Room 1 was silent due to Kaede Shirakawa's warning, and Tanimura stood alone below, sweating profusely.

He felt that if he didn't give an explanation today, he might really not be able to pass this hurdle.

Shirakawa-san,... The tuning of the chip is more difficult than expected, and there are some bugs that we have not been able to solve. ”

After holding it for a long time, Tanimura just found such a specious excuse.

"Don't talk about the chip in advance, what's going on with the screen?" Shirakawa Kaede was still unmoved, staring at him deadly.

According to the plan, the new generation of handheld adopts the latest research results of SIC, STN screen.

This kind of screen is theoretically better than the previous TN screen, and there will be a qualitative improvement in all aspects.

Clarity, responsiveness, contrast, viewing angles, colors, and more will all have a new experience.

But judging from Shirakawa Kaede's use just now, he didn't see these advantages.

The flickering on the screen, as well as the logo that appears from time to time, are even inferior to the most primitive TN screen.

The previous handhelds were rudimentary, but at least smooth.

What now? It's really similar to a brick.

The reason why it is called a new generation of handhelds, the first thing that is fed back to players is the screen or the improvement of the screen.

But after more than a year, he hasn't even done a good job in façade work, so it's strange that Bai Chuanfeng can have a good face.

In the face of his questioning, this time Tanimura simply bowed his head and remained silent.

"Huh~" Shirakawa Kaede sneered again, but he didn't continue to inquire about Tanimura, but turned his gaze to Yamamoto from the finance department.

"Yamamoto-san, tell me how much money HAL has invested in the development of a new generation of handhelds."

Yamamoto, who was named, subconsciously got up and bowed to Shirakawa Kaede first, and then hurriedly opened the document in his hand and began to report.

The project was initially established in November 1981 and officially launched in March 1982.

The initial development cost was expected to be 200 million yen, but the total investment is 430 million yen after three additional investments. ”

"430 million yen," Shirakawa Kaede squinted his eyes and glanced at the people in the conference room, "It's more than twice as much as the initial budget." ”

The people who were swept by his gaze all bowed their heads silently. Especially Tanimura, the sweat on his forehead was dripping down.

Even Yamamoto, who reported on the financial situation, couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and wipe his head.

There are cases where R&D costs exceed the budget, but more than twice as much is not common in this era.

But this is not what makes Shirakawa Kaede angry the most, he still locks his eyes on the mountain itself of the finance department this time.

"Yamamoto-san, the budget is so much exceeded, why haven't I received any news?"

Yamamoto, who was named, was struck by lightning, and he glanced at Tanimura, whose eyes were white. looked at the expressionless Shirakawa Kaede again, and explained tremblingly.

"White... Shirakawa-san, the relevant financial situation has been reported to Tanimura-san. ”

Tanimura is the president of HAL, and the finance department is naturally under his jurisdiction.

With the growth of the business in recent years, HAL's book capital is also very considerable.

Although Tanimura does not have the power to fully use it, some of it still has a way.

"What about the audit team, why didn't they receive the report beforehand?"

In order to prevent favoritism and fraud within the company, Shirakawa Holdings also has an external audit team.

In addition to the annual routine inventory, it has another duty.

That is, any unplanned large expenses of the subsidiary company need to be reported to the audit team for filing.

After the review is approved, the next action can be performed.

But now the audit team has no records of this, and R&D spending has inexplicably more than tripled.

Facing Shirakawa Kaede's questioning, Yamamoto's body trembled visibly.

He stammered and opened his mouth, but he trembled for a long time, and he didn't say why.

Shirakawa Kaede didn't have the patience to wait, he turned his head directly and explained to his assistant.

"Oda, go check the memos from the last two years and see if any similar reports have been compiled to me.

In addition, the audit team is brought in to verify the use of R&D funds on the spot. ”

This time, Shirakawa Kaede didn't come to HAL alone, he also brought the audit team over, and they are now waiting outside.

In addition, in order to make them die, and also to let everyone see more clearly.

Shirakawa Kaede directly called up the report records of the past two years to see if HAL had given an explanation for the funds.

Hearing that Shirakawa Kaede was going to check the accounts on the spot, let alone Tanimura. Yamamoto originally trembled and collapsed softly on the chair.

However, none of this could make Shirakawa Kaede change his mind, but within two minutes, a team of staff in suits and leather shoes walked in.

At the same time, Oda also held a document and put it on the conference table.

In this way, Oda is in charge of tracing the memo, and the audit team is in charge of auditing.

Everyone had a clear division of labor, and for a while the conference room was filled with the rustle of flipping through documents.

As for the others, Tanimura and Yamamoto will not talk about it for the time being. Even Satoshi Iwata and Daiji Yamashita have a feeling of numbness in their scalps.

The heads of several development teams felt even more dry-mouthed.

Although he knew that all this had nothing to do with them, the uneasiness in his heart still lingered in his heart.

Checking accounts in person is almost like a public execution.

And looking at the expressions of Tanimura and Yamamoto, you can see that things are definitely not that simple.

Because it is a directional audit, the whole process does not take more than an hour to see the eyebrows.

In fact, in advance, Shirakawa Kaede had already obtained a rough report.

What we do now is just to make a more detailed confirmation according to the bill here at HAL.

"Shirakawa-san, please take a look." Oda respectfully handed the data that had been compiled respectfully in front of Kaede Shirakawa.

After taking the report and glancing at it, Shirakawa Kaede's eyes became a little colder.

"Tanimura-san, Sanhon-san, there are a few questions about reimbursement in the bill, can you explain?"

Saying that, without waiting for them to react, Shirakawa Kaede had already begun to read the bill.

"In September '82, Akihabara to Roppongi, the taxi cost was 3 million yen. The purpose of the trip, business trip.

Also in September, Roppongi business business entertainment, 12 million yen.

In December 82, the office replaced the bonsai for 2 million yen. …”

"Bang!" A dull sound echoed through the conference room, and everyone was frightened.

Quietly raising his eyes and looking, Shirakawa Kaede was staring angrily at Tanimura Masahito.

He slapped his palm on the table, pressing the half-read bill.

"Punishment, real punishment!" Kaede Shirakawa has never been so angry as he is today.

"For a distance of less than 9 kilometers, the taxi fare is 3 million yen. A reception cost 12 million yen.

In the cold winter wax moon in December, I went to replace 2 million potted plants.

What's even worse is that there is more than one such reimbursement.

The report to the audit team made no mention of these reimbursements.

A simple 'R&D overhead' is brought down to the past.

Are you insulting my intelligence?! The last sentence of Shirakawa Kaede's questioning voice shook everyone's eardrums.

"Bang Dang" Yamamoto, who had just collapsed on the chair, fell to the ground without sitting firmly.

And Tanimura, as the president, is also pale and crumbling.

Looking at their ugliness, Bai Chuanfeng was angry in his heart, and he didn't fight anywhere.

I was so brave when I filled in the write-off, how can I coax it now.

"The others go out first, Tanimura and Yamamoto stay." The light in Shirakawa Kaede's eyes was uncertain, and his voice did not fluctuate.

But the more this is the case, the more frightened everyone becomes.

Those who had nothing to do with it were eager to leave Room 1 immediately.

The first time they saw Shirakawa Kaede's furious appearance, it was not surprising that it left a considerable shadow in their hearts.

However, as they left the conference room, everyone looked at Tanimura and Yamamoto with hatred.

There is a problem with hundreds of millions of yen in funds, and they are too greedy.

Their monthly salary is only a month, and the highest is not more than 500,000 yen.

This amount of money is a drop in the bucket compared to the bill just now.

And after this incident, HAL's annuity must have been greatly discounted this year.

Shirakawa-san, who is the big boss, will no longer have a good impression of HAL.

It is unknown whether the latter matter will affect everyone's promotion and salary increase, all of which are related to everyone's vital interests.

It would be strange that they could have a good face for Tanimura and Yamamoto, who were the culprits.

After everyone silently exited the conference room, Shirakawa Kaede focused his attention on the two again.

"It's all here, let's talk about it. If there's anything to hide, I don't mind having the Metropolitan Police Department communicate with you. ”

"Plop!" As soon as Shirakawa Kaede's words fell, Yamamoto fell to his knees and walked all the way to him.

"Shirakawa-san, it's none of my business. It's all Tanimura, right! It's all him! ”

While Yamamoto cried with a handful of snot and tears, he also trembled his fingers and pointed to Tanimura, who was still standing aside.

"It's all Tanimura's request.,He's the president, I have to listen.,Shirakawa-san~"

Shirakawa Kaede glanced at the latter, and Tanimura's face was as silent as death, as if he had no intention of refuting it at all.

"Except for the reimbursement of nearly 100 million yen, is there any problem with the expenses of other accounts?"

Shirakawa Kaede's eyes became unfathomable, as if warning Yamamoto.

You only have one chance to answer, don't say I didn't give it to you.

Yamamoto swallowed his throat, gritted his teeth one last time, and broke the jar directly.

"Of the 430 million R&D expenses, 100 million was reimbursed in the accounts, and 100 million was invested in real R&D.

The rest—" Yamamoto paused, "the rest is in the stock market." ”

"Stock Market?!" Shirakawa Kaede couldn't believe his ears.

Lao Tzu has invested so much money to let you develop a new generation of handhelds.

The result is good, you actually took Lao Tzu's money to speculate in stocks?

"Ha~" Shirakawa Feng sneered, "I can't see that the two of you are still financial experts." ”

"How's it going, did you make money by trading stocks?"

"Shirakawa-san~" Yamamoto knelt on the ground and looked at him with a pleading expression.

"You'll talk about it later, now go out immediately and explain all the details of the accounts to the audit team honestly.

Remember, if anything is missed, it won't be me again. ”

"Hay! Hail! Yamamoto kowtowed, and crawled out of the conference room.

In the meeting room where silence was restored again, Shirakawa Kaede looked at Tanimura with a sigh.

"Tanimura, it's been three years since HAL was established this year, right?"

(End of chapter)