Yang Mufeng knew he didn't have the power to fire Xu Chunliang, but as the vice president of Huayuan Group, he could suspend Xu Chunliang for inspection.
In front of so many people, Yang Mufeng announced the punishment decision against Xu Chunliang. He had to take action, to quickly establish his authority through this incident. If he conceded on this matter, his authority would be undermined, and future work would be difficult to carry out.
Xu Chunliang did not have any extreme reaction. He was calm throughout and left with a smile, causing some onlookers who were expecting a dramatic confrontation to feel a bit disappointed. However, no one thought Xu Chunliang would just back down. The most reasonable explanation was that he was planning a big move. Based on past experience, Yang Mufeng wasn't far from being unlucky.
