Chapter 23 Oh~Thunder
——＜A colorful dividing line＞
For the next two days, Su Yan felt like he was walking on a knife's edge. The USB drive hidden under the pen holder was like a piece of red-hot charcoal, constantly burning his nerves. He wanted to take it out and check it when no one was around, but he was afraid it was a trap set by Huo Shen or Assistant Zhou.
Huo Shen seemed to be genuinely starting to involve him in marginal matters, like compiling insignificant industry briefings or occasionally asking him a question or two as a test while he was reviewing documents. Su Yan responded with all his might, not wanting to appear too clever and arouse suspicion, nor too dull and lose Huo Shen's interest. He carefully played the role of someone "learning" and "being tamed."
The way Huo Shen looked at him was indeed undergoing a subtle shift. There was still control and scrutiny, but occasionally a faint flicker of something akin to... anticipation would flash across his eyes. This was especially true when Su Yan occasionally gave him unexpected feedback. This shift made Su Yan even more confused and wary.
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On the afternoon of the third day, the opportunity finally arrived. Huo Shen had a very important international video conference scheduled to last the entire afternoon, with explicit instructions that no one should interrupt. Assistant Zhou was also required to be in the conference room to take notes throughout the meeting.
The entire president's office was unusually quiet.
Su Yan's heart began to beat wildly. He knew this was his only chance. He forced himself to wait patiently for half an hour, making sure there was no more movement around him. Then he took a deep breath and pretended to go to the tea room to get some water.
As he passed his seat, his fingers seemingly brushed against the pen holder. Returning to the tea room, he locked the door, leaned against it, and pulled out the slightly cool, metallic USB drive he had just received from his pocket.
The computer in the tea room was public, so he didn't dare use it. He pulled out his old phone, which he'd hidden away for a long time, and inserted a USB drive. His fingers trembled slightly with nervousness.
The USB drive contained a single folder, named with a random string of gibberish. Opening it revealed several audio files and a PDF document.
Su Yan opened the PDF first. After reading only a few lines, his blood almost froze!
The document contained detailed specifications and design sketches for some of the core technologies of the Prometheus project! Furthermore, it clearly indicated the time and method of the leak of this data to a competitor called Xinke International.
This is not just an ordinary business secret, it is direct evidence pointing to an "insider"!
Su Yan's body went cold. Who had given him such a deadly thing? What was their purpose? To get him to report it? To offer it to Huo Shen as a token of loyalty? Or... to kill someone with a borrowed knife?
He trembled as he clicked on the latest audio file. After a burst of noisy electrical noise, two familiar voices rang out. Although the voices had been altered, Su Yan could almost distinguish them immediately—one was Assistant Zhou's unique, calm, almost robotic tone, and the other, surprisingly, was the voice of his brother, Su Chen!
[Voice Changed (Assistant Zhou)]: "...Boss Su, we see your sincerity this time. But Huo Shen is suspicious by nature, and the failure of 'Xinghui' has made him even more cautious."
[Voice Changed (Su Chen)]: "What I want is not his caution, but his ruthlessness! What you gave me is not enough!"
Assistant Zhou: "Why rush... Next quarter's financial report will be a good opportunity. As long as..."
The following content became unclear, as if the signal was interfered with, but just these few words were enough to stir up a storm in Su Yan's mind!
Assistant Zhou is in contact with Su Chen? !
Is there a deal between them?!
Su Chen wants Huo Shen's "Death Xue"? !
How is this possible?! How could Su Chen collude with Assistant Zhou? Was it to bring down Huo Shen? But this method... Su Yan didn't dare to think about it further. If this audio clip was true, then the image of Su Chen in his mind, although stern but upright, would completely collapse!
The overwhelming amount of information made Su Yan dizzy. He suddenly pulled out the USB drive and gripped it tightly in his hand, almost digging into his flesh.
What he holds in his hand now may be evidence that can severely damage Huo Shen, or it may be the key to uncovering a huge conspiracy, or even more likely... a death warrant that can doom him from everlasting destruction!
what to do?
Give it to Huo Shen? Would Huo Shen believe it? Or would he think that this was a conspiracy between him and Su Chen?
Destroy it? Act as if nothing happened?
Or... take advantage of it?
Just when he was feeling extremely confused, there was a sudden "click" sound from the door lock of the tea room - someone was trying to open the door from outside!
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