"That's accurate!" declared the leader of Line 5. "We found ourselves mired in a substantial debt… We were consumed by obsession…"
"Enough!" Manager Jia intervened to halt their conversation.
The leader of Line 4 voiced a degree of discontent. "Manager Jia, we're unable to even protect ourselves. Must we continue shielding President Zhao?"
"At the company's first-month celebration, it was President Zhao who goaded us, his 'brothers,' into gambling online. If he hadn't spurred us to bet, how could we have amassed such staggering losses? We still don't have enough to cover our debts, even if we liquidate all our assets!"
The leader of Line 5 was besieged by debt collectors, a situation that had him contemplating drastic measures. Were it not for his young child and ailing wife, he might have met a tragic end long ago.
"President Zhao encouraged you to gamble online?" Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow, her concern centered on the legality of such actions.