Double evil in the business district

Chapter 280: Xiao Yue's Origin: The Root of the Secret Leak Becomes Clear

“Are you still thinking about the leak?

"Shen Ting's low voice interrupted Xiao Yue's thoughts.

She nodded slightly, with a lingering haze between her brows.

"I think...it's not that simple."

Back home, the luxurious living room could not dispel Xiao Yue's doubts.

She declined the dinner prepared by the servant and went straight into the study, spreading out all the information about the leak on the table.

The light shone on the documents, illuminating her slightly pale face.

She read through every piece of information over and over again, trying to find a clue that had been overlooked.

Testimonies from Zhao's employees, background checks on Liu's opponents, and internal company surveillance footage...

Everything flashed through her mind quickly.

Like a detective, she carefully combed through every detail, trying to piece together the complete truth.

Time passed minute by minute, and the study was so quiet that the only sound was the rustling of papers.

Suddenly, Xiao Yue's finger stopped on a screenshot of a surveillance video.

In the picture, a blurry figure flashed by.

She hadn't noticed the figure before because the image was too blurry and it appeared for a very short time.

But now, she keenly realized that the time when this figure appeared coincided with the time when the confidential documents were stolen.

An inexplicable feeling of uneasiness came over me.

Xiao Yue's heartbeat began to accelerate and her breathing became rapid.

She rubbed her temples, trying to calm herself down.

Is it...

Were the previous investigations in the wrong direction?

Could it be that the real leaker is someone else?

She stood up and walked to the window. Night had fallen. The city lights were bright, but they could not illuminate the fog in her heart.

A deep sense of frustration began to spread in my heart.

She felt like she was trapped in a giant spider web and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't get free.

Just then, the ringing of a cell phone broke the silence in the study.

It’s Secretary Ma calling.

"Ms. Xiao," Secretary Ma said hesitantly, "I... I seem to have remembered something..."

Secretary Ma's voice trembled as she spoke haltingly about what she knew.

It turned out that a few days before the leak, she had seen a senior executive sneaking into the confidential document storage room with a panicked look on his face. This made her feel something was wrong at the time, but due to the senior executive's position and majesty, she did not dare to speak out, let alone ask.

Now that Xiao Yue was re-investigating the matter, she finally mustered up the courage to speak out.

These words were like a flash of lightning that streaked across the night sky, instantly illuminating the doubts that had long been in Xiao Yue's heart.

Senior Boss!

Could it be him?

The thought grew like a weed in her mind, shocking and exciting her at the same time.

She immediately thanked Secretary Ma and promised to keep the matter confidential.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yue's eyes flashed with excitement, as if a flame of hope was ignited in the darkness.

The next morning, Xiao Yue came to the company. She decided to find Employee Zhao again, hoping to get more information from him.

Employee Zhao was sitting at his desk, looking a little nervous. When he saw Xiao Yue coming over, his face became even paler.

"Mr. Zhao, I'm here to bother you again." Xiao Yue tried to speak in a gentle tone, but her sharp eyes were fixed on Employee Zhao, not missing any subtle changes in his expression.

Employee Zhao forced a smile, but his tone was a little stiff: "Ms. Xiao, do you have anything else to ask? I have already told you everything I know."

"I just want to confirm some details." Xiao Yue asked calmly, "Do you remember the time you left the company that day?"

Employee Zhao's eyes flickered, and he stammered, "Probably... around six o'clock."

Xiao Yue keenly caught the evasiveness in his eyes, and became more certain of his suspicion.

She took out her cell phone and pulled up a screenshot of the surveillance video. The time shown on it was seven o'clock in the evening, and the blurry figure in the picture was very similar to that of Employee Zhao.

"Mr. Zhao, are you sure it's six o'clock?" Xiao Yue's voice became cold, with a hint of oppression in his tone.

Employee Zhao's face turned pale in an instant. He looked around in panic, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He opened his mouth to explain, but found that he could not say anything.

The atmosphere in the office became tense, like a taut string that could break at any time.

"I...I..." Employee Zhao stammered, "I remembered it wrongly. It was...it was seven o'clock."

Xiao Yue's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Really? Then... who is this person in the surveillance video?"

Xiao Yue did not immediately expose Zhao's lie.

She put away her phone and softened her tone: "It's okay, it's normal to remember the time wrong. Thank you for cooperating with my investigation, Mr. Zhao." She turned and left, leaving employee Zhao alone in the office, still in shock and sweating.

After closing the office door, Xiao Yue's lips curled up in an imperceptible arc.

The fish is hooked.

She had no intention of letting Employee Zhao go, but secretly arranged for Detective Huang to follow him.

Employee Zhao's lies and panic made her sure that he must be hiding something.

Instead of pressing the issue, it is better to play the long game and catch a bigger fish.

Sure enough, Detective Huang's tracking paid off.

After get off work, employee Zhao met secretly with a mysterious man.

The two of them talked in secret for a long time in a remote cafe, looking cautiously and looking around from time to time.

Detective Huang took photos of the two men meeting and recorded their conversation.

In the photo, the mysterious man turned out to be Liu's opponent's assistant!

In the recording, the two discussed the details of leaking confidential documents and how to cover up the truth.

More importantly, they mentioned another name - "Manager Wang".

This name made Xiao Yue's heart tremble.

Manager Wang is the manager of the sales department of Xiao Enterprise. He is a low-key person and does not attract attention in the company.

Could it be that he is another insider planted by Liu's opponent in Xiao's enterprise?

Xiao Yue felt a current of excitement running through his body.

The truth seems to be right before our eyes.

She seemed to be in a foggy forest. After pushing away layer after layer of fog, she finally saw a ray of light.

The feeling of clearing away the fog and gradually approaching the truth made her feel extremely excited and satisfied.

She was like a hunter, following the clues left by her prey and approaching her final goal step by step.

"Manager Wang..." Xiao Yue whispered the name, his eyes as sharp as torches, as if he could see through everything.

"It seems that I need to pay a proper 'visit' to Manager Wang." She picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Please help me check Manager Wang's recent schedule, especially his private activities after get off work..." A positive reply came from the other end of the phone. Xiao Yue hung up the phone with a confident smile on her face.

As the night deepened, in the office on the top floor of Xiao Building, Xiao Yue stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the dazzling night view of the city.

In the distance, the lights of Shen’s Building are particularly dazzling.

She gently turned the pen in her hand, her eyes deep, wondering what she was thinking about.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the office door.

"Come in." Xiao Yue said in a deep voice.

Secretary Ma pushed the door open and walked in, holding a document in his hand.

"Ms. Xiao, this is the information you asked for." Xiao Yue took the document and quickly glanced through it. "Very good, I understand. You can go down first." Secretary Ma nodded and turned to leave.

Xiao Yue looked at the document in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Manager Wang, we'll meet soon." She picked up her coat and walked out the door, leaving behind a meaningful sentence: "The good show has just begun..."