Chapter 250: Unspeakable

Xu Tong's bald head shook: "From the time I started working with President Qi, I didn't know who this 0002 was. He never said, and I never asked. At first, I thought this person was in another place, but as a result, for decades, this person never appeared."

"You never asked?" Zhong Kui was interested.

"This is President Qi's own business. When starting a business, partners splitting up is a common occurrence, very normal," Xu Tong replied.

"People die for wealth, birds die for food. Dongjun Industry has reached today's scale, and that 0002 veteran didn't come back to share a piece of the pie?" Obviously, Zhong Kui disagreed. "For so many years, Qi Dongjun never mentioned this person to you?"

Xu Tong shook his head again: "No."

"That's even stranger. A person who can hold back for decades without mentioning someone who occupies the company's number two position is obviously not because of forgetting, but because it is unspeakable. One doesn't mention it, the other doesn't come." Zhong Kui played with the pen in her hand and wrote "0002" on the blank paper. "This number two, it seems it must be found out."

Qi Fei's voice came: "Old Xu, do you still remember who the consignee was for the first business President Qi asked you to do?"

Xu Tong still shook his head: "I don't know about this. Still the same sentence, for so many years, the tacit understanding with President Qi, many things he doesn't say, I don't ask. This is my basic trust in him."

"But your eyes dodged," Zhong Kui said mercilessly.

Xu Tong smiled. This smile unexpectedly carried a hint of cunning, completely different from his seemingly honest appearance.

Indeed, a company that has gone through wind and rain for decades, being able to occupy the 0003 employee number until now, cannot be a blank sheet of paper.

"This little girl, you think too much." He called Zhong Kui "little girl." This seemingly intimate address was more like a declaration, a declaration of his seniority and authority.

But after all, he was not facing an ordinary "little girl." Zhong Kui picked up the list prepared by Lu Man and asked unhurriedly: "You should be about the same age as Qi Dongjun. Now you are only in your early sixties. As an entrepreneur, this is not a very old age, but I see that you withdrew from the company's management position very early. Why?"

"Does this question have anything to do with President Qi's entrepreneurial story?" Xu Tong's eyes flashed with a trace of doubt.

"You are his entrepreneurial partner. Your decision can reflect his character. I want to dig into the story behind this," Zhong Kui answered fluently.

Xu Tong looked at Lu Man, who was sitting quietly on the side: "Was this interview really requested by President Qi?"

"Yes," Lu Man answered concisely and powerfully.

Xu Tong observed these people in front of him, hesitating, until his gaze met Zhong Kui's.

This "little girl" in his mouth looked straight at him, her clear eyes captivating. He just looked at it, not knowing why he couldn't bear to move his gaze away. It was just that his heart was touched by something, those buried thoughts surfaced, making him feel choked.

"You know, when people hate someone, there will be a special kind of look, we call it the 'eye of guilt.' For Qi Dongjun, you just fully expressed your trust and appreciation. I believe you sincerely feel that this is how you think. After all, when a person lies to himself for a long time, he will think that the lie is the truth. But your body is very honest. I said your dodging eyes just now were not random dodging. This kind of contradictory look of avoidance and looking back only appears when there is a feeling of shame. It seems that you don't trust Qi Dongjun completely as you said, especially this first order. It is the beginning of this entrepreneurial dream, but it seems that for you, there is still a nightmare chasing you behind this?"

Zhong Kui's voice was ethereal but so clear, drilling into Xu Tong's ears word by word. His nostrils flared, as if experiencing a difficult struggle, then he gave a bitter smile: "You are not reporters, right? I guess President Qi has had an accident. After so many years, the thing I have been worried about has finally happened."

"Old Xu." Qi Fei said openly, "Since you have already guessed it, then tell us what you know. This is very important for us to save President Qi."

Seeing that Xu Tong still hadn't spoken for a long time, Zhong Kui opened her mouth and said "strong medicine": "A person who is about to die shouldn't be hesitant like you. What's more, saying it can save your old partner."

Her words not only shocked Xu Tong, but also shocked everyone present, looking at her with surprised eyes one after another.

Qi Fei whispered in her ear: "We can't engage in personal attacks when investigating the situation."

"He knows how long he can live himself," Zhong Kui said, looking at Xu Tong.

"Who on earth are you?" Xu Tong was a bit excited, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse, and a violent cough caused him to cough up a mouthful of blood unexpectedly, scaring everyone present.

"A fortune teller. Your time will not exceed one year," Zhong Kui continued.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tong was shocked: "The doctor said the same! You actually know?"

"I also know that the batch of goods President Qi asked you to rush was not legitimate. You have always known," Zhong Kui knew that Xu Tong's psychological defense line had been pried open.

Xu Tong lowered his head: "Yes, don't forget I am a tailor. What I am most familiar with is fabric. The batch of fabrics President Qi asked me to process back then, I had never seen before, and then I saw some English marks on some fabric corners, plus the salt crystals precipitated on the fabric, which made me think that the water used to soak the fabric was not ordinary water, and it was very likely seawater. While I was puzzled and making clothes according to the version given by President Qi, these batches were large in size. At a glance, they were for foreigners to wear, which gradually led me to a conclusion—these materials were smuggled. If the fabric was smuggled, then would the clothes sold to foreigners also be smuggled?

When President Qi found me with the payment for the goods, this profit was too high, which further confirmed my guess. However, I never told anyone about this matter. Today, the thousands of employees of Dongjun Industry are proud to be a member of the group. They cannot know that President Qi's first pot of gold was obtained through smuggling.

However, I have always been worried that this illegal income would bring us trouble. As time passed, we became more and more smooth, the business grew bigger and bigger, and now we are involved in various industries. It is no longer the clothing factory it was at the beginning, which makes me have a fluke mentality, thinking that this matter will just pass. I don't understand, these people should be as old as us, why did they suddenly find President Qi?" Xu Tong said, looking at these young people sitting opposite with a puzzled look, as if they would know the answer. ===== CHAPTER 251 =====