"Go ahead," Huo Jian Sheng said calmly.
"Alright."
The private detective acknowledged and, as he left, made sure to close the door to the office.
Huo Jian Sheng picked up a USB drive and inserted it into the computer.
When he saw the contents of the USB drive, he was shocked.
Realizing that it was Huang De Han who had lost it, he instantly understood.
Huang De Han was indeed a cunning fox. No wonder he had never been able to catch him red-handed selling company secrets. It turned out they were conducting their transactions through the trash bin.
This was the evidence.
However, this evidence alone couldn't prove Huang De Han's guilt.
To catch a thief, you had to catch him with the stolen goods. To catch an adulterer, you had to catch both partners. Huo Jian Sheng hadn't obtained any evidence of Huang De Han's transactions with others, so Huang De Han could argue that he had simply accidentally lost the USB drive.
Although covertly copying company secrets was illegal, Huang De Han hadn't profited from it. Therefore, it didn't constitute a violation of trade secrets, and he wouldn't bear any legal responsibility.
At most, he would be fired by the company.
But if he were fired for copying company secrets, he would be tainted in this industry, and no company would dare to hire him in the future.
In fact, this would achieve Li Man's goal of making Huang De Han lose his job.
It had to be said that Huang De Han was truly a sly fox. It was really difficult to gather evidence against him.
After returning home, Huang De Han became increasingly uneasy. He felt that someone must have discovered what he had done, otherwise, his USB drive wouldn't have gone missing.
Who would rummage through the trash bin? Who would take such an inconspicuous USB drive?
It wasn't some valuable item.
Now that the USB drive was gone, it could only mean that someone was keeping an eye on him.
The thought made Huang De Han break out in a cold sweat.
...
Huo Jian Sheng picked up the landline phone and instructed his secretary, "Book me a ticket to Ancheng."
"For tonight?" the secretary asked.
"Yes, the sooner, the better."
"Alright, Mr. Huo."
When Huo Jian Sheng arrived in Ancheng, it was already eleven thirty at night.
After getting off the plane, Huo Jian Sheng didn't call Li Man but went straight to the hospital by taxi.
Arriving at the ward, Huo Jian Sheng gently knocked on the door.
Li Man opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see Huo Jian Sheng. "Huo Jian Sheng, why are you here?"
"Why? Not happy to see me?" Huo Jian Sheng's lips curled up involuntarily as he glanced at the hospital bed where Li Liangsheng was already asleep.
Not seeing Zhang Yan, Huo Jian Sheng asked, "Where's Auntie?"
"My mom went back. Come, let's talk outside."
Saying that, Li Man walked out of the ward.
The two of them sat down on chairs in the corridor.
"Why did you come so late and not even give me a call so that I could pick you up?" Li Man complained.
Upon hearing this, Huo Jian Sheng's smile deepened slightly. "No need to go through the trouble. I can just take a taxi by myself."
"Are you tired? Do you want to rest first? Let me help you book a hotel."
As she said that, Li Man stood up.
"Wait, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
Upon hearing this, Li Man sat back down.
"I've obtained evidence of Huang De Han selling company secrets."
"Speaking, Huo Jian Sheng took out a USB drive. 'But this USB drive can only make him lose his job because I didn't catch any evidence of him trading with someone else.'
Li Man took the USB drive and looked at it. 'Is this confidential information from the company?'
Huo Jian Sheng nodded.
'How did you get it?' Li Man asked curiously.
'I had someone keep an eye on Huang De Han. My person noticed him acting suspiciously and throwing away trash, so they picked it up and found this USB drive inside.'"
