C2 Sentencing

By the time I got to the company, all the top executives were already in a meeting. I went back to the workstation to get my data and computer and headed straight to the conference room, not daring to delay for even a second.

Halfway there, she stopped me while hesitating. When she saw my face, her mouth opened wide in shock, "Sister Qin Shen, are you sick? Why does your face look so ugly? "

I shook my head. Last night had been like a nightmare, a nightmare that had ravaged my nerves, but now that my work had gone awry, I didn't have time to think about it.

"Big Sister Qin Shen, the Leader has gotten very angry. Also, the CEO of the Zhicheng Group is here as well. I just heard a few words from them. They didn't seem to be very optimistic. Be careful inside …" Lee pulled on my sleeve and said worriedly.

I looked at the little girl, her eyes red, and was afraid. I patted her hand to comfort her, took a deep breath, and strode toward the meeting room.

When I pushed the door open, the conference table was already full. I looked up and saw a tall man sitting in the middle of the room. His well-tailored suit and expensive wristwatch were enough to show him who he was, and Ms Zhang and Finance Manager Wang were laughing at him and saying something.

"Qin Shen, why did you just arrive? What exactly is going on? " Manager Wang shouted at me as he saw me come in, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

I put down the documents and apologized. "Sorry, manager, but there are some traffic jams on the way."

Manager Wang waved his hand and interrupted me, saying impatiently, "Alright, you have been responsible for Zhicheng's audit all along. Hurry up and explain to Director Chu the results of the report, why is there such a big difference in the numbers!"

I took the report on the table and flipped through it. I was surprised, this version of the data is completely different from the one I reviewed. I actually lost 500 million!

"You're Qin Shen?" The man sitting in the middle raised his eyelids, and his gaze fell on me. "You have been responsible for the audit of Zhicheng all this time? Then you'd better give me a reasonable explanation! "

Hearing his gaze, I saw his face and couldn't help but be amazed. He was truly good-looking, with clean short hair and a strong and handsome face. Putting aside his looks, just the noble and imposing aura from his body and the way he looked down on me were not something that others could compare to.

Withdrawing my gaze, I turned on the computer while saying, "Yes, I've been following up on the audit this time. However, this paper obviously has been tampered with. I have the first draft of the electronic version in my computer. Let me check it for everyone …"

When I opened the computer files, I was stunned. The files that I had backed up on my hard disk before were exactly the same as the audit data that showed that there was a flaw. That is to say, this 500 million loss was caused by me.

"What the hell are you doing? Qin Shen, how many bribes have you accepted from Party B to dare to touch the audit's data? " When Manager Wang saw the data projected on the big screen, he clenched his teeth in anger. His words completely pushed me to the point of accepting bribes.

My hands and feet went soft as I supported myself with the table before I managed to stabilize my body. I violently closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, my gaze met with the gaze of a man not too far away.

"Manager Wang, I hope your company can give me a satisfactory answer on this matter." With that, he stood up and left the meeting room with his people, ignoring Manager Wang who was apologizing behind him.

In an instant, the discussions of the crowd filled the entire meeting room, all of them were denouncing my words. That's right, messing up Zhi Cheng's cooperation has caused the company to lose a golden rice bowl.

Even when we left the meeting room, those insults still continued behind us. I rubbed my glabella tiredly as I felt a splitting headache coming on.

"Qin Shen, you should be aware of the consequences of this. You should be aware of the rules in the circle. Once you're accused of bribery and embezzlement, there will be no place for you in the circle if you lose your reputation in the future …"

Ms Zhang came out of nowhere and patted my shoulder as she consoled me sincerely and earnestly.

I shook my head, interrupting her. "Ms Zhang, you also think that I did the right thing?"

I really have no way to explain this matter. I don't know who was behind it, but in the end, someone used some tricks to throw dirty water on me.

"If I didn't say it wasn't you, then someone would have believed me. After all, the CEO of Zhicheng just now, Director Chu, has already opened his mouth." Ms Zhang sighed helplessly, implying something.

I snapped out of my daze. That's right, the CEO of Zhicheng just gave me the 'death penalty'. The only thing that can change my sentence is this Buddha.

"Thank you, Ms Zhang. I understand." I gave her an obscure smile and wondered how I was going to meet the president again.

Then I decided to use the most direct method, called the taxi straight to Zhicheng, originally thought there was hope of meeting Chu Yan, but the front desk told me that their CEO had gone out to study, not in the company at all.

Feeling a little depressed, I was about to go back to my room when I received a call from my mother.

"Deep! Hurry up and save your little brother! Deep! Your little brother is about to be beaten to death!"

As soon as I picked up the phone, my mother started crying. Listening to her incoherent words, I could roughly guess that my brother had gotten into a fight with a girl, ended up injuring and hospitalizing someone. Now that the family members of the wounded have come looking for me, they have to cripple my brother's hands.

My mom was crying so hard that she was out of breath. Although I was anxious, I patiently comforted her. I quickly stopped the taxi and went to my house in the neighboring city.

My family lived in the city, not far from the city, but it was still two hours drive away. I was so anxious that when I got to the entrance of our village, I took out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into the driver's pocket.

By the time I rushed to our doorstep, there were already many people gathered outside the courtyard. There were families of the injured and villagers who were watching the show. When they saw that I had returned, they all automatically made way for me.

"Deep, you're finally back! They … they want to cut off your little brother's hands! You save him, you have to save him!" When my mother saw me, she staggered toward me and cried out.

I felt a pang in my heart and wiped her eyes. I whispered a few words of comfort to her before walking to the center of the courtyard, where a few burly men stood in the middle. My brother was forced to kneel at the head of the group, his hands exposed to the shining knife.

"Wait!" I shouted.

With this shout, everyone in the yard looked over.

"Sis! Sis! Save me! I don't want my hands cut off! Sis!" My brother, Qin Hao, cried at the top of his voice, but got an impatient punch from the big man behind him.

"Where did this little girl come from? Who do you think you are? Scram, don't delay us from doing business." the man in the lead spat at me.

Looking at my brother's bruised face, I felt bad, but I forced myself to stay calm.

"I'm his sister. If there's anything we can discuss, you can't make up for it even if you cut off his hand, right?" My mind was racing. Considering the current situation, money is probably the most attractive thing to a wounded family member. At the very least, for now.

As expected, my thoughts were right. The burly man opposite me hesitated.

"My nephew's left hand broke into pieces after being hit by your little brother. The doctor said that there is a high chance that there will be sequelae, so I'm telling you, little girl, take out 500,000 yuan for me today. I'll let your little brother live, otherwise I'll chop off his hand and feed it to the dogs!" The big man pointed at my nose.

Hearing the words of the other party, my mother cried even harder and fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

I felt my temples throb. That's right, I couldn't afford to spend that much money right now.

"I don't have that much money right now. Give me some time, and I'll give you the money."

"Do you f * cking think we are fools? What are you doing here without money? " Who would have thought that the other side would fly into a rage after hearing that? He raised his hand and was about to slap me.

I had nowhere to run, all the hair on my body stood up, but there was an unexpected pain on my face, I could only hear a cry of surprise, the big man who was showing off his might a moment ago was grabbed by his life vein, his face turned red and filled with unspeakable pain, and behind me stood a man, it was Chu Yan!