Inside the safe, several documents that should have been neatly arranged were missing, and on one of the documents, there was a clear fingerprint. This fingerprint was not from Dai Shiya or Wei Qing, so it was obvious who the owner was.
Dai Shiya took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. The company was facing a huge crisis, and the internal problems were undoubtedly making things worse. She carefully put the file back in place, with a plan in mind.
From that day on, Dai Shiya pretended to be completely unaware, but secretly kept an eye on the actions of the company's internal staff. She cast her suspicion on everyone who might have access to the document, and Secretary Zhang was the most suspicious.
Secretary Zhang has been in the company for many years and has always been trusted by Dai's father, but his recent abnormal behavior has attracted Dai Shiya's attention. He always makes mysterious phone calls and often avoids others and goes to the tea room alone. More importantly, Dai Shiya discovered that he has been in frequent contact with Mr. Li of the competitor "Future Technology" recently.
All signs indicate that Secretary Zhang is most likely the insider who leaked the company's secrets. To confirm her guess, Dai Shiya decided to "lure the snake out of its hole." She deliberately leaked the news that the company was developing a new technology that would be the key to the company's future development.
As expected, Secretary Zhang quickly took the bait. He began to secretly collect information about this "new technology" and tried to pass it on. Dai Shiya saw this and sneered in her heart. She wanted to see what this traitor wanted to do.
One night, Dai Shiya deliberately placed a fake "technical document" in the office and pretended to leave the company. She hid in the dark and quietly observed the movements in the office.
In the dead of night, a dark figure sneaked into the office. The dark figure walked to Dai Shiya's desk, picked up the "technical information", and quickly put it into his briefcase.
"Secretary Zhang, it's so late, are you still working overtime?" Dai Shiya suddenly appeared with a cold tone.
Secretary Zhang was so frightened that his entire body trembled, and the briefcase in his hand fell to the ground with a dull "bang" sound...
"Mr. Dai...Mr. Dai, why are you here?" Secretary Zhang's face was pale, his eyes were evasive, and he explained incoherently, "I...I just came to get a document, and I'll leave right away..."
"Oh? Really?" Dai Shiya walked up to him slowly, bent down and picked up the briefcase on the ground, "Then what is this document?"
Secretary Zhang's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He hesitated and couldn't speak for a long time. Dai Shiya was not in a hurry either. She just looked at him quietly, her eyes as sharp as a knife.
During the standoff, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and shareholder Qian walked in with a bulging belly and an angry face: "Dai Shiya, why do you want to call everyone here in the middle of the night? The company's business is not over yet, and you are starting to mess with us old employees. Do you want to drive us all away so that you can monopolize the power?!"
It turned out that when shareholder Qian heard that Dai Shiya was investigating the company's internal personnel, he thought she was targeting him and immediately became restless. He was already dissatisfied with Dai Shiya taking over the company, and now he was taking advantage of the situation to give her a warning.
Dai Shiya glanced at him coldly, ignoring his unreasonable behavior, and turned her gaze back to Secretary Zhang, saying indifferently: "Secretary Zhang, you haven't answered my question yet."
Secretary Zhang was intimidated by Dai Shiya's aura. He looked at shareholder Qian for help, but found that the other party didn't dare to look at him. He knew that he was completely screwed this time.
When shareholder Qian saw that Dai Shiya ignored him, he became even more angry and pointed at Dai Shiya's nose and scolded, "Stop pretending here! Don't think I don't know what you are up to. You just want to ruin the company and kick us all out!"
Dai Shiya was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. She simply ignored his existence and turned to the security guard behind her and said, "Take him away and check him thoroughly!"
Two security guards stepped forward and carried the still-chattering shareholder Qian out. The office suddenly became quiet, with only Dai Shiya and Secretary Zhang left.
Dai Shiya opened her briefcase and took out a document. It was a cooperation agreement between the company and an important client, and the data on the agreement had been tampered with!
"Secretary Zhang, did you change this agreement?" Dai Shiya's tone was cold, as if it was a judgment from hell.
Secretary Zhang knew that he could no longer hide the truth, so he fell to his knees and admitted his crime while crying bitterly.
However, Dai Shiya did not feel relieved, but more worried. She knew that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind this. Secretary Zhang was just a pawn. Who was the mastermind behind this and why did he do this?
Dai Shiya interrogated Secretary Zhang overnight and finally found out the whole story. It turned out that Secretary Zhang owed a huge debt due to gambling, and was caught by Mr. Li of "Future Technology" and forced to work for him.
"Future Technology" is the company's biggest competitor. They have always wanted to acquire the company. This incident is just part of their plan.
Dai Shiya realized that what she was facing was not just commercial competition, but a war without gunpowder. And this war has just begun...
Dai Shiya sorted out the documents one by one, rubbed her tired temples, and was about to get up and leave. Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door, and a calm voice came from outside the door: "Shiya, there are some things we need to talk about."
"Come in." Dai Shiya rubbed her brows and tidied up the messy documents on the table.
Wei Qing pushed the door open and saw Dai Shiya's tired look. A trace of worry flashed in her eyes: "Shiya, are you okay? How is the investigation going?"
Dai Shiya shook her head slightly and told the story of what Secretary Zhang had told her and the behind-the-scenes manipulation of "Future Technology".
"I knew it wasn't that simple!" Wei Qing frowned, "This 'Future Technology' is really despicable. They actually used this method to steal trade secrets!"
"Yeah, it's hard to guard against." Dai Shiya sighed, but her eyes were burning with anger, "I will never let them succeed!"
"Shiya, what are you going to do?" Wei Qing asked calmly, "Although we have evidence of Secretary Zhang's guilt, we don't have any solid evidence on Future Technology's side."
"I know, so we can't alert the enemy." Dai Shiya took a deep breath, "I want to make Future Technology suffer the consequences of its own actions and make them pay the price for their actions!"
Wei Qing looked at Dai Shiya worriedly: "But how can you do it? Also, I have one more thing to remind you. We have to be more cautious with Secretary Zhang. He may have realized that he has been exposed, and he may do something even crazier out of desperation."
Dai Shiya's eyes flashed with a cold light, and her tone was firm: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything. Secretary Zhang's every move is under my control. As for 'Future Technology'..."
She didn't say anything more, but the gleam in her eyes made Wei Qing feel relieved. She believed that Dai Shiya would have a way to solve the current predicament.
A few days later, the atmosphere at the company's high-level meeting was solemn and depressing.
Dai Shiya sat at the conference table, her eyes scanning everyone present, finally stopping on Secretary Zhang.
"Everyone, I have called you here today because I have something important to announce." Dai Shiya said calmly, but with a force that cannot be ignored, "There is a commercial spy inside our company."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the conference room.
"What? Corporate espionage?!"
"Who is it? How could he do such a thing?!"
"The company has been so good to us, how could he have the heart to betray the company!"
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Under everyone's shocked gaze, Dai Shiya slammed the document in her hand heavily on the table and said in a cold voice: "Secretary Zhang, do you have anything else to say?"
All eyes were focused on Secretary Zhang. His face was pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he was still making his last struggle: "Boss Dai, I don't know what you are talking about, I..."
"That's enough!" Dai Shiya interrupted his argument harshly and put pieces of evidence in front of him. "These are all the evidence of your contact with Mr. Li of Future Technology. What else do you have to say?!"
Secretary Zhang's face suddenly turned pale, he knew that he was finished.
Faced with the irrefutable evidence, Secretary Zhang finally admitted his crime. There was an uproar in the company, and everyone was angry and disgusted with his behavior.
However, Dai Shiya did not feel relieved, but became even more worried.
Although Secretary Zhang's problem was solved, the shadow of "Future Technology" still looms over the company. What's worse, this incident has caused great damage to the company's reputation. Partner companies have expressed concerns, and some have even begun to cancel cooperation.
Dai Shiya knew that the real test had just begun...
"Shiya, what should we do now?" Wei Qing looked at Dai Shiya with a worried look on her face, and her heart was filled with worry.
Dai Shiya looked out the window with a firm look in her eyes: "I want everyone to know..."
"...I want everyone to know that our company will not be defeated by any difficulties, nor will it succumb to any threats!" Dai Shiya turned around, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.
Wei Qing looked at her and felt a warm feeling in her heart. She knew that no matter what difficulties she encountered, Dai Shiya would not give up easily.
"But, Shiya, many of our partner companies have lost their trust in us. How can we recover our losses?" Wei Qing asked, her tone full of worry.
"This is indeed a tricky matter." Dai Shiya walked to the French window with a frown on her face. The prosperous scene of the city lost its color in her eyes. "'Future Technology' is really vicious. Not only did they steal our business secrets, they also tried to damage our reputation by spreading rumors."
She took a deep breath and continued, "The most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts and take practical actions as soon as possible to prove our strength and integrity to the outside world."
"You're right, but..." Wei Qing hesitated to speak. She knew that the current situation was far worse than she had imagined.
Sure enough, bad news came one after another in the next few days.
Several companies that were originally interested in cooperating with them said they would reconsider, and some even unilaterally announced the cancellation of cooperation.
The atmosphere inside the company has also dropped to freezing point. Employees are panicked and full of worries about the future of the company.
"Shiya, this is a lawyer's letter from 'Hengtai Group'. They require us to compensate for liquidated damages, and..." Wei Qing held the document in her hand, her face pale and her voice trembling.
Dai Shiya took the document and browsed it quickly, her face becoming solemn.
"I understand, you should go out first." She took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.
Wei Qing glanced at her worriedly and silently exited the office.
Dai Shiya was sitting alone in an empty office. Outside the window, the hustle and bustle of the city seemed to be cut off, and the whole world was eerily quiet.
She closed her eyes and tried to calm down.
"Boom boom boom…"
There was a rapid knock on the door, pulling Dai Shiya out of her thoughts.
"Come in."
The office door was pushed open and shareholder Qian walked in with an anxious look on his face.
"Boss Dai, something bad has happened! The people at Jiahe Group..."