"Mr. Mercer, what should we do now?"
Everyone looked at Logan with concern, hoping for an immediate solution.
Logan pondered for a moment, then spoke firmly, "We need a two-pronged approach. First, we must raise funds while verifying the authenticity of the core data held by the black market. Additionally, the leaked project documents must be completely redone by the project team. During this period, all overtime wages will be tripled to keep morale high."
"Secondly, we must stabilize the company's stock price in the stock market. We cannot afford a plummeting stock price; it would be disastrous for us."
Logan issued one directive after another.
The board members, initially anxious and panicked, felt inexplicably reassured upon receiving Logan's instructions.
After the meeting ended, everyone left.
Logan was the last to exit the conference room and saw a board member he was close to still standing outside.
"Jason, why haven't you left?"
He took the initiative to ask.
The board member named Jason looked over with a serious expression, "Mr. Mercer, I'm a bit worried."
Logan nodded in understanding, "To be honest, I'm worried too. This might be the biggest crisis Mercer Group has ever faced."
Jason's expression grew even more grave.
But he wasn't here for such words.
He thought for a moment and decided to be direct, "Mr. Mercer, during the meeting, I noticed you avoided talking about the president. Is something wrong with him?"
Logan fell silent.
After a moment, he smiled bitterly, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Lance has gone missing; we can't reach him."
"Missing? Could something have happened to him?"
Jason became anxious and looked over nervously.
Logan shook his head, "We don't know the specifics yet. I'm having people investigate. I'll inform you once we have news."
"Alright, I'll also have my contacts look into it. I heard the president went to Espuenia; I have some connections there."
Jason nodded and offered to help.
Logan did not refuse.
After exchanging a few more words, they parted ways.
When Logan returned to his office, his assistant immediately followed him in and reported, "Mr. Mercer, I've contacted Xavier, but he said he doesn't know Mr. Lance's whereabouts either. He was left behind to protect Mrs. Mercer."
Hearing this, Logan frowned deeply.
Before he could think further, his secretary burst in frantically from outside, "Mr. Mercer, there's chaos in the stock market! Our stock price is plummeting! Two-thirds of our scattered shares have been sold off and are flooding the market. More people are selling their stocks."
"How could this happen?"
Logan immediately set aside concerns about Lance and asked sternly.
The secretary replied gravely, "It's because the leak we suppressed online has been exposed again."
"Damn it!" Logan clenched his fists in anger and pounded the table heavily.
Seeing this, the secretary and assistant exchanged glances and stood quietly, waiting for new orders.
Fortunately, Logan knew this was not the time for anger. He quickly issued new instructions, "Tell the Public Security Department to clarify that the online leak is false and warn that anyone spreading rumors will be sued. Also, allocate funds to buy back all scattered shares in the market; we can't let anyone take advantage."
"Yes!" The secretary and assistant nodded and left to carry out their orders.
Logan spent the entire day at the company, working tirelessly.
Throughout the day's ups and downs, he could clearly sense someone orchestrating events from behind the scenes.
Every time he adjusted his strategy to respond to changes online or in the stock market, there would be an immediate counter-adjustment avoiding his plans.
This was why he stayed at the company without leaving.
In the end, Logan outmaneuvered the mastermind behind these schemes, bringing this round of conflict to a close.
Many Cloudmere tycoons who followed the incident couldn't help but admire Logan from the bottom of their hearts.
Indeed, members of the Mercer family were extraordinary. Even in such a disadvantageous situation for Mercer Group, Logan managed to stabilize things and even set a trap for the hidden adversary.
While these tycoons privately praised Logan's wisdom, the mysterious figure behind the scenes was fuming with rage.
"Damn it! What's with these Mercer family members? Each one is more extraordinary than the last. Just when I got rid of Lance, there came another troublemaker, Logan. If I hadn't escaped quickly, he would have trapped me!"
In a large room, a middle-aged man with blond hair and fair skin cursed through gritted teeth.