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He had Lin Feng sit on the sofa while he leaned against the edge of his desk and explained the current progress to him, point by point.

"The blood test results directly confirmed drug use, and that alone is enough to get Lu Hao into serious trouble. There are also on-site records and the twins' testimonies to corroborate the prostitution allegation. He's still stubbornly insisting that he was framed, but he can't produce any evidence. That bottle of water has long been cleaned up; he can't recover from this."

He paused, his tone now carrying a deeper meaning.

"In Zijin City, Mayor Liu's reaction was faster than expected. This morning, he had his secretary call the provincial department, using very official language—'Zijin City respects the jurisdiction of the Hehai City Bureau, and if China Real Estate Group has any illegal activities, we will cooperate with the investigation in accordance with the law. Please rest assured, provincial department.' I only realized after hanging up that he was in a hurry to distance himself, afraid that Lu Hao would make false accusations."

Lu Hao's father's reaction further confirmed this. The next morning, China Real Estate Group issued an internal document announcing that Lu Hao had resigned from his position as vice president of the group for personal reasons. Immediately afterwards, the public relations department contacted several media outlets with which they had good relations and asked them to completely remove Lu Hao's name from all public reports.

Lu Hao's father had more than one son; Lu Hao also had an older brother who managed the core real estate business at China Real Estate Group.

At a critical moment, the old man cut off his own arm to save himself, transferring all resources to his eldest son, while taking a purely official stance towards Lu Hao, publicly stating that he would "actively cooperate with all investigations."

After all, with his son involved in such an incident, the reputation of the entire group was damaged, and he had to decisively sever ties.

They even took the initiative to show goodwill to Shuke Company, expressing their willingness to cooperate on real estate and property matters.

Ye Qinghan leaned back in her chair, her hands folded on her knees, her tone returning to its usual capable and composed manner, but Lin Feng could tell there was something more to her words.

"Lin Feng, don't go too far. Making too many enemies in Jiangbei Province is not a good thing. The Lu Hao incident was ultimately caused by a conflict involving a secretary. Now Lu Hao is in jail, and Zhongfang Group has also expressed its cooperation with the investigation. If you present all the evidence and offend Mayor Liu and his backers to the death, it will not be good for the long-term development of Shuke Group in the province."

Lin Feng remained silent for a moment, then nodded. He still held onto the new clues provided by Lü Peng; a few of them would have been enough to keep Lu Hao in jail for much longer, but he chose not to reveal them for the time being.

"I understand. This time, just confirm the drug use and prostitution charges. Please pass the rest of the materials on to Mayor Liu. He will understand what I mean. He owes me a favor this time, and it will make things much easier for him in Zijin City in the future."

By reducing the evidence on the phone, Mayor Liu was relieved, and Lu Hao's father was given a way out.

Ultimately, Lu Hao was sentenced to several years in prison for multiple illegal acts, including drug use and prostitution. The sentence was swift; Lü Peng confessed voluntarily, and with Lin Feng's intervention, he only received a two-year suspended sentence.

After the dust settled, Shuke Group restarted its business in Zijin City.

Those partners who had previously been observing or even breaking their contracts changed their attitudes after Lu Hao's incident. Some even took the initiative to call him, speaking very politely.

"Mr. Lin, there were many misunderstandings before, and we had no other choice. We hope to have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future. I'll host a dinner another day, and we would be honored if you would do us the honor of attending."

Lin Feng called Lu Fei to his office.

"Take this opportunity to redeploy the task force in the business department. Restart those projects that Lu Hao ruined, and for those that can't, find a new direction. The market in Zijin City has just opened up a gap; don't let it close again."

Lu Fei nodded, adjusted his glasses, and tapped a number on his notebook with his pen.

"President Lin, we've received several cooperation calls from Zijin City over the past few days. Some are from landscaping companies, some are building material suppliers, and even a property management company that previously worked with Zhongfang has inquired about pricing. We estimate the business department will exceed its performance targets for this month."

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, looking out the window at the river view of Hehai City, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Do a good job."

Wang Yue later learned that Lu Hao had been sentenced. Standing in the break room, scrolling through her phone, she paused for a long time after seeing the news notification.

She remembered that day in the private room in Qingyuan when Lu Hao stared at her legs with such naked eyes, she remembered Lin Feng standing up and splashing that glass of water on Lu Hao's face, and she remembered him saying in the office, "No matter who touches my people, they cannot swallow their anger."

He turned off his phone screen, put it back in his pocket, picked up the glass of water he had prepared, and knocked on Lin Feng's office door.

"Mr. Lin, here's your hot water."

He placed the water glass on the table, stood still, and bowed slightly.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin."

Lin Feng looked up from the pile of documents, glanced at her, and took a sip of water.

"No need to thank me. Go ahead and get busy. Organize the contracts that need to be signed this afternoon and put them on my desk before 2 PM. Oh, and Lu Fei is urging me about the letter of intent for that landscaping project. Could you keep an eye on the progress for me?"

Wang Yue nodded vigorously and turned to walk out. As she reached the door, her dimples reappeared.

……

The company quickly got back on track.

After Lu Hao's story spread in the circles of Zijin City and Hehai City, those companies that were previously observing took the initiative to come to him to discuss cooperation.

The business department's phone rang non-stop from morning till night. Lu Fei led two teams to work overtime every day, even spending weekends in the conference room going through the project schedule item by item.

The scattered team signed several municipal greening maintenance contracts in one go, and the task force struck while the iron was hot, winning back the medium-sized municipal supporting project in Zijin City that Lu Hao had previously ruined. This time, the other party's offer was even higher than the last one.

When Lu Fei projected the performance report onto the screen during the weekly meeting, the entire conference room erupted in spontaneous applause.

Wang Yue's probationary period for permanent employment was also successfully completed.

When Li Juan placed the formal employment approval form on Lin Feng's desk, she added, "President Lin, Wang Yue is a reliable young woman. Since joining the company, her work attitude and abilities have been excellent. Regarding Lu Hao's matter, she didn't make any extra requests to the company from beginning to end; in fact, she's been working even harder than before. The HR department suggests setting her salary directly at the standard rate for regular employees." Lin Feng signed the approval form, put down his pen, and said, "Okay."

When Wang Yue came to work that morning, Lin Feng noticed that she was a little different than usual. Today she was wearing a pair of black pointed-toe stilettos with a row of very thin silver buckles on the upper, and her ankles were gently held together by a thin ankle strap.