In addition to department executives, several outstanding employees participated in this emergency meeting, including Zhan Yaxin.
From the beginning of the meeting, she had been paying attention to Li Anran, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Although there was no evidence, her intuition told her that this emergency meeting was probably related to this woman.
really.
Upon hearing Yang Quan say that company secrets had been betrayed, Zhan Yaxin's gaze immediately fell upon Li Anran.
It was definitely her! She had always felt that this woman had no good intentions in coming to the finance department, and now this incident had directly confirmed her intuition.
"Director Yang, have you found the person who leaked company secrets?"
Zhan Yaxin turned to look at Yang Quan.
This was also a concern for the other senior executives in the department. Suddenly, everyone's attention was focused on Yang Quan.
However, Yang Quan did not answer but instead asked, "What are your guesses?"
Is this asking for their opinion?
Zhan Yaxin raised an eyebrow.
She wasn't going to pass up an opportunity that was offered to her. Since Yang Quan had taken the initiative to let them speak first, she decided not to be polite.
"Director Yang, I think there is someone who is very suspicious."
As Zhan Yaxin spoke, she looked at Li Anran, her intentions were all too obvious.
Sensing Zhan Yaxin's gaze, Li Anran, who had been silent, raised her head, narrowed her eyes at Zhan Yaxin, and her face clearly showed disbelief and doubt: "Zhan Yaxin, are you doubting me?"
"Otherwise what?"
Zhan Yaxin found it amusing. "Director Yang, and all the other colleagues, you might want to think about this carefully. Li Anran has only been in the finance department for a short time, and this kind of thing has already happened. Isn't that too much of a coincidence? We're all considered veterans in the finance department; there's absolutely no need for us to do something that would obviously jeopardize our futures. Besides, Li Anran, can you honestly say that you chose to come to the finance department without any ulterior motives? You struggle so much in the finance department every day; it's clearly not your area of expertise. Yet you chose this place anyway. It's only natural that I would find you suspicious, isn't it?"
After Zhan Yaxin finished speaking, the conference room fell silent for a moment.
To be fair, the other executives had noticed what Zhan Yaxin said. Li Anran's performance in the finance department was only average; she didn't drag the department down, but she didn't stand out either. They were genuinely surprised when she first came to the finance department. After all, most of them thought Li Anran would go to another department and shouldn't have anything to do with their finance department under any circumstances.
"Zhan Yaxin, your analysis does make some sense. However,"
Yang Quan suddenly spoke up, his gaze towards Zhan Yaxin carrying a somewhat enigmatic meaning, "I have something to tell everyone. After the company's investigation, it has been confirmed that the person who sold company secrets is Zhan Yaxin."
"impossible!"
No sooner had Yang Quan finished speaking than Zhan Yaxin's incredulous denial rang out.
"It can't be me!"
Zhan Yaxin could not accept the investigation results at all. How could she have been unfairly blamed for something like this?
Yang Quan wasn't surprised by her reaction: "According to the investigation, you recently visited that company. However, the finance department hasn't had any necessary dealings with them recently. What were you doing there?"
"Yes, I have been to that company."
Zhan Yaxin was almost laughing in anger. "But I went there to deliver meeting minutes for our people. There were no confidential documents at all! Director Yang, is the company's investigation so casual? Just because I went there, you assume I did it? There's not even any decent evidence. Aren't you afraid of wrongly accusing someone?"
"Who says there's no evidence?"
Yang Quan raised an eyebrow, remaining as steady as a mountain, completely unmoved by Zhan Yaxin's questioning. He calmly held up the folder that had been in front of him: "Zhan Yaxin, is this the 'meeting minutes' you're referring to?"
"yes."
Zhan Yaxin examined it carefully and nodded.
But how did the folder she sent end up here?
A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Zhan Yaxin's heart.
What happened next perfectly confirmed her premonition.
Yang Quan deftly opened the folder, took out the documents inside, showed them to everyone in the conference room, and asked in a cold voice, "These are the 'meeting minutes' you're talking about?"
Zhan Yaxin's expression immediately changed.
Those weren't meeting minutes at all! What happened? Why did the meeting minutes in the folder become company secrets?
Zhan Yaxin was stunned for two seconds, then immediately realized: This was a setup! She had been framed! It was definitely Li Anran! She must have done all this and then used her as a scapegoat!
"It wasn't me! I had no idea what was in the folder!" Zhan Yaxin explained quickly, pointing to Li Anran. "It was Li Anran, she instructed me to do it. I just went to deliver a document; I knew nothing else!"
You want to use me as a shield? I won't let you manipulate me!
Zhan Yaxin glared angrily at Li Anran, her eyes practically spitting fire.
"Zhan Yaxin, don't be ridiculous."
Li Anran sneered, looking at Zhan Yaxin as if she were a fool. "Given our antagonistic relationship, how could I possibly order you around? Everyone in the department knows you've always been at odds with me and have never given me a kind look. You just said I was the prime suspect, and now you're accusing me of ordering you around. Do you think anyone will believe that? You just said you needed evidence, so how come you can accuse me without any proof?"
Li Anran's words effectively shut Zhan Yaxin down. Zhan Yaxin glared at Li Anran, then at Yang Quan, wanting to defend herself, but couldn't utter a single word.
"Zhan Yaxin, all the evidence points to you. I regret to inform you that for the company's safety and to give an explanation to everyone in the company and department, I have no choice but to ask you to leave the Lu Group."
Yang Quan looked at Zhan Yaxin apologetically, seemingly quite regretful, "The relevant procedures have been completed. You can leave after you sign them."
"...I understand. I will leave the Lu Group."
Zhan Yaxin bit her lip and finally reluctantly agreed.
The evidence was right there, and she couldn't accuse Li Anran. Even though she was being made a scapegoat, she had no choice but to accept it.
Yang Quan did indeed handle all the formalities. Zhan Yaxin signed her name on the resignation form and then returned to her workstation to pack her things.
As she was about to leave with her things, she unsurprisingly saw Li Anran at the door.
"What, framing me wasn't enough, now you're here to gloat?"
Zhan Yaxin had a cold face and spoke to Li Anran in a completely unfriendly tone.
“You have no evidence; I can say you are slandering me.”
Li Anran smiled easily, completely unmoved.
"Seize the opportunity to be smug, because one day you might end up like me, or even worse."
Zhan Yaxin sneered and leaned close to Li Anran's ear, lowering her voice to say, "Li Anran, you will definitely get your comeuppance. I'll be waiting for the day you get kicked out."
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