Li Yang had been observing his expression closely. Seeing a slight shift in his demeanor, his eyes immediately narrowed. He smiled and said, "Alright."
"Boss Li, please," Ni Wang said.
With that, he started walking towards the restroom.
Everyone followed.
Upon reaching the restroom entrance, Ni Wang was about to lead Li Yang into the men's room. "Boss Li, this is the men's restroom. Please, go ahead."
"I'm not using the men's restroom," Li Yang said, a smirk playing on his lips. He cast a teasing glance at Ni Wang, then suddenly turned and headed towards the restroom directly opposite.
That one wasn't for men!
Everyone was greatly surprised. Could this Boss Li actually be a woman disguised as a man, or was something else amiss?
"Boss Li!"
Ni Wang's face suddenly changed. He quickly stepped in front of Li Yang and said, "That's the women's restroom. Please don't make a mistake."
"This is the one I want to use. Move aside," Li Yang stated.
Ni Wang's expression shifted again, but he quickly found a reason. "Boss Li, as a prominent boss like yourself, if such an action were to spread, it would make you a laughingstock and bring shame upon the entire company. For the company's reputation, I implore you not to enter."
"A good reason. In that case, I won't go in," Li Yang nodded slightly.
Ni Wang felt a surge of joy, but in the next moment, his face turned pale.
Li Yang continued with a laugh, "Miss Zheng, as a man, it's inconvenient for me to enter the women's restroom. You go in for me and see what's hidden on the ceiling in the innermost part."
"Yes, Mr. Li," Zheng Jiaqi, having noticed Ni Wang's unusual behavior, immediately nodded and was about to head into the women's restroom.
Ni Wang's face contorted in alarm. He immediately shouted, "You can't go in!"
"As a woman, why can't I go in?" Zheng Jiaqi questioned.
"Be-because the women's restroom is under renovation. It would be very dangerous to enter."
"I don't see any signs of renovation," Zheng Jiaqi glanced at him and walked inside.
Ni Wang quickly tried to block her again, but as he lifted one foot, Li Yang's hand landed on his shoulder. He smiled and said to him, "Don't worry about it. If there's any danger, Miss Zheng will bear it all."
"Boss Li, you..."
"You might as well obediently kneel here and wait for the outcome!" Li Yang applied a little force, pinching him.
Ni Wang immediately felt his shoulder about to shatter. He cried out in pain, his body weakened, and he collapsed to the ground. However, his mouth remained defiant, shouting, "Everyone, stop them quickly, or something bad will happen!"
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Only a few quick-witted individuals thought of the real ledger. Their expressions changed drastically, and they rushed towards Zheng Jiaqi, attempting to pull her back.
But as soon as they made their move, Li Yang waved his hand slightly. With several sharp slaps, they all landed on their hands.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
"My arm!"
"Boss Li, let's talk!"
The crowd cried out in pain, withdrew their hands, and retreated several steps, looking at Li Yang fearfully. "We didn't mean anything else. We were just worried about Miss Zheng's safety."
"You don't need to worry about it," Li Yang smiled and stared at them.
Seeing him guarding the entrance, the crowd could only grit their teeth and wait for the results, helpless. They hoped Ni Wang wasn't foolish enough to hide the real ledger there.
In fact, Ni Wang's action wasn't foolish at all; it was quite clever.
Who would have thought that he would hide the real ledger in the ceiling of the restroom, and moreover, in the women's restroom!
"Mr. Li, I found this," after a while, Zheng Jiaqi retrieved a small box from the ceiling. "There's a USB drive inside."
"Ni Wang, do you have anything else to say?" Li Yang took the USB drive and looked at them.
Ni Wang's expression flickered, but he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't understand what you mean, Boss Li. It's just a USB drive. Without knowing its contents, what is there for me to say?"
"You won't give up until you reach the Yellow River, is that it? Fine, I'll fulfill your wish." Li Yang took the USB drive and headed back to the office.
Everyone immediately followed, feeling very uneasy.
Only Ni Wang, having thought of something, regained his composure.
Soon, they returned to the office. Li Yang inserted the USB drive into the computer. The interface immediately popped up a window requiring a password to open the drive.
Seeing this, Ni Wang displayed a sinister smile. "Boss Li, this USB drive appears to be encrypted. Do you know the password?"
"It needs a password to unlock?" The anxious senior employees' faces also broke into smiles.
Based on their understanding of Ni Wang, there was a limit to the number of attempts for unlocking this USB drive. If too many incorrect attempts were made, the USB drive would activate its self-destruct program, destroying all the previous content.
This way, there would be no evidence!
Brilliant, Mr. Ni!
Many people secretly gave Ni Wang a thumbs-up.
Ni Wang sneered triumphantly, staring at Li Yang. "Boss Li, hurry up and enter the password."
As long as you enter it incorrectly once, this USB drive will activate its self-destruct program!
"Boss Li, it would be better to call a professional to take a look," seeing how eager he was for Li Yang to enter the password, Guan Han's expression shifted, and he advised in a low voice.
Li Yang, however, smiled and said, "No need to worry. It's just entering a password. I can be quite professional in this regard too."
With that, he typed a password of over ten digits.
Seeing this, Guan Han's face changed. This Boss Li was too confident!
Ni Wang and the others, however, showed joy. Now, the only strong evidence that could prove they had embezzled a large amount of company funds had been destroyed by Li Yang himself!
They were now free from worry, hahahaha!
Ni Wang almost took out the fine wine he had treasured for years from the display cabinet to celebrate.
But in the next moment, his face changed drastically. With a "ding," the USB drive was successfully unlocked, revealing several folders and hundreds, even thousands, of documents!
"How can this be!" Ni Wang screamed.
Li Yang's lips curled into a smirk. "Why wouldn't it be?"
"You, why do you know my USB drive's password?" Ni Wang's face turned ashen, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, unable to comprehend it.
"Did some bitch tell you?"
"Guess. If you guess correctly, I'll call the police to arrest you. If you guess incorrectly, I'll still call the police to arrest you," Li Yang said with a smile, and then clicked open a document.
The content was strange. It detailed the number of chickens, ducks, fish, and sheep produced each year, month, and day, and the amount of "sun, moon, and starlight" obtained.
There was no trace of any transactions in the apparel industry.
Li Yang smiled and said, "This real ledger is quite cunning. Manager Guan, please try to decipher it."