Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 436: Predict Like a God

Chapter 436: Chapter 436: Predict Like a God

"Yes." Liang Tao looked at He Xing with full admiration, "President He, you really have a divine intuition—how did you even guess that?"

He Xing gave Liang Tao a glance, devoid of expression, forcing Liang Tao to swallow the flattery that was on the tip of his tongue; all one could hear was He Xing’s voice, colder than the winter chill, "Does no one care that the Huangpu Group breached the contract?"

"That..." Liang Tao gulped, whispering, "Our investigation shows that the Huangpu Group has greased the wheels with the relevant people on the other side, so they turn a blind eye to such outsourcing behavior."

"Greased the wheels?" He Xing sneered non-stop, "What greasing the wheels? It looks to me like pure bribery. Does grandfather know about this?"

"I just asked Uncle Zhou, and he said the Chairman is aware of it." Liang Tao’s back was soaked with sweat, he lifted his head and looked at He Xing warily, "Uncle Zhou means that the Chairman said if the project is lost, then it’s lost. After all, the Xia Family has done you a favor. If we hit out at the Huangpu Family rashly, and the Xia Family gets dragged in, he’s afraid you’ll get a bad reputation for it."

Thinking of his grandfather, a trace of sorrow appeared on He Xing’s icy face. After pondering for a moment, when he lifted his head again, his face had regained its former impassivity, "How’s the investigation going regarding the kidnapping of grandfather?"

Originally, only beads of sweat were on Liang Tao’s nose, but now his forehead was also covered with them. He began, struggling, "About that... President He, our company’s surveillance did indeed fail, and as for the building’s surveillance, the property management says it broke a month ago. Since we are the only company in this building, there are seldom thefts or losses, so the management has been slow to handle the surveillance issue."

"Are you trying to tell me that the surveillance from both places is gone, just by coincidence?" He Xing’s face darkened completely, with turbulent waves roiling in his obsidian-like eyes.

The air in the office seemed to surge towards Liang Tao from all directions, like cascading titanic waves, about to flip him over into their tide.

He heard his own voice as though someone were squeezing his throat, "This... President He, they said the exact results of the investigation are still pending and that they’ll inform us once they have something. Please wait another couple of days."

He Xing looked at Liang Tao coldly, with a glare that made Liang Tao’s legs tremble, nearly causing him to kneel.

Fortunately, this lethal atmosphere lasted only a few seconds; after those seconds, He Xing shifted his gaze, "Huangpu Group should pay for their actions. Unfair competition, non-compliance with contracts—they should be dealt with accordingly."

"What about the Xia Group, then?" Liang Tao felt like there was a sword hanging over his head. He swallowed and asked in a low voice, "The Chairman mentioned being caught between a rock and a hard place. Shouldn’t we discuss this with the Chairman?"

"Grandfather is just worried I’d be in an awkward position with the Xia Family," He Xing huffed dismissively, "Do you think Huangpu Group chose to work with Xia Group out of the blue? It’s because they know about my relationship with the Xia Family; they’re banking on the fact that I would just swallow this loss."

A light bulb went on in Liang Tao’s head, and he looked at He Xing with full admiration again, "President He, you’re truly remarkable; how did I not think of that earlier? I remember, Huangpu Group had competed against Xia Group for a project before, and now they’ve made peace so quickly."

He Xing couldn’t be bothered to lift his eyelids; his fingers flew over the keyboard with an elegance akin to playing the piano, his voice as light as a breeze skimming across a lake, "Is the mole found yet?"

"Found." Finally, a topic that gave Liang Tao a bit of relief, he eagerly responded, "President He, the evidence is conclusive, and we can sue at any time."

"Then proceed as soon as possible," He Xing said, leaning back in his leather chair, his eyes coldly falling on a shelf to his right, lined with many trophies—all the various awards won by He Group over the years.

A few seconds later, his voice rang out again, "There has been a series of incidents lately, with one issue after another arising among our staff. If I continue to go easy, like I did with Yi Lixing’s case, similar incidents are bound to happen again."

"Sure, President He, I’ll pass the message down," Liang Tao responded without hesitation.

Liang Tao strongly agreed with this. He had been with He Xing for four years now, which could be said to be a period of rapid development for He Group. He Xing’s management was faultless. However, ever since Yi Lixing’s misdeeds were discovered, the company faced waves of unrest.

One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. Yi Lixing’s case set a bad example for other employees; since he colluded with Xia Guoxiong, He Xing had shown leniency to maintain good relations with the Xia Family, hence the reluctance to act. The result was that a similar issue was unearthed again, with even more money involved.

According to the information He Xing received, after Yi Lixing left He Group, his reputation in A City plummeted. To continue clinging on to He Group, Xia Guoxiong immediately handed Yi Lixing over to Yang Group.

Since Yi Lixing joined Yang Group, the previously leading company in its industry started on a downward trajectory. The root cause was Yi Lixing getting too close to the heir of Yang Group, Yang Kaitai, constantly feeding him disastrous ideas and causing chaos within Yang Group.

Oddly enough, since Yang Kaitai was taken away by the police at his engagement party, Yi Lixing returned to Xia Group, even securing the position of director of the Public Relations Department.

He Xing was displeased when he heard this, but Xia Guoxiong personally came to explain, claiming that Yi Lixing’s capability and the price he quoted offered the best value for money.

At the time, He Xing had but one demand: Xia Group must not allow Yi Lixing to handle any projects related to He Group, to which Xia Guoxiong readily agreed.

But now, He Xing thought he might have been too soft-hearted. Yi Lixing, a person adept at interpersonal relations, was best at gauging people’s thoughts.

If He Xing wasn’t wrong, Yi Lixing must be part of the current issue, possibly even a key player.

But there was one thing He Xing couldn’t figure out: Huangpu Group and Xia Group were competitors, making collaboration unlikely; plus, he never heard of any connection between Yi Lixing and Huangpu Group. Yet, if there was no connection, how did the current situation come about?

He Xing couldn’t understand. He rubbed his forehead in frustration, his handsome face betraying nothing. His mind might’ve been turbulent, but you’d never guess his mood from his stoic exterior—it’s not an exaggeration to say that even if the sky fell, he’d show no emotion.