Chapter 88

Esmond asked after Helen finished reading. "What do you think?" Helen could only be honest and said, "South Group's financial report looks very impressive, with almost no apparent issues. However..." Helen paused and glanced briefly at Chandler. "However, there is one piece of data that I find problematic." This statement immediately caught Chandler's attention. Esmond remained composed and asked, "Please go on, what seems to be the problem?" Helen flipped to the fifth page of the financial report and pointed to a specific data set. "In the case of the New Era project, it appears to be profitable according to the financial report. However, when you compare it to a similar project, you'll notice a significant difference in profitability. This raises some questions." Helen's observation was direct, and she pointed out the issue plainly. For the same project, the same investments were made, but the profits were vastly different. It was hard to believe that there were no issues. Es