From an abandoned girl to a wealthy lady

Chapter 148: Suspicion shrouds the sky: Initial investigation into trade secrets is hindered

The lights suddenly came on and order returned to the banquet hall, but the ghostly waiter was gone.

Wen Nuan was still in shock, clutching tightly at the hem of her skirt that was soaked in red wine, and the uneasiness in her heart grew stronger.

Mo Han’s sudden disappearance and the meaningful words “The game begins” made her feel like she was falling into an ice cellar.

The leakage of business secrets is by no means a simple accident.

The next day, Wen Nuan began her investigation.

Without disturbing anyone, she went to the offices of various departments of the Mo family enterprise alone.

The first person she contacted was Department Manager Wu, a veteran in the company known for his smooth dealings.

"Manager Wu, I'd like to know what happens on the day of the summit, especially regarding the storage and circulation of information." Wen Nuan spoke straight to the point in a steady tone.

Manager Wu jumped up immediately like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "Ms. Wen, what do you mean? Are you doubting me? I have worked in Mo's for more than ten years, conscientiously and never made a mistake! You should ask someone else about this kind of thing!" He smiled, but could not hide the panic in his eyes. He kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, as if Wen Nuan was not asking about work, but some unspeakable secret.

Wen Nuan observed Manager Wu's reaction calmly, and had already made some judgment in her mind.

"Manager Wu, don't be nervous. I'm just asking a routine question. You know how important the summit is. No detail can be overlooked."

"Yes, yes, Miss Wen is right," Manager Wu agreed quickly, but still avoided the subject and refused to reveal any useful information. "However, as a department manager, I can't explain this kind of professional matter clearly. You should go find a professional. After all, everyone has their own expertise." He even hinted that Wen Nuan's ability was not enough to handle such a complicated situation.

Wen Nuan felt depressed, and Manager Wu's attitude made her more convinced that there must be something wrong.

She didn't insist any further and turned to leave Manager Wu's office, but her heart became more determined: she must find out the truth.

Next, Wen Nuan found Secretary Zhou, a young woman who knew some of the company's secrets.

Unlike Manager Wu's panic, Secretary Zhou seemed unusually silent. Facing Wen Nuan's questions, she just stammered and didn't dare to look directly into Wen Nuan's eyes.

"Secretary Zhou, don't be afraid. It's just a routine inquiry." Wen Nuan tried to slow down her tone, trying to make Secretary Zhou relax his guard.

Secretary Zhou bit his lip and clenched his hands tightly together, his knuckles turning white.

"Miss Wen, I... I..." She hesitated to speak, her eyes filled with fear and struggle.

Wen Nuan keenly noticed Secretary Zhou's strange behavior. She realized that Secretary Zhou didn't want to say it, but was afraid to say it.

Something was stopping her from telling the truth.

"Secretary Zhou," the warm voice deepened, "are you hiding something?"

Secretary Zhou's body trembled violently, tears welled up in his eyes instantly, but he still didn't say a word.

A tense atmosphere permeated the office, as if it were a taut string that could break at any time.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open...

The office door was pushed open, and Mo Han's tall figure appeared at the door. His sharp eyes swept across the office and finally fell on the shivering Secretary Zhou.

"What happened?" His voice was low, with a hint of imperceptible pressure.

When Secretary Zhou saw Mo Han, it was like he had grabbed a life-saving straw. His tears flowed even harder, but he still didn't dare to speak.

Wen Nuan stood up, walked to Mo Han, and briefly explained the situation.

Mo Han frowned after hearing this. He turned to look at Manager Wu and said in a cold tone, "Manager Wu, I hope you can cooperate with my wife's investigation. If you continue to obstruct, you will bear the consequences."

Manager Wu's face turned pale instantly. He knew what Mo Han meant by "you will bear the consequences at your own risk".

In the face of the power of the Mo family, his so-called smoothness and sophistication were completely vulnerable.

He took a deep breath and put on an even more flattering smile than before: "Mr. Mo, you misunderstood. How could I not cooperate with Miss Wen? It's just...it's just that there are some things I need to consult the board of directors..."

Mo Han sneered. "No need to ask for instructions. I can tell you right now that the board of directors fully supports Wen Nuan's investigation. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly."

Manager Wu was completely panicked. He realized that he had no way out.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes flickering as he finally revealed a clue: "On the day of the summit... I saw Captain Li... staying in the monitoring room for a long time..."

Wen Nuan keenly caught the name - Captain Li Baoan.

She looked at Mo Han, a gleam in her eyes.

"Captain Li Baoan?" She repeated the name in a low voice, feeling vaguely that this person might be the key to solving the mystery.

Mo Han noticed Wen Nuan's tiredness, walked behind her with concern, and gently massaged her shoulders.

"Thank you for your hard work," his voice was gentle, with a hint of doting, "Leave the rest to me."

Wen Nuan felt Mo Han's concern and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

But she knew that she had to investigate this matter herself, not only for the Mo family, but also for herself.

"No, I'm fine," she held Mo Han's hand, her eyes firm, "I'm going to continue investigating."

As the night deepened, the Mo family enterprise building was still brightly lit.

Wen Nuan and Mo Han walked out of the office side by side. The corridor was empty, with only their footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Suddenly, a figure flashed from around the corner and stood in front of them respectfully: "Mr. Mo, Miss Wen, Captain Li has been waiting in the security room for a long time..." Wen Nuan and Mo Han came to the security room. Captain Li had been waiting there for a long time. He had an attentive smile on his face and rubbed his hands and said, "Mr. Mo, Miss Wen, it's so late, what can I do for you?" He deliberately emphasized the three words "Miss Wen", as if to emphasize that Wen Nuan was not a member of the Mo family.

"Captain Li, we want to know what happened on the day of the summit, especially the surveillance footage." Wen Nuan spoke calmly, but her eyes scanned every corner of the security room sharply.

"Of course, of course," Captain Li quickly called up the surveillance video of that day, "Which part does Miss Wen want to see?" There was a hint of subtle nervousness in his smile.

Wen Nuan watched the surveillance video carefully and her brows gradually furrowed.

The video footage shows that Captain Li did stay in the monitoring room for a long time on the day of the summit, but did not behave in any unusual manner.

However, Wen Nuan noticed a detail: during the time when the waiter appeared like a ghost, there was a brief snow screen on the surveillance video.

"Captain Li, what's going on with this video?" Wen Nuan pointed at the snow screen and her tone turned cold.

"Ah, this..." Captain Li's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. "It might be an equipment malfunction. It was raining and windy that day, and the circuit was a bit unstable..."

Wen Nuan didn't say anything, but just stared at Captain Li, her eyes as sharp as a knife.

Captain Li's eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look Wen Nuan in the eye.

"Captain Li, are you sure it's just an equipment failure?" Mo Han's voice was low and full of pressure, making the already nervous Captain Li even more uneasy.

"Yes... yes, Mr. Mo." Captain Li's voice was trembling, and his original cheerfulness was almost gone.

Wen Nuan looked around and her eyes fell on an old video recorder in the corner of the monitoring room.

"Captain Li, is this video recorder still in use?"

"Ah, this one... this one has been broken for a long time, but we haven't had time to deal with it..." Captain Li's voice became smaller and smaller, almost like a mosquito's hum.

Wen Nuan walked to the video recorder and gently stroked the cold metal casing.

"Really? But I think it still works." She pressed the play button...

The screen flashed a few times, and the picture actually appeared!

"This..." Captain Li's face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak.

On the screen, the ghostly waiter suddenly appeared, and he was holding a USB flash drive and plugging it into the computer in the monitoring room...

Wen Nuan turned to look at Captain Li with a sneer on her face.

"Captain Li, do you have anything else to say now?"

Captain Li slumped on the ground with a blank look in his eyes, like a hollow shell without a soul.

At this moment, the door of the security room was suddenly pushed open, and a hurried voice broke the solemn atmosphere: "Mr. Mo, it's bad! Secretary Zhou..." The security guard who rushed in was panting, his face pale, "Secretary Zhou... Secretary Zhou... jumped off the building!"

Wen Nuan and Mo Han's faces suddenly changed and they rushed to the scene.

Downstairs, the area was surrounded by a cordon. Secretary Zhou lay quietly in a pool of blood, his pale face looking particularly shocking in the night.

Secretary Zhou's frightened eyes and the look of wanting to say something but stopping himself flashed through Wen Nuan's mind, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

This is not just a case of leaking business secrets, there is a bigger conspiracy behind it.

Back at the Mo family villa, Wen Nuan sorted out the results of the preliminary investigation. Manager Wu's panic, Captain Li's suspicion, and Secretary Zhou's fear and eventual death, all clues pointed to a terrible truth.

Although there are many doubts, she has already identified several key suspects: Manager Wu, Security Captain Li, and even people at higher levels may be involved.

There was a determined glint in her warm eyes, which made her full of fighting spirit.

She must find out the truth, seek justice for Secretary Zhou, and protect Mo Han and the Mo family.

However, fate always seems to like playing jokes.

The next morning, before Wen Nuan had time to conduct an in-depth investigation, she received shocking news: all the evidence she had collected, including surveillance footage and Captain Li's confession, had disappeared!

"Impossible!" Wen Nuan stood up suddenly, her face ashen.

She had clearly kept all the evidence safe, so how could it suddenly disappear?

"Someone is secretly sabotaging the clues." Mo Han's voice was low and calm, with a cold glint in his eyes. "It seems that our opponent is more powerful than we imagined."

Wen Nuan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

The destruction of clues does not mean the end of the investigation.

On the contrary, it further aroused her fighting spirit.

She wants to find out who is behind this and make them pay the price.

Just then, Mo Han's cell phone suddenly rang. He answered the call and his face instantly became gloomy.

"What did you say? Manager Wu... is dead?"

My warm heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition came over me.

"I understand." Mo Han hung up the phone and turned to look at Wen Nuan with a complicated look in his eyes. "Manager Wu... was found in his office... hanged himself."

Wen Nuan felt cold all over, as if she was in a huge ice cellar.

suicide?

She couldn't believe that Manager Wu, who was so afraid of death, would commit suicide.

There must be something else hidden behind this.

"It seems we've been targeted." Wen Nuan's voice was low and firm. "Moreover, they're ruthless and won't leave anyone alive."

Mo Han walked to Wen Nuan and held her hand tightly. "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Wen Nuan held Mo Han's hand again, with a determined look in her eyes.

"I'm not afraid. Let's find out the truth together."

Suddenly, a rapid knock on the door broke the silence in the room.

Mo Han opened the door and saw a bodyguard standing there in a panic, "Boss Mo, Captain Li...he..."

Before the bodyguard could finish his words, he was interrupted by a cold voice, "What's wrong with Captain Li?"

Wen Nuan and Mo Han turned to look at the door at the same time. A man in a black suit walked in slowly. He had a sinister smile on his face and his eyes were full of teasing and provocation.

"It seems that you have encountered some troubles." The man walked up to Wen Nuan, looked down at her, and raised the corner of his mouth with a devilish arc. "Let me introduce myself, my name is..."