I leaned back heavily in my chair and closed my eyes. I tried to sort everything out, but my mind became increasingly chaotic... In the end, only the name Cao Jinbo remained in my mind. What kind of hatred did this hold for me?
I can't explain it, but I just feel hatred in my heart!
At this moment, Vice President Wu said to me again, "Brother, I'm really being honest with you, there's absolutely no falsehood in my words... Think about it, if you weren't one of President Ye's closest people, how would you know about her trip to Thailand?"
“I don’t doubt the veracity of what you’ve said, because it all makes sense… but I want to ask you, what role did you play in this incident? And why do you know the truth behind it?”
"Before this incident, Ye Lifan had discussed with us, his confidants, how to deal with President Ye's series of attacks. At that time, someone suggested that while she was abroad, we should find a way to put her under house arrest in order to buy precious time... So the matter couldn't be more obvious."
"You were the one who suggested house arrest, weren't you?"
Vice President Wu glanced at me but didn't say anything.
I then asked, "Later, did you have any further contact with Cao Jinbo in private?"
"No, absolutely not... Ever since Cao Jinbo turned this into a murder case, I haven't dared to get involved again... I think even Ye Lifan himself, if he had a choice, would rather have his power stripped away than cooperate with Cao Jinbo... I feel that the reason Cao Jinbo went to such lengths was to use this to blackmail Ye Lifan in order to gain more benefits... Therefore, I personally speculate that Cao Jinbo must have preserved evidence of his communication with Ye Lifan... If President Ye really wants to get justice for himself and completely control Binjiang Group, then Cao Jinbo is definitely the biggest breakthrough... Because once this matter is confirmed, Ye Lifan will have to bear the corresponding legal responsibility, which could mean going to jail..."
"Why are you so sure that Ye Lifan's initial intention was simply to detain Ye Zhi, and not that he had more malicious intentions?... Why is it that this was a decision made unilaterally by Cao Jinbo?"
Vice President Wu stared at me with wide eyes, and after a long while replied, "There's no such thing as a vicious father in this world, is there?!"
"So, all of this is still based on your guess... What am I supposed to offer Ye Zhi?"
After pondering for a while, Vice President Wu said to me in a low voice, "Brother, I really wouldn't dare to invite you out if I didn't have some leverage... So far, Ye Lifan still trusts me a lot. As long as I stay by Ye Lifan's side, I will definitely have a chance to find evidence of his collusion with Cao Jinbo... However, I need President Ye to guarantee that my son can become a shareholder of Binjiang Group."
"You're basically trying to get something for nothing!"
"Don't worry about this. Let President Ye weigh the pros and cons herself... She's directly involved, and she'll see the advantages and disadvantages better than you... You relay my message."
Just bring it.
Looking at Vice President Wu, I always felt that he was half-true and half-false, and a bit hard to figure out.
At this point, he said to me, "It's getting late... let's stop here for now... once you get a reply, you must contact me immediately."
"good."
As Vice President Wu stood up, he asked me, "Aren't you leaving?"
"I'll sit for a while longer."
Watching Vice President Wu's departing figure, I felt a strange pang of sorrow, and then I closed my eyes tightly again... I smelled the sea breeze, a little damp, a little fishy...
I gradually calmed down, and then those fragmented images rushed back into my mind... I tried to piece them together, but they were like swirling snowflakes, falling haphazardly into my memory... making it hard for me to distinguish between reality and illusion.
...
That night, I couldn't sleep. I thought about calling Chen Jin to discuss this matter, but then I remembered how serious it was, so I gave up. I felt that I had to talk to Ye Zhi in person this time. I wouldn't give her any random advice; I would just tell her exactly what I had heard and let her make her own judgment.
...
I drifted off to sleep just before morning, and when I woke up it was already 11:30 a.m.; Brother Ping sent me a message telling me to come to his office as soon as I woke up.
When I arrived, Tie Nan and An An were also there. They were all waiting for me to make the final decision on the investment... However, I stared at An An for a long time, and then said to her alone, "Come out for a moment, I want to talk to you about something."
An'an looked at me with great confusion, while I walked towards another empty office.
After An'an came in, I closed the door and whispered to her, "An'an, when you go back to Dali this time, don't do anything else. Quickly sell all the assets you can. You have to leave Cao Jinbo and start over in an unfamiliar city... Or, you can get a work visa and stay in Thailand for a while."
"I...I don't understand what you mean...this is so sudden!"
“I can’t say much to you right now, but Cao Jinbo is really too dangerous… Believe me, leaving him as soon as possible will only do you good, not bad.”
The reason I didn't tell An An the truth is because I don't trust her enough... I don't have the twisted confidence to think that I'm more important to her than Cao Jinbo... If I told her the truth and she then told Cao Jinbo, it would definitely cause me a huge problem.
An'an stared at me blankly, unsure how to respond...
I was getting a little impatient, so I just stared at her with wide eyes... which made her subconsciously take a step back.
I then spoke to her again, saying, "I don't know how you view your relationship with Cao Jinbo, but this man has committed many evil deeds, and sooner or later he'll get into trouble... The sooner you leave him, the better."
The more you get involved, the more... If you still don't believe me, after you return to Dali, you can try to understand Cao Jinbo's circle. Then you'll understand without me saying anything..."
An'an finally spoke to me, saying, "I'm sorry, Michael... I can't accept it right now... Even if what you said is true, he's really good to me... You want me to leave him, which might really be a good thing for me... But before that, I need to give myself a reasonable and justifiable reason, otherwise I won't be able to live with myself!"
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