The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era-Chapter 436 - 435: Who is the Traitor?

"No wonder all our clients have been poached this year, it turns out we had a mole."

"Who is it? Damn, President Shen is so kind to us, and yet he did such a conscienceless act, he deserves to be struck by lightning."

The people in the meeting room were all whispering to each other, except for a few salesmen from the sales department who had different expressions on their faces.

Among the departments, those who could have access to the client list were from the office of the general manager and the sales department.

And those in the office of the general manager were Shen Mingzhu’s own people, it would take someone with a broken brain to do something so foolish as to destroy their own brand.

That left only the few salesmen.

Shen Mingzhu raised her hand to gesture for silence in the meeting room, "I hope that person can stand up by themselves, admit their mistake, and I might consider giving them a way out."

The meeting room went quiet for a moment, and then Wa Feiyu suddenly raised his hand.

"President Shen, I want to report someone."

Dozens of pairs of eyes turned towards him all at once.

Wa Feiyu stood up and pointed at Guan Qiang next to him: "It’s Guan Qiang."

Instantly, all eyes shifted to Guan Qiang’s face.

Guan Qiang was stunned at first, then his face turned red with anger, "It’s not me! Really, it’s not me!"

"You’ve been absent-minded at work recently. Right after the old clients were poached, you were the first to hand in your resignation. If you’re not guilty, why did you run?"

Guan Qiang hurriedly explained, "President Shen, I resigned because my dad is about to retire. He wanted me to take over his position at the grain station, really. If you don’t believe me you can go ask my dad, he took me to meet Station Head Cheng a few days ago."

Wa Feiyu sneered, "Guan Qiang, you had already found a new job. When I asked you about it, you wouldn’t say, what are you afraid of?"

"I didn’t say because it wasn’t finalized yet, and I was afraid of being laughed at by you guys."

"If it wasn’t finalized, why the hurry to resign? Ah, I know why. You found yourself a good place to go, and wanted to make one last score before leaving, but after doing the bad deed, you were afraid of being found out, so you wanted to clear off quickly."

"Wa Feiyu, you’re slandering me!"

Guan Qiang, both angry and anxious, threw a punch at Wa Feiyu’s face.

Wa Feiyu raised his hand to strike back but was stopped by Pei Yang, Chen Cheng, and others.

Shen Mingzhu knocked on the conference table several times, and the noisy meeting room quieted down once again.

"Wa Feiyu, do you have any evidence to prove that Guan Qiang betrayed the food factory?"

"I don’t, but who else could it be?!" Wa Feiyu asserted with certainty.

Shen Mingzhu smiled slightly, "You don’t have evidence, but I do."

Wa Feiyu was stunned and then pointed at Guan Qiang, overwhelmed with joy, "Now let’s see how you’re going to argue your way out of this, you traitor!"

Guan Qiang ignored Wa Feiyu’s insults and looked at Shen Mingzhu in astonishment.

"President Shen, this, could there be some mistake? Qiangzi has been brought up under my watch, he’s not that kind of person."

An old employee who was related to Guan Qiang pleaded on his behalf.

And others echoed the sentiment, believing Guan Qiang didn’t seem the type to betray from within.

"It’s easy to know a face, but not the heart. Who knows what he’s been up to in private."

"President Shen has the evidence; how could she have wrongly accused him?"

More people firmly stood on Shen Mingzhu’s side.

"President Shen, just show the evidence, let’s see what he has to say for himself!"

Shen Mingzhu spoke up, "The evidence is not with me, I have already submitted it to the public security organs. Wa Feiyu, you’re fired."

The topic shifted too suddenly, leaving everyone unable to react.

"What’s going on, shouldn’t Guan Qiang be the one getting fired? Why is Wa Feiyu the one who got fired?"

"Could it be that she’s confused by anger and called out the wrong name? Anyone would be angry when faced with such treachery."

Wa Feiyu looked uncertainly at Shen Mingzhu, "President Shen, you just called the wrong name, right?"

Shen Mingzhu looked at him with an enigmatic smile, "Did I call the wrong name, or do you not already know?"

On Wa Feiyu’s face, a visible trace of guilt and panic emerged.

Guan Qiang, feeling unjustly accused, was the first to react, grabbing Wang Feiyu by the collar, "It was you! You’re the traitor who betrayed the factory, and you had the nerve to turn around and throw this shit back on my head, I %￥#%￥#...!"

While spewing profanities, Guan Qiang pressed Wang Feiyu onto the conference table and beat him up once again.

Pei Yang made a show of trying to break up the fight, but after a long struggle, he couldn’t separate them.

Wang Feiyu was quickly beaten by Guan Qiang until his nose was blue and his face swollen.

"The police are here!"

Someone shouted, and the chaotic conference room fell silent.

"What is going on here?"

The leading police officer looked at Wang Feiyu and Guan Qiang, who had just finished fighting, with eyebrows furrowed like the character "川".

Before Wang Feiyu could speak, Shen Mingzhu stepped forward to explain, "The young men are hot-headed, there’s been a small dispute."

If this were classified as a brawl, Guan Qiang would also be taken to the police station, but a mere dispute could be settled privately between the parties involved.

Not knowing if it was out of guilt or because he was beaten senseless, Wang Feiyu did not rebut.

"Who is Wang Feiyu?"

The people in the conference room unanimously pointed towards Wang Feiyu.

The police officer took out a subpoena, "Wang Feiyu, you’re suspected of infringing on trade secrets. Please come with us to the Economic Investigation Team for questioning."

One stone stirred up a thousand ripples.

The people in the conference room finally realized that the real traitor was not Guan Qiang, but Wang Feiyu.

Countless eyes filled with condemnation, loathing, and anger fell on Wang Feiyu like knives.

The backstabbing actions of Wang Feiyu, on the surface, looked like they harmed the food factory.

But if the nest overturns, no egg remains intact; if the food factory collapsed, they would all be left out in the cold.

How could they not hate Wang Feiyu.

"President Shen..."

"I gave you a chance, but unfortunately you didn’t cherish it. Whatever you have to say, you can tell it to the officer yourself."

Wang Feiyu tried to beg for mercy, but Shen Mingzhu’s words left him speechless.

...

"I said it, didn’t I? Strong isn’t that kind of person!"

As Wang Feiyu was led away by the police, the one who had spoken up for Guan Qiang couldn’t help but speak out.

In front of the entire management team, Shen Mingzhu set the record straight.

"I need to clarify here that the traitor is not Guan Qiang but Wang Feiyu. He leaked our Ronghua’s client data to Meixin. He will pay for his actions."

"Thank you, President Shen."

Guan Qiang stood in front of Shen Mingzhu’s desk, still showing anger on his face.

However, this anger was not directed at Shen Mingzhu, but towards Wang Feiyu.

Wang Feiyu had always played the hypocrite, and in the end, he tried to pin the blame on him, which was simply detestable!

"About resigning, have you thought it through?"

Guan Qiang nodded, somewhat embarrassed, "President Shen, I’m not cut out for this industry. I’ve been at the bottom in performance since I started at the factory. I can’t face continuing on."

"If you don’t enjoy this job, I won’t force you. But if you’re thinking of giving up just because of poor performance, I think it’s unnecessary."

"I’m a businessman; I won’t make a losing deal. If you weren’t capable, you wouldn’t have to leave; I would have asked you to leave."

"It’s not about racing to the front; it’s about flowing endlessly. It doesn’t matter if you’re a bit slower than others; lay a solid foundation step by step, and you can go further in the future."

Guan Qiang returned to his office, and Chen Cheng along with the newly recruited salesperson Ye Tianhai gathered around.

"Guan Qiang, when are you leaving? We’ll give you a farewell party."

Guan Qiang looked at the two, "I’m not leaving."