"I don't know what you mean, Director Lu. I just came back to handle official business as usual, but was illegally detained by the people you arranged," he said, seemingly extremely angry and heart - broken. "I've been loyal to the company for so many years. Don't make unfounded accusations."
Everyone in the meeting room was watching the show. Yan Xia glanced down at him and sneered.
"It seems you're not going to admit it voluntarily," she said leisurely. "Li Hong, you tell them."
Li Hong had been waiting in place for a long time. As soon as Yan Xia gave the order, he immediately stepped forward and stood in front of everyone. The moment he lowered his head, he made eye contact with Manager Yang. Manager Yang stared at him threateningly. He didn't even know when Li Hong had defected and was thus stabbed in the back.
Li Hong nodded and bowed to everyone, saying, "I'm Li Hong, Assistant to Manager Yang. I've always known what Manager Yang has been doing. He used his position to sell the project data of the international high - school to a rival company. He also asked me to frame Director Lu..."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the meeting room.
Manager Yang struggled even more violently. "You're talking nonsense! I've never done such a thing!"
Suddenly, he glared at Yan Xia and roared, "It's you! A few days ago, I just assigned you some normal work, which made you a bit busier. And now you're framing me like this. You clearly want to usurp power. After I leave, it's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye who will be the most suitable to take my position."
He deliberately steered the conversation in this direction. Outsiders already had doubts about Yan Xia's employment at Shengshi. This would only make them more suspicious of her ulterior motives.
Li Hong continued, "Manager Yang had some family issues. Someone paid him to do this. He threatened me to cooperate with him, saying that if the matter was successful and Director Lu left Shengshi, the position of director would be mine."
The two of them stuck to their own stories and neither was willing to back down.
After Yan Xia gave the floor to Li Hong, she remained silent.
At this time, Peng Shiyi in the corner couldn't sit still anymore. She voiced her doubts, "You said Manager Yang was paid to do this. Both your and his statements are one - sided. How can you prove that you weren't bribed to deliberately frame Manager Yang?"
Guilty people will be forced to jump out. Peng Shiyi's current behavior perfectly illustrated this.
Yan Xia lifted her chin slightly. "Miss Peng, did you come here just to watch the show today? If so, it's better not to interrupt."
Li Hong placed a tablet on the table. The computer screen showed a video - playing interface.
He said, "I deliberately told Manager Yang that Director Lu had evidence proving he was the mole. The evidence was in Director Lu's office computer. Then, this is what happened in the video."
He clicked to play the video. In the picture, Manager Yang sneaked into Yan Xia's office furtively. Afraid of alerting others, he didn't turn on the light and went straight to Yan Xia's computer to rummage for files.
Suddenly, the light in the office came on, and Manager Yang was caught red - handed by the people who had been lying in wait in the company.
"This video doesn't prove anything!" Manager Yang was still making a futile struggle. "I was just looking for a work - related document. I wasn't trying to destroy any evidence. You're making unfounded accusations..."
"I forgot to tell you that I recorded our whole conversation," Li Hong interrupted him.
Manager Yang fell silent immediately. His body went limp, and he slumped to the ground.
His reaction had already confirmed Li Hong's words. Peng Shiyi's face became even more ugly. If people found out that she and Manager Yang had joined hands to frame Lu Sheng and wanted to drive her out of the company, Lu Sheng would surely never let it go.
But... before this, Li Hong had said that Manager Yang was instigated by someone, and that person was among them. Did Yan Xia already suspect that it was her?
The discussions in the meeting room grew more and more intense.
Taking advantage of this chaotic moment, Manager Yang suddenly bounced up from the ground and tried to run away.
He was pushed back by the person blocking the door. Furious, he knew it was all over for him. It was all thanks to this traitor, Li Hong. He suddenly turned around and pounced on Li Hong, desperately choking his neck.
"You bastard, you traitor! I've treated you well on weekdays, but you betrayed me to help others. I'll strangle you!"
All this happened beside Yan Xia. She frowned and was about to step in to stop it.
With a "bang", blood quickly trickled down from Manager Yang's head, and he fainted to one side. The tall and straight figure against the light behind was Fang Jiangyi, who was holding an ashtray in his hand.
Yan Xia widened her eyes and looked serious. Did Fang Jiangyi do this for Peng Shiyi? No, it couldn't be that simple.
At that moment, a terrible thought suddenly popped into her mind. Fang Jiangyi knew about this matter, but he was just going with the flow and didn't involve himself.
Fang Jiangyi disgustedly threw away the ashtray and lowered his head to wipe his hands with a handkerchief.
"Drag him away. Leave the rest to the legal department."
Yan Xia stopped him. "No, Yang Fan framed me because he was instigated. The matter hasn't been fully investigated yet."
Fang Jiangyi focused on wiping his hands and said without looking up, "Director Lu was framed as soon as she joined Shengshi. It's my poor management. Since this has already happened, don't worry. I'll find out the whole story and give you an explanation."
The two looked at each other, and the emotions in Yan Xia's eyes were extremely complex.
Fang Jiangyi... With just this one sentence, he had silenced her next words.
"Since the mole has been found out, everyone can disperse," Fang Jiangyi put the handkerchief into his pocket, glanced at Li Hong, and subtly reminded Yan Xia, "A person who betrays his superior once can do it a second time. It's not appropriate for him to stay at Shengshi anymore. Fire him along with Yang Fan."
Yan Xia was very forthright. "I have my own judgment on this matter. If he hadn't told me the truth, I might have been framed and driven out of the company. I want to keep this person."
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable force.
Since Yan Xia had made up her mind, Fang Jiangyi didn't say anything more.
When most of the people in the meeting room had left, Peng Shiyi quietly called out to Fang Jiangyi. "Brother Jiangyi, don't leave yet. I have something to say to you alone..."
Yan Xia paused for a moment in her steps but then left without looking back.
When the meeting room was completely left with only Fang Jiangyi and Peng Shiyi, seeing that Fang Jiangyi didn't look happy, Peng Shiyi became even more nervous and even took the initiative to admit her mistake.
"Brother Jiangyi, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose..."
Fang Jiangyi said, "It's okay. I know everything."
He had known from the very beginning that it was Peng Shiyi who had bribed Manager Yang to frame Lu Sheng.
"You know?" Peng Shiyi was extremely shocked and lowered her head to say in a small voice. "Aren't you angry that I didn't listen to you... and provoked her again?"
Fang Jiangyi looked at her and suddenly patted her head.
"In this world, there are many ways to deal with a person. You don't have to involve yourself every time. There's a saying called 'killing with a borrowed knife'. Do you understand?"