"You should come with me …" Gap had already packed up most of his belongings. He only had a few simple things left. His other belongings, such as books and collectibles, had already been sent to another state by a transport company.
If everything went according to plan, the Christopher Group would be moving out of Saibin City before January 1st. By then, four to five thousand workers would lose their jobs.
However, this was not important. What was important was that Gap had once again proven his value to the board of directors. Under his management and operation, there were no problems with the accounts. It was basically impossible for the investigation team to find any fatal loopholes in the company's accounts.
In order to solve some of the potentially dangerous problems, the company's disciplinary department even reported to the local Federation Investigation Bureau in Saibin City. They reported that some employees had abused their authority to commit crimes. All the problems were caused by others. Christopher Group was as clean as a girl who had never been touched.
The board of directors admired Gap very much. They promised to consider upgrading Gap's status as a partner after the relocation. By then, his income would skyrocket, and his social status would rise as well.
The upper-class society, the world that he had yearned for for more than ten years, had already opened its doors wide to him. Sometimes, when he was half-awake, he could even hear a child's voice coming from behind a certain door, filled with sacred and peaceful singing!
That would definitely be a perfect world.
He looked at Vivian and made a final effort. He could see that Vivian was still a little shaken.
He knew this woman very well. It was just that he had not had time to take care of the situation at home due to his high-intensity work. He knew how to make this woman change back.
His voice was very soft, like the feeling of the most expensive fabric touching one's body. "You can punish me, but you should also think about our child."
It was a very simple but effective persuasion method. For most married women with children, children were very important. Except for very few cases, people, especially women in families, were willing to compromise on the issue of children.
Vivian was wavering. Although she hated Gap for being unfaithful to his marriage, what he said made sense. It had nothing to do with children.
Children from single-parent families would always encounter some problems when they were growing up. Vivian believed that if she and Gap separated, Gap might bring some other women home. This would cause the child to be in a distorted family environment, which was not good for the child's growth.
Just when she was at a loss and did not know how to solve the problem, the phone in the room suddenly rang. Vivian's heart skipped a beat. She was startled.
"Think about it again. We still have time..." Gap did not act aggressively. He did not show off his masculinity. He became the man in Vivian's memory again.
He was gentle and elegant, and he never used a loud voice to say something convincing.
Gap walked to the phone....... In less than half a minute......
After hanging up the phone, he was silent for a while. Then he quickly changed his clothes and walked to the company. He was so worried that he even forgot to say hello to Wei Xuan.
When he arrived at the CEO's office, several members of the board of directors were already there, including the head of the finance department, who had the best relationship with him.
"Do you know this girl?"
With a cold expression, Neo placed a photograph on the table and pushed it over.
Gap pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose to hide the nervousness in his heart.
He walked up to Neo's desk and picked up the photo to take a look. His hands began to tremble slightly.
Neo seemed to have figured out the answer through this subtle change. He said a little tiredly, "This girl has become an important witness for the investigation team. She also provided some special evidence that we don't know about. My connections can't reach there either."
He raised his head and looked at Gap. "You used to be her direct superior, and I heard that you two have a good relationship. Can you tell me what kind of problems and evidence she has in the company and how we should deal with it?"
Gap glanced at one of the board members and his superior in the crowd. However, both of them pretended to be unfamiliar with him, which made him realize the seriousness of the problem.
However, there were some things that could be done but could not be said.
Toying with female subordinates was a very popular unspoken rule in the entire company and even society. Those beautiful girls with enchanting bodies were not graduates from famous universities, nor did they possess extraordinary working skills. However, they were paid several times more than others. It was definitely not because they were important to the company or because they worked hard.
The bigger the company, the greater the pressure on the middle management. Gap knew that this was not an isolated case within the company. Many departments had similar roles.
The only thing that made him feel despair was the fact that the person who stood out was his former secretary.
It was precisely because this female secretary had left a lipstick mark on Gap's butt that Gap thought that she was starting to take risks and touch things "outside of the game". Their relationship was no longer simple, so he found an excuse to kick her out.
Of course, as compensation for her hard work over the past few years, he gave the girl a sum of money.
Initially, he thought this matter was over, but he did not expect to run into it again.
After thinking for a while, he shook his head. "Mr. CEO, you know me. I never tell anyone about my work, including my wife and children. It's even more impossible for me to tell my secretary. Her rank is not high enough to know these things."
Gap explained. At this moment, his superior stood up for him. "In our department, Gap abides by the rules. I believe he's not lying."
Neo nodded, and his expression relaxed a little. As long as this woman did not have any crucial evidence, they were at most stalling for time.
However, he could not help but think of a worse situation. "Is it possible that she's flipping through the documents on your desk behind your back? Or is it possible that she knows what you've been doing all this time?"
Neo took a few more glances at Gap. He picked up the lighter on the table and fiddled with it for a while. Then, with a crisp and long metallic sound, he unlocked the key of the lighter and lit it up. "Whether you're responsible or not, the problem lies with your former secretary. You have to figure it out. I'll give you three days at most. Do you understand?"
Gap nodded. He did not look too good either. At this moment, Neo's expression softened, and he even comforted him.
"I know you, Gap. Someone told me before that they wanted to promote you to a partner. This means that you're valuable to the company."
"We're getting older and older, and in the end, we'll have to hand it all over to you. I hope that one day, I'll see outstanding young people like you on the board of directors. Only then will our business be better..."
As soon as he walked out of the CEO's office, his superior came out as well. The two of them looked at each other and did not say anything. Instead, they walked into the department head's office and closed the door before they started talking about this matter.
"You didn't handle it well?"
Gap's superior could not help but complain, "I thought you did!"
Gap took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. He was not as confident as he was in the CEO's office at all. He did not say anything, and his mind was a mess.
His superior became even more anxious when he saw that he was not speaking. Compared to Gap, his superior was actually more afraid of being implicated. He was the department head and the senior partner. He was already at the bottom of the upper echelons of society, but he was still a member of the upper class.
He did not want to lose everything he had today because of a small matter, and it made him extremely anxious.
He walked back and forth and cursed under his breath. Some of it was cursing Gap, some of it was cursing the girl, but in the end, it all became depressing.
A few minutes later, he sat down on the chair that held the power of life and death in the department as if he was exhausted. He looked at Gap in dismay. "Is there any way to make her shut up?"
Gap shook his head and let go of his hand. His face showed deep exhaustion and a trace of regret. "If she could keep quiet, she wouldn't have come out at a time like this. Now that she has, it means that some things can no longer be hidden."
The two of them couldn't help but think of the 'party' they had a few days ago. Under the influence of alcohol, they did some very stupid things. They used a fountain pen to pierce the skin of the girl's thigh and left their own names and some insulting words on it.
At that time, in their eyes, the girl was no different from a dog, a cat, or a pet. In fact, she was even worse than a pet. She was just a toy for them to play with.
Now, they had to pay the price for what they had done.
That afternoon, some police officers knocked on the door of Vivian's house. After showing their ID, they asked to search the house.
Vivian did not dare to refuse. She used a public phone booth on the sidewalk to call Gap, but no one answered the phone at Gap's office. This made her extremely anxious.
Subconsciously, she called Lynch and explained the situation. Soon, Lynch's car appeared outside the neighborhood.
Seeing Lynch's arrival, Vivian instantly felt much better. Before this, her heart was racing and her breathing was rapid. She was not as scared as she was when she was giving birth.
"I don't know what happened. A group of police officers rushed into my house..." She rushed forward and grabbed Lynch's arm tightly like a drowning person holding onto a straw.