"Where in the world did Shi Taolin go? Who are you to him? Why are you here? Where did he run off to?"
"Good heavens, I just saw today that the company's legal representative has changed. Did he abscond with the funds!"
"You are President Shi's daughter, Shi Jiali, aren't you?"
"Please tell us, where exactly has President Shi gone? How did the company suddenly get transferred to you? We absolutely cannot contact President Shi now. What is going on? The company's finance department is waiting for funds to pay salaries. Also, many people at the group's building are blocking the entrance demanding overdue construction payments!"
"Quite a few material suppliers have also shown up."
"What do we do now?"
"Is it possible that you are the only one left in the Shi family here? What is going on? Is the group really going to collapse? Can the outstanding loans be repaid?"
"Ms. Shi, where has your father gone?"
"Our bank's thirty billion loan is due in two days. It needs to be repaid. He told us just the other day that he was raising funds and would definitely be able to repay this amount. Where in the world has he gone now?"
In reality, the original owner's family's real estate group had been in trouble for half a year already. Her father and mother had been covering one hole by making another, scraping together funds, and begging for money from anyone they could to barely hold on for a while.
However, with properties not selling, interest rates constantly rising, and loans one after another becoming due, the pressure was immense.
Shi Taolin knew clearly that if things continued like this, the only outcome would be bankruptcy and crushing debt.
Therefore, starting a month ago, he first cut off his daughter's allowance, then tricked his daughter into coming back to take the blame, while simultaneously looking for a way out for himself.
For the past month, although he appeared to be fighting valiantly, his actions were entirely deceitful, designed to placate the original owner, the company employees, partners, and even the banks with a false sense of security.
He had long since made preparations for his escape in secret.
Only yesterday, when everything was ready and he had completely fled, did his previous deceptions finally cease to hold, revealing the truth. The company personnel, partners, and the bank, naturally, began searching for him.
The original owner's father had hidden their only unmortgaged residence quite well, which gave Ding Yun enough time to accept the memories and understand the situation.
Otherwise, they probably would have broken in even earlier.
"Enough! Stop searching and stop shouting! He ran off long ago. What's the use of you coming here now? Silence, all of you! Speak slowly."
With so many people talking at once, each going their own way, it was several times noisier than a rowdy classroom in school. Ding Yun simply couldn't hear what they were saying, and on top of that, she was in a terrible mood.
So after only a short while, she immediately picked up a nearby cup, smashed it violently onto the floor, and roared.
After all, isn't it said that the debtor is the king?
The more you owe, the bigger the king.
Ding Yun had no intention of running away, so she naturally wasn't going to tolerate being bullied. Moreover, with such a huge debt dumped on her, wasn't she allowed to lose her temper?
Unfortunately, her temper seemed to be of no use.
After everyone paused for a moment, they resumed their individual outbursts.
Clearly, they had no expectation that Ding Yun could handle things, nor that they could get their issues resolved by talking to her.
Seeing this, Ding Yun decided not to rush either. If they weren't in a hurry, why should she be? So, she then took out earbuds, plugged them into her ears, sat back down on the sofa, and simply waited for them to finish their commotion.
What followed was undoubtedly chaos.
They ransacked the entire villa. From their various channels, they learned about Shi Taolin and his companions' departure information, and they confirmed with absolute certainty that Shi Jiali was now the owner of Shi's Real Estate Group. Some people were crying out in despair, some were furious, and some simply left.
Only the bank issued a final notice.
And the employees of the group had no choice but to stay.
As for taking things to cover the debt, the items in the villa were worth at most tens or hundreds of thousands each, with very few exceeding a million. This meager amount wouldn't even cover the interest.
Were they going to lose face by taking such things? Why?
If it were about overdue wages for migrant workers, moving some items to cover tens of thousands might be worthwhile. But who among these creditors lent money to the Shi family in amounts less than hundreds of millions?
Moving these items wouldn't even cover their labor costs.
This was why Ding Yun was left with a relatively intact house.
As for the debt, it could only be resolved through formal channels.
"Sister Jiali, so you are in charge now?"
"Do you have any solutions, or should our group just declare bankruptcy and issue some severance pay?"
Only when the surrounding noise had somewhat subsided did the former president's assistant, Zhang He, hesitantly and troubledly ask.
Although he felt that Shi Jiali was also just a scapegoat, he didn't know who else he could turn to now.
"Sigh, let's go to the company first. Contact everyone who holds shares in the group and the senior management. Have them come to the company for a meeting. Oh, and call the finance department too."
"We'll discuss the specifics at the meeting."
Ding Yun took off her earbuds, rubbed her temples with a headache, and gave instructions. Then, she addressed the other non-company personnel who hadn't left yet:
"If I recall correctly, your debts are not yet due, and most of them have collateral. So, there's no point in you coming here to make a fuss. Come back when I've defaulted. For now, please leave. Otherwise, I'll have to call security to escort you out..."
After saying this, Ding Yun couldn't be bothered to call anyone to repair the door or anything similar. She simply left, heading to the underground parking lot to drive to the group.
As for the security of the villa with its missing door, whether the people inside would leave, or if things would be stolen, it was of no importance compared to the mess at the group.
The villa, at best, was worth a hundred million.
She was paying a hundred million in interest every day.
...
An hour later.
Most of those who could make it to the meeting had arrived.
Some had a partial understanding of the situation, while others were surprised to see Ding Yun enter, not knowing what was going on.
To facilitate a smooth discussion, Ding Yun walked directly to the president's seat, slammed her hand on the desk, and got straight to the point:
"I know some of you already know what has happened, and some of you don't. So I'll be blunt: my parents, along with my brother and his wife, have absconded with the funds. The company's assets are now all mine. The debts are also all mine. So, all you need to know is that I am your boss now. Our most important issue is resolving the debt, not asking why this happened or where they have gone. I don't know where they have gone either. If I knew, I'd be the first to go after them."
"Now, finance, tell me about the areas where we need funds, in chronological order. Let's try to see if we can cut off a limb to save the body and salvage the situation!"