"Don't talk nonsense! If I were in cahoots with them, why would I need to retrieve the surveillance footage for you? I would have deleted those recordings long ago!"
Hearing the serious accusations Zhang Xinlei leveled against herself, the people who reviewed the surveillance footage panicked.
If Elder Qu heard this, even if I hadn't done anything, Elder Qu would still suspect me, which is why I retorted angrily to Zhang Xinlei.
Zhang Xinlei knew perfectly well that the sheet music had been stolen, but if she reported it truthfully, she would be implicated. Her only thought was to retrieve the sheet music as quickly as possible. Seeing that this bastard dared to report to Master Qu, she knew that once he did, she would be finished.
Even if Master Qu doesn't care about the score at all, and no matter how good he is to me, he certainly won't let this matter slide.
"Hmph, you're not afraid of being scolded by Elder Qu, are you?"
The person who retrieved the surveillance footage gradually calmed down from his earlier panic. Looking at Zhang Xinlei's expression, he immediately understood and asked her a question.
"So what if you said it? Do you think Old Master Qu will believe you or choose the child he raised from childhood?"
Zhang Xinlei calmly placed the phone on the table and then spoke to the person who was retrieving the surveillance footage.
"Okay, you're awesome! Even if I didn't say anything, Mr. Qu would definitely find out if Manager Qu didn't come to work tomorrow. Let's see if you can still say that then."
The person who retrieved the surveillance footage swallowed hard after hearing it. He was just a lowly laborer; could Old Master Naqu really believe his one-sided story?
Therefore, he was very likely to believe Zhang Xinlei's lies, but he also believed that Zhang Xinlei wouldn't report it. Even if Old Qu believed her, it would be a dereliction of duty on her part. After weighing the options carefully, he gave up the idea of reporting it. He already had leverage over Zhang Xinlei, and there was no need for him to be subservient.
"Alright, if I find out someone reports it, you can inquire about my methods!"
First, I checked the time, and it was indeed as he said. If the sheet music didn't come to work tomorrow, the problem would definitely be discovered, and then it would be impossible to hide it.
He had to hurry and find the sheet music. Then, he coldly said something to the only person in front of him who knew the music, and quickly left the monitoring room.
"Hmph, what is that!"
The person who retrieved the surveillance footage tidied up and checked the equipment before clocking out. After all, the salary wasn't very high, and there was no need to work overtime here.
"Boss, we've already searched all the places you mentioned, and they all say they haven't seen the young master today."
Zhang Xinlei arrived at the parking lot and was about to drive to find the sheet music when her phone rang. After answering, she learned that none of the places she had asked people to go to had been found.
“We were all going in the wrong direction before. Find a license plate number. I’ll send it to the group later. The young master was taken away in this car. He may have been kidnapped. To avoid worrying Elder Qu, you must keep this a secret, understand?”
Zhang Xinlei also had a headache. She had been thinking about urgently finding sheet music, and since she had someone else to use, she gave instructions to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Boss, the people who came out to look for us are all our own brothers, and they all keep their mouths shut."
The person on the other end of the phone was also one of Zhang Xinlei's subordinates, and had always done work for her before; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to him for this matter.
"Okay, this matter must be resolved before work tomorrow morning! I'm leaving this to everyone. Once we find the young master, I'll give you all a few days off! Your salaries will still be paid as usual."
Hearing the assurance from the other end of the phone, Zhang Xinlei felt much more at ease. Considering the tight timeframe and the fact that she only had one night, she knew she couldn't accomplish the task on her own and had to rely on her brothers. To motivate them, she made a promise to them.
"Alright, I'll take some men to find out where the young master is now. Just wait for our good news! Then you'll be the only one going to work. Just thinking about it makes me laugh."
Upon hearing that they could rest for a few days and still receive their normal salary, the person on the other end immediately became highly motivated and confidently assured Zhang Xinlei.
"Alright, tell me immediately if you have any clues!"
Zhang Xinlei was speechless that her brother could still laugh when she was already in dire straits.
Inside an abandoned factory in the suburbs.
"You better behave yourself, and so should you!"
The two men threw the bound sheet music directly into the warehouse, gave the sheet music a warning, and then looked at Han Tai sitting to the side and warned him again.
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving two people in the warehouse.
"Hey bro! What's wrong with you?"
Han Tai walked up to the sheet music, looked it up and down, and seeing that the sheet music was not an ordinary person, asked it a question.
"Waaaaah!"
Seeing that Han Tai was not tied up, Qu Pu raised his head and stammered that he was gagged and could not speak.
"You're a bit like that."
Han Tai looked up at the sheet music and then noticed that it was stuffed with a sock. He could smell it from a meter away—a stale, fishy smell. He covered his nose and stepped back, not wanting to take it out with his hands.
"All right."
Looking at the sheet music, which seemed rather pitiful, I gritted my teeth, reached out, and quickly pulled the sock out of the sheet music's mouth.
"Ptooey! Ugh...!"
After Han Tae took the socks away, the sheet music became unbearable and started vomiting, as if he was about to throw up all the food he had eaten during the day.
"Hey bro, what did you do to offend them? Why are they treating you like this!"
Seeing the sheet music player vomit, Han Tai felt sorry for him and patted his back while asking him a question.
"I'm the manager of the Oriental Group. How would I know how I offended them? Who are you?"
Qu Pu looked at Han Tai, who had helped him, and then, completely bewildered, revealed his identity. After saying that, he realized something was amiss and cautiously asked Han Tai a question.
"I'm just an ordinary person, I don't know why they arrested me?"
After hearing the identity of the music score, Han Tai was also shocked. The Oriental Group was even bigger than the Shanggong Group. How could such a manager be arrested? But looking at the music score, he pretended to be innocent.
"Do you think I believe that? Ugh..."
Qu Pu was thinking about how he, a manager of the Dongfang Group, had been arrested.
If you don't have a legitimate identity, who can believe you? As for Han Tai, you can't trust the sheet music at all.
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