Chapter 3 Circle Trap 3 (Endgame) Part 2-1

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Hong Jun reluctantly walked into Visil’s Beijing office. Since the seven-day long holiday system was implemented every Spring Festival, “May 1st” and “October”, Hong Jun was the first time to devote himself to the far-off office. It seems that it is not an easy task to forget about the mountains and rivers. The past seven days have exhausted his physical strength. What he yearns for now is real "rest" instead of It's "vacation" again. Hong Jun lazily walked past the front desk, and suddenly noticed that the daily greeting was missing from his ears. Then he noticed that Mary was not there, and secretly smiled that even Mary, who had always been dedicated to her duties, was late.There are only a few salespeople in the open office area, and most of the other departments whose families are out of town have taken their annual leave and will not come back to work until after the Lantern Festival. Hong Jun does not expect to be busy with any military affairs that day, but he can take a good rest while going to work one time.

Just as Hong Jun walked to the door of his office, a person came out unexpectedly. Both of them were startled. It turned out to be Mary. She supported her, and Mary raised her feet in shock and whispered to him: "Wayne is inside!" This surprised Hong Jun again, he didn't expect Wayne to be so keen on surprise attacks, and he always chose the first one after the holidays. Workday killed him off guard.Hong Jun felt a little uneasy, forced a smile at Mary and walked in. Wayne was indeed inside, and was sitting on the leather chair that belonged to Hong Jun, tasting coffee. When he saw Hong Jun, he put down his cup and stood up with difficulty, stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, but did not move his footsteps.Hong Jun shook hands with Wayne, seeing that he had no intention of moving to the conference table, so he had to sit down across the desk from him.Wayne looked at Hong Jun and asked, "Jim, your face..."

Subconsciously, Hong Jun raised his hand to caress his cheek, and said, "Oh, I went to the beach, and I have a slight sunburn." Wayne asked with concern: "It's not serious, right? Your face has never been so... red." Hong Jun smiled and shook his head, and Wayne said, "You should let yourself relax completely. Jim, I really envy you You, while you are 'painful' enjoying the sun on the beach, I am painfully thinking, painfully making decisions." I don't know if it's because of Wayne's rock-like stature, or because of the upcoming topic, Hong Jun feels a little depressed.Wayne seemed to be able to see through Hong Jun's mind, and moved the leather chair towards the writing desk. He put his arms on the table and leaned his upper body forward, so that Hong Jun could further experience the feeling of being overwhelmed by Mount Tai. He glanced behind Hong Jun, just Habitually confirming that the door is closed, this glance makes Hong Jun feel more and more uneasy that he is in a desperate situation and there is no way out.

Wayne opened his mouth with a heavy tone: "Jim, you have to know that I decided to come to you today after a long time of consideration. This is probably the most difficult and painful experience in my career of more than 20 years. A decision. Although you and I have only known each other for more than a year and worked together for only two months, but frankly speaking, I like you and appreciate you very much, and I regard you as one of my best friends. But unfortunately Yes, we are not only friends or colleagues, but also a relationship between boss and subordinate, my duty requires me to make this decision, I have no other choice, I believe that if you were me, I would make the same decision."

At this moment, Hong Jun had a clear premonition of what was waiting for him, so he listened silently.Wayne continued: "Jim, since you and I know it well, let me just say it, it's the so-called marketing fund. Um--, I can give you another chance, although I don't have to Do it, but we are friends, so I'm going to ask you again, Jim, can you please tell me, is there anything else you need to clarify about that money? Is there anything else you can offer that will enable me to help you of?" Hong Jun smiled lightly and replied without thinking: "No." Wayne also smiled, not showing a trace of disappointment but as if he was relieved, he said: "Ever since I heard you tell the story about the so-called marketing activity funds last time, I have always felt very uncomfortable, and I always feel that there is something wrong. Wrong place. I asked someone to do some research on your partner—the system integration company and its owner—through various channels, and the information that came back to me seemed to lead me to some answers. I'm even more uncomfortable. Allow me to go over that background information I got, and feel free to ask if you have any clarifications. First of all, that company never seemed to have anything to do with Vizier before you joined Cooperation, and you established a cooperative relationship with Visier soon after you joined them, enabling them to successfully win the bidding for the Pufa Group project as a general contractor. The first cooperation was successful. It seems that you are both for each other Brought good luck. I also learned that the Visier product you offered them was very favorable, but they sold our software to Pufa Group for a large price, and the profit It’s very lucrative, and this is really a very good business. Of course, the winner should not be blamed, I understand this truth, but this cannot but make people have some guesses.”

Wayne stopped and stared at Hong Jun meaningfully. Seeing that Hong Jun didn't have any expression on his face, he continued: "I also learned that the boss of that company is a very - um - interesting guy. I heard that he looks He has no ability, but in fact seems to be omnipotent, I heard that he is very proficient in the word that you Chinese often say-'guan xi'." Wayne said the word "guanxi" in Chinese , smiled quite complacently, and said, "In Australia we often say, 'The best riders tend to become the most dangerous horse thieves', it seems that in China, the most capable people are often the least Be well-behaved. Your friend doesn't seem to have a good reputation. I heard that he dares to do anything, even a legally binding contract. Didn't you also say that the cause of the matter was his attempt to breach the contract and delay payment to us? Well, then he doesn't care about professional ethics. You have no objection to the background information, right? OK, let's talk about the one hundred thousand yuan transaction between you and this company. According to your statement, The 100,000 yuan was given to them like a gift, the purpose is to appease them, do you think this statement is in line with common sense? In Visil, no one understands and trusts this company and its boss, it seems that only you, You not only know them and trust them, but you take extra care of them, don't you think we should give us some more convincing explanations?"

Wayne's evaluation of Fan Yuyu was quite fair, and Hong Jun replied calmly: "I have told you the whole process of the matter very clearly. I did not exceed my authority or violate the company's regulations during the operation, and I did not seek any personal benefits for myself. The benefits did not harm the interests of the company. As for the earlier situation, I have never worked with them before I came to Visier. The reason why I chose to cooperate with them is as you just said, they have the ability to establish the best relationship with customers. relationship, and that seemingly lucrative profit margin includes some of their deals with customers.”

Wayne pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, then said: "What we need now are facts, and we need clear facts to prove everything you said. It is impossible for us to go to Pufa Group for verification. This kind of thing must not involve customers. Besides, customers may I don't know the real transaction between you and that company. Larry is the only person who knows about this matter inside Vizier, and he is your direct subordinate. Everyone knows that you have a very close relationship with him, so It is impossible for us to ask him for proof. In the end, it seems that the only one who knows the inside story is your able and dangerous friend, but it is obviously impossible for us to believe his words, any more than we can believe your confession."

Hong Jun realized that the best response for him right now was silence, so he looked at Wayne indifferently. Wayne shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "Actually, what I'm thinking about is not the matter itself, but its impact. Now There are a lot of guesses inside the company, a lot of very wild guesses." Hong Jun concluded that Wayne was waiting for him to ask him what kind of guesses, and he would naturally not be hooked, so Wayne waited for a while and had to uncover the mystery himself: "Many people are Guessing that you shared the 100,000 yuan with that company, and may even include a part of the huge profit, there are many people who are not guessing, they believe that this is the case.”

Hong Jun said: "Anyone has the freedom to make all kinds of guesses at will. I can't control the thoughts in people's minds. As long as these guesses or comments don't affect my work, I have no obligation to make any response." "But I have an obligation to react! Because the speculation has affected my job! One of my responsibilities is to ensure that no one on my team violates professional ethics and violates the interests of the company. If I don't act, people will Question my ability, and even suspect that I have participated in similar transactions." Wayne finally became impatient.

Hong Jun once again concluded that Wayne was expecting him to ask questions such as "what should I do now", so he completely kept silent.Wayne finally couldn't bear it anymore and said very sadly: "I am not your boss but your friend to suggest to you now, Jim, you should resign!" Wayne's words were beyond Hong Jun's expectation, beyond even the most imaginative expectations he had made in advance, so that Hong Jun couldn't help laughing, although he knew very well that Wayne was definitely not joking.From the confrontation after New Year's Day to the present, Hong Jun has been trying to figure out Wayne's intentions. He thinks that Wayne is trying to embarrass and embarrass him, making his life in Vizier more and more difficult, and eventually he can't go on and commits suicide. Leave Visil.Hong Jun thought that the "Pufamen" scandal created by Wayne was just the first wave of attacks, and he only wanted to spread the news of Hong Jun's problems in the audit to tarnish his reputation. The worst he could do was that Wayne might publicly order He compensated 100,000 yuan to make up for the "loss" suffered by the company due to his "generosity" to the company, but he never expected that Wayne would be so "violent" that he would kill him with one move. What was in front of him was no longer a question of image but a question of life and death. Wayne was taken aback by Hong Jun's smile, and then became a little annoyed, staring at Hong Jun with a livid face.Hong Jun suppressed his smile and said calmly but firmly, "I will not resign." Wayne didn't seem to be surprised, and immediately said: "If this is your decision after careful consideration, I have to respect it, but I also have to point out that this is a very unwise decision, and what happens next will happen to you and me. I don’t even want to see things.” He paused for a while before smiling and said, “I have no choice but to force you to leave immediately.” "Can you tell me what reason you're going to use?" "Of course, this is your right. I will clearly tell you in the notice of termination of the contract that the company has decided to terminate the employment contract with you and retain The right to ask you to make corresponding compensation." Hong Jun laughed again, paraphrasing what Wayne said just now: "What you need now are facts, clear facts to prove everything you said. What evidence do you have to prove your accusation against me? Just rely on your guess ? You can’t all charge me with unsubstantiated charges, can you?” Once again beyond Hong Jun's expectation, Wayne also laughed, smiling so proudly and confidently, he said: "I don't need to produce any evidence, but you need to produce enough evidence. I specifically consulted the local lawyer Over, like an official suspected of corruption - well, forgive me for using 'corruption' as an example, just for convenience and not to imply that you are corrupt, although there are many similarities in it - he needs to come up with enough convincing If he can't prove that he didn't embezzle, that in itself is enough evidence of his embezzlement. Jim, if you have evidence that you didn't get it from there You can take out any benefits that a company gets at any time." Hong Jun was silent, he found that Wayne was obviously always better prepared than him, he was always passive in the confrontation with Wayne, the only exception was the original Shanghai conspiracy, but it was that proactive attack that made him fall to the point where it is today.Hong Jun was still depressed, and Wayne spoke again, with a gentle tone: "Jim, as a friend, I still hope that you can consider my suggestion, as long as you are willing to resign, it is the same for you, for me, and for everyone. A better solution." Wayne's inadvertent disclosure of his true thoughts moved Hong Jun's heart. Since Hong Jun's resignation was a better solution for Wayne, Hong Jun made up his mind to "resist in the corner". He once again firmly said: "I Will not resign." Wayne narrowed his eyes and looked at Hong Jun, and said, "I know your thoughts, and I also know that your thoughts are unrealistic." Hong Jun ignored it and asked, "When will I receive the contract termination notice you mentioned?" "It will take some time, because you have to go through some processes, you know I value the process more than you, and I am more disciplined than you." Hong Jun nodded and asked, "Is there anything else?" Wayne shrugged and said, "So far, nothing else." "That's good." Hong Jun stood up with a smile, walked over to open the door, and said, "You know we have specially prepared an office for visitors like you to use temporarily. Do you need Mary to take you there? If you don't If you don't mind, I'm going to get to work because, as of now, this is still my office." After Wayne left, Hong Jun walked back to the leather chair. The large depression left by Wayne's bear-like buttocks could still be clearly seen on the chair. He walked away in disgust and leaned against the conference table in a daze. Only gradually calmed down.Hong Jun picked up the phone and dialed Cork’s cell phone number. The greeting was not from Cork himself but a voicemail. Hong Jun then dialed Visier’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. It was Cork’s secretary who answered the phone. Said that Kirk was flying back to Singapore from San Francisco via Seoul at this time, and she would not arrive until after midnight that night. She enthusiastically asked Hong Jun if she needed to leave a message, but Hong Jun hesitated and said no. Hong Jun felt more and more lost, and dialed Phoebe's number again. As soon as the call was connected, Phoebe's snicker came from inside: "Hee hee, you missed me again just after we separated for more than an hour?" Hong Jun smiled wryly and said, "Maybe I will pack up and leave soon." "Ah?! Do you want me to support you so soon?! But I haven't started saving money yet, so let's not have a big meal at noon today, let's have Yonghe Soymilk." *** The next day, Hong Jun and Li Longwei conducted training for all the sales staff in Beijing as planned. Although it is the "slack season", Hong Jun still asked the sales staff not to take annual leave, but to concentrate on training behind closed doors.The theme of this training is "Call High Trilogy", discussing how to impress the top decision makers among customers. Hong Jun gave the lecture in the morning and scenario case drills in the afternoon.Hong Jun couldn't help admiring his determination, he could still talk and laugh happily at the moment of life and death when the sharp sword hanging over his head might fall at any time, but he also emphasized more than once during the whole day training: "...you must master The key point of call high, especially to build self-confidence, you have to be clear, in the future I will not be able to help you deal with the boss of the customer like in the past..." Excellent salesmen are animals with a keen sense of smell, and they all know that the previous One day, Wayne came and went suddenly, and it seemed that it was more difficult for Hong Jun to concentrate than Hong Jun. He always tried to find out something from Hong Jun's words and expressions. Their eyes were focused on Hong Jun like X-rays, making Hong Jun the first time I experienced the taste of being tormented in front of my subordinates. The training ended at four o'clock. Hong Jun went back to the office and dialed the internal number to ask Mary if she had a call for him. Mary said no. Hong Jun was a little uneasy. He was waiting for a call from Cork. In advance, both the mobile phone and the direct line were deliberately transferred to Visier's switchboard in Beijing, but Kok did not call.Hong Jun wondered, could it be that Kirk let Wayne do something to him and refused to save him?Could it be that Wayne hasn't acted yet?Hong Jun couldn't help but take the initiative to call Kok, the voicemail was on the phone again, and then called the Singapore office, the secretary said Kok was on the phone, Hong Jun had no choice but to continue to wait. Nearly six o'clock, the long wait finally paid off when Cork's email arrived.Hong Jun hastily opened it to see that the email was sent to Wayne, and the long CC list included the HR Director, Financial Director, Legal Counsel of the Asia-Pacific Region, and the head of internal audit at Visier Headquarters, etc., the last time I saw him Shirley was also among them, but Hong Jun's own name could not be found, and Hong Jun realized that it was copied to him secretly by Kirk.Cork's email is obviously a reply to Wayne's last email, because the entire page is full of Wayne's eloquent statement of the incident and his reasons for suggesting Hong Jun's dismissal. Wayne's email originally had several attachments, but in Cork It was automatically deleted from the reply, and we can only guess from the retained attachment names that it is the English translation of the agreement signed by Hong Jun and Fan Yuyu, the conversation record between Wayne and Hong Jun, and the notice of termination of Hong Jun's employment contract.Hong Jun was dizzy and dizzy, but he couldn't find Cork's text throughout the article. Could it be that Cork made a mistake in his busy schedule and pressed the send button before entering the content?With Cork's style of roughness and detail, such mistakes will not occur at a critical moment. Hong Jun checked carefully from the beginning, only to find that the content of Kirk's reply was in the first line of the entire email. No wonder Hong Jun initially It was left out because Kirk's reply was so endless, neither addressing nor signing Wayne, and it was ridiculously short. Corker's reply consisted of only two sentences: "This matter is approved by me. That's it." Feeling relieved, Hong Jun leaned back on the leather chair and smiled silently.After a while he called Cork again, and the secretary answered, who told him that Cork was still on the phone, and that Cork would call him back as soon as it was convenient. Cork's call back came after eight o'clock in the evening. Hong Jun has been guarding in the office, his mood has been completely relaxed, and the waiting at this time has become a pleasant experience.Kirk's tone was relaxed, but there was still weariness in his voice: "Jim, I know you've been looking for me. I'm sorry, I've been on the phone, hehe, you can definitely guess who that would be." Hong Jun laughed, but didn't interrupt, and Kirk continued: "Wayne, that bastard is a mad dog! He said you never mentioned that you had reported that incident to me, that you had clearly stated to him that only One of your sales directors knew about that and demanded an explanation. Jim, you're such a fool, why didn't you throw the ball at me? You should have told him I knew about it the first time, let him come Find me." Hong Jun said, "You know I wouldn't do that. How did you answer him?" "I said to him that I remember it very clearly, because that customer is Visil's largest customer in China and one of the most important customers in the Asia-Pacific region. How could I not understand what happened there? And you either forgot Either because his behavior hurt you deeply, you impulsively decided to adopt a negative attitude of non-cooperation and refused to tell him the truth. He also said that he had circumstantial evidence, and the internal auditor could prove it You were very calm and very cooperative with their questioning. Oh my God, Jim, you are so stupid, why are you cooperating with an investigation that is clearly not good for you? Why didn't you let me know right away?" Kirk Without waiting for Hong Jun to review, he went on to say, "I will not pay attention to his doubts. I asked him, when that incident happened in July last year, you were still my direct subordinate. To have the internal auditors at headquarters question you about that? So it's not me who needs an explanation, it's him." "Will Wayne accept this result?" Hong Jun asked. "Wayne suggested that although it seemed like a misunderstanding, it must be difficult for him and you to continue to cooperate after such an unpleasant incident, so he asked me to agree to adjust your position." Hong Jun became nervous again, and asked eagerly, "You won't agree?" "Of course not. I said to him, we all have to work with annoying subordinates sometimes, hehe, I know that, so he should accept the reality." Kirk turned, "Jim , I promised you that I will not allow Wayne to drive you out of the company, and I hope you will also remember your promise to me. Oh my God, it’s a good thing you didn’t listen to his resignation." Hong Jun was sincerely grateful to Cork, but felt that Cork didn't seem to expect him to thank him, so he changed the subject and said, "I didn't expect Wayne to do this, and he is too unwise." Kirk laughed and said, "It seems he was too eager to kick you out, just like you were too eager to kick him out last time, and he is as stupid as you." Hong Jun felt himself blushing, and suddenly remembered that he should explain the one hundred thousand yuan to Kok, and said, "About the agreement with the partner that Wayne questioned, about the so-called market Activity expenses, in fact..." Just as Hong Jun started, he was interrupted by Kirk, who said nonchalantly, "I've already said, this matter is over. Jim, you don't need to say any more, it's over, you'd better forget about it." Cork's reaction was far beyond Hong Jun's expectations, because he knew that Cork didn't know the inside story. He was moved at first, and felt that Cork, who had the kindness to know him, trusted him completely and completely; A little unreliable, maybe Kirk doesn't care about the truth of the matter at all, he doesn't care whether Hong Jun is really innocent, he just wants to protect his own people; and the next thought makes Hong Jun even more uncomfortable, maybe Kirk also thinks that Hong Jun is not innocent Yes, what he did was not to exonerate Hong Jun's injustice, but to cover up Hong Jun's guilt, so how would he expect Hong Jun to repay him in the future? But no matter what, Kok saved him this time after all, Hong Jun thought, but the matter would not "end it there", and he might have to live like a year in Visil from now on. *** Early on Friday morning, Hong Jun hurried into the company, without even thinking about greeting Mary, he went straight to his office. Li Longwei was already waiting inside, and when he saw Hong Jun, he eagerly greeted him and said, "Crazy! Those guys are really crazy!" They're all crazy!" Hong Jun closed the door tightly, pulled Li Longwei to sit at the conference table, and asked, "Where did you call me yesterday? What happened in Shanghai?" "Hongqiao Airport, I'm about to board the plane, so I didn't have time to tell you in detail. As a result, I waited in the cabin for two full hours and didn't take off. Wasn't it heavy fog in Beijing yesterday, and it was early in the morning when I got home." Li Longwei rubbed his dry eyes, said with a wry smile, "I haven't slept all night, and now I'm a little dizzy. When I return to Beijing this time, I just fled without armor and armor. They even confiscated my laptop." Hong Jun was surprised, and urged: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly." "Didn't Wayne suddenly ask me to go to Shanghai the day before yesterday? When I arrived at the Shanghai office yesterday, it was CK who talked to me. He said that he is now in charge of Taiwan and East China. It is too hard to travel between Taipei and Shanghai, and he is very concerned about mainland China. I am not familiar with the market, I hope I will help him in the past.” Hong Jun suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing. It seems that there is no love or hatred for no reason in the world. No wonder CK took special care of Li Longwei last time when it came to the ownership of Augya's performance. It was really well-intentioned.Hong Jun's smile made Li Longwei a little embarrassed, and he murmured: "Actually, Wayne has greeted me more than once in private, asking me to take care of the business in North China and report to him directly if there is anything to do. It’s empty, I didn’t tell you before because I was afraid of making you unhappy.” Hong Jun hurriedly said with relief: "I understand, I know you are also having a hard time. Then what happened next?" "CK officially proposed to transfer me to Shanghai, and the title given was the manager of the East China region, and he could also be named as the deputy general manager of the entire Taiwan and East China region. In fact, it is like Bill in Guangzhou. He also said that Wayne has also agreed. , I just wanted to say hello to you." "Would you like to go?" "Do you need to ask?! Who can't see what they are thinking?! I don't believe that CK and Wayne really value me. They just want to separate us, divide and conquer, and they will all be cleaned up in the future. I flatly refused, saying that my family is in Beijing and my wife doesn’t want to be separated from me. CK said that these are specific problems that can be solved. If my wife doesn’t want to go to Shanghai, I can go back to Beijing every weekend. The airfare money is good for the company. Saying it is not a problem; if my wife is willing to go to Shanghai, no matter whether she can’t find a job or doesn’t want to work, the company will give me a salary increase and subsidies anyway, so I won’t suffer any disadvantages. I said it’s not about the money, it’s me I don’t want to move to Shanghai at all, I want to base in Beijing. CK kept persuading him, and talked a lot about his future career development prospects. As a result, he started to freeze. CK later called Wayne Please come out, the two of you will sing the red face and the bad face, hehe, it’s both hard and soft. However, the one mentioned by Wayne made me hesitate. He said that it is obvious that the current structure of you and me in Beijing is unreasonable. The overlapping of our roles is not good for both of us or the company, if I transfer to Shanghai, you will have more room to perform in Beijing and I in Shanghai, which is not only good for me, but also good for you." "Do you believe that?" Hong Jun asked with a smile. "To be honest, I think this statement itself has some truth. If we are separated, they can't do anything between us. You don't have to worry about me ostracizing you, and I don't have to worry about you jealous of me. But I thought about it later. , since it was Wayne who said it, it would not be a good thing, so I insisted on not letting go, and did not agree to go to Shanghai." "A few years ago, there seemed to be a lyric in a TV series. The structure of the word 'person' is to support each other. This is very similar to our current situation. We cannot support each other." Hong Jun asked again worriedly, "It seems that Wayne is really Knowing how to sing red faces, what did he sing afterward?" "Wayne can not only sing red faces, but also change faces. He showed me his unique skills in Sichuan opera on the spot, and turned white faces." Li Longwei muttered bitterly, "He wants to fire me." Hong Jun was stunned, and after he recovered from his astonishment, he murmured: "In this world, where is the company still a company?! It's like a lunatic asylum." "Well, from yesterday to now, there is a word that keeps popping up in my mind, 'heinous'. We are not scholars meeting soldiers, but scholars meeting lunatics." "What reason are they going to use to fire you? Just because you don't obey the transfer?" "There is a sentence in the contract, 'The company has the right to adjust the employee's job position according to the business needs and the employee's ability and performance'. This adjustment can be based on the position and department, and probably also the place of work. If the employee refuses to accept the adjustment , the company has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract, and they moved this out. But I don’t like this, rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry. If they really dare to fire me, I will immediately apply for labor arbitration, or simply go to court See you, I'm going to put this on the Internet right away. I have a few friends who are journalists. The media these days are looking forward to something happening every day. I don't believe that Wayne and the others are not afraid that things will get bigger and they won't be able to close the scene. .” The more Li Longwei spoke, the more excited he became. "You told them that too?" "Of course not, how can you be so polite to them, it's much more rude than these." Li Longwei laughed "hehe". "Before they make a move, it's better not to intensify the conflict, especially be careful not to instruct others. You must be careful in what you say and do now. You should find an experienced lawyer as soon as possible to consult. I will immediately report to Cork Let me know." "They have already started. They confiscated my laptop on the spot yesterday. I found out that my E-mail account had been deleted by them at home before I came. If you don't believe me, try it now, and you will definitely not be able to give it back to my company. The mailbox has sent an E-mail, and Wayne verbally informed me yesterday that I can no longer enter Visil's office, and it is estimated that I have sent you a formal E-mail by now." Li Longwei lowered his head in frustration, "Don't ask for the office either. Okay, I am not qualified to disturb him at my level. I just came to say hello to you. I made an appointment with a friend from a law firm at noon, and I will leave first after packing up." Hong Jun said sadly: "I'm your direct boss, Wayne and the others can't bypass me and fire you, and CK can't directly transfer you to Shanghai without my nod, so as long as I firmly disagree, the whole thing will be in jeopardy." It's not true at all, I'll talk to Wayne now, you wait and see." Li Longwei smiled wryly again, and said, "Jim, it's useless to talk about it now, so I just said that we are scholars, others are soldiers, crazy soldiers, we are not vigorous enough." Hong Jun walked to the back of the desk and was about to pick up the phone when Li Longwei's cell phone rang. He glanced at the screen of the cell phone, his expression immediately became tense, and he said hastily, "He's from Shanghai." Hong Jun sat quietly on the leather chair, listening to Li Longwei talking to the other party. In fact, Li Longwei didn't say a few words. Only then did he say, "You've decided to tell me." Hong Jun was confused, and looked at Li Longwei anxiously, but Li Longwei sat blankly, and after a while of silence, he said blankly: "It's CK, he wants to come to talk to me, and he calmed down, saying that it's not good for anyone to make things worse." It's no good, Wayne asked him to come to Beijing to find me, did he change his red face?" "When will he arrive? Where will we talk?" "He's on his way to Hongqiao now, and he'll be there around noon. He asked me to have an interview tonight, and he'll let me know the place when he decides." "Why don't you talk about it in the company?" "Well——, they don't allow me to join the company anymore, and besides, I'm afraid he also wants to avoid you." "Are they pushing too hard? Can't we talk about it next week?" "People also know that 'it is better to chase the poor with the remaining brave'. Anyway, I don't want to waste time with them. The sooner we fight, the better." "I think you're not in a good state right now, at least you should take a good rest. Is CK the only one talking to you at night? I'll go too, and I'll be a witness for you." "Hey, it's not a duel, what kind of witnesses do you want?" Li Yongwei grinned, and added, "I don't want to involve you too much. After all, CK came to me on behalf of Wayne and the company. Your position will It’s embarrassing, which side will you be on then?” "I suggest you call that lawyer friend. His identity is very suitable." "No, I'll just ask him for advice at noon. Don't worry, at least I won't be able to fight tonight." Li Longwei said with a smile. Hong Jun didn't smile. He originally wanted to persuade Li Longwei to choose the lesser of two evils. If he had to leave the company if he didn't go to Shanghai, he might as well endure it for a while before trying to turn things around. Although the two are separated in Beijing and Shanghai, they can't fight side by side. Still being able to communicate with each other from a distance is better than the end of two people who are separated from each other inside and outside the company, but he didn't say it, maybe it's not the right time right now, Hong Jun thought of what Li Longwei said just now while feeling uneasy, CK They are not scholars, they are soldiers, and they are crazy soldiers. *** CK chose a teahouse not too far from the west gate of Chaoyang Park. The agreed time was ten o’clock in the evening. Li Longwei got out of the car and took a look. No wonder the taxi driver had a hard time finding it.Opening the door and walking in, Li Longwei told the waitress that the seat was booked by a Mr. Chen. The waitress immediately led him to a corner deep in the teahouse with a smile, and opened the sliding door with frosted glass. Inside was a In a Japanese-style private room, there is a short square table in the center of the tatami mats. CK is sitting cross-legged by the table. When he sees Li Longwei, he gets up and shakes hands. Li Longwei takes off his shoes and puts them outside the sliding door. He pats the dirt on his hands and ignores them. CK stretched out his hand, and sat directly opposite CK. CK didn't mind, sat down cross-legged again, and said with a smile: "I really like the Japanese style, you may not be used to it, but it doesn't matter, they even dug a hole in the tatami under the table, you can put your legs in it It looks like this inside." Li Longwei dragged a few cushions to lean on, his legs dangled under the table, and said coldly: "I've seen this kind of place a lot, it's neither fish nor fowl." CK依旧保持微笑，欣赏着半跪在榻榻米边沿给李龙伟泡茶的女服务员，说道：“我点的是乌龙茶，这里的台湾冻顶还蛮正宗的。” “你对北京挺熟的啊。” “还好啦，这家的老板也是从台湾来的，我的一个朋友。” 李龙伟耷拉着眼皮，从昨天的突发事变至今毫无喘息之机，筋疲力尽的他真想喝口浓茶提提神，但又实在不想买CK的账，便决意连那茶杯都不碰一下，等女服务员回身替他们把推拉门刚一拉上，他就问：“你想和我说什么？” “昨天我们都太不冷静，我今天请你来专门是想说，我们中间有哪些误会的部分，都可以好好做一下澄清的动作。”见李龙伟仍旧一脸敌意，CK又诚恳地说，“其实我们都是朋友，没有道理搞僵的。” 话音刚落，推拉门又被拉开，进来的是一位手端托盘的矮个子男服务员，他侧身坐在榻榻米边上，把托盘里的瓜子、花生米和几碟诸如话梅肉、九制陈皮等台式凉果一一摆到矮桌上。 CK忽然高声问道：“你昨天说，如果公司不肯答应你的条件而把你开除出去，你就要把很多东西都发到网上、通知传媒，让维西尔名誉扫地，你不是在说笑吧？” 李龙伟有些尴尬，原本当着服务员的面不想说什么，但着实受不了CK嚣张的气焰，便昂然说道：“你要是不信的话，咱们可以试试看。” 男服务员默然地退了出去，CK又赔笑说：“你看你，老是这样子把我当作敌人似的。我和Wayne都蛮希望你能留在公司大家一起共事，我们还是希望你能慎重考量我们提出的建议，你到上海来对各方都是有利的，对你好、对公司好、对Jim也好，更是大大帮我的忙啊。我有听说其实你以前被调动的次数就蛮多的，在好几个部门做过，所以才有后来的晋升嘛，为什么对这次的调动就这么抵触呢？这次的调动对以后的晋升更有好处哇。” 李龙伟耐着性子听CK翻来覆去把类似的话讲了几通，不得不打断说：“如果你叫我来只是重复你们昨天说过的话，如果你们仍然打算让我要么去上海要么走人，咱们就不必多说，法庭上见吧。” CK喝口乌龙茶润润喉咙，一脸无奈地说：“我们当然不想让你把事情搞大，如果你这边没有任何回旋的余地，那么公司的部分就只好做些妥协这样子，要是实在谈不拢，我看也只好不再勉强，就还是按老样子做吧。” “什么叫老样子？！我已经被你们禁止再回公司，连我的笔记本电脑都被你们没收了，我还能像老样子那样工作吗？！”李龙伟想起头一天在上海所遭受的待遇就又羞又气。 “这些都是小事，你的笔记型电脑我专门给你带过来了。”CK探身从矮桌下面魔术般地拎出一个电脑包，又将桌面上的杯碟挪了挪腾出足够大的地方，把电脑包郑重其事地放到李龙伟面前，说道，“让这件事就这样过去吧，我们慢慢再看有没有更好的办法可以让各方都能接受这样子。” 李龙伟一眼就认出那的确正是原本属于自己的电脑包，事态的变化完全出乎他的意料，自己刚刚抱定决一死战的信念而对方却举起了白旗，他一时间呆住了。这时，推拉门又被拉开，进来的是刚才那位男服务员，提起脚边电炉上的开水壶来冲第二遍茶。李龙伟很少遇到茶楼里有男性做茶师的，不免好奇地打量几眼，见他剃的是很利索的寸头，上身是浅灰色的中式对襟褂子，下摆处的衣兜里还别着一杆看上去挺高级的笔，下身是宽大的浅灰色裤子，脚上一双布鞋。 李龙伟正走神，CK已经把手放在电脑包上拍了拍，咬文嚼字地说：“Larry，我可以代表维西尔公司答应你的要求，现在我把你所要的都交给你，这件事就可以过去了吧？” “当然，我从来不会没事找事，我倒是希望你们以后不要再没事找事。”李龙伟以胜利者的姿态也拍了拍电脑包。 男茶师刚出去，CK就说：“Wayne并没有announce你离开的事，也没有通知Jim说不允许你再到公司去，你星期一照旧去上班吧，希望这件事不会影响我们今后的合作。今天已经很晚了，就先到这里吧，我来埋单，你先走吧。” 李龙伟的手摩挲着电脑包的表面却不急于离开，头一天还气势汹汹的CK如今变成了纸老虎，他真想在纸老虎面前久久地回味这出乎意料的胜利。CK盯住李龙伟拨弄着电脑包拉链的手指，有些局促地起身说道：“好啦，以后再聊吧，你先走吧。” 李龙伟只好拽过电脑包挪到榻榻米边上，拉开推拉门把鞋穿好，仍然不肯和CK握手，拎起电脑包便向茶楼门口走去，刚刚阔别一天的电脑包掂在手里却像是久违的老朋友令他珍惜，意外的失而复得让他觉得电脑包比往日多了几分沉重。 李龙伟迈出茶楼，外面又是一片雾气茫茫，他正要走到路边打车，从斜前方不远处有一个高大的男人健步向他走来，把他迎面拦住后便从夹克内兜里掏出工作证举到他眼前，说：“你是姓李吗？我是公安局的，向你了解些情况。” 李龙伟不由自主地向后退一步，高个子立刻贴上来挽住他的胳膊，抓过电脑包架起他向茶楼侧面的停车场走去，很快来到一辆停在角落里的丰田陆地巡洋舰旁边，高个子把右后车门打开，把李龙伟塞进右后座上，自己站在车外，要来李龙伟的身份证看过，问道：“这个包是你的吗？” “是啊。”李龙伟皱着鼻子，车里弥漫着刺鼻的烟味。 “里面的东西都是你的吗？” “是啊，公司给我用的。” “打开，看看都有什么东西。” 李龙伟心跳越来越快，接过电脑包放在膝盖上把拉链拉开，然后转过九十度让高个子看包里面，说：“就是一台笔记本电脑。” “前面、后面还有两个拉链呢，都打开。” 李龙伟感觉自己的腿在不住地发抖，他把前面的拉链拉开，里面是些移动硬盘、GPRS卡之类的电脑配件，他把电脑包立起来，又把后面的拉链拉开，顿时傻了眼，原来散放在里面的一些文件不见了，取而代之的是一个大大的牛皮纸袋，他刚要随手把纸袋拿出来，高个子低声喝道：“不许拿出来！” 李龙伟争辩着：“这不是我的东西！” 忽然，他左侧的车门打开了，一个人“噌”地钻进来坐到他的左边，笑着说：“哟，现在不想拿了？晚啦！你要了，人家给了，你收了，这案子就算结了。” 李龙伟扭头看了眼左边的人，一直狂跳的心脏仿佛骤然停歇了，虽然这人已经换上和高个子同样风格的深色夹克，但改不了的是那个仍然很利索的寸头，就是刚才的矮个子！李龙伟当时以为他只是个服务员临时充当一下茶师，没想到人家的本职工作是公安干警，这次是特地临时充当服务员兼茶师为他服务的。 李龙伟感觉到从未有过的恐惧，大声叫道：“这不是我的东西！我什么也没干！我都不知道这是什么。” 寸头眯起眼睛看着李龙伟，说：“这里面是什么你不知道？成，你就装吧。想看看？到手了还没来得及看呢吧？成，那你就看看。” 高个子一把按住李龙伟的手，自己把纸袋在电脑包里调过九十度，袋口冲外，说：“就这么看吧。” 里面是钱！一沓一沓的人民币！寸头又说：“点点吧，看看是不是你要的数儿。” 李龙伟当然顾不上清点，而是鼓胀起双眼冲寸头嚷道：“这是栽赃！我没要这些钱！你们是什么人？” 高个子不耐烦地说：“到所里你就知道了，跟我们回去做笔录。” 就在高个子“嘭”的一声把车门用力关上时，李龙伟忽然发觉自己的双手手腕上多了件东西，寸头已经麻利地给他戴上了手铐。李龙伟惊愕而无助地瞪着寸头，只觉得自己的太阳穴“突突”地跳，寸头却笑嘻嘻地说：“不嫌凉吧？” 高个子从车前绕到车左侧，拉开门坐到驾驶座上，他刚把陆地巡洋舰启动，忽然外面有人敲打他旁边的车窗玻璃，高个子把车窗玻璃摇下来，李龙伟认出车外的人竟然是CK！CK把手伸进来和高个子握手，问道：“你们要去哪里呀？” 高个子说：“谢谢你刚才和我们配合，下面的事你就别管了，如果有需要我们会和你们公司联系。” CK双手扒住车窗下沿，恳求道：“我请你们不要把他带走，有什么事都可以商量嘛。” 高个子把车熄了火，后面的寸头也把左后窗的玻璃摇下来，不客气地说：“刚谢过你配合我们，你就开始妨碍公务啊？你们公司报警说他敲诈勒索，我们及时出警布控取证，现在人赃俱获，总得带他回去做笔录吧，下面的事你最好别管。” 李龙伟抗议道：“我没敲诈勒索，这些钱根本不是我要的，他是栽赃陷害！” 寸头扭脸看他一眼，拍拍衣兜说：“你没听我刚才说'取证'吗？成，要不要我把录音笔拿出来放给你听听？” “我根本没提出要钱，我只是要回我的电脑，要他们允许我回公司工作。” “哎呀Larry，这个时候你就不要再讲话啦。”CK又转向高个子说：“是不是再商量一下？我是从台湾来的。” 高个子和寸头都笑了，寸头说：“哟，台湾人咋了？我们就都得听你的？” CK忙摇头说：“不是啦，我的意思是想说，我们是一家外商公司，最看重名誉，当他用破坏公司名誉来勒索我们付给他十万块钱，就让我们很担心所以才向你们求助的，现在你们把他带走了，还是会把事情搞大、还是会影响我们公司的名誉啊。” 高个子推开车门下了车，说：“你们报案的时候就应该考虑到这些可能的结果啊。” CK双手抱拳，不住地拱手施礼说：“你们还是不要把他带走吧，他这个人其实还蛮不错的，这次是一时冲动才勒索公司这样子，您看这样子好不好，我们公司不报案、不起诉了，我们和他私下解决好吧？” 寸头忍无可忍也下了车，教训道：“嘿，看来你们台湾也需要好好搞搞'普法'啊，你好歹也是个公司负责人，怎么这么法盲啊？！这种刑事案子，根本无所谓你们公司起不起诉，我们都会移交检察机关提起公诉的。” 此言一出，车外的CK和车里的李龙伟全懵了，李龙伟大声喊道：“他是在栽赃！我从来没向公司要过钱！我没敲诈勒索！”CK与此同时喊的却是：“不要哇！他只是一时糊涂，不要告他敲诈勒索啊！” 高个子和寸头被CK弄得有些困惑，彼此对望了几眼，寸头问：“怎么办？”高个子说：“依法办事呗，这案子涉及外企公司法人，勒索金额高达十万，肯定不能按民事调解，只能公诉。”寸头点头说：“也是。再说所里都有咱们的出警记录，回去没法交代，而且这小子看来还不想私了呢，估计回去做笔录都还得费点劲。”高个子瞥一眼李龙伟，哼了一声：“有什么费劲的？受害公司一方有多名人证证明他数次口头敲诈勒索，你在现场也顺利录音取证，他的确要挟公司满足他索要的条件了嘛，我是在他携带勒索到的款项正要离开时当场把他拿住的，他还有什么话说。” CK近乎哀求地对寸头说：“你们部门里面的事只能拜托你们费心摆平，还是请你们高抬贵手，我们公司只是想吓唬他一下，让他适可而止，我们绝对没有想过真要把他送进监狱。” 寸头把身子探进后座，掏出钥匙要给李龙伟打开手铐，高个子问道：“你愿意和你们公司私了吗？” 李龙伟把头一扭，说道：“我要先给我的律师打电话。” 已将钥匙对准手铐锁眼的寸头一听，立刻把手拿开了，高个子也利索地上车重新启动陆地巡洋舰，说了句：“我看你是美国电影看太多了。”又冲寸头说：“甭跟他们废话，回所里。” CK急忙又用手死死扒住车窗，好像想把车拖住似的，冲后座的李龙伟喊道：“Larry，你不要再傻了，私了吧，你不会吃亏的。”