If it weren't for the mole, Jiang Si might not have thought this far ahead.
But by deducing from the answer, she instantly understood the meaning behind the other party's actions.
University recommendations are, frankly speaking, just bait.
Anyone with even a slightly weak will will be lost in this temptation.
Once I accept this recommendation, I will inevitably have to make a choice between the school and my workplace.
In other words, the other party just wanted to use this opportunity to transfer her away and distract her.
But what really struck Jiang Si as strange was not this.
"Where is it?" After lunch, Chi Heng came over to discuss the construction plan, and Jiang Si told him about it.
Chi Heng was clearly surprised upon hearing the news.
Jiang Si didn't know how to explain, so she just asked, "If you are the mole and your goal is to transfer me, will you come to me to claim credit after you've done it?"
Using the word "taking credit" might not be the most appropriate way to describe it.
But that's the feeling she got from Vice Minister Xu's expression at the time.
If he hadn't been deliberately interrupted, it would have been obvious that the next topic he was going to talk about was recommending himself to go to university.
This is why Jiang Si found it strange.
Which mole, after making such an important decision, would run to her, the person in charge, and say these things?
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Vice Minister Xu is playing dumb to deceive others.
However, considering his usual behavior, Jiang Si is more inclined to believe that he is not the mastermind behind the scenes.
To be precise, he was more like a knife in someone else's hand.
"Do you have other suspects?"
Seeing her confident tone, Chi Heng couldn't help but remind her, "Besides those three, no one else would have the means to do anything even if they wanted to."
"Not necessarily."
Having chosen to cooperate, Jiang Si naturally wouldn't hide anything. "I suspect someone else."
"who?"
"Secretary Yan."
Jiang Si shared the information she had gathered: "This person and Vice Minister Xu are not only old friends of many years, but they are also college classmates. It is said that they have a very good relationship."
The emphasis was on the phrase "they have a very good relationship".
"So it was him..." Chi Heng had also heard of this person.
However, his department had no connection whatsoever with the construction company.
In addition, this person had been recuperating at home for more than half a year due to illness and had not come to work.
Subconsciously, Chi Heng ignored this person.
Jiang Si nodded; in fact, she did too.
But the fact that this person had a good relationship with Vice Minister Xu was only the first thing she suspected.
What really made her suspicious was something else.
"You mean, his illness?"
"right."
Although Jiang Si wasn't quite sure what illness this person had.
However, given his current situation, the best option is for him to rest at home rather than come to work.
In this era, there is no such thing as being dismissed due to illness.
What reason does he have to insist on working while sick?
Of course, these are just Jiang Si's suspicions; whether they are true or not will depend on the results of the subsequent investigation.
Neither she nor Chi Heng could interfere in the investigation.
It's better to leave it to professionals.
Chi Heng had no objection to this.
Since the project at the embassy is set to start next week, the two discussed the construction details after finishing their discussion.
Jiang Si noted down the places that needed to be fine-tuned.
"Okay, then I'll be going now." As if remembering something, Chi Heng suddenly mustered his courage and said, "This weekend..."
When he said this, his voice was much lower than usual.
Almost at the same time, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.
"Excuse me, I need to take this call." Jiang Si gestured to Chi Heng, then picked up the receiver.
Hello~
"It's me." The next second, a familiar deep voice came from the receiver.
Perhaps he was tired from training recently, Huo Tingzhou's voice sounded a little tired, but it was clearly filled with a hint of excitement.
"Did I disturb your work?" he asked softly.
"No, we just finished discussing business." As she spoke, Jiang Si's tone softened unconsciously.
Seeing her smiling eyes, Chi Heng knew without guessing who had made the call.
"I'm leaving now." He said silently to Jiang Si, then got up, opened the door, and gently closed it again.
Although he moved very quietly, Huo Tingzhou on the other end of the phone still noticed it keenly.
Was someone in your office just now?
"Yes." Jiang Si never hid anything from him.
No, not really. Apart from the matter of the space, she has always been open about everything else.
"It's Chi Heng. We chatted about work for a while."
"How's work? Is everything going smoothly?"
There are some things that are not easy to say directly over the phone, so the two of them agreed on some simple code words a long time ago.
This is just a simple greeting.
Jiang Si smiled and said, "Everything is going smoothly, you don't need to worry."
Knowing that everything went smoothly, Huo Tingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"How are you? Have you been doing well lately?" Jiang Si hadn't heard from him for more than ten days, and she was still thinking about him.
"It's all good." Huo Tingzhou was used to reporting good news and not bad news, but he didn't know why he was acting this way today.
After saying that, he couldn't help but whisper, "It's just...it's a little strange."
It's fine during regular training.
But when someone returns to an empty dormitory, the feeling is really hard to put into words.
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