Chapter 9 — The Scariest Betrayer Is The One You Trusted

The whole office was in silence. General Director Tran looked at me.

“Is there time?”

I replied without hesitation: But the truth is... It's completely untimely. The official plan still has two groups of data that need to be recalculated. The explanation must be arranged. The entire chain of evidence needs to be synthesized. Even the email asking for bid withdrawal requires a legal declaration. But at this time... Even if it's not in time... We have to make it in time. I returned to my seat and opened the computer. The whole Planning room was so quiet that no one dared to speak. Hua Duyet walked forward holding a stack of documents.

“Director Truong.”

“What can I do for you?”

I looked at the girl.

“I'll help you rearrange the entire timeline.”

"Starting from the moment Lam Hieu Hieu came into contact with the test documents... until she stood up to denounce in today's summary."

“Every moment, write it down clearly.”

Hua Duyet nodded strongly. Mr. Han is in charge of extracting all system logs. The legal department prepares legal statements. The Finance Department reviews all quotes. The whole office rushed to work again. Even the people who had just doubted me... Quietly sat down to participate. I don't refuse. Because this project... Is not my own. It's the enthusiasm of the whole team. At 5:40 p.m., I brought all the documents to the headquarters of Tinh Ha Trade Center. General Director Ly and their legal department were waiting in the meeting room. I placed each section of documents on the table in turn. Test quote. System access log. Recording at the coffee shop. Photo extracted from surveillance camera. Minutes of receiving police complaints. Finally... I open the official plan.

“General Manager Ly.”

“I admit that our internal management has shown loopholes.”

“But as soon as we discovered the problem, we didn't hide it.”

“Immediately report to the police, preserve evidence and prevent any possible damage.”

“I don't dare say my company is perfect, without any shortcomings.”

“But I can promise...”

“The official price quote and the entire core strategy of the Tinh Ha Trade Center project...”

“Never been disclosed.”

General Manager Ly looked at me quietly.

“Director Truong.”

“You must be very tired today, right?”

I paused a bit. He smiled.

“Being single-handedly guided by my own person and turned back to bite me back…”

“And yet you can still calmly present a plan like that.”

“It's not easy.”

I didn't reply. Because I know... If I just open my mouth right now... The breath I've been trying to hold will immediately collapse. At that moment... The conference room door was pushed open. General Director Ly's assistant walked in and reported in a low voice:

“General Manager Ly.”

“People from Thinh Vien Company have arrived.”

“They said…”

“They have additional denunciation documents to add.”

General Manager Ly turned to look at me.

“Director Truong, do you mind if we sit and listen to their presentation?”

I shook my head.

“Don't mind.”

A few minutes later, the person in charge of Thinh Vien Company led Trieu Bang into the meeting room. As soon as he saw me, Trieu Bang's face immediately changed. Maybe he didn't expect... The one who arrived first was me. The leader of the Thinh Vien side is surnamed Luu. He is the type of person who is always smiling, but his smile never reaches the bottom of his eyes. As soon as he entered, he opened it words:

“General Director Ly, we just want to ensure fairness for the project.”

“When choosing a partner, your side must also consider the reputation factor.”

"According to what we know, one of your bidding units had a serious information leak, and even proactively sent an email to withdraw the bid."

Having finished speaking, he took out a printed copy of the email and handed it over. General Director Ly did not accept. He just gently asked:

“General Manager Luu really updates information very quickly.”

Mr. Luu smiled.

“If you work in this industry, you can always hear some news.”

He turned to look at me, giving me a fake smile.

“Oh, Director Truong is also here.”

"Such a big incident happened to your company today. It must have been very difficult, right?"

I calmly replied:

“General Manager Liu also worked hard.”

"If you get a fake document and then have to stay up all night to fix the plan according to it... it probably takes a lot of brainpower."

The smile on Mr. Liu's face immediately disappeared.

“Director Truong.”

“Whatever you say, you must have proof.”

I nodded.

“What a coincidence.”

“I brought it with me.”

General Director Ly pushed all the documents we had just submitted to the opposite side.

“General Manager Liu.”

"In your company's plan, there are three groups of data that completely match Director Truong's testing documents."

“But all three groups of data are inconsistent with market reality.”

“How do you explain?”

Mr. Luu flipped through each page. The smile on his face gradually stiffened. Trieu Bang's forehead also began to sweat. He tried to force a smile.

“It's probably... just a coincidence.”

“It's normal for people working on the same project to have nearly the same calculation results.”

I opened the market survey table in the official plan.