Chapter 230: 226. I Want to Audit the Accounts! (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets!)

Zhang Ran looked at Tian Yaohui with a chuckle, his expression very relaxed, as if he were watching a clown perform.

"Finished? If you're finished, it's my turn to speak," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

This attitude of Zhang Ran's made Tian Yaohui feel uneasy once again, and the confidence he had just built up began to waver.

This was not Tian Yaohui's fault; the shock Zhang Ran had brought to their group back then was simply too great, and the impression left was too deep.

Of course, it wasn't that Zhang Ran had never lost; Tian Yaohui and the others knew this, but they knew even better that as long as Zhang Ran set his mind on doing something and truly put his heart into it, he had never actually failed.

Take Huamei back then, for example; at the time, Huamei was the sole dominant force, almost monopolizing the home appliance market, and no one expected Zhang Ran to be able to resolve Huamei in such a short time.

Now that Zhang Ran was showing this same attitude, it was impossible for Tian Yaohui not to be nervous.

"Who told you I only have six percent of the shares?" Zhang Ran said this slowly, making Tian Yaohui's heart skip a beat.

Tian Yaohui looked toward the others and found that their expressions were also somewhat bewildered.

He thought about the recent stock market situation again; there was nothing unusual, and ever since Zhang Ran sold off his stocks last time, he had bought back quite a few of Yaotian Pharmaceutical's shares.

So, where did Zhang Ran get the extra shares?

Tian Yaohui didn't think of Wan Haifang for a moment; after all, having lived with Wan Haifang for so many years, he considered himself to have a relatively good understanding of her.

Moreover, they had talked about it last time, and in Tian Yaohui's mind, Wan Haifang shouldn't have gone back on her word.

Furthermore, Wan Haifang's relationship with Zhang Ran wasn't very good, so she shouldn't have defected to Zhang Ran at this time.

Besides, there is the saying that a hundred days of grace follow a day of marriage; thinking of how infatuated Wan Haifang had been with him back then, Tian Yaohui's heart steadied slightly.

Even when he cheated and had an illegitimate child, Wan Haifang was able to endure it; he believed that Wan Haifang still loved him!

Just as he was pondering, Zhang Ran was also slightly stunned; what was Wan Haifang doing? Why hadn't she arrived yet?

This made him feel a little awkward!

"Ahem, let's put the stock matter aside for now. As a shareholder of the company, I have the right to audit the accounts, right?" Zhang Ran said with a dry cough.

Tian Yaohui's eyes flickered; he seemed to understand Zhang Ran's goal and said indifferently, "Of course you can, but auditing accounts requires time and procedures. I don't know which aspect of the accounts you want to check? I can have someone pull them out for you to review."

Zhang Ran chuckled and said, "Which aspect, you ask? What I want to check—could you, Tian Yaohui, not know?"

Tian Yaohui seemed as if he couldn't understand what Zhang Ran was talking about at all. "How could I possibly know what's on your mind, Zhang Ran?"

"Heh, after so long, you've really thickened your skin. Fine, if you want to play dumb, then play dumb." Zhang Ran shook his head in apparent helplessness, then said, "Bring me all the ledgers for Yaotian Pharmaceutical from the years '90 to '93."

Tian Yaohui took a deep breath. Sure enough, this was exactly what Zhang Ran wanted to check. However, Tian Yaohui wasn't panicked; he had long been prepared for many things. If Zhang Ran thought he could gain something from this, he was truly underestimating him, Tian Yaohui.

Just as Tian Yaohui was about to speak, Zhang Ran said again, "Tian Yaohui, don't tell me the ledgers from that time were burned, there are no backups, and everything is gone."

Tian Yaohui said with a serious face, "You actually guessed right. Because the statutory retention period had passed, some 'less important' ledgers were accidentally destroyed a few years ago."

Tian Yaohui bit down hard on the words "less important"! His tone also contained a hint of smugness.

General ledgers have a statutory retention period, basically fifteen years; of course, there are also some that need to be kept permanently.

After finishing, Tian Yaohui looked at Zhang Ran with the air of someone watching a show; he had long guessed that Zhang Ran would pull such a move, so he had destroyed all these things early on.

Although even if Zhang Ran really got his hands on them, he might not necessarily find anything, Tian Yaohui still held to the principle of being careful, especially when facing Zhang Ran.

However, to his disappointment, Zhang Ran did not show any expression of anger; instead, he was very calm, as if he had long guessed this would be the result.

"Fine, you don't need to worry about that; I have my own ways of finding them. By the way, don't tell me that the ledgers that need to be kept permanently are also gone. If that's really the case, I'll have to apply for an official investigation," Zhang Ran said.

Tian Yaohui's eyes flickered; Zhang Ran's words put him under pressure again. Ever since Zhang Ran entered, Tian Yaohui's mood had been constantly changing.

What did Zhang Ran mean by that?

Could it be that Zhang Ran had planted someone by his side to watch him back then?

Or did someone save the evidence at the very first moment?

After all, a Feng Lian had already appeared; Tian Yaohui dared not guarantee whether another one would appear.

"Those exist from that time, but it will take time," Tian Yaohui took a deep breath and suppressed the thoughts in his heart. He knew he couldn't lose his footing at this moment. "But before that, I want to see your proof of equity. We can't just believe anyone who comes over and says they are a shareholder of our company."

Tian Yaohui was only trying to regain a bit of his momentum; he knew that since Zhang Ran had already come, and given the obvious situation with Feng Lian, Zhang Ran must have bought Feng Lian's shares.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "That's only right."

Immediately, He Qing, who was on the side, took a stack of documents out of her bag; these were all proofs of Feng Lian's original share transfer.

Tian Yaohui looked at these with a flat expression, then looked at Feng Lian sitting beside him, and said in a low voice, "Elder Feng, why? Haven't I done well enough all these years? Do you still have some dissatisfaction with me?"

Feng Lian said with a calm face, "You did very well, but you did too well—so well that we old folks lost the equity in our hands one by one, so well that Yaotian Pharmaceutical completely became your Tian family's property."

After hearing him finish, Tian Yaohui's expression shifted for a moment, and he didn't say anything more.

"If there's nothing else, let's disperse for now," Tian Yaohui said; he wanted to end this meeting quickly.

Zhang Ran checked the time, very puzzled about what Wan Haifang had been doing.

Just as he was about to make a phone call to urge her, the door to the conference room was pushed open again.

"Sorry, I had some things to do, I'm late," Wan Haifang said as she pushed the door open and entered apologetically.

Seeing Wan Haifang at that moment, Tian Yaohui truly revealed a look of disbelief, especially seeing how Wan Haifang apologized to Zhang Ran the moment she entered; it gave him a feeling of being betrayed.

"It's good that you're here. You should be the one to talk about the shares," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

The others all looked at Wan Haifang; they hadn't spoken at all this whole time, just like outsiders.

They actually still didn't understand what the situation was.

"I have already sold the equity my father gave me to Mr. Zhang," Wan Haifang said.

Many people were somewhat bewildered; after all, they didn't know that of the 38 percent of shares held by Tian Yaohui, 10 percent actually belonged to Wan Haifang personally, not as joint property of the couple.

"Haifang! You... why would you do this?" Tian Yaohui roared; at this moment, he could no longer maintain his composure.

Wan Haifang said with a calm face, "When you decided to completely turn Yaotian Pharmaceutical into your Tian family's property, you should have expected this scene."