Chapter 32
"Mr. Zhang, Attorney Li, these are all the archived materials. I haven't touched them since Attorney Li made the copies that day."
Chen Fang led the three into the conference room as he spoke. Eight thick stacks of A4 paper were neatly arranged and spotless on the conference table.
"Hmm, very good. You've prepared all the information so quickly. Your reaction time is excellent."
"It's my duty, it's my duty."
Zhang Gang didn't say anything more. He walked to the conference table, casually flipping through the papers and making a mess of the stacks of documents near him: "Attorney Li, shall we get started?"
"Hmm, okay, I see that Mr. Chen has already organized it very neatly. Why don't you take out that property certificate, Mr. Chen?"
The two of them, speaking in unison, set off alarm bells in Li Ye's mind. She had been observing Chen Fang since she came in. Logically speaking, if there was a problem with the materials provided by Yuanda New Energy, even if it wasn't Chen Fang's mistake, he should have been nervous. However, she didn't see any anxiety or unease on Chen Fang's face.
Although Zhang Gang's praise was simple and understated, it indicated that the two had communicated about the relevant situation beforehand.
Hearing Li Ye's words, Wang Du glanced at Li Ye, then at Chen Fang, and thought to himself: Lawyer Li is really something, even at a time like this, he can still get Chen Fang to work.
As expected, a flash of anger appeared in Chen Fang's eyes. He opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. Instead, he turned to look at Zhang Gang, who nodded.
Li Ye stood to the side, looking like he didn't care whether he did it or not.
Seeing this scene, Wang Du was secretly delighted, and even the fear of being caught in the crossfire vanished. This Li Ye is quite something; he remains calm under pressure and has some skills.
After receiving Zhang Gang's instructions, Chen Fang glared at Li Ye, thinking, "You external lawyer who's about to be fired, let's see you show off a little longer."
He strode over to one of the stacks of documents, looked it over from top to bottom, then placed his left hand on top of the documents and inserted his right hand into the middle, dividing the stack into two parts as if opening an extremely thick, hardcover book.
After Chen Fang put the top part aside, the first page of the stack of documents below was the copy of the property certificate they were looking for.
"Mr. Wang, you see, I told you Mr. Chen is exceptionally capable, does things in an orderly manner, and is a man who can accomplish great things."
Li Ye suddenly turned his head and said this to Wang Du. Wang Du was puzzled and asked, "When did you tell me that?"
However, he certainly wouldn't let that slip away. He could sense that the chairman treated Attorney Li differently—he didn't know what the difference was, but whatever it was, the fact that the chairman hadn't killed Attorney Li on the spot was proof enough. Besides, he'd gotten similar feedback from Feng Jing.
However, judging from how relaxed Attorney Li is, does this property certificate prove that she is right?
"Ah, yes, yes, Attorney Li has been praising President Chen for his youth and promising future."
He recalled that Li Ye seemed to have said something similar before. But as soon as he spoke, he realized that Li Ye was at least ten years younger than Chen Fang, and it didn't seem like a compliment for a young man to praise an older person like that.
Chen Fang pulled out a property certificate from a pile of documents. First, Li Ye praised him for his "outstanding abilities," and then Wang Du praised him for his "promising youth." Even with his good manners, he couldn't hold back: "Attorney Li, for us law students, the important thing is to do things. What's the use of being good with words? Let's check the number and data on it."
“Li Lu, why don’t you take a look for yourself and see what’s written on it? Wang Du, you should go and take a look too.” Zhang Gang had no emotional baggage; he was in a very pleasant mood at the moment.
Li Ye already knew what the result would be. She picked up the paper and said, "Hmm, there are indeed five buildings. What's going on?" She frowned and pretended to be thinking.
Wang Du stepped forward, snatched the paper from Li Ye's hand, and looked at it. The property certificate only went up to 7, and there was indeed no 8. So how did the 8 come about? He didn't believe that Li Ye could make such a big mistake. It was absolutely impossible!
"Wang Du, don't you think that Attorney Li would make such a basic mistake? Right?"
Zhang Gang took the paper, held it between his index and middle fingers, and didn't even glance at it.
“This is what’s particularly egregious. It’s a matter of attitude. It’s clear that Attorney Li…” Zhang Gang paused, pointed at Li Ye, and said, “You don’t take our group’s affairs seriously at all. This is the first big project of ours, and it’s already like this. What will become of us in the future? How many times will I have to clean up your messes!”
That's truly a well-reasoned argument, and every sentence makes sense.
"Alright, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen just said that for us law students, talking is useless; what's important is getting things done. We've seen the documents; it's about time we left."
Listening to Zhang Gang's high-sounding words, Li Ye thought to himself, "Xu Wanyi isn't here, so what's the point of this act? You know the truth perfectly well. You put so many annotations on the first draft, as if I don't remember your annotations on this property certificate. You even made me type them out for you back then. I really underestimated you. So you just didn't want to leave any trace. You really know how to get away with this."
"Wang Du, come over and take a picture. Report back to the chairman properly."
It was Wang Du who suggested checking the original document, and now that we've seen it and verified the serial number, it turns out it was Li Ye's mistake. It seems he can't completely escape this blame. With a long face, he placed the property certificate on his desk, took out his phone and snapped a few photos, including one of the meeting room doorway, to prove that he could indeed see the property certificate file at Yuanda New City.
The three returned to the conference room, but it was empty. Ignoring the other two, Li Ye plopped down in his original seat. There was a strong smell of peaches; it must be Jiang Yu's milk tea.
Zhang Gang and Wang Du saw her sit down and thought that since the chairman said the meeting wouldn't end until this matter was resolved, they would wait too.
Jiang Yu's situation was much simpler; apart from the longer journey, everything went incredibly smoothly.
She had originally thought that the people from Leguang would take this opportunity to cause a scene, and even imagined them making a ruckus in the law firm. Unexpectedly, Lin Hong and his secretary were quiet and polite to her the whole way. They didn't seem like they were there to investigate a business incident, but rather like clients who came to consult on legal issues.
Since the project is still in progress, all the basic information is in Li Ye's office. Jiang Yu had already told An Yue to find all the relevant materials of that company and put all the property certificate-related materials aside.
When the three of them entered Li Ye's office, An Yue had already prepared everything.
Jiang Yu went in first, and An Yue asked anxiously as soon as she saw her, "Sister Jiang Yu, what happened?"
Jiang Yu glanced at the property certificate information. The disputed property certificate was on the first page. Jiang Yu immediately noticed that the number did not have the number 8, but she clearly remembered that there was an 8. There were a total of six buildings, the first of which was an office building and the other five were factory buildings.
How come both the electronic documents and the archived documents have become Building 5?
However, she didn't show it on her face and said to An Yue, "It's nothing, we're just verifying the information. This is General Manager Lin of Leguang Group and his secretary. They're here to verify it as well."
An Yue gave Lin Hong and the other man a sweet smile, as a greeting. The two men returned the smile.
Lin Hong took the property certificate from Jiang Yu and carefully checked the number. It was indeed for five buildings. There must be something wrong, but where was the mistake? He decided to take a picture first.
"Attorney Jiang, I need to take a picture of this property certificate, is that alright?"
"Of course, please." Jiang Yu knew that Lin Hong was just being polite to her. Since it was Chairman Xu's request, they would definitely take a picture to take back.
Lin Hong's secretary took a picture with her phone and showed it to Lin Hong. "No problem, Attorney Jiang, thank you for your hard work, let's go back."
After saying that, the two walked out. An Yue noticed that Jiang Yu had been frowning and looking serious since she came in, and sensed that something was wrong. Taking advantage of Jiang Yu falling behind, she quickly stepped forward: "Sister Jiang Yu, is there anything I can do for you?"
Jiang Yu thought about it and realized there really was one!
"I'll give you the password to the public email later. Go back and find all the emails that our team has exchanged with Leguang Group during this period, especially those that weren't copied to Attorney Li and me. Organize the email content. Do it discreetly."
"Okay, I understand." An Yue gave an OK sign.
"Okay, contact me anytime if you have any questions. I'll tidy up here and head out now." Jiang Yu jogged to catch up with Lin Hong.
Back at the Leguang Building, Lin Hong told his secretary to continue with her original tasks. He and Jiang Yu quickly returned to the conference room, where they found Li Ye, Zhang Gang, and Wang Du sitting in their respective seats, no one speaking, and an eerie atmosphere permeating the air.
"President Lin, the chairperson wants you to go to her office."
Before the two could even sit down, another door to the conference room opened, and Feng Jing spoke from the doorway.
"OK."
"Attorney Li, I've reviewed it, and it's indeed identical to the electronic document, showing only five buildings. We're in big trouble!"
Jiang Yu was somewhat disheartened. She hadn't worried about herself at all; she'd been constantly concerned about her team. She'd gone over the report repeatedly with Li Ye, so the basic data was accurate. She also knew Li Ye's style—he was a responsible boss who wouldn't try to shift the blame onto her.
"Okay, I got it. Are you still going to drink your milk tea?"
"What milk tea?!"
Jiang Yu really wanted to strangle Li Ye. She could pretend to be calm in front of others, but when she saw Li Ye, she couldn't hold back at all. At this moment, she was like an intercontinental ballistic missile that had been dropped by a fighter jet without a target, just waiting to see what it hit and explode.
“This,” Li Ye pointed to the milk tea that was still sitting in its original place. The lid was already on, and the straw was inserted. It was huge and hard to miss. A third of it had spilled out after it was knocked over in the afternoon, and two-thirds of it was still left. “It’s peach flavored.”
Jiang Yu was speechless. "Drink! I'll drink it all!" She grabbed the milk tea and took a big gulp.
“Attorney Li, if there really is a problem, not only will we lose this project, but our reputation will also be greatly affected. It will spread like wildfire in the market, can you imagine? It will definitely spread much faster than your sex scandal, and we might lose other clients because of it!”
Jiang Yu had done her best to keep her voice down so that the people on the other side wouldn't hear.
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