Chapter 724 Becoming a Capitalist

I looked around to see if anyone else was around, then lowered my voice and said, "There's something wrong with this design competition! Do you remember the reward for winning the COLLIN family's competition?"

Su Rina laughed carelessly, "Oh~, you're being so mysterious, I thought it was something big. Aren't we all here for the rewards?"

"Yes, to have Valois' personal guidance is just like being blessed by a living Buddha." Pang Xiaomin said excitedly.

I took a deep breath and continued, "I've heard some rumors recently that the Lu family may have been involved with some underworld forces abroad. Some of the employees who were sent abroad for further studies have lost contact and their whereabouts are still unknown."

Su Rina was a little confused. "Lost contact? What does that mean? Did the Lu family kill them? Why? There seems to be no reason."

I nodded and said, “Although there is no solid evidence at present, the police have begun to suspect them.

Have you ever seen a competition that requires participants to undergo a physical examination? Or do they have to go to a designated institution?

"But the organizer said that this is a pre-employment physical examination and can be considered a benefit." Ren Qiongying still found it hard to believe.

Qin Shi crossed her arms and began to ponder, "When I heard about the physical examination, I felt something was wrong. I even searched online and found out that COLLIN's family did have a practice of physical examinations before interviews. I didn't think much of it at the time and thought this company was just rich and willing to spend the money.

Now I think this is unreasonable. Normal companies only arrange physical examinations for employees after they are confirmed to be hired. A large company like this often has hundreds of applicants for a single recruitment. How much does this increase the hiring cost? Even if you have money, you shouldn't waste it like this."

Huang Tianyi reacted quickly, his face already pale. "You mean we want to be their slaves, and they want our hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys?"

Hearing Huang Tianyi say this, the faces of the others turned pale.

Ren Qiongying cried out in shock, "Fuck, are the Lu family so arrogant? How dare they do such a thing in China? They lost contact after sending the person away. Won't the family call the police?"

"I remember now," Pang Xiaomin said with a complicated expression, "My Song Ci mentioned a while ago that there's a big case in their bureau involving overseas human trafficking. They say a company sent employees abroad under the guise of training or team-building, and then some of them lost contact. He didn't say which company it was, though. He just said he'd help me screen jobs in the future."

"But aren't they afraid of arousing police suspicion by doing this?" Qin Shi asked with some confusion.

Pang Xiaomin hesitated, but still spoke, "He told me that criminals are very cunning and try to clear themselves of all charges. He didn't tell me the details."

"I heard that their employees all go abroad with work visas, and after a period of training, some of them join overseas branches. Of course, most of them come back.

Some of the people who stayed outside had lost contact, and when the police investigated, they found that they had already switched to other companies. Therefore, the disappearance of these people occurred after they changed jobs, so of course, this company couldn't be held responsible. At most, they could be accused of human trafficking by overseas companies under the pretext of high-paying recruitment.

Su Rina clenched her right fist and slammed it hard on her left hand. "This is so damn insidious. This operation really cleared her name."

I emphasized, "These things can't be confirmed yet. I just think this company is highly suspicious, but I feel it's necessary to remind you. After all, the prizes are too tempting, and I'm tempted too."

Huang Tianyi patted my shoulder and said proudly, "It's okay. This society is so dangerous. At worst, we can open a studio together and stop working like slaves for those capitalists!"

Qin Shi curled her lips, "So you two are going to find a bunch of cattle and horses and become capitalists?"

Huang Tianyi hugged Qin Shi again with a playful smile, "Xiao Shishi, what are you talking about? We are sisters and partners. Why are you talking about cows and horses? It hurts our feelings."

Su Rina suddenly understood something and clapped her hands, saying, "That's right! We can do it ourselves. With Tianyi here, we don't even need to find a model. Her figure is too good to be a designer. Being a model is perfect for her."

"I make a living by my talent!"

"Don't come on, your talent isn't even one tenth of your looks..."

“…”

The bickering had already broken the thrilling and suspenseful atmosphere, and we began to laugh foolishly again.

Just then, the door of the stairwell moved slightly, as if someone was there, but there was no sound of footsteps. My heart tightened and I quickly signaled everyone to be quiet.

I tiptoed along the wall and peeked in at the door. An Ke was startled and took two steps back, rubbing her chest and complaining, "Xia Yimeng, what are you doing? You jumped out like that and tried to scare me to death."

"What am I doing? I was just about to ask you why you were hiding here and eavesdropping on our conversation?" I said unhappily, not knowing how much she had heard.

An Ke said stubbornly, "Who wants to eavesdrop on your conversation? I'm just passing by here!"

Huang Tianyi also followed at this time. She sneered, "Passing by? You were still inside when we came out. The laboratory is at the other end of the corridor. Whether you want to go upstairs or downstairs, it is definitely closer to take the stairs on the other side. What's more, the elevator is opposite the laboratory.

We've been standing here for over ten minutes without seeing you walk down the corridor, and now you suddenly appear in the stairwell. It's easy to tell with your toes that you came around the other side of the stairs. If this isn't to eavesdrop, what else could it be?"

An Ke blushed and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she gave up and said with her neck stiff, "I saw you guys were acting sneaky, and who knows if you have any bad intentions, so I followed you to see."

Then she smiled smugly, "So you were saying bad things about COLLIN Company, no wonder it's so shameful.

Xia Yimeng, you have paranoid delusions, COLLIN is such a big company, and you actually said they are trafficking in human beings. Haha, you guys actually believed it, it's so funny.

Do you know what the starting annual salary for a designer at COLLIN headquarters is? My senior from the last two years worked there and their starting salary was 150,000 right after graduation.

She has tried several times to get a place to study abroad but failed, and you are still here making up conspiracy theories.

But it's better if you give up, I'll have fewer competitors."

After saying that, she turned her waist, snorted coldly and went back to the laboratory.