"Right, what did you come to find me for?"
Wei Yumeng's purpose was to check Wang Hua's computer.
The boss intended for her to take over Wang Hua's position, so this request was not unreasonable.
"Here's the key to the manager's office. Take it and go."
Getting the key from the boss, Wei Yumeng successfully entered the manager's office and opened Wang Hua's computer to examine his disk.
However, she found nothing. The computer was filled with work files. Wei Yumeng had to abandon this line of inquiry. Just as she was about to leave, she spotted a USB drive on Wang Hua's desk. She thought it might contain something, so she plugged it in to investigate.
This time, she was right. The USB drive was Wang Hua's personal drive, and it was packed with information. There were over a dozen folders containing indecent videos, organized by name.
Some of the names were familiar to Wei Yumeng; they were current employees in their department.
Wang Hua had held the position of manager for a long time. These were likely employees he had harassed. As for the names Wei Yumeng didn't recognize, they had probably left the company.
Mi Er's name was also among those Wang Hua had harassed.
So, Wei Yumeng opened that folder. It not only contained many indecent videos and photos but also an audio recording. The recording was from last week, the day before the celebration banquet. Her intuition told her that this recording must contain what she was looking for.
Just in case, she first copied the recording to her phone before playing its contents.
"I can find a way to get her for you, but my condition is that you delete my videos and photos and never mention our dealings to anyone."
This was Mi Er's request. It was clear she was using Wei Yumeng as a bargaining chip.
Wang Hua readily agreed, "As long as you can send her to my bed, I'll naturally delete your videos."
"Deal."
The recording was very short. It was likely recorded by Wang Hua. He had harassed so many female colleagues and kept videos of them all, undoubtedly to use as leverage. This recording probably served the same purpose.
She shook her head and completely deleted everything from Wang Hua's USB drive before preparing to leave.
Just as she reached the door, it was pushed open from the outside. Mi Er stormed in. In her haste, the office door slammed heavily into Wei Yumeng's forehead.
As Wei Yumeng cried out in surprise, Mi Er covered her mouth, "What are you doing here?"
Recognizing who it was, Wei Yumeng pushed her away forcefully, "I should be asking you, what are you doing here?"
She had a pretty good guess why Mi Er was there; she wanted to destroy the incriminating material. Coincidentally, Wei Yumeng also wanted to have a word with Mi Er.
Mi Er certainly wouldn't reveal her true intentions, "I just came to look for some previous documents. Manager Wang is not here now, and many things can't be finalized. I have to take the proposals back to higher-level management for a decision."
Hearing Mi Er fabricating a story, Wei Yumeng felt sweat bead on her own forehead. She calmly sat down in Wang Hua's former seat, "If it's about that, you don't need to worry. I will be taking over Manager Wang's position, and I will handle these files quickly."
Upon hearing that she would be taking over as department manager, Mi Er acted as if she had heard a joke, "You? Stop dreaming. How long have you been here, and you want to be department manager? What about us long-term employees?"
"You might think it's a fantasy, but this is the boss's decision. It will be announced at a meeting soon. Otherwise, how would I have the manager's office key?"
She said, jingling the key in her hand.
Seeing the key, Mi Er's expression instantly turned grim. She had done so much, all for the sake of this managerial position, only to have it fall into Wei Yumeng's hands in the end.
"I know you're not convinced, and I know you had your eye on this manager position. But right now, I think you should consider whether you can continue working at this company."
"What do you mean?"
Wei Yumeng leaned back in the chair leisurely, "I just happened to find a personal USB drive left by Wang Hua here. Your stuff truly surprised me. Besides some videos and photos, I also found an audio recording. Would you like me to play it for you?"
Mi Er was clearly unaware of the recording. However, mentioning the photos and videos on the USB drive should have made her realize what kind of recording it was.
Her voice lowered involuntarily, "What do you want to say?"
Seeing Mi Er's nervousness, Wei Yumeng became more composed, "Don't you know what I want to say? I now have evidence of you deliberately framing me. What do you think I will do next? If I handle this officially, you will certainly be legally responsible. And then, no company will dare to employ you again."
Hearing this, Mi Er grabbed her arm, "Wei Yumeng, are you going to be this ruthless?"
"Ruthless?" Wei Yumeng sneered, "When you colluded with Wang Hua and others to frame me, weren't you being ruthless to me? Why is it different when it's me? Besides, even if I don't report it, do you think my husband will let you off?"
Mi Er had no retort to her questions. However, she still tightly gripped Wei Yumeng's phone, attempting to destroy the evidence.
Wei Yumeng knew what she was trying to do and stated directly, "It's useless even if you smash my phone. I've already uploaded the data to the cloud. You can't escape."
Upon hearing her words, Mi Er gradually loosened her grip, and her tone became less aggressive.
"What exactly do you want me to do? Do you want me to apologize, or something else? Name your price. As long as I can do it, I will. Please don't report me."
"Why? Give me a reason to be magnanimous."
Wei Yumeng guessed she wouldn't come up with any absurd excuses about having elderly parents or young children.
Mi Er seemed resigned. After all, having been caught red-handed, she had no choice but to yield.
"What if I told you that the mastermind behind this was not me, but someone else entirely? Would you be willing to let me go? Because, strictly speaking, I was only an accomplice."
Someone else?
This piqued Wei Yumeng's curiosity. She was curious not only if Mi Er was telling the truth but also who this person who had truly stabbed her in the back might be. Was it a colleague? But among her colleagues, the one who most wanted to bring her down should be the one standing before her.