Chapter 273 "Sit Still"
At the far ends of the round table in the private room sat a middle-aged man in a suit and a young man who was blushing with embarrassment.
Zhao Yuanfeng said with a stern face, "Come to the company tomorrow. Your contract needs to be re-signed."
"Think long-term, don't be so impulsive."
Zhao Xing was forced to leave the film crew by his father, and at his most emotionally unstable moment, he immediately became agitated and spoke recklessly upon hearing this.
"I'm impulsive? I'm thinking long-term? Dad, how dare you say that!"
Zhao Yuanfeng's expression changed instantly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Where did I lie?! If it weren't for helping you cover up your accounting problems, would I have had to leave the group and take the blame? Now even my profit-sharing percentage has to be changed?!"
Two months ago, a wave of public audits suddenly swept through the industry, which terrified Zhao Yuanfeng.
Everything was fine until they investigated his father. What does this have to do with him?
A few days ago, someone sent him a press release in his email, asking his father to take advantage of the scandal of him being photographed bullying Wen Yu to withdraw from the production team, and also to not withdraw the money he had invested in the production team because he was the party at fault.
Not only did they not withdraw the report, they also inflated the reported amount, bringing in all the accounts that his father had previously embezzled!
It was a good idea for his dad, but for him, it was a huge pitfall!
He could have delayed things, but I heard that a house left by a distant great-aunt of his is about to be demolished. As long as he gets the demolition compensation, it won't be a problem to make up the difference.
But perhaps due to bad luck, this morning the board of directors suddenly sent an email informing us that the audit time would be brought forward!
Now that's great, no matter how much compensation there is for the demolition, we can't wait any longer.
After today, all the blame will be pinned on him. With the contract changed, he'll have to sell himself to this company!
Outside the private room, upon hearing this, Tu Yao breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
She was right; the PR statement she had commissioned was indeed adopted by Zhao Yuanfeng, and he was implementing it almost exactly according to her plan.
But the next second, she suddenly tensed up.
Inside the room, Zhao Xing, dissatisfied with being treated as a pawn, began to attack indiscriminately.
"Dad, do you think the person who sent the email is necessarily a good person? What if he's just trying to drive a wedge between us?"
Zhao Yuanfeng's eyes flickered. "If you can think of it, so can I. Don't worry, I don't completely trust this person."
"But for now, at least the solution he provided can help me get through this hurdle."
"Once the company finishes auditing the accounts, I'll investigate this person when I have the time."
Tu Yao gripped the recording pen tightly, her heart pounding.
That's why she's squatting here now.
From the moment she sent that email, she knew that Zhao Yuanfeng would never let her go.
This recording is a protective charm she uses for herself.
Once she gets the father and son to admit to the embezzlement, she'll have real leverage.
Hey! Who's that person squatting over there?!
Just then, several security guards in uniform suddenly ran over from the other side of the river. When they saw someone on the load-bearing platform, they immediately shouted!
Tu Yao was startled and quickly stood up, jumping onto another support platform!
"Don't run!"
More and more security guards surrounded them, and their shouts grew louder and louder.
Inside the private room, Zhao Yuanfeng heard the commotion, realized something, and immediately shouted sharply, "Damn it!"
He immediately got up, walked around the round table to the window, and saw a person wrapped up tightly running along the load-bearing platform out of the river ten meters away!
"dad……"
Zhao Yuanfeng's face darkened instantly. He shoved his son, who was walking over with a puzzled look on his face, and roared, "Shut up! Go find the person who was just squatting outside the room!"
"Tie me up and bring me back, even if you have to!"
As he walked, he dialed a number and called over the group of people who had been harassing the welfare home recently.
On the other side, in the pitch-black night, Tu Yao ran faster and faster.
As she ran, she took off her oversized black coat, revealing a light yellow sweater, then removed her mask and black hat, and recombed her hair, which had been piled high, into a high ponytail.
He passed by a grove of trees, then suddenly stopped and decisively hid the recording pen inside.
After noting the location, continue running.
...
Outside the restaurant, a van sped up at the entrance.
Tu Chaoxi yanked open the car door and was about to get in when a private car and a minivan rushed over from a short distance away!
Nan Ke, Lin Yue, and Jiang Ye got out of the car one after another.
"elder brother!"
"Teacher Tu!"
Nan Ke and Lin Yue rushed over after receiving the news.
Jiang Ye had sneaked away from an event.
The few words Wen Yu just posted were like a bomb dropped into the group chat.
As expected, Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai are on their way.
Tu Chaoxi didn't have time for pleasantries and headed straight for the hotel.
The group walked hurriedly, but after only a few steps, a group of security guards suddenly ran over from another road near the restaurant.
"Mr. Zhao said that he has already sent people to make the arrest. We'll wait for more news."
Lin Yue immediately stopped the security guard leading the group and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
The man's eyes subtly and skillfully scanned the area.
He was the security captain of the restaurant. Although the group of people were wearing masks, he could immediately tell that they were different from each other and quickly explained.
"Here's what happened. We just spotted someone squatting on the load-bearing platform on the other side of the river. We called out to them, and they ran away."
"I didn't take it seriously at first, but Mr. Zhao in the VIP room said that he was being listened to by that person."
“We just finished searching, and then Mr. Zhao said he had someone else search for us. We don’t know if we’ll need to help them next.”
At this moment, another security guard in the group suddenly whispered, "The people that Mr. Zhao hired are all thugs, so they probably don't need us anymore."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.
Tu Chaoxi immediately demanded sharply, "Where have they searched?!"
The security guard paused for a moment, then pointed in a direction: "...probably over there."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the security guard, before he could even react, saw the group of people run away like the wind.
He stared at the backs of the group of people, thought for a moment, then took out his phone and called the police.
"Captain, why are you calling the police? Mr. Zhao is a regular customer of our restaurant. Didn't he tell us not to call the police?"
"Also, Mr. Zhao said not to reveal these things to outsiders, but you told them everything."
It was that same security guard who spoke up in a low voice.
The man glanced at him disdainfully: "Idiot, this group of people is clearly more powerful than Mr. Zhao, and we can't afford to offend them."
"Instead of making a big fuss and getting implicated later, it's better to make amends now, understand?"
The security guard shook his head blankly.
The man looked even more disgusted: "That's why I'm the captain, and you're just a security guard."
...
The film and television base is built on the outskirts of the city, and the restaurant is naturally located in the suburbs as well. There are many undeveloped green belts and roads on both sides of the river.
The people Zhao Yuanfeng found are already on their way.
"Block all the roads! You must find him!"
Zhao Xing followed behind him irritably, unable to help but grumble.
"...Dad, aren't you going too far? Who said that person was definitely eavesdropping on you?"
"Shut up!"
As Tu Yao ran along the path, she heard undisguised noises coming from all directions.
She frowned and immediately understood what Zhao Yuanfeng wanted to do.
Tu Yao looked around. She had looked at the map before coming here. In addition to several main roads, there was also an abandoned path in this area.
The road was narrow and there were no streetlights, so she had to feel her way across in the dark.
...
The car drove into the suburban intersection, and the car remained silent the whole way.
Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke, and Lin Yue's phones kept ringing.
Different survey models, the same survey results—all the information was integrated along the way.
Lin Yue reported each item one by one.
"Zhao Yuanfeng approached Tu Xiaomao a month ago, and in order to balance the company's accounts, he set his sights on Tu Xiaomao's welfare home."
“For the past month, he has been harassing the welfare home by throwing paint and smashing doors, and calling the police has been useless.”
"Brother, the day you made a surprise appearance at the music festival, Tu Xiaomao suddenly left because those people smashed up the orphanage again."
Tu Chaoxi listened without moving, and the more she listened, the uglier her expression became.
At that moment, Wen Yu suddenly saw something, leaned closer to the car window, and after confirming it, immediately spoke up:
"Teacher Tu, that's Zhao Xing, and the man next to him must be Zhao Yuanfeng."
Everyone looked in the same direction. At the intersection about fifty meters away, a middle-aged man in a suit was standing under the most conspicuous streetlight.
The moment they saw it clearly, almost everyone's eyes darkened simultaneously.
Only Nan Ke, in the driver's seat, maintained a gentle and calm gaze.
After a while, he said calmly, "Sit still."
Jiang Ye was taken aback: "What?"
Nan Ke glanced at the rearview mirror, smiled slightly at him, and patiently repeated, "Sit still."
The next second, it accelerated and crashed into the target with clear intent!
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