"Young Master Qiu, please don't be angry!" Jiang Yi said softly to Young Master Qiu. "I have already gathered evidence proving Manager Du's betrayal of the company. When the boss arrives later, I will personally present this evidence to him, and Manager Du will surely die."
"How confident are you?" Young Master Qiu asked.
"I am one hundred percent confident!" Jiang Yi said with a slight smile.
Hearing that Jiang Yi was completely confident in getting rid of Manager Du, Young Master Qiu's anger gradually subsided, replaced by a smug smile.
"Manager Du, you're finished this time. Once you're dead, Hu Niang will be safe!" Young Master Qiu grinned.
Manager Du's expression became complicated upon hearing this.
Just as Manager Du was about to speak, Qiu Fang arrived at the hotel with several high-ranking executives from the company.
Qiu Fang's sharp gaze swept over everyone, and he said indifferently, "Everyone, let's go into the hall! Don't stand in the courtyard and embarrass me! Later, some matters need to be properly handled!"
With that, Qiu Fang walked directly towards the hall. The others followed.
Jiang Yi did not follow, deliberately lagging behind.
"I have something I want to discuss with Jiang Yi. You go in first," Hu Niang said weakly to Young Master Qiu.
"Alright!" Young Master Qiu said, and then entered the hall.
Hu Niang glanced around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she secretly handed a file bag to Jiang Yi. "Everything in this file bag is evidence I arranged for people to prepare. However, this evidence alone cannot fully prove Manager Du's betrayal of Wan Hui Company, so you'll have to improvise later."
"Mm!" Jiang Yi nodded.
"Also, I've arranged for someone to infiltrate the hotel! After the banquet starts, he will poison Qiu Fang!" Hu Niang said, then smiled faintly at Jiang Yi. "Manager Jiang, I've completed all the tasks you assigned me. Now it's up to you."
"Don't worry, Manager Du will surely die today!" Jiang Yi said with a smile.
"Good, I'll be waiting to watch the show later!" Hu Niang said, and then walked directly into the hall.
Jiang Yi put away the file bag and also entered the hall.
He saw Qiu Fang seated in the place of honor, and everyone began presenting birthday gifts to him. A waiter approached and poured Qiu Fang a cup of tea.
"Every year I receive birthday gifts, either money or antiques, with no new ideas," Qiu Fang sighed.
Afterward, Qiu Fang raised his teacup, preparing to drink the tea.
"Boss, wait!" Manager Yang suddenly called out.
"What is it?" Qiu Fang asked, frowning.
"Boss, there's something wrong with this waiter!" Manager Yang said. "To host your birthday banquet, I booked this Royal Hotel. All the hotel staff, including the chefs, are my company's people, all personally selected by me. This waiter, however, I have never seen before."
Hearing this, Qiu Fang's frown deepened.
"Get this waiter!" Manager Yang shouted.
Hearing this, Black Sha and White Sha immediately took action, pinning the waiter to the ground. Manager Yang glanced at the waiter and left the hall with the teapot.
After nearly ten minutes, Manager Yang returned.
"Boss, I had someone inspect it just now. There's poison in the tea!" Manager Yang announced.
"What?" Qiu Fang slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily, "How dare they! To dare poison me, to try and kill me! Investigate, you must investigate thoroughly!" Qiu Fang's face was filled with murderous intent.
"Yes!" Manager Yang responded, then his gaze fell on White Sha and Black Sha. He said sternly, "Take this waiter down. Use whatever means necessary, but you must make him tell the truth about who wants to harm the boss."
"Yes!" Black Sha and White Sha responded and, taking the waiter with them, left the hall.
At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their mouths, filled with dread, fearing they would be implicated.
"Strange, who could it be, who has such great audacity to order a waiter to poison you!" Young Master Qiu said to Qiu Fang, frowning.
"No matter who it is, once I find out, I will kill him myself!" Qiu Fang said, his face full of murderous intent.
The entire hall was silent, utterly devoid of sound.
Time continued to tick by. Ten minutes later, White Sha and Black Sha returned.
"Did the waiter confess?" Manager Yang asked.
"He confessed!" White Sha replied.
"Who instructed him?" Manager Yang asked.
White Sha and Black Sha looked as if they had something to say but hesitated.
"Speak quickly, who is it?" Qiu Fang roared angrily.
"It's... it's Manager Du..." White Sha said.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their gaze towards Manager Du. Manager Du was stunned! He hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
"Boss, I've been framed." Manager Du hurriedly said to Qiu Fang. "I am loyal to you and the company. How could I possibly do something like this? Someone must be framing me deliberately."
"Nonsense! To deny it even now!" Qiu Fang was so angry he slapped Manager Du.
"Manager Du, don't even think you can get away with it at this point!" Jiang Yi said to Manager Du. "The boss asked me to investigate you, and I've found out. You've been embezzling company funds and secretly building your own forces. If I'm not mistaken, you intended to take this opportunity to kill the boss and replace him."
"Jiang Yi, you're talking nonsense!" Manager Du trembled with anger.
"I'm not talking nonsense, I have evidence!" Jiang Yi said, then took out the file bag and handed it to Qiu Fang. "Boss, this is all the evidence I've uncovered. This evidence is enough to prove that Manager Du is not being framed. He has indeed betrayed the company, and even tried to kill you."
Qiu Fang opened the file bag, glanced at it, and then angrily threw it on the ground.
"You've disappointed me greatly. I treated you well, yet you've done such a thing, and even tried to kill me!" Qiu Fang stared at Manager Du with murderous intent. "Do you have any last words? Speak them quickly!"
"Boss, I am truly framed. Jiang Yi must have deliberately set a trap for me! I've followed you for so many years, how could I do such a thing? If I wanted to make a move against the boss, why would I wait until now?" Manager Du said, flustered.
"Boss, I think this matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated. I also don't think Manager Du would do such a thing! If we kill Manager Du, we might fall into a villain's trap." Manager Yang said.
Hearing this, Qiu Fang's brow furrowed slightly. It was clear that Qiu Fang was beginning to hesitate.