On Monday morning, Mint took the bus to work as usual.
During the morning rush hour, the carriage was very crowded, but because the station where she got on the bus was far away, she was lucky enough to get a seat.
But despite this, she still felt a little tired.
She thought that maybe because she was too busy recently, she didn't have a good rest on Sunday. Instead, she went to the kindergarten to teach the children.
She didn't know if it was because she hadn't been around such young children for so long. They were chattering so loudly that her head was about to explode. It was noisy, but the children were all very cute, and she couldn't help but think of An An when she was little.
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Sitting next to the window, the morning sunlight shines warmly in, falling on the woman's soft face, and her expression reveals the brilliance of maternal love.
"Ring, ring, ring—" the cell phone suddenly rang, and Mint quickly took out the phone from his pocket. It was a relatively unfamiliar number.
She picked up the question suspiciously, "Hello? Hello..."
"Hello, are you Miss Mint? This is XX Hospital. You did several tests in our hospital a few days ago, but due to an accidental fire in the data room, all the test sheets were destroyed..."
"All destroyed?" Mint couldn't help but be surprised, it was so serious!
"Yes, we are sorry for this. Miss Mint, please come over again at some time. We will give you another examination for free. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to you."
"Oh, no need, I'm fine already." Mint said tolerantly, and at the same time she blamed herself. Before, she suspected that the hospital was a shady operation, but now that there was a problem, they offered to check it again for free. She
It's really shameful.
"Okay, Miss Bo, but if you still need it, just come to the outpatient clinic to register." The staff said responsibly.
"Okay, I understand, thank you." Mint said politely, and then hung up the phone gently.
How could she have the nerve to go there again? She just had gout caused by eating seafood and drinking beer that day. Because she didn't eat much, she didn't have any serious problems. Moreover, it had been more than a week and she had already recovered.
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Putting her phone back in her pocket, she looked at the traffic conditions outside. There were still more than ten stops to get to the vicinity of the convention and exhibition center.
"Good morning, fellow passengers, this is "The Voice of the Morning". Today's main content is..." The mobile TV on the bus began to broadcast the morning news.
Because Mint was sitting, there were many passengers standing in front of and behind her, so she couldn't see the screen and could only use the listening device.
"Last night at two o'clock, a major news suddenly broke on the Internet - the news that had been rumored before about Joe's plan to establish a branch in Europe was true. The spokesperson of Joe's personally admitted it when recording a program on the TV station last night
, Qiao's technicians have invented a new technology code-named 'bazx-2', and Qiao's will apply for a patent for this technology soon..." the news anchor reported fluently.
What? bazx-2?
Mint suddenly stood up from his seat, squeezed through the crowd and rushed to the front of the screen, looking at the content on the TV in disbelief.
How is it possible? Bazx-2 is a new invention of the French Xinlin Company, which is going to be unveiled at this expo! How could it suddenly become Trader Joe's?
Qiao Lijie! He must have done it!
Mint made a judgment right away, but how did Qiao Lijie obtain this technology?
In the previous meetings, this issue was not involved at all, and her information was absolutely impossible to be leaked. This time, she dared to guarantee that all the documents she handled were correct!
But it's all in the news now. Joe's couldn't do it empty-handed. He must have acquired the technology before he dared to make such a statement.
And the news was released in the middle of the night yesterday, which shows how anxious they are. It is obvious that they want to get the upper hand. Before the French Xinlin Company notices, they will start an information war to let everyone know that bazx-2 belongs to Joe!
If this happened, the French Xinlin Company would definitely suspect that the organizing committee had leaked the information, and she was the first to bear the brunt and could not escape the blame.
Although she doesn't know where she made a mistake, now is not the time to shirk responsibility. She must first figure out what happened!
Mint quickly picked up her bag and squeezed through the crowd to the back door. As soon as the bus stopped, she rushed off the bus.
Although there was still a long way to go before she reached her workplace, she couldn't wait any longer and had to go to the office right away!
Mint stood on the side of the road, quickly hailed a taxi and hurried to the convention and exhibition center.
As soon as the taxi stopped, her cell phone rang again. It was Team Leader Li!
Mint picked up in fear, "Hey, Team Leader Li... yes, I heard about it. I'm already downstairs and will be there soon!"
While talking on the phone and paying the driver, Bo Min didn't dare to waste any more time. After getting off the car, he rushed upstairs.
In the office, Team Leader Li was already waiting there, Fang Yuan was also there, and even Qiao Nawei was called because she was considered a deputy director anyway. In addition, there were several members of the organizing committee.
great leader.
Everyone's serious expressions made her feel that the situation was serious.
It's not yet work time, and other employees haven't arrived yet, but the atmosphere in the office is already extremely tense.
"Please move to the conference room to talk," Team Leader Li advocated.
The leaders walked towards the conference room one after another, with Mint walking at the end timidly.
She subconsciously looked for someone in the crowd, but Guan Shouheng was not there.
Her heart felt empty and she felt a little helpless. On the other hand, she couldn't help but worry that he must be appeasing the staff of the French Xinlin Company.
It seems that the matter is really as serious as she imagined, or even more serious!
Mint gently closed the door of the conference room. As the door clicked softly, her heart also "thumped".
Everyone was sitting at the long table in the conference room, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
After a while, Team Leader Li took the lead to break the silence. After all, she was Bo Mint's immediate boss, and she felt very embarrassed when something like this happened.
"Mint, it happened suddenly, and the attitude of the French Xinlin Company is very tough. They insisted that it was our work mistakes that led to the outflow of their technology. Mr. Guan went over to appease them last night, but
There is still no news, so it is probably difficult to convince them. Therefore, we must also be mentally prepared..."
"..." Mint was shocked and felt something was wrong.
Team Leader Li paused for a moment before slowly saying the opinions that all the leaders had just unanimously approved, "Please put down the work at hand for the time being and wait until this matter is clarified before continuing."
Mint subconsciously clenched his fist, meaning he was suspended first?
She immediately felt embarrassed. To a certain extent, this was tantamount to condemning her first.
However, she could only accept it.
There were priorities, and she had to stay calm first.
"Okay, I'm willing to cooperate." Mint said sternly.
A gleam flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes.
Team leader Li nodded and continued to cross-examine, "Mint, please recall for yourself first. Is there anything inappropriate in the previous meetings?"
Mint knew that this was a routine inquiry, so she tried her best to suppress the embarrassment in her heart and thought about it seriously. But before she could speak, Qiao Nawei spoke and said rudely, "Team Leader Li, what do you mean?
Is our Joe stealing information?"
Team leader Li replied calmly, "Ms. Qiao, I didn't say that. Please be patient and calm down. Everything can be found out slowly."
Qiao Nawei was used to being unruly and willful. She didn't give face to anyone. She just snorted, stood up and said, "This matter concerns our Qiao family, so it is not convenient for me to be here. I will go back to my office first."
"That's fine." Team Leader Li nodded in agreement.
Qiao Nawei stood up slowly, but before leaving, she said the next sentence, "I can guarantee that Ms. Qiao is innocent! No one can frame us!"
After saying that, he walked away proudly on his three-inch high heels.
Fang Yuan stared at her back fiercely, this stupid woman!
Mint was dumbfounded in her heart. Although Qiao Nawei had always been against her, in this matter, she spoke for Qiao, which was equivalent to helping her, because if Qiao was innocent, then she would not exist.
Suspected of leaking information.
She knew that Qiao Nawei didn't want to help her, but Qiao's innocence was obviously more important.
But no matter what, Qiao Nawei's words still had some effect. She saw several leaders at the meeting whispering together, as if discussing something.
Now I just hope that the French Xinlin Company will not be too tough and give them some time to find out.
Mint prayed secretly, but in reality, things always went against his wishes.
The door of the conference room was knocked twice, and then the door opened. Guan Shouheng slowly walked in after the assistant opened the door.
Everyone's nerves were tense. His appearance meant that he was about to convey the attitude of the French Xinlin Company.
Mint's heart was even more constricted, and even her breathing tightened subconsciously, not even daring to take a breath.
"Guan Yi, how is the situation?" Everyone was anxious.
Guan Shouheng's handsome face was solemn, and his stern expression made people feel invisible pressure.
His dark eyes swept across the people in front of the conference table, and then he motioned to his assistant to send the document to everyone for reading.
Mint also reached out and took one. After quickly browsing a few lines, his face turned pale!
how so?
The French Xinlin company actually wants to sue directly? Even the information has been printed out!
She suddenly felt confused and didn't know what to do.
In the column for the person being prosecuted, her name is written directly.
Now there is only one dispensable procedure left, and that is the attitude of the organizing committee.
No need to ask, she also knew that the organizing committee would definitely agree, because she had to agree even if she disagreed. The organizing committee had no say in this matter at all. It was extremely merciful that the French Xinlin Company did not sue the organizing committee together.
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It was obvious that she was going to be the scapegoat.
But she never did it! It was too late for her to hate Qiao Lijie, so how could she help him steal information?
And this time is different from the previous situation. Her information was handed over to her by Team Leader Li personally, and it has never passed through the hands of others since then.
When she was in the office, she never let the documents out of her sight. She even put them in her bag when she went to the bathroom, and even took them home directly after get off work.
Moreover, after what happened last time, the security in the office has been strengthened, and no one will dare to make any small moves anymore.
Therefore, she can be 10,000 certain that the information will never be leaked from her hands!
The links above her were even less likely to make mistakes. Those materials were given to her by Team Leader Li, who got them directly from the leaders of the organizing committee without even going through Guan Shuheng.
Whether Team Leader Li or the leaders of the organizing committee, they are all stakeholders. They are all on the same front. There is no reason to knowingly do something wrong, because if something goes wrong, they will all be jointly and severally responsible!
Therefore, there is no possibility that the information will flow out from the expo!
It is precisely because of this that the organizing committee chose to sacrifice her alone, because they could not find out the reason, but the leak was an obvious fact. It was the lesser of two harms, so they could only let her bear it alone.
But she can't admit this crime!
Because this is not just a matter of work errors, but also involves character and moral issues!
If she is prosecuted or punished for this matter, how will she behave in the future?
She is not alone now, she also has An An! An An cannot have a mother with stains on her body!
Because of her mother's affairs, she has suffered a lot of contempt from people over the years, so she cannot let An An be like her, and she cannot let An An suffer that kind of contempt and insult in the future!
"I haven't done it! From a public point of view, I will not betray work information to outsiders. From a private point of view, I don't like people from Qiao's, so I have no criminal motive! And in the process of working, I have always
I'm very cautious, I can guarantee that I didn't make any mistakes this time!" Mint tried hard to argue for himself.
"But the people at Xinlin Company in France said that in the previous meetings, you and Mr. Qiao seemed to be old acquaintances? So they suspected that you were in cahoots!"
"I don't!" Bo Min said righteously, "I admit that I know Qiao Lijie, but we don't have any friendship. On the contrary, we had some unpleasant personal grudges in the past! Therefore, it is impossible for me to help him steal information! This is related to
Sir, you can prove it!"
The question was immediately posed to Guan Shouheng. As soon as Mint finished speaking, he was also stunned.
Unconsciously, she still relied on him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." I didn't mean to mention their previous affairs in front of so many people. Although everyone already knew about it after Qiao Nawei's publicity, but knowing it, speaking it out in person is another story.
Something happened.
Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Guan Shouheng.
Mint subconsciously pursed her lips and looked at him. Although she knew she had made a mistake, she still expected him to give an answer.
She didn't need him to say anything else, she just needed him to tell everyone the truth. It was really impossible for her to help Qiao Lijie!
However, he said——
"I can only prove that Miss Bo and Mr. Qiao did have some unpleasantness in the past. As for the rest, we have to wait until the truth is found out before we can draw a conclusion." Guan Shouheng said objectively.
Mint was struck by lightning, and even he didn't believe her?
She subconsciously bit her lip, biting it until the skin was broken and bleeding, but she still refused to let go.
But my lips didn't hurt at all, what hurt was my heart.
Suddenly, she was filled with words she wanted to refute, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't utter a single word.
It seems that there is no meaning without explanation.
"Dang-dang--" The knock on the door rang again. This time, several policemen came, wearing uniforms with the words "Commercial Crime Investigation Team" written on their IDs.
A chief superintendent stood in front of Bo Bo and said coldly, "Ms. Bo, we just checked and there is suddenly an extra amount of money in your account, worth 10 million!"
What?
Mint was shocked, ten million? How is that possible? She had seen the passbook a few days ago, and the five digits on it were not even there!
"I'm sorry, I don't know about this. I only have one passbook, and I haven't activated bank SMS notifications. I don't know why there is so much money in my account." She explained quickly.
"Then we can only wait for the investigation. Miss Bo, please come with us. We have a few questions to ask you." The other two senior superintendents said majestically.
Mint was terrified inside, but had nothing to say.
"Mr. Guan..." The chief superintendent looked at Guan Shouheng again and said sternly, "The representative of the French Xinlin Company said that they had five meetings with Mr. Qiao Lijie before, and you also participated in two of them.
, but Mr. Blanco said that he has known you for many years and he believes in your character, but as usual, we still have to ask you to go back to investigate. I hope you can forgive me and cooperate."
"Of course, I will tell you everything I know," Guan Shouheng said fearlessly.
"Thank you Mr. Guan for your understanding."
Guan Shouheng nodded silently.
"Ms. Bo, I'm offended." The three policemen made an "invitation" gesture.
Mint's throat was sore and her legs were weak as she walked out.
Guan Shouheng looked at her haggard back, his pupils slightly opened, and he couldn't help but worry.
But he controlled his emotions strongly, deliberately pretended to be ruthless, raised his legs and followed.
He had no choice but to make things worse. Only in this way could he kill all those who tried to harm her!