The main topic of today's meeting was the project of introducing new technology.
The company had already allocated two rounds of funds.
Although the company was not yet listed, the board of directors was very concerned about this project and needed to see some progress.
Ling Nuan was responsible for giving a presentation on stage.
The presentation went smoothly. After that, it was the experimental operation of the system prototype after the introduction of the new technology.
The operation was also successful, and the directors were very satisfied with the progress of this project.
"It's definitely much better than our previous one. All the data look great. If there are no problems, Mr. Huo, we hope to implement it as soon as possible," a director took the lead in expressing his opinion.
"The result is really beyond my expectation."
"Not bad, not bad. I'm very optimistic about this project."
The meeting was filled with praises until there was a knock on the door. The manager of the technology department rushed in with a panicked look on his face.
"Mr. Huo, something's wrong!"
Before Huo Linsheng could ask, he immediately told the whole story: "Our source code of the new technology has been leaked! The other party has held a press conference first! It's being live - streamed now."
"What did you say?"
"How is that possible?"
The meeting room instantly erupted into an uproar.
Huo Linsheng frowned. His gaze swept over Ling Nuan and Zhao Ran, and finally returned to calm.
"Fang Chao, connect to the live - stream," Huo Linsheng said.
Fang Chao immediately stepped forward, got the live - stream link from the technology department manager, and projected it onto the projector in the meeting room.
The technology department manager was a technical staff member involved in this project, so he knew the project well. After seeing the other company's press conference, he immediately made the connection.
In the live - stream, the spokesperson of the other company was talking eloquently: "Our team has spent three years developing this new technology that can accelerate the system operation and maintain the program stability to a greater extent."
"Do you think your phone or computer is slow? Do you experience game crashes? This technology can perfectly solve these problems. Moreover, this technology can also be applied to various apps, such as ticket - grabbing software..."
While the spokesperson was talking, the people in the Huoshi meeting room were furious.
"This is what we wrote in our initial planning case. They even used our ideas?" the technology manager grumbled.
Not only him, but everyone in the meeting room was scolding.
They had worked so hard for so long, spent money on the introduction, and then invested more money in experiments and improvements. The fruits were not even ripe yet, but someone just took them. How could they not be angry?
When someone got tired of scolding, they noticed that Huo Linsheng had not said a word from beginning to end and remained as steady as a mountain.
"Mr. Huo, what should we do now?" someone asked.
"Wait," Huo Linsheng replied.
Before everyone could react, Fang Chao rushed in in a hurry.
Huoshi had its own connections. After specifically inquiring about the news, they quickly got the follow - up.
"Mr. Huo, it's a small company. It's been registered for less than three months. The legal representative is Wang Ji, a native of Haishi. He came to Beijing half a year ago. After a careful investigation, we can confirm that there are only three people in the technology department of the other company. They are fresh graduates this year with poor academic records in school. It's impossible for them to have the ability of independent research and development," Fang Chao said, getting angrier as he spoke.
Huoshi was a big company. It was the first time they had encountered someone stealing from them.
Huoshi had never suffered such a great grievance.
Before Huo Linsheng could speak, a director had already reacted.
"Assistant Fang means that we can now confirm that it's not that the other company just happened to have the same research direction as ours, but that our source code and planning case have all been leaked?"
Huoshi was rich. Losing an investment in a project would not have much impact on the company.
But the leakage of the company's confidential information was a big deal.
"This matter must be investigated clearly! All the staff involved in this project must be thoroughly checked!"
"We must investigate! I'd like to see who is the traitor."
"Mr. Huo, for such a big matter, give us an answer."
After this was said, everyone looked at Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng's fingers tapped on the office table. He slowly said, "There are quite a few staff involved in this project, but there are less than ten people who can access the complete source code and planning case."
Huo Linsheng was one, Assistant Fang was one, and the manager of the technology department was one.
Apart from these three, among Huo Linsheng's secretary team, Zhao Ran and Ling Nuan also had the opportunity to access them, as well as the general manager, Hang Li.
There were a total of six people.
After everyone's gazes swept over the list of suspects, they finally landed on Ling Nuan and Zhao Ran.
Obviously, among these six people, these two were the most likely to do this.
"We can't just slander people casually. Investigate!" the director said.
To start the investigation, they would first check the computers, mobile phones, and bank accounts of these people.
The investigation was carried out on a large scale. Originally, they thought it would take a lot of time, but no one expected that half an hour later, Ling Nuan's computer was brought into the meeting room.
"We found an email in Secretary Ling's mailbox indicating that the source code had been sent," the deputy manager of the technology department said with a strange look on his face.
As soon as this was said, the meeting room exploded.
"Ling Nuan? How could it be her?"
"Ling Nuan, the company has treated you well. How could you do such a thing! Who instigated you? Who is the person behind you?"
"Leaking the company's confidential information. Call the police immediately and let her go to jail for life!"
"Ling Nuan has only been in the company for a short time. She shouldn't have been involved in such an important project!"
"This matter must not be let go like this!"
Ling Nuan stood in the meeting room, being pointed at by everyone.
Some people also raised doubts: "It's so easy to find the evidence. I feel something is strange."
But these voices were quickly suppressed.
Zhao Ran also looked at her in disbelief: "Nuan Nuan, how could it be you? No, it can't be. There must be some misunderstanding."
As soon as she said this, someone immediately retorted: "What misunderstanding? The evidence is conclusive! It can't be that someone else used her computer to send the email, right?"
"The company's computers are all set with personal passwords. Apart from the owner and fixed personnel, others simply can't open Ling Nuan's computer to operate!"
The employees grumbled and each had their own opinions.
The director looked at Huo Linsheng with a solemn expression: "Mr. Huo, the matter has been investigated clearly. The person is your secretary. You have to give the company an explanation for this matter."
Ling Nuan stood there with a firm expression: "I didn't do it. I've never done such a thing. This will ruin my future. Why would I do such a self - defeating thing?"
As soon as she said this, the employees exploded again.
"How do you explain the email?"
"If it wasn't you, then who was it?"
"Mr. Huo, we must call the police immediately."
"This matter couldn't have been done by Ling Nuan," Huo Linsheng suddenly said, interrupting everyone's discussion.
Ling Nuan looked up at him in surprise.
In fact, Huo Linsheng should know better than anyone that she actually had the possibility of doing such a thing.
Because she hated Huo Xiao and was the most likely person to be against Huoshi.
But he unconditionally believed in her.
"Mr. Huo, why are you so sure?" a director asked in confusion.
In the midst of everyone's doubts, Huo Linsheng walked to Ling Nuan's side, pulled her to his seat and let her sit down. Then he looked around at everyone and spoke again.
"Because she is my fiancée."