Chapter 575 It Was You
As soon as he entered President Qian's office, President Qian angrily threw a document in his face, shouting, "Qiao Hong! Look what you've done!"
Qiao Hong had no idea what had happened. He picked up the document and glanced at it, but still couldn't understand it. He asked President Qian, "What happened?"
"You still dare to ask what happened? Look at what you've done! A fake official seal, a fake company account, and you've made us throw millions into it! Qiao Hong, you're driving me to the brink!"
"What fake official seal? Mr. Qian, what are you talking about?"
Qiao Hong suddenly had a bad feeling.
Mr. Qian slumped into his chair, laughing angrily, "Ever since you transferred the money that day, I've felt something was off. I was worried, so I kept sending people to S&C to follow up. Today, we finally got in touch with them, and do you know what they said? They said they never agreed to discuss this project. Qin Ce only gave some suggestions on the previous proposal; he didn't even agree to start. They even asked us where we'd invested all our money!"
Qiao Hong looked incredulous. "How is this possible? When I made the payment, I specifically checked to make sure it was an S&C account, and the legal representative was Qin Ce, and the company seal was correct. How could this be fake? This is absolutely impossible!"
Mr. Qian laughed angrily, "Impossible? Then tell me, where did this money go? S&C people clearly stated that they did not receive this money, and there is no record of any receipt, not even any formalities. Do you expect me to conjure up money from their company account?"
Qiao Hong was now truly panicked. "Impossible! How could this be? I clearly transferred the money! No, I have to call Qin Ce..."
Qiao Hong hurriedly took out his phone, but at this point, how could he possibly get through?
Seeing that he was still stubbornly unrepentant, President Qian slammed his fist on the table in exasperation, "Don't you understand? You've been scammed! Our entire company has been scammed!"
"Some people deliberately make you think that Qin Ce wants to cooperate with you, using the project as a pretext to get you to throw money into it. Even though Qin Ce reviewed the original plan and gave us a reply, none of the necessary procedures were followed. They only provided a budget, and we rushed to throw all our money into it. And the problem is that we didn't even know why we threw the money in!"
Qiao Hong then seemed to wake up from his dream.
Mr. Qian's words made him realize that perhaps from the moment he received Qin Ce's text message, it was all a trap that had been set up long ago.
Qin Ce initially gave him an ambiguous answer, which he presumptuously took as a sign that Qin Ce wanted to cooperate.
Later, he received the company's project proposal, which even included comments and a reply. All of this made Qiao Hong believe that the cooperation was a done deal.
In reality, Qin Ce did nothing, because S&C didn't receive a single penny of the money he invested. Even if Qiao Hong went to confront him, he couldn't find any evidence.
S&C might even sue Qiao Hong for false accusation.
But Qiao Hong had no time to think about who was behind all this. He asked President Qian, "Then... is it possible to get the money back?"
"How can we get it back? The company that you transferred the money to is just a shell company with the same name as S&C. It doesn't own any other companies. There are countless companies like that on the market. Are we supposed to go and question them one by one?"
"Then what should we do?"
Exhausted, Mr. Qian said, "Let me tell you, Qiao Hong, I don't care what method you use, this money must be recovered. If you don't, you can expect to go to jail!"
Upon hearing that he was going to jail, Qiao Hong's face turned pale with fright. "President Qian, let's talk this out. I've worked hard for the company for so many years, and even if I haven't made any great contributions, I've still put in a lot of effort. You can't treat me like this..."
Mr. Qian retorted angrily, "This money can't be recovered? That's all bullshit! I'm only giving you three days. If I don't see the money recovered within three days, you can spend the rest of your life in prison!"
This time, President Qian made a harsh statement, and Qiao Hong finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
But when asked to investigate, he had absolutely no clue where to start.
When he was at his wit's end, Qiao Hong thought of Cao Yun.
She works in a government building, so she must know a lot of people in finance or accounting. If we ask her to help us look it up, she'll definitely be able to find out.
To get Cao Yun to help him, Qiao Hong first swallowed his pride and said many nice things to Cao Yun, and then he played the emotional card, saying, "If I can't get this money back, I'll go to jail. You know, Yingying and Xiaoxi haven't even graduated from university yet. What will happen to them if something really happens to me?"
He pleaded with Cao Yun, "Xiao Yun, I'm begging you, please help me, okay?"
Cao Yun could indeed help him with this, since all the money was in Cao Yun's account, and no one except her knew how the money disappeared.
But Cao Yun wasn't about to agree so easily. She pulled out a divorce agreement she had prepared beforehand. "Sign this first."
Qiao Hong looked at Cao Yun incredulously, "What are you doing?"
Cao Yun sighed, "After all this fuss, I really don't have the energy to explain to you or make a scene with you anymore. You should know in your heart that we can't live together anymore. Look at the way you're begging me today, doesn't it look like a stray dog that nobody wants? Qiao Hong, you can live like this, but I can't."
Cao Yun calmly said, "Sign it. If you sign it, I'll help you."
Although Cao Yun's words made Qiao Hong feel extremely uncomfortable, he knew that there was no turning back now, and divorce was only a matter of time.
At the moment he signed his name, Qiao Hong had mixed feelings, but Cao Yun seemed to feel relieved.
She put the divorce papers away and asked Qiao Hong, "You really want to know where that money went, right?"
Qiao Hong looked at her quietly without saying a word.
"To tell you the truth, your money, your house, and even your car have all been transferred to my name."
"What did you say?!"
“I was the one who approached Qin Ce and asked him to deliberately give you hope, to make you think that you could cooperate with him. The email about the project was actually sent by me, not Qin Ce.”
Qiao Hong was utterly astonished. He clenched his fists, a surge of anger rising within him. "It was you!"
"Yes, it was all me. I know how much you want to work with S&C. No matter how much money they ask for, you will agree. Sure enough, I just mentioned it casually in the proposal, and you couldn't wait to transfer so much money over."
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