Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Seven: Retribution I (2/2)
Of course not.
This could already be seen from the five people gathered together.
Aside from Shao Yue and Secretary Fang, the other people present were: Jing Mo from the design department, Qin Xi from the human resources department, and the person who had just started yesterday —
Chu Ge.
“Let me introduce the outside helper Yan Jin has arranged for us: Mr. Chu,” Shao Yue said.
Qin Xi’s eyebrows shot up. “His surname is Chu?”
“It’s really not convincing at all. Nan Wei currently works in our department. I see him every day,” Jing Mo added.
“That’s not important. My current family name is Chu.” Chu Ge played down his identity and changed topics. “What’s important is…”
He flipped his notebook tablet over. On the screen was the photograph they had all received.
Nobody spoke for a while.
“I’ve only been here for a day, so I’m not too clear on YL’s specific situation. But, just from this photograph, nobody should doubt that there’s a spy in YL, right?”
Everyone nodded.
The picture was taken from Yan Jin’s chairman office. Nobody aside from employees had access to it.
“So the important question is: who is the traitor? Does anyone have any leads?” Chu Ge asked.
“Mhmm. It’s probably the assistant director of the human resources department. Exactly a week ago, she left on a long vacation. She still hasn’t come back yet.” Qin Xi’s tone wasn’t unsure at all. It sounded more like her conclusion.
No one raised any questions either. It was as if her words were accepted as truth.
On the side, Secretary Fang began to mutter to herself.
Her voice started so softly that only she could hear it, but as she began to recall the more important points, her volume increased.
“… Three years ago, her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. With her current pay, if her daughter is still alive, she should be running out of options about now.”
“Has this been verified?” Chu Ge asked.
“Yes.” The secretary nodded confidently. “I saw her daughter’s diagnosis results, and I don’t recall her ever taking bereavement leave. Her daughter is definitely still alive, and the chance that she’s been cured is very low.”
Chu Ge muttered, “Leukemia, huh…”
“*Sigh*, you all are too amazing. I’m not even needed,” Shao Yue grumbled in mock dissatisfaction. He asked indifferently, “Do we need to release a crisis statement for PR?”
“Of course we need to,” Jing Mo said. “But, can we stop the photograph from being released?”
“Probably not. The enemy clearly doesn’t intend to negotiate with us. I don’t mean the assistant director,” Chu Ge said.
“Then, releasing a statement isn’t going to be too useful. Plus, Yan Jin is coming back soon…” Shao Yue fantasized. Suddenly, he thought of something that made his entire body tremble. “It can’t be that the moment I clean up this situation, Yan Jin returns and publicly comes out of the closet, right?”
“It’s very likely.” Qin Xi was the first to reply.
“T-That’s not necessarily the case, right? Not when it involves the company too…” Secretary Fang said doubtfully.
“Forget it. He’s already given all his stocks to his little lover just in case such a scenario happened,” Chu Ge said.
Qin Xi smiled without saying anything.
“There’s no other choice then. We’ll have to make do with what we have.” Despite those words, Jing Mo’s tone completely didn’t sound like someone with “no other choice”.
“It won’t be for too long. It’ll only be until Yan Jin returns.” Shao Yue was in a very cheerful mood. “The kind of person the chairman is doesn’t affect a company too greatly. Look at Zhou Jinrong. He’s dated so many superstars and nothing ever happens to him. Compared to someone like that, Yan Jin hasn’t done anything wrong.”
“That’s right. YL is already very stable currently. A minor issue like this won’t damage our foundations,” Secretary Fang concluded.