remembered something, stood up abruptly, and stared at Gavin.
“There are still some unresolved matters between us.”
“Boss, don’t look at me like that. It’s frightening.” Gavin silently retreated to the farthest position from Evelyn.
How could she easily let him off? She squinted, approaching step by step, “Why did the institute go after Henry’s goods? Isn’t it good to live? Or is the institute already unable to hold on?”
Bringing up this topic made Gavin more distressed than her.
“If I didn’t want to figure out what happened, how could I risk my life to do this?” Thinking about the scene before he jumped out of the window, Gavin couldn’t help but shudder.
“Are you saying you also don’t know who took the goods?”
“Of course. Meeting with Dominic was just to get the goods and see who might have an interest in them.”
“You better… not lie to me.” She grabbed Gavin’s collar, about to continue her threat when the annoying phone began ringing incessantly.
After answering the call, Zane’s anxious voice immediately came through.
“Evelyn, things have gone south. Perry’s fans are causing a ruckus at the company entrance.”
Evelyn’s face darkened, and she released Gavin, heading out of the research institute.
Gavin breathed a sigh of relief. Another crisis averted – that was a close call!
At the entrance of YR Company, nearly a thousand people surrounded the area, including Perry’s fans and ‘Glory’ gamers. They looked ferocious, resembling the scene at the event venue, throwing anything they could find toward the company entrance.
“Clear Perry’s name! Without the nonsense ‘Glory’, Perry wouldn’t be slandered by thousands.”
“‘Glory’ is tainted, disgusting. Let ‘Glory’ exit the market.”
“Hand ‘Glory’ over to someone like him as the spokesperson. Glen, how could you do that?.”
…
Within just forty minutes, ‘Glory’ lost nearly 79% of its players. If this continued, the situation would be worse than before.
Glen stood at the entrance, having forgotten the pain from being hit. All he could think of was, ‘Glory’ is finished, and his hard work is gone again.
Glen’s face turned pale, and his voice became hoarse, “The spokesperson isn’t synonymous with ‘Glory.’ Please, trust me once more.”
This statement floated through the crowd, successfully inciting a counterattack from those people.
“Trust? Impossible…”
“Glen, do you have a brain? How can you say such shameless words?”
“I think we can consider trusting him. Let Glen kneel and repent, and we’ll give ‘Glory’ another chance.”
“Yes, kneel, repent…”
These two words spread through the crowd like a virus, carrying deep sarcasm, disdain, and schadenfreude.
Glen’s face turned ashen. He murmured, “Kneel, and ‘Glory’ can live again?”
“What does it matter?” Compared to the hardships he faced during his years in prison, this was nothing.
Glen looked at the crowd, slowly bending his knees. “I hope you all can keep your word.”
“Well, this is exciting. Kneel down.”
“Quick, take out your phones and record it. The moment the founder of ‘Glory’ kneels to me is definitely worth commemorating.”
…
As Glen’s knees bent further, the mocking voices around him increased.
The next moment, his body was abruptly pulled up, standing upright.
“Director Taylor!”
Evelyn nodded, her gaze coldly sweeping over the troublemakers present, “You better behave before I call the police.”
If anyone else had uttered these words, they would have faced a fierce counterattack. But at this moment, under Evelyn’s chilling gaze, they instinctively shut their mouths.
In that instant, silence fell over the surroundings.
After a while, someone couldn’t help but speak, “Why should we listen to you?”
“Just because you broke the law, in front of my company,” Evelyn chuckled, her voice low. “Instigating public opinion and physically attacking my employees. Any one of these can land you in jail for a while.”
Most of those gathered were younger fans. Upon hearing Evelyn’s words, they all showed timidity.
“I know all of you truly love the game ‘Glory.’ Its current state is not what we wanted to see. So, I hope all the fans can give us some time. We’ll resolve this crisis as soon as possible.”
The fans’ attitudes visibly softened with Evelyn’s calming tone.
One of them, brashly speaking, asked, “How many days? You say ‘as soon as possible,’ how many days?”
Evelyn replied, “Three days, at most. We will definitely give you and ‘Glory’ an explanation.”