Double evil in the business district

Xiao Yue's heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

She grabbed Shen Ting's arm and said hurriedly, "It's Researcher Liu! He seems to be burning something!" Shen Ting followed her gaze and saw Researcher Liu standing stealthily next to the trash can in the corner of the parking lot, with the fire in his hand flashing and extinguishing.

The two quickly went downstairs and headed straight for the parking lot.

Xiao Yue rushed to Researcher Liu and shouted, "What are you doing?!" Researcher Liu was startled by the sudden questioning and dropped the remaining documents in his hand to the ground.

His eyes flickered and he explained in a panic: "Nothing...nothing! I was just...processing some waste paper..." A familiar drawing logo was revealed in the corner of the scattered document. Xiao Yue picked it up quickly. It was the original technical data they had been looking for!

"What is this?! You still say you didn't do it?!" Xiao Yue was furious, and his questioning voice echoed in the parking lot.

Researcher Liu suddenly became tough, pointing at Xiao Yue and shouting, "You're slandering me! I'm just an ordinary employee. How could I possibly have access to these confidential documents? It's you! You must be framing me!"

Xiao Yue was speechless. She had clearly seen it with her own eyes, but she couldn't explain it clearly. A feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart.

At this moment, a steady voice came from behind: "Really?" Shen Ting appeared behind them at some point. His powerful aura instantly shocked Researcher Liu, and his original arrogance was instantly extinguished.

He pulled Xiao Yue behind him and stood in front of her like a mountain.

Shen Ting pulled Xiao Yue to an empty corner and gently pushed her against the wall, their bodies pressed tightly together.

Xiao Yue could feel his hot breath on her face and his strong heartbeat hitting her chest.

Shen Ting lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." The warm breath brushed past her ears, making Xiao Yue's whole body go limp.

She looked up at Shen Ting's deep eyes, which were full of strength and tenderness, making her feel extremely safe and dependent.

At this moment, she seemed to have found her support, a harbor that could shelter her from the wind and rain.

Shen Ting let go of Xiao Yue, turned and walked towards Researcher Liu, his eyes as cold as a cold pond.

"The surveillance cameras have captured everything," he said calmly, but with unquestionable majesty, "Do you have anything else to say?" Researcher Liu's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he could no longer utter a word.

Shen Ting took out his cell phone and dialed a number: "Detective Zhao, the person has been caught, come over and deal with it." He hung up the phone, turned back to Xiao Yue and smiled, and said softly: "Let's go, let's go back."

Xiao Yue held the documents tightly in her hand and followed Shen Ting, feeling an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

She always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed...

Back in the office, Xiao Yue handed the information to Lawyer Zhang: "Lawyer Zhang, please take a look at this..."

Lawyer Zhang put on his reading glasses and carefully looked through the documents, his brows furrowed more and more.

"This is indeed a very complete technical document, extremely detailed from both theoretical and practical aspects." He took off his glasses and spoke solemnly, "The other party clearly came prepared. This layout is extremely rigorous and almost impenetrable."

Xiao Yue's heart sank, as if falling into an ice cellar.

"Is it true... that we really have no chance of winning?"

"No," Lawyer Zhang said with a firm look, "Any conspiracy has loopholes. We just need to find them."

Xiao Yue rekindled a glimmer of hope. She clenched her fists and looked determined: "I will find it! I must prove our company's innocence!"

In the next few days, Xiao Yue, like a tireless cheetah, conducted a carpet-style investigation within the company.

She questioned each employee one by one, carefully checked every document, and did not miss any clues.

However, her investigation ran into obstacles at every turn.

Most employees were hostile to her, believing she was making a big deal out of nothing, and some even publicly accused her of creating panic.

"Xiao Yue, what on earth do you want to do? The company is already in chaos already, do you want to make it worse?" Marketing Manager Li Feng complained dissatisfiedly.

"I just want to find out the truth," Xiao Yue said calmly, but her eyes were extremely determined. "This matter concerns the survival of the company. I must get to the bottom of it."

"The truth? Who do you think you are? Sherlock Holmes?" Wang Qiang, the technical director, sneered, "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're close to Mr. Shen!"

Xiao Yue's heart felt like it was pricked by a needle, and a deep feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart.

She turned and left silently, her lonely figure looking particularly desolate.

Just when she was about to despair, Secretary Gao knocked on her office door.

"Manager Xiao," Secretary Gao carefully handed her a USB flash drive, "This is... some data I backed up earlier, maybe... it will be useful to you." Xiao Yue took the USB flash drive, a glimmer of hope rising in her heart, but she did not show it, and just said "thank you" lightly.

After Secretary Gao left, Xiao Yue inserted the USB drive into the computer, but the USB drive was empty...

Xiao Yue suddenly looked up, his eyes falling on the surveillance camera in the corner...

Is it...

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and data clerk Chen stood at the door panting, with a hint of panic on his face: "Xiao... Manager Xiao! I remembered! There is another one... and another one..." Data clerk Chen spoke intermittently about a forgotten mobile hard drive, which was placed in a safe in the corner of the company's archives room and no one had cared about it for many years.

A flame of hope ignited in Xiao Yue's heart, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw in the darkness.

She immediately stood up and walked quickly to the archives room, followed closely by Chen the data clerk.

In the evening, Shen Ting came to Xiao Yue's office and saw that she was still working hard. He rubbed her hair with heartache and said, "Let's go and have dinner first." Xiao Yue nodded, and a smile appeared on her tired face.

In the high-end restaurant, Shen Ting skillfully cut the steak for Xiao Yue, his delicate movements revealing tenderness and doting.

Xiao Yue looked at the man in front of her, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

He always supported her silently, gave her strength, and prevented her from collapsing in difficult situations.

Back at the company, Xiao Yue couldn't wait to connect the mobile hard drive to the computer.

However, an encryption prompt box popped up, hitting her like a blow to the head and bringing her to the bottom.

"A password is needed..." Xiao Yue muttered to himself, frowning.

Data clerk Chen was also stunned. She had no idea there was such a thing as a password.

Xiao Yue took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.

She began trying various possible password combinations: the company's founding date, the project launch date, and even her own birthday...

I tried again and again, but failed again and again.

The office was silent, with only the sound of typing keyboards and the two people's increasingly heavy breathing.

The clock on the wall ticked away minute by minute, and time seemed to be infinitely stretched.

Suddenly, Xiao Yue raised his head sharply, staring at Chen the data officer with a sharp gaze, and said word by word: "Do you think...he is a little strange today?"