Chapter 9

"Brother, I've made up my mind. I'm going back tomorrow to break the contract. Worst case, we'll pay a penalty fee. I'm genuinely worried that hothead might stir up some trouble."

That day, I learned about the whole situation.

After Langdon took over my position, he demanded that all employees report to him daily. If anyone was even a minute late, their wages would be docked. If someone spent an extra cent on a business trip, it'd come out of their own pocket.

With some of our long-standing clients, he nitpicked relentlessly. He'd insist on unloading perfectly good merchandise just to inspect each item individually, irritating the truck drivers and wasting a ton of time.

When Manager Lincoln confronted him about it, Langdon had the audacity to accuse Lincoln of trying to pass off subpar goods, implying that's why he feared inspection.

This got Lincoln so worked up his blood pressure shot up to 180. He immediately went back, paid the penalty, and terminated the contract.