Intimate Trial Chapter 30

Chapter 30

The final plan appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.

It is the highest level strategic decision-making meeting of the group.The long oval table was filled with Ye’s core executives and important shareholders, and the air was so solemn that it could squeeze out water.On the huge projection screen, the complete plan of the “Xinghui Mining” merger and acquisition case was clearly displayed, as well as the “final version of the internal pre-assessment report” that was the cornerstone and was being analyzed page by page at this moment.

As an in-depth project participation assistant, Shen Silin sat in the auditorium at the end of the long table.Her position is inconspicuous, but she can clearly see every word on the screen and hear every sentence of every speaker.

The meeting process was personally led by Ye Chang.She was sitting at the head of the long table, wearing an iron-gray custom-made suit, her long hair was tied up meticulously, and her eyes were calm and sharp behind gold-rimmed glasses, controlling the rhythm of the entire room.She spoke calmly and clearly analyzed the plan’s grand strategic significance, technical feasibility, market prospects and – most importantly – the amazing return on investment and risk controllability supported by the pre-assessment report to everyone present.

Numbers, charts, model deductions… everything looks flawless and flawless.The data in the report is solid, the logic is rigorous, and the conclusions are so optimistic that your heart beats faster.Several veterans who originally had reservations about such a radical merger gradually showed expressions of conviction and excitement on their faces.

Only Silin felt like falling into an ice cave.

Her eyes were fixed on the key data nodes on the screen that were repeatedly emphasized and supported by the core – associated metal content, mining depth impact coefficient, environmental risk level adjusted weight…

No!

Totally wrong!

These numbers…are not at all the version she last saw without modifications and with added risk warnings!

The associated metal content has been lowered, the mining cost coefficient has been subtly increased, and the weight of environmental risks has been set to be more sensitive… All changes are in the direction originally indicated by “Insomnia”!It is even more “optimized” than the error value given by “Insomnia”, more hidden, and more consistent with the overall logic of the report!

Who is it?!

Silin’s blood froze instantly, her limbs were cold and stiff, and her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.She suddenly looked at Ye Chang in the main seat.

Ye Chang was calmly answering a shareholder’s question about community relations around the mining area. His side face, illuminated by the light from the screen, was calm, confident, and in control of everything.

Is it Ye Chang?She discovered the “risk supplementary reminder” she added, and then… modified the data herself?No, it’s impossible!The report had been uploaded encrypted, and no one except the most powerful administrator could have made such a thorough overwrite without leaving traces.Moreover, why did Ye Chang do this?Modifying according to “Insomnia”‘s instructions is equivalent to personally planting mines on the cornerstone of her strategy!

Could it be that…Ye Chang just had “insomnia”?!

This thought was like thunder, exploding in her mind, causing dizziness and deeper fear.No, it won’t… “Insomnia” is the leader who wants her to take revenge, the person who knows her past and her purpose… How could Ye Chang be “Insomnia”?If she is, then all of this – from hiring her, to training her, trusting her, those ambiguous touches, that cold kiss, all the “warmth” and “special treatment” – isn’t it a cruel game designed from the beginning?

But if it wasn’t Ye Chang, who else could have completed such precise and covert tampering under her nose?Who else can understand the instructions of “Insomnia” well and even execute them more perfectly?

Silin’s face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and fine cold sweat broke out on her forehead.She felt that the air in the conference room had become thinner, and the surrounding discussions that were full of confidence in the plan, and the admiring glances directed at Ye Chang, all turned into a distorted and terrifying background sound.

Looking at the “wrong” data on the screen, she seemed to see a tragic scene in the future where Ye’s capital chain would be tight, the stock price would plummet, and his credibility would be ruined.All of this will stem from this report that is now regarded as a standard by everyone.

And she, Shen Shenlin, was one of the final handlers of this report.When the problem breaks out, when it comes to tracing, can those hidden traces of operations really leave no trace at all, even if they have been cleaned up by Ye Chang or “Insomnia”?The vague “risk warning” she added at the end will become the most powerful evidence pointing to her!

She would be the scapegoat.Or, under the more terrifying assumption that Ye Chang is “insomniac”, she will become a sad supporting role in this destruction drama, whose ending has been set long ago.

“Assistant Shen? Assistant Shen!”

The lowered voice of her colleague next to her suddenly brought her back to reality from her cold fear.She looked up blankly and found that everyone’s eyes were focused on her at some point.

It’s Ye Chang.

Ye Chang paused his explanation and looked calmly in her direction, his eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses unfathomable.

“Assistant Shen seems to have different opinions on this part of the data?” Ye Chang’s voice was low, but it was very clear in the silent conference room. “You don’t look good. Was it because you worked too hard to check the report last night, or… do you have any doubts about the support of the data?”

The gentle inquiry was like a knife hanging over Shen Shenlin’s head.

She opened her mouth, but her throat was dry and tight, and she couldn’t make any sound.What could she say?Are you saying that the data has been tampered with?Are you saying there’s something wrong with this report?Where is the evidence?With her empty words?Who would believe it?Under Ye Chang’s perfect display and control, any questions she had would only be regarded as dereliction of duty, jealousy, or even mental disorder.

Moreover, if Ye Chang had “insomnia”, the questioning at this moment would be the cruelest cat and mouse.

If Ye Chang is not “insomniac”, then her doubts are likely to immediately trigger Ye Chang’s vigilance and in-depth investigation, but may expose herself to danger faster.

A dilemma.There is no recovery.

Shen Silin felt a severe nausea and her stomach was churning.She pinched her thigh tightly, using the pain to force herself to maintain her last trace of consciousness and calmness.

“…No, Mr. Ye.” She heard her dry and hoarse voice, like sandpaper rubbing against her throat, “The data…there is no problem. It’s me…a little uncomfortable.”

She lowered her head, avoiding Ye Chang’s gaze that seemed to be able to penetrate everything, and also avoiding the gazes around her that were concerned, confused, or disapproving.

Ye Chang looked at her quietly for two seconds, then nodded almost imperceptibly.”If you feel unwell, you can go back and rest first. Director Wang can supplement the rest.”

“No… no need, Mr. Ye, I’m fine.” Shen Shenlin quickly refused. She couldn’t leave at this time. She had to know what would happen next.

The meeting continues.The plan was approved in principle amid an atmosphere of optimism, pending the final legal and financial details being ironed out.

Shen Shenlin was like a clay and wood sculpture, sitting there stiffly, her soul seemed to have been withdrawn.There was warm applause in my ears, a praise for Ye Chang’s vision and a beautiful vision for Ye’s future.

In her eyes, there were only those cold and dazzling “wrong” numbers on the screen that were about to bring destruction, and Ye Chang’s calm face that seemed to hide an endless abyss.

When the meeting ended, the crowd left one after another.Shen Shenlin packed up the blank notebook in front of her slowly, her fingertips still cold.

Ye Chang walked toward the door surrounded by everyone. When he passed by her, he paused briefly.

A crisp scent of cedar approached.

Shen Shenlin trembled all over and almost jumped up uncontrollably.

Ye Chang leaned slightly and whispered at a volume that only the two of them could hear:

“You look really bad. Go back and have a good rest and don’t think too much.”

The tone was calm, even with a hint of a boss’s usual concern for his subordinates.

But when it fell into Shen Silin’s ears, it frightened her more than any threat.

Don’t think too much?

Does it mean not to think about the weirdness of the data?

Or…don’t think about it, who is behind all this?

Shen Shenlin nodded stiffly, not daring to raise her head to look into Ye Chang’s eyes.

It wasn’t until Ye Chang’s breath faded away and the footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor that she seemed to have been drained of all her strength and collapsed on the chair.

The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the warm residual warmth still lingered in the conference room.

But Silin only felt that she was in the middle of a gorgeous and huge ice cellar.

The cold spread uncontrollably from the deepest part of her heart, freezing her blood and all her hopes.