Double evil in the business district

In room 1208 of the Regent Hotel, the air is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Xiao Yue pushed the door open and saw a tall man standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to her, admiring the night view of the city.

The man slowly turned around, revealing an angular face and deep, sharp eyes. He was Shen Ting's competitor, Gu Changfeng, the president of Gu Group.

"Mr. Xiao, you are indeed punctual." Gu Changfeng raised a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, "Please sit down."

Xiao Yue sat down opposite him and asked directly, "Mr. Gu, you said on the phone that you could help me solve my financial problems. What did you mean?"

Gu Changfeng crossed his fingers and placed them on the table, his tone tinged with joking, "Boss Xiao, I heard that you've been running around for Xiao's environmental protection projects, but you've been hitting a wall time and time again. It's really heartbreaking."

Xiao Yue frowned slightly, did not respond, and waited for his next words.

"I can help you solve your funding problem," Gu Changfeng paused, "but my condition is that you must give up your cooperation with Shen's and cooperate with me instead."

Xiao Yue's heart trembled. This condition was beyond her expectations.

Giving up the cooperation with Shen's means giving up Shen Ting and giving up what she has always insisted on.

"Mr. Gu, I regret that I cannot accept your conditions." Xiao Yue said firmly, "My cooperation with Shen Corporation is based on mutual benefit and win-win results. I will not give up easily."

Gu Changfeng seemed to have anticipated her refusal. He calmly took out a document from the drawer and pushed it in front of Xiao Yue: "Mr. Xiao, take a look at this first."

Xiao Yue picked up the document suspiciously, glanced through it quickly, and his expression gradually became solemn.

This document is a confidential document within Shen's company, which details Shen's future development strategy, including the evaluation and follow-up plan of Xiao's environmental protection project.

"Mr. Gu, what do you mean?" Xiao Yue raised his head and stared at Gu Changfeng with sharp eyes.

Gu Changfeng chuckled: "I just want Mr. Xiao to understand that Shen Ting is not as reliable as you think. He may have other purposes for approaching you."

Xiao Yue's heart was filled with turmoil, but she tried to remain calm. She took a deep breath and said, "Even so, I won't change my decision. Mr. Gu, please go back."

"Mr. Xiao, are you really not going to reconsider this?" Gu Changfeng said with a hint of regret, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Xiao Yue ignored him and stood up to leave.

"Wait," Gu Changfeng suddenly stopped her, "I can change the conditions."

Xiao Yue stopped, turned around and looked at him puzzledly.

"How about using a small patented technology from Xiao's company as part of the exchange?" A gleam of light flashed in Gu Changfeng's eyes.

Xiao Yue was stunned. This...

"Deal." Xiao Yue uttered these two words without hesitation.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Changfeng's eyes. He obviously didn't expect her to agree so readily.

He originally thought that it would take some time to convince her, and was even prepared to be rejected by her again.

"However," Xiao Yue changed the subject, "I have one more condition." She looked at Gu Changfeng with a firm gaze and said word by word: "I want to destroy this document." Gu Changfeng looked at Xiao Yue deeply, as if evaluating the truthfulness of her words.

After a moment's silence, he raised the corner of his mouth with an imperceptible arc: "Deal." In front of Xiao Yue, he put the document into the shredder and watched it turn into pieces.

"Mr. Xiao is indeed a quick-witted person."

Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief, the heavy stone pressing on his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Please also ask Mr. Gu to fulfill my conditions as soon as possible."

Gu Changfeng snapped his fingers, and a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with an elegant temperament walked in.

"This is Professor Fang, a senior environmental technology expert. I believe he can help Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Yue nodded politely to Professor Fang, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.

The meeting with Gu Changfeng went more smoothly than she expected. Although she had to sell a small patent, it solved the funding problem and also provided technical support, which was undoubtedly a huge turning point.

After leaving the Regent Hotel, Xiao Yue immediately contacted Shen Ting.

"Shen Ting, I succeeded!" Xiao Yue's voice was filled with irrepressible excitement.

After listening to her story, Shen Ting's eyes were full of admiration.

He walked up to Xiao Yue, gently stroked her hair, and said in a gentle tone: "Yueyue, you are awesome."

Xiao Yue leaned in his arms, enjoying a moment of peace.

After solving the financial and technical problems, Xiao's environmental protection project can finally proceed smoothly.

However, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart. Gu Changfeng's behavior was too abnormal. What was his real purpose?

"Shen Ting," Xiao Yue raised her head, a hint of doubt in her eyes, "Tell me, why did Gu Changfeng help me?"

Shen Ting's eyes were deep, with a barely perceptible hint of coldness in them.

He patted Xiao Yue's shoulder gently, and said meaningfully: "Maybe he just wants you to owe him a favor."

Xiao Yue's heart tightened, and he always felt that things were not that simple.

The next day, Xiao Yue brought Professor Fang to Xiao's Enterprise.

"Professor Fang, this is the core technical difficulty of our project." Xiao Yue pointed to the drawing and explained to Professor Fang.

Professor Fang studied the blueprints carefully, his brow furrowed, and he said nothing...

Suddenly, he raised his head and stared at Xiao Yue with burning eyes, "If... here..."

Professor Fang tapped a key point on the drawing with his finger and said excitedly: "If we modify the parameters and adjust the structure here, we can break through the existing technical bottleneck!" He explained the improvement plan incessantly, with wisdom flashing in his eyes.

Xiao Yue and technician Chen listened attentively, asking questions from time to time, and Professor Fang patiently answered them.

After intense discussions and repeated deductions, the final improvement plan was finally determined.

Engineer Zhao was skeptical about this plan at first, thinking it was too risky, but seeing that Xiao Yue and Professor Fang were full of confidence, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the team to conduct the experiment.

The experimental process was full of twists and turns and almost failed several times, but under the leadership of Engineer Zhao, the team members relied on their tenacious perseverance and unremitting efforts and finally made a breakthrough at the last moment!

Looking at the experimental data, Engineer Zhao was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He held Xiao Yue's hand tightly and choked up, "Mr. Xiao, we succeeded!"

With the joy of success and the confidence of technological breakthrough, Xiao Yue came to the bank again and found President Sun.

She presented the latest project progress and the financial guarantee provided by Gu Changfeng, and a hint of surprise appeared on President Sun's originally stern face.

He flipped through the documents carefully, looking up at Xiao Yue from time to time, his eyes full of scrutiny.

"Mr. Xiao," President Sun put down the document, his tone much softer, "It seems that your project does have great potential, but..." He deliberately prolonged the last syllable and watched Xiao Yue's reaction.

Xiao Yue calmly answered all of President Sun's questions and skillfully demonstrated the project's advantages and future profit potential.

In the end, President Sun was impressed by her confidence and the potential of the project and finally agreed to the loan application.

Just when Xiao Yue thought everything was settled, a sudden phone call broke this brief peace.

The serious voice of Environmentalist Li came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Xiao, we have decided to carry out the project acceptance in advance, and the time is set for next Tuesday." Xiao Yue's hand holding the phone suddenly tightened, and his face turned pale in an instant.

next Tuesday?

how can that be!

"Environmental Officer Li, this..." Xiao Yue wanted to buy some time, but Environmental Officer Li interrupted him mercilessly: "This is the final decision, please be prepared, Mr. Xiao." After that, he hung up the phone.

Secretary Wu looked at Xiao Yue's pale face and asked cautiously, "Mr. Xiao, what's wrong?" Xiao Yue took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and said in a low voice, "Notify all project team members and hold an emergency meeting immediately." She looked out the window, the gloomy sky seemed to foreshadow an impending storm.

"Tell them we... might be in big trouble."