"Vice President Li, do you have any instructions?"
In the office, Xu Bin sat respectfully beside Li Chonglou, not daring to be slack.
He had witnessed the young vice president's methods of managing his subordinates and was extremely impressed.
While having powerful connections to become vice president was undeniable, personal ability was also essential.
Li Chonglou possessed that qualification.
Therefore, he had decided to follow Li Chonglou from now on.
As for President Kong Mo, he had always been indifferent to Xu Bin, so Xu Bin couldn't be blamed for switching allegiances.
"No instructions, but I have something to ask you." Li Chonglou smiled.
He had seen Xu Bin's behavior, his eagerness to build a good relationship with him while trying to conceal it, which was precisely why he had decided to win him over.
With this head of human resources as an inside informant, certain things that were difficult for him to investigate could be smoothly uncovered.
"Vice President, please speak. I will tell you everything I know." Xu Bin nodded.
"Good."
Li Chonglou asked satisfactorily, "I heard the company also has overseas branches. Are you responsible for the employee recruitment there as well?"
There wasn't much verifiable information about Xingzhi Group's domestic companies.
Apart from his acceptance of the batch of bronze wares, there were almost no incidents that conflicted with the law.
Even that batch of bronze wares remained undisturbed to this day.
The idea of using them to capture Xingzhi Group in one fell swoop was simply absurd.
However, every fox would eventually reveal its tail. Smuggling cultural relics required internal and external cooperation, so Xingzhi Group must have overseas branches.
And the former vice president he had spoken with earlier was likely the head of the overseas branch.
This made even Kong Mo, the nominal president, have to follow his arrangements.
What Li Chonglou was currently occupying was merely a nominal position domestically; in reality, he had not touched any of the other person's core power or secrets.
Without understanding this person's true identity, there was almost no possibility of completing his mission.
Therefore, Xu Bin, the human resources minister, was particularly important.
Upon hearing this, Xu Bin couldn't help but frown. After a few seconds of thought, he replied, "Vice President Li, I've worked at Xingzhi Group for so many years, and I haven't heard of any overseas branches."
"Of course, it's possible it's classified. Firstly, thank you for your trust, Vice President..."
"But as far as I know, as long as they are company employees, their information is definitely summarized by the human resources department and managed uniformly by HR."
"I can go back and check if there are any seconded employees and then report back to you, Vice President."
Xu Bin's response was impeccable.
Li Chonglou was also observing his expression, and indeed, his eyes did not flicker when he spoke.
His deliberation was merely to make his words more cautious, not to fabricate a lie.
He never believed in the truthfulness of people's words, but their expressions and eyes could not deceive him.
This meant either Xu Bin was telling the truth, and his guess was wrong.
Or that person had no intention of letting high-level executives like Xu Bin know the truth.
The former would make further investigation troublesome.
For the latter, there might be other avenues.
But in any case, it was not advisable to rush. He had just taken office as vice president; as the saying goes, a new official should make a splash.
He had to do what his role required.
So he nodded and said, "Alright. Also, bring me the information on those people in the company who are just freeloading and waiting to die. It's time to make some changes."
After all, this company wasn't his. Trying to dismiss him with an empty vice presidential position wouldn't be so easy.
He needed to cause some trouble for Kong Mo and stir things up.
This was also an opportunity to dispel their vigilance.
"Yes, Vice President, rest assured. The information will be on your desk by tomorrow morning," Xu Bin promised, patting his chest.
Li Chonglou gently patted his shoulder twice, immediately causing the other to look flattered.
Then they chatted about ordinary company matters, even things Xu Bin was aware of.
This made Xu Bin admire Li Chonglou even more.
The young vice president was not only strong in his methods and connections but also remarkably astute in his understanding of human nature, which made Xu Bin utterly devoted.
Such a person only needed a little time to rise to prominence and become a leader.
At that moment, he firmly decided to follow Li Chonglou.
After sending Xu Bin away, Li Chonglou wandered through various floors, instantly perking up his ears to gather information from the security department.
Lu Dong's death was hushed up, suppressed by Kong Mo, and thus dealt with.
Even within the company, there was no ripple.
Being able to digest such a major event without alerting anyone showed that Kong Mo's influence was far from simple as it appeared.
How many unspeakable and hidden matters were concealed within this luxurious building?
Li Chonglou continued to wander until the end of the workday, then drove to the hospital.
After meeting Bai Jing, he leaned in for a hug and whispered in her ear, "Just put on a show, I'm being followed."
Bai Jing had to gently kiss his cheek, and a blush quickly spread across her face.
"You're not very practiced, be careful not to be discovered," Li Chonglou teased in a low voice.
Bai Jing immediately punched him and rolled her eyes.
This scene, to outsiders, looked like a young couple flirting.
The person following them outside saw this, a sinister glint flashed in their eyes, and they turned to leave.
He was not sent by Kong Mo but by Huang Dongcheng to kill Li Chonglou and Ye Niao.
Upon receiving the news that Ye Niao's mission had failed and she refused to assassinate Li Chonglou again, Huang Dongcheng was furious, believing Ye Niao had betrayed him.
He then found Xuan Jiu through connections and dispatched an assassin.
However, after the previous failure, they were much more careful this time.
They would first track for a few days and formulate a detailed assassination plan before acting.
Sensing the person had left, Li Chonglou then said seriously, "Today at Xingzhi Group, I killed someone. A security department head named Lu Dong."
"What happened?" Bai Jing's face changed color.
Although they were special forces, wanton killing was absolutely not allowed.
However, after hearing Li Chonglou explain the circumstances, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In that situation, if he didn't kill, Li Chonglou would have died.
There was no other choice. Besides, since Lu Dong was also a member of the criminal group, his fate was already sealed.
However, she never expected Li Chonglou to take such a drastic measure. Not only did he get away with murder, but he also became the vice president of Xingzhi Group.
This was too unexpected.
Did this also mean the infiltration was successful?
"Not necessarily. Currently, I have the title but no real power. If I can't overcome the mountain of Kong Mo, let alone that mysterious former vice president," Li Chonglou was not optimistic. "That person is omniscient. If I can't uncover his background, even capturing everyone will be useless. I suspect he is the true boss of Xingzhi Group."
Bai Jing nodded in agreement. When Tong Zhaolin mentioned the vice president's favor, she and Li Chonglou had suspected this vice president.
Now it seemed that this person was indeed likely the big boss.
If so, then his true identity must be uncovered and he must be brought to justice.
Only then would the mission be considered complete.
However, as of now, Li Chonglou had no solid leads.
After chatting with Bai Jing for a while, he returned to the hotel.
As soon as he entered the room, his gaze sharpened, and he immediately rushed inside.