Lin Mei’s mind exploded. She rose from her office chair and looked at the two staff members opposite her, disbelieving. Someone had reported her?
Who else would be unhappy with her recently, besides Chen Qi?
To get revenge for their breakup, Chen Qi had resorted to such dishonorable tactics…
The order came from above. Even if President Sun wanted to protect Lin Mei, he was helpless. Lin Mei had to cooperate and go through this.
Lin Mei’s computer, phone, and some documents from her office were all taken by the investigation team.
After the investigation team took Lin Mei away from the bank, the surrounding people fell into heated discussions, all guessing whether Lin Mei was truly involved in illegal transactions.
Most people were convinced that Lin Mei’s good performance since joining the company was achieved through underhanded means. Among Lin Mei’s subordinates, those who understood her character believed she was framed. Debates ensued, and the atmosphere in the office grew tense.
Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, someone suddenly shouted, “Quick, look at the internal network! Explosive news!”
The words “explosive news” immediately caught everyone’s attention. The two groups who were arguing sat down and opened the internal network webpage.
Indeed, upon opening it, they saw dozens of explicit photos. The male protagonist in all the photos was Chen Qi. Although the women in the photos were blurred, it was clear that the dozens of photos featured dozens of different women…
The bottom right corner of these photos had shooting dates, spanning five to six years. Everyone who saw these photos was shocked!
Chen Qi had just broken up with Lin Mei. At that time, most people in the bank considered him the victim, and Lin Mei the one who abandoned him for wealth. Now, seeing these photos, everyone had to re-evaluate.
If the content of the photos was true, wouldn’t that mean Chen Qi had been seeing other women behind Lin Mei’s back for a long time?
If that were the case, it wouldn’t be excessive even if Lin Mei found other men behind his back!
Upon seeing the photos on the internal network, Chen Qi fiercely gripped his mouse, his face contorted as he stared at the screen, viciously shouting Lin Mei’s name in his heart.
This woman, even before being taken away, didn’t forget to retaliate against him. She deserved to die!
“Manager Chen, President Sun wants to see you…” an employee from the department reported to Chen Qi. Having seen the photos, the employee looked at him with complex eyes.
Chen Qi released the mouse and said in a hoarse voice, “Understood.” The employee then hurried away.
As Chen Qi walked to President Sun’s office, he received complex glances from his colleagues along the way. Although he appeared nonchalant, he mentally blamed Lin Mei for all of this!
He only regretted not reporting her to the higher-ups earlier, giving her time and opportunity to send these photos!
President Sun’s heart had been aching for days. First, it was Lin Mei’s video, then Lin Mei being taken away by the investigation team, and now Chen Qi’s explicit photos. He was dealing with one issue after another, and his blood pressure medication wasn’t enough!
When President Sun saw Chen Qi enter, he questioned him, “Tell me about those photos!”
Chen Qi naturally denied it. He said to President Sun, “You’ve been in the bank for so many years. You must have seen many methods of framing people with photos.”
“I sent a video, and Lin Mei was unwilling to accept it. She found someone to create these photos to retaliate against me. I am innocent.” Chen Qi adamantly refused to admit anything, holding his head high and chest out, showing no sign of guilt.
Although Chen Qi’s image in the bank wasn’t particularly outstanding, he was usually polite and restrained. It was normal for men to have romantic entanglements, but Chen Qi shouldn’t have dared to play such a big game.
President Sun rubbed his temples. After some thought, he said to him, “Your breakup has caused significant negative impact on our bank.”
“I ask you, to your knowledge, did Lin Mei engage in any violations when handling business before?”
More than the photos and videos, President Sun was most concerned about this question. Previously, Lin Mei’s good performance brought him honor, so he didn’t ask many questions.
But now that Lin Mei was being investigated, if there were any violations, he would also be held accountable by the higher-ups. Therefore, if necessary, he would definitely sacrifice the pawn to save the king and extricate himself.
Chen Qi had anticipated this, which was why he dared to report Lin Mei. President Sun, being an old hand, would not abandon his hard-earned position for Lin Mei, no matter how highly he thought of her.
Chen Qi said, “Her business was always done well. As far as I know, only that one time with President Zhao…”
Lin Mei was taken to the investigation team’s office. The office was not large, but it was surrounded by staff members. Her work computer and phone were taken and meticulously examined.
For someone like Lin Mei, who valued privacy, such actions were undoubtedly a humiliation, but she was powerless. To prove her innocence, she was subjected to such a degrading investigation.
Several staff members from the investigation team examined Lin Mei’s phone and computer, all incoming emails, messages, and calls, but found no content suspected of violations. The files on Lin Mei’s computer recorded her business dealings, identical to those within the bank’s internal system, with no evidence of backroom deals.
This did not align with the举报 content and put the investigation team’s progress into a difficult situation.
One of the staff members said to Lin Mei, “If you have a second computer and phone, hand them over as soon as possible and cooperate with the investigation.”
“Be lenient if you confess, be strict if you resist.” Lin Mei replied, “I only have one work computer.”
“You cannot assume I have another computer just because you didn’t find evidence on this one. All my performance since I started working can withstand scrutiny. There are no backroom deals or violations. I can sign a guarantee.”
Proving one’s innocence was a helpless and powerless task. By this point in the investigation, Lin Mei was exhausted.
The staff members did not believe Lin Mei. “Everyone who comes for an investigation claims to be innocent. If you are innocent, why fear being investigated?”
Before Lin Mei could reply, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and a leader-like figure entered. He beckoned to one of the investigators and whispered something to him. The investigator nodded, then returned to Lin Mei.
The investigator said to Lin Mei, “Someone has come forward to provide evidence for you. You can leave for now. You will be summoned during your suspension for investigation.”
The situation changed so quickly that before Lin Mei could ask who provided the evidence, she was led out by the investigator.
Lin Mei, holding her computer, walked a few steps and saw Xing Zheng walking towards her from the end of the corridor.
Lin Mei forgot to think and stopped in her tracks.
At that moment, she seemed to see auspicious clouds behind him, and her eyes felt a little sore.
It was him, after all.