Chapter 8 — The Scariest Betrayer Is The One You Trusted

Hua Duyet hesitated for a moment then continued:

“Director Truong... there's one more thing.”

“I don't know whether I should say it or not.”

I looked at the girl. Hua Duyet lowered his voice.

“It seems like Ms. Hieu Hieu secretly used her computer before.”

“That day at noon, I went to the hospital to get medicine.”

“I saw her sitting at her desk.”

“I asked her what she was doing and she said she asked to look up documents.”

My heart suddenly sank. In my computer... There are more than just project documents. But it also saves a lot of personal information. If Lam Hieu Hieu ever secretly used my computer... Then the fake chats, even the messages sent from my phone number... Most likely all originated from there. I immediately turned around to look for Mr. Han. But as soon as I reached the door of the Information Technology room... Mr. Han held his computer and ran straight towards me. His expression was extremely unsightly.

“Director Truong... something happened!”

"Someone used your email... sent the person in charge of the Tinh Ha Trade Center project an email asking to withdraw the bid!"

At that moment... My whole spine went cold. Email requesting withdrawal of bid documents. If the person in charge of the Tinh Ha Commercial Center project believes that letter... All the effort we have put in over the past time will be erased in the blink of an eye. I immediately asked:

“When was the email sent?”

Mr. Han immediately replied:

“1:17 p.m. this afternoon.”

At that exact moment... I was present at the year-end conference hall.

“Can emails be revoked?”

Mr. Han shook his head.

“It's past the recall time.”

“Furthermore, the receiving server has already received the message.”

I took a deep breath.

“What is the content of the email?”

Mr. Han turned the computer screen towards me. The letter was written very methodically. Due to the disclosure of our company's internal quotation, the fairness of the bidding process cannot be guaranteed, so we decided to proactively withdraw from the annual planning bid of the Tinh Ha Trade Center project. At the end of the letter... It's my name. Attached is a copy called the "Internal denunciation report". This letter... It's even more cruel than the denunciation in front of the entire company. Its goal... Not just to destroy me. It's forcing the whole company to lose the project. General Director Tran just ran over, saw the email and immediately angrily slammed it on the table.

"Investigate!"

“Immediately investigate who sent it!”

Han's ten fingers typed continuously on the keyboard.

“The login IP address displayed is the company's internal network.”

“But the email sending device is not Director Truong's computer.”

“It's a laptop that just connected temporarily.”

“Can you trace the location?”

“The connection point is near the small meeting room on the third floor.”

The small meeting room on the third floor... This is where, before the summary session began, Lam Hieu Hieu went in to do her makeup and rest. The police comrades have not left the company yet. After hearing the situation, they immediately requested to extract surveillance cameras. More than ten minutes later... The recording was broadcast. 1:12 p.m. Lam Hieu Hieu held a white laptop and walked into the small meeting room on the third floor. 1:20 p.m. She walked out, stuffing her laptop into a black backpack. And that backpack... It's the same backpack she was carrying when she was caught by the police take away. Layers of evidence continuously piled up. At this point... It's no longer just a few words of denial that can get away. General Director Tran immediately called the person in charge of the Tinh Ha Trade Center project. After the call was connected, he turned on the speakerphone.

“General Manager Ly.”

“The email to withdraw the bid that you received today was completely not our company's intention.”

“There was an incident within the company where an impersonator used an email box.”

“We have reported it to the police.”

The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds.

“General Manager Tran.”

“Tell me the truth.”

“We have received information from Thinh Vien Company.”

"They said your quote had been leaked, internal management was chaotic, and it was no longer appropriate to continue participating in the bidding."

I clenched my fingers. It is true that Thinh Vien acted very quickly. On the one hand, they used fake documents that they stole. On the other hand, we turn to accuse us of poor management. General Director Tran turned to look at me. I proactively took the phone.

“General Manager Ly, my name is Truong Nghien.”

His voice on the other end of the line was very calm.

“Director Truong.”

“I heard that the person being accused today is you.”

I don't shy away.

“But the entire content of the accusation is false.”

“We now have all the evidence in hand.”

“More importantly…”

"Part of the content that Thinh Vien Company just submitted was taken from the test document itself, which had false data pre-installed that we intentionally created."

The other end of the line immediately went silent. I keep saying:

“If you could give us two more hours—”

“I will personally bring all the explanations, relevant evidence and official plans to your office.”

“If after watching, you still think we are not qualified to participate in the bidding…”

“I completely accept that decision.”

General Director Ly was silent for a long time. Finally, he said slowly:

“Before 6:00 p.m. tonight, I want to see all the documents.”

The call ended.