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Assistant Liu was still holding a computer to check information. He had already called the police and obtained the evidence immediately. However, the system needed to be repaired. This system was originally developed by Qi Yu, so the repair naturally had to be handed over to him.
Xu Liang was not surprised by the news; it was even within her expectations.
Her anger was not completely gone, and she still sat in the chair at the front of the conference room.
The air pressure around her was low and her face was stern. She hummed softly and asked Liu Zhu to go out first.
The empty conference room was silent for three full minutes.
Xu Liang held his breath and focused, slowly regaining his inner calm.
Her eyes slowly converged and she looked up at the person in front of her.
Not surprisingly, the man was also looking at her.
She knew that during those few minutes of silence, his eyes were always on her.
At this moment, Xu Liang was completely in a working state. Between his eyebrows, there was a kind of strength that came from within. In Qi Yu's body, the momentum was permeated into his eyes, making them extremely sharp.
She waited for Qi Yu to speak. Qi Yu seemed to understand what she meant. He opened his lips slightly and said seriously, "Thank you."
It was just a useless thank you, and Xu Liang didn't really appreciate it.
She snorted coldly: "Boss Qi, after what happened today, can't you see what problems exist in your retirement community?"
It wasn't that I wanted to compete with Qi Yu, nor was it that I wanted to take the opportunity to mock him.
I just want him to see clearly the problems behind technological elderly care. The risks of trying to replace manpower with technology are far greater than the risks of using manpower alone.
Precisely because he did not have high demands on these workers in the community, over time they became accustomed to relying on various technologies in the community, only obeying the alarms of the machines and losing their own thinking.
But machines are machines after all, and there will always be times when they malfunction, and even worse, there will be situations like being "hackered".
Over-reliance on technology can lead to a ripple effect in the event of a failure, resulting in unexpected consequences and losses.
If she hadn't noticed the problem today, if she hadn't accidentally clicked into the system, would anyone in the community have noticed that something was wrong with Grandma Wu?
Thinking back to the urgency just now, Xu Liang felt both scared and distressed.
Qi Yu was silent for a moment. When he spoke again, Xu Liang heard his voice was very hoarse, his eyes dark, and he still felt ashamed. "Xu Liang, please give me some time. I'll fix the system."
Xu Liang didn't say anything, turned his chair around automatically, and stopped looking at him.
She took a deep breath, and the sound of keyboard clacking could be heard behind her.
Xu Liang first stared at the front to clear his mind, and after he calmed down completely, he squinted his eyes to the side.
The person behind him continued to move his hands, and Xu Liang heard a hint of tension from the sound.
First, Zhang Qilin appeared inexplicably outside Grandma Zhang's room. After all, without the surveillance footage, it was not certain whether he was there to take secret photos.
Then the intelligent system was inexplicably hacked without any warning.
It just so happens that now is the time for nursing home ratings and no mistakes can be made.
Is someone trying to target Yian?
However, the only relevant company, where Zhang Qilin works, has no competitive relationship with Yian at all.
Or maybe Zhang Qilin still has feelings for Yikang? Now Yikang belongs to Tongxin, and Tongxin and Yian are competitors, so Zhang Qilin is here to do something bad?
But Yikan has been abandoned for more than half a year, and Qi Yu almost acquired Yikan at the beginning. If this is really the reason, it is too untenable.
I don't know when the sound of the keyboard behind me stopped.
The man called her softly, "Xu Ying."
Xu Liang's thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and he didn't turn around immediately.
"Let's talk," the man continued.
However, Xu Liang took the initiative and seized the initiative.
She told Qi Yu everything she had guessed and everything that had happened in the retirement community. She saw that the man opposite her was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect her to find out about Zhang Qilin.
"Qi Yu, you shouldn't have had any disputes with that pharmaceutical company, right?" Xu Liang asked.
Qi Yu shook his head and told the truth: "Absolutely not."
"Then do you have any grudges with Zhang Qilin?"
“No.”
After saying this, Qi Yu hesitated for a moment, as if he was struggling over whether to speak or not.
Xu Liang tilted his head, "What do you want to say?"
The man was in no hurry to speak. After confirming that the computer and the system were fine, he checked the time and said, "Let's go somewhere else. This matter is very complicated. Come with me."
Xu Liang hesitated for a moment, but Qi Yu repeated, "Follow me."
These three words seemed to carry an invisible power, as if they contained a huge secret. Her intuition told her that this secret was related to her.
Finally, the two packed up their things and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Xu Liang went to see Grandma Wu's bedside again. Seeing that she could still smile and talk to her, he finally put his mind at ease. After repeatedly instructing all the staff, he left with Qi Yu.
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Qi Yu took Xu Liang to a private club.
In the quiet private room, the table is filled with local delicacies.
However, Xu Liang was not in the mood to eat for the time being.
"Boss Qi, can you speak now?"
Qi Yu still held back, repeatedly laying the groundwork: "Xu Liang, after listening to me, you must stay calm and don't let your imagination run wild."
His eyes were fixed, revealing a serious and solemn look.
Xu Liang couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.
After hesitating, she nodded.
However, Qi Yu's next words made it impossible for her to remain calm.
"Perhaps there's another possibility. Zhang Qilin knows I'm investigating him because he... he might be involved in the car accident that happened to Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu."
Qi Yu obviously found it difficult to speak, and he paused again and again, his eyes clinging tightly to Xu Liang, fearing that she would lose control of her emotions.
"What?!" Xu Liang stood up suddenly, and his big palm slapped the table with a dull sound.
Fortunately, Qi Yu grabbed her wrist in time, and his words were no longer as cold as usual. Instead, he softened his tone as much as possible: "Sit down first and listen to me."
Since this matter concerns his grandparents, Xu Liang couldn't calm down easily no matter what.
Qi Yu continued, "All of this is just my guess and suspicion."
That was when Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu had just had the accident. Qi Yu knew that the accident was ruled an accident because the driver had improper driving skills and was driving too fast. Later, the driver had his license revoked and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Originally, all this seemed to be an accident, but Qi Yu accidentally discovered that Zhang Qilin was meeting with the family of the perpetrator.
Zhang Qilin met a woman at the gate of a community carrying a box.
Qi Yu had met that woman once when he accompanied Xu Liang to the police station. She was the wife of the perpetrator.
The woman had a sad look on her face, with traces of tears still on her cheeks.
The woman once cried at the police station and said that she had a seriously ill child at home and that they could not afford the medical expenses. Now the only labor force in the family was gone.
The two walked in, and Qi Yu followed quietly.
The location of the community is remote and the environment is very poor. There are rusty iron meshes next to the windows.
The woman lived in the innermost household on the third floor, and it seemed that they were the only family left on this floor.
Qi Yu first hid in the corner and saw the two people enter the house, then tiptoed closer.
The window was not closed. He approached the window cautiously. The person in the room had his back to him.
The box Zhang Qilin had brought had already been opened. Qi Yu only heard him say, "...it's not easy for you all since he got into this accident. This is a small token of compensation from our company to the family. Take the child and get treatment."
The box was full of cash.
Then, the woman knelt down in front of him with a plop, tears streaming down her face, and expressed endless gratitude: "It is our family's fortune that our Aqiang has met such a good boss like you. Thank you, thank you..."
Thinking it was just a story of the boss coming to help his employee's family after hearing about his trouble, Qi Yu still asked Assistant Liu to check whether the man worked at Yikan.
However, the result made Qi Yu suspicious——
The perpetrator is not an employee of Yikan and has no relationship with Yikan.
If that’s the case, why would Zhang Qilin claim to be the boss and give money to women?
With the seed of doubt in his mind, Qi Yu kept an eye on Zhang Qilin, but found nothing unusual until half a year ago when Yikan suddenly declared bankruptcy. Zhang Qilin also disappeared for a while, and later said that the land was going to be sold.
Qi Yu originally wanted to acquire Yikan, firstly to build an industrial park, and secondly to explore the secrets behind it.
However, Zhang Qilin lowered his own price and sold Yikang to Tongxin.
"So you suspect that Zhang Qilin bribed the person who caused the accident that killed my grandparents?" Xu Liang frowned, deep lines carved into his forehead.
Qi Yu shook his head. "I can't be sure because there's no evidence. I tried to go to the police station to meet with the perpetrator before, but he said he wouldn't see anyone, so there's no way to verify it."
Originally, all of this was just Qi Yu's suspicion.
But this time, Yian’s affairs happened to involve Zhang Qilin.
Xu Liang's brows furrowed even more. Qi Yu continued, "And there's the matter of Grandma Zhang. She was also an elderly member of Yikang. Do you remember? The doctor said that after leaving Yikang, Grandma Zhang disappeared for a while. During this time, no one knew where she was until the day we swapped souls."
"It just so happens that Grandma Zhang might know Grandpa Xu, and Zhang Qilin also sneaked into Yi'an after Grandma Zhang moved in, and then sneaked near Grandma Zhang's room. He could be targeting me, or he could be targeting Yi'an because of me, or he could be targeting Grandma Zhang."
It was impossible for Xu Liang to fully accept this news at once. He felt that his mind was becoming more and more confused and things were becoming more and more complicated.
It seemed as if everything was connected invisibly, but Xu Liang couldn't figure out the reason behind it.
"But there's no conflict between grandpa and grandma and Zhang Qilin, let alone hostility. Tong Xin and Yikang used to be partners. Why would he want to harm grandpa and grandma?"
Xu Liang's question was exactly the same as Qi Yu's question.
His palm gradually moved down from her wrist, and at some point it clasped the back of her hand. He then said seriously, "That's also my suspicion. Although Zhang Qilin is suspicious, there's no evidence pointing to him, so I suspect there might be a deeper secret behind this."
Qi Yu had finished speaking, but Xu Liang had a vague feeling that he was holding back something.
Before Xu Ying could think deeply, Qi Yu solemnly warned him, "You can't mention this to anyone. If our suspicions turn out to be true, it would alert the enemy and make it even more impossible to find the truth."
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