Fang Shaocong waited patiently for two days before Jiang Cong finally gave him a reply.
"Thank you..." Fang Shaocong said hoarsely. Originally, he had almost given up hope, but Jiang Cong's actions were like pulling him out of the abyss.
"No need to be like this. I'm also doing this for my own sake," Jiang Cong said indifferently, then turned around and left.
According to Fang Shaocong's plan, Jiang Cong only took half a day to finish the project report and gave it to Fang Shaocong, making many changes to the details.
If one wasn't the person who had personally written this report, they would never discover the secrets hidden in these details. By then, no matter how much Nan Wentian tried to deny it, once these deliberately ignored details were brought to the surface, he would instantly lose his footing.
There was an unfathomable smile on Jiang Cong's lips, along with the fierceness and determination of a long - waiting hunter. This time, he was going to clear his name and make Nan Wentian reap what he had sown.
When Nan Wentian received the report Fang Shaocong gave him, he was quite surprised. He never expected Fang Shaocong to act so quickly.
Nan Wentian seemed very cautious. He asked word by word, "Are you sure Jiang Cong never worked on this report before? Or is this just a half - finished product?"
His words were full of doubts about the authenticity of the report.
Fang Shaocong remembered what Jiang Cong had told him. If Nan Wentian asked questions, don't rush to explain. Instead, act impatient. People's subconscious minds would drive Nan Wentian to make the wrong judgment, thus believing Fang Shaocong's words.
Fang Shaocong pretended to snatch the report back, his tone extremely disgusted. "Take it or leave it. Give it back to me!"
Nan Wentian wasn't going to let the prey in his mouth slip away. He quickly pressed down on Fang Shaocong's hand that was trying to grab the report and falsely comforted him, "Better safe than sorry. I'm doing this for both of us. Don't be angry."
At the same time, because of Fang Shaocong's attitude, Nan Wentian instantly dispelled his doubts about the report. After all, Fang Shaocong wouldn't take such a risk.
Moreover, after what Fang Shaocong had done to Jiang Cong, how could they possibly reconcile?
Thinking like this, Nan Wentian smiled even more cheerfully. The pride in his eyes was hard to hide.
Fang Shaocong secretly observed Nan Wentian's changing expressions. He had been by Nan Wentian's side for a long time and naturally knew what this look on Nan Wentian meant.
He calmly withdrew his gaze and snorted indifferently. "Alright, I've done what I promised. You'd better do what you promised too. Otherwise, you know the principle that water can carry a boat and also capsize it."
Nan Wentian didn't take Fang Shaocong's words to heart, but to keep Fang Shaocong from having second thoughts, he still readily agreed.
Fang Shaocong didn't want to stay any longer. He got up to say goodbye. After leaving Nan Wentian's office, he turned into a secluded corner and let out a long sigh of relief. The shirt on his back was already soaked with layer upon layer of cold sweat.
"The fish has taken the bait," Fang Shaocong sent such a message to Jiang Cong, then swiped right to delete it. After his pounding heart calmed down a bit, he turned and walked out.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner as Jiang Cong had expected. The day after Nan Wentian got the report, he couldn't wait to publish it, and it was even published in the most well - known high - end newspaper in the country.
Looking at the page with a large - scale report on the newspaper's front page, Jiang Cong's smile deepened, and there was a calculating glint in his eyes.
From Nan Wentian's perspective, this move was to get ahead of Jiang Cong. Moreover, since Nan Wentian had already published the report and it had received wide attention from all sectors of society, in the eyes of the outside world, he, Nan Wentian, was the original author.
But this also completely blocked Nan Wentian's way out. As a national authoritative newspaper, it would never allow plagiarism to happen. I'm afraid Nan Wentian would end up shooting himself in the foot.
And this was exactly what Jiang Cong wanted to see.
Jiang Cong took a light sip of the freshly brewed green tea on the table and whispered meaningfully, "Nan Wentian, let's wait and see."
Fang Shaocong had been waiting for Jiang Cong's next instructions. Seeing that Jiang Cong didn't say anything for a long time, he couldn't hold back anymore and went to find Jiang Cong. "What should we do next? Nan Wentian has been accepting interviews from various media recently. He's so proud. Are you really willing to let it go?"
By now, Fang Shaocong no longer felt jealous of Jiang Cong. A report casually written by Jiang Cong could receive such a great and positive response. One could imagine how outstanding Jiang Cong's abilities were.
But Fang Shaocong least wanted to see Nan Wentian being so complacent. He was afraid that things would get out of control.
"Your biggest problem is that you're too eager for quick success. Haste makes waste. When the time is right, I'll tell you," Jiang Cong stood with his back to Fang Shaocong, leisurely admiring the bustling city outside the floor - to - ceiling window.
No matter how impatient Fang Shaocong was, he knew that at this moment, he could only listen to Jiang Cong.
So, after a week, Fang Shaocong received the news that Nan Wentian was going to hold an academic exchange activity. At the same time, Jiang Cong also told him that it was time to act.
Fang Shaocong had been waiting for this day almost crazy. He rushed to do all the things Jiang Cong had told him to do one by one, waiting for the final moment to deliver a fatal blow to Nan Wentian.
Nan Wentian, whether intentionally or not, deliberately chose the hotel where Jiang Cong and the others were staying. The academic exchange activity was held in the afternoon of that day.
Before it started, Nan Wentian came to find Jiang Cong on his own initiative.
"Isn't this the well - known Chairman Nan? So, what do you want from me?" Jiang Cong leisurely fed the fish in the fish tank, his tone showing no much change.
Nan Wentian walked around behind Jiang Cong and sat down on the sofa beside him. He reached out his hand and pretended to tidy up his collar, then said arrogantly, "Jiang Cong, I'm afraid you didn't expect this situation today, did you?"
Jiang Cong deliberately put down the fish food. In a place where Nan Wentian could see, he reached into his suit pocket and pressed a button.
Nan Wentian noticed and rushed forward, snatching the recording pen tightly held in Jiang Cong's hand. He was even more proud and stepped on the recording pen until it was smashed to pieces. "Want to trap me into saying something? No way. I tell you, no matter how capable you are, Jiang Cong, you can't defeat me, Nan Wentian!"
Jiang Cong frowned, and his calm face was instantly broken. There was unwillingness and hatred flashing in his eyes. "Why! Why did you plagiarize my report!"
Seeing Jiang Cong like this, Nan Wentian finally felt relieved. Thinking that he had ruined Jiang Cong's plan, Nan Wentian let down all his defenses and proudly told everything.