"Oh?" Zhao Quanjing's gaze was deep. "Then tell me, what's wrong?"
"Brother Jing, I've thought it over. The Pei family couldn't have discovered it. I was very discreet. Those incidents didn't happen at the same time or place, and I took care of the involved people right after. How could they see the problem just from a little fluctuation in the financial report?"
"Brother Jing, who told you this? Fang Ruiyang? I think he has an ulterior motive!"
After Lei Ke finished speaking, he also thought his question was a bit stupid. Besides that illegitimate son of Zhao Quanjing, who else could have told him these things?
A malicious glint flashed in Lei Ke's eyes. Since Fang Ruiyang was being unkind, he wouldn't be merciful either.
"Brother Jing, you mustn't believe Fang Ruiyang. Do you know that he's very close to a woman named Xu Zixi? This woman has a very complicated background. She initially joined the Pei Group to compete for the project manager position. But since she hadn't graduated from college, I didn't let her pass the interview. However, the young master of the Pei family recruited her as his assistant and let her win the first prize in the project design competition."
"Moreover, she has an ambiguous relationship with the young master of the Pei family and is also involved with that investor from the Yan Group. Oh, right, she's now the fiancée of that investor from the Yan Group! Brother Jing! Could it be that Fang Ruiyang has secretly defected to them?!"
Unexpectedly, he saw through the scheme at once!
Lei Ke thought that by saying this, he would surely regain Zhao Quanjing's trust. But he miscalculated one thing, which was that Fang Ruiyang had already confided in Zhao Quanjing from the start.
Zhao Quanjing already knew about the complicated relationship between Xu Zixi, Pei Mingyuan, and Yan Yincheng. He also knew that Fang Ruiyang had almost been suspected of his identity by them. To dispel their doubts, Fang Ruiyang even knelt down and told them about his mother, which was how he regained their trust.
He didn't believe that those people would keep Fang Ruiyang by their side to work after knowing his identity. They must have kicked him out of the Pei Group immediately. Otherwise, why would they start an investigation as soon as they learned that there was a problem with the financial report?
However... Zhao Quanjing was a cautious and cunning man. Now that Lei Ke had brought up the possibility that Fang Ruiyang had defected, he hesitated for a moment.
Lei Ke seized this opportunity and quickly continued, "Brother Jing, believe me. I have nothing left. You're the only one I can rely on. To survive, I'll only follow your orders and do things well. I won't be half - hearted! Give me another chance to prove myself, okay?"
Zhao Quanjing didn't answer Lei Ke immediately. Instead, he sat there in deep thought with a solemn expression. His silence made Lei Ke so nervous that his palms were full of sweat.
After a while, Zhao Quanjing said, "I'll give you one last chance." He hooked his finger at Lei Ke.
Lei Ke was overjoyed. He crawled closer to him. After they whispered to each other for a while, Lei Ke said, "Okay, I'll definitely accomplish it!"
After a pause, he flattered, "Brother Jing, could you lend me some more money? Brother Ye has given me an extra day to pay back the money, but I... really can't afford it."
Zhao Quanjing said, "I'll lend you 100,000 first. If you can handle the matter perfectly, I can consider lending you another 5 million."
Lei Ke was extremely grateful. "Thank you, Brother Jing!!"
After the conversation, Zhao Quanjing found that it was already very late. He didn't stay any longer. After having his subordinates confirm that it was safe outside, he left the teahouse. Soon after, Lei Ke also left.
...
The recording stopped here.
"This Lei Ke isn't that stupid. He managed to bite you back at this moment and make Zhao Quanjing suspicious of you," Xu Zixi said to Fang Ruiyang.
"Fortunately, we were well - prepared," Fang Ruiyang said with a sigh of relief.
At this moment, he couldn't help but admire Xu Zixi's meticulousness. He had indeed defected and chosen to side with the Pei Group. But they would never expect that every word he said to Zhao Quanjing was true. The more Zhao Quanjing investigated, the more he would trust Fang Ruiyang.
As for the task that Zhao Quanjing asked Lei Ke to do, it was the suggestion that Fang Ruiyang had put forward to Zhao Quanjing to separate the cooperation between the Yan Group and the Pei Group. Zhao Quanjing wanted Lei Ke to cause trouble on the day when Yan Yincheng removed his plaster cast, making use of the hidden troubles he had planted before.
Xu Zixi finally felt at ease.
Thanks to their elaborate plan, Zhao Quanjing had finally stepped into the trap they had set.
Once in, there's no escape!
On the way back, Xu Zixi listened to the recording of the conversation between Zhao Quanjing and Lei Ke again.
She asked Yan Yincheng curiously, "Brother Cheng, their private room was so secluded and guarded. How did A Qiang manage to avoid everyone and record the conversation between Zhao Quanjing and Lei Ke?"
He said, "Give me your palm."
Xu Zixi obediently held out her palm. Yan Yincheng took something out of his coat pocket and placed it in her palm.
Xu Zixi felt something cold touch her hand. By the light, she looked at her palm and found a tiny thing that was like a mung bean lying on it.
Yan Yincheng's finger moved slightly. The "mung bean" in Xu Zixi's palm suddenly came to life and flew into the air from her palm. The "mung bean" instantly turned into a buzzing and annoying fly.
And when it moved in the air, it really looked like a fly, making it impossible for people to notice that it had a recording function.
"The smallest product developed by a technology company under the Yan Group. It took us nearly three months just to finalize the model. But considering privacy issues, it didn't pass the listing application in the end, and all of them have been destroyed. I kept this one as a souvenir. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Xu Zixi actually liked these strange things very much. She held out her palm, and the "fly" flew back into her palm and quietly turned back into a "mung bean". Closing her palm, she said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Cheng. I'll accept it without being polite."
She couldn't help but wonder how many more secrets her Brother Cheng had yet to show her.
They successfully found out the identity of the mole and obtained evidence of Lei Ke's collusion with Zhao Quanjing. Zhao Quanjing had also fallen into their trap. This night was a fruitful one for Xu Zixi and Fang Ruiyang. After they returned home, they slept soundly.
But Zhao Quanjing suffered from insomnia.