Fang Ruiyang told Zhao Quanjing that the Pei Group had discovered several loopholes in the financial report, and those loopholes were related to some recent malicious incidents within the group.
The Pei Group suspected that someone was deliberately targeting them, and there might be a mole within the company. They had already started to conduct an investigation. However, this information was only known to a few high - level executives. Fang Ruiyang was able to learn about it in advance because he was Huang Zhenzhen's boyfriend.
"Dad, are these things related to our Zhao Group?" Fang Ruiyang asked tentatively.
Zhao Quanjing didn't answer. Fang Ruiyang continued, "If they really start the investigation, I'll be in great danger. Dad, is that other person in the Pei Group really trustworthy? Can he protect me? Or will he sacrifice me for his own sake?"
Zhao Quanjing didn't answer his questions. He just told Fang Ruiyang to leave first.
That was exactly what happened that night.
After telling the whole story without missing a single word, Fang Ruiyang let out a sigh of relief. The heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart for a while finally lifted a bit.
But when he looked up, he saw Yan Yincheng's face as cold as ice. He was immediately intimidated by the other man's aura, and his heart started pounding.
"How did you know about the loopholes in the financial report?" Yan Yincheng asked coldly. He remembered that he had only told Pei Mingyuan about this.
Seeing this, Xu Zixi quickly held Yan Yincheng's hand to comfort him. "Don't be impatient, Brother Cheng. Pei Mingyuan told me about this first, and then I told Fang Ruiyang. Pei Mingyuan couldn't figure it out on his own, so he wanted to find a hacker to help. I got Xiaoyang involved.
"The reason we let him tell Zhao Quanjing is that we found there's another mole in the Pei Group besides him. We did this to expose that person earlier."
Yan Yincheng said, "Another one? How did you find out?"
Xu Zixi replied, "Do you remember our design competition? At that time, Zhao Quanjing ordered Fang Ruiyang to win a prize in the competition. Fang Ruiyang had no choice but to steal someone else's work. The work he stole was from Wen Li in the design department.
"After the competition, Wen Li came to me and asked me to help her investigate. After my investigation, I found that all the non - winning entries had been deleted without a trace, except for the six winning works."
Yan Yincheng frowned slightly. "Such an important thing, why didn't you tell me?"
Xu Zixi said crossly, "I was so angry at that time. How could I tell you?"
After a pause, she continued, "I thought it was strange at that time. Even if the non - winning entries didn't win, they should have been archived. How could someone delete them all? There must be something wrong. But I only kept this thought to myself and didn't tell anyone. It wasn't until Pei Mingyuan told me that you found some loopholes in the financial report that I connected the two things."
Yan Yincheng's discovery of the problems in the financial report was purely accidental. Later, Pei Mingyuan sent people to investigate but found nothing. This meant that someone must be behind it, and they had covered their tracks after the incident.
She suspected that the Zhao Group was behind this, because the way they covered their tracks was similar to the way they destroyed the non - winning entries in the design competition.
Once she thought this through, Xu Zixi became more and more alarmed.
If the person who designed all this was hiding in the Pei Group, his position must be high. Only those in high - level positions could obtain so much information and resources, make everything happen "naturally" without any signs of problems, and then use their position to "handle" the evidence and witnesses.
This was why Pei Mingyuan couldn't find any problems when he investigated.
In order to expose the mole, Fang Ruiyang had tried to sow discord between Zhao Quanjing and the mole, but so far, the result was not very satisfactory. At least the mole was still safely in the Pei Group. So they thought of using these loopholes to create a second opportunity.
Xu Zixi said to Yan Yincheng, "Brother Cheng, there are two reasons why we let Fang Ruiyang tell Zhao Quanjing this information.
"First, if the Zhao Group is really behind these incidents, after Fang Ruiyang tells Zhao Quanjing, Zhao Quanjing will surely find an opportunity to meet the mole again for safety. We just need to keep an eye on him and we can expose the mole.
"Second, if these are just coincidences and have nothing to do with the Zhao Group, and if Zhao Quanjing wants to cause trouble, we can also seize this opportunity to get hold of their evidence and make them hand it over to us."
Yan Yincheng said, "Since you've already planned it, just do as you want. I'll support you."
Xu Zixi smiled. Then she turned to Fang Ruiyang and asked, "Xiaoyang, besides that nightclub, where else does Zhao Quanjing go? Do you know?"
Fang Ruiyang shook his head. "I only know that he often goes to that nightclub."
A cunning rabbit has three burrows. A man like Zhao Quanjing couldn't only have the nightclub as his base. The mole was hiding so deeply in the Pei Group. If Zhao Quanjing wanted to meet him, he would surely choose a more secluded place.
Xu Zixi thought for a while and said, "Well, the foundation - piling for the Hope City project will start in a few days. Then, you find a way to meet Zhao Quanjing and secretly put a tracking device on him. In this way, we can locate him and expose the mole."
Fang Ruiyang nodded seriously. "Okay!"
"Brother Cheng, I'll leave the tracking device to you. I know you can get it." Xu Zixi hooked Yan Yincheng's little finger and smiled.
"Okay, no problem." Yan Yincheng agreed.
"Xiaoyang, if this matter can be resolved smoothly, the task for the Pei Group can be completed ahead of schedule. You can use the 20 - million - yuan reward to treat your mother. Even if she can't be cured in the short term, it will be enough to maintain her subsequent treatment."
Xu Zixi said to Fang Ruiyang with a smile, "So, you have to work hard."
Fang Ruiyang clenched his fists. "Don't worry, Master. I'll definitely complete the task!"
After today's teaching session, Fang Ruiyang bid farewell to Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi and went home alone.
The first thing he did when he got home was to hack into the surveillance cameras near that private club to cover their tracks and prevent their whereabouts from being exposed.
Now, he finally had the ability to protect himself and those around him.
But this was not enough.
Next, he would make himself stronger and stronger!