Chapter 96

After Shen Yafang finished speaking, she connected her computer to the projector in the meeting room and played the video that Shen Yifei had sent her.

Shen Yifei's interrogation was flawless, thoroughly investigating the criminal facts of the four suspects and building a solid chain of evidence.

The leaders in the meeting room were all shrewd people. They did not want to take sides on a matter with clear facts, nor did they want to offend Shen Yifei, the niece of Deputy Mayor Shen Yazhou, who loved her as if she were his own daughter. They all expressed their opinions, opposing the dismissal of Lu Xin and instead suggesting that he be commended for his courage in standing up to evil forces.

Now it all depended on Chairman Jiang Zhenhua's decision.

In his youth, Jiang Zhenhua was also a grassroots college student who had risen to his current position by marrying the daughter of a leader. Because of this, he did not want anyone to climb the ladder by using his daughter.

Two months ago, his daughter had publicly confessed her love to Lu Xin at the annual company meeting, but Lu Xin had rejected her, which made Jiang Zhenhua feel very embarrassed. Although Li Qiming later explained that it was a play, some people still secretly mocked Jiang Xueqing. If not for his concern for his daughter's feelings, Jiang Zhenhua would have long instructed his subordinates to fire Lu Xin.

Jiang Zhenhua originally intended to follow Li Zhonggang and Xie Changrong's opinions and dismiss Lu Xin, but seeing Shen Yafang and Shen Yifei involved, he thought about the influence of Deputy Mayor Shen Yazhou behind them. Looking at the solid evidence in the video, he realized that if he forcibly dismissed Lu Xin, it would not only invite criticism for being unfair but also earn him his daughter's resentment.

After much deliberation, Jiang Zhenhua finally decided to temporarily let Lu Xin off. If Lu Xin continued to flirt with his daughter and affect her future, he, Jiang Zhenhua, would not show any mercy.

"Lu Xin's spirit of standing up to evil forces is commendable," Jiang Zhenhua said in an official tone, "but he is a part of Sanjiang Group. The other four people are also closely related to Sanjiang Group and can be considered part of the Sanjiang family. Their dispute is an internal matter that can be resolved internally by the Group's Security Department. Instead, he called the police, exposing the matter and damaging the reputation of our company. This behavior shows a lack of a big-picture perspective. Therefore, it is inappropriate to commend him. I suggest we neither reward nor punish him, and handle the matter discreetly!"

Seeing Jiang Zhenhua's grim expression, Shen Yafang knew he was dissatisfied with Lu Xin. She sighed inwardly, thinking, "Lu Xin, Lu Xin, even the chairman has a bad impression of you. How will you manage to stay at Sanjiang?"

Party Secretary Liu Xinchang frowned and said, "Shouldn't we discuss the core issue, the management of the children of old employees? Some of the older employees have not been strict enough in raising their children..."

The leaders then discussed and decided to systematically reorganize and educate the children of all employees in the group to prevent the emergence of troublemakers like Wang Manzhuang and Wang Yishen.

At the police station, Lu Xin had already finished giving his statement. Feeling both physically and mentally exhausted, he dozed off on a metal bench in the rest room. Although his eyes were closed, his hand tightly gripped the metal armrest, absorbing the metal energy.

After lying on the bench for an hour and absorbing enough metal energy, his body and mind were fully restored.

He went to find Shen Yifei and saw her busy with her subordinates, dealing with the aftermath of the extortion case involving the four people from Wugui Warehouse. Not wanting to disturb her, he left the police station alone.

As soon as he stepped out of the police station, he received a call from Shen Yafang: "Come to my house right away, I have something important to tell you!"

Hearing this, Lu Xin's heart sank. What could be wrong now?

He quickly hailed a taxi and headed to the leadership villa area of Sanjiang Group.

When he arrived at Shen Yafang's house, Li Lu was watching TV. Seeing Lu Xin, she ran up happily and affectionately hugged his arm, saying, "Brother Sanjin, I heard you won the lottery. You're so lucky..."

Her delicate and bright face was beaming with a charming smile, making her look very cute. However, Lu Xin did not have the heart to look closely, as Shen Yafang was already walking over gracefully.

Shen Yafang frowned at Li Lu, "Lu Lu, go back to your room. I have something important to discuss with Brother Sanjin!"

Pouting her rosy lips, Li Lu returned to her room.

Shen Yafang poured a cup of clear tea and handed it to Lu Xin, recounting everything that had happened at the meeting. She looked at Lu Xin with concern, "Li Zhonggang and Xie Changrong wanting to dismiss you is not surprising, but if the chairman also has a bad impression of you, your days at Sanjiang Group will be tough. Why don't I introduce you to a new job, and you can start fresh somewhere else?"

If it were before, Lu Xin would have definitely left Sanjiang Group. But now, with his metal control ability, he was full of confidence. He was confident in winning Jiang Xueqing's heart and in changing Jiang Zhenhua's negative impression of him.

Weighing the pros and cons, Lu Xin smiled at Shen Yafang, "Godmother, don't worry. I have a way to change the chairman's impression of me!"

"I can't imagine what you could do," Shen Yafang said with a bitter smile, "The chairman is a very stubborn person. Once he has a bad impression of someone, he will dislike that person for life!"

"Where there's a will, there's a way!" Lu Xin said calmly, "I'll give myself a year. If I can change the chairman's opinion of me, I'll stay at Sanjiang. If I can't, I'll listen to you and try my luck elsewhere."

"Alright, you're still young, only twenty-two. You have time to spare," Shen Yafang gazed quietly at Lu Xin's handsome face, "Sanjin, no matter what decision you make, I will support you!"

Hearing this, a warm feeling welled up in Lu Xin's heart. He had been hesitating about whether to hand over the evidence of Zhou Yuanfu's illegal activities to Shen Yafang, but now he no longer hesitated. He took out Zhou Yuanfu's ledger and diary from his backpack and placed them on the table, saying seriously, "Godmother, I found this at Vanke Huacheng. Take a look!"

Shen Yafang picked up the ledger and flipped through it, her face a mix of surprise and joy, "Finally, I can get my revenge!"

If it were an ordinary parent, they would be satisfied with the punishment of the thugs who had almost assaulted their daughter, and would not dare to or want to pursue the responsibility of Zhou Yi, a powerful deputy district chief. However, Shen Yafang was different. As the sister of the deputy mayor, she was not a timid person who would avoid conflict with officials. She had always wanted to hold Zhou Yi accountable but had been concerned about her daughter's reputation and lacked a good opportunity. Now, with the evidence of Zhou Yuanfu's corruption from Lu Xin, she saw the best chance for revenge. Her thoughts were clear, and her emotions were high.