Tike wasn’t an ordinary person; as soon as something happened below, he immediately sensed the problem.

"I’m just trying to help you." Caroline didn’t deny it, instead, she laughed and said, "Only if Bai Xiaosheng continues to investigate can he clash with Brown. Whoever wins or loses, I’m happy. If Brown and his son are completely destroyed, then you will naturally become the head of the Africa region of the group! By then, shouldn’t you thank me?"

Thank you? You old fox! Without your actions, I wouldn’t have known you placed so many people on my side! Even if I really become the head of the Africa region, sooner or later, you might maneuver me out of power!

Tike let out a slow, heavy breath through his nose, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you! But I have already made arrangements regarding this matter, very thoroughly and smoothly. So, your people are no longer needed to interfere."

"Suit yourself." Caroline said lightly on the phone, "We’re all aiming for the same goal."

"Then have your people withdraw." Tike said.

Caroline replied indifferently, "No need, people are just people, I have plenty. Find an excuse and fire them. I would just use the excuse of their incompetence to cut these useless guys. Mm, saves a lot of money too."

This woman can actually say something like that; she’s practically a cold-blooded animal!

What’s strangest is that people are still falling over themselves to work for her...

"Then I’ll take care of them." Tike said coldly.

Since Caroline didn’t care, he naturally wouldn’t mind those people either.

"Anything else? If not, I’m going for a maintenance session." Caroline said on the phone, "A woman’s biggest enemy is aging." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Tike hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "About that Bai Xiaosheng, are you sure he will continue to investigate? Will he hold onto the Brown father and son even when the group headquarters has made a decision?"

Tike’s biggest worry was Bai Xiaosheng’s lack of strength on his side. If they had planned so well, and that Bai Xiaosheng backed down, it would be infuriating.

Though Fiewood said everything was progressing in an orderly fashion and results would soon be seen, Tike guessed it was not that smooth.

He also had doubts about whether Bai Xiaosheng would dare to persist.

"Don’t worry, although the man is young, he’s not ordinary. Once he has a target, he never gives up. Moreover, he doesn’t even give the deputy director face; a mere Mr. Brown can’t make him bow down." Caroline’s words were quite appreciative of Bai Xiaosheng, "Unfortunately, such a person is destined not to submit under me! And he chose a path opposing us! But this time, he has invisibly become our most powerful ’hired thug’! I can tell you for sure, this man will be a tough problem for anyone he encounters! The quieter he is now, the more he is preparing for a major attack. Once he acts, it will be disastrous!"

Tike quietly listened and then suddenly laughed out loud.

"You don’t believe?" Caroline heard the noise on the other side of the phone and asked.

"I just find it amusing that you hold the Bai guy in such high regard." Tike laughed, "And yes, he’s probably the only man who has ever flustered you, Caroline."

Even Tike, who always kept Caroline subtly suppressed, chose this moment to expose her weakness.

Caroline’s breath visibly caught, as if an unpleasant emotion was brewing.

"Alright, I’m done. Let’s chat again sometime." Tike declared his victory, ended with a closing remark, and directly hung up the phone, a comfortable smile on his face.

On the other end, Caroline coldly looked at her phone, casually tossed it on the table beside her, and muttered, "That bastard dares to tease me! Hmph, it seems he underestimates Bai Xiaosheng..."

Caroline took a silent deep breath, coldly laughed, "So, sooner or later, you might fall into Bai Xiaosheng’s hands, Tike, and then we’ll see if you still feel like laughing!"

...

That day, at ten in the evening.

Lin Weiwei called Lei Ying and went to find Bai Xiaosheng again. It wasn’t about anything else, but Matilda had sent another email late at night.

Besides the attached document, Matilda also praised Lin Weiwei for her foresight in the email.

She actually found a document related to the previous files.

"They’re already impatiently delivering materials to us. I think it’s your approach, Xiaosheng, of waiting and not acting, that has made some people quite anxious." Lin Weiwei found the situation quite amusing, "I just don’t know who the person behind this is, whether it’s Caroline remotely controlling from across continents or someone trying to frame Cilio. Do you think it might be Tike, the executive director of the Africa region? I don’t think so. There’s no benefit for him in undermining his own subordinate. Besides, I heard Mr. Brown is recommending him to succeed as the business director of the Africa region. If Mr. Brown gets into trouble at this critical juncture, it will be a loss for him."

Lin Weiwei had no idea that even if Tike really rose with the support of Mr. Brown, the people around him would still be Brown’s men. Tike might not be able to act independently, to put it bluntly, he might just become a puppet to shield the future executive director of the Africa region, Cilio.

A person might endure and pretend to be timid for many years, but his true goal will never be to continue being timid in a high position.

"I think with the way things have developed, Matilda should realized that we’re openly demanding materials, yet she continues to send them to us without avoiding suspicion, probably because her ’superiors’ have been inactive for too long and are getting anxious." Lei Ying sneered.