Yes, I didn't really think about it at the time, but now that I think about it more, I remember that Su Xiaoman kept calling her "sister"...
When did she and Su Xiaoman become so close? Even when Su Xiaoman deliberately calls her "sister," it's still like she's calling her "older sister."
As she was thinking, her phone rang; it was Gong Chengjue calling back.
She answered the phone and said directly, "I just received a call from the police station. Su Xiaoman is dead."
Gong Chengjue on the other end of the phone was silent for about a second before saying, "It seems the other party is determined to kill her."
Su Ziqing didn't know, but Su Xiaoman was just a 'mistress,' so why did the other party insist on killing her?
Of course, she didn't sympathize with Su Xiaoman; she just found the situation somewhat unexpected.
"Okay, I'll go take a look now," Su Ziqing said.
"Don't go." Gong Chengjue stopped her. "The capital just took action today, and something happened to you. Ziqing, there may be unknown dangers lurking."
"But... the police station wants me to identify the body." Actually, since the identity has already been confirmed, saying "identify the body" isn't quite right.
However, there is a standardized process.
Su Xiaoman's mother went abroad, and Su Tianming was in prison, so only her cousin Su Ziqing went to identify the body.
"It's alright, don't overthink it. I'll stay by your side at all times." Su Ziqing felt that Gong Chengjue was worrying too much; she had to go out eventually.
After finally persuading Gong Chengjue, Su Ziqing promised to call him every half hour before leaving the office.
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The villa where Su Ziqing lives has been cordoned off, and several police cars are parked outside.
When Su Ziqing arrived, she identified herself and was then led into the villa's hall.
Su Xiaoman's body... is still there.
Suddenly, Su Ziqing felt like she was dreaming. Su Xiaoman was just... dead?
“Miss Su Ziqing, is that right?” A public official stepped forward.
"I am." Su Ziqing looked away from Su Xiaoman's body, though in fact she couldn't see much anyway, as the body was covered by a white sheet.
Only the exposed hand, adorned with jewelry, allowed Su Ziqing to recognize that it was indeed Su Xiaoman.
"The deceased died between nine and ten in the morning. We saw that the deceased spoke to you on the phone before death," the public official said matter-of-factly.
Between nine and ten o'clock? In other words... Su Xiaoman did indeed sense danger at that time?
Su Ziqing paused for only two seconds before calmly replying, "Yes, she asked me to meet her, but I was busy at work and declined."
The call was very short, so it must be recorded on the phone.
There was no need for her to hide anything, so after finishing her explanation, she still asked, "How...did she die?"
There was a lot of blood on the ground, which made her feel horrified.
"I was scared to death," the public official said.
Upon hearing this description of how she died, Su Ziqing thought she had misheard. "What did you say?"
Scared to death?
The public official, however, told the truth: "Her throat was slit, but it wasn't fatal; she died of fright." That's what the forensic doctor said.
Su Ziqing swallowed hard. "Where's the murderer?"
"Ms. Su, we will investigate this matter. Please come over here and confirm a few more questions with us."
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It was already past four in the afternoon when Su Ziqing returned to the company, and she was still a little dazed.
Su Xiaoman was actually scared to death...
She really couldn't accept this way of dying, but the forensic report had already been released.
"Miss Su." The secretary knocked and came in, making Su Ziqing a cup of coffee to refresh her. "Director Yang has been waiting in the meeting room for over an hour."
Su Ziqing snapped out of her daze and said, "I understand."
Several factories under the Su Group were not operating well, and Su Ziqing was thinking of reforming them.
Seeing that Su Ziqing's face was a little pale, the secretary couldn't help but ask with concern, "Ms. Su, are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine." Su Ziqing shook her head. "Let Director Yang come in."
She sent a WeChat message to Gong Chengjue: "Su Xiaoman's throat was slit, but the forensic doctor said that Su Xiaoman died of fright."
She had just sent a WeChat message when the phone rang. Su Ziqing answered it casually, "Aren't you busy?"
She was afraid he would be extremely busy today, so she didn't dare to call him casually.
"Hmm, it's alright." Gong Chengjue got up and left the conference room, pausing the meeting for five minutes.
In fact, the meeting was in complete chaos, but he was more concerned about her situation right now.
Director Yang entered the office, and Su Ziqing gestured for him to wait a moment. Then she spoke a few words with Gong Chengjue.
"I just find the result of being scared to death quite unbelievable." Su Ziqing felt that something was off, but she didn't think she needed to doubt the forensic report.
"Since the forensic doctor said so, then that's the conclusion." Gong Chengjue wasn't interested in Su Xiaoman's death; he was more worried about whether Su Ziqing had encountered any danger.
Hearing his concern, Su Ziqing shook her head, "No. How are things on your end?"
"The meeting was a huge argument, and the proposal to expel the two of them from the family has already been put forward," Gong Chengjue said.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Su Ziqing ended the call. "Okay, I'm busy with something here. Let's talk later."
Su Ziqing put down her phone, sat back in her office chair, and looked at Factory Director Yang. "I've looked at the factory's reports. The factory you manage has already overdue orders twice."
Logically, she shouldn't have to personally get involved in this kind of thing, but she still wanted to hear about it.
Factory Director Yang has the position and seniority of a factory director, but above the factory is the company, and above the company is the group. Being received by the chairman is still a very rare honor.
At this point, he immediately started complaining about being broke, "Miss Su, it's hard to recruit workers these days, and the physical business is tough with low profits..."
Su Ziqing glanced at him indifferently. "What I'm asking is, why were the documents submitted late twice?"
The other party wants to terminate the cooperation agreement.
Factory Director Yang, a middle-aged man nearing fifty, no longer cared about his image and continued to complain about being poor: "We can't hire enough workers, profits are low, the factory has no money, and the company hasn't allocated any funds to buy equipment."
"Wait a minute," Su Ziqing interrupted Factory Director Yang, "Three months ago, the company allocated a sum of money to buy equipment, didn't it?"
"The original equipment was bought by someone else, and the new order not only has increased in price, but will also take another two months to be delivered."
Su Ziqing had a headache listening to this. It was more than twenty minutes later when she finished talking with this Factory Director Yang. She took a sip of coffee, feeling thirsty.
Low profit margins and difficulty in recruiting workers are common challenges faced by many factories today.
However, the Su family could not possibly withdraw from this line at this time.
She suddenly felt a headache coming on, realizing that managing a company was really too difficult. Fortunately, the Su Group had many businesses, so she wasn't completely overwhelmed.
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