"You are indeed very clever."
Catherine seemed to have foreseen the future. She hooked her red lips, folded her hands under her chin, and looked in Jin's direction.
"Thank you for your praise, Miss. You still have many things to do, so I won't disturb you any longer."
Jin said humbly, bowed to Catherine, and quickly left the office.
With the death of the Feng couple, there was no leader, and the people from Country Y would get the news sooner or later. The Feng Corporation would be plunged into a bloodbath!
Catherine fell into thought, her brow furrowed. She thought of the shareholders who often opposed her, and the relatives who had always coveted the group...
As soon as they received the news, they would eagerly vie for control of the group. By the time she was exhausted from searching for her parents' remains, the Feng Corporation might have already changed hands.
Jin's words made Catherine suddenly realize. She opened her phone's contacts and scrolled down, easily finding the number of the group's secretary-general.
"Hello, this is Catherine."
"Miss, hello! May I ask what you need?" The secretary-general was surprised by Catherine's call and inquired.
"Notify all senior executives of the Feng Corporation to hold an emergency video conference. I have something important to announce."
Catherine said unhurriedly, even starting to put on airs. She walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and gazed at the brightly lit city below.
"But Miss, it's very late now." The secretary-general hesitated and reminded Catherine.
"Secretary-general, I am the only eldest daughter of the Feng Corporation. Do you dare to question my words?"
Catherine's aura flared, her tone clearly showing displeasure. She snorted coldly.
The people from Country Y did not yet know about her parents' demise. If the secretary-general dared to contradict her now, how much more arrogant would they become if they knew!
"Miss, I didn't mean that... Please wait a moment, I'll notify them right away."
The secretary-general was startled by Catherine's ruthless attitude. The eldest daughter was usually smiling at everyone, and this sudden outburst truly bewildered him.
Catherine responded with a cold "Mm" and hung up the phone casually. Now, she just had to wait patiently.
The computer was already on, and the major shareholders were logging in one after another. From the screen, it was evident that most of them had impatient expressions.
It had already been more than five minutes since Catherine's scheduled time, and some shareholders had yet to appear.
"Eldest Miss, what is so important that you've called us for a video conference this late?" Director Wang couldn't wait any longer and directly asked Catherine, his tone devoid of any respect.
After all, the Feng Corporation was not yet under Catherine's control, and they were not afraid of a mere young girl.
"Director Wang, mind your words. If the eldest Miss called us for a meeting, she must have her reasons." Director Lin, who had always stood by the chairman's position and was also a veteran of the company, reprimanded him.
"Director Lin, you can't say that. Mr. Feng hasn't spoken yet, but the eldest Miss has called us all for a meeting. Isn't that a bit..."
Director Li coughed a few times and cast a meaningful glance at Catherine.
This was an insinuation that Catherine lacked the authority and should not overstep her bounds.
Catherine remained silent. She watched the scene of these people arguing heatedly, secretly sneering in her heart.
Only after they had argued enough did Catherine slowly clear her throat. She tested the microphone and said unhurriedly,
"Thank you all for taking your precious time to attend this video conference. For those shareholders who are not present, please convey my regards."
Catherine's face turned cold. She looked at the few avatars that were still dark and smiled faintly.
She didn't mind. These fools didn't know yet how important a video conference they were missing, an important meeting that would decide the new owner of the Feng Corporation.
"Since the eldest Miss knows our time is precious, is it appropriate to schedule it at this hour?" Director Wang attacked Catherine again, a cigar in his mouth, showing no regard for the video conference.
Catherine cast a cold glance at Director Wang. His backing was her aunt, Feng Zhenhua's sister's faction.
Feng Shaofang, who was the closest to the Feng family's bloodline after Catherine, had pushed her son, Wang Hao, to be one of the shareholders despite her advanced age.
"Because the matter I am about to announce is indeed of utmost importance."
Catherine ignored Wang Hao. Other shareholders had already raised objections. Catherine had not yet inherited the Feng Corporation, so she was indeed not qualified to hold a meeting and discuss matters with them.
It was understandable that some shareholders did not give her face. Apart from the veterans who had always sided with the Feng couple, they would show Catherine some respect.
Seeing that Catherine was about to get to the main point, the group became quiet for a moment, but some people were still sitting distractedly, not very interested in what Catherine had to say.
"My parents, Feng Zhenhua and Song Lijun, were on flight Y1035, which departed at 3 PM. They encountered a plane crash on their way home and tragically passed away."
Catherine's expression was extremely calm. She clasped her hands tightly on the table and said solemnly.
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach everyone's ears. As expected, everyone was stunned in place, and Wang Hao's cigar even fell from his mouth.
Firstly, Country Y was too far from Pengcheng, and their influence could not reach that far. Secondly, the news had only just broken, and they, being in Country Y, had no time to get the information.
And during this window, Catherine had the best opportunity to strike first and seize power in the Feng Corporation.
"This is the first matter. The second matter is that, according to the order of succession, from this moment on, I will take charge of the Feng Corporation."
While everyone was still in a daze, Catherine decisively and swiftly announced, revealing a look of determination. A faint smile played on her lips.
Everyone had different expressions. Some shareholders had already secretly reached for their phones, starting to leak information to various factions.
These two bombshell announcements were like bombs, affecting everyone.
The dark avatars that had remained inactive suddenly lit up. The shareholders who had claimed to be unavailable now joined the video conference one after another.
All the senior executives of the Feng Corporation were present.
"Excuse me, eldest Miss, why didn't we see any news?" Director Li's first words were full of suspicion. Although they had immediately sent people to investigate, they still didn't dare to believe it without results.
The Feng couple had been fine just a few days ago. They went to Pengcheng and didn't even return?
"That's normal. There's a time difference between the two countries. You should have sent people to investigate, right? But you still wouldn't be as fast as me, since I was in Pengcheng."
Catherine shrugged. Although she appeared helpless on the surface, she was actually mocking their efficiency.