CEO is Picky but Handsome - Chapter 31

Said to be a private room, in fact, but with some simple decorative barrier only, blocking people, blocking the sound. When Ye Ling sat down, the two were talking about a document.
“The last time you gave me a document the boss read it, there wasn’t much useful information in it.” The voice was contemptuous and arrogant, it wasn’t Gu Xinzhang, “Mr. Gu, how many times is this? The documents you gave us are not helpful at all, and they delay our time for nothing. The boss said that he cooperated with you because of your sincerity, if you don’t have sincerity anymore, we can always find someone else.”
Ye Ling slightly sat up straight, from this angle, the “friend’s” voice was close to his ears, very clear. Somehow, Ye Ling felt that this person’s voice was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere a long, long time ago.
“Mr. Gong means to change?” Gu Xinzhang let out a laugh, “If you want to replace someone, please feel free to do so. But it’s not that I’m being arrogant, nowadays, apart from me, I’m only afraid that no one would dare to go against Huo Zhun.”
That side grits its teeth, “You’re threatening the boss?”
In the middle of the confrontation, the only thing that could be heard was a steel spoon lightly touching the wall of the cup, as if Gu Xinzhang had stirred the coffee cup in front of him. Then, his voice with a smile sounded again, “This can’t be talked about as a threat. It’s just that Mr. Gong, there are some things that we shouldn’t have said so clearly, but since that’s the case, I have to be frank. I think that our boss is wise and honorable, and his cooperation with me is the result of careful consideration, and he is not willing to change easily. Since it is impossible for him to have this intention, I am also very curious about from whom the words of replacement came out. Once or twice, I’ll listen to it as a joke, three or four times, I’ll take it seriously.”
Although Gu Xinzhang and Huo Zhun are close friends, their speaking styles are completely different. Huo Zhun heavy bandit, who dares to offend him, he called that person at that time to eat and go. Gu Xinzhang is completely different, offended him, once or twice, he endured, three times four times, he smiled and warned, until the fifth time, he will be out to kill people.
Now is that “three times four times”.
The so-called “change”, most likely this brother in front of the false imperial decree, Gu Xinzhang has long known, but did not break down. But the brother but came to the force, the old take this threat to him, finally, make Gu Xinzhang pretend to be stupid can not pretend to go on.
There is no sound for a long time, I do not know whether the other side is really afraid of Gu Xinzhang provoke their own bad with the boss account or timid other side has long known their details. Perhaps see to achieve the effect, Gu Xinzhang know well the reasoning of seeing the good things, timely give steps: \”Just kidding, Mr. Gong do not be nervous. You know me. This is a win-win situation, I’m not so stupid as to let go of the watermelon and pick up the sesame. Recently there’s a problem over there, I’m trying to figure out how to solve it, once there’s a new development, I’ll contact you right away.\”
“How long will it take?”
“That’s hard to say. But don’t worry, the boss is in a hurry, I’m more in a hurry than he is.” Gu Xinzhang paused, “Well, it’s getting late, I’ll go back first. This meal is on me.”
After saying that, the light sound of a chair rang out over there, Gu Xinzhang got up from his seat and hurriedly walked out.
Ye Ling sidestepped, avoiding the figure that walked by his side, and after a long time, let out a long breath.
Gu Xinzhang was working for some mysterious boss.
Who was this boss? And what was the content of the work?
Ye Ling lowered her head and stared blankly at the coffee cup in her hand.
There should only be one boss for Gu Xinzhang, and that is Huo Zhun, and if he is working for someone else besides Huo Zhun ……
there was another soft sound.
That Mr. Kung who had been talking to Gu Xinzhang walked out.
Ye Ling leaned over the window and quietly watched the man’s back. That person is not tall, on the fat side, bald, walking not like a step, but like a meatball squirming past. He walked to a white POLO car, pulled open the door and sat in. The moment the car swept by, Ye Ling memorized the license plate number.
Then, he finished the coffee in his hand in one gulp, quickly walked out of the store, and got into the cab parked on the side of the road.
“Go to Phoenix Mansion.”
An absurd idea took shape in his mind.
Early the next morning, the Phoenix Group headquarters.
“Well, you can ……” Huo Jun walks out of the elevator while making a phone call, “Really, then …… Ye Ling? ”
“Mr. Huo,” Ye Ling waited by the door of the president’s office, he looked very pale, like he hadn’t slept all night, “I have something very important to report to you.”
“What is it?” Huo Jun covers the cell phone receiver.
“About the total sponsorship rights declaration.” Ye Ling said.
Ye Ling was rarely this serious, and whenever he was serious, it meant that things had gotten very serious.
“I’ll dial it for you later.” Huo Jun hangs up and turns his head, “Go in and talk.”
The two of them walk into Huo Jun’s office, there’s coffee at the right temperature on the table, Huo Jun picks up the cup and moistens his throat, turning his head to ask, “What’s wrong?”
“We had a chat earlier, and the application for sponsorship rights this time around is going very poorly. Several of the proposals from Yongkang Group’s side were strikingly similar to those submitted internally by Project Team 2, do you remember?” Ye Ling asked.
“Remember.” Huo Zhun said, “At that time, you suspected that the problem was with the people who had access to the proposals.”
“You said that if I suspected that there was a mole, let me investigate and come up with a conclusion to show you.” Ye Ling hands out a document, “Now I have a conclusion.”
Huo Zhun gives him a suspicious look and takes the document, “What’s your conclusion? Who is the mole?”
“Mr. Gu.” After a moment of silence, Ye Ling still speaks the name, “Gu Xinzhang.”
“Huh?” Huo Zhun looks askance at Ye Ling like he heard some extremely funny joke, “That’s an interesting conclusion, tell me about it.”
“I’ve been secretly investigating this matter for some time now, but the other party is very good at chess, and I couldn’t find any traces of it. Until last night, I accidentally met Mr. Gu in a cafe not far from my home.” Ye Ling said, “Few people know about my move, and Mr. Gu probably thought that by setting the location there he could avoid meeting people he shouldn’t. He was in the middle of an appointment with someone when I saw him, and I recorded their conversation.”
Ye Ling pulled out his cell phone and pressed play, then Gu Xinzhang’s voice filled the room.
“Mr. Gong means to replace him?”
Huo Zhun listened quietly without commenting, only flipping through the document that Ye Ling handed him.
“I understand that the recording alone is still not convincing enough.That’s why I’ve appended all the processes and results of the recent investigations in this document ……”
Huo Jun listened to Ye Ling’s narration while quickly skimming through the words in front of him. This document can be described as exhaustive, not sparing even the tiniest details of the investigation process, rigorously and pointedly signaling that Gu Xinzhang is the mole who betrayed his friends and the company.
“Ye Ling,” he suddenly interrupts with a voice, “Gu Xinzhang and I have been friends for over ten years, we knew each other back when Huo Xiaoming wasn’t even born. I’ve fought hand in hand with him all the way, from being penniless to being respected today, why do you think he betrayed me?”
Ye Ling couldn’t answer this question.
Gu Xinzhang is the executive vice president of Phoenix Group, money, power, he doesn’t lack any of these. It is well known that he is Huo Zhun’s beloved, Huo Zhun has entrusted him with an important position, and a bright and far-reaching future is even more within his reach.
If there’s never been a snake swallowing an elephant with greed, how much more of an elephant does Gu Xinzhang want to swallow when he reaches this point?
“I don’t know,” Ye Ling said, “I’m just stating my suspicions, and it’s up to you to judge the final conclusion as right or wrong.”
Huo Zhun smiled softly, “Your suspicions?”
“Yes. I suspect that behind Yongkang Group stands Rong Sheng. I suspect that the reason why Rong Sheng was able to infiltrate into Country N without a sound and avoid your ears is because of the assistance of Mr. Gu.” Ye Ling bit her lower lip, “I also suspect that the person who was in secret contact with General Manager Gu last night was one of Rong Sheng’s men. I’ve written down his license plate number, so Mr. Huo can check it at any time.”
Hearing the word “Rong Sheng”, Huo Jun suddenly smiles.
“It says here that you hacked into Gu Xinzhang’s work email address, and then followed the trail to find his private email address, and found a large number of emails between him and Yongkang in it.” Huo Zhun turns over a page of the document and looks at Ye Ling without a moment’s pause, “Network hacking skills are not your strong suit, how did you do it?”
Ye Ling’s expression stared for three seconds, then he said, “It was …… Rongsheng who taught me.”
When they were young, they used this trick to go to the teacher’s mailbox to steal test answers, and when they grew up, they used this trick to steal countless key secrets from the mailboxes of their older siblings and rivals.
“On this page, you said that Yongkang Group’s acting style is extremely similar to Rong’s, and cited Rong’s past cases as a comparison. On this page, you said that the current executives of Yongkang Group once had the experience of working in F country. And here, Yongkang Group had accepted a financing at the beginning of the year, and the controlling shareholder of the financier was Rong Sheng’s close confidant back then…….” Huo Zhun casually flipped the document over, pointing to the words and phrases in it, “Ye Ling, even if your suspicions aren’t unreasonable, aren’t they biased? You’re acting like you’re racking your brains to prove that this matter can’t be dissociated from Rong’s, instead of objectively investigating the beginning and end of this matter.”
“What does Mr. Huo mean?” Ye Ling only felt her blood go cold all of a sudden, “Are you implying that I’m being swayed to my senses by my personal feelings?”
“I understand how you feel right now. Rong Sheng has pressed you every step of the way, and it’s normal that you want to retaliate back. But Ye Ling, you’re too eager.” Huo Zhun said, “With my understanding of you, even if you come to a conclusion, you will say it again after confirming the authenticity of the conclusion many times, and as long as you say it, you won’t give me any chance to refute it. Instead, as now, you come to me with the papers and spread everything out for me to decide.”
“But it’s true,” Ye Ling spoke slowly, almost word for word, “Whether it’s swayed by personal feelings, or whether it’s a matter of business, it’s true. Yongkang Group has Rong’s inextricable relationship behind it, and Mr. Gu and Rong Sheng may have had contact with each other long ago.”
“Gu Xinzhang is my best friend, he has been working diligently for more than ten years and has not paid less for the group than me. He won’t betray the group, much less me.” Huo Jun said.
“People will change!” Ye Ling said anxiously.
“He won’t!” Huo Jun categorically shouts angrily, turns around, and shoves the document in his hand into the shredder, “I don’t accept this conclusion. Go investigate and come up with a new result, or, stay out of this matter.”
The paper shredder made a soft “drop” sound and began to work. The paper slowly descended with the sound of cutting, piling up in the bottom of the box into a mass of broken confetti.
In order to this pile of confetti, Ye Ling stayed up all night last night. Organizing and simplifying the evidence sent by Luan Shu and fusing it into the evidence he had previously collected; breaking through a gateway to hack into Gu Xinzhang’s mailbox and intercepting the key information in the mailbox; enduring a set of drowsiness and refreshing himself with bitter coffee while trying to complete the document at hand as fast as possible.
Even before that, Ye Ling had stayed up for countless days and nights. Silently collecting evidence in between his work, constantly reminding himself to think of the suspicions more comprehensively and more comprehensively, and so on and so forth. Perhaps among the reasons that prompted him to do everything, there was hatred towards Rong Sheng, but more than that, it was because of Huo Zhun’s words.
He said, “If there really is a mole, then the loss of the company is small, but the blow to employee morale is big. If you’re willing, help me investigate.”
Maybe I really hate Rong Sheng, but this hatred is not enough for me to destroy my bottom line and do some despicable third-rate hooks.
You asked me to check it out, I helped you check it out, and yet you said that the result came from my selfishness and that you don’t accept it.
Ye Ling watched in a daze as the black words on a white background dissolved into nothing, and suddenly revealed a tiny bit of a smile very, very slowly.
“Huo Jun, I originally thought that you were not ……” The second half of the sentence was not uttered and was hidden in his heart. He raises his head and looks directly at Huo Jun, that expression of disdain for explaining and even more disdain for being in the company of again on his face.
“I’m sorry Mr. Huo, during the investigation of this matter, I violated the rules.” Ye Ling faintly says.
Huo Zhun looks at him in disbelief.
“I violated the company’s regulations by elevating the project team’s document access rights without authorization, and even used hacking techniques to access the company’s high-level mailboxes. According to the regulations, I violated the rules and you should fire me.” Ye Ling said.
“I didn’t say you violated the rules.” Huo Jun frowned.
“Mr. Huo, I hope you won’t be swayed by your personal feelings,” Ye Ling coldly lowered his face, “I violated the rules, you should fire me.”
Huo Zhun is a bit flustered, “Ye Ling, don’t be angry with me ……”
“I’m not angry with you, I just hope you’ll be impartial.”
“You!” Huo Zhun slams the desk, but his breath leaks halfway out, “I won’t fire you, you die of this.”
He goes around the desk, casually draws a piece of paper, brushes and writes a few words on it, and hands it to Ye Ling, “I remember that you haven’t taken your vacation this year. Starting today, I’ll give you your annual vacation, so go back and calm down, and get well too. After you get well, come back to work.”
Ye Ling looks coldly at Huo Jun, and after a long time, she snorts and turns to go out the door.
A dull thud comes from the glass door as the lock snaps shut, and Huo Zhun lifts his arm to hold up his leave slip, feeling downright miserable to the core.
He turns around, takes a few steps to the paper shredder, and ruthlessly, venting his anger, kicks the innocent machine.
“Usually it goes on strike every day, either it jams or doesn’t start, today it’s good, blindly sensitive when it shouldn’t be! Rubbish, what use do I need you for!”
Huo Zhun kicked, the crumbs of the full carton scattered all over the place.