Chapter 167 A Deadly Situation

In fact, Chen Jingyang's words were not entirely untrue. The laboratory in the villa was a money pit, and he didn't have the time or energy to take on outsourcing work to earn money. Every penny he spent was a penny less.

Furthermore, if Tanzhi doesn't pay him a salary, what if they also don't reimburse him for expenses?

Isn't this all just a matter of Chen Qinian saying a few words?

You think you can squander his money? No way!

Finally, don't think he doesn't know what the business trip is for. That client is notoriously difficult, with few orders and lots of trivial matters. Going there will just mean getting yelled at.

He's so busy right now that he has to strictly control his eating and sleeping time, he doesn't have time to let others take their anger out on him!

As for the Cullinan, it's just a means of transportation for him; if he runs out of money one day, he can sell it without hesitation.

As for clothes and watches, those were bought before. With money so scarce now, he can't just leave his existing clothes unused and waste time buying cheap goods just to "announce to the world that I have no money."

After a full four or five seconds of stunned silence, the technical director finally came to his senses: "You can go to the finance department to apply for an advance."

Chen Jingyang said calmly, "No."

He's fine with approving applications, but he has no practical experience in actually doing them. In the past, Lin Zheyan or Li Huina handled these kinds of things.

Seeing that Chen Jingyang was not giving him any face at all, the technical director made a quick decision and sheepishly went to report to Chen Qinian.

A few minutes later, Chen Jingyang was "invited" into Chen Qinian's office.

"Jingyang." Chen Qinian leisurely picked up his teacup and took a small sip. "What's wrong with you? What did you say to the chairman last time? Have you forgotten everything?"

Chen Jingyang smiled, and without waiting for Chen Qinian to offer him a seat, he sat down opposite him, poured himself a cup of hot tea, blew on it, and took a slow sip.

"Chen Qinian." He loosely leaned back, teacup in hand, legs crossed, exuding an air of superiority over Chen Qinian: "I think you've forgotten, haven't you?"

A mocking smile played on his lips: "I told you, I don't need a salary, and I don't need a private office, as long as the replacement work is completed smoothly, then you can let me leave, but..."

He gently twirled the small cup in his hand, a half-smile on his face: "Why do I feel like you're not too keen on finishing the iteration work as soon as possible?"

Chen Qinian didn't respond, waiting for him to finish speaking.

Chen Jingyang downed the water in his teacup in one gulp, slammed the teacup down on the table, and suddenly raised his voice: "I don't know what you're good for. The project has been running for so long, and you still haven't even fixed a small error. Do you have too much money and aren't afraid of burning it?"

He put down his crossed legs, slowly stood up straight, his 1.9-meter-tall figure like a small mountain, very imposing: "I hope you think things through before you do anything, understand your own position, and don't just blindly lick Li Jianren's boots. If the succession is delayed, neither you nor he can afford the consequences!"

Before turning away, he casually uttered his last words: "Going after me now is going after you. If you really enjoy being bullied, I'm not in a position to cooperate. But if it affects the project's progress, I suggest you think ahead about how you're going to explain it to Chen Qishan!"

With a loud bang, he slammed the door shut and left.

Damn it, at least I got my revenge!

If a tiger doesn't show its power, you guys will really think it's Hello Kitty.

Chen Jingyang got his revenge, and Zhang Pengfei was not far behind—after the re-appraisal application was approved, he obtained very crucial and powerful evidence.

Upon seeing the results, Zhang Pengfei suddenly felt a strong urge to thank Chen Jingyang. Without Chen Jingyang, he wouldn't have gone to Tanzhi, and without that experience at Tanzhi, he wouldn't have learned what computer metadata is.

Then, like other lawyers, he will likely fall into the trap of relying solely on traditional "defense" and "disassociation" strategies due to a lack of technical knowledge, thus missing the most crucial breakthrough point.

That evening, at the dinner table at Bai Yinshan's home, Bai Yinshan helped Zhang Pengfei to sit at the head of the table and personally poured him a drink: "Attorney Zhang, I'd like to propose a toast to you."

The two wine glasses clinked gently, producing a pleasant "ding" sound.

However, Bai Yinshan still had doubts. After putting down his wine glass, he asked, "Attorney Zhang, can this single piece of electronic evidence really change the outcome of the trial? Will Liu Kai really cooperate?"

The witness Liu Kai was also crucial in Bai Tianhe's death sentence in the first instance – he confessed that Bai Tianhe had instructed him to do everything.

But not only Zhang Pengfei, but probably even the police knew that Bai Tianhe was framed.

It all started with Baiyin Mountain.

Bai Yinshan's rise to power was not honorable, but he always kept his hands clean, and the police never managed to catch him red-handed.

He has been trying his best to clear his name over the years, but with the return of his son Bai Tianhe, the speed of his whitewashing has suddenly accelerated.

Bai Tianhe was Bai Yinshan's successor, whom he had painstakingly cultivated. He graduated from a prestigious university, was quick-witted and intelligent, and knew how to make choices. He strongly urged Bai Yinshan to abandon those risky businesses as soon as possible.

However, this suggestion, which has not yet been publicly discussed, has caused a huge uproar within the Shanhe Group.

Black Tiger, the "second-in-command" of Shanhe Group, was the first to disagree!

Because he was the main person in charge of those businesses.

Over the years, Black Tiger and Silver Mountain have gradually drifted apart. The reason he has remained in Shanhe Group is precisely because of this part of the business. If it were cut off, how would he survive in the underworld?

So he reacted quickly and decided to strike first, and Liu Kai's girlfriend became the first point of attack.

Liu Kai's girlfriend is named Su Jiaojiao. She is a very materialistic woman who has long been drooling over the handsome and wealthy Bai Tianhe. Hei Hu only needed to use a little trick to send her to Bai Tianhe's bed.

Although Bai Tianhe had no interest in Su Jiaojiao, Liu Kai believed that Bai Tianhe had forcibly taken Su Jiaojiao and caused her to commit suicide due to unbearable humiliation.

What followed was a natural progression—Liu Kai, as the IT administrator of Xinhe Trading Company, simply moved a finger in the ERP system and provided the police with evidence of recording and managing drug transactions.

This evidence perfectly corresponds to the large quantity of drugs disguised as high-end liquor that the police seized at the scene in his warehouse.

Furthermore, the investigation revealed that several large sums of money from overseas were transferred into offshore company accounts controlled by Bai Tianhe and his personal associates.

At this point, the system has a "shipment" record, the warehouse has a corresponding "goods", and the amount of funds and the time of remittance are highly consistent with the sales volume of the "goods" in the system, forming a complete and even perfect chain of evidence.

With Liu Kai's identification, Bai Tianhe was left speechless and unable to defend himself!

He was set up in a trap that would surely lead to his death.