Double evil in the business district

Chapter 277 Xiao Yue's Investigation: First Visit to the Secret Leak Maze

The shrill ring of the phone broke the tranquility of the night. Xiao Yue woke up suddenly, and the remaining sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

An urgent voice came from the other end of the phone, reporting an emergency situation in which the core secrets of Xiao's enterprise had been leaked.

The sweetness of nestling in Shen Ting's arms seemed like a dream, but the cruel reality brought her back to reality.

Xiao Yue's eyes became determined. Protecting the Xiao family was her only thought at the moment.

The next morning, Xiao Yue stepped into the Xiao office area, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

The employees were talking and whispering to each other, their eyes lingering on her with inquiry and confusion.

Supervisor Gao walked up to her with a haughty look on his face and said sarcastically, "Director Xiao, you're here to investigate so soon? You're not just putting on a show, are you?" He smiled contemptuously, "This is a leak of commercial secrets, not childish play. Can you, with your skinny arms and legs, handle it?"

Xiao Yue looked calm and unmoved.

She looked directly at Director Gao, her tone calm but with unquestionable majesty: "Director Gao, whether I am capable of doing this job is not up to you. Now, please cooperate with my investigation and provide all relevant information." She paused, her eyes as sharp as a knife, "Or, Director Gao, are you hiding something?" Director Gao's face changed, and he said angrily: "Are you doubting me?" Xiao Yue ignored his shouting and walked straight to her office.

She turned on her computer and began to sort out the whole story.

There are piles of documents on the desk, and each one may contain key clues.

Xiao Yue flipped through the pages carefully, his eyes focused and sharp, like a cheetah tracking its prey.

Time passed minute by minute, and the office was so quiet that the only sound was the shuffling of papers.

Suddenly, Xiao Yue's eyes stopped on an inconspicuous report.

She picked up the report, looked at it carefully, and frowned slightly.

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the office door...

"Director Xiao," Secretary Ma's voice sounded outside the door, "I have sorted out the information you requested."

Xiao Yue took the document handed to him by Secretary Ma and quickly glanced through it.

The document contains detailed records of recent entry and exit of company internal personnel, file access permissions, and some important meeting minutes.

"Thank you, Secretary Ma. This information is very helpful to me." There was a hint of subtle excitement in Xiao Yue's voice, as if he saw a ray of hope in the fog.

The originally solemn atmosphere in the office seemed to relax a little. The sunlight poured in through the blinds, casting mottled light and shadows on the floor, making everything seem brighter.

Following the clues provided by Secretary Ma, Xiao Yue identified several suspicious persons, including the timid employee Zhao.

Xiao Yue immediately contacted employee Zhao and asked him to come to the office.

Employee Zhao walked into Xiao Yue's office tremblingly, his eyes flickering, not daring to look directly into Xiao Yue's eyes.

"Employee Zhao, do you have anything to say about the recent leak of company secrets?" Xiao Yue asked straight to the point. Although his tone was calm, it carried a hint of unquestionable majesty.

Employee Zhao's face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak for a long time.

"I...I...I don't know..." He stammered, his eyes evasive, his hands clenched tightly together, his knuckles turning white.

"Employee Zhao, I hope you understand the seriousness of this matter." Xiao Yue emphasized, "Confession will be treated leniently, resistance will be treated severely. If you confess now, perhaps you can still gain leniency."

Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Employee Zhao's forehead. He swallowed nervously, his eyes wandering, as if he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle.

The air in the office froze, and the feeling of oppression was like an invisible net, tightly wrapping Xiao Yue.

"I...I..." Employee Zhao still hesitated and refused to tell the truth.

The fire of hope burning in Xiao Yue's heart seemed to be extinguished by a basin of cold water, and disappointment and frustration surged into his heart like a tide.

She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.

At this moment, the office door was gently pushed open a crack...

"Director Xiao..." A timid voice sounded outside the door.

Secretary Ma's slightly apologetic face peeked out from behind the crack in the door, "I seem to... have forgotten to give you an important document." Xiao Yue frowned slightly and motioned Secretary Ma to come in.

Secretary Ma gently placed a document on Xiao Yue's desk. The words "Senior Manager" were clearly printed on the file bag.

At this moment, Xiao Yue's eyes met Shen Ting's.

He stood at the office door at some point, his deep eyes filled with concern and encouragement.

The two smiled at each other, and the tense atmosphere in the office instantly dissipated, as if filled with pink bubbles.

Xiao Yue did not follow the conventional approach of starting the investigation from the lower-level employees, but directly retrieved the work records of the department heads. This move surprised everyone in the office.

The whispering sounded again, like a swarm of buzzing bees.

"What is Director Xiao trying to do? Why is she investigating the executives first?" "Does she suspect a leak from a high-ranking official?" "How bold! Senior executives are notoriously difficult to mess with..."

Xiao Yue ignored the discussions around her, browsing the documents in her hand intently, her slender fingers tapping quickly on the keyboard.

Suddenly, she stopped and her eyes were fixed on a line of data on the screen.

"Recently, a huge amount of money from unknown sources has been deposited into the senior executive's account..." Xiao Yue whispered to himself, with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

The office suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone held their breath and looked at Xiao Yue in surprise, as if time had stopped.

Xiao Yue frowned and fell into deep thought.

The emergence of this money undoubtedly adds new doubts to this case of confidentiality leak.

She raised her head, glanced at everyone, and said in a firm tone: "Secretary Ma, please help me find out the source and destination of this money." Secretary Ma immediately nodded, turned and left the office.

Xiao Yue's gaze fell back on the computer screen, with a glint of wisdom in his eyes.

"It seems that this case is more complicated than I thought..." Xiao Yue muttered to herself, her slender fingers tapping the table lightly, once, twice...