"Let’s go."

Bai Yulan waved her hand, signaling that Bai Jianfeng could leave.

The N+2 compensation was the last bit of help she, as his elder sister, could offer Bai Jianfeng.

"Sister, I..."

"Go."

There was a hint of anger in Bai Yulan’s tone.

"Okay, sister, I’m leaving then."

Bai Jianfeng knew his cousin’s temper and left quietly without another word.

Click.

The door closed softly, leaving Bai Yulan alone in the office.

"Losing money, losing money..."

"Jiang Tao really got it right."

"If it weren’t for his warning, I wouldn’t know how much more I would have lost because of that fool Jianfeng."

At this moment, Bai Yulan recalled what Jiang Tao had said in her office the day before yesterday and became even more convinced of his fortune-telling skills.

She picked up the phone on her desk, opened WeChat, and found Jiang Tao’s contact.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yulan directly transferred 100,000 yuan to Jiang Tao, with a note saying "fortune-telling fee."

After transferring the money, Bai Yulan leaned back in her chair, and suddenly thought of the scene from that day when Jiang Tao gave her a massage.

And the few hours of high-quality sleep afterward.

Thinking about it, Bai Yulan sent a text message to Jiang Tao on WeChat.

[The sleep aid massage last time was very effective. When you have time, could you come over and give me another massage?]

After sending the message, Bai Yulan looked at the content of the message she sent and felt it was increasingly ambiguous.

She quickly clicked to withdraw the message.

"He shouldn’t have seen it..." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Seeing the words "successfully withdrawn," Bai Yulan felt a bit guilty.

However...

She really wanted to experience Jiang Tao’s sleep-aid massage again.

But taking the initiative to ask Jiang Tao seemed a bit inappropriate, which was perplexing for her!

[The sleep aid massage last time was very effective. Can you come over another day and teach me?]

[My mother has sleep issues, and I’d like to learn so I can try it on her.]

[If it’s inconvenient, then forget it.]

In the end, Bai Yulan couldn’t give up the idea of having Jiang Tao give her another sleep-aid massage, so she used her mother as an excuse.

Of course, she was also telling the truth.

The elderly lady at home often had insomnia and couldn’t sleep well.

After waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Jiang Tao, Bai Yulan wasn’t in a hurry.

They had lunch together earlier, and she knew Jiang Tao drank a lot.

"He must be napping now!"

Thinking of this possibility, Bai Yulan stopped waiting for Jiang Tao’s reply and started working on her computer.

...

PM.

Ping County Industrial Park.

At the entrance of Jinwei Welding Materials Company.

A four-meter-two flatbed truck was stopped by the elder security guard at the gate.

"Stop, stop, stop, what are you doing here, why don’t you have a pass?"

The security guard had been working at Jinwei Welding Materials for over twenty years.

He was familiar with all the drivers coming in and out of the company for deliveries.

Seeing Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin, these unfamiliar faces, he stopped them immediately.

"Brother, we’re here to collect scrap, have a cigarette, have a cigarette."

Niu Baoguo opened the window, holding an unopened pack of Yuxi cigarettes, and offered it to the elder security guard.

First time here, unfamiliar with everything, and it was important to get along with the gatekeeper.

"You’re here to collect scrap? Isn’t it Xiao Su who does that?"

The security guard asked in confusion.

Niu Baoguo laughed, "From now on, it’ll be us. We’ve already talked it over with President Zhu."

"Wait a moment..."

The elder security guard turned back into the guard room and used his old phone to call a manager in charge of scrap collection.

"Manager Qi, there’s a new guy at the gate for scrap collection..."

"What’s your name?"

"Niu Baoguo."

"He’s called Niu Baoguo, oh, okay, got it."

After confirming Niu Baoguo and his wife’s information with the manager, the security guard opened the electronic gate without another word, letting them pass.

Rumble, rumble, rumble—

The truck puffed blue smoke as it drove into the factory area, heading straight to the office building.

After parking the truck, Niu Baoguo didn’t head to the manager responsible for scrap collection immediately.

He instructed Liu Haiqin to stay in the truck and then entered the office building.

He took the stairway up to the 5th floor and found himself standing at the general manager’s office door.

Knock, knock, knock—

Niu Baoguo took a deep breath, calming his nerves, then reached out to knock on the door.

"Come in."

After hearing a voice from inside, Niu Baoguo finally opened the door and went in.

"Oh, who are you?"

Zhu Haibin looked up at the entering Niu Baoguo with a puzzled expression.

"Hello President Zhu, my name is Niu Baoguo, Jiang Tao asked me to come see you."

Niu Baoguo stepped forward a few steps, looking sincerely at Zhu Haibin, introducing himself first.

"Oh, it’s you, you’re here."

"You can directly contact Manager Qi from our production department."

"Manager Qi is responsible for scrap collection."

Zhu Haibin nodded, speaking in a very indifferent tone.

He valued Jiang Tao highly, but was much less enthusiastic about the people Jiang Tao introduced, like Niu Baoguo.

"Okay, President Zhu."

"I came today not just to meet you, but also to report something."

Niu Baoguo looked at Zhu Haibin with a sincere expression.

"Oh? What is it?"

Zhu Haibin looked at Niu Baoguo with some confusion.

Niu Baoguo suddenly stepped forward until he was beside Zhu Haibin’s desk, making Zhu Haibin a bit surprised, not knowing what he intended to do.

"President Zhu, take a look at this, is this from your company?"

Niu Baoguo pulled out his phone from his pocket, found several pictures, and showed them to Zhu Haibin.

These photos were evidence Jiang Tao had bought for 1,000 yuan from the intelligence system.

He didn’t contact Zhu Haibin directly, but informed him through Niu Baoguo.

In doing so, he could gain some favor for Niu Baoguo with Zhu Haibin.

Jiang Tao had a shareholder’s stake in Jinwei Welding Materials and a connection with Sister Bai, Bai Yulan, so he no longer needed to curry favor with Zhu Haibin.

"This is..."

When Zhu Haibin saw the photos on Niu Baoguo’s phone, his brow instantly furrowed into a deep crease.

The photos were taken in a warehouse at a scrap yard.

On the warehouse floor lay a wooden pallet.

On the wooden pallet were several stainless steel barrels labeled "Jinwei Welding Materials — Nickel Powder for Exclusive Use."

How could the company’s nickel powder barrels appear at a scrap yard!

Nickel powder is a key raw material for making welding materials and is very expensive.

The selling price for one ton of nickel powder reaches 130,000 yuan per ton!

The nickel powder barrels in the pictures, one barrel is 100KG, costing 13,000 yuan each.

"I heard from a colleague during a drinking session that Su Zhiyong and a team leader in your company’s mixing group have been stealing company nickel powder for profit."

"These photos were secretly taken by him at Su Zhiyong’s scrap yard."

"Although I don’t know whether this is true, I thought I should let you know."

"If it turns out to be false, you can enhance management in this area to prevent potential risks."

"If it’s true, you can discover it early and stop the loss in time."

"You haven’t told anyone else about this, have you?"

Zhu Haibin looked at Niu Baoguo with a serious expression.

Niu Baoguo nodded, "No, you’re the first to know."

"Alright, keep this matter quiet for now, so as not to alert anyone."

"We’ll conduct a proper investigation and gather evidence."

Zhu Haibin took a deep breath, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

"Okay, President Zhu, rest assured, I will keep this to myself."

Niu Baoguo nodded, indicating that he wasn’t someone who spoke carelessly.

Finally, Zhu Haibin instructed:

"Send me the photos on your phone, and go about your business. Pretend nothing happened regarding what was just discussed."

"Okay, President Zhu."

Niu Baoguo and Zhu Haibin exchanged WeChat details, and all ten photos were sent to him.

After sending the photos, Niu Baoguo bade farewell to Zhu Haibin and turned to leave the room.

As Zhu Haibin looked at the dozens of barrels of nickel powder labeled with his company’s name in the photos on his phone, his expression was somber and uncertain.