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Zhong Kui's Diary
"Three years ago, Chu Cang Hai was busy managing his company and, without realizing it, brought down Dongfang Xiao's company. Under Jin Manyuan's intervention, he returned my 15% shares to me." Li Haifeng snorted, "I could have taken this opportunity to ruin him, but in the end, I held back. However, it is inevitable that I will lead him in various aspects."
"Now that Dongfang Xiao is in trouble, are you going to return the shares to Chu Cang Hai as agreed?" I asked, puzzled. "Mr. Li, forgive my boldness, but even if you return the shares to him, it shouldn't matter much, right?"
"As long as I return the shares to him, I won't be able to track his movements anymore. He will fight me fiercely in the business world." Li Haifeng narrowed his eyes. "I know Chu Cang Hai's character very well; he never gives up until he achieves his goals. Ever since Dongfang Ao died, he has wanted to bring me down. Now that Chukai's death is also related to Dongfang Xiao, he won't miss this opportunity. Moreover, there is the Jin Family lurking nearby."
"Uh, but isn't Jin Manyuan already dead?" I casually remarked.
"Although Jin Manyuan is dead, his son Jin Zhenzhong still knows about this matter. The agreement remains valid; he still holds 5% of our respective companies' shares. If we do not adhere to the agreement, the Jin Family will take action and eliminate whichever party violates it," Li Haifeng said bitterly.
"Indeed, the Jin Family is unstoppable in Star City. Alright, I understand your grievances now." I cleared my throat. "You want me to prove that Dongfang Xiao is not involved in this matter, right?"
"That's correct." Chu Cang Hai nodded slowly.
"Then it's settled. During my investigation, I will be your company's vice president and have the right to question any relevant personnel," I took the opportunity to make a request.
"No problem," Chu Cang Hai replied solemnly.
To be honest, I had no clue about this situation at all; my agreement was mainly to find out Kui's whereabouts.
According to the information provided by Grandma Song and the analysis from Lou Wei regarding Qiongqi, after being possessed by Kui, certain changes might occur: an extremely irritable temper and a booming voice. In legends, after the Yellow Emperor captured Kui, its skin was made into war drums and its bones into drumsticks; its sound could resonate for five hundred miles, illustrating Kui's ferocity.
Of course, this scenario would not necessarily happen; it was just a possibility.
First, I called over all of Li Family's servants—gardeners and drivers—and conducted a preliminary screening. On the surface, they all appeared normal; the only one with a loud voice was a gardener who had quite a booming tone.
Li Haifeng seemed somewhat surprised by my actions but did not ask further questions. He simply instructed his subordinates to cooperate with me. After questioning all of his household staff, I declined Li Haifeng's invitation for lunch under the pretext of needing to prepare for later and arranged to visit his company in the afternoon.
As I stepped outside, Fatty complained while rubbing his belly, "Why didn't we eat at his place? When we asked the chef earlier about today's menu, it sounded quite lavish."
"I need to go out and meet Lingfeng about Dongfang Xiao," I said with a smile.
"Are you asking Lingfeng to release Dongfang Xiao?"
"Idiot, I'm asking Lingfeng to keep Dongfang Xiao detained for a while longer so that I can find Dark Overlord," I replied, grinning as I patted Fatty's belly. "Revolution can't be without treating people to a meal. As compensation, I've decided to treat you to something nice, an international chain."
Fatty looked at me suspiciously. "The international chain you're talking about isn't one of those fast-food places like KFC or McDonald's that sell questionable chicken, is it?"
I laughed heartily. "Knowing how much you hate sissies, how could I possibly take you to a place endorsed by them?"
Fatty immediately smiled and said, "Now that's more like it."
An hour later, Fatty, Lingfeng, and I walked out of the Guilin Rice Noodles restaurant. For some reason, Fatty seemed a bit down.
While picking my teeth, I called Lou Wei. We were supposed to go to Li Haifeng's office in the afternoon for a selection process, and I wanted him to join us. I thought he would say something like "I'm the boss," but unexpectedly, he agreed right away. It seemed that as time was getting tighter, he was also quite worried about other overlords breaking through.
Lingfeng dropped us off at the headquarters of Haifeng Group, located in the Golden Peak Building in Yuhua District. After getting out of the car with Fatty, we instinctively looked up at the towering H-shaped Golden Peak Building. It was hard not to feel nostalgic about the search for the key at Golden Blade Advertising Company as if it had just happened yesterday.
Lou Wei was already waiting for us at the entrance. Once Lingfeng drove away, we chatted with Lou Wei about current events and shared our views on the Diaoyu Island incident. Then we stood at the building entrance for half an hour admiring beautiful women and discussing the pros and cons of A-cups versus D-cups until it was nearly time for work. Only then did we leisurely walk into the elevator of Building B.
The elevator stopped on the 48th floor. Floors 48 to 56 of Building B were all occupied by Haifeng Group. Since we didn't know which floor Li Haifeng's office was on, we had to ask the front desk for information.
To our surprise, the receptionist was someone I knew—Lin Lin. Both Fatty and I were quite astonished. After exchanging pleasantries and before Fatty could express his longing, I asked first, "Lin Lin, how long have you been working here?"
"About half a year now," Lin Lin replied with a smile.
"That's perfect! Let me ask you, have there been any unusual people or incidents in your company over the past few months?" After a pause, I added, "Have you noticed anyone who seems different from before?"
Lin Lin thought for a moment and shook her head. "No."
After asking a few more questions and receiving no useful information from Lin Lin, I finally inquired about Li Haifeng's office location. Just as she was about to turn away, I suddenly asked, "By the way, how did you end up working here?"
Lin Lin's expression darkened. "It was Eastern Assistant who asked me to familiarize myself here for a while before transferring me to the Human Resources Department. I didn't expect such a mess to happen."
Eastern Assistant? I quickly realized that Dongfang Xiao was Li Haifeng's Senior Assistant. In a corporate group, a Senior Assistant often holds more power than a vice president. From Lin Lin's words, it was clear that the entire Haifeng Group was already aware of Dongfang Xiao being taken away this morning. Looking at Lin Lin's face, I could further deduce that she must have some ambiguous relationship with Dongfang Xiao.
It seemed she had changed her strategy, wanting to take the white-collar route through Dongfang Xiao, hoping to catch a wealthy husband and secure a good future for herself.
Not wanting to ask anything else, I took my leave from Lin Lin and found Li Haifeng. He had specifically arranged a meeting room for us and instructed Lin Lin at the front desk to assist in calling his employees one by one for screening. Lou Wei acted like a security scanner; he shook hands with each employee who entered and then sent a wave of energy into them to determine if they possessed any magical power. After that, it was up to me and Fatty to conduct lie detection, either engaging in small talk or using intimidation tactics, asking if they had offended anyone recently or discussing their life goals and interests. It was undoubtedly hard work, and the three of us were exhausted.
After screening three people, when the last cleaning lady left the room, Li Haifeng pushed the door open and entered. "We've finished questioning over three hundred people from the headquarters. Should we also check with the subsidiary companies and factories?"
I leaned back on the sofa, shaking my head weakly. "I can't go on anymore; I need a break. You go find the heads of your subsidiaries or factories and compile a list of those who have exhibited unusual behavior recently."
"What do you mean by unusual behavior?" Li Haifeng asked with a frown.
"For example, irritability or changes in voice."
"Uh, Zheng Nan, forgive my curiosity, but are these related to Chukai's case?" Li Haifeng finally couldn't hold back his doubts.
"Very much so. I suspect Dongfang Xiao has been infected by a remote virus called Sigra. After being infected, the person appears normal but can be controlled remotely by the operator at any time, acting like a remote-controlled robot," I fabricated.
Seeing Li Haifeng stunned into silence, I continued, "This virus requires close contact with Dongfang Xiao for some time during its transmission. This suggests that the poisoner is likely someone from within the company. Moreover, this virus can only be spread through human contact, and as a medium, that person will exhibit various abnormal behaviors."
Li Haifeng stood there for several seconds in shock before turning around and leaving without another word.
Once Li Haifeng exited, Fatty weakly gave me a thumbs up. "Ghost Brother, your ability to fabricate stories is getting better and better."
"Being around you has naturally improved my skills," I rolled my eyes.
After leaving Golden Peak Building, Lou Wei departed on his own while Fatty and I stood by the roadside feeling somewhat lost. The work of screening hundreds of people involved nothing more than repeating the same questions over and over again, even mimicking the same actions and expressions. This not only left us physically drained but also mentally weary and disheartened. After a while, I said, "Revolution also requires treating guests; come on, Fatty, I'll treat you to dinner."
"I'm not going!" Fatty replied decisively.
"What's up?" I laughed, "I guarantee it's not Guilin Rice Noodles."
"Tch, besides Guilin Rice Noodles, you also have Liuzhou Snail Noodles, Sha County Steamed Dumplings, Spicy Duck Neck, Lanzhou Ramen, and various other internationally renowned brands to choose from," Fatty scoffed.
"Conscience, I promise I absolutely won't go to any of those places!"
"Are you serious?" Fatty looked at me suspiciously.
"Come on, would I lie to you?" I pulled out a stack of Old Man Mao bills and waved them in the air.
Screech...
A taxi stopped beside me; the driver probably thought I was hailing a cab.
Once I got in, I was surprised to find that the driver was the same one who took me to Changshun Hotel that morning. The driver recognized me and chuckled, "Boss, you're really wealthy. People usually hail a cab with their hands, but you do it with money! So, where are you planning to go this time?"
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