Zhao Quanjing remembered that the last time his phone was bombarded with calls was when Fang Ling, that woman, had a sudden illness and died in the hospital.
Seeing nearly 500 missed calls from the nightclub on his phone, Zhao Quanjing had a strong premonition of misfortune. While quickly walking outside, he called General Manager Ran back. The phone was answered after just one ring.
"Brother-in-law, something has happened at the nightclub," the woman said anxiously on the phone.
After learning the whole story from General Manager Ran, Zhao Quanjing immediately told the driver to head straight for the nightclub.
By now, the fire had been put out. The outer wall of the entire nightclub was burned black. The once extremely bustling den of luxury now looked desolate, like a pile of ruins.
"Brother-in-law, I've settled the others. As for those eight people, I've already arranged people to search the whole city. The incident happened suddenly. I believe they haven't gone far. There should still be time!"
Zhao Quanjing angrily threw his phone to the ground. "Investigate for me! If I find out who's behind this, I'll definitely kill them!"
"However... the videos in the cloud..." General Manager Ran's face was ashen. Losing the people was bad enough, but the videos in the cloud were the real problem. They involved a great many people...
Zhao Quanjing also realized this. After his rage, he was filled with boundless panic.
There were hidden cameras in the rooms and private boxes of the nightclub. Those videos were used by them to threaten others for benefits and tie up relationships. There had been no problems for all these years, but once they were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
This accident completely diluted Zhao Quanjing's joy at successfully cooperating with the Yan Corporation. He left the nightclub and returned to the Zhao Corporation. Just as he was thinking about which connection to turn to for help, there was a knock on the door of his office.
At this moment, he didn't want to see anyone at all, but he was also worried about missing any important clues. So he just said, "Come in!"
The door was pushed open. It was Fang Ruiyang.
His solemn expression made Zhao Quanjing even more annoyed, so his tone became harsh. "If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out!"
Fang Ruiyang's words immediately caught Zhao Quanjing's attention. "Dad, I've found out who's behind all this."
Zhao Quanjing was stunned, and his face instantly darkened. "Who?" Whoever dared to provoke him, he would surely make their life a living hell!
"It's Lei Ke, the general manager of the Pei Corporation," Fang Ruiyang said.
"What did you say?" Zhao Quanjing thought he had misheard, but Fang Ruiyang repeated it. "It's Lei Ke of the Pei Corporation."
As he spoke, he handed Zhao Quanjing the materials in his hand and a USB flash drive.
Taking the materials from Fang Ruiyang hesitantly, Zhao Quanjing immediately started looking through them.
It was a thick stack of photos, and the protagonist in every photo was Lei Ke.
"After multiple investigations, I've confirmed that the people who caused trouble in the scenic area met Lei Ke before the incident. Moreover, there was a sum of money transferred into Lei Ke's account at regular intervals. According to the time, it exactly coincided with the problems in our scenic area."
Zhao Quanjing plugged the USB flash drive into the computer. Sure enough, it contained Lei Ke's bank transaction records and a recording. The recording was a conversation between "Lei Ke" and someone else discussing how to deal with the Zhao Corporation.
During this period, Zhao Quanjing had been so busy preparing for the bidding meeting and dealing with the problems in the scenic area that he had no time to care about Lei Ke. Only now, hearing this name, did he realize what he had overlooked.
For the past month, Lei Ke hadn't contacted him to tell him about the progress of the Pei Corporation, nor had he asked him for money to pay off his debts. It turned out that he had found another way to solve his problems!
"Dad, Lei Ke is the other mole you planted in the Pei Corporation besides me, right? But this guy doesn't completely side with you. As the general manager of the Pei Corporation, for the sake of that position, could he have defected to the Pei family?"
Fang Ruiyang said seemingly casually, "I've always thought this mole was unreliable. Otherwise, with your means, how could the Pei Corporation have reversed its reputation and revived in such a short time?"
Thinking of Pei Mingyuan's actions at the bidding meeting tonight, Zhao Quanjing didn't hesitate at all and immediately believed Fang Ruiyang's words.
Zhao Quanjing threw the photos on the table, and they scattered all over the floor.
Good! How dare he play tricks on me! Lei Ke, you're dead!
He immediately jumped up from his chair, pushed Fang Ruiyang aside, and strode out.
He didn't notice that he had forgotten to unplug the USB flash drive from the computer or turn off the computer. And the data in his computer was silently being transferred and backed up to another computer.
Fang Ruiyang glanced at the computer emitting a dim light and then chased after him.
"Dad, where are you going? Take me with you! I also want to help you!"
Of course, Zhao Quanjing was going to find Lei Ke.
He led his men to Lei Ke's house, kicked open the door, and ignored the fear and obstruction of his family. Then he took Lei Ke away.
In an abandoned factory, there came the sound of something hitting a person, accompanied by low cries and pleas for mercy.
"Brother Jing, Brother Jing, please spare me. I really didn't do it..."
"It has nothing to do with me, Brother Jing..."
"I swear, I swear to God, it really has nothing to do with me..."
But no matter how much he pleaded, Zhao Quanjing didn't spare him. After beating the man to a pulp and on the verge of death, Zhao Quanjing wiped his hands with a tissue and said menacingly, "How dare you play double - agent with me, Zhao Quanjing. Throw him into the sea to feed the sharks."
But he didn't know that after Lei Ke was thrown into the sea, another boat fished him out.
...
In the early morning, the dark clouds that had hung over Haicheng for many days finally dispersed. The bright sunlight shone on the earth, dispelling the dullness of the past few days.
No matter how much time passed, whether it was the people of Haicheng, Fengcheng, or the people of the whole country C, they would never forget this day, this early morning.
On the largest and most popular social forum in country C, a social account named "Reporter Li Mao" suddenly posted a long article of about 5,000 words and a video nearly 60 minutes long.
This reporter named Li Mao had received a lot of attention on the Internet not long ago because of the matters between the Ji and Yuan families. He had said that he wanted to be a just reporter who was brave enough to expose the darkness. So there were still many gossiping netizens following him, looking forward to him breaking a big news.
Therefore, as soon as Li Mao's account showed any activity, a large number of netizens flocked to it.
This nearly 5,000 - word long article was written from the perspective and in the tone of a woman. In the article, she told the whole process of how she, a simple girl longing for the big city and wanting to get rid of her original family, was lured to Haicheng under the pretext of a job offer and finally reduced to a worthless commodity.
In addition, this long article also listed all the evil deeds committed by the Zhao Corporation in Haicheng over the years through the nightclub "Rose and Wine".
As for the video, it showed eight women of different ages telling their own experiences. Although they had been reduced to roles that could be bullied at will in that nightclub, now they bravely faced the camera and bravely gave crucial testimonies.
They didn't care about their reputation or dignity. All they wanted was justice to be served and a glimmer of hope for life!