After leaving Xia Mingyue's office, Ye Xiao's face showed no signs of joy but rather a look filled with gloom. At this moment, as some people passed by in the corridor and noticed his troubled expression, they immediately thought it must be related to the company's core materials theft. And since most had seen the surveillance footage, many at Blue Star Technology now suspected Ye Xiao was the thief.

"Ye Xiao!" Just as Ye Xiao had stepped out of the office, a voice called out to him.

Ye Xiao instantly looked up to see who was speaking to him, and it turned out to be Wang Dongliang. Upon seeing Wang Dongliang, Ye Xiao chuckled inwardly. Was this guy here trying to suss out information? Or perhaps, he hoped to get some desired information from me?

Originally, Ye Xiao had emerged from Xia Mingyue's office with a worried frown. Now, seeing Wang Dongliang only exacerbated his bitter expression.

"Director Wang, you seem to be the only one who doesn't treat me like I'm invisible," said Ye Xiao with a face full of bitterness, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words and seeing his seemingly aggrieved demeanor, Wang Dongliang chuckled to himself. However, he immediately approached Ye Xiao, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, don't talk like that. I know you're going through a tough time."

At Wang Dongliang's words, Ye Xiao sighed repeatedly and said, "Mr. Xia now considers me the prime suspect. How could I possibly do such a lowly deed? Brother Wang, you must believe me."

"Brother Wang believes you, but what use is my belief? It's Mr. Xia who needs to trust you," Wang Dongliang replied.

"But right now, Mr. Xia's attitude towards me is terrible. It's as if he's averse to even hearing me speak. I doubt I'll last long here," Ye Xiao quickly added.

Wang Dongliang didn't seem to be feigning his concern as he talked and walked with Ye Xiao toward the logistics department, saying, "Mr. Xia still trusts you. I believe he's just momentarily angry."

"No, I can tell Mr. Xia is serious this time, and it seems like she's already convinced that I might be the culprit," Ye Xiao sighed and added, "Alas, even if I jumped into the Kun River, I couldn't clear my name now."

"Hasn't Mr. Xia suspected anyone else?" Wang Dongliang asked, looking at Ye Xiao.

"Others?" Ye Xiao replied, puzzled. "What others? I've got nothing else going on. By the way, Brother Wang, Mr. Xia trusts you quite a bit within the company. Could you, perhaps, put in a good word for me?"

"No problem at all!" Wang Dongliang burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Xiao's request and said, "To tell you the truth, I played no small part in Mr. Xia's quick takeover of the entire Blue Star Company. If I get a chance, I'll certainly speak on your behalf. However, I do have a suggestion for you."

"Eager to hear it, Brother Wang. Please tell me," Ye Xiao quickly said.

"Since Mr. Xia already suspects you, in my opinion, it would be best for you to lay low for a few days. Let the police catch the real criminal, and then you can come back. Everything will be just as it was before," advised Wang Dongliang.

Hearing Wang Dongliang's advice, Ye Xiao internally sneered at his ploy, obviously intending to drive him away. If he were to leave, that would indeed mark him as fleeing from guilt. By then, everyone would believe he was the thief, and the real criminal would be free to accuse others as the thief in broad daylight.

Even with these thoughts, Ye Xiao naturally showed none of it, sighed, and said to Wang Dongliang, "Your point makes sense, Brother Wang. But if I leave now, wouldn't Mr. Xia think I'm escaping out of guilt? Ah, this is troubling."

Talking with Wang Dongliang, Ye Xiao arrived at the logistics department. As they entered, they encountered Li Shengrong.

Li Shengrong was truly in a state of panic. After all, he had bribed Ye Xiao, hoping for a good word in front of Xia Mingyue. But now, far from getting anything accomplished, Ye Xiao had ended up a suspect. If Xia Mingyue's core materials had indeed been stolen by Ye Xiao, his money would have been wasted. As he pondered what to do next, Li Shengrong saw Ye Xiao and Wang Dongliang, both looking distressed, walk in.

"Li, why the long face? Are you sick?" Wang Dongliang, though not too pleased to see Li Shengrong, knew he had to keep up appearances as a superior.

Li Shengrong quickly replied, "No, not sick. It's just the company's materials have gone missing, and I'm worried. Director Wang, has the investigation been cleared up?"

"Cleared up? It's not that easy. The damn surveillance only points to Ye Xiao, but as you know, how could Ye Xiao commit such a deed? So we need to investigate thoroughly. I don't care about other departments, but in logistics, we mustn't change our attitude towards Ye Xiao. This kind of kicking someone when they're down is something we of logistics mustn't do," said Wang Dongliang seriously, as if he and Ye Xiao were the closest of brothers, and offending Ye Xiao was like offending him, Wang Dongliang.

Hearing Wang Dongliang's words, Li Shengrong chuckled and replied, "Of course, I don't believe Ye Xiao would do such a thing."

Ye Xiao could tell from Li Shengrong's deeply troubled face that the man was grieving over his money. He then smiled at Wang Dongliang and Li Shengrong, saying, "Thank you both for being so forgiving at this critical moment, disregarding any past grievances. If there were any offenses in the past, I hope for your understanding."

"You make it sound serious. Alright, our Logistics Department is now like a child who is neither cherished nor loved. I've got some matters to attend to and need to step out for a while. You two stay here. By the way, Li, when I'm not around, you can handle any issues that come up. Don't always make me decide on every little trivial matter." Wang Dongliang put on a very official air, obviously feeling like he had become someone of high rank.

Although Li Shengrong was much older than Wang Dongliang, in the Logistics Department, he served as a deputy director. As an assistant, he lacked the resources to confront Wang Dongliang.

Workplaces are like imperial courts; sometimes, even half a rank can be enough to establish a hierarchy.

Since the company had moved to Dongning Building, the workload for the Logistics Department had drastically decreased. After all, Dongning Building had its own property management, security, and cleaners; thus, the Logistics Department of Blue Star Technology Company was almost relegated to being a storage division.

So, as the head of the Logistics Department, Wang Dongliang often left without much to do, and where he went was anyone's guess.

At this moment, only Ye Xiao and Li Shengrong remained in the department. Seeing Wang Dongliang leave, Li Shengrong immediately asked Ye Xiao, "What's really going on here, Ye Xiao?"

Ye Xiao walked to a desk, sat down, and pulled out a pack of Star Pavilion cigarettes from his pocket. He took out two, handed one to Li Shengrong, and put one in his mouth, lighting it and taking a drag.

"What do you think is going on, Li?" Ye Xiao asked with a smirk, his face clearing of any darkness as if nothing had happened.

Li Shengrong saw Ye Xiao's expression, felt puzzled, but promptly said, "I obviously trust you, Ye Xiao."

Ye Xiao replied with a smile, "Brother Li, don't you really want to be reinstated? Now there's an opportunity. It's up to you whether you want to seize it or not."

"Oh? What opportunity?" Li Shengrong was intrigued as soon as he heard Ye Xiao's words. He looked at Ye Xiao, inquiring. After all, he was interested in anything that might lead to his reinstatement. What he desired most was a personnel change that would allow him to reclaim the role of head of the Logistics Department. Although this position at Blue Star Technology wasn't particularly prestigious, the salary and benefits were better, and he wouldn't have to put up with Wang Dongliang's nonsense.

"Somebody wants to force me out of Blue Star Technology," Ye Xiao said. "In doing so, the matter of the missing company materials will be blamed entirely on me, while the real culprit walks free."

Li Shengrong looked at Ye Xiao with some confusion. Clearly, what he wanted to hear about—his chance to return to lead the Logistics Department—was not what Ye Xiao was talking about. The information Ye Xiao was sharing seemed completely irrelevant and unrelated to his hopes.

Ye Xiao, of course, could tell what Li Shengrong was thinking and chuckled, "If Brother Li helps me, naturally, you'll take the helm of the Logistics Department. Moreover, you'll have even more clout at Blue Star Technology in the future."

Although Li Shengrong did not understand what Ye Xiao was suggesting, he wanted to find out.

"What can I help you with? Just tell me," Li Shengrong said.

"It's simple," Ye Xiao said. "You need to keep an eye on someone, and I believe you'd be very keen on having this person monitored."

Li Shengrong was no fool. With Ye Xiao hinting to this extent, he should've understood and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you talking about Wang Dongliang?"

"You might want to think about it," Ye Xiao said.

Li Shengrong uttered in astonishment, "Could it be that he's behind all this?"

"What you need to know isn't the details of the matter, but whether you want to help me with this favor," Ye Xiao said.

Li Shengrong did not know whether helping Ye Xiao was the right move, but he understood one thing: the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and Ye Xiao's approach clearly painted Wang Dongliang as the enemy. Since his enemy was Wang Dongliang, and so was Ye Xiao's.

Li Shengrong made up his mind.

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

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