I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 610 Fleeing from Crime

Chapter 610: Chapter 610 Fleeing from Crime

"Zhang Tao, look at this woman’s desk, it doesn’t have anything on it; has she moved away, or has she already submitted her resignation to you? Typically, only those who have left clear their desks like this, oh, are you sure she just felt unwell and took sick leave? I can’t help feeling like she’s fled."

When Shen Dong said this, he took a casual glance at the desk; it was already left with just some documents and materials, everything else was practically gone. Zhang Tao, who had been absorbed in Shen Dong’s previous words and feeling dizzy, now hurried over to take a look upon hearing this comment, as if he’d just realized the issue.

Why was there nothing left on this desk? How could that be? Shi Jia was a young girl who loved life; a thermal mug and green plants used to sit on her desk, making this place like a second home for her. But now, why had all the items that added a personal touch disappeared?

All that remained were thick stacks of white data sheets; this was a bit too abnormal. Thinking back, indeed, the girl had asked for leave yesterday, saying she wasn’t feeling well and needed to rest.

On further reflection, something about her behavior that day seemed off, "Maybe she did just run away. Have you thought about what her expression and tone were like when she asked for leave?" Shen Dong spoke up.

In his heart, he already knew who had sold off the project proposal—it was the person who sat at this very desk, who had fled. While Shen Dong was pondering this, Zhang Tao firmly denied the possibility.

"That’s not right, I don’t think she would run off. Maybe she just threw those things away, thinking of changing up the stuff on her desk. If she wanted to leave, why didn’t she ask me for her salary in advance? Although we have a contract, I haven’t set a high penalty fee, it would just warrant a few more words from me.

Is it because she feared what I would say that she didn’t tell me? But to leave without even her salary, that’s too strange. It’s not like this girl would encounter some trouble at home and be threatened, causing her to call me, is it? This is bad, very bad, I haven’t been paying attention this morning..."

As he considered this scenario, his face turned pale in an instant, worrying that the girl might have been bullied or threatened. He quickly started looking for her phone number, wanting to find her address and check if she was alright.

If she truly couldn’t be found, he’d consider calling the police. Not taking her salary surely meant she was facing a tough situation. When Shen Dong heard this, he almost bit his tongue; how could anyone be so naive? Not collecting her salary, her belongings disappearing, and asking for leave—couldn’t that be the case?

It all pointed to fear and flight. Yes, right, never mind, he didn’t know about the leak of the project proposal, which is why he hadn’t thought of that aspect. If he knew about the leak, he’d surely realize the girl was on the run for committing a crime.

"Have any of you noticed what Shi Jia said when she left, her last words to you, her expressions, her gestures? Did anyone notice if she took these things with her or did none of you pay any attention?"

Zhang Tao immediately began to frantically ask his colleagues, who all had just realized with surprise that most of the desk’s contents were gone, leaving them all shocked as to Shi Jia’s whereabouts, and why she would leave her personal items. They looked at each other, utterly bewildered, after sharing their confusion.

None remembered what Shi Jia’s last words were; it seemed that she had just walked out directly.

"No, we were all very busy yesterday, trying to figure out how to code this part, so none of us really spoke to each other much. We only discussed work-related topics, but none of us interacted with Shi Jia yesterday."

"Right, Shi Jia looked off yesterday, sitting in front of her computer, apparently working on something that we all thought was related to some cosmetics study, so we didn’t bother her. Plus, she was skulking around, as if afraid of others seeing what she was doing on her computer.

I vaguely remember that from yesterday, but nothing else. It couldn’t have been anything bad, could it? Shi Jia is quite timid; she used to always follow us in work, and sometimes she would even affectionately call us ’sister’—she sure had a sweet way of talking."

Everyone briefly discussed but didn’t uncover any useful information. Shen Dong, with a smirk on his lips, said: "Have you considered that Shi Jia’s sudden disappearance to somewhere else might be because she committed a crime, the kind that gets you swiftly thrown in jail if discovered by others?"

Shen Dong was attractive, with upward slanted eyes, exuding a somewhat mischievous demeanor. His cheeky tone as he spoke carried a lighthearted, almost seductive air.

After finishing his statement with a roguish smile, everyone’s initial reaction was disbelief, thinking it must be a joke. Zhang Tao also couldn’t believe it, unaware that Shen Dong immediately toned down his smile and sat down seriously.

He placed a file on the desk and said, "I find it hard to believe too. My visit today wasn’t just to bring you a technician, but also to investigate a matter. Someone has leaked your project proposal and sold it at a high price on the dark web. One of my subordinates happened to get hold of a copy."

Then showing it to me, my first thought was how ingenious this person was to come up with such an idea. But the more I read it, the more puzzled I became. Aren’t these points things I mentioned yesterday right here in front of everyone? How could it appear in this detailed file? My subordinate has already returned the money.

The perpetrator initially wanted to extort more, but got frightened by my subordinate and scrammed, sending us everything. The money has been transferred, meaning the lesson was successful. Then I immediately had my subordinate trace the IP, and it just so happened to be from this company. Initially, I thought it was Lin Kai."

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