novelaction Chapter 1362 Yunrui Juanchen: Meeting with Shen Chengyu
Chapter 1362 Yunrui Juanchen: Meeting with Shen Chengyu
As the sun sets, the golden afterglow shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the two of them, casting a warm glow on their tired figures.
Documents are still piling up in the office, public opinion outside the window is still fermenting, patients in the hospital are still waiting, and suspects in the detention room are still hoping. This war without gunpowder has just entered the most critical stage.
Song Yuanzhe looked at Su Xingya's straight back, and suddenly a surge of strength surged in his heart.
Although the Gu family is in trouble, it has not collapsed completely - with Su Xingya's tenacity, Lin Junze's hard work, Qi Ruixiang's cooperation, and countless people who silently support the Gu family, they will definitely survive this crisis and stand up again.
He picked up his briefcase and said to Su Xingya, "I'm going to the hospital to check on Mingcheng and Miss Yang. I'll also tell Director Yang about Zhang Hao's clues and ask him to keep an eye on them."
Su Xingya nodded: "Be careful on the road, and contact me anytime if you have any news."
Song Yuanzhe walked out of the office. The lights in the corridor were already on, reflecting his determined footsteps...
When Su Xingya wrote the three words "Shen Chengyu" in the center of the whiteboard, drizzle was falling in London outside the window.
In the temporary office of the group's London branch, documents were scattered all over the table, most of which were information about Shen Chengyu sent by Song Yuanzhe - from his early overseas study experience to the business projects he has participated in in recent years, and even the posts he liked on social platforms, all of which were sorted and archived one by one.
"Shen Chengyu, a graduate of MIT with a degree in data security, founded the overseas technology company 'Xingtu Technology' in 2018. Its main business is to provide data encryption services to multinational companies."
Su Xingya muttered to herself at the information on the whiteboard, her fingertips pausing on the name "Xingtu Technology".
“In 2020, the company secretly collaborated with the ‘Nightingale Organization’. Although there is no direct evidence, the flow of funds is highly consistent with transaction records at Southeast Asian ports.”
This was already the third day that she had been investigating Shen Chengyu.
Ever since she and Song Yuanzhe speculated that Shen Chengyu might be the mastermind, she has suspended some company affairs and devoted all her energy to tracking down this person.
To ensure the rigor of the investigation, she did not use the group's public resources, but instead commissioned three independent private detective agencies to collect information from different angles to avoid the influence of bias from a single channel on judgment.
"Boss Su, this is the latest schedule for Shen Chengyu." Lin Junze pushed the door open and handed over a printed document. "He's been on a business trip in Europe for the past month and will return to London next Monday to attend a technology summit."
Su Xingya took the document and quickly scanned the itinerary.
Shen Chengyu's schedule was so tight that there was almost no gap in his schedule. From Paris to Berlin to Rome, he stayed in each city for no more than three days. It seemed reasonable, but it revealed traces of a deliberate attempt to avoid certain people - for example, she once tried to contact him through the official email address of "Xingtu Technology", but the reply she received was always "Mr. Shen is on a business trip and cannot reply at the moment."
"Who is the organizer of the summit? Do we have a cooperative relationship?" Su Xingya looked up and asked.
"The organizer is the European Data Security Association, and our group is one of its governing bodies," the assistant replied. "If you'd like to attend, I can apply for a spot right away."
Su Xingya nodded: "Apply for two places. Also, help me prepare a simplified cooperation plan for the 'Nightingale Project'. It does not need to involve core technology, but only needs to highlight the market prospects." She needed a reasonable reason to meet with Shen Chengyu. Simple "suspicion" would not make the other party show up. Only the temptation of interests such as "cooperation" could make him let down his guard.
In the next two days, Su Xingya continued to improve the cooperation plan while sorting out Shen Chengyu's interpersonal network.
She discovered that Shen Chengyu's company had indirect cooperation with the Gu subsidiary where Zhang Hao once worked. Although the cooperation project had been terminated long ago, the two had interacted on social platforms, and the time of liking the posts was exactly one month before Zhang Hao resigned - this further confirmed the speculation that there was a connection between them.
"Mr. Su, the summit spot application has been approved. Also, the PR department of Xingtu Technology has replied, saying that Mr. Shen will set aside half an hour during the summit next Monday for preliminary discussions with you."
The assistant's voice was tinged with excitement. "They also sent us the specific meeting location. It's the VIP lounge at the summit venue."
Su Xingya paused holding the pen, but her heart did not relax at all.
Shen Chengyu agreed too readily, which made her feel uneasy. Given his cautious personality, it was impossible for him to easily agree to meet with a "potential threat". This half-hour negotiation was more like a test.
On the day of the summit, the rain in London finally stopped.
Su Xingya arrived at the venue half an hour early, wearing a neatly tailored black suit.
Outside the VIP lounge, a constant stream of reporters and attendees streamed in. She leaned against the corridor window, watching Shen Chengyu's car slowly pull into the parking lot. The black Bentley pulled up, and Shen Chengyu emerged. Dressed in a dark gray suit and gold-rimmed glasses, he had a gentle smile, looking like a refined scholar, none of the sinister "mastermind" he might be.
"Boss Su, sorry to have kept you waiting." Shen Chengyu extended his hand, his tone filled with just the right amount of enthusiasm. "I've heard you took over your husband's group, and seeing you today, I can see you're just as capable as any man."
Su Xingya held his hand, and the warmth from her fingertips was slightly cool. "Mr. Shen, you're too polite. Xingtu Technology's achievements in the field of data security are truly admirable."
The two walked into the lounge, and the waiter brought coffee and gently closed the door.
Shen Chengyu took a sip of his coffee, his eyes fixed on the cooperation proposal Su Xingya had brought, but he didn't open it. "Boss Su, this time you asked me out, it shouldn't just be for cooperation, right?"
Su Xingya didn't beat around the bush and pushed a document directly in front of him. "Mr. Shen, you should know Zhang Hao, right? He was the technical director of our group's subsidiary and a core member of the Nightingale Project. He suddenly resigned a month ago and his current whereabouts are unknown."
Shen Chengyu's smile remained unchanged, his fingers tapping lightly on the documents. "Zhang Hao? I have some impression of him. Our company has had technical exchanges with him before, but I'm not familiar with him. What happened? What happened to him?"
"He is suspected of stealing the core data of the 'Nightingale Project' and was involved in framing core members of the Gu Group."
Su Xingya stared at him closely, trying to find a flaw in his expression.
"According to our investigation, Mr. Shen, your company had private contact with Zhang Hao. Even after he resigned, an anonymous amount of funds was transferred from Xingtu Technology's overseas account to a shell company in Southeast Asia. How do you explain this, Mr. Shen?"
Shen Chengyu put down his coffee cup and leaned back slightly, his tone remaining calm. "Mr. Su, business inevitably involves financial transactions. Isn't it too arbitrary to conclude that I'm related to Zhang Hao based solely on an anonymous payment? As for our private contact, it was just normal technical discussions within the industry. Is that illegal?"