"This was indeed the time before we signed the contract, and the content as well..."
Several workers were gradually beginning to believe it.
Wei Yumeng even retrieved the records from two days after the email was sent, and there were no similar or identical contracts sent thereafter.
"At least now we can prove that the issue with this contract is not as simple as our negligence. There are two possibilities now: First, someone among you deliberately stirred up trouble. Second, the cooperating party, Director Lin, privately modified the contract."
Wei Yumeng had already learned that the signing of this contract was not solely handled by Feng Corporation. After they drafted the contract, it was given to Director Lin to distribute.
"It's definitely not our problem," one worker said disdainfully. "Even if it's because of that Director Lin, you can't just let it go. What you owe us, you still have to pay."
"Exactly! You're all in this together."
Wei Yumeng merely nodded at them, "You are all correct. However, I want to ask you a question now: are you absolutely certain about how these two clauses and the dates were written in your respective contracts?"
Wei Yumeng looked at them and emphasized again, "Afterward, you will need to present your own contracts as proof to accuse us, so this kind of thing cannot be spoken of carelessly."
As expected, most of the workers began to hesitate.
"What's wrong with you people? Didn't I show it to you all? Why are you still hesitating?"
"But to be honest, I only saw yours. My contract is kept by my wife at home. In reality, I just assumed mine was the same after seeing yours."
"That's right, me too..."
Wei Yumeng smiled and pressed the remote control, bringing up the surveillance footage from the day of the disturbance.
"Take a look again. This is the surveillance from that day. Do you have any thoughts?"
Through the surveillance, it was not difficult to see that, apart from the worker who was always at the forefront, the others seemed to have been gradually drawn over by that person. He was the first to show his contract to others, and the matter then spread among all the workers.
Subsequently, regardless of whether they actually remembered what their contracts looked like, having one in front of them became their strongest piece of evidence.
Moreover, knowing that they could get more money by causing such a scene, under the temptation of profit, they naturally chose the side that benefited them.
"It's you! You started all this!"
With that cry, all eyes turned to that one person.
"Don't slander me. You don't even remember the content of the contract, so how do you know she's not deceiving you?"
Hearing this, the workers' gazes simultaneously turned back to Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng said calmly, "Isn't it simple to prove this? As long as any of you can go back and retrieve your own contract and come here for confrontation, then everything will be clear."
"Alright, I'll go!"
A worker stood up. Wei Yumeng, worried about any mishaps, asked a bodyguard to accompany him.
About half an hour later, the man finally returned.
However, he appeared to have encountered something, his face contorted with anger.
"Look, this is my contract!"
He flung the contract at Wei Yumeng. Wei Yumeng took it and was completely stunned.
The clauses written on this contract were identical to the previous man's, with the wrong dates and incorrect project descriptions.
"How could this be?" Wei Yumeng found it almost unbelievable. Based on the information she currently held, it was enough to prove that the cause of this matter did not lie with Feng Corporation, yet now she was convinced by the contract before her.
"Now you believe us, right?"
The leading worker, full of arrogance, stepped forward. "We are not unreasonable people. Although your investigation almost made us fall for it, now that the truth is out, you should pay the corresponding compensation."
"Yes, give us our compensation quickly!"
Seeing Wei Yumeng being surrounded and attacked, Catherine should have been happy, but now she couldn't be happy at all.
"Director, I see you are a sensible person, and you only want to clarify things. We won't make things difficult for you. We know who signed the contract with us. Since you are in charge of all projects, you should deal with the person who made the mistake and give us an explanation, right?"
As she spoke, some workers looked towards Catherine. "She was the one who signed the contract with us originally."
"It wasn't me! She was in charge of all the projects."
The leading worker said, "Didn't you introduce yourself as the CEO of Feng Corporation earlier? Then you are the boss of this company, so you are naturally responsible."
Wei Yumeng looked at these workers and found it a bit strange. These workers seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally shifting the responsibility onto Catherine? But perhaps she was overthinking it.
Even if Wei Yumeng wanted to help Catherine now, there was nothing she could do. These people had clearly targeted Catherine, and no one could help her. Moreover, if it weren't for Feng Zhenhua's sake, Wei Yumeng wouldn't bother getting involved.
Wei Yumeng shrugged at Catherine and then withdrew from the conference room. She had done all she could; the rest was up to Catherine.
Under the protection of bodyguards, Catherine managed to escape the conference room, but her predicament had undoubtedly spread throughout Feng Corporation.
Catherine knew she had no retreat. She could only mobilize funds to compensate these workers to quell the situation.
However, when she took temporary charge of Feng Corporation, Feng Zhenhua had not handed over complete control of the company's funds to her. Therefore, no matter how unwilling she was, she had to seek help from Feng Zhenhua and Song Lijun.
Song Lijun was surprised that in just a few days, Catherine's complexion had deteriorated so drastically.
"What's wrong, Linlin? You don't look well."
Catherine, crying, knelt before Song Lijun. "Mom, I'm truly out of options. Please help me."
"Get up and speak. What happened?"
So, Catherine told Song Lijun the entire story.
"What? Linlin, how could you be so careless? This is not a trivial matter. Such a large sum of money is not a small amount even for Feng Corporation."
As Song Lijun spoke, her heart began to race, and she suddenly felt a shortness of breath.
"Mom, what's wrong? Don't scare me." Catherine was taken aback by Song Lijun's strong reaction and quickly went to find a doctor. "Doctor, please check on my mother quickly."
The doctor examined Song Lijun, who had fainted, and said to Catherine, "Please wait outside. We need to perform emergency resuscitation on her."