Chapter 659: Looking for the Mole

Chen Yang wasn't worried about Yu Wenlong causing trouble in the company. If the Yu family really wanted to deal with him, overt targeting would be easier to handle than secret scheming.

Moreover, his relationship with the top leaders of the Provincial Committee is very harmonious. As long as he doesn't make a major mistake, that Deputy Secretary Yu can't do anything to him.

That night, the news that Chen Yang would award thirty percent of the company's shares to executives shocked the entire Dongjiangsheng. Many who had initially refused the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company now bowed their heads in regret.

Nobody believed a agricultural products trading company could reach a market value of four billion. Nor did anyone believe a team of young people could build the nation's top-selling e-commerce platform.

Naturally, the happiest were the executives and employees of the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company. Because Shen Anna's announcement included not only equity incentives for the founding team's executives, but also future share rewards for outstanding employees.

Meanwhile, news of this equity incentive kept spreading online, drawing more attention to the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company and the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform.

Boosted by public opinion, the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform's Double Eleven activity once again set a new record, with daily sales breaking the ten-billion mark!

"Uncle, isn't my boss awesome? A daily turnover of ten billion—no company in Dongjiangsheng can match that." Seeing the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform set a new sales record, Cheng Xiao Xiao happily went to Cheng Hua to claim credit.

"Xiao Xiao, what does Chen Yang's ability have to do with you? I want to see your performance at the Old Hundreds Financial Investment Company." Although Cheng Hua was also a bit excited, he didn't forget to remind his niece: "As far as I know, this company has never had a failed investment since its establishment. You must not ruin their reputation."

"Uncle, am I really that useless in your eyes?" Cheng Xiao Xiao felt gloomy. She wanted to prove her ability, but nobody believed her. Everyone thought Chen Yang gave her the presidency of the Old Hundreds Financial Investment Company just out of respect for her uncle.

Seeing his niece unhappy, Cheng Hua spoke gently: "Xiao Xiao, since Chen Yang chose to trust you, you must get the job done. If you really can't handle it, ask your brother for help. Don't lose face for the Cheng family."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao Xiao felt even more gloomy.

"Uncle, don't underestimate me. One day I'll prove your view is wrong."

Cheng Hua looked at the indignant Cheng Xiao Xiao, as if seeing his younger self. He smiled: "Xiao Xiao, I hope you can prove me wrong."

Cheng Xiao Xiao glumly got up to return to her room. After taking a few steps, Cheng Hua called her back.

"Xiao Xiao, you need to keep an eye on Yu Wenlong. That guy may be simple-minded, but his uncle is no easy matter."

Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at Cheng Hua doubtfully: "Uncle, are you being overly suspicious? My boss has no grudge with Deputy Secretary Yu—how could he possibly target him?"

Cheng Hua sighed and explained: "You should know that Chen Yang was once the son-in-law of the Hu family. Although divorced, he left over eighty billion in wealth to that young lady of the Lin family. This huge sum could help the temporarily weakened Hu family oppose the Yu family. Think about how Deputy Secretary Yu would feel facing this situation."

Cheng Xiao Xiao hadn't expected such complicated connections. She just wants to do a big project to show off in front of her family, and of course she doesn't want Yu Wenlong to hold her back.

"Uncle, what should I do to stop Yu Wenlong from sabotaging things?"

Cheng Hua laughed: "Based on my understanding of him, he will likely assign a trusted aide to assist Yu Wenlong. Just keep an eye on the most capable person around that guy—you won't be wrong."

Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded. Anyone who dares to block her rise is her enemy. Even if Yu Wenlong played with her since childhood, she cannot forgive him.

Three days later, Chen Yang was summoned by Cheng Xiao Xiao to the temporary office of the Old Hundreds Financial Investment Company.

"Manager Cheng, you're being mysterious—do you have something to ask me?"

Cheng Xiao Xiao made a silencing gesture, then cautiously glanced outside the office. Confirming no one was watching, she handed Chen Yang a stack of new employees' personal files.

"Chairman, my uncle said Yu Wenlong would bring a formidable expert to sabotage the company. These people were all recruited by him—take a look and see who's most suspicious!"

Chen Yang originally thought Hu Qingwan and Shen Anna were overreacting, but hearing Cheng Hua share the same view, he suddenly felt he might really have invited a wolf into the house.

He briefly flipped through the files Cheng Xiao Xiao handed over, felt nothing special, and quickly set them down.

"Manager Cheng, could you still copy all the new employees' files for me?"

Seeing Chen Yang show no reaction to the files she provided, Cheng Xiao Xiao quickly thought of another possibility.

"Chairman, you wouldn't be suspecting a mole hiding in my team, would you?"

"No, you're overthinking it." Chen Yang didn't want to alert Cheng Xiao Xiao, so he made an excuse: "I'm taking these materials to get to know the new colleagues better and maximize everyone's strengths. As for the mole, I think you're imagining too much. I have no past grudge or present feud with Yu Wenlong—he has no reason to harm me."

Seeing Chen Yang unconvinced, Cheng Xiao Xiao relayed Cheng Hua's analysis again.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang broke out in a cold sweat. He never imagined that giving Lin Wei one billion dollars in settlement fees would become the spark that earned the Yu family's grudge.

However, in front of Cheng Xiao Xiao, Chen Yang still acted as if nothing were wrong, urging her not to overthink and to give his old friend a bit more trust.

After Cheng Xiao Xiao finished copying the new employees' data, Chen Yang summoned Chen Bing to the East Jiang Business Alliance Villa on Jiangmen Dao and handed him all the materials.

If it were a mole, they'd certainly be using a fake identity, which the police could easily uncover.

About a week later, General Chen locked the suspicion onto a man and a woman.

The man is Huang Youguang, thirty-five, a graduate student from a business school in the Beautiful Country. Yet his file lists a degree from Dongjiang University—this is definitely suspicious.

The woman is Zhao Xiaoye, twenty-six, graduated from a prestigious university in Modu. Though unemployed since graduation, she owns a five-hundred-thousand-yuan condo in Xingcheng and a BMW. Such a privileged golden cage suddenly taking a job makes it hard not to suspect other motives.

What surprised Chen Yang was that both suspects held the position of presidential assistant—the woman assisting Cheng Xiao Xiao, the man assisting Yu Wenlong.

This result puzzled Chen Yang. Since a presidential assistant is highly visible, they'd be the first suspected if something went wrong. Isn't a mole supposed to stay in the least conspicuous position?

What medicine is Deputy Secretary Yu selling in his gourd? Chen Yang couldn't figure it out.