The atmosphere in the office instantly turned frigid.
Shen Yaoyao, feigning concern, added fuel to the fire, "Sister actually dared to do such a thing? Embezzlement is against the law. Is she truly out of her mind?"
Just then, a knock sounded at the office door.
"Enter."
The door opened, and Shen Qingqing, dressed in a red dress, walked in. Holding a document in her hand, she completely ignored Shen Yaoyao and placed the form on Fu Jingshu's desk. "Here's the employment form, it's all filled out."
"You still have the nerve to show up." Fu Jingshu's gaze was icy as he looked at her.
"Why shouldn't I come?" Shen Qingqing appeared bewildered.
Shen Yaoyao spoke in a gentle, soft voice, "Jingshu already knows. You hacked into Jingshu's company account and took thirty million. How could you do such a thing? Father never taught you this. Even if you needed money, you shouldn't steal or rob!"
While she appeared worried, her hands behind her back trembled.
She was excited, thrilled.
After today, Shen Qingqing would be finished!
Shen Qingqing watched her performance with a wry smile. "What does the company's loss of money have to do with me?"
Shen Yaoyao's face was filled with feigned concern. "You clearly told me you were going to use the company's money to cover your thirty million. As soon as you said that, Jingshu's company had problems. If it wasn't you, who else could it be?"
Shen Qingqing touched her chin and suddenly smiled. "What if I said I could find the person who stole the money?"
"Stop pretending. You clearly stole the money," Shen Yaoyao didn't believe her at all, convinced this was a dying struggle.
Shen Qingqing smiled at her, her beauty breathtaking. Yet, it evoked a bad premonition in Shen Yaoyao. The next second, she heard Shen Qingqing's voice slowly, deliberately, drop each word.
"Trace the IP address."
Shen Yaoyao froze, finding it unbelievable. "Are you crazy? If you trace the IP address, aren't you afraid you'll provide more evidence against yourself?"
"I will trace the real culprit," Shen Qingqing looked at her with a profound gaze.
Shen Yaoyao's heart skipped a beat.
"But I don't remember you ever knowing how to do that. I recall you used to be a computer novice, not very knowledgeable about electronics. I even helped you buy your first smartphone."
"So you still remember," Shen Qingqing said softly.
"Of course, I remember every day I spent with you."
One was flamboyant and radiant, the other pure and lovely, but when they locked eyes, sparks seemed to fly. The hidden conflict, the sharp retorts, were evident to the discerning Fu Jingshu.
He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Shen Qingqing, I'll give you two hours. If you can't find the culprit, you resign and get out of A City."
Shen Yaoyao lowered her head slightly, concealing her inner triumph.
Fu Jingshu, though the King of Commerce in A City, also had political connections, and many owed him favors. With a single word from him, making someone leave the city was easy.
She pretended to be earnest. "Sister, please just admit it and return the money. Don't make this a bigger issue."
"You should worry about yourself."
Shen Qingqing left her with a meaningful statement and called for her assistant, Lin Mo, instructing him to find personnel from the company's technical department to trace the IP address that had taken the company's funds.
Lin Mo hesitated at her command, instinctively looking at Fu Jingshu. Receiving a slight nod from him, he then proceeded.
The technician opened the computer, fingers flying across the keyboard.
Shen Qingqing narrowed her eyes. This person was very skilled. Fu's company truly had hidden talents.
The technician suddenly stopped and turned to Fu Jingshu. "Master Fu, there's a firewall. It's very difficult to break through."
"Break it."
Fu Jingshu gave only one word.
The technician had no choice but to press on. As the sweat on his forehead increased and his expression grew more tense, everyone could see he was locked in a stalemate with the firewall.
Initially, Shen Yaoyao was anxious, worried Shen Qingqing might produce some evidence. But at this point, it seemed she was merely stalling for time.
"Sister, why go through all this trouble? It's exhausting for everyone. Why not just return the money quickly?"
"What's the rush?"
Shen Qingqing didn't even look at her, patting the staff member's shoulder and signaling him to step aside, then taking his place.
Shen Yaoyao couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. "Sister, you've truly gone mad. Are you going to trace your own IP address?"
She had actually felt scared when Shen Yaoyao returned. But now, it seemed...
She was still that same fool!
Shen Qingqing clicked her tongue. "Noisy. Want to try it yourself?"
Shen Yaoyao was momentarily choked. Fearing Fu Jingshu, she dared not get angry. Her nails dug into her palms, yet she maintained a magnanimous and yielding smile. "I know Sister is in a bad mood, I won't argue with you. I just hope you can see the error of your ways and stop being so stubborn."
Shen Qingqing glanced at her coolly, her slender fingers hovering over the keyboard for a moment before lightly beginning to type.
Though she didn't seem to exert much force, the rapid clatter of the keyboard echoed through the office.
The technician watched in astonishment. So fast!
Especially seeing the various flying letters and numbers she typed on the screen. Others might not understand, but he did. This was a master!
Shen Yaoyao couldn't understand and said in a gentle tone laced with mockery, "Sister, if I were you, I'd honestly confess and beg Jingshu for mercy. Perhaps the sentence could be lighter, and you'd serve fewer years in prison."
"Be quiet."
She froze, looking at Fu Jingshu in disbelief.
His gaze was fixed on Shen Qingqing's fingers and profile, his eyes deep and dark, making it impossible to discern his thoughts. However, such focus... was something she had never seen in all her years by Fu Jingshu's side.
Over there, Shen Qingqing withdrew her hands, the keyboard clatter abruptly ceasing. "Found it."
Shen Yaoyao felt a flicker of panic. She walked over and grabbed Shen Qingqing's arm. "Since you've found it, let's hand it over to the police. Even if you're my sister, I can't cover for you. If you've made a mistake, you must correct it and be punished."
Her act of righteous denunciation made Shen Qingqing chuckle, her tone carrying a hint of strangeness.
"You want to enact righteous denunciation?"
"Of course!"
"Then you might have to personally explain to the police why this IP address belongs to your Shen family." Shen Qingqing placed her hands on Shen Yaoyao's shoulders, forcing her to turn in a circle to face the computer.
The screen clearly displayed the IP location: the Shen family manor!
Shen Yaoyao was stunned. "How is this possible..."