"Chairman, the preparation on that side is also completely finished!" Hu Jing's expression changed slightly, and then she said, "Please, should we act now?"
"Let's act!" Huang He nodded. "Since Brother Ma has avoided this trap, there's no point in keeping this black sheep around. Send him off!"
"Yes!" Hu Jing nodded. "Then, should we inform President Meng?"
"Mmm!" Huang He nodded, but then hesitated and said, "Forget it. I'll talk to her personally. This young lady will probably be hit hard again, after all, it's someone she respects so much."
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"This Brother Ma is indeed capable. He actually completely replaced the code for my oo space. Now Huang He won't even be able to catch his tracks. This will definitely annoy him for a while!" Leng Zhimeng's task of checking the code was naturally handled by Chen Shoufu.
Chen Shoufu had already made preparations to secretly tamper with the relevant reports so that the higher-ups wouldn't notice the relationship between QQ Space and the original oo space.
At the same time, Chen Shoufu had also prepared for the worst if his actions were discovered. However, Chen Shoufu hadn't expected that Brother Ma would actually replace 80% of the code. With this, even a deity couldn't accuse Brother Ma of copying oo space. He, Chen Shoufu, could continue to stay in the company with peace of mind and enjoy his high salary.
However, Chen Shoufu hadn't been happy for long before he suddenly heard a noisy commotion from outside the door, along with his secretary's sharp voice.
"What's going on?" A sense of foreboding welled up in Chen Shoufu's heart. Then the door was pushed open. The first to enter was his somewhat disheveled secretary. Following her were several people in security uniforms. One of them quickly secured the door, while two others rushed to secure the office windows. Finally, four people surrounded Chen Shoufu, completely blocking off all his escape routes.
"What do you want? I didn't request security services, nor did I call for your security department. Where is Xu Bin? Get him over here. What is he doing, trying to rebel?" Chen Shoufu said angrily.
Xu Bin was the head of the security department. In 00, Chen Shoufu's status was second only to Leng Zhimeng. Xu Bin had always bowed and scraped before him, acting like a loyal guard. How dare he barge into his office like this now?
"Teacher Chen, stop shouting. I'm here!" The next second, Xu Bin walked in. He glanced at Chen Shoufu, then sighed. "Teacher Chen, please don't blame me. Blame yourself for doing something against the company. I'm just following orders!"
"What are you saying?" Chen Shoufu trembled all over. Doing something against the company, could it be...
"You must have misunderstood. I want to call President Meng. I've been misunderstood!" Chen Shoufu immediately picked up the phone on his desk, preparing to call Leng Zhimeng.
Chen Shoufu knew very well that at this moment, his only reliance was Leng Zhimeng. This was because Leng Zhimeng was very sentimental, much better than the heartless brute Huang He. As long as he could get Leng Zhimeng's forgiveness, he wouldn't end up in the worst possible situation.
Unfortunately, when Chen Shoufu picked up the phone, he heard a busy signal.
"Teacher Chen, your communication has been completely cut off, and President Meng will not see you!" As soon as Xu Bin finished speaking, something happened to slap him in the face. Leng Zhimeng rushed in directly, her eyes wide open as she looked at Chen Shoufu. "Teacher Chen, you stole the company's code and gave it to Tengda. Is this true?"
"No, it's not true. I didn't do anything like that. President Meng, I have already completed all the code inspection work as per your instructions. The similarity between our code and QQ Space's code is less than 20%. Heaven is my witness, a 20% similarity between two programs with the same functionality is already very low. They haven't copied us, and I haven't stolen the company's code. This is fabricating charges, isn't it?" Chen Shoufu quickly defended himself.
"Then is it true that a waiter at a tea house said they saw you meeting Brother Ma in Wenzhou and that you met up?" Leng Zhimeng pressed.
"It's fake, absolutely fake. I did go to the tea house for tea and met a friend. But it was just an ordinary friend, an old friend I knew many years ago. He just looks a bit like Brother Ma, and perhaps that waiter mistook him. I really didn't meet Brother Ma, President Meng, this is all a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding!" Chen Shoufu said sincerely.
Not to mention, Chen Shoufu was indeed a smart person. He made the most advantageous defense for himself.
Firstly, he did not deny meeting a friend at the tea house. Since Leng Zhimeng brought this up, Jiangnan Group must have concrete evidence, and he couldn't deny it.
So he admitted to the meeting, but he framed Brother Ma as a friend who looked like Brother Ma. This way, unless Huang He could force Brother Ma to betray himself, no one could prove he was lying.
In fact, Chen Shoufu had even found a friend beforehand to admit to meeting him. This friend was refined-looking and, at a glance, his build was indeed somewhat similar to Brother Ma's. Therefore, Chen Shoufu was fully prepared.
Then, Chen Shoufu looked at Leng Zhimeng with anticipation, hoping that this naive President Meng would be convinced and help him escape this predicament.
However, Leng Zhimeng's expression became even more furious.
"Then what about this?" Leng Zhimeng threw out a voice recorder. The voice of Chen Shoufu and Brother Ma's conversation came from it. Their conversation in the private room at the tea house that day was actually fully recorded.
This was irrefutable evidence.
"..." Chen Shoufu was speechless. After a long silence, he said, "I chose that tea house at random, and the private room too. Moreover, I spoke very quietly with him. How did you manage to install a bug in that room beforehand?"
This was something Chen Shoufu could not understand no matter what. Chen Shoufu had made foolproof preparations for that meeting with Brother Ma, and he believed there were no flaws. Yet, all his actions were still completely within Huang He's control. This truly baffled him, and he couldn't figure out where he had made a mistake.
"..." No one spoke. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but they didn't know where the recording came from either. Anyway, Hu Jing gave them this evidence, and the entire security department had no clues whatsoever.
As for Leng Zhimeng herself, she was also completely unaware.
"There was no bug installed in the private room beforehand. The bug was installed in the teapot, and it was brought in by the waiter!" Huang He walked in and explained calmly.
"Then how did you arrange that waiter in advance?" Seeing Huang He also appear, Chen Shoufu knew he couldn't escape this time, but he still asked curiously.
"No comment!" Huang He said indifferently. Of course, he wouldn't tell Chen Shoufu that after receiving Chen Shoufu's request to meet, Brother Ma had specifically called his sister-in-law to ask if Chen Shoufu had any conflicts with Huang He. As a result, his sister-in-law's phone was under full surveillance, and this information was caught by Huang He.
Huang He was still planning to use Wang Danrou.
"Alright, I admit defeat!" Chen Shoufu was also a straightforward person. Since irrefutable evidence had been presented, he had no interest in denying it any further.
"How do you plan to deal with me?" Chen Shoufu asked curiously. "Are you going to give me some money to send me away? Or send me to a sinecure position?"
"Why do you have such a magical idea?" Huang He asked curiously. "After doing something like this, why do you think I would still give you money, or let you stay in the company and give you a sinecure? Am I an idiot?"
"Yes, you're not an idiot, but you have to deal with me this way!" Chen Shoufu sneered. "Don't forget, when I signed the agreement to join 00 back then, I brought Coral QQ with me. I also brought countless students and provided 00 with the first batch of the technical team."
"Therefore, our contract clearly states that I own 10% of the options in oo. As long as I work in the company for 10 years, these 10% options will be converted into 10% equity. During this period, unless I am willing, or unless I cause significant damage to the company's interests, the company cannot dismiss me or deprive me of my options for any reason or excuse!"
"So you can't dismiss me now unless you are willing to compensate me, or give me 10% of the equity!"
"Tsk tsk, Teacher Chen, you are truly shameless. You yourself said that situations causing significant damage to the company's interests are not allowed. Isn't handing over oo space to Tengda a situation of significant damage to the company's interests?" Huang He said with a laugh that was full of anger. "Teacher Chen, I really don't understand. Even if you and I had a conflict over Facebook, you didn't need to joke about 10% of oo options. Do you know how much this 10% will be worth in the future?"
"I did not damage the company's interests! I also do not admit to giving oo space to Tengda. These are all fabricated charges." Chen Shoufu said with a smile. "You have no evidence to prove this."
"Then what is this?" Leng Zhimeng said excitedly, holding the recording.
"This recording might be fabricated. After all, the voice in this recording is very faint, and it's hard to identify it as my voice. You could have found someone with a similar voice to fake this recording," Chen Shoufu said.
"Oh, Teacher Chen, it seems you are not very familiar with the latest international technology. There is a technology called voiceprint identification. It's impossible to fake a voiceprint. We can get it identified, and everything will be clear at a glance."
"Oh, it seems Boss Huang is also not very familiar with the law. Recordings obtained through illegal means are not eligible as evidence, and the court will not accept them!" Chen Shoufu said calmly.
"It seems Teacher Chen is indeed fully prepared. Not bad, this cannot be considered evidence!" Huang He said with a smile, then threw the voice recorder into the trash can.