Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Betrayal
Chapter 35
Lu Peishi's angry voice echoed in the conference room, and then there was silence for a few seconds, and no one dared to speak.
Lu Peishi is always indifferent at all times, and this is the first time everyone has seen him so angry.
Zhuo Zhongsen was stunned by the yelling. He shrank his head, half opened his mouth, and dared not utter a word.
Huang Shijie finally mustered the courage to intervene and smooth things over: "Mr. Lu, calm down. It was Manager Zhuo who accidentally spoke without thinking."
He looked at Zhuo Zhongsen again and said, "Manager Zhuo, no matter how emotional you are, you shouldn't make personal attacks."
Zhuo Zhongsen looked embarrassed.
Ruan Yan calmed down and regrouped, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for speaking up for our employees. This also stopped Zhuo Zhongsen from trying to veer off topic. As I said before, I'm here today to expose him for leaking confidential information from multiple company projects to competitors, profiting from it and causing significant losses to our company."
Zhuo Zhongsen stiffened his neck, as if he wanted to refute something, but after looking at Lu Peishi's expression, he backed off.
Ruan Yan continued, "He had two USB drives, and he always copied plans and blueprints onto them and took them home. The company has strict regulations prohibiting employees from copying or taking away sensitive information and blueprints. Did he have approval from his superiors for this? If not, what was his motive?"
Huang Shijie was stunned and asked Zhuo Zhongsen: "Is what Ruan Yan said true?"
Zhuo Zhongsen refused to admit it: "Of course it's not true, Mr. Lu, Manager Huang, she is slandering me!"
Huang Shijie asked Ruan Yan again: "Then... do you have any evidence?"
Ruan Yan smiled faintly: "Not only do I have evidence, I also have witnesses."
As she spoke, she glanced at her phone and then turned her gaze to the door of the conference room.
"She's been waiting outside for a while."
When Zhuo Zhongsen saw Zhuang Xiaotong pushing the door in, his face suddenly turned pale.
Zhuang Xiaotong didn't even look at him and walked straight to Ruan Yan.
Ruan Yan exchanged a glance with her and said to everyone, "Before I continue to reveal the truth, I want to show you a video first."
With a few simple operations, she synchronized the video prepared in advance on her mobile phone to the LED screen in the center in real time.
Zhuo Zhongsen's face appeared on the video screen.
Then, it was Zhuang Xiaotong's voice.
"Zhong Sen, this incident has caused too much trouble. The entire company is investigating. They will find out what you did before..."
"Hey, don't be such a pessimist! What are you investigating? I won't admit I did anything," Zhuo Zhongsen interrupted her dissatisfiedly. "You should also be more cautious. You know how to answer the questions from above, right? Don't be careless and reveal your true identity, otherwise we will all be doomed!"
"I know, I'll be careful... But if you put the blame on Ruan Yan, will they believe it? After all, there's no other convincing evidence besides the photos."
"Don't worry about it. I have my own plans anyway...Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. During this period, we should try to see each other less privately. We can talk about it after the storm has passed. It's better for both of us."
The video ends here.
Although it was only a little over a minute long, the amount of information contained in it was so huge that it left everyone dumbfounded.
Ruan Yan continued, "Zhuang Xiaotong also has video evidence of Zhuo Zhongsen stealing and selling company information several times before, but time is tight today. We'll sort it out later and hand it over to the company."
Hearing this, the stiff Zhuo Zhongsen was completely speechless, and cold sweat soaked his back.
Amidst the silence, someone came out and asked, "How did Zhuang Xiaotong manage to take these videos, and what role did she play in this incident?"
Ruan Yan looked at Zhuang Xiaotong, hesitated, and did not answer immediately.
Instead, Zhuang Xiaotong spoke calmly, as if she had been prepared for it. "Because I've been maintaining a secret relationship with him, I helped him sell out the company's project plans the first two times."
Ruan Yan couldn't bear it, so she added, "She was bewitched by Zhuo Zhongsen and was confused for a moment, but from beginning to end, she didn't gain any financial benefit."
That night, Ruan Yanhui suddenly connected her with Zhuo Zhongsen. It was the time when she was helping Zhuang Xiaotong pick up the things that had spilled out of her bag in the staff cafeteria, and she accidentally touched a metal lighter.
Zhuang Xiaotong doesn't usually smoke, so she thought it must belong to her boyfriend. But at the company dinner in the evening, she saw that Zhuo Zhongsen also had an identical one in his hand.
At first she thought it was a coincidence, so she just kept it in her mind and didn't take it too seriously.
Even though she found out that night that Zhuo Zhongsen was intentionally or unintentionally forcing Zhuang Xiaotong to drink, Zhuang Xiaotong not only did not resist, but also seemed to be in high spirits. So although she felt something was wrong and hinted to Zhao Tian to help Zhuang Xiaotong over, she still didn't think about it that much.
Unexpectedly, after a period of time, the insignificant little detail that was thought to be a coincidence, inadvertently connected those seemingly scattered and unrelated clues to a completely different direction.
Ruan Yan quickly figured it out based on the unnatural way the two of them usually interacted in the company and the timeline of the estrangement between Lin Lin and Zhuo Zhongsen.
She first called Lin Lin and confirmed what she was thinking. The next day, she secretly found Zhuang Xiaotong.
As she expected, Zhuang Xiaotong immediately denied it at first.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Manager Zhuo and I are just colleagues."
Ruan Yan stood in front of her: "Xiaotong, do you know that Zhuo Zhongsen's behavior is illegal?"
Zhuang Xiaotong lowered his head and didn't look at her: "The one suspected of breaking the law now is you, not him."
"Did you know that when he was with you, he was also pursuing Sister Lin Lin?" Ruan Yan shouted, causing Zhuang Xiaotong to stop in his hasty steps to leave.
"During the last company dinner, Zhuo Zhongsen deliberately got you drunk. When you were unconscious, he took the opportunity to slip away and be with Sister Lin Lin," Ruan Yan looked into her eyes. "Later, it was Sister Lin Lin who discovered your secret relationship with him, so she took the initiative to break up with him."
Zhuang Xiaotong lowered his head and said nothing.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Lin Lin." Ruan Yan saw that her reaction seemed to have softened a little, so she slowed down her tone. "It's not just Sister Lin Lin. He's always had ambiguous relationships with different girls. You shouldn't be unaware of this, right?"
Zhuang Xiaotong bit her lip: "I don't know what you are talking about... I'm leaving."
"Xiaotong, you know I'm innocent, right? Even I can find your flaws. Do you think the company won't find out about you in the end?"
Ruan Yan looked at her back and said, "Is it worth it for someone like this? You're different from him. You can't continue to make mistakes with someone who has no moral bottom line. It's not too late to cut your losses now. You don't need to ruin your entire future for a scumbag!"
Zhuang Xiaotong's steps became slower and slower until they stopped.
His heart, which had been uneasy these days due to guilt towards Ruan Yan, was shaken again.
After a while, she turned around hesitantly, her voice trembling slightly: "I'm already in too deep... Is it really too late..."
Ruan Yan learned from Zhuang Xiaotong that Zhuo Zhongsen had quite a criminal record. She knew of three such incidents in the first half of the year.
Every time he asked Zhuang Xiaotong for help, copying the plans or drawings to a USB flash drive and then secretly selling them to other companies.
Zhuo Zhongsen has always had a good relationship with Huang Shijie. Some time ago, he heard from Huang Shijie that the higher-ups began to suspect that someone inside the company had leaked information and were preparing to investigate secretly. He asked Zhuang Xiaotong to be more careful and keep his mouth shut so as not to be caught.
Zhuang Xiaotong was very scared, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to follow his instructions.
Unexpectedly, not long after, rumors spread throughout the company that Ruan Yan was suspected of leaking the museum plan.
She went to ask Zhuo Zhongsen, but he just smiled smugly and told her not to mind the matter...
Ruan Yan suddenly realized what was going on.
In this way, all the abruptness and unreasonableness have a reasonable explanation.
…
"The encrypted files in the company system require two employees to log in and verify their information simultaneously before they can be accessed. To achieve his goals, Zhuo Zhongsen privately approached the innocent Xiaotong, exploiting her emotions and tricking her into helping him complete these steps," Ruan Yan said in a clear voice. "Zhuo Zhongsen used all the profits he illegally obtained on his daily life. Xiaotong repeatedly advised him to stop, but he didn't care. Xiaotong no longer wanted to make the same mistake again, so this time she took the initiative to confess and expose Zhuo Zhongsen's evil deeds."
"Mr. Lu, I know that the mistake I made was very serious. Thanks to Ruan Yan's reminder, I was able to stop in time. I'm sorry to the company, sorry to you and Sister Xinyi, and sorry to my colleagues for their trust in me. Regardless of whether I can make up for my crime this time, I will accept any punishment the company imposes on me." Zhuang Xiaotong's eyes were red, and she bowed sincerely to everyone.
Just when they were talking, Zhuo Ming, who had just got off the plane, rushed here directly and sat down in the seat next to Lu Peishi.
The whispers in the conference room became more and more obvious.
Lu Peishi quietly looked at Ruan Yan, who was standing there without any arrogance or servility, and was calm and composed. He seemed to see again the time on the horse farm when she was radiant and fearless, as if she had the whole world at her feet and was so confident.
His brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth raised a subtle curve.
It seems that even if he doesn't come to take charge today, she can handle everything with ease and reason.
The cell phone on the table was vibrating again. Special Assistant Zhao had called several times.
Today, Lu Peishi deliberately postponed two schedules and squeezed out time to come to Zhuo Lu.
He patted Zhuo Ming's shoulder and said, "You've heard the general situation. You can handle the rest. I have to go back to Wanlai to arrange some things first."
After saying that, he added, "He is yours, do as you wish."
Everyone knows that Zhuo Zhongsen is Zhuo Ming's cousin.
He was able to enter Zhuo Lu thanks to Zhuo Ming's connections.
So even though he has poor business skills, he can still stay here.
The senior executives in the company also gave him some face.
But the seriousness of this incident is extraordinary, and everyone is speculating about the outcome.
"But he's Zhuo Da's cousin. Will the company consider Zhuo Da's reputation and finally let it go?"
"Who knows? It all depends on Mr. Zhuo's attitude."
"Mr. Zhuo is usually quite fair. I don't think he's biased in this matter."
"But they are relatives after all. If President Zhuo speaks up for him, the company will give him a lighter sentence, right?"
…
Lu Peishi had already left. Zhuo Zhongsen saw that Zhuo Ming was now in charge, so his suppressed and rampant nature began to stir up again.
He crossed his legs and looked around at everyone without restraint, finally landing arrogantly on Zhuo Ming.
"Cousin, don't forget. When Auntie was sick, it was my father who took the initiative to give money. After that, several uncles came one after another to help your family raise medical expenses." He said with a sneer, "If it weren't for my father, would you be able to go to school back then? You are sitting here today and have become a leader. Shouldn't you thank our family?"
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