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"An outstanding employee? Are you sure?"
Xia Shang glanced at him, then picked up a cardboard box and dumped all the letters inside onto the desk.
"These are the complaint letters Jyer Corporation has received in one week. Dozens of them."
He then casually pulled one from the mountain of complaints, tore it open, and after reading it, said with a speechless expression, "It's this taxi driver again. This is the third time he's written a letter accusing you of not paying for your ride. I mean, even if you're going to fleece a sheep, you can't fleece the same one to death. The company's finance department has practically memorized this guy's bank account number."
"It's not that I don't want to pay, it's just that I can never find my wallet whenever I go out. That thing is like a dirty magazine; it's always around when you don't need it, but once you do, it mysteriously disappears. I think that's perfectly understandable. After all, everyone runs into this kind of thing, I'm just a bit more frequent."
Deadpool shrugged and explained.
"Fine, I'll let the not paying for rides thing slide for now. But how do you plan to explain this complaint letter?"
Xia Shang pulled out a second complaint letter, looking at the sender's address on it.
"This letter is from the New York Central Park Zoo. They say that in front of numerous visitors, you jumped into an enclosure and got into a fight with a lion, causing them significant financial losses."
Xia Shang continued in a tone of disbelief, "Honestly, I could rack my brains and still not figure out what your motive for doing this was."
"When I was visiting the zoo, I noticed that lion was really arrogant. It actually provoked me with a contemptuous look. But the main reason I fought it was because it scared a child to tears. As a superhero, I had to step forward and get revenge for that poor, helpless kid."
Deadpool puffed out his chest and said righteously.
"Do you have any idea that because you stuck your diamond-hardened right hand into the lion's mouth, you caused it to shatter three of its teeth, two of which were canines? The person in charge at the zoo said in the letter that ever since the lion lost those three teeth, it has developed severe depression. Not only does it refuse to eat, but it has also become withdrawn. The Central Park Zoo is currently considering getting dental implant surgery for the lion. At the same time, they hope that all costs incurred during the dental implant surgery will be fully covered by you, Wade, or my Jyer Corporation."
"They estimate the cost to be around twenty thousand dollars. I'll be deducting this amount from your salary. Therefore, not only will you not have a salary this month, but you'll also end up owing me several thousand dollars."
As soon as Xia Shang's voice fell, an exasperated Deadpool began to clamor loudly, "Twenty thousand dollars?! All of my teeth combined aren't worth that much! Besides, a lion can get depression? I think it's mostly faking it. Another beating should fix it. If they can't handle it, just call me over. I guarantee I'll beat that lion until it goes to meet God!"
Twenty thousand dollars! That was a whole twenty thousand dollars.
Deadpool felt as if his heart was bleeding.
Normally, he would even try to scam the delivery guy when ordering a pizza, let alone lose twenty thousand dollars at once.
He found it simply unacceptable.
"Hand?"
Deadpool suddenly thought of something.
He clutched his right hand and let out a miserable cry, "BOSS, that damned lion bit my hand off! Contact the zoo right now and make them pay me a huge sum of money. Oh, and for emotional damages too."
"I'd advise you to behave and not think about committing fraud. My Jyer Corporation is a legitimate company and will not help a scoundrel like you."
Xia Shang didn't even give his shoddy performance a second glance.
He organized the complaint letters on the desk and put them back into the box.
At this moment, the president's assistant, a beautiful blonde with a fine figure, walked into the office.
She came to Xia Shang's side and said in a low voice, "Mr. Jarvis, the United States Secretary of Defense is here to see you. Should I let him in?"
"Show him in."
Xia Shang nodded slightly and looked at Deadpool.
"It's time for action. The plane has been prepared for you. It's on the roof."
In less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee, Gaston, impeccably dressed and led by the assistant, walked into the office with a steady gait.
"Welcome, Mr. Secretary, to my company for your guidance."
Xia Shang stood up to greet him with a smile.
"I have long heard that the president of the Jyer Corporation is very young. Seeing you today, it is indeed true."
Gaston said with a smile, shaking the hand Xia Shang extended.
After the two exchanged some polite pleasantries, Gaston got straight to the point.
"Mr. Jarvis, a recent article published by your Ves newspaper has brought us a great deal of public pressure. In fact, the military base on Three Mile Island initially had nothing to do with mutants. According to our investigation, it was a high-ranking military officer named Stryker who violated regulations and privately used mutants for human experiments. We, the United States government, were not aware of this matter."
"I thought so. How could the United States government possibly conduct inhumane experiments on mutants? There must be a misunderstanding. It's just that my editors were too quick to act and used inappropriate wording, which led the American public to mistakenly believe that the United States government was pulling the strings behind that military base. I must apologize to you; it was my mismanagement."
Xia Shang played along with Gaston's performance, speaking with a smile.
Gaston was somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected Xia Shang's attitude to be so agreeable.
This gave him much more confidence in winning this negotiation.
"It's for the best that you think so, Mr. Jarvis. In that case, I'll trouble you to take down that article as soon as possible and also publish a piece explaining this matter. As for Stryker, I will personally handle him."
Sitting on the sofa, a slight smile played on Gaston's lips as he leaned back and crossed his legs.
Unexpectedly, Xia Shang shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but regarding taking down the article, we will still have to hold a meeting to discuss it. We'll strive to give you a reply within half a month. After all, one meeting might not be enough; we may need to hold three or four."
The smile on Gaston's face vanished instantly.
He suppressed the urge to get angry and forced a stiff smile.
"Mr. Jarvis, you must be joking. You are the majority shareholder of the Ves newspaper. Why would you need to hold a meeting to discuss this?"
"I am only the majority shareholder; I don't own all the shares of the newspaper, so I still need to consult the opinions of the other shareholders."
"By the way, the superhero team has already set out. I estimate they will arrive at Three Mile Island very soon. And the vice-president of the Ves newspaper is also very interested in this matter. He has followed them with a few reporters."
Xia Shang raised his left hand and looked at the watch on his wrist as he spoke.
"What! Why didn't you notify me beforehand?"
Gaston shot up to his feet and cried out.
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"An outstanding employee? Are you sure?"
Xia Shang glanced at him, then picked up a cardboard box and dumped all the letters inside onto the desk.
"These are the complaint letters Jyer Corporation has received in one week. Dozens of them."
He then casually pulled one from the mountain of complaints, tore it open, and after reading it, said with a speechless expression, "It's this taxi driver again. This is the third time he's written a letter accusing you of not paying for your ride. I mean, even if you're going to fleece a sheep, you can't fleece the same one to death. The company's finance department has practically memorized this guy's bank account number."
"It's not that I don't want to pay, it's just that I can never find my wallet whenever I go out. That thing is like a dirty magazine; it's always around when you don't need it, but once you do, it mysteriously disappears. I think that's perfectly understandable. After all, everyone runs into this kind of thing, I'm just a bit more frequent."
Deadpool shrugged and explained.
"Fine, I'll let the not paying for rides thing slide for now. But how do you plan to explain this complaint letter?"
Xia Shang pulled out a second complaint letter, looking at the sender's address on it.
"This letter is from the New York Central Park Zoo. They say that in front of numerous visitors, you jumped into an enclosure and got into a fight with a lion, causing them significant financial losses."
Xia Shang continued in a tone of disbelief, "Honestly, I could rack my brains and still not figure out what your motive for doing this was."
"When I was visiting the zoo, I noticed that lion was really arrogant. It actually provoked me with a contemptuous look. But the main reason I fought it was because it scared a child to tears. As a superhero, I had to step forward and get revenge for that poor, helpless kid."
Deadpool puffed out his chest and said righteously.
"Do you have any idea that because you stuck your diamond-hardened right hand into the lion's mouth, you caused it to shatter three of its teeth, two of which were canines? The person in charge at the zoo said in the letter that ever since the lion lost those three teeth, it has developed severe depression. Not only does it refuse to eat, but it has also become withdrawn. The Central Park Zoo is currently considering getting dental implant surgery for the lion. At the same time, they hope that all costs incurred during the dental implant surgery will be fully covered by you, Wade, or my Jyer Corporation."
"They estimate the cost to be around twenty thousand dollars. I'll be deducting this amount from your salary. Therefore, not only will you not have a salary this month, but you'll also end up owing me several thousand dollars."
As soon as Xia Shang's voice fell, an exasperated Deadpool began to clamor loudly, "Twenty thousand dollars?! All of my teeth combined aren't worth that much! Besides, a lion can get depression? I think it's mostly faking it. Another beating should fix it. If they can't handle it, just call me over. I guarantee I'll beat that lion until it goes to meet God!"
Twenty thousand dollars! That was a whole twenty thousand dollars.
Deadpool felt as if his heart was bleeding.
Normally, he would even try to scam the delivery guy when ordering a pizza, let alone lose twenty thousand dollars at once.
He found it simply unacceptable.
"Hand?"
Deadpool suddenly thought of something.
He clutched his right hand and let out a miserable cry, "BOSS, that damned lion bit my hand off! Contact the zoo right now and make them pay me a huge sum of money. Oh, and for emotional damages too."
"I'd advise you to behave and not think about committing fraud. My Jyer Corporation is a legitimate company and will not help a scoundrel like you."
Xia Shang didn't even give his shoddy performance a second glance.
He organized the complaint letters on the desk and put them back into the box.
At this moment, the president's assistant, a beautiful blonde with a fine figure, walked into the office.
She came to Xia Shang's side and said in a low voice, "Mr. Jarvis, the United States Secretary of Defense is here to see you. Should I let him in?"
"Show him in."
Xia Shang nodded slightly and looked at Deadpool.
"It's time for action. The plane has been prepared for you. It's on the roof."
In less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee, Gaston, impeccably dressed and led by the assistant, walked into the office with a steady gait.
"Welcome, Mr. Secretary, to my company for your guidance."
Xia Shang stood up to greet him with a smile.
"I have long heard that the president of the Jyer Corporation is very young. Seeing you today, it is indeed true."
Gaston said with a smile, shaking the hand Xia Shang extended.
After the two exchanged some polite pleasantries, Gaston got straight to the point.
"Mr. Jarvis, a recent article published by your Ves newspaper has brought us a great deal of public pressure. In fact, the military base on Three Mile Island initially had nothing to do with mutants. According to our investigation, it was a high-ranking military officer named Stryker who violated regulations and privately used mutants for human experiments. We, the United States government, were not aware of this matter."
"I thought so. How could the United States government possibly conduct inhumane experiments on mutants? There must be a misunderstanding. It's just that my editors were too quick to act and used inappropriate wording, which led the American public to mistakenly believe that the United States government was pulling the strings behind that military base. I must apologize to you; it was my mismanagement."
Xia Shang played along with Gaston's performance, speaking with a smile.
Gaston was somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected Xia Shang's attitude to be so agreeable.
This gave him much more confidence in winning this negotiation.
"It's for the best that you think so, Mr. Jarvis. In that case, I'll trouble you to take down that article as soon as possible and also publish a piece explaining this matter. As for Stryker, I will personally handle him."
Sitting on the sofa, a slight smile played on Gaston's lips as he leaned back and crossed his legs.
Unexpectedly, Xia Shang shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but regarding taking down the article, we will still have to hold a meeting to discuss it. We'll strive to give you a reply within half a month. After all, one meeting might not be enough; we may need to hold three or four."
The smile on Gaston's face vanished instantly.
He suppressed the urge to get angry and forced a stiff smile.
"Mr. Jarvis, you must be joking. You are the majority shareholder of the Ves newspaper. Why would you need to hold a meeting to discuss this?"
"I am only the majority shareholder; I don't own all the shares of the newspaper, so I still need to consult the opinions of the other shareholders."
"By the way, the superhero team has already set out. I estimate they will arrive at Three Mile Island very soon. And the vice-president of the Ves newspaper is also very interested in this matter. He has followed them with a few reporters."
Xia Shang raised his left hand and looked at the watch on his wrist as he spoke.
"What! Why didn't you notify me beforehand?"
Gaston shot up to his feet and cried out.
End of Chapter
