Although they were currently relying on him for food, shelter, and everything else, these capitalists never made a losing deal. Uncle Fu feared that Lu Qianzhou had other motives as well.
Yan Xia wasn't sure either. She and Lu Qianzhou weren't on intimate terms.
So she said, "We still need to rely on him for now. As long as it doesn't violate our principles, we should follow his lead. But Uncle Fu, you and I both know that in this world, the only one we can truly rely on is ourselves."
Uncle Fu nodded. "It's good that the second young lady understands this principle."
The next day, Yan Xia stayed at home painting, finding peace and pleasure in the activity. Her mood was extremely calm.
In the middle of it, as expected, she received a call.
The caller was Li Hong, the assistant of Manager Yang, who had reached an agreement with her after being threatened a few days ago.
Li Hong said, "Supervisor Lu, I followed your instructions and leaked the news to Manager Yang, falsely claiming that you had found evidence proving that he was the mole who leaked the information. He took the bait as expected. He secretly returned to the company and tried to steal the information from your office. We caught him red - handed!"
Yan Xia's hand holding the paintbrush paused.
She originally thought Manager Yang was a bit more intelligent, but now it seemed that he was just as stupid as Peng Shiyi and could be easily defeated.
"Bind him up and hand him over to the board of directors tomorrow."
Li Hong was very eager. "Okay, Supervisor Lu. Do we need to torture him to find out who his mastermind is?"
Yan Xia made the last stroke with her paintbrush. Looking at the budding flower on the drawing board, she replied, "No need. Everything will be revealed tomorrow."
I'm afraid the real story behind this is far more terrifying than what Peng Shiyi could have orchestrated alone.
She had a good night's sleep.
On Monday, Yan Xia arrived at the company on time. According to Li Hong, there was a regular meeting for all the senior executives from 9 to 10 a.m. After the meeting, the board of directors would probably come to her for an explanation.
Sure enough, after the meeting, Assistant Sun came downstairs in person to invite her to the meeting room.
The meeting room was full. Everyone was sitting upright, waiting for an explanation and an answer from her.
Yan Xia was surprised to find that Peng Shiyi was also there. Although she wasn't an employee of Shengshi, in the eyes of outsiders, she was at least half of the boss's girlfriend. She must have come here deliberately to watch the show, knowing that Yan Xia was going to be interrogated today.
An old - timer directly questioned, "Supervisor Lu, how's the progress of your investigation into the international high - school project?"
"We've given you enough time to handle this matter. If you still can't come up with a solution or find out who the mole is, can we assume that you've staged all this?"
Yan Xia laughed instead of getting angry. "Everyone is so busy but still finds the time to pay attention to this project in my hands. Can I assume that everyone still attaches great importance to this SN Group order?"
Fang Jiangyi was sitting on Yan Xia's right. Hearing this, he looked up at her. "SN is an international company. Everyone has put a lot of effort into this project, so of course we value it."
This was exactly what she was waiting for.
Yan Xia asked, "I'd like to know how you all plan to deal with the mole if his identity is confirmed."
Fang Jiangyi's voice was emotionless. "Kick him out of the company, demand compensation, and ban him from the industry."
Peng Shiyi was watching from the side. She didn't say a word from beginning to end, just enjoying the show.
Hearing Fang Jiangyi talk about the internal affairs of Shengshi, and knowing that this mole might very well be Lu Sheng herself, of course she wanted to watch the show. As long as Lu Sheng couldn't produce evidence, today would be the day for her to avenge her humiliation.
Yan Xia curved her lips slightly, waved her hand to signal Li Hong to come forward, and took a document from him.
She placed the document on the table and pushed it towards Fang Jiangyi with one finger.
She said, "First of all, just yesterday, I signed a contract with the CEO of SN's China region. The international high - school project is now a project of Shengshi."
It would be too straightforward and uninteresting to kill the donkey after it has done its work.
Hearing this, Fang Jiangyi frowned slightly, seemingly not satisfied with this result.
Everyone was whispering. Since Lu Sheng had already signed a contract with SN, did it prove that she wasn't the mole?
Yan Xia looked down at him. "Can this prove my innocence, President Fang?"
Fang Jiangyi simply flipped through the contract and looked up to meet her gaze. Yan Xia stared back at him without flinching.
Fang Jiangyi said calmly, "Although you've signed the contract, you're still responsible for the leakage of the project information. You can't take any chances. If we don't find out who the mole is, how can you be sure that similar things won't happen in the future?"
No one spoke up for her.
Yan Xia simply sat down on the chair. "Then what will you do, President Fang, if I can't find the mole?"
Fang Jiangyi said, "To prove Supervisor Lu's innocence, I'm afraid you can't be involved in other projects for the time being."
Yan Xia's gaze swept past Peng Shiyi in the corner imperceptibly, and her tone was light.
"Actually, I've already found out who the mole is, and I have enough evidence to prove that he was instigated by someone. That person is right here among us. There's a saying that those who confess will be lenient, while those who resist will be severely punished. I advise that person to stand up and admit it now. Don't let me use the evidence to expose you."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise, looking around and discussing who the person Yan Xia was talking about was.
Peng Shiyi's face instantly turned pale as paper. She looked at Fang Jiangyi in a panic, as if she wanted to say something.
Someone shouted, "If Supervisor Lu has evidence, why not show it directly? Why beat around the bush?"
"It seems that person doesn't plan to stand up voluntarily." Yan Xia didn't even turn around. She just shouted, "Bring the person in."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Hong had already brought in Manager Yang, who was tied up like a mummy, and threw him directly on the ground.
"Mm... Mmm..."
Manager Yang struggled desperately, making grunting sounds.
"Manager Yang? How could it be him?"
Someone said, "Manager Yang has been with the company for a long time. How can you tie him up like this? This is illegal detention!"
Li Hong stepped forward and tore off the tape on his mouth.
Manager Yang shouted and wriggled his body towards Fang Jiangyi. "President Fang, I'm innocent. President Fang, you must make the decision for me. I don't know anything!"
Yan Xia remained expressionless.
Fang Jiangyi's expression became even colder. "Supervisor Lu, what do you mean by this?"
Yan Xia sneered. "Isn't it clear enough? Manager Yang is the mole you've all been looking for."
Someone spoke up in opposition. "Impossible. Manager Yang has been with the company for a long time and has been working hard for years. If you say he's the mole, you have to show evidence. What's the meaning of tying him up like this!"
But Yan Xia didn't argue. She looked down at Manager Yang and said, "Manager Yang, do you admit it voluntarily, or do you want me to tell the whole story for you?"
Perhaps thinking that Yan Xia had no evidence and that even if he was suspected, she couldn't really do anything to him, Manager Yang stubbornly refused to admit it and stiffened his neck in denial.