Chapter 339 339: Scandal In Spotlight.

Leo came outside the conference room just in time to see the people leave. They were all looking rather angry but they nodded to Leo and the latter responded with a reciprocation. The last to come out was Nikki and Leo asked, "Where are Snow and Lily?"The man replied, "Inside, Madam Snow seems to be directing a few people to move against Henesi."

Leo nodded and went inside the room. He saw Lily was trying to calm the raging Snow. He sighed and went over. Just when he reached Snow, who was looking at him, the lady raised her hand and slapped him across the face. The impact was so strong, that Leo sensed a whistle lingering in his ear.

Lily was stunned and Snow grabbed Leo's collar as she spoke in a commanding tone, "What the hell were you thinking when you were racing in such a dangerous situation? Could you not have come back to the pit and abandoned the race? Was it below your pride to value your life?"

Leo didn't say anything, he knew that Snow's hormones were unstable, and that she must have been worried sick about his welfare on the track. After all, he was just one man, how can he handle everything. He let her rant for a long time, before she finally calmed down. Leo then hugged her and said, "It's not below my pride, it's just about the dignity of all those men in the paddock. My win today was the culmination of their work and also the situation on the track was unpredictable and none could have predicted it. As for the true nature, it will come out after the investigation."

Snow suddenly started crying in his embrace and Leo patted her back. Lily looked at the situation and sighed, as she wondered why the adults were so complicated.

After Snow calmed down she complained about being tired and Leo led her outside, heading back to the hotel carefully under the cordone of the security team. Kyle said, "Sir, Milo went inside the servers of Teams Alfa and Winchester, the data telemetry shows that the cars were fine, and the actions of the drivers were deliberate."

Leo hummed, he had expected this, and after some thoughts he asked, "Good, let the RCA officials have one last chance, if they try to act smart and cover up, release everything to the media. Fuck them up badly."

Kyle nodded and replied, "Yes, Sir."

The people got into their cars and then drove back to the hotel.

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On the other hand, the scandal was shaking up the racing scene all over the world. RCA managed all the contests going on around the world, and many people stepped up to express their unhappiness with their bossy attitude.

If that was not going to make them change, a legal notice for suing them was delivered to the mailbox of the RCA headquarter, it named the officials that were responsible for monitoring the race in Sakura nation. Then a separate letter with the signs of all the team principles was delivered to the same desk, it was a no-confidence letter.

The consequences of the latter could most likely lead to the change of the Association President. The person read the letters and his blood boiled, it was not that he was fair and all clean, but this matter in particular had nothing to do with him. However, he was being dragged through the mud because of some fuckers who tried to play it big.

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The main culprit of this, Viktor Henesi, was seething with rage, not only did his plan fail, his star driver was also put in the hospital. He wanted to lash out but all he could do was to break a few antiques in his office. The people in the office were so scared by this outburst that they hid in their workspaces, but they knew what was going on here. It was a surprise for them to realize that Viktor Henesi might be directly linked to the bog conspiracy.

The reason the entire world was abuzz because this was not only about the sports of racing, but also about the significant part of the automobile industry which was a major part of world economy.

To maximize the damage caused by this whole facade, a rumor was leaked stating that the Four Rings company had funded this whole thing under the influence of the new board member, Viktor Henesi.

Not only that, some videos of the Four Rings cars having malfunctions, and trouble with their ADAS features began surfacing in the social media. Who knows how these content creators found the mechanics who told how that some parts of the Four Rings automobiles didn't deliver the promised performance and the fuel economy was also poor.

The market value was all about public opinion. Four Rings tried to move quickly and handle the mess with the PR but the damage to the reputation came in like a flood.

Little Cherry was a menace, she paid the people to go to the Four Ring stores, buy their cars, and then drive them off in a reckless manner before crashing them or causing minor accidents. These people were spread all over the world, and within a night, Four Rings was on the front page of world news papers in the morning.

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The RCA president was not a fool, to save his seat he would sacrifice anyone. With the no-confidence letter turning in to the office, the meeting for a decision was inevitable but he knew that it was something that would take place after the investigations have been conducted.

So, in an effort to save his own ass, he decided to uproot all the people who were involved in this whole mess, and denounce them publicly. That was not all, the swift decision made shockwaves in the world racing scene, some people thought that the situation had stabilized, but it was just the start, in the hospital Jin woke up from his shock, and he told the press in an exclusive interview that his decision was directed by Viktor Henesi, the latter had threatened to ban him from the team and not releasing him from the contract.

Boom!

This statement caused another shock to people, some stepped up to sympathize with Jin, and the rest started cursing him for being so spineless. After all, at the end of the day he was just a driver and the team owner owned the car and the chances he got. However, at this moment, the door of the hospital ward pushed open and Leo walked inside, Jin was shocked and he tried to sit up straight.

However, Leo walked up to him with some flowers and patted the guy on the shoulder and said, "Take some rest. You have been through enough."

Jin was moved and his eyes turned a little misty as he said, "I am sorry, I tried to stop but..."

Leo waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, anything that happened on the track should be left on the track. I am just happy that you don't have any life threatening situation."

Jin fell silent and one after the other, all the drivers came in to meet him and wish him well. Leo had rallied them all together to come over and visit Jin, they were showing the united front before the world. After a few minutes, the doctor came in and the people left the ward slowly after wishing him well. Jin promised everyone to hold a get together when he gets well.

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In the conference room of the RCA headquarters, all the eighteen team principals were present, and they were holding the meeting regarding the no-confidence motion filed against the president Vladimir Khanar. Apart from the president, there were many other people who were sitting on the director level as investors.

One secretary of the association said, "So, since we all have gathered let us take vote, those who support Mister Khanar, raise your hands."

A few friends among the ten investors raised their hands, but none of the team principals raised their hands, which caused Vladimir's face to change, as he shivered in rage. Last night he called all the people and they stated that they were satisfied with the resolution of the issue, but now, none of them gave him even a second glance.

The secretary sighed and asked, "Those who don't support Mister Khanar. Please raise your hands."

All the team principals raised their hands and even five of the investors did the same. The decision was made, and the resolution for the change of the President was passed. Vladimir looked at the team principals and asked, "Why did you all do this?"

Marco took the lead and said, "You came from the background of a corporate but we accepted you, however, gradually you changed everything. The sport that we all loved from the bottom of our hearts, you ruined it. So, we cannot tolerate you anymore."

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The media caught everything, and they delivered the hot cake of controversy to the masses, this was how the weekday started for them, and they realized that this time, the sport was going to change again.