Galactic Technological Library

Chapter 101: How much longer do I have to do this?

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Fei Hong handled Len's case as Fu Yan had instructed her. She called the police and then showed them evidence of Miss Len manipulating the accounting data in a way that would hurt the company. If there were to be an investigation by the government, their company would be suspected of tax fraud. They had already received a notification from the local tax bureau, and the tax bureau could use this as an excuse to hinder their work, causing them a huge loss. 

The police took a copy of the evidence before taking Len into custody.

Len was very haughty when she was caught, but when the police came, she lost her courage and started to beg for mercy:

"Miss Fei, please let me go, I won't do it again. Please don't send me to jail. Please, I beg you. I don't want to go to jail. Please!" Her face was filled with tears which had ruined her makeup. She looked like a clown. 

Fei Hong did not show any emotions and looked at Len with cold eyes. After a while, she sighed and asked with a cold tone:

"Well, I did say that I won't forgive you, and we will try our best to get you the maximum sentence, but I will give you a chance now. Confess who ordered you to do this and what benefits you were offered. If you explained all that to these good police officers, then we will only fire you from the job and not press charges. So what's your choice?" Fei Hong said while looking into Len's eyes.

When she heard this, Len hesitated and just stood there in silence. She opened her mouth to say something, but after a while, she closed it again. 

Fei Hong saw this and gave a cold snort. 

"Well it does not matter even if you won't tell us, we will know it sooner or later, but you will suffer in jail. I heard that the maximum sentence for Corporate Espionage is ten years. So start planning what you will do in jail for the next decade." Fei Hong said in a cold and authoritative voice and started to walk towards her office. 

When Len saw this, she hesitated no more.

"It was someone from Google. They said if I do this, I can work for them and get double what I was getting here. They also said that I will be given a one-time payment of 100,000 dollars. I have a letter from them offering me a job. As for the person who told me to do this, I only know that he is someone from Google! They said in the letter that someone would contact me. That's all I know. Please, I am telling the truth!"

Fei Hong smiled when she heard this and turned around. She came near Len and said with a smile on her face which gave a unique charm to her:

"I will believe you, Miss Len. Greed is a curse, and I think you understand its meaning better than us. Now the question is, will you be willing to say the same thing in court? If you do, we will let you resign instead of firing you. This will look good on your resume when you apply for a job somewhere else in the future." 

Len again started to show hesitation upon hearing this. Fei Hong came near her and spoke in a low tone that could only be heard by Len:

"Miss Len, decide fast because I assure you that we can turn your life into hell. You will regret it for the rest of your life if you did not take this deal. Even death will look easy for you if you decide to back down now." Fei Hong's voice carried creepiness that made Len shivered a little. 

She immediately nodded and replied with a sobbing tone:

"I understand, I will record my statement truthfully. I will give the same statement in court. So please remember your promise." 

Fei Hong patted her on the shoulder a little and responded with a neutral tone:

"Miss Len, we are professionals. We fulfill our promises. Anyway, you have to spend some time in jail, at least until the trial. But if you recorded the statement today, we will let you be on bail from tomorrow onward." 

Then she turned towards the policeman who was standing there watching all this drama unfolding. 

"Sir, you can take her now. Our lawyer will be in contact with you shortly. Also, if possible, we would like to have a copy of her statement when it's written."

Then she went towards the computer and plugged in a voice recorder. She copied a file from the cloud server and then turned towards the policemen: 

"Also, this is a copy of the audio of what she just said. If she refuses to give a statement, this can be used as evidence instead." She handed a voice recorder to them with a smile. 

Len trembled when she heard this, she never expected Fei Hong to be this shrewd. Fei Hong recorded the whole conversation, and if she tries to go back on her words, this will become evidence against her. 

Fei Hong looked towards her with a smile that looked creepy and then turned to leave. She walked slowly and steadily with a charming smile on her face.

Len looked down dejectedly and was escorted to the police car. She was cursing the moment when she became greedy. 

After coming back to her office, Fei Hong picked up her phone from the table and dialed Fu Yan's number. Just after the first ring, the call connected and Fu Yan's calm and authoritative voice came from the speakers.

Before Fei Hong could say anything, Fu Yan started to speak:

"You handled the situation well. Now let Jaio Mei handle this case personally, and file a lawsuit against Google," he said this after thinking for a while. He was a lot calmer than before and was thinking rationally. 

It looks like Fu Yan already knew about the whole situation and did not need a briefing from her. Fei Hong felt a little sad but quickly calmed herself before replying while a smile:

"Thanks for the praise. I will tell Jiao Mei and as for the girl, though I offered to let her go if she told me the truth, I was hesitating because I did not know what you would think. Now that you have said this then there is no need to follow up. Also, this matter is quickly spreading in the office, and I think many others will refrain from doing similar things."

Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and then asked.

"So, when will the representatives from the tech giants come again?"

"Well, we had an initial talk with them, and I think they will be back in two to three days. Our product is too good for them to refuse, so it won't be long." Fei Hong replied with a professional tone while tucking back a strand of hair that was coming in front of her eyes. 

Fu Yan listened seriously and then stated with a low tone:

"Well, remember what I told you before. We cooperate with all. If someone offers more benefits, we work with them. We will check the credibility of that company too, of course. Anyway, do your best. I will be busy in the coming days, and if I don't respond, then contact the number that I gave you before. My assistant will guide you and, if it's urgent, you will definitely be connected with me."

Fei Hong listened calmly and then replied with a neutral tone.

"All right, I will do so. Take care." 

When Fu Yan heard that he disconnected the call without saying goodbye. 

Fei Hong looked at the phone in her hand with mixed emotions and did not know what to say. She was feeling a little sad, curious, and somewhat dejected. After a while, she calmed herself and shifted her focus towards the computer, which had many emails from different departments coming. 

After looking through all of them, she sighed. Most of these were about what happened in the accounting department, and the section chiefs said that lower-level employees were worried. She massaged her temple a little and then issued a notice to all department heads. 

She ordered them to tell the employees that there was no problem with the company and that Miss Len tried to manipulate company files and got caught. 

After issuing this statement, she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. She felt tired and alone. She looked at the screen that was still full of mail and the files that were placed in front of her. 

"How much longer do I have to do this?" she mumbled a little with an angry expression while looking at the table in front of her. Then she leaned back on the chair again and rubbed her eyes. 

[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]

Goal;

2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter

3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter

total of 3

[ol][li data-annotation-id="40accae4-345b-76d4-a8e3-fd0d11a1dea1"]EN(?): In real life scenarios, it is unlikely that cooperation with law enforcement will actually help you. Quite the opposite, they may find even more crimes. Stay silent, don't help them to convict you, consult a lawyer. They have more experience with those things than you do.[/ol]