Wang Yicai, a long-time employee of the Shen Group, died suddenly and mysteriously.
This person voluntarily resigned from Shen's last month. At the time, Shen found it strange that a seasoned office worker who was just coasting along would suddenly resign.
This didn't happen in his previous life, and with his strong sixth sense, Shen Shi immediately sent He Fang, the owner of a private detective agency, to investigate.
He Fang took the matter entrusted to him by Shen very seriously. He not only mobilized all the detectives under his command, but also personally went out to stake out the place for several days.
However, after an investigation, nothing unusual was found. Wang Yicai's life was extremely regular, and there were no extra transactions in his account.
He stayed indoors the rest of the time except when buying food, and he never met with any suspicious people.
When Shen received the investigation results, he thought he might be overthinking things. After all, Wang Yicai hadn't caused any trouble in his previous life, so he gradually forgot about him.
When Shen heard news of Wang Yicai again, he was already dead.
Wang Yicai was strangled to death in his home, and his body was hung upside down from the ceiling. According to onlookers, the scene was extremely horrific. The cleaning lady who discovered the body was so frightened that she fainted on the spot, and even the police officers handling the case couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
The police have now confirmed that it was a murder. Logically speaking, the death of a former employee should have nothing to do with Shen Shi.
However, after investigation by the police, the clues to Wang Yicai's mysterious death pointed to the Shen family.
The reason is that a letter of denunciation was found among Wang Yicai's belongings. In the letter, Wang Yicai disclosed a series of illegal activities by the Shen family, including tax evasion, embezzlement, and money laundering.
The letter of denunciation was on Wang Yicai's desk, clearly indicating that he was murdered before it could be delivered.
Such a situation is easily associated with murder to cover up a crime.
This matter was then posted online by some "insiders." As the leading enterprise of the A family, Shen's business scope covers everything from clothing, food, housing, and transportation to real estate and catering.
Since its inception, whenever natural disasters have struck, Shen's has always been the first to donate, and the amount is several times that of others, making its corporate image a model in the industry.
The sudden emergence of such a huge scandal, which even involved human lives, caused an uproar in public opinion, and tens of thousands of insults flooded Shen's Weibo account instantly.
Even outside the Shen Group's office building, a crowd gathered, holding up signs that read "The Black Heart Group" and shouting, "Murder to silence witnesses!" and "Shen Group, die!" The once respected Shen Group was now universally condemned overnight.
"President Shen, please think of something!" Looking at the crowd shouting and threatening violence downstairs, Secretary Jin said anxiously to Shen Shi at his desk, "Are we just going to let them continue like this?"
Secretary Kim started working at Shen's right after graduation. She was very satisfied with the company's benefits and salary. The boss was also good-natured and didn't nag her. As a corporate slave, she hadn't paid her rent this month and didn't want to lose her job!
"What other options are there?" Shen Shi said, tapping the table lightly. "If you're in trouble, call the police. If they're all causing a disturbance, call the police!"
Hearing her boss's nonchalant solution, Secretary Kim stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "If we do this, the public outcry will only escalate; we're handing a knife to those with malicious intent!"
Shen Shi certainly understood these principles. The rioters' slogans and signs were highly inflammatory and well-organized, making it hard not to suspect that someone was doing it on purpose.
But with thousands of employees trapped inside the company, it would be difficult to escape without calling the police. "Yes, do as I say." Shen Shi looked up at Secretary Jin, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
Secretary Kim had no choice but to comply. The police arrived shortly after the call, and the enraged crowd scattered like birds and beasts under the police's dispersal.
Standing by the window, gazing at the crowd gradually leaving below, Shen Shi fell into deep thought.
Wang Yicai's death had nothing to do with him, and the scandals of Shen's money laundering and tax evasion were pure nonsense, but Shen's father did indeed embezzle public funds.
As the only son of the legal representative of the Shen Group, Shen Tianqi was given an important position as soon as he joined the company, but unfortunately, he was mediocre.
Later, Lin Han's incident dealt him a heavy blow, and Shen Tianqi gradually developed a gambling addiction. He frequently visited various casinos, spending lavishly, but perhaps due to bad luck, he lost nine out of ten times.
After his wife's death, the old man doted on his son, Shen Tianqi, and the amount of cash under Shen Tianqi's name was countless. Even if he lost everything every time, it didn't matter much.
Even the richest family fortune can be squandered one day. A few years later, Shen Tianqi not only lost everything, but also owed the casino tens of millions.
As if things weren't bad enough, because he hadn't been focused on his work for the past few years, causing considerable losses to the company, the old man angrily suspended his card.
Shen Tianqi dared not tell his angry father that he had incurred a huge gambling debt, so he did something stupid: he misappropriated funds from his projects to pay off the debt.
Shen Tianqi thought that he would return the money after the old man restored his card, and then a few days later his embezzlement of public funds was discovered.
Although the old man is the one in charge of the Shen family business, there are other shareholders in the company. Shen Tianqi's actions are using everyone's money to cover his own losses, so of course they want an explanation.
When the old man learned of this, he flew into a rage, beat Shen Tianqi in front of the board of directors, announced that his son would be kicked out of the company, and revoked Shen Tianqi's right of inheritance.
The matter was only settled after he paid out of his own pocket to cover the loss.
This incident even surpassed Lin Han's, becoming the greatest humiliation in Shen Tianqi's heart.
The old man handled the matter very discreetly back then, and only a few of Shen's old shareholders knew about it. Wang Yicai had never worked under Shen Tianqi, so in theory he shouldn't have known.
Although it hasn't been explicitly stated who embezzled the public funds, it's clear that Wang Yicai was aware of it, and Shen Tianqi will be exposed sooner or later.
It's clear that the whistleblower letter was written at someone's behest, but why did Wang Yicai die so mysteriously?
Being instructed by someone? Even if there are many benefits, it's not worth it if you don't live to enjoy them.
Was he planning to risk his life to bring down the Shen family? Considering Wang Yicai's calm and collected personality, I thought it was unlikely.
What has been done cannot be clarified, and once this matter is confirmed, it will indeed have a significant impact on the Shen family.
Although the Shen family patched up the hole and the incident did not cause any substantial harm to the company and its shareholders, they could not withstand the accusations leveled against them on several unfounded grounds.
If any one of the false charges can be proven, people will inevitably remain suspicious even if the others can be clarified.
When a whale falls, all things come to life. With the Shen family, the leader, gone, everyone can get a piece of the pie.
There have always been countless people who want to bring down the Shen family, so who is the mastermind behind this?
As Chen Shi was sorting out the sequence of events, the phone rang. "Come back immediately," the old man's authoritative voice carried an unyielding tone.
The old man didn't wait for Chen Shi to speak before he hung up abruptly.
"..." I feel so tired.
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