Chapter 33
"So, do you think there's a problem with us?"
"No! Absolutely not! For a heavy asset like fixed assets, I would definitely check and confirm it repeatedly. But this property certificate is really weird. I checked both the electronic and paper versions at the time, and it definitely has that 8. I can understand if the electronic version has a problem, since there are many versions, but how could the paper version also have a problem?"
“Since you think there’s no problem, then believe in yourself. Nothing is impossible in this world, but every effect corresponds to a cause, and this time is no exception. So, something must have gone wrong. We need to see which link or which person made the mistake.”
Hearing what Li Ye said, Jiang Yu calmed down a bit. Attorney Li must have already discovered something and was holding back. But she couldn't imagine how something so obvious and irrefutable could be overturned. No, no, no, Attorney Li must have a way, he must have a way, she could only comfort herself with that thought.
"Also, I have no scandalous news. I have always kept myself clean. If you hear this again, you must clarify everything for me," Li Ye added abruptly.
Clarify for you? Dream on! Who'd be the subject of this gossip if I clarified things? Jiang Yu took another sip of her milk tea. And you know what? After being left out all afternoon, this milk tea was still delicious. The air conditioning at a wealthy company is really effective!
The sound of high heels rang out, and everyone immediately sat up straight, knowing that the young lady had arrived.
"Mr. Zhang, how's the review of the materials going?"
“Chairman, the property certificates for Yuanda New Energy only show the numbers for five buildings. I don’t know where Attorney Li got six buildings from.” Zhang Gang glanced at Li Ye, his eyes full of disdain.
"Yes, Attorney Li, Mr. Lin just told me that your data also shows five buildings. Do you have anything else to explain?"
Li Ye was an exceptionally intelligent person. After recovering from the pain of Xu Wanyi's kick, she completely forgot her anger. From that moment on, she began to ponder what Miss Xu really wanted.
During her two months on-site, she had a general understanding of the internal situation of Leguang Group and knew that Xu Wanyi had only really gotten involved with the group at the end of last year. This was the financial sector of their family's huge conglomerate, and its most profitable industry.
Finance has no physical form, yet it cannot exist without law and accounting. Financial data is relatively transparent, but the law is complex. Moreover, financial law is closely related to finance and data. To master the data and finance involved, one ultimately needs the help of lawyers to explain things, because everything is ultimately based on contracts and agreements.
Therefore, she felt that Xu Wanyi wanted to use this incident to thoroughly investigate the legal lines of Leguang Group, because controlling this line would give her more room to maneuver in the future. Having figured this out, Li Ye felt relieved, which explained why he was so relaxed when he saw Jiang Yu earlier.
However, since Xu Wanyi had seen the pen drawing, Li Ye was still a little hesitant to face Xu Wanyi directly. She glanced at Xu Wanyi, then quickly looked away and looked at Jiang Yu's milk tea cup: "Chairman Xu, I don't deny that there are only 5 numbers on the property certificate, since everyone can see that when it's checked. But as the person in charge of the project, I can guarantee that we didn't make anything up."
"Attorney Li, what do you mean by this? You admit that the property certificate is correct, but you also say that you didn't make it up. Did you write this report in your dream?" Zhang Gang couldn't stand it anymore. Li Ye's ability to talk nonsense was even better than his.
"Ah, Mr. Zhang, I really do dream about writing this report. All my energy is devoted to this report, which is why I am confident that I did not make it up."
"But not making things up doesn't mean there aren't any flaws. Perhaps there are flaws in the report, or perhaps there are flaws elsewhere. In short, if the data doesn't match, there's a problem. Since there's a problem, the next thing to do is to find out where the problem is."
Lin Hong, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly chimed in: "Chairman, what Attorney Li said makes some sense. If we can't find the problem, the same mistake might happen again in the future. Why don't we give Attorney Li a few days to find the problem before we deal with it?"
"Mr. Lin, that's not how it works. The facts are clear: it's Attorney Li's problem, and such a basic mistake at that. It's a disgrace to the legal profession."
"Hey, Mr. Zhang, please speak your mind, but don't resort to personal attacks." Jiang Yu, unable to bear it any longer, ignored what Li Ye had said and retorted directly. The others didn't react much, but Wang Du was startled; he hadn't expected Jiang Yu to be so confrontational.
"So, what does Mr. Zhang think is the best way to handle this?" Xu Wanyi asked.
"Since it's a lawyer's problem, we can just change lawyers. Chairman, I know that changing law firms is not practical now, it's a waste of manpower and resources, and the key is that our project can't keep dragging on like this. But Yuande Law Firm doesn't only have her as a lawyer. If there's a problem with the report, it's the person in charge's problem. Changing the person in charge won't affect the progress, but it can ensure that such a low-level mistake won't be made again."
Xu Wanyi sat there, silently watching the group, seemingly hesitant. In her heart, she was actually thinking, "Li Ye, you're quite something! Your stubbornness hasn't changed at all. You managed to make Zhang Gang so determined to get rid of you. I don't know whether to praise you or scold you."
“What Mr. Zhang said is true, and the proposed solution is also good, but what Mr. Lin said also makes some sense. I’ve thought about it, and since we’ve already paid our tuition, we should at least make some money back. Mr. Zhang, how about this? We’ll give Attorney Li three days. If she doesn’t give me a reasonable explanation within three days, we’ll replace her.”
Seeing that the chairman had said so, Zhang Gang dared not insist any further, otherwise who would compensate for the tuition fees he had paid?
"Yes, yes, that's right. The chairman makes a lot of sense."
"Alright, Attorney Li, you heard that. Today is Thursday, so I'll give you three working days. We'll have another meeting next Tuesday to see how things go. I'll let everyone know the specifics of Feng Jing's plans then. Okay, that's all for today. Thank you all for your hard work." With that, Xu Wanyi stood up and walked out in her high heels.
"Hey, Miss!" Li Ye shouted in her heart, "Three working days, three working days! It's not the third working day, how come it's one day less for you? You really treat us like cattle!" Of course, thinking about it was useless, firstly because she didn't dare to say it out loud, and secondly because she had already returned to her office.
"Let's go back and reflect on our mistakes."
"I'm leaving now, Mr. Lin. Thank you for today." Jiang Yu took the opportunity to tell Li Ye about Lin Hong's performance. Lin Hong had actually spoken up for her again, and Li Ye made a point of thanking Lin Hong before leaving.
"I haven't done anything. I hope Attorney Li can find something out. I'll wait for your news," Lin Hong replied quietly.
The two exchanged glances, and Li Ye nodded. He then led Jiang Yu out of the conference room and took the elevator directly to the underground parking garage without stopping.
"Take mine." Li Ye jumped into her Mercedes-Benz, and Jiang Yu followed. She had actually driven today, but since her boss said to ride in her car, she was happy to have a driver.
“There’s a traitor among us.” Li Ye raised his hand and adjusted the rearview mirror. The angle of the rearview mirror had always been the same, but for some reason it felt a bit low today.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu jumped up from her seat with a "whoosh." She hadn't fastened her seatbelt yet, and ended up hitting the roof of the car with a "thud," startling Li Ye, who was turning the rearview mirror up and down. "What's wrong? Why are you so agitated?"
"Damn, Li Lu, I think the same thing as you! I've really learned from you!"
"Hmm, not bad, a promising young man."
"Oh, Li Lu, please stop with this. When I got back this afternoon, I had An Yue organize all the emails we've exchanged with Le Guang over this period."
"Oh, not bad, not bad, you really figured it out." Li Ye thought she was just talking, but he didn't expect her to take action.
"Oh dear, Mr. Li, I'm not taking your car anymore, it's already 11 p.m.!" Jiang Yu suddenly noticed the time on the dashboard; it was exactly 11 p.m. She suddenly realized, and a wave of exhaustion washed over her. Today had been too long, with all the back and forth.
"Is it that late?" Li Ye raised his left hand and glanced at his watch again. "Alright, you can go home now. Go to the office early tomorrow and see if there's any progress on An Yue's case. Let me know if there's anything."
"Okay, no problem!" Jiang Yu raised her right arm in a cheering gesture, then got out of the car smoothly and disappeared in a flash.
After things calmed down, Li Ye remembered the draft that Xu Wanyi had "confiscated." She covered her face with her hands, feeling like the whole thing was unreal. But who could she blame? Who told her to draw someone else's work during a meeting? Sigh, Li Ye started the car, deciding to stop thinking about it and deal with it when she got home.
She drove her car out of the parking space and turned right into the driveway. Today, her car was parked quite far inside, requiring her to navigate through several intersections to reach the parking lot exit. Li Ye was always more cautious driving in the parking lot than on the main road; the lighting was poor and visibility was limited, and if someone suddenly darted out, she probably wouldn't be able to avoid them.
She was driving slowly when a car pulled out from the left lane ahead and stopped as soon as it entered her lane. Li Ye stopped her car, intending to wait for the car to start moving again, but the car in front didn't move for a long time. She got impatient and decided to reverse and change lanes to go around it.
Just as she shifted into reverse, checked the rearview mirror, and turned to step on the gas, someone got out of the car. Holy crap! What a small world! It was Xu Wanyi!
Li Ye was completely confused. Why was she driving? Then she looked closer and realized it was a new car. No wonder she hadn't noticed anything. She didn't know if Xu Wanyi had seen her, but driving off like that would be too obvious. Xu Wanyi definitely recognized her car. Even if she hadn't seen it now, she would have noticed it once the car started moving, and that would have been even more awkward.
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