Chapter 274: Facing

You mean, if we can find this beneficiary, perhaps we can then find the true mastermind behind it—is that what you're saying?

Yeah, I've been thinking that way, Dad, but I don't know if this line of thought is correct or not.

Hehe, according to common sense that should be correct, but the key issue now is that after I shut down the company, it benefits nobody.

What? No benefit to anyone?

Exactly, I also went over this issue yesterday, but I simply can't find that suspicious person—who could it be?

So if that's the case, does that mean you've got a grudge against someone? And this time he's taking the opportunity to get revenge on you.

That's possible, but for now he hasn't made a move yet, so I can't blindly guess who these people are; I'll just have to take it step by step.

Alright, then what else can I do next?

You don't need to do anything; just focus on your own affairs. Although the company has been sealed off, our merger plan cannot be halted.

Okay, I got it. This morning I already called Wu Laoshi; he'll be over shortly, and then we'll go over our proposal again.

Fine, I've been focusing my energy on investigating this matter, so you should leave the company affairs to Wu Laoshi; if anything comes up, consult him more—understood?

Okay, I got it, Dad.

Alright, then that's settled.

After speaking, Xiao Ming hastily hung up the phone.

Xiao Ming wasn't at the company at all; at this moment he was outside, continually investigating this matter.

"General Manager Xiao, I just saw him; he's the same as usual, and he hasn't been doing anything else."

At this moment he was sitting in the car, monitoring Guo Xiaoming's every move.

He just wanted to see who Guo Xiaoming might be contacting in private, and that contact person could very well be the true mastermind.

"We've been tailing him for two days, and he's always just going between two points—except when he's busy in his tailor shop for a while, after which he seems to have no contact with anything else, right?"

"No, including his phone and all call records—they seem to have been thoroughly wiped clean; we can't investigate."

"Sigh, it looks like tailing him like this ultimately isn't a solution."

"Then General Manager Xiao, what else can we do next?"

"I'm not sure either; right now I just feel a headache coming on. By the way, how is the leader doing?"

"For now, there shouldn't be any major issues; at least his condition has stabilized, but his later recovery might still need a process."

"Come on, let's go to the hospital."

"General Manager Xiao, what did you say? Go to the hospital?"

"Yeah, eventually we still need to meet face to face; if I keep staying out of sight, I'm afraid this matter will never be resolved."

"General Manager Xiao, I sense that they're doing this to force you to show up, but what exactly would you resolve by appearing now?"

"It wouldn't solve anything, but I still have to show up; plus there's something extremely strange that I still can't figure out to this day."

"Oh, General Manager Xiao, what else is there?"

"You say, how could it be such a coincidence? At that time he would just go up to the third floor himself, then walk back into the elevator, and finally the elevator dropped—how exactly was all this set up?"

"Unless, it was an inside‑outside collusion."

"Inside‑outside collusion? Wouldn't he be that stupid? Inside‑outside collusion means throwing away his own life here; I think the cost is too high."

"So you're saying all this was figured out by others?"

"Exactly, they must know this person very well, and they also clearly understand under what circumstances he would act alone."

"Just thinking about it now really feels terrifying."

"Yeah, I don't even dare think about it now; let's go, first to the hospital, and after we get there we'll make other plans—I want to see what kind of idea he actually has."

After saying that, the car drove straight to the hospital.

At the hospital entrance, Xiao Ming deliberately bought many nutritional supplements, then followed his assistant into the hospital ward.

Because he had received special care, the patient was assigned to a VIP room on the sixteenth floor.

After arriving here, he glanced and saw what seemed to be two people standing at the doorway, apparently discussing something.

Upon seeing Xiao Ming approach, the two exchanged a glance.

After all, Xiao Ming's fame in this city is still quite high.

Especially these sensitive departments; they probably know Xiao Ming's situation inside out.

"Xiao Ming?"

When they reached the doorway, one middle‑aged man rubbed his gold‑rimmed glasses with his hand, then looked at him and asked.

"That's right, I'm Xiao Ming."

"Hehe, General Manager Xiao, you finally agreed to show up, huh?"

"Leader, it's really not that I don't want to; I've been swamped these past two days, and I just haven't been able to find the time."

"Is it that you haven't made time, or that you dare not come?"

"Leader, I really, truly don't mean that; I'm not the type who, after making time, would immediately rush over—right, and that other leader, is he still in the ward?"

"He's here; are you coming to make amends or to repent?"

"No, no, I really don't mean that; may I go in for a moment?"

"Alright, go in, but don't stay too long; the leader also needs to rest."

"Okay, I got it; thanks, you wait here."

While saying that, he turned back and gave an instruction to his assistant behind him.

After all, the leader is a senior figure; if so many people go in, he might not be able to speak freely.

After pushing open the ward door, he glanced over and saw that a middle‑aged man was indeed lying on the bed.

He appeared thin and small in stature, and likewise wore a pair of gold‑rimmed glasses.