Double evil in the business district

Chapter 233: Public Relations Journey: Xiao Yue Explores the Truth

The black shadow suddenly pounced towards Xiao Yue. Wang Gongguan screamed and stood in front of Xiao Yue without thinking.

In the chaos, there was a muffled "bang" sound, a camera fell to the ground, and a man was pinned to the ground by the security guard.

"Mr. Xiao, are you okay?" Wang Gongguan asked in shock, his face full of worry.

Xiao Yue shook his head and glanced coldly at the subdued man, who was the man in the baseball cap in the crowd.

"Take him away and hand him over to the police." Xiao Yue's voice was cold and emotionless.

"Yes!" The security guard dragged the man away. There was a commotion in the crowd, but it was quickly suppressed by the security guards who were maintaining order.

Xiao Yue knew that this was just the beginning.

She must find the mastermind as soon as possible, otherwise this turmoil will never end.

As time went by, Xiao Yue and Wang Gongguan ran around, actively cooperating with the investigation and trying to restore the reputation of Xiao's company.

Shen Ting secretly used his power to help Xiao Yue investigate the truth.

He hired Detective Zhou, the best detective in the industry, hoping to find the mastermind as soon as possible.

However, the investigation process was not smooth.

Detective Zhou discovered that some key clues had been destroyed artificially, and the investigation had reached a deadlock.

"How could this happen?" Xiao Yue looked at the investigation report in his hand, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

"It seems like they came prepared," Detective Zhou said solemnly. "They knew exactly what they were doing, and they did it very cleanly and efficiently, leaving almost no loopholes."

"Is there really nothing we can do?" Xiao Yue asked unwillingly.

"No, the situation isn't over yet." Detective Zhou's eyes gleamed. "I'll continue investigating. I'm sure there will be a breakthrough."

At this moment, Public Relations Officer Wang hurried in, his face pale and his tone anxious, "Boss Xiao, this is bad! Reporter Li has published another article, slandering our company even more viciously!"

Xiao Yue stood up suddenly and snatched the phone from Wang Gongguan's hand. On the screen was a title that read "Another scandal broke out in Xiao's enterprise, the president's wife turned out to be a corporate spy!" The accompanying picture was the photo of Xiao Yue being knocked down by a dark shadow at the press conference that day. The angle was deliberately cut to make it look ambiguous.

"This reporter Li is really going too far!" Xiao Yue was so angry that she was shaking all over. She couldn't stand it anymore and decided to confront reporter Li directly!

"Prepare the car and go to the newspaper office!" Xiao Yue's eyes flashed with anger.

Inside the newspaper office, reporter Li was sitting with his legs crossed, drinking coffee leisurely, looking like a smug man.

Seeing Xiao Yue rushing in aggressively, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Xiao? What brings you here?" Reporter Li said sarcastically.

"Reporter Li, why are you doing this?" Xiao Yue asked coldly, suppressing the anger in his heart.

"What did I do?" Reporter Li spread his hands in an innocent manner. "I was just reporting the facts."

"Facts? Are your so-called 'facts' just groundless speculations and malicious rumors?" Xiao Yue couldn't bear it any longer. He slammed the table and glared at reporter Li.

"Mr. Xiao, you have to provide evidence when you speak," Reporter Li said calmly, "If you don't have any evidence, I can sue you for defamation!"

"You..." Xiao Yue was furious. She knew that reporter Li came prepared and she had no way to deal with him.

"What? You've got nothing to say?" Reporter Li said smugly. "I advise you to just admit defeat. Otherwise, I'll have even more 'explosive news' to reveal about you!"

"You..." Xiao Yue was so angry that his whole body was shaking, but he was speechless.

Just then, a deep voice came from the door: "Really? Then I'd like to hear what other 'explosive news' you have."

Xiao Yue turned around suddenly and saw Shen Ting wearing a black suit, standing at the door with a stern face and a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Shen Ting's arrival was like a bolt of thunder out of the blue, instantly turning the situation around.

The powerful aura he exuded froze reporter Li's smug smile on his face.

Before reporter Li could react, Shen Ting gave a look and the bodyguard behind him stepped forward and restrained reporter Li.

"Mr. Shen, what are you doing? I am a reporter, you are infringing on my personal freedom!" Reporter Li shouted in a timid manner, trying to force Shen Ting with the pressure of public opinion.

However, Shen Ting just smiled coldly and said lightly: "I believe reporter Li doesn't want to see reports of him and some illicit transactions appear on the Internet, right?"

Reporter Li's face turned pale instantly. He never expected that Shen Ting actually had something on him.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Shen Ting ignored him and turned to look at Xiao Yue, his eyes full of worry and heartache: "Are you okay?"

Xiao Yue shook her head, holding back tears, and said, "I'm fine, it's just the company..."

"Don't worry about the company's affairs. I'll take care of it." Shen Ting gently interrupted her, then turned to Wang Gongguan and instructed, "Contact the PR team and prepare a press conference to clarify the facts."

"Yes, Mr. Shen." Public Relations Officer Wang took the order and left.

Shen Ting's decisive style made Xiao Yue feel safe and secure.

She knew that with him around, everything would be solved.

Sure enough, under Shen Ting's operation, a well-known blogger with tens of millions of fans on the Internet suddenly published a long article, speaking up for Xiao's Enterprise and listing a large amount of evidence to prove that Xiao's Enterprise was maliciously slandered.

As soon as this long article was published, it quickly caused an uproar on the Internet.

Netizens forwarded comments one after another, the direction of public opinion began to change, and more and more people began to question the truth of the incident.

Shen Ting also used his personal connections to contact multiple media outlets and reported the incident objectively and fairly.

In a short time, the shadow of smear on Xiao's enterprise was swept away, and the company's image was greatly improved.

Looking at all this, Xiao Yue's heart was filled with gratitude. She knew that all this was thanks to Shen Ting.

However, the storm did not subside.

Xiao Yue understood that if he wanted to completely clear his name, he had to find the mastermind behind the incident.

And Shen Ting also stepped up the investigation secretly

After days of running around, Xiao Yue was exhausted.

Just as she was working at her desk, the office door was gently pushed open and Shen Ting walked in with a bowl of steaming red bean porridge.

"Aren't you done yet? Eat something first." Shen Ting put the red bean porridge on the table and said gently.

Xiao Yue raised her head and looked at Shen Ting's concerned eyes, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She put down the documents in her hand, picked up the red bean porridge and took a sip.

The red beans are cooked until they are soft, sweet and melt in your mouth, with a faint sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance spreading on the tip of your tongue.

"Did you make this?" Xiao Yue asked in surprise. She knew that Shen Ting was busy with work, but she didn't expect that he would actually cook by himself.

"Well, try it and see if it suits your taste." Shen Ting said with a smile, his eyes full of pampering.

Xiao Yue nodded and continued to drink his porridge, but complicated emotions were surging in his heart.

She knew that everything Shen Ting did was for her.

And she became more and more dependent on him.

Just then, Shen Ting's cell phone suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone and his expression gradually became serious.

"What did you say? Are you sure?" Shen Ting's voice was low and rapid.

I don’t know what was said on the other end of the phone, and Shen Ting’s face became even uglier.

He hung up the phone and looked at Xiao Yue, a complicated light flashing in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yue noticed that Shen Ting was acting strangely and couldn't help but ask.

"Detective Zhou has made some new discoveries," Shen Ting paused and said in a deep voice, "He found out..."

"Detective Zhou has made a new discovery," Shen Ting paused and said in a deep voice, "He found out that the mastermind behind the smear campaign against the Xiao family is actually... Editor-in-Chief Zhang!

"

Xiao Yue was shocked. How could Editor-in-Chief Zhang, that seemingly righteous media person, be the mastermind behind all this?

Shen Ting handed a document to Xiao Yue, "This is the financial transaction record found by Detective Zhou. Editor-in-Chief Zhang's account received a huge amount of remittances before the incident broke out, and the remitter was our competitor - Hongyuan Group!

"

The truth is revealed. It turns out that all this is a conspiracy carefully planned by Hongyuan Group to suppress the Xiao family!

They bribed Editor-in-Chief Zhang and used the power of the media to maliciously discredit the Xiao family in an attempt to gain unfair benefits in the business war.

“How despicable!

"Xiao Yue gnashed her teeth, she would never let Hongyuan Group's conspiracy succeed!

However, at this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and shareholder Zhao rushed in with an angry face, "Xiao Yue, look at the current stock price, it's still falling!

Do you have any solution to the problem?

If this continues, I will withdraw my investment!

"

Xiao Yue's heart sank. Shareholder Zhao's withdrawal of investment was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

She knew that shareholder Zhao was just a microcosm of many shareholders. If the turmoil could not be quelled as soon as possible, the Xiao Group would face an unprecedented crisis.

Time was running out, Xiao Yue took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, "Mr. Zhao, please give me a little more time, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!

"

Shareholder Zhao snorted coldly, "I'll give you three days. After three days, I want to see the results!

"After that, he slammed the door and left.

Xiao Yue felt unprecedented pressure, but she had no time to be depressed. She had to seize every opportunity to collect more evidence in order to completely smash the conspiracy of Hongyuan Group.

Time passed minute by minute, Xiao Yue and Shen Ting fought side by side, and they collected a large amount of evidence, including the financial transaction records, email records, call recordings, etc. between Editor-in-Chief Zhang and Hongyuan Group. These evidences were enough to prove that Hongyuan Group was the mastermind behind the scenes.

However, Xiao Yue always felt a little uneasy in her heart, and she always felt that things were not that simple.

She carefully looked through the evidence in her hands, and suddenly, she discovered a detail, a detail that she had overlooked...

Three days later, in the conference room on the top floor of the Xiao Enterprise Building, Xiao Yue was making final preparations.

She is about to hold a press conference to announce the truth to the public.

"Mr. Xiao, everything is ready." Public Relations Wang walked to Xiao Yue and whispered.

Xiao Yue nodded, took a deep breath, and was about to walk towards the press conference when suddenly, her cell phone rang.

"Mr. Xiao, this is bad..." Wang Gongguan's panicked voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hongyuan Group, they..."

"What happened to them?" Xiao Yue's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

“They…” Wang Gongguan’s voice trembled, “They actually…”