Chapter 117 - 117 Suspect; Lin Fan Makes a Move!
117 Suspect; Lin Fan Makes a Move!
The expressions of Flower Stem’s employees also changed drastically.
Clearly, they had also guessed some things.
“A corporate spy!” a woman of medium build cried out. “It must be a corporate spy who stole our information and destroyed the president’s computer!”
“That’s right!”
“It must be like this!”
Many of the employees agreed.
“Do you have any suspects in mind?” the investigator asked.
“If it’s really a spy as you say and they know the company very well, it might be an internal crime,” he added after a pause.
As he spoke, he could not help but glance at the employees as if trying to determine who the spy was.
Even though it was just a simple glance, Zhao Zhixiong was so frightened that a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He had a strange feeling that if he did not do anything, he would soon be identified as a spy.
Hence, Zhao Zhixiong took the initiative and said, “Recently, a person called Lin Fan has been coming to our company frequently…”
After he said that, all the employees started whispering to each other.
They could not help but start to suspect Lin Fan.
After all, they were familiar with most of the people in the company.
It was only Lin Fan whom they were relatively unfamiliar with.
Furthermore, the employees knew that Lin Fan was very close to the president, Chu Yunyue. He had the ability to steal information.
“Who is this Lin Fan?” the investigator asked.
Zhao Zhixiong spoke first, “He’s been appearing in our company for the past few days. He tries to get closer to our president every day… Now that I think about it, Lin Fan is really suspicious!”
When Chu Yunyue heard this, she immediately wanted to retort.
Although they had not known each other for a long time, she still had great trust in Lin Fan’s character.
Also, Lin Fan did not need to do that.
This was because a commercial spy would try to steal trade secrets in order to get paid.
With Lin Fan’s research on perfume, it was too easy for him to earn money.
Furthermore, the reason why the Love Heart collection had come to what it was today was all thanks to Lin Fan.
She had even given him 10% of the company’s shares.
From a certain perspective, Flower Stem belonged to Lin Fan as well.
Stealing his own company’s information and giving it to others?
How was this possible?
However, before Chu Yunyue could say anything, the clear sound of clapping came from outside the corridor.
Then, a tall and handsome man slowly walked in.
It was Lin Fan.
“Today, I’ve personally experienced what it means for a thief to accuse another of being the thief. Zhao Zhixiong, am I right?” Lin Fan smiled.
As soon as he said that, Zhao Zhixiong felt as if his tail had been stepped on. He shouted, “Lin Fan, you still have the face to come and talk to me about this!
“For so many years, our Flower Stem has never had our information stolen!
“Why did such a thing happen just a few days after you started appearing?
“To think that our President Chu trusted you so much!”
Zhao Zhixiong practically shouted out everything he wanted to say.
This was the only way he could hide the fear in his heart.
Lin Fan… How did he know?
Zhao Zhixiong tried hard to recall what had happened last night. He turned off the camera before making a move. He also wore gloves when he used the president’s computer and destroyed it.
After recollecting his memories, Zhao Zhixiong was certain that he did not leave any evidence behind. Only then did he slowly regain his calm and composure.
Lin Fan seemed to have seen through his change and smiled, “Zhao Zhixiong, do you think that you didn’t leave any flaws behind when you were doing bad things?”
“Lin Fan, if you say such things again, I’ll sue you for slander!” Zhao Zhixiong shouted.
“Zhao Zhixiong is an intermediate researcher at Flower Stem. His monthly salary is around 18,000,” Lin Fan continued.
“From a week ago to last night, why did you receive three additional transfers of 300,000? Don’t rush to deny it. If I’m not wrong, there should be notifications of the transfer on your phone.”
When Lin Fan found out that perfumes similar to the Love Heart collection had appeared in Gentle Wind, he knew that there was a spy in Flower Stem.
Therefore, he went to the internet café and used his professional hacking skills to find the latest information on the employees of Flower Stem.
Zhao Zhixiong’s expression changed as soon as he heard that, and beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.
It was because Lin Fan was right!
There was no mistake at all!
He had indeed received three transfers of 300,000 yuan in the past few days, and he had received text messages notifying him of this on his mobile phone.
However, how did Lin Fan know?
Lin Fan continued, “Are you going to say that you received the money from a friend or relative? I have to say, Gentle Wind was very smart to choose to transfer the money from a company called Candi.
“However, if the police were to investigate, it would be easy to find out that Candi is a company fully owned by Gentle Wind.”
Lin Fan’s words were calm.
However, to Zhao Zhixiong’s ears, it was as if he had been struck by lightning, causing his ears to buzz.
His face was pale, his body was trembling, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his body.
The investigators were all good at catching criminals. By now, they could tell that there was something wrong with Zhao Zhixiong. They immediately went forward and said, “Zhao Zhixiong, please come back with us. There are some things we’d like to ask you.”
This sentence was like the last straw that Zhao Zhixiong was crushed by, causing him to collapse to the ground in fear.
He knew… he was finished.
After Zhao Zhixiong was taken away, the atmosphere in Flower Stem was still a little depressing.
Even though Zhao Zhixiong had been caught, the information on the Love Heart collection had been destroyed. At the same time, the fact that Gentle Wind had released the Seven Mile Fragrance collection was also a fact.
It would take a long time to solve it through legal means. In fact, they might not even be able to get a satisfactory result in the end.
Flower Stem was on its final leg.
The situation… was very dangerous.
Lin Fan was also very clear about this. He thought about it and said, “Yunyue, let’s go to the R&D center first.”
“Alright,” Chu Yunyue said in a tired tone.
In the R&D center, Lin Fan quickly flipped through all the information and videos about Love Heart.
[Ding! Do you want to use the skill doubling card on Perfume Expert? Your skill will be doubled for one hour.]
“Yes!”
Instantly, the process of making Love Heart flashed through Lin Fan’s mind like a scene from a movie.
Then, he quickly lit the alcohol lamp, placed the beaker on the spot, and connected the U-shaped tube, the separating funnel, the pump generator, the distillation bottle, and so on.
Then, at the right time and according to the amount consumed, he poured in the rose liquid, chrysanthemum liquid, and osmanthus liquid… There were many kinds of flower liquids.
Pre-processing, mixing, aging, freezing, filtering, and hardening…
Chu Yunyue, who was standing at the side, saw everything.
At first, she let out a look of suspicion, not knowing what Lin Fan was up to.
However, as time passed, Chu Yunyue was stunned.
Lin Fan’s movements were smooth and fluid. Occasionally, there would be the sound of glassware clattering.
In Chu Yunyue’s eyes, it was as if he was not making perfume but standing on the world stage and performing a shocking concert.
[Skill: Perfume Expert, your charm is on full display!]
Swish!
At this moment, Lin Fan finally stopped.
At the same time, seven perfumes, each with a different color, were presented.
Lin Fan slowly opened the bottles.
Whoosh!
Immediately, refreshing, sweet, strong, fruity, mysterious, gentle, and elegant scents filled the entire R&D center.
These bottles of perfume actually had the scent of the seven perfumes from the Love Heart collection. Furthermore, the layers were distinct and not messy at all!
If the Love Heart collection could be said to make a person feel as though they were in a flower field, then these ones would make one feel as if they were a flower fairy. One would feel as if one were at the top of the clouds, beautiful and magnificent!
When Chu Yunyue smelled the fragrance, she was completely dazed.