bayedsolid Chapter 264: Did you instigate this?
Chapter 264: Did you instigate this?
"Secretary...Secretary emptied the warehouse!" the assistant stammered.
Jin Mingyuan suddenly stood up: "What?"
"He moved all the goods overnight," the assistant said, wiping his sweat, "and took the ledgers with him too..."
Jin Mingyuan slammed his fist on the table: "You traitor!"
"Mr. Jin, what do we do now?" the assistant asked cautiously.
Jin Mingyuan narrowed his eyes: "Go find the second young master."
Jin Mingxuan was sitting in his study reading. Jin Mingyuan pushed open the door and came in, his face grim: "Mingxuan, you know about the warehouse incident, right?"
Jin Mingxuan didn't even look up: "I know."
"So you're still sitting here?" Jin Mingyuan sneered. "Did you instigate this?"
Jin Mingxuan closed the book and said calmly, "Brother, do you really think no one knows what you've done all these years?"
"What do you mean?" Jin Mingyuan narrowed his eyes.
“Embezzlement, falsifying accounts, bribing officials…” Jin Mingxuan stood up. “Any one of these things is enough to land you in jail.”
Jin Mingyuan's expression changed drastically: "You..."
“I’ve already handed the evidence over to the Anti-Money Laundering Center,” Jin Mingxuan said, walking to the window. “Brother, let’s stop.”
Jin Mingyuan suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his collar: "You ingrate! I'm your own brother!"
“Precisely because you are my own brother,” Jin Mingxuan looked at him calmly, “I cannot watch you sink deeper and deeper.”
"The Jin family has bribed many officials over the years."
"The best is yet to come."
At that moment, I was still resting for a while after finishing a live broadcast in the office. I rubbed my temples and asked Xu Sisi, "How are the preparations for the anti-fraud fund going?"
“All the formalities are complete,” Xu Sisi handed over a document.
"The participation conditions have been drafted and are just waiting for your review."
I looked at it carefully: "Great, let's do it this way. We'll announce it live this afternoon."
At 2 PM, the second live stream started on time. I sat in front of the camera, smiling and greeting everyone: "Hello everyone, this is me. Thank you for your attention and support. Today, I have something to officially announce—"
She paused, then continued, "The anti-counterfeiting fund will be officially established next Monday. All eligible consumers can apply for assistance from the fund. Specific participation conditions and application procedures will be announced on Weibo later."
The comment section exploded instantly:
"That's fantastic! Finally, someone is speaking up for consumers!"
"I am truly our savior!"
"The Jin family must be furious this time, right?"
Just then, Ms. Li, who was pregnant, walked into the live broadcast room. I stood up to greet her: "This is Ms. Li, who was there to defend her rights yesterday. She will be the first beneficiary of the foundation and will participate in our anti-counterfeiting campaign."
Li, the pregnant woman, sat somewhat reservedly in front of the camera: "Thank you, Ms. Gu, and thank you everyone for your support."
The comments section erupted in excitement once again:
"Go, Li Mama!"
"This is so heartwarming!"
"The anti-counterfeiting fund must persevere!"
However, the Jin family did not stop there. Jin Mingyuan sat in his office, coldly watching the live broadcast: "Let them be smug for a few more days."
The assistant asked cautiously, "Mr. Jin, what's our next step?"
"Contact that pregnant woman, Li," Jin Mingyuan said with a cold smile.
"Let her discover some 'truths' unintentionally."
The next day, Li, the pregnant woman, suddenly arrived at the company, looking very unwell. I was in a meeting when Xu Sisi greeted her.
"Ms. Li, what's wrong?" Xu Sisi asked with concern.
Pregnant Li bit her lip: "I...I want to see Miss Gu."
I rushed over upon hearing the news: "Ms. Li, what happened?"
Suddenly, the pregnant woman, Li, became agitated: "Miss Gu, why did you lie to me?"
I was stunned: "I'm lying to you?"
“Someone told me,” Li, the pregnant woman, said with red eyes, “that you set up the anti-counterfeiting fund just for publicity, and you won’t actually help us!”
I frowned: "Who told you that?"
"I...I can't say," Li, the pregnant woman, lowered her head. "But I feel that you're all the same, all doing it for profit..."
I took a deep breath: "Ms. Li, I don't know what you heard, but I can assure you that the anti-counterfeiting fund is to help consumers like you and there will never be any fraudulent activities."
Li, the pregnant woman, looked up, her eyes full of doubt: "Really?"
“Really,” I said, taking her hand.
"If you'd like, I can show you around to see how the fund is being prepared."
Meanwhile, Jiang Yichen's investigation also made progress. He sat in his study, looking at the documents in his hand, his brows furrowed.
Lin Nan came in: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yichen looked up at her: "I found out about Grandma's friend."
"Who was it?" Lin Nan sat down next to him and learned what had happened.
“A distant relative of the Jin family,” Jiang Yichen handed her the document, “and they may have played a part in the group’s previous financial difficulties.”
As I flipped through the documents, my expression grew increasingly grim: "What are they trying to do?"
"I don't know," Jiang Yichen rubbed his temples, "but he definitely has ill intentions."
Over the next few days, things became increasingly complicated.
Although Li, the pregnant woman, was temporarily appeased, the Jin family's actions became increasingly frequent. My studio received a series of complaints, and the live stream was forced to stop again.
"Sister Mo."
Xu Sisi said anxiously, "If this continues, we really can't hold on any longer."
I clenched my fist: "We can't give up. We must persevere."
Meanwhile, in the Jin family office, Jin Mingyuan sat on a leather sofa, toying with a jade thumb ring in his hand, a sinister smile playing on his lips. His assistant stood beside him, reporting in a low voice, "Mr. Jin, things have been arranged with Li Yunma. She agreed to help us steal Gu Mo's information. The condition is... her child's medical expenses."
Jin Mingyuan sneered, "Money is no problem, as long as she can get the information." He paused, "What about the cleaning lady?"
"It's all arranged. She will keep us updated on the activities of Gu Mo Studio."
Jin Mingyuan nodded in satisfaction: "This time, I'm going to make sure Gu Mo's studio goes bankrupt completely and never recovers."
Meanwhile, seeing that the pregnant woman Li had little income and had spent a lot of money on rights protection in the past few days, I asked her to help out at the studio.
Looking back now, it all seemed so deliberate. Pregnant Li was always the last to leave work, saying she needed to learn more about the job; she often brought homemade snacks for her colleagues to thank them for their care; she even remembered everyone's birthday, including that of the cleaning lady, Aunt Zhang.
"Mr. Gu, you are so good to Li Wan."
As Aunt Zhang wiped my desk, she sighed, "She always says she doesn't know how to repay you."
I smiled and continued reviewing the documents. The sunlight outside the window was perfect, shining on the orchid on the table, and the water droplets on the petals refracted into a rainbow of colors.
Until that rainy night.
I worked overtime until 10 p.m., and as I was about to leave, I heard a noise coming from the finance office. I pushed open the door and saw Li Wan standing in front of the safe, holding her phone.