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Chapter 86: We Have a Traitor Among Us.

When Ma Liang saw the look on Xu Weinian’s face, his heart sank; it seemed that even Xu Weinian did not know what was going on.

He had planned to gather some information from Xu Weinian so that he would not say the wrong thing inside and anger Xiao Mingyue.

Although he did not think much of Xiao Mingyue herself, she was still the chairwoman and wielded the greatest power in the conglomerate.

Xiao Mingyue had not been in her new post for long, and if she decided to vent her anger on him, he would be skinned even if he survived.

Xu Weinian said nothing more to Ma Liang and strode briskly toward the manor gate.

After taking the indoor slippers from the maid, she hurried to Xiao Mingyue’s room and looked up to see Bai Luan dressed in a plain Han outfit.

“Butler Bai.” Xu Weinian bowed slightly.

Bai Luan returned the bow and said, “Miss Xu, the young lady has been waiting for quite a while.”

Ma Liang, who was behind Xu Weinian, hurriedly bowed as well, but Bai Luan merely nodded in acknowledgment.

Xu Weinian frowned slightly and asked, “Butler Bai, what exactly is that girl Mingyue trying to do?”

Bai Luan replied blandly, “The young lady has her own plans; I am only her servant and do not know her thoughts.”

Xu Weinian said no more, walked quickly to the door, and knocked softly.

“Come in.”

Hearing that familiar voice as clear as chimes, Xu Weinian felt a vague trance, as if she recalled Xiao Mingyue’s deceased mother.

She pushed the door open and entered, Ma Liang followed quickly behind her, and Bai Luan came in last and closed the door softly.

When Xu Weinian looked up, she saw a tall, handsome young man in formal wear… President Li Chengfeng, who was just past 30; arrogance filled his handsome face, and his narrowed eyes gave off a sharp aura.

Standing on the other side was Vice President Zhao Ping, whose plain features resembled an old farmer’s yet whose presence was as steady as Mount Tai; within Mingyue Group he was called the Mountain-Stabilizing Pillar, and people often said that as long as Zhao Ping was there, the company would never fall into chaos.

Lastly, Xu Weinian looked at the “Xiao Mingyue” sitting quietly at the table; in her memory, Xiao Mingyue had been a timid little girl who tugged at her skirt for candy.

Now, however, she was already a grown woman and carried the shadow of that woman’s shrewd capability.

Xu Weinian stared in a daze, but when “Xiao Mingyue” cleared her throat lightly, she composed herself and stepped forward.

“Chairwoman Xiao, may I ask why you had Butler Bai summon us all here… what important matter do you wish to discuss?”

She bit down especially hard on the words “important matter.”

Li Chengfeng wore the same arrogant look, snorted coldly, and said, “Chairwoman Xiao, the company is beset by internal and external troubles, and since we cannot catch the traitor, everyone has urgent tasks to deal with in order to recover the losses.”

“Do you realize how much delaying us will affect the group? I have no time to stay here and discuss your so-called ‘important matter’ with you!”

Zhao Ping nodded and said in a deep voice, “If Chairwoman Xiao cannot give us a clear explanation, do not blame us for being rude.”

Although Ma Liang felt the same way, he still played the mediator and said, “Everyone, calm down, calm down!”

“Since Chairwoman Xiao says there is an important matter, there must be one; why don’t we hear her out first?”

All eyes turned to “Xiao Mingyue.”

Lu Li gave a light laugh and said, “Everyone, I know you are anxious, but the crisis facing the group is nothing more than that business traitor.”

“Once we drag that traitor out, won’t all problems be solved?”

Li Chengfeng curled his lips and said, “Chairwoman Xiao makes it sound easy; that traitor is hidden very deeply, and if we could catch him with just a few words, why would we waste effort on remedial work?”

Xu Weinian frowned and said, “Chairwoman… Mingyue, if you cannot find that traitor, then let everyone go back; recovering the losses is the top priority right now.”

Zhao Ping nodded and said, “President Li and Director Xu are right, Chairwoman; as long as we minimize the losses quickly, the impact of this leak can be reduced to the lowest point; although it will cost hundreds of millions, it will not bring the group down…”

“Let you go back…” Before Zhao Ping finished, Lu Li let out a cold laugh and said, “If I send you back, the traitor will destroy every piece of evidence of the theft, and that is what would collapse the group!”

Xu Weinian was stunned when she heard this; she looked at the puzzled handsome face of Li Chengfeng, the deeply frowning Zhao Ping, and the utterly confused Ma Liang, and asked tentatively:

“Chairwoman Xiao, do you mean that one of the four of us is the traitor?”

Lu Li nodded and said, “Exactly! And I already know who he is!”

“Utter nonsense!”

“Absolutely ridiculous!”

“Really?”

Li Chengfeng was the first to lose his temper, Zhao Ping looked completely unconcerned, and only Ma Liang kept glancing back and forth like a curious child.

At that moment, Xiao Mingyue inside Lu Li could not help but break into a cold sweat and asked with a hint of doubt, “Are you really sure? If you say the wrong name, it will cause very serious consequences.”

Lu Li smiled slightly; at first he had indeed been unsure, but now he had already locked onto one of the four.

As soon as the four entered, Lu Li immediately activated Hostility Perception.

At a glance, Lu Li saw that the mist around President Li Chengfeng, Vice President Zhao Ping, and Vice General Manager Ma Liang was all yellow.

Yellow mist represented impatience.

That was normal; being summoned here in the middle of the night, anyone would feel impatient.

What surprised Lu Li was that the mist rising from Xu Weinian, whom he had expected to be at least orange… disgust… was actually white, which stood for goodwill.

Lu Li had been puzzled and thought that Hostility Perception had made a mistake.

But when Lu Li declared that he already knew who the traitor was… especially when he said that letting them go back would allow someone to destroy the evidence… the situation changed abruptly.

The mist around Xu Weinian did not change, but among the other three yellow clouds, one instantly turned red, filled with malice.

The mere proximity of that malice made Lu Li feel physically uncomfortable.

Lu Li’s expression turned grim; he raised his eyes to one of them, sized him up from head to toe, and sneered, “Zhao Ping, Vice President Zhao, you are the traitor, aren’t you?”

Everyone was stunned and looked simultaneously at the plain-featured Zhao Ping.

Zhao Ping’s body stiffened, then he burst into loud laughter and said, “Chairwoman Xiao, Xiao Mingyue! What a clever redirection! You want to pin the leak on me and make me the target of all so that you can wash your hands of it?”

Xu Weinian thought for a moment and said, “Mingyue, Zhao Ping has rendered great service and is an old hand in the company; it should not be him.”

Lu Li waved his hand and called, “Uncle Bai!”

“This old servant is here.”

“Send someone to search Vice President Zhao’s home, find out everywhere he has been recently, whom he met, how many calls he made… leave nothing unchecked!”

“Yes!”

As soon as Bai Luan responded, Zhao Ping looked up with bloodshot eyes and glared viciously at Xiao Mingyue…

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