Uncle Ming went in for much shorter time than Tong Xiaohuai; he came out in just a few minutes, his expression similar to Tong Xiaohuai's.
It was faint, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Li Lin looked at him uneasily, but Uncle Ming ignored him and went straight to sit down next to Tong Xiaohuai.
"You left in such a hurry just now, I hope Young Master Yan isn't angry?"
Only then did Uncle Ming have the time and the mood to talk to Tong Xiaohuai about this matter.
Tong Xiaohuai shook her head, "He won't!"
Tong Xiaohuai didn't know much about Yan Bo, and her evaluation of him was mostly based on intuition.
Uncle Ming nodded, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he let out a long sigh.
"These days, it's really hard to say who you can trust and who you can't!"
Tong Xiaohuai remained silent, which made Li Lin feel so ashamed that she lowered her head.
"Xiao Huai, there's mostly nothing more to do here. You can go back now. I'll handle the rest."
Qin Ming wanted to see how Li Lin performed next to determine if he was still worth keeping.
As a subordinate, if someone is disobedient and disloyal, no matter how capable they are, it's all for naught; in fact, keeping them around would only be a disaster.
Tong Xiaohuai glanced at Li Lin, who was standing beside her with her head down, seemingly lost in thought. After thinking for a moment, she declined Qin Ming's suggestion.
"Uncle Ming, I'll go back to the KTV with you guys in a bit."
Clearly, she was thinking the same thing as Qin Ming.
Moreover, she wanted to hear for herself what opinions Li Lin had about her.
As the person in charge of the KTV, Li Lin was subsequently called in for questioning.
Tong Xiaohuai waited until he entered the room before saying to Qin Ming, "Uncle Ming, I know you don't want me to worry about this kind of person and this kind of thing. But since I've taken on this responsibility, I have to shoulder it. Let me talk to Li Lin about this. If I can't resolve it, I'll ask you for advice."
Having put it that way, how could Qin Ming possibly refuse?
Moreover, everything she said made sense. Neither he nor her father could always stand behind her and support her. If she couldn't manage things on her own, the Tong family would collapse sooner or later.
Several months ago, Qin Ming and several loyal old ministers had discussed this issue with Boss Tong, and Boss Tong gave them the following answer at the time.
"If Xiao Huai is utterly hopeless, then let's find someone else to manage the Tong family, or perhaps it's no big deal if they fall apart."
Qin Ming knew that after his sister-in-law's health deteriorated day by day, his eldest brother had come to terms with many things.
In Tong Laoda's mind, the empire that the Tong family had built over generations had fallen from being number one to number three or even lower.
In Tong Laoda's heart, his wife ranks first, Tong Xiaohuai ranks second, and third, perhaps his brothers or the Tong family's empire.
Li Lin's questioning was even shorter than Qin Ming's; he came out of the room in just a few minutes.
"Miss Tong, you can go back first. We'll let you know if there's any progress!"
The police officer in charge of the investigation was unusually polite to Tong Xiaohuai.
Tong Xiaohuai nodded to him, "Thank you, officer. We are willing to cooperate with the investigation at any time if there are any questions."
Because the case has not yet reached a clear conclusion, the KTV has suspended operations to cooperate with the police investigation.
After exchanging pleasantries with the police officer, Tong Xiaohuai stood up and called to Qin Ming to leave together, "Uncle Ming, let's go."
Qin Ming stood up upon hearing the sound, and Li Lin quickly stood up as well.
"Young Miss..."
Tong Xiaohuai turned her head to look at him, "Hmm?"
“I want to talk to you…” Li Lin said with a guilty look on her face.
Tong Xiaohuai and Qin Ming exchanged a silent glance. "Alright, let's go to the money exchange."
In the past, Boss Tong liked to stay at various money shops, so most of them had his offices. Now, naturally, they became the places where Tong Xiaohuai stayed.
The Tong family's money exchange in the northern part of the city wasn't far from the police station, so Qin Ming was still somewhat worried about Tong Xiaohuai.
"I was just about to go check out the money exchange, let's go together."
Tong Xiaohuai did not refuse, so the three of them got into the car together and were driven back to the North City Money Exchange by the driver.
The bank's employees had already left work. As soon as he entered, Tong Xiaohuai said to Qin Ming, "Uncle Ming, I'm going to chat with Brother Li for a while."
Qin Ming was still worried, so after a while, he brewed some tea and knocked on the door to bring it in.
"Xiao Huai, this is new tea that your Uncle Guan brought back from his hometown. Try it. If you like it, I'll have him ask someone to bring some more over."
As Qin Ming spoke, his probing gaze quickly swept over the two men's faces.
Seeing Tong Xiaohuai's calm expression, as if she were completely at ease, Li Lin, on the other hand, held her cup with her eyes downcast, looking as if she were guilty.
It seems that my worry that this little girl would be bullied was unfounded.
"Thank you, Uncle Ming. I'll try it. If it tastes good, we'll go back with Uncle Guan to get it in a few days."
After seeing it with his own eyes, Qin Ming felt a little relieved.
After leaving, he still didn't dare to go too far. He dragged a chair to sit at the office door, just in case Li Lin did something outrageous and he could rush in to save him.
After Tong Xiaohuai and Li Lin came in, the two sat facing each other on two single sofas.
Before Qin Ming entered, the two hadn't engaged in a formal conversation. Tong Xiaohuai knew that Li Lin was organizing his thoughts, and she didn't rush him.
When Qin Ming brought the tea in, she picked it up and drank it silently, still not urging him to hurry up.
After drinking most of her tea, Li Lin finally stammered, "Young Miss..."
Tong Xiaohuai raised her head and met his eyes.
Li Lin flinched slightly, took a deep breath, and finally met her scrutinizing eyes.
"sorry!"
Tong Xiaohuai remained silent, simply gazing at him quietly.
"I called Liu Yong..."
As Li Lin spoke, she lowered her head.
"The reason?" Tong Xiaohuai asked succinctly.
It seems that this outcome was already anticipated.
"I...I just wanted to make things difficult for you..." Li Lin looked up and, seeing that Tong Xiaohuai showed no surprise, said very sincerely, "Miss, I'm sorry!"
Tong Xiaohuai picked up her teacup and took a sip. "Why?"
Her eyes were bright and clear; those who didn't know her would just think she was an innocent young girl.
Li Lin used to think so too.
But after tonight, he realized he was wrong.
"I'm sorry, I've always thought you weren't capable of being a leader. I thought you should stay in school and study instead."
Tong Xiaohuai remained silent, simply watching him quietly, waiting for him to continue.
"Now I know I was wrong!"
Tong Xiaohuai looked at him and asked, "So?"
Li Lin stood up and bowed deeply to Tong Xiaohuai.
"I'm sorry, Miss, I'm willing to obey whatever you wish to do with me."
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