That morning, the calm in the Valerius Group's main lobby was shattered in a matter of seconds.
Bang!
The door to the main conference room was flung open violently. Mark stepped out, his face deathly pale, breathing heavily and erratically. His hand clutched a cell phone that vibrated incessantly. On the screen, Valerius Group's stock chart plummeted to the lowest point in the company's history, forming a terrifying vertical red line.
The media giant Sterling Group had just released an exclusive investigative report at exactly eight o'clock in the morning. Without holding back, all documents regarding Valerius Group's tax manipulation, money laundering, and dual financial reporting over the past five years were displayed on the front page. The documents were highly credible, meticulously organized, and impossible to refute.
