Chapter 61. The first thing that catches the eye is a face…
What came into view was a face that was too pale, so pale that it was lifeless, but the eyes that looked at people were so bright that they were almost black, so bright that they were dazzling. The eyes were fixed on the front, and the person took a step and walked towards the stage.
The people in the studio were stunned, clearly unaware of who this person was.
But Huang Shiyu, who was watching TV, recognized this person.
I wouldn't say I know him, I've only seen him in a book.
He is an expert in a certain medical field and has solved many difficult and complicated diseases.
But the person on TV was quite different from the one she had seen in the book. She vaguely remembered the person in the book; their eyes, looking at the camera, were bright and energetic, giving off a vibrant feeling. But now, those eyes gave her a different feeling, completely different from what she remembered. They seemed to hold deep emotions.
Her gaze followed that of everyone in the studio, watching him slowly stand to Shen Nanfeng's left, directly facing Li Mingsheng.
The quiet lasted only a few minutes before Xu Shiji's voice rang out in the studio for the first time.
"My name is Xu Shiji, and I was the person in charge of developing this vaccine in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group poisoning incident 20 years ago."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room stared at Professor Xu, unsurprisingly, with shock in their eyes.
From the moment Xu Shiji appeared, Li Mingsheng's expression had lost its initial composure. Now, seeing everyone's eyes fixed on Xu Shiji's face, he sensed something was amiss. "Wait a minute, everyone knows he was the mastermind behind this whole thing back then." After touching on that point, he shifted the topic to Shen Nanfeng. "You call yourself a judge? Have you forgotten the law? The law stipulates that if someone has a direct interest in the case, they must recuse themselves to avoid influencing a fair judgment and prevent preconceived notions. Don't you think it's absurd to have him speak?"
Shen Nanfeng naturally understood what Li Mingsheng meant when he said that, but Li Mingsheng completely missed one point: Shen Nanfeng was a law student, and discussing law with him was like exposing one's own weaknesses to the other party.
For a moment, everyone's eyes lingered on the faces of these three people. Even Li Xingzhou, who had been indifferent to the matter, was now looking at them.
Shen Nanfeng stared at Li Mingsheng for a long time, so long that Li Mingsheng thought Shen Nanfeng was speechless. But then Shen Nanfeng's lips curled up slightly, and he slowly said, "That's the law, but it only holds true if there are other improper behaviors that could affect the fair trial of the case."
Li Mingsheng's breath hitched.
Li Xingzhou, not wanting to miss out on trouble, started fanning the flames, saying, "Professor Xu, just tell us all the injustices you've suffered."
“Hey…” Li Mingsheng turned his head, his face full of disbelief, and he was even speechless with anger.
By the time he had organized his thoughts, Xu Shiji had already spoken.
“My life trajectory was completely disrupted because of this incident. After being released from prison, I did not feel relieved, but instead felt very guilty. After the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group poisoning incident, I could not find peace whenever I closed my eyes. For the past twenty years, I have relied on sleeping pills to fall asleep.”
His voice was steady and strong, but his eyes, which were looking at the camera, were filled with tears, and a sense of sadness permeated his words.
“I have regretted taking this responsibility for Li Mingsheng many times. I thought it was the way to minimize all the damage, but I found that it was not.”
Seeing the intense gazes directed at him, Xu Shiji was slightly taken aback. This was the first time he had faced so many people since his release from prison. Looking at the camera in front of him, his mind, which had been blank for a moment, immediately came alive the instant he looked at the lens.
“When I was in the nursing home, I met a victim of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group poisoning incident 20 years ago.” Xu Shiji stared at the camera, his gaze distant and lingering, as if looking at someone or something through the lens. “At that time, I realized that the harm had never been reduced because of my imprisonment. The incident had already happened, and for the victims and their families, everything was irreversible. The truth is the most important thing for them, and they have a certain right to know.”
“When I was released from prison, I found that Li Mingsheng had really kept the promise he made to me back then. I thought about whether I should just let it go and keep it to myself, and slowly die with this secret.” He lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly gave a faint smile. “But when I saw the victim from back then appear in front of me, I found that I really couldn’t do it. That’s why I’m here today to expose what Li Mingsheng did twenty years ago.”
Everyone was stunned, clearly shocked once again by the sheer volume of information.
"This is utter nonsense! It's a complete reversal of the Heavenly Gang!"
After saying this, Li Mingsheng immediately turned his head and stared intently at Li Xingzhou. His eyes clearly suppressed great anger, but he did not forget that he was broadcasting live, so he kept his voice very low.
"Li Xingzhou, are you still letting them continue to spout nonsense? The whole nation is watching! Do you not care about the honor of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group?!"
Finally, he earnestly advised, "Everything I have now will be yours in the future."
Li Xingzhou knew that none of the prefixes Li Mingsheng had just mentioned were important; the last sentence was the key point he wanted to make.
It was also because he feared what would happen next.
Shen Nanfeng glanced at Li Mingsheng's actions and couldn't help but smile sarcastically. With a snap of his fingers, as everyone's eyes were on him, another person entered the open studio. It was Shen Nanfeng's secretary, Chen Baipeng. He handed Shen Nanfeng a rather heavy document. Li Mingsheng's eyes were fixed on the document in Shen Nanfeng's hand, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
Shen Nanfeng flipped through the documents, looked up at him, and said, "This document contains the list of R&D personnel that Chairman Li personally approved and stamped at the time. It also records the experimental data of the vaccine, and it also has Chairman Li's stamp and signature."
Although he hadn't seen the contents of the document, Li Mingsheng felt a chill run down his spine after hearing what Shen Nanfeng said.
Shen Nanfeng held up the document: "All the standards listed here for the final market launch of the vaccine are false and untrue."
The breathing in the studio seemed to slow down several beats, and the airflow seemed to slow down slightly.
He was pleased with the crowd's reaction; it was exactly what he wanted. He knew that besides shock, their reaction also reflected their fear: that the faith they had been practicing had been aiding and abetting evil.
Shen Nanfeng just smiled calmly: "I don't know how such a flawed set of experimental data was managed to deceive the health department and eventually be put on the market."
Besides Li Mingsheng, several other staff members also showed the same wary look. Shen Nanfeng didn't react much. He flipped through the documents page by page in front of the camera, and only the sound of paper being spun in the studio. After a few seconds, Shen Nanfeng slowly said, word by word, "It's possible that Chairman Li's deception was too clever, making the health department completely fooled by him."
Shen Nanfeng spoke with great intonation and rhythm, perfectly controlling the pace of the conversation. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, and he was now like someone who had the snake's vital spot in his grasp.
But the person standing in front of them was Li Mingsheng, the Li Mingsheng who had been a prominent figure in the business world for many years. He had seen all kinds of storms and waves. In his early days, he had even been kidnapped by foreign clients when he went abroad to negotiate business. He had seen too many days of living on the edge.
Now, facing Shen Nanfeng's document and Xu Shiji's accusations, besides feeling somewhat unexpected and out of his control, he also had a rare feeling of returning to the time when he was held hostage abroad, all alone, negotiating with others at the brink of life and death. It was such a lonely gamble, so exhilarating.
Li Mingsheng's face remained expressionless, only giving a slight look of disdain. "Who knows if this document is fake, fabricated out of thin air?"
These words, coupled with Li Mingsheng's calm and nonchalant expression, elicited various reactions from the people below.
Shen Nanfeng remained calm in the face of such questioning, and even had the leisure to recall her conversation with Li Xingzhou that day.
"Mr. Li, I have another favor to ask of you." Shen Nanfeng called out to Li Xingzhou, who was about to reach the door, and looked at him.
Li Xingzhou stopped and turned around. "Judge Shen, you're too kind. Please speak."
"We need to obtain the experimental report data from that year and the approval documents for market launch. Otherwise, a list of R&D personnel alone is not enough. Also, Mr. Li should be quite clear about who Li Mingsheng usually has close contact with and the financial transactions between them."
Li Xingzhou's gaze fell on Shen Nanfeng, but he did not respond immediately, as if he was thinking. After a while, he said, "Li Mingsheng usually shreds all the documents he uses, so they don't leave any traces on the copier or computer."
He didn't give a direct affirmative answer, but the meaning behind his words was quite obvious, making it clear that he wouldn't get involved in anything deeper.
Shen Nanfeng also keenly sensed that Li Xingzhou seemed to be afraid of getting involved in something, but he had no way of knowing at the moment.
Li Xingzhou added, "But there might be someone who can help."
"That's wonderful! Are you confident?" Shen Nanfeng's eyes were filled with eagerness and a hint of hope.
Upon hearing this, Li Xingzhou simply nodded, "Half and half." Then he turned around, lifted his leg, and walked towards the door, "The live broadcast is about to start, I need to hurry to the scene."
The recollection ended there, and Shen Nanfeng came back to his senses.
Looking at the document in his hand, he knew very well that everything started here and would end here.
“You are now speaking to the public, and you dare to make such outrageous statements without any solid evidence. I can sue you for defamation for everything you have said today.”
Shen Nanfeng stared at the document without moving, and in everyone's eyes, he seemed to have no way to refute it.
Seeing this, Li Mingsheng's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he felt inexplicably at ease.
Huang Shiyu kept her eyes glued to the TV, her eyes barely resting, afraid of missing anything. She watched as Li Xingzhou on TV slowly lifted his eyelids, looked at the camera, and remained silent with no expression on his face, displaying an indifferent and detached demeanor.
For some reason, she couldn't help but think of the day she received a call from Li Xingzhou at the company, and the moment she heard Li Xingzhou ask her to find Wang Ping to hack into Li Mingsheng's computer. For a few minutes, her mind wandered, wondering if Li Xingzhou was going to do something illegal. But then she thought again, it shouldn't be like that. Li Mingsheng is his father. Maybe she was just being overly sensitive.
Then she asked, "What are you planning to do?"
“It happened suddenly and time was of the essence, so I didn’t have time to explain the whole story to you.” Li Xingzhou didn’t give her much of an explanation, but only made a promise to her, “But I can assure you that it will definitely not harm your interests, nor will it be detrimental to Wang Ping. This is my guarantee to you.”
She was shocked when she heard that.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that if the information is leaked, Wang Ping and I will both be finished.”
Perhaps Li Xingzhou was mentally prepared to be rejected after making this call, so his reply was also very straightforward: "Okay."
Just as the call was about to end, Huang Shiyu called out his name, then repeated what he had just said, "Remember, if the information is leaked, Wang Ping and I will both be finished."
At that moment, she only had one thought in her mind: whether Li Xingzhou had encountered some troublesome situation. So, her initial reluctance to agree changed at that moment because she softened.
She heard Li Xingzhou say "okay" on the other end of the phone.
The silence didn't last long; Shen Nanfeng raised his eyes and finally made a move.
"If you want to know whether it's false or not, I can let you get confirmation on the spot."
"Arrogant." Li Mingsheng scoffed.
“What you said today is being recorded by cameras and watched by the people of the whole country. If you are just trying to put on a show, then I reserve the right to pursue legal action against you,” Li Mingsheng emphasized. “But you should think carefully about whether you can bear the consequences of this show.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Nanfeng simply smiled and said, "Chairman Li, please be prepared to take on this responsibility."
He turned his head to the side: "Professor Xu, you can speak."
All eyes turned to Xu Shiji's face, waiting for him to drop some bombshell.
Xu Shiji pulled something resembling a reading pen from his pocket, but the staff present knew what it was at a glance; they had seen it far too many times.
It's a voice recorder.
“I’ve kept this recording for over twenty years, and finally I won’t be listening to it alone anymore.”
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the recording pen, clearly curious and expectant of what earth-shattering secret it might hold.
But one person was clearly unhappy: "Xu Shiji, you were also a veteran of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group and one of its members. Now, in order to exonerate yourself, you've started to slander me. My reputation doesn't matter, but Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group, which was once a small child, has grown into the towering tree it is today with your efforts. I really feel sorry for you."
Xu Shiji, holding the recorder, said sternly, "Who are you trying to impress with that look of regret on your face? It's obvious that all of this started because of you."
His accusations made Li Mingsheng's expression less pleasant, and he looked at him with a deep, unfathomable gaze.
"A recording from over twenty years ago! I'm quite interested in it. Professor Xu, could you play it now?"
Lin Shuyu, who had remained silent until now, chose to break the tense silence that filled the air.
The staff present remained silent throughout, as the situation had changed so quickly that they had no time to discuss it.
Lin Shuyu asked again, "Is it alright, Chairman Li?"
Xu Shiji didn't intend to give Li Mingsheng any breathing time at all, and immediately played the recording.
"The vaccine issue is being reported by media outlets across the country. It's not something that can be easily fooled, and it's not something that can be easily suppressed by spending money. I'm afraid we'll all be going to jail soon."
The voice in the recording is clearly Xu Shiji. Although it doesn't sound as steady as it does now, you can still tell by the timbre.
After a while, another voice rang out.
"Yes, I know that too..."
The familiarity of this voice goes without saying; it's immediately recognizable. Many people in the studio frequently interview celebrities, and Li Mingsheng is one of the most frequently interviewed individuals, so they are all extremely familiar with his voice.
"There's only one way now. Ah Xu, we've known each other for over ten years, haven't we? The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group's current scale is inseparable from your painstaking efforts. Every single detail, big or small, has involved you. You probably can't bear to see Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group fail here, can you?"
Xu Shiji, speaking from the recording, paused for a moment after hearing this, then asked incredulously, "You want me to take the blame for you?"
Li Mingsheng sighed, "I'm not taking the blame for you. This vaccine incident was a complete accident. Who knew there would be side effects!" He then changed the subject, "If we trace the source, isn't it your R&D department's responsibility? But it's too late to shirk responsibility now. Haven't you always wanted to make the most cost-effective vaccine in China and even the world? I assure you that as long as you take this responsibility, I will do everything in my power to achieve your goal."
"Li Mingsheng, how dare you say such a thing?! Have you thought about what will happen to me after I go in there?!"
"How could I not know?!" Li Mingsheng roared, "Wasn't that vaccine developed by you? Aren't your names on all the procedures and documents? If you don't go in, then everyone related to us will have to go in! As long as you insist that it was your mistake, I won't let you go in for nothing. I will help you fulfill your wish and I will use all the resources available to you."
"Otherwise, have you thought about how long it would take you to achieve this dream on your own?" Li Mingsheng's words were full of persuasive charm. "The people above will also help. I guarantee you'll be out in a few years."
Everyone present and the viewers at home clearly heard that what was supposed to be a negotiation was nothing more than an exchange of interests, and neither of them were worth pitying.
After a long silence, they finally heard Xu Shiji speak from the recording device.
Xu Shiji, as if just regaining his voice, asked, "Is what you said true?"
"Yes, I assure you," Li Mingsheng said sincerely.
"good."
As the sound faded, Huang Shiyu, watching on television, realized that Pandora's box belonging to Xu Shiji had been opened.
She thought: Xu Shiji's regret over the years must be real. He must have regretted it more than once in the dead of night, regretting that his will was not firm enough. But she felt that no matter how firm a person's will is, there will always be times when it weakens.
She wasn't trying to excuse Xu Shiji; she also believed that since Xu Shiji made that choice, he should pay the price for it, because every choice has a cost.
Xu Shiji put away the recording pen: "That's how it is."
An eerie silence fell over the scene; everyone was still reeling from the shocking news.
"Professor Xu, you have suffered all these years."
The utter silence was abruptly broken by Li Xingzhou.
Li Mingsheng took a deep breath, constantly telling himself to stay calm. They were broadcasting live with so many cameras watching. After a moment of mental preparation, he said to Li Xingzhou, "Li Xingzhou, don't go too far!"
Faced with Li Mingsheng's condemnation, Li Xingzhou remained calm, stating, "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group will shoulder its due social responsibility."
Lin Shuyu adjusted the microphone and then asked, "President Li, what are your thoughts after hearing these words?"
Li Xingzhou did not answer immediately, his eyes fixed on the camera. Everyone in the studio was waiting for him to speak, and even Lin Shuyu, who was sitting next to him, coughed softly to remind him.
Huang Shiyu, watching TV, was also somewhat stunned by his gaze, as if Li Xingzhou were standing right in front of her through the lens.
"Xu'er," Li Xingzhou's unhurried voice came from in front of the television.
"To be honest, I am really sorry." As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Nanfeng, "and I also thank Judge Shen and Professor Xu for preventing the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group from making further mistakes. I apologize to the victims of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group poisoning incident twenty years ago."
Li Xingzhou stood up and bowed to the camera to express his apology.
Everyone in the studio stared at Li Xingzhou as if their eyes had been opened, including Lin Shuyu sitting next to him.
Lin Shuyu couldn't help but sigh: This is quite a performance. So this is the style of the famous President Li.
"In other words, we have caused some trouble for everyone and society. I guarantee that Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group will take responsibility for this, and I hope that everyone can supervise us."
After saying that, he bowed to the camera again, then turned around and said, "Father, apologize."
Shen Nanfeng, with his sharp eyes, interrupted at the opportune moment: "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Li. On behalf of all the victims' families, I also thank you, Mr. Li."
"Finally, I firmly believe that Li Mingsheng needs to be punished by law." Facing the camera, he pulled out an envelope-like object. "I am willing to gamble my future for this."
Even though Li Xingzhou was prepared for Shen Nanfeng to take out this item, he still couldn't help but twitch his lips when Shen Nanfeng did.
He knew that Shen Nanfeng's actions were not impulsive, but rather a well-considered decision. Shen Nanfeng himself was well aware of the consequences: failure would ruin his career, while victory would win the hearts of the people.
But Li Xingzhou also knew that Shen Nanfeng was willing to do this for only two words: faith.
Shen Nanfeng has his own path, and his faith is the sword in his hand.
He sometimes admired this spirit of dedication to idealism, which was so fearless and courageous.
Li Mingsheng tried his best to control the emotions surging in his chest. He had already taken five or six deep breaths today. If it happened a few more times, he would probably have to call 120 first.
Li Mingsheng turned his head, stared at him, and said, "Li Xingzhou, oh no, I should call you Mingzhou, if I hadn't rescued you from the place full of mudslides, I don't know where you would be now, whether you're alive or dead. You would be living the life you have now, wearing gold and silver, and studying at a world-renowned university. I really didn't expect you to be such an ingrate."
Li Xingzhou was stunned for a moment.
The name Mingzhou is a source of pain for him that he has never been able to touch.
He doesn't like people mentioning his name.
Li Xingzhou met his gaze and answered frankly, "But you saved me, so I am very grateful to you. There are so many ways to take back shares from shareholders, so guess why I was so extreme? It was this gratitude that prompted me to do this. I have just as much infamy as you."
After hearing what Li Xingzhou said, a look of mixed emotions suddenly appeared in his eyes. This was the only time Li Mingsheng had shown such a different look at the scene today, and even he himself couldn't explain why.
Li Mingsheng's eyes welled up with tears, unable to tell whether it was from sadness, grief, or disappointment. He murmured softly, "I am the Mr. Dongguo, and you are the wolf."
Li Xingzhou heard these words clearly. He sat on the studio stage, slightly stunned. There was a hole in his heart, and wind was seeping into it. He tried to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.
He knew he was in the wrong and didn't have the courage to speak.
"And who is the 'higher-ups' mentioned in the recording? Could it be the person who approved the vaccine's release in the first place?" Shen Nanfeng asked again.
Before Li Mingsheng's trial was over, several pairs of eyes simultaneously turned to the broadcasting station.
Looking at the long shot, at the staff below the studio, and at Shen Nanfeng and Xu Shiji standing in front of him, Li Mingsheng fell silent. He was once again at a crossroads, facing a choice. He knew that everything that was happening was beyond his control, and he had not expected that Xu Shiji would stand up and testify against him.
Li Mingsheng stared at the camera for a while, his eyes starting to glaze over. He wondered if Li Mansu was watching the news at that moment, and he hoped she wasn't, as he didn't want her to worry about him.
The thought of Li Mansu stirred something within him, and his gaze softened subtly.
This silence lasted even longer than before. Just as Shen Nanfeng was about to launch another round of questioning, Li Mingsheng said softly, "I don't understand what you're saying. The recording is old and inevitably has some distortion, so it's easy to misunderstand."
Shen Nanfeng stared intently at Li Mingsheng. Just as he was about to step forward, a large group of police officers wearing police hats and dark blue police uniforms entered the studio.
"Excuse me, we are police officers from Jing'an District. We would like to ask Chairman Li to return and assist us in the investigation of the poisoning incident involving the Shengang Group twenty years ago."
Li Mingsheng didn't say anything about it, nor did he seem surprised. He simply nodded and followed the police. His demeanor gave the impression that he knew he might not be able to escape this time, so he simply stopped making futile struggles.
For some reason, Shen Nanfeng felt no relief at all about the police's presence and Li Mingsheng's arrest. Li Mingsheng had just said that the recording was old and inevitably had some distortion, but the recorder was intact. He had even had someone check it and listened to it thousands of times himself. No one knew every word and pronunciation from the recorder better than him; he could recite it from memory. It could only mean that there was still a secret hidden in this case that had been buried for more than 20 years.
But how can an ant shake a tree? Shen Nanfeng understood this principle. With his current abilities, he could only glimpse a small part of the iceberg. However, Shen Nanfeng was already very satisfied with the current result. This was the best he could do at the moment. But he would not give up. He would pursue the unknown truth hidden in time and never stop until the very last moment of his life. This was his responsibility and belief as a lawyer.
However, the poisoning incident involving the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Group twenty years ago came to an end.
The moment Huang Shiyu saw Li Mingsheng being taken away by the police, she turned off the TV. She immediately took out her phone and called Li Xingzhou. The call connected within seconds.
The moment the call connected, Li Xingzhou said "Hello" first. Huang Shiyu didn't speak. After a silence of more than ten seconds, the man seemed to have finished his internal struggle before saying, "Let me treat you to dinner. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
For the first time ever, Huang Shiyu took the initiative to invite him to dinner, and it was for no particular reason. This was truly an unexpected turn of events. "What is Mr. Huang up to today?"
The voice sounded so warm and inviting, as if it were whispering in her ear.
Huang Shiyu pretended to be calm and said, "Tell me, what do you want to eat? You decide where."
Stepping out of the studio, amidst the bustling crowd in the building, Li Xingzhou, phone in hand, weaved through the throng, smiled, and said, "Eight o'clock tonight, same place as always, bye."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xingzhou was about to navigate to the place they had arranged to meet that evening when he heard someone call him from behind.
He turned around and saw Shen Nanfeng walking towards him from not far away.
"Mr. Li, you seem to be in a good mood."
Li Xingzhou blinked and put away his phone. "Isn't this because I'm happy for Judge Shen?"
Shen Nanfeng, hands in his pockets, glanced at Li Xingzhou and asked, "Is that so?"
Li Xingzhou nodded. The matter was over, and he didn't want to get entangled with this person any further. "I have to go now, I have something to attend to."
Shen Nanfeng watched Li Xingzhou walk out the door. The sky outside was no longer the shimmering light he had seen before, but a long, dark night.
Has so much time really passed?
Shen Nanfeng stood still, watching the passersby hurrying by. In his eyes, these people formed a densely packed scene. Without exception, they all wore employee badges around their necks, clearly employees of this building, and at this time they were probably planning to take a taxi home after get off work.
Once it was past 10 o'clock, Wang Yutong also joined the ranks of commuters taking taxis. She chose to take a private car for pick-up and drop-off, which was a bit expensive, but the company would reimburse her.
The car was arriving in four minutes. Wang Yutong clocked out and went down the elevator. Just as she stepped out of the elevator, she received a call from her fiancé, who was far away in the United States.
The hallway was filled with the sounds of people leaving get off work. Her fiancé asked, "It's so noisy, where are you right now?"
She lied and said she had just finished shopping and was heading home.
She thought it was a lie, but then she realized that she was indeed planning to go back, and that was something she hadn't lied to him about.
Besides, her intention was simply not to make him worry.
"When are you going back to America, Xiaotong? I miss you."
Listening to her fiancé express his longing for her over the phone, Wang Yutong smiled sweetly as she held her phone.
He said with dissatisfaction, "We'll talk about it when you've learned how to take pictures."
She said that because he had told her that the day a girl wears her wedding dress is the most beautiful time of her life, and he wanted to be the sole recorder of that day.
Hearing her say that, her fiancé chuckled on the other end of the phone. Wang Yutong was also infected by the laughter and laughed out loud. After laughing for a while, her phone screen showed a call from Wang Ping.
Wang Ping usually doesn't call people at this time unless it's an emergency. Wang Yutong simply told him that a colleague was looking for her and then hung up.
As soon as the call connected, Wang Ping's voice immediately came through the phone, "Yutong, I'm so sorry to bother you so late. Are you still at the company?"
"I just left the company building, what's wrong?"
After saying that, he glanced at the vehicles speeding past on the road.
"Did you see the document I took to photocopy today? It's the document that will be used at the AI conference on April 27th."
Wang Yutong held her phone, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Is it about Heartfelt Words and Voices?"
Wang Ping's tone was somewhat agitated: "Yes, that's right, did you see it?"
"No."
"Alright, I guess I'll just have to go to the company early tomorrow to look for it, otherwise I'll be finished if Boss Huang finds out."
Hearing Wang Ping's clearly discouraged voice, Wang Yutong was a little distracted. She didn't expect to hear about Xinyu's voice again under these circumstances.
Wang Ping's voice came through the phone again, interrupting her thoughts, "Then bye for now, you should go home and rest early too."
She mechanically replied "okay," then stood there holding her phone. After a while, her phone buzzed, and she remembered that the car she had called had arrived. She hesitated for a few seconds, then made a decision, hung up the phone, canceled the order, turned around and looked at the building behind her for two or three seconds, and then went inside.
At the same time, Huang Shiyu had just come out of her house with a small bag in her hand. Her phone rang as soon as she stepped out the door.
She picked it up, glanced at it, and answered: "Hello, Wang Ping."
As they walked, they listened to Wang Ping's story and hailed a taxi.
On the way to the joint innovation center, Huang Shiyu listened to Wang Ping finish his business. Holding a butterfly pastry that had just been heated in the microwave, she glanced at the passing night view outside the window and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, I understand. I'll be right there."
On the phone, Wang Ping emphasized again that he was sure she didn't need to come along. Huang Shiyu rarely changed her mind once she made a decision. "Yes, thank you for your hard work. Get some rest."
After hanging up the phone, Huang Shiyu looked down at her phone and said softly, "You mustn't disappoint me."
The car quickly stopped at the Joint Innovation Building. Huang Shiyu scanned her face, entered the elevator, and pressed the floor number. The red numbers kept changing in front of her, and the elevator was rising steadily. With a "fifth floor has arrived" announcement, the elevator slowly opened, and Huang Shiyu's gaze silently locked onto the open door.
Then she stepped inside. She was wearing soft suede shoes from the Ma family, which made little noise when she stepped on the ground. In addition, she usually didn't like to drag her shoes when she walked, so the quiet building seemed even more peaceful.
Soon, she saw her prey walk into the trap.
"What are you doing?"
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