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#64 Right But Feels Wrong
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2024-10-22 07:02:01"...and regarding the financing of the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in the country..."
CRASH!
The man who had been speaking in front of the projector froze. The entire meeting room fell into a dead silence. Kenji had just thrown his phone at the wall, frustrated after hearing a recording sent by Inoue.
Kenji was furious with himself for automatically choosing to listen to the whole thing, which wasn't a sign of indifference. As soon as he understood, he should have stopped the recording.
The phone shattered into pieces, scattering into several parts, and everyone in the room only dared to glance at him.
There were about ten people present, and all of them pretended not to see what Kenji had done—except for Ryu, of course. But even Ryu only dared to furrow his brow. He didn’t ask why Kenji felt the need to throw his phone.
Kenji sighed and leaned back in his chair, staring at the frozen man in front. The man
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