Chapter 1946: The Mole

Zhang Zhiqiang gently stroked his wife's shoulder and softly comforted her, "Yang Mei, don't worry. Our son will recover very soon."

Yang Mei raised her head, wiping away her tears, "Zhiqiang, our son has gained weight due to a serious illness. The doctor says it requires a lot of money for treatment, and I truly have no other choice."

Zhang Zhiqiang's heart tightened, "How much is needed?"

"At least two hundred thousand," Yang Mei said in a low voice. "We only have a few tens of thousands on hand, which is far from enough. I truly have no other choice, so I want to beg you for help."

Zhang Zhiqiang frowned, "Yang Mei, you also know the current situation of our company. I really cannot come up with that much money."

Yang Mei's eyes looked desolate, "I know, but what should we do now?"

Zhang Zhiqiang pondered for a moment, turned around, and was about to leave, "I will think of another way. It will definitely be solved."

"Have you thought of a way?" Yang Mei asked.

Zhang Zhiqiang shook his head, "Not yet."

Yang Mei's face turned pale, "Then what should we do? We cannot just watch our son suffer!"

Zhang Zhiqiang remained silent for a long time, finally speaking up, "Yang Mei, I have thought of a way that can solve our immediate crisis."

Yang Mei looked at him with expectant eyes, "What way?"

Zhang Zhiqiang slowly spoke out his idea. After hearing it, Yang Mei's face changed drastically, and she said excitedly, "How can you do this? This is immoral!"

Zhang Zhiqiang said helplessly, "Yang Mei, I know doing this is not good, but we have no other choice now. We are at our wit's end."

Yang Mei lowered her head and said nothing. Zhang Zhiqiang looked at her silent figure, feeling extremely painful in his heart. He knew this decision would change their lives forever. But for the sake of their son, he had no choice but to do this. He tightly held his wife's hand and said in a low voice, "Yang Mei, believe me. This is our only choice. We will get through this difficulty." Yang Mei raised her head, looked into Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes, and said with a trembling voice, "Zhiqiang, do you really think this is the only way?"

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded heavily, "Yes, Yang Mei. I know doing this is wrong, but we have no other choice. Moreover, I will do my best to make up for all of this."

Yang Mei remained silent for a long time, finally making up her mind, "Okay, Zhiqiang. I will listen to you. We only have this one path to take."

Zhang Zhiqiang tightly embraced Yang Mei, "Thank you, Yang Mei. I know this is not easy for you. I will do my best to protect you and our son."

In the following days, Zhang Zhiqiang began to secretly carry out his plan. He first learned about the operation methods and requirements of the usury companies through various means, then negotiated with them one by one. Although the process was arduous, he finally succeeded in borrowing a sum of usury.

However, just when he thought he had solved the problem, an unexpected message arrived—his company was forcibly liquidated due to financial issues. Zhang Zhiqiang immediately fell into despair.

After learning the news, Yang Mei looked at Zhang Zhiqiang with a deathly pale face, "Zhiqiang, what should we do?"

Zhang Zhiqiang tightly held Yang Mei's hand, "Yang Mei, don't worry. We will definitely find a way."

Yang Mei said with tears flowing, "Zhiqiang, I don't want to lose you and our son. Let's think of a way quickly."

Zhang Zhiqiang took a deep breath, "Okay, Yang Mei. I have already thought of a way. We can apply to the court to auction the company's assets. This will at least recover some losses."

Yang Mei looked at him with puzzled eyes, "Will this really work?"

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded firmly, "Yes, Yang Mei. I have already consulted a lawyer. As long as we can provide sufficient evidence to prove that the company's assets are insufficient to cover its debts, the court will accept our application."

Yang Mei tightly embraced Zhang Zhiqiang, "Zhiqiang, thank you. I will support you."

In the following days, Zhang Zhiqiang began to actively prepare for the company's auction. Although the process was arduous, he never gave up. Finally, after some effort, he successfully recovered part of the losses.

And in this process, he also deeply realized the hardships and risks of entrepreneurship. He decided to manage his business more cautiously in the future and not let himself fall into such a predicament again.

Eventually, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei got through this crisis. They deeply felt the importance of family and the preciousness of kinship. They decided to cherish each other and their family more in the future and create a better future together. After experiencing a thrilling twist and turn, the relationship between Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei became even deeper. However, just when they thought everything was over, a new challenge quietly approached.

While handling the company's auction matters, Zhang Zhiqiang received an anonymous letter. The letter stated that the real reason for the company's financial problems was that someone was suspected of embezzlement. The writer also pointed out that the person who embezzled was Zhang Zhiqiang's capable assistant—Wang Ming.

After seeing the letter, Zhang Zhiqiang angrily found Wang Ming. He grabbed Wang Ming's collar by force and questioned, "Did you embezzle the company's money?"

Wang Ming initially wanted to deny it, but when Zhang Zhiqiang presented the evidence, he had nothing to say. He lowered his head and said, "Zhiqiang, I'm sorry. I know I did wrong. I just wanted success so much that I lost myself."

Zhang Zhiqiang angrily waved his fist, "Wang Ming, do you know the current situation of our company? How can I explain this to Yang Mei if you do this?"

Wang Ming said with a bitter face, "Zhiqiang, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me. I will definitely perform well in the future and make up for my mistakes."

Zhang Zhiqiang took a deep breath and put down his fist. He said wearily, "Wang Ming, you have disappointed me too much. I need time to think about it. You go back first."

After learning the news, Yang Mei was very angry. She found Zhang Zhiqiang and said, "Zhiqiang, how can you easily forgive him? What he did is too much."

Zhang Zhiqiang sighed, "Yang Mei, I know you are angry. I also want to teach him a lesson. But after all, he has worked in the company for so many years and has made certain contributions. Moreover, we now need manpower to revitalize the company."

Yang Mei said dissatisfied, "Do you trust him so much? What if he does something outrageous again?"

Zhang Zhiqiang pondered for a moment, "Yes, I am also worried about this. But I think giving him a chance to reform is also good. Moreover, we can also use this incident to warn other employees of the company."

Yang Mei helplessly sighed, "Okay, Zhiqiang. I respect your decision. As long as you think it's good, that's fine."

Under Zhang Zhiqiang's persistence, Wang Ming was allowed to continue working in the company. But from then on, his attitude towards Zhang Zhiqiang changed greatly. He became more loyal and worked harder to make up for his mistakes.

And Zhang Zhiqiang also learned a lesson from this incident. He paid more attention to the construction of the company's internal management and supervision mechanisms to avoid similar incidents from happening again. At the same time, he also began to pay more attention to employee welfare and training development to improve the overall quality and work enthusiasm of the employees.

After experiencing this storm, the relationship between Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei also became firmer. They faced many difficulties and challenges together, but always supported each other and walked on. They believed that as long as they trusted and supported each other, no difficulty was insurmountable. In the following days, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei worked hard together to rebuild the company. They were busy from morning to night every day, sometimes even too busy to eat. Their efforts gradually paid off, the company's business gradually recovered, and the employees also regained their work enthusiasm.

One night, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei returned home together. Yang Mei sighed, "Zhiqiang, we have worked so hard during this period. But seeing the current situation of the company, I think everything is worth it."

Zhang Zhiqiang smiled and nodded, "Yes, Yang Mei. We have paid a lot, but we have also gained a lot. I feel like we are a pair of partners. It feels so good to fight side by side."

Yang Mei looked at him gently, "Zhiqiang, thank you for your support and encouragement all along. Without you, I really don't know what to do."

Zhang Zhiqiang gently embraced Yang Mei, "Yang Mei, don't be polite. We are husband and wife and should support each other. Moreover, I also feel very lucky because you are by my side."

Just then, the phone suddenly rang. Zhang Zhiqiang picked up the phone and heard a strange man's voice inside, "Is this Mr. Zhang? I am a representative of XX Company. We want to cooperate with your company on a project. Are you interested?"

Zhang Zhiqiang was delighted, "Of course I am interested. Please tell me."

The man introduced the situation of the project and then agreed to meet tomorrow to discuss in detail. Zhang Zhiqiang happily hung up the phone, grabbed Yang Mei's hand and said, "Yang Mei, we have a new cooperation opportunity!"

Yang Mei also became happy, "That's great! We must seize this opportunity."

The next day, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei arrived at the agreed location early. They talked with the representative of XX Company for a long time and finally agreed on the cooperation matters. They decided to cooperate on this project together to lay a solid foundation for the future development of the company.

After returning to the company, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei announced the good news to the employees. Everyone was very excited and felt that the company had finally walked out of the predicament. After celebrating together, they began to busy themselves with the new project.

As time passed, the new project gradually unfolded. Under the leadership of Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei, the company employees united as one and jointly completed this project. Although some difficulties and challenges were encountered during the process, they never gave up and finally achieved complete success.

After the project was completed, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei attended the celebration together. They looked at each other with deep emotion, "Zhiqiang (Yang Mei), we have experienced so many difficulties and challenges and finally reached this step today. It's so good!" However, just when they thought everything would go back to normal, an astonishing message broke the calm. The representative of XX Company contacted Zhang Zhiqiang shortly after the project was completed, demanding immediate payment of the project funds. But according to the contract, Zhang Zhiqiang needed to pay the funds within one month after the project was completed. He explained this situation to the representative of XX Company, but the other party insisted on demanding immediate payment with a tough attitude.

Zhang Zhiqiang felt something was fishy and decided to go to XX Company in person to understand the situation. After arriving at XX Company, he was stopped at the door by security guards. The security guard told him that XX Company had gone bankrupt and was no longer in business.

Zhang Zhiqiang was shocked. He returned to the company and immediately discussed countermeasures with Yang Mei. They discovered that the representative of XX Company used false information and signatures when signing the contract, and the real person in charge had not authorized him to sign this contract. This meant that they had been cheated.

Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei decided to take immediate action to reduce the company's losses as much as possible. They contacted a lawyer and reported the situation to the police. In the following days, they actively cooperated with the police investigation and collected as much evidence and materials as possible.

Finally, the police successfully caught the representative of XX Company and recovered part of the funds. Although the company still suffered certain losses, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei successfully saved this project and also regained the trust of customers for the company.

This incident made Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei cherish each other's support and understanding even more. They understood that on the road of entrepreneurship, there would always be unexpected difficulties and challenges, but as long as they walked on firmly, they would surely overcome all obstacles. After experiencing a thrilling fraud incident, Zhang Zhiqiang and Yang Mei's company gradually regained stability.