Chapter 1656

After the announcement period ended, Gu Cheng completed the handover with the new secretary selected by Deputy Director Su.

The new secretary, Xiao Liu, had long since "defected" to Deputy Director Su's camp, having served him hand and foot for a year already. This promotion was a wish fulfilled, a dream come true.

Gu Cheng hadn't been able to leave him much of an "inheritance"; he had essentially completed a handover of nothingness.

This was certainly no joke. In Gu Cheng's own words, in the two-plus years he had served Deputy Director Su, his only takeaway was the word "loneliness."

Xiao Liu could certainly understand this kind of self-deprecating irony from someone about to head to a new post.

If one looked at Gu Cheng's loneliness from another angle, he also bore undeniable responsibility, because much of the work that should have been done by Gu Cheng, the secretary, had been handed over to him by the leader.

Therefore, when he saw Gu Cheng off, he felt less joy and more of the awkwardness and guilt of a "third party" taking the top spot.

However, Gu Cheng's composure and ease made him feel much more relaxed, sparing him the distress of being labeled a "knowing third party acting as a third party."

Xiao Liu also had his own grievances; being chosen by Deputy Director Su was not his own initiative.

He had been required to do secretarial work and had even been hinted at multiple times that he could replace Gu Cheng and become permanent.

While enduring the pressure of workplace ethics, he had to compete with others in the office who had also been selected by Deputy Director Su.

Being able to obtain this position gave him a sense of achievement that effort brings rewards.

These past few days, he had been familiarizing himself with the secretarial post, organizing Deputy Director Su's speeches, and preparing for research work according to the leader's requirements.

Suddenly, he received a call from the office; the deputy manager notified him to wait in the office.

He didn't say who he was waiting for, nor how long, but in reality, he didn't have to wait long.

When he learned that the people who arrived were from the Joint Investigation Team, he still felt a bit of joy.

Deputy Director Su was just asking him about the progress of the Joint Investigation Team in Steel City. He had been looking for time to contact Steel City, never expecting that the team leader, Fang Yuan, had already brought people back.

That's how it is being a secretary; one should almost never have personal judgment or emotions, and should instead follow the leader's intentions to dictate joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Team Leader Fang Yuan returning to the capital personally to report work meant that the investigation had made huge progress; it was truly something to be happy and congratulatory about.

However, what surprised him was that Team Leader Fang had brought back quite a few people.

Fang Yuan didn't give him time to react. As soon as they met, she asked if Deputy Director Su was in the office, and upon receiving his affirmative answer, she headed toward the office.

Xiao Liu walked quickly in front to guide them, but looking at the expressions on these people's faces, he suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

It wasn't until the office door was pushed open by Fang Yuan, skipping the knocking procedure, that he realized something was wrong.

At the very least, shouldn't one follow basic etiquette?

"It's okay, take your time, you can finish this call."

When he heard this sentence from Team Leader Fang, the person more wounded than Su Weide was likely Secretary Xiao Liu.

His shocked expression was far more abstract and dramatic than that of Deputy Director Su, who looked like he had been struck by lightning.

Clang—

After the brief silence in the office caused by the arrival of Fang Yuan and the others, it was broken by the sound of the phone dropping.

Su Weide slumped into his chair, a sight even more miserable than the phone he had just been holding falling and crashing onto the desk.

His face was pale, his legs were trembling, and he shook like a sieve; this appearance was completely different from the sinister cruelty he had shown just moments ago when he wanted to eliminate Sun Ming and the other person.

Fang Yuan gave him a complex look before walking in with her people.

"You should know that your calls are being monitored at this time, right?"

Su Weide's face turned even paler. He was like a sick man clutching at straws, having long since lost his composure due to the sudden news.

Just as he couldn't understand how the Joint Investigation Team's reaction could be so fast, Fang Yuan couldn't understand his stupidity. Was this the target Li Xuewu had set a trap to deal with?

Was it a bit too low-end?

No matter how one thought about it, it felt like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

"Comrade Su Weide, I officially notify you on behalf of the Joint Investigation Team: your duties are now suspended. Please submit to investigation."

She tilted her head, and two young clerks behind her stepped up to grab his arms. One clerk took the coat off the wall to help him put it on, and then handcuffed him.

Su Weide's lips trembled, and it took a long time before he asked, "Who sent you?"

"I hope you think carefully about what should be said and what should not, and save yourself some face."

Fang Yuan didn't seem like she wanted to save him face. She reminded him coldly, took the scarf from Secretary Xiao Liu's hand, and wrapped it around his handcuffed wrists.

Xiao Liu was shocked beyond measure; the action of just helping the leader prepare the scarf felt more like a memory.

Now that the scarf had been snatched away, he hid to the side as if waking from a dream, not daring to look at Deputy Director Su again, as if avoiding a jinx.

Just like that, Su Weide walked out of the office with the "help" of three clerks and was taken into the elevator under the disbelieving gazes of the staff.

The reason it was called help was that at this moment, it was a bit difficult for Su Weide to walk on his own; his legs were extremely weak.

Fang Yuan walked behind with her people, her gaze toward him filled with not only disdain but also an indescribable pity.

Saying pity didn't seem quite right, because she had never shown feelings of pity for this kind of person.

But at this moment, there was precisely a sense of sorrow.

Before Su Weide had even stepped out of the elevator, the news of his being taken away had already spread throughout the entire group headquarters building.

Even in the dead of winter, the windows of the building were still filled with curious staff.

Under their gaze, Su Weide was led to the front of the car. For some reason, he turned around stubbornly and glanced at the floor he had just come down from.

The ninth floor, the floor where the group management offices were located; there seemed to be someone there he couldn't let go of.

And as if Su Weide had telepathy, at this moment, Group General Manager Li Huai De was standing upstairs gazing at him.

Even though they were far apart, it was as if they had locked eyes from upstairs to downstairs. Su Weide was pushed, and only then did he get into the car.

On the ninth floor in the General Manager's office, Li Huai De's face showed neither joy nor sorrow as he watched the departing motorcade, wondering what he was thinking.

In the silent atmosphere, the expression of Zhou Wanquan, who was sitting across from his desk, was much more complex.

Before Fang Yuan went to see Su Weide, according to organizational procedures, she had first gone to the General Manager's office for talks and reporting.

Li Huai De had actually received the news long ago, so he had specifically called Zhou Wanquan, the deputy director in charge of the group's inspection work, to participate in this meeting.

After Fang Yuan left the office, the two didn't speak again, as if they both wanted to send Su Weide away with a silent attitude.

Now that Su Weide had truly left, Li Huai De had to think about why Zhou Wanquan would do this.

It could be said that without Zhou Wanquan's pushing, Fang Yuan and the others wouldn't have come so quickly.

Even if Kurakura Heiji cooperated actively with the investigation, the procedures wouldn't have moved so fast.

This decisiveness didn't look like cutting off an arm to survive.

Kurakura Heiji did indeed cooperate very actively and thoroughly; even in Fang Yuan's words, he was a bit impatient.

It was as if he had been stifled for too long and had finally found relief.

"Secretary-General, the leader invites you over."

Liu Bin knocked on the door and walked into the office, reporting to Li Xuewu, who was sitting behind the desk: "He is waiting for you in the office."

"Alright, I understand."

Li Xuewu signed the documents in his hand before standing up and instructing Zhang Enyuan, who was tidying up the office: "Help me tell Factory Director Bai that I won't be going over tonight."

"Understood. Do you have any other arrangements?" Zhang Enyuan stopped his work and asked: "Do you need me to arrange a car for you?"

"Wait until I return to talk about it." Li Xuewu sighed helplessly and said: "We might not be able to leave."

"This—" Zhang Enyuan asked hesitantly: "Is it because of Deputy Director Su's matter?"

"It's not that simple." Li Xuewu glanced at him, picked up his notebook, and walked out the door.

The group's year-end meeting had basically ended, and according to procedures, the heads of relevant units were returning to their posts one after another.

Of course, this included Li Xuewu.

Zhang Enyuan had already booked his train ticket for tomorrow and had packed his own luggage for the trip back to Steel City.

These past few days, because of Deputy Director Su being taken away, the group had been in a state of panic, with discussions everywhere.

It was said that Deputy Director Su's new secretary, Xiao Liu, didn't even dare to go to the cafeteria to eat; he couldn't withstand this sudden blow.

Knock knock—

Li Xuewu knocked on the office door.

Li Huai De, who was standing in front of the window looking outside, turned around, nodded, and beckoned: "Comrade Xuewu, come, sit."

"Liu Bin said you were looking for me for something."

Seeing him gesture toward the sofa, Li Xuewu walked to the front of the sofa and sat down after he sat down.

"Hmm, I heard you are returning to Liaodong."

Li Huai De asked with a weary tone, looking at him and saying: "There are a few situations you need to know."

Li Xuewu didn't say anything. He could see his serious expression, so he opened his notebook to prepare to record.

"The director of that office of the Sanhe Stock Company has confessed everything. The investigation team says it was very thorough."

Li Huai De frowned slightly and introduced: "According to the other party's request, the Joint Investigation Team has applied for special protection for him."

"I heard he encountered violence and intimidation?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked: "I don't know much about it, is that the case?"

"Hmm, the Joint Investigation Team encountered it when they went to his door." Li Huai De sighed and said: "Director Du called me this morning to ask about this matter and instructed that it be handled properly."

"Director Du's meaning is..."

Li Xuewu looked at him with some confusion, not understanding if there was any reversal in this case.

Li Huai De paused before continuing: "Investigate thoroughly. He emphasized that everything should be based on the Joint Investigation Team's investigation work."

Li Xuewu looked at him and didn't speak, because it was inconvenient for him to express his position on this matter.

Especially after the leader had already given instructions, he actually wanted to see what Li Huai De's attitude was.

"Because of Kurakura Heiji's special status, the Foreign Affairs Department and the Investigation Department have also been required to assist the Joint Investigation Team in handling the case."

Li Huai De said with worry in his eyes: "The scale of this investigation team is getting larger and larger, making it difficult to control."

"Does Director Du have any other arrangements or instructions?" Li Xuewu tried to ask: "For example, the group's work."

"I understand what you mean." Li Huai De shook his head slightly, looked at him, and said: "Still the same sentence, based on the results given by the Joint Investigation Team."

"Before the results come out, no one dares to draw conclusions easily."

"Then let's wait until the conclusions come out."

Li Xuewu raised his eyes and said: "I will return to Steel City first to handle the aftermath. If there is anything, I will come back."

"Don't be in a hurry about this, take a look at this."

Li Huai De stood up, took a document from the pile of documents on the desk, and handed it to him.

"This matter..." Li Xuewu took it and glanced at the cover; it was an official letter from Sanhe Stock Company.

Opening the document, the content was quite simple: expressing opposition to the Joint Investigation Team taking away Kurakura Heiji.

At the same time, it expressed concern about the upcoming cooperation with the Honggang Group and requested that a meeting be arranged as soon as possible to handle this matter.

In the letter, Nishida Kenichi, in the name of Sanhe Stock Company, demanded that the Honggang Group lift the investigation into Kurakura Heiji...

"What do you think about this matter?"

Li Huai De frowned, pointed to the document in his hand, and said: "You deal with them often and are familiar with foreign work, so I want to hear your opinion."

"We weren't the ones who took him away, so it's useless to tell us." Li Xuewu threw the letter on the coffee table and said coldly: "Just tell them they found the wrong person."

"This Nishida Kenichi from Sanhe is not a good person." Li Huai De scratched his already completely bald head, frowned, and said: "He doesn't just want Kurakura, does he?"

"He is afraid that Kurakura will say too much."

"How does he know Kurakura will say too much?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked: "What has he done?"

"What has he done?" Li Huai De glanced at him, picked up his teacup, and said: "Not to mention the distant past, the sedan car Su Weide used, you remember, right?"

"Hmm?" Li Xuewu frowned and said: "That Japanese car? Is it procedurally unsound?"

"It's more than just unsound—"

Li Huai De sighed deeply and said: "Director Du asked me about this car this morning."

"Kurakura Heiji confessed that this car was not a gift to the Honggang Group, but a gift to Su Weide personally."

"What the hell?!" Li Xuewu asked in surprise: "How is this possible?"

"You say it's impossible, but the facts are here." Li Huai De put down the teacup, spread his hands, and said: "The handover procedures and evidence Kurakura produced all prove this point."

He pointed at Li Xuewu and emphasized angrily: "No one noticed this situation. He said it was a gift from Sanhe to him, and everyone thought it was registered under the group."

"How dare he—" Li Xuewu also asked in surprise: "Didn't his driver mention this matter?"

"If he doesn't say it, who dares to ask, who dares to mention it?"

Li Huai De snorted, picked up the teacup, took a sip of warm tea, and said: "This matter has been made very complicated."

"Your meaning is—" Li Xuewu asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm thinking, since he wants to meet, then we have to show an attitude. After all, we are partners."

Li Huai De looked at him and said: "Thinking it over, it's most appropriate for you to go see him."

"And the group is currently in a troubled autumn, you can completely remote-control the command in Liaodong."

He held the teacup and nodded, saying: "The group needs you now, you should return a few days later."

Li Huai De's request completely disrupted Li Xuewu's arrangements, and he couldn't refuse this arrangement.

Li Xuewu knew very well that Nishida Kenichi wanted to see him, not anyone else in the group.

Speaking of the Japanese, you can't treat them like people; you have to treat them like dogs to be fair.

This wasn't Li Xuewu having national hatred, nor was it malicious misinterpretation, but experience gained after extensive contact.

You are strong, they are weak; you are weak, they are dogs.

Given the situation the group is currently facing, no one wants to intervene in this matter, and even less wants to get covered in dust.

Li Xuewu was the first to contact Sanhe Stock Company and could even be said to have directly promoted the establishment of Sanhe.

And he was also the Secretary-General of the Management Committee, the main person responsible for the connection between the decision-making level and the management execution level.

At this time, Li Huai De required him to handle this matter; he had no reason and no opportunity to hide.

So, at the International Hotel, Li Xuewu arranged a unique meeting.

Not only was Fang Yuan from the Joint Investigation Team there, but he also invited comrades from the Foreign Affairs Department and the Investigation Department to attend.

Nishida Kenichi seemed to have been prepared long ago. As soon as they met, he showed a cautious and arrogant look, trying to exert pressure on him.

"You don't need to tell me these things," Li Xuewu's emotions were very stable as he looked at him and said coldly: "Today I invited Comrade Fang Yuan, the leader of the Joint Investigation Team."

He pointed to Fang Yuan and introduced: "Mr. Kurakura, the director of Sanhe's resident office in the capital, was taken away by them, not by our Honggang Group. This is the official reply to your inquiry letter."

"Secondly." Nishida Kenichi took a breath and was just about to speak when he was interrupted by Li Xuewu raising his hand.

"In the spirit of respecting our partners, I organized this meeting on behalf of the Honggang Group."

Li Xuewu pointed at the other party and emphasized: "And it is the form I least hoped for."

"I have had very pleasant contact experiences with you, and we have had many common views on economic, trade, and technical cooperation, which I highly praise, but!"

He looked at Nishida Kenichi and said seriously: "You have violated the most basic commercial cooperation interests and ethics."

"Our cooperation has reached today's situation, and you, Mr. Nishida, must bear absolute responsibility."

"This is completely unreasonable—" Nishida Kenichi slapped the armrest of the sofa and argued sternly: "I am completely unaware of this matter; it is Kurakura Heiji and your deputy director who are causing trouble."

"Don't make yourself sound so innocent!"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at him, saying: "The car that caused the trouble is the one you wanted to give me at the beginning, right?"

"Do you remember how I replied to you at the beginning? Don't say you don't know the severity of the relationship here."

Hearing Li Xuewu point out the car issue, Nishida Kenichi temporarily extinguished his fire, his gaze glancing at Fang Yuan.

"I don't care what Kurakura did; he should have acted under the management of Sanhe Stock Company."

He emphasized to Fang Yuan somewhat shamelessly: "You have no right to take him away, and you should even have sought our consent."

"No, Mr. Nishida, you are wrong."

Fang Yuan showed more aggression than Li Xuewu, because she had no cooperative relationship with Sanhe.

So as soon as Nishida Kenichi finished speaking, she retorted: "Kurakura Heiji first requested safety protection from us."

"And, he said you had already fired him, so now Mr. Kurakura cannot be counted as an employee of Sanhe Stock Company."

"Nonsense!" Nishida Kenichi emphasized: "He is still our expatriate employee, otherwise he should have returned to the country!"

"I don't want to argue with you about procedural issues; I am now just informing you of the investigation situation of the case."

Fang Yuan said coldly: "Currently, Mr. Kurakura has confessed everything to us, stating directly that these were all instigated by you."

"We, in a serious and responsible attitude, have carefully verified and investigated, which is why we have not summoned you."

She gestured toward Li Xuewu's direction and said: "And the Honggang Group has actively coordinated and contacted us, explaining the cooperative relationship between you two, which is why we have acted cautiously."

"If you have questions about our handling, you can completely come back with us to explain clearly."

"I will not go with you."

Seeing that taking Kurakura away wasn't enough and that she wanted to take him away too, Nishida Kenichi frowned and said: "You don't have this right."

"And—" He glanced at Li Xuewu before saying to Fang Yuan: "I represent not only the Stock Company but also Kurakura Heiji's girlfriend in proposing this opinion."

"Miss Mikami has finished her work here and is about to return to the country. She requests that you lift the supervision on Kurakura as soon as possible."

This was a threat. Kurakura Heiji had acted in a fit of rage for a beauty, and now the beauty was in Nishida Kenichi's hands.

He said Mikami was returning to the country, so Mikami, as an employee of Sanhe Stock Company, had to return to the country.

But if Mikami returned to the country, not to mention the danger she would face, just speaking of the separation of the two, what meaning would Kurakura's efforts have?

Li Xuewu frowned but didn't speak, because he was the one who had first separated the Honggang Group.

Now it was a dialogue between Nishida Kenichi representing Sanhe Stock Company and the Joint Investigation Team; it had nothing to do with him.

Nishida Kenichi's glance at him was waiting for him to pick up the conversation, so that the Honggang Group couldn't stay out of it.

"You have no right to demand we do anything." Fang Yuan looked at Nishida Kenichi and emphasized: "Even Kurakura's girlfriend doesn't have this qualification."

"We fully respect and are pleased with Mr. Kurakura's active cooperation, but before the case has finished investigation, he will not go anywhere."

She said firmly: "And we have provided protection conditions for Mr. Kurakura; he has the qualification to stay here and live."

"Mr. Nishida, let me remind you."

Fang Yuan narrowed her eyes and emphasized: "You are here to do business, not to cause trouble."

"There is no need to play these little tricks in official business; you know very well where our bottom line is."

She raised an eyebrow and said: "In addition, on a personal level, Kurakura and Mikami were both former employees of your company. As their leader, it is better to show a little more concern."

"Instead of using Miss Mikami to threaten Mr. Kurakura, your behavior is very base in our eyes."

"It seems we are having a hard time reaching a consensus."

Nishida Kenichi looked at Li Xuewu, and seeing him not speak, he bowed slightly and stood up to leave.

He came to see Li Xuewu; if Li Xuewu didn't express his position, he had nothing to say to Fang Yuan.

"You have to help us."

Nishida left, but Fang Yuan's face showed difficulty. The two came to the lounge, and she no longer hid this worry.

"Kurakura has already spoken. In order to achieve commercial goals, Sanhe Stock Company will use unscrupulous means to utilize female employees to participate in improper commercial social activities."

She frowned and said: "We have verified that Su Weide is deeply involved. His problem is not as simple as that car; it even has a relationship with the negotiation you had before."

"Is it leaking secrets or intelligence gathering?" Li Xuewu held his teacup, looked at her, and asked: "Do you have specific materials?"

"It's not convenient to give them to you now; wait until the case is over."

Fang Yuan was dry-mouthed and not as calm as him; she picked up the teacup and gulped down a large mouthful.

"What needs to be solved now is to stabilize Kurakura, solve his worries, and let him stand on the witness stand."

She put down the teacup, looked at Li Xuewu, and said: "You have to help us bring back the woman named Mikami Yuua."

Li Xuewu didn't immediately promise her, but was silent for a moment before saying: "You saw the situation just now. The Honggang Group had an incident, so it's not convenient for us to come forward."

"I am requesting your help." Fang Yuan emphasized: "I know you must have a way to bring the person out."

"How to bring her out? Robbery?" Li Xuewu glanced at her and said: "If it were really that simple, I could arrange a squad from the Security Brigade to do it. Is that okay?"

Seeing Fang Yuan stunned, he lowered his eyelids and said: "Don't be in a hurry. Let me think about it. He came for me today, and he threatened me."

Fang Yuan didn't speak, looked at him, but in her heart, she had already understood the meaning behind this sentence.

"He is acting so actively, not without worry that this matter will affect the cooperation between our two sides."

Li Xuewu pondered and said: "He is even more afraid that Kurakura's behavior will cause the negotiation results to break."

"We certainly have the right to apply for contract invalidation based on the investigation results, or even further claims."

"Will you?" Fang Yuan asked curiously: "I mean this kind of commercial cooperation, can you make claims?"

"As long as interests are involved, it's just tug-of-war." Li Xuewu sighed and explained: "The fear is hurting the enemy by a thousand and damaging oneself by eight hundred; it cannot be used indiscriminately."

He looked out the window and thought: "Your investigation team has its own considerations, and I also have to consider the group."

"Your meaning is—" Fang Yuan looked at him and asked: "Nishida Kenichi came to negotiate today?"

"What do you think?" Li Xuewu turned his head to look at her and smiled lightly: "Kurakura isn't made of gold; what's the use of robbing him?"

"As a condition of exchange, he allows Kurakura to testify, and you also have to give up pursuing their responsibility?"

Fang Yuan had already touched the threshold, looked at him, and asked: "Will you give up?"

"Why?" The smile on Li Xuewu's face disappeared, and he said seriously: "It was they who violated professional ethics and actually dared to infiltrate our decision-making level. They are bold and reckless!"

"But—" Fang Yuan reminded him nervously: "The case we are handling is your group's."

"The case is yours; what does it have to do with me?"

Contrary to Fang Yuan's expectations, the attitude Li Xuewu showed was very indifferent, as if he wanted to stay out of it.

"I just said, you have your considerations, and I have to consider the group."

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, not caring about her surprised and confused expression.

"We are fully qualified and conditioned to promote the restart of cooperation negotiations with Sanhe Stock Company."

He looked at Fang Yuan and said: "You probably don't know that as a channel provider, Sanhe still has a risk deposit in our Hong Kong bank account."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fang Yuan frowned and said: "In this way, Nishida will definitely send Mikami away, and Kurakura's state will also be affected."

"Your meaning is, I want to use the Honggang Group's interests to exchange for a Japanese woman?"

Li Xuewu frowned and sized her up, reminding her: "Team Leader Fang, I cannot do this."

"Secretary-General Li, I have no intention of harming your interests, but we have a common goal, don't we?"

Fang Yuan clenched her fists, frowned, looked at him, and said: "Properly handling this case is not just my work goal. I'm not wrong in saying that, right?"

"How do you want me to cooperate with you?"

Li Xuewu looked at her, and after a long while, emphasized: "Frankly speaking, we will not give up pursuing Sanhe."

"I don't care about this," Fang Yuan raised her hand to gesture: "What I want is Mikami; the two shouldn't conflict."

"You can completely help us strive for Mikami to stay in the country during the negotiation restart."

She tilted her chin, nodded slowly, and said: "I believe this is not difficult for you."

"Also," she gestured to the lounge door and said: "Behind closed doors, it's just the two of us. We can tell the truth. This is also what you want to see, right?"

"President Nishida, I—"

"You don't need to say anything."

Nishida Kenichi said coldly: "Kurakura acted on his own and didn't put you in his eyes."

"And!" He turned his head, stared into Mikami Yuua's eyes, and emphasized: "He got the opportunity to stay here, but he chose to leave you aside. Do you understand now?"

"It's not like that..." Mikami Yuua begged with a hoarse voice: "Please forgive his recklessness, and please allow me to wait here for him to return, okay?"

"What are you doing staying here?"

Nishida Kenichi said angrily: "What were you doing when Takahashi and the others were contributing to the Stock Company?"

"I never thought that bastard Kurakura would be so stupid as to play such a trick under my nose."

The car turned into the airport road. Looking at the desolation on both sides of the road, Mikami Yuua's crying became even more miserable.

The more she was like this, the angrier Nishida Kenichi became, complaining annoyedly about Kurakura's various betrayals.

The car arrived at the airport terminal. He ordered the driver he brought to take Mikami Yuua's luggage and go with them.

As for himself, he grabbed Mikami Yuua's arm, pulled her out of the car, and pushed her into the hall.

At this time, the terminal was very small, and there were no such complex inspection and boarding processes.

Their situation naturally attracted the attention of people around, but when Nishida Kenichi showed his documents and ticket, the staff on-site also moved their gaze away.

Mikami Yuua certainly didn't want to leave, but what could she do? She walked out of the boarding gate toward the tarmac, looking back every three steps.

Just as she was being pushed by President Nishida to walk up the boarding stairs, a car drove into the airport.

Nishida Kenichi seemed to be waiting for the other party, and he wasn't surprised by the situation of "saving someone from the blade."

He even looked forward to the other party's appearance, his gaze fixed on the approaching car, thinking about what he would say if Li Xuewu came.

Unfortunately, Li Xuewu didn't come; only his driver came.

This was too insulting. Nishida Kenichi was so angry his face turned red, and he even decided he must take Mikami Yuua back to the country.

"Mr. Nishida, this is the letter our leader gave you." Qi Yan parked the car, pushed open the door, walked over, took out an envelope from his chest, and handed it to Nishida Kenichi.

He didn't rush to express anything, but stood there quietly, waiting for Nishida to finish reading the letter before making a decision.

This calmness made Nishida have some expectations for the content of the letter in his hand.

The letter wasn't long, but Nishida read it three times, still unable to make up his mind, his face changing several times.

"Our leader requires me to take her away."

Qi Yan confirmed he had finished reading, then gestured to Mikami Yuua, who was standing on the third step of the boarding stairs.

"Miss Mikami, right?"

He no longer paid attention to Nishida Kenichi, but forcefully took the luggage from the other party's driver and said to Mikami Yuua: "You can come with me."

Mikami Yuua looked hesitantly at President Nishida, only to see him standing there, looking at the car with an uncertain expression.

Qi Yan put the luggage in the trunk, opened the back seat door, and tilted his head to signal Mikami Yuua to get in.

Only then did Mikami Yuua walk down the boarding stairs, her body trembling as she walked toward the car. She walked faster and faster, as if she felt the President's cold, bone-chilling gaze watching her from behind.

Not until she sat in the car did she realize the coldness on her face; it was the sharp pain of tears freezing.

Nishida expected to get a reply from Li Xuewu, but at this very moment, he was most afraid of Li Xuewu taking action.

Watching the car slowly leave, he could only silently put away the letter and turn to board the plane.

Since Team Leader Fang of the Joint Investigation Team had already said that Kurakura confessed it was his instigation, it was inconvenient for him to continue staying in the mainland to handle this matter.

Sanhe certainly wouldn't give up business in the mainland, but he couldn't continue to be responsible for this matter.

Don't force things that can't be done; Sanhe wasn't his alone.

On the fifth day after Su Weide was taken away, the Honggang Group held a Management Committee organizational work meeting.

At the meeting, members of the leadership team expressed their positions one after another, determined to draw a clear line with this kind of behavior that infringed on the group's interests.

At the same time, at the meeting, Li Huai De also proposed to launch an investigation into a series of problems that had occurred recently and to seriously handle problems such as violations of regulations and management.

And on the same day the meeting was held, bad news came from Steel City.

Sun Ming's "suicide" attempt failed.

"The situation is actually this bad?"

Hearing the Joint Investigation Team's report on this matter, Li Huai De frowned and asked: "Who instigated this matter?"

He showed an attitude of fury, pointed at Li Xuewu, who was sitting on the side, and emphasized: "Arrange for the group's Security Department to go down, and you personally guide the investigation work of this case. You must ferret out the person behind the scenes."

"I don't believe it; even after the old ghost has fallen, there are still vengeful souls willing to be buried with him."

This sentence from Li Huai De left Li Xuewu unable to respond; he couldn't translate who the old ghost was, right?

However, Sun Ming's "suicide" did indeed give everyone a shock. If something had really happened under the protection of the group's security, many people wouldn't have been able to explain the reason.

You can't blame those people for being anxious; Sun Ming was also very active and thorough, taking the initiative to confess the location of the smuggling account books.

That wasn't all; the latest testimony he provided actually overlapped with Zhang Mingyuan's testimony, directly locking onto Su Weide.

And what was shocking was that Sun Ming's latest testimony also involved the problems of Yingcheng Shipbuilding.

What problems did Yingcheng Shipbuilding have?

Xu Sinian, who was stationed in the capital on vacation, was urgently recalled to Yingcheng to cooperate with the investigation team's investigation.

According to the feedback, part of the benefits Sun Ming provided to Su Weide were used for the procurement of warships.

Warships! Sun Ming and the others used speedboats; they would absolutely never touch something as powerful as warships.

Then who was ordering warships at Yingcheng Shipbuilding, and who was Su Weide instigating them to do this for?

If the newly uncovered case shocked everyone in the Honggang Group, then the surprise of Fang Yuan, the leader of the Joint Investigation Team responsible for the investigation in the capital, was not light either.

Others might not know, but didn't she know?

Liu Wei and she were jointly responsible for the investigation of this case, starting from the No. 4 furnace, to Sun Ming's smuggling case, and now to Su Weide's case. The more they investigated, the more there was, and the more troublesome it became.

She could certainly determine that when the two separated in Steel City, they had chatted about the oddities in Sun Ming's case.

But she had only been back for a week; how could the situation have changed?

Liu Wei was responsible for digging deep in Steel City and Yingcheng, so he certainly knew what Sun Ming said during the interrogation.

Since he knew, why would Sun Ming's testimony overlap with Zhang Mingyuan's, and why would account books appear, directly locking onto Su Weide?

If there were things like account books, why didn't Sun Ming say so earlier? Why didn't he say so when she was in Steel City?

Also, why could Zhang Mingyuan's testimony overlap with Sun Ming's? Why did Sun Ming say that later?

Sitting in the office, looking at the Joint Investigation Team's work briefing, fine sweat appeared on Fang Yuan's forehead.

She suddenly realized that Liu Wei was different from her. Apart from the temporary joint identity of the Joint Investigation Team, she was a cadre of the Ministry of First Machine-Building Industry's Inspection Group, while Liu Wei was a cadre of Steel City.

Thinking carefully, the Honggang Group had operated in Steel City for many years, and Liu Wei even avoided this relationship when investigating Yu Zhe.

Then one could think of the Honggang Group's local influence in Steel City, and further think of Li Xuewu's influence in Steel City.

To put it bluntly, she was sent down to investigate the Honggang Group, while Liu Wei's appearance was to ensure that this investigation wouldn't harm the Honggang Group.

The two reached a tacit understanding in their work and had the camaraderie of working together, but in reality, she was still her, while Liu Wei was not the Liu Wei she perceived.

Liu Wei's work in the investigation team was biased, which was why various changes appeared after she left.

The Honggang Group had built an industrial zone in Steel City, driving the development of surrounding industrial enterprises and further enriching the city's economy and market.

Thinking from another position, if she were Liu Wei, what should she do when facing a unit like the Honggang Group?

Almost without needing to be troubled, she already had the answer in her heart.

But this answer was one she couldn't accept. Having worked together for several months with trust as a premise, she couldn't accept the fact of Liu Wei's other side.

If Liu Wei had another side, then what about Li Xuewu, who cooperated tacitly with her in this rescue of Mikami Yuua?

Did this youngest decision-making leader of the Honggang Group also have another side she had never discovered?

?? Back home, didn't delay the update~~~~