Chapter 437 - 436: Holding Everyone Back

Chapter 437: Chapter 436: Holding Everyone Back

Upon hearing her daughter’s words, Ding Yuejun stopped what she was doing and said directly, "Alright, hurry up and go wash and rest."

Yiyi smiled and said to her mother, "Mom, don’t worry about me, hurry up and go rest."

After chatting for a while longer, the mother and daughter each returned to their rooms, and the next morning, Yiyi rushed back to school for classes.

Since the new semester started, their coursework has been quite heavy, so it wasn’t until the weekend that Yiyi had time to head to the pharmaceutical factory.

When Mo Ping saw Yiyi coming, he quickly came forward to greet her, "Young boss, you’re here."

Yiyi nodded at Mo Ping, then followed him around the factory before they returned to Mo Ping’s office to talk about Lei Xu.

"Young boss, ever since you mentioned Lei Xu, I’ve had people keep an eye on him, but so far, we haven’t found any anomalies. So... could there be some misunderstanding here?" It’s been quite a struggle for him, but seeing no abnormalities with Lei Xu still makes him quite relieved.

Yiyi, hearing this, looked at Mo Ping and said, "Since nothing unusual has been found yet, keep watching. You should know Cui Zhu well enough to know she wouldn’t lie."

Hearing this, Mo Ping fell silent again.

Having spent this time together, he naturally knew Tao Cuizhu’s character well, so he dismissed his last bit of wishful thinking, "Young boss, I will continue to have people watch Lei Xu closely. If anything unusual occurs, I’ll let you know immediately."

"Okay."

Yiyi nodded at this, then she and Mo Ping discussed some recent matters that needed handling. Once everything was settled, she went to see Tao Cuizhu and Wei Xiweng.

"Yiyi, you finally came."

Cao Panpan saw Yiyi and happily ran forward.

Tao Cuizhu roughly knew the purpose of Yiyi’s visit, so she seized a moment when no one was paying attention and inquired about Lei Xu.

Yiyi didn’t say much, just shook her head.

Seeing Yiyi’s expression, Tao Cuizhu knew the matter was still unresolved and couldn’t help but feel anxious, "Yiyi, do you think Master Lei really betrayed the pharmaceutical factory? I hope I’m not mistaken."

"Don’t worry, if he really did nothing, we definitely won’t find anything. But if he did do something, there will surely be traces."

Upon hearing Yiyi’s words, Tao Cuizhu gradually calmed down, nodded, and said, "Yes, just like the way the road tests a horse’s strength over time reveals a person’s true nature. If Master Lei is genuinely good, we must not misunderstand him. If he really betrayed the factory, we’ll certainly ferret him out."

"Yes, that’s the principle."

Yiyi smiled and said one more thing before letting them continue with their work.

However, what she didn’t expect was that soon there would be progress on Lei Xu’s issue.

"Young boss, although Lei Xu shows no signs of abnormal behavior, I’ve uncovered something." Mo Ping spoke with a somewhat grim expression, indicating what he discovered wasn’t good.

Yiyi curiously asked him, "What is it?"

"Lei Xu lost a lot of money gambling recently."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi was startled and then asked, "How much did he lose?"

"He lost ten thousand dollars."

"What..."

Even Yiyi was surprised, although their factory’s wages weren’t low, employees only earned 260 dollars a month. Adding bonuses during the year and New Year, it amounted to just 3500 dollars a year. Ten thousand dollars was almost three years of Lei Xu’s salary, and it had all vanished.

Seeing Yiyi’s shocked expression, Mo Ping said with a straight face, "I didn’t expect Lei Xu to be a gambler. So much money would support a family comfortably for several years, yet he lost it all."

"Do his family know about this?"

After the initial shock, Yiyi didn’t dwell on the matter but asked something else.

Mo Ping shook his head and said, "His family doesn’t know about this." In the end, Mo Ping’s expression grew darker, "Usually, Lei Xu would hand over most of his salary to his wife, but this time, he had so much gambling money. I suspect... he might indeed have done something against the factory."

After uncovering these things, he knew he was destined for disappointment.

Tao Cuizhu was indeed not mistaken, Lei Xu really sold the factory’s information to others; otherwise, where would he get so much money to gamble?

At this point, Yiyi said, "Continue having people follow Lei Xu and see if he has any unusual movements. Catch the thief with stolen goods; we cannot convict Lei Xu solely on this point."

Mo Ping nodded heavily, "Young boss, I understand."

Seeing Mo Ping’s expression, Yiyi patted his shoulder and said, "I know you’ve been quite close with Lei Xu before, but a fundamental error like this, we absolutely cannot tolerate."

"Rest assured, young boss, I understand."

After Yiyi left, Mo Ping sat for a while before going to inspect the workshop.

When Lei Xu saw Mo Ping approach, he quickly went up with a smile and said, "Director Mo, it’s almost noon now. Shall we go to the cafeteria for lunch together?"

Seeing Lei Xu’s face full of smiles, Mo Ping’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded and said, "Sure."

Meanwhile, upon returning home, Yiyi felt that Lei Xu’s issue couldn’t be dragged out any longer and subsequently requested Yun Chu to investigate.

Yun Chu acted quickly, and within two days, he handed over the information he gathered to Yiyi, "Young lady, after Lei Xu lost money, he sold Wuming Pharmaceutical Factory’s information to another factory. A prescription for medicine pills can sell for between 500 and 3000 dollars, and he sold about four or five prescriptions. This is how he had gambling money. I suspect he’ll soon take action again."

"What makes you say that?"

Hearing Yun Chu’s words, Yiyi’s initial anger turned into curiosity.

"Because recently a gambling friend contacted him, but Lei Xu probably doesn’t have much money now. If he wants to gamble, he’ll likely sell prescriptions again."

Yiyi raised an eyebrow at this and then looked at Yun Chu, saying, "Yun Chu, thank you for your hard work."

"It’s not hard, it’s what I should do."

Seeing Yiyi had no more questions, Yun Chu quietly left.

Sure enough, Mo Ping soon had new findings.

When Yiyi arrived at the factory, Mo Ping reported his discoveries to her, "Young boss, yesterday Lei Xu contacted a stranger. They met stealthily, but those following them didn’t hear clearly what was said, except for the last sentence stating they’d meet again tonight."

"Then tonight, make sure to watch closely."

"Yes."

Mo Ping quickly responded.

Yiyi thought for a moment and said, "I’ll come along tonight."

"Young boss, why don’t you let me go? In case anything happens..."

Yiyi glanced askance at Mo Ping and said, "If anything indeed happens, you might not be as useful as I am."

Mo Ping instantly found himself speechless, only saying, "Alright, then I won’t tag along to drag you down."