“After Shi Xin got into trouble, she came to me and begged me to help her delete the footage taken by the undercover reporter.”
He Qinqin rubbed her eyes, looking conflicted for her good friend: "I've known her since high school, and we've been friends for many years. I'm having second thoughts."
Her expression gradually hardened: "But I understand that as a journalist, I should have my own bottom line."
"I've already missed the point with Jin Jiujiu once; I can't afford to make the same mistake again."
Si Jiuyin remained expressionless. "How did Aunt Ling get involved?"
"It was just when I was about to reject Shi Xin—"
"Aunt Ling, who lives next door to me, overheard my conversation with Shi Xin. Knowing that I was in a difficult situation, she said she could help me."
At this point, He Qinqin showed surprise and confusion: "I was very surprised when I heard what Aunt Ling said. How could a blind masseuse help me?"
"I immediately realized that Aunt Ling was no ordinary person. I wanted to see how she would help me, prevent me from chatting with Shi Yao, and find out the editor's cloud storage password."
"I discovered that Aunt Ling can see the contents of my phone!"
"She just glanced at my chat history with Shi Yao and said she had memorized the password, and I didn't have to worry about anything after that."
He Qinqin's words greatly surprised Si Jiuyin and Si Jin.
Si Jin stood up in shock: "How is this possible?"
"Aunt Ling is blind; the Si family investigated this when they hired her."
Si Jiuyin was also shocked and puzzled. How could someone pretend to be blind for fifteen years? Moreover, with so many eyes watching, it would be easy to expose a flaw.
However, if Aunt Ling could see it, it would explain to some extent why the blueprints for the Lunar New Year limited edition series were leaked—
Aunt Ling memorized the pattern on the drawing and then drew it.
However, another point of doubt arises here.
It takes an exceptional memory to memorize the pattern so precisely and then transfer it onto paper.
Aunt Ling is quite old; if she still has such an amazing memory, it's truly a bit of a fantasy.
"Aunt Ling's eyeballs were indeed removed due to disease, and she is now wearing a prosthetic eye."
Si Jiuyin recalled based on the original owner's memories, when suddenly a chill ran down her spine. She looked at He Qinqin and asked, "Could it be that there's something wrong with her prosthetic eye?"
Now it was He Qinqin's turn to be surprised; she hadn't expected Si Jiuyin to be so perceptive.
It seems that choosing to use Aunt Ling as a shield was the right thing to do; Si Jiuyin is the one I need to stand up for.
He Qinqin nodded: "Yes, a pinhole camera was implanted in her prosthetic eye, which can record everything she sees from her perspective. In other words, every move of the Si family is under Aunt Ling's surveillance."
"What?!"
The atmosphere in meeting room number 1 immediately became heavy.
Si Jiuyin could no longer calm down. This was such an absurd thing. "So Aunt Ling has been spying on our Si family for fifteen years?"
Si Jin's face turned pale instantly. He thought about it and felt a chill run down his spine: "Then that time when Aunt Ling heard the car malfunction when we were little and saved our whole family's lives, could that have been staged by her?"
He Qinqin shook her head. "I didn't dare ask. I was afraid of alerting them."
Then He Qinqin dropped another bombshell: "Aunt Ling also said that she and I are related by blood, that she is my biological grandmother, and that she would not harm me."
When Si Jin heard He Qinqin say that Aunt Ling was her grandmother, he couldn't believe his ears. Weren't Qinqin's family members all gone?
Si Jiuyin was also slightly taken aback, not expecting He Qinqin to reveal this matter herself: "Then why are you now exposing your grandmother to me?"
He Qinqin looked at Si Jiuyin with eyes full of maternal affection, her expression genuine and unpretentious. "After experiencing so much, I've realized that it was the Si family that raised me and was kind to me. The Si family is the support I should trust."
"If Aunt Ling had good intentions, why did she immediately acknowledge me after seeing me, instead of waiting until now to suddenly start helping me?"
Si Jiuyin was speechless. He had anticipated that putting He Qinqin and Aunt Ling together might lead to some unexpected things.
Now, hearing He Qinqin's one-sided statement and seeing her earnest expression, one could almost believe that He Qinqin had truly repented.
"Mom, both the joining the company and the video call were planned by Aunt Ling. I just wanted to see what she was up to. I really didn't mean to harm the Si family."
"I pretended to cooperate with her during this time to gain her trust, and that's how I learned the shocking secret about her eyes."
He Qinqin's explanation was very convincing.
"Qinqin, you've worked so hard." Si Jiuyin showed a concerned expression at the right moment: "Do you know who is secretly helping Aunt Ling?"
He Qinqin genuinely didn't know this.
She shook her head: "I couldn't find out any clues about the person behind Aunt Ling. I only know that the person should also be from a wealthy family and very resourceful."
Si Jiuyin understood.
The question is, should we arrest this teacher or not?
"Mom, Aunt Ling did all of this, it really has nothing to do with me. I just wanted to help you find out who she really is."
"Qinqin, how do you explain the leak of the company's financial statements?"
Si Jin pushed the paper investigation report in front of He Qinqin.
"You must have heard recently that someone reported the Si Group for tax evasion and fraudulent financial statements, which caused a great uproar online and damaged the company's image."
"The investigation revealed that you entered my office and took a picture of the problematic financial statement."
Si Jin scrutinized He Qinqin, trying to determine whether what He Qinqin had said earlier was true.
His romantic feelings for He Qinqin are fading, and he has come to realize that his sister, whom he has trusted and treated with sincerity for so many years, is capable of deceiving and betraying him.
Si Jiuyin looked at He Qinqin: "Qinqin, who did you give this financial statement to?"
“I…” He Qinqin could no longer shift the blame to Aunt Ling at this point; she had stolen the financial statements from the labor department three months ago.
In her statement, she said that Aunt Ling had only recently reunited with her, so handing over the financial statements to Aunt Ling three months ago is completely illogical and there would be inconsistencies in the timeline.
At this point, He Qinqin could only tell the truth: "I sent the photos to Shi Yao three months ago."
Upon hearing this, Si Jin's face showed disappointment. He Qinqin's actions showed that Shi Yao was more important to him than the entire Si Group.
“But that was something I did three months ago, and I now fully realize my mistake.”
Listening to He Qinqin's explanation, Si Jiuyin calmly said, "Then why didn't you confess to us when you realized your mistake?"
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