Chapter 847: Shift

Chapter 847: Shift

This news also reached Austin at the first possible moment. When

Jeremiah informed Austin of it, he was in the midst of a pool party with

a bunch of friends, surrounded by beautiful women, and the

atmosphere was lively.

So, when Jeremiah called, Austin was somewhat unhappy because he

had been interrupted.

Naturally, his tone towards Jeremiah wasn't going to be pleasant. He

asked indifferently, "Can't it wait until I finish enjoying myself?"

Jeremiah hesitated for a moment, then after careful consideration, he

decided to speak up. “Mr. Norman, it concerns you, so you better come

out quickly. I'm waiting for you at the entrance.”

Austin's mood instantly soured. His face immediately darkened, and he

pushed away the woman in his arms, got up from the pool, and coldly

asked, displeased, "What's the matter? Just spit it out, don't beat

around the bush."

Jeremiah's expression also stiffened. He wished to speak in front of

Austin, as it would be better to address this matter face-to-face.

However, Austin's attitude was firm. If he went straight into the pool

party at this moment, everyone would probably find out, and that

wouldn't be good for him. After all, Austin still cared about his image.

After much hesitation, Jeremiah spoke in a low voice, “Mr. Norman,

someone in the company's internal group has leaked the information

about your long-term illegal collaborations under the guise of Norman

Group projects, including money laundering..."

Jeremiah's voice grew quieter as he continued speaking. In truth, he

knew in his heart whether what Austin had done was true or false.

Although he hadn't been directly involved because Austin had kept him

in the dark, he had been by Austin's side for many years. He had some

sense of anticipation and intuition about certain things.

After informing Austin about what had happened in the company's

internal group, there was silence on Austin's end for a long time. The

atmosphere was extremely quiet, and Jeremiah dared not say anything,

holding his breath as he awaited Austin's reaction.

Austin's face suddenly turned rigid and cold. The woman who had just

come out of his embrace saw him emerging from the water and quickly

walked over, holding a robe to cover him, and reaching out to hug him.

However, she was frightened by Austin's expression.

The woman asked with concern, “Mr. Norman, what's wrong?"

Austin remained silent. His brows furrowed tightly, his face extremely

cold and grim, exuding a hint of anger. He said in a chilling voice, "Fxxk

off!"

The woman was instantly at a loss, but she still maintained a smile and

said, "Mr. Norman, you were just holding me. Why do you seem like a

different person now?"

The woman's voice wasn't too loud or too soft, but the people around

happened to overhear.

The people present were all familiar with Austin, so several men who

were standing nearby immediately spoke up, asking, "What's wrong

with Austin? Is it because the girl didn't serve him well? When it comes

to women, just get a new one, problem solved!"

After these men spoke, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. The

woman standing in front of Austin instantly fell silent, her expression

stiff. Finally, she walked away, not daring to utter another word to

Austin.

Only then did Austin calmly say to Jeremiah on the phone, “I'm coming

out now."

He hung up the phone, quickly got dressed, and when his friends saw

him about to leave, they exclaimed, "Austin, you're leaving? We're

having a great time. What are we going to do without you?"

Since Austin was paying for most of the gathering, this pool party had

invited many internet celebrities, and the cost was not insignificant.

Although they were all wealthy playboys in the same circle, nobody had

as much money as Austin, and nobody wanted to waste their money

like that.

Austin glanced at everyone with cold eyes and said indifferently, “You

can't live without me?"

After hearing his words and seeing his expression, everyone fell silent,

and it wasn't until Austin walked away that they coldly scoffed, "If you

can't afford it, then don't ever start it!"

But Austin didn't care about their comments at all because what was

happening now was a thousand times more important than their

opinions.

Austin came out of the pool party, and Jeremiah's car was already

waiting at the entrance. When Austin came out, Jeremiah immediately

got out of the driver's seat and opened the back door for him.

With a stern face, Austin got into the car, and Jeremiah quickly got into

the driver's seat and started the engine, driving away.

Austin's voice was deep as he asked, "Have you found out who's

behind all this?"

Jeremiah replied, "I've asked the company's technical department to

investigate, but the IP address is not domestic, so it's not that easy to

trace.”

"Since they were able to access the company's internal group, it must

be someone within the company. Screen each person, we must find out

who itis."

Austin's emotions were running high. With such a significant event, he

couldn't just sit still.

Jeremiah nodded to indicate that he understood, then asked, "Mr.

Norman, what should we do next? This news has already spread from

the internal group, and it will likely hit the trending topics by tomorrow

morning at the latest.”

It was evening now, and it was after working hours. The staff of Twitter

and online forums had gone off duty, so the news wouldn't spread as

quickly during this time. But for such a major event, sometimes it didn't

require any personnel arrangements and would naturally become a hot

topic.

Leaning back in his seat with a somber face, Austin remained silent.

His face was covered in a shroud of darkness.

After a long moment of solemn silence, Austin finally spoke in a calm

tone, "Are there any updates on Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya?"

"No, they should have just found out about this as well. Since it

happened in the employee group, most of the higher-ups are not

present. The HR department asked me if they should dissolve the

group.”

"Of course not. Dissolving the group would imply that we admit it. That

would be shooting ourselves in the foot. We absolutely can't do that.”

Austin immediately refusedf. He couldn't let this matter be confirmed.

However, when he saw the screenshots from the HR department on

Jeremiah's phone, he became even more uneasy.

The conversations, along with the photos and evidence in the

screenshots, were from things he had personally handled.

These things had never been shown to anyone else, so where did the

person who leaked this information come from?

Austin immediately spoke to Jeremiah, "Have you prepared what I

asked for earlier?"

Jeremiah nodded, "It's ready."

“Then release the news immediately, right away. Being one step ahead

is the only way to shift the attention away from us." Austin's composure

was starting to crumble, so he immediately instructed Jeremiah to

release the evidence he had prepared, which framed Mr. Davalos and

Mr. Moya as the ones involved in illegal activities. Austin claimed he

knew nothing and had no connection to it.

After releasing this news, Austin also paid for a group of internet trolls.

Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya were immediately pushed onto the trending

topics, and the employees of Norman Group saw the news. However,

some employees compared the evidence released in the internal group

and felt that something seemed off. As a result, some employees

couldn't resist creating anonymous accounts and sharing the content

from the internal group.

Discussions erupted everywhere. Which part was true and which part

was false?

Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya chose to go directly to the police, hoping for

an investigation and justice.

Austin, upon receiving this news, became even more flustered. He

thought Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya would be scared and at a loss, so

how could they choose to go to the police? After all, how could they

report such a matter? They had always been afraid of such situations.

Why did they change this time?

Austin couldn't find an answer. As the person in charge of Norman

Group, if the company's two second-largest shareholders encountered

a problem and chose to report it to the police, as the person in charge,

he naturally needed to assist with the investigation.

The police called him directly, and Austin cooperated verbally. After

ending the call, he immediately said to Jeremiah, "Prepare a ticket for

me to leave the country. I want to leave now. Check the fastest flight

departure times."

Jeremiah asked, "Mr. Norman, if you leave now, won't it confirm that

you're involved? The police just want you to assist with the

investigation. They haven't placed all the blame on you. Are you sure

you want to leave?"

Austin's expression grew more uncertain. He thought for a moment

before finally saying, "Prepare everything as I instructed. We can't

afford any mistakes. I need to leave immediately.”