Chapter 156

"President Stone has personally asked him to oversee the project, with the chairman's approval," said Conan. Ariana tapped the desk lightly, pondered for a long time, and then said, "Go and see what the vice president is doing right now." "Understood!" He nodded slightly, dialed the number of Lambert's assistant, and waited for a while before someone answered the call. Upon seeing the call from Ariana's office, Assistant Hills quietly excused himself from the meeting where Lambert was discussing business with a foreign CEO to answer the phone. "This is Assistant Hills." "Is the vice president available now?" asked Conan. There was a brief pause on Assistant Hills's end before he said apologetically, "The vice president is in a meeting right now. If there's some urgency, I can relay the message." Upon hearing this, the telling gestures from Ariana led Conan to convey the entire issue to Assistant Hills. Suspecting Lambert's meeting would last a while, Ariana stood up and said to Conan,