Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 525 - 499: Unveiling the Scars

Qian’s perspective is the same as Yu Minglang’s. She believes in Liu Shuang’s ability and thinks it’s not possible for distraction to cause a misjudgment. However, doubts do exist. Taking the chance of treating Hu Meijing, she’ll investigate the events of that year within a reasonable range, allowing the deceased to rest in peace and the living to be free of concerns.

"Vice President Yu Minglang, can you complete the special task I’ve given you?"

Qian had been waiting to hear this, feeling especially thrilled.

She often imagines Xiaoqiang working, really enjoying seeing his earnest and firm demeanor while working, particularly inspiring.

"If I complete it, Mr Chen, what reward will you give me?" Yu Minglang also enjoyed using a businesslike tone with her.

"I don’t mind chatting with you alone."

Faced with Yu Minglang’s blatant teasing, Qian righteously refused.

"Don’t always think about getting compensation from others for your work. That’s vulgar!"

"Two million for an hour, five point five yuan a second?" This information reached his ears, told by his father.

"Ahem, am I the same as you? You serve the people, I am part of the free market economy!"

"Alright, to chat with you alone, I guarantee to complete the task!"

"I’ll wait for your news."

Qian hung up the phone, pondered briefly—why does it feel like there’s something weird about his words? Sounds like a weird uncle...

Qian truly is a perceptive person, and this guess came true shortly after; the thickness of Yu Minglang’s skin is truly astonishing.

While Yu Minglang was summarizing the materials, Qian wasn’t idle either, accompanying Hu Meijing through intensive treatment.

From initially not believing that Lone Wolf was dead, to later being heartbroken and almost in despair, blaming herself, this series of psychological shifts was all under Qian’s control. It took Qian three days to complete the first phase of treatment, letting Hu Meijing believe that Lone Wolf was really gone.

According to the plan she and Mr Liu devised, the treatment was divided into three phases, and the second phase was when Yu Minglang would be needed.

On that day, Qian took a devastated Hu Meijing, along with Mr Liu and Mr Liu, onto the car sent by Yu Minglang, arriving at the former workplace of Yu Minglang and Liu Shuang.

Before Yu Minglang returned home to take over the company, he and his good brothers were here.

Yu Minglang brought Qian and Hu Meijing and others to the conference room.

In the conference room, Hu Meijing saw a group of people sitting there, many of whom she recognized, feeling as if old wounds were being torn open upon sight.

In this room sat many friends of Liu Shuang’s from back then; the Salamander was also found and brought back, sitting in the front row.

Many of these people were scattered far and wide, and it took quite an effort to gather them all here.

These people were gathered again for that long-buried, tragic past. When Qian brought Hu Meijing in, Salamander got a bit emotional, clenching his fists with anger in his eyes, but a glance from Yu Minglang subdued him.

Yu Minglang had already held a meeting with everyone in advance, telling them not to express any personal emotions, just bring their ears, not their mouths.

Yu Minglang stood in front of the projector, on a desk on the stage in the conference room was a large sandbox.

Today, Qian was in formal black tailored suit, looking very professional. A white silk scarf paired with a black professional outfit exuded dignity while paying respect to the deceased, navigating various occasions with ease. Standing in front of this room full of men, she was by no means overshadowed.

Yu Minglang’s gaze lingered on Qian for a few seconds. Qian nodded to him, and after Yu Minglang made a gesture for everyone to be seated, he formally began today’s special briefing.

"Among those present are Liu Shuang’s family, his friends, and the leaders from the old workplace back then. Today, the purpose of bringing everyone here is to uncover the truth of what happened that year, to give the family justice, and to give justice to the deceased Liu Shuang as well. Without further ado, let’s get right to it. Please watch the big screen."

Yu Minglang’s opening remarks were brief and direct.

Hu Meijing sat with Qian. Her emotions were a bit out of control upon seeing so many people, but Qian held her hand tightly, giving her encouragement and support, preventing her from fainting.

Qian clutched her hand, feeling her palm cold.

On the big screen, a map from that year was restored. Everyone present had personally been involved in the incident, and seeing that heartbreaking place stirred unpleasant emotions—right there, their good brother never returned.

Qian watched Yu Minglang intently. It was another occasion where she and he intersected in a professional setting. The masculine aura of Yu Minglang methodically began to briefly introduce the situation of that year to everyone.

These have been strictly filtered, not a word of what shouldn’t be said was mentioned, but still allowed everyone to understand the situation of that year.

"After detailed investigation, I have reached the following conclusion: the decision to change the route temporarily made by Liu Shuang was not due to emotional influences at work, but forced by the situation, please look here."

Yu Minglang pointed to a spot on the map, "According to the local meteorological forecast, it was during the rainy season at the time, and Comrade Liu Shuang had extensive outdoor survival skills. He judged that there would be heavy rain that day, hence choosing to change his route."

"But he had never made a temporary route change before; we went out during rainy seasons before and never changed, so why did he change that day?!" Salamander was the first to voice doubt.

In fact, many people had things to say but didn’t dare to; this was an important reason why people believed Liu Shuang had emotional issues.

Salamander’s question made Hu Meijing shrink back. Qian, holding her hand, could clearly feel this girl’s deep-seated fear.

Qian handed a handkerchief to Hu Meijing, who covered her mouth and sobbed softly. If not for Qian’s prior preparation and psychological readiness, she would have lost control of her emotions again.

Yu Minglang was not surprised at Salamander’s doubt; he calmly scanned the room, then began to explain.

"It rained that day, which proved Liu Shuang’s judgment was accurate. Our focus is on the original route."

Yu Minglang pointed to the map, "If we follow this route, the increased moisture in the soil would cause the mountain to become unstable, leading to what kind of phenomenon? Look at the sandbox, I simulated the soil’s humidity based on the day’s conditions, and calculated our personnel’s weight proportionally. Suppose we followed the original route..."

Yu Minglang placed a chip on the road, and it instantly caved in.

Silence fell over the scene.

"As you can see, there is no way back on this route. Once people are inside, retreating isn’t an option, endangering the whole team. I came to this conclusion after repeatedly calculating and discussing with geologists, because no landslide occurred on the original route back then, which is why an important reason was overlooked."

There was no accident, not due to luck, but because Liu Shuang changed the route.

"You know Lone Wolf better than I do; how did his codename come about?" Yu Minglang asked.

"Because he was adept at creating a way of survival in harsh environments, he..." Salamander couldn’t continue, choked with emotion.

Other people’s eyes were also red, the toughest men were hit in their hearts.