?43: Section 43 Questioning 43: Section 43 Questioning As soon as the elevator doors finally closed, and Hai Mingzhu felt confident Qi Xin couldn’t hear her, she turned to Shen Yue and said immediately, “The Qi brothers are the ones behind the deception on the thirteenth floor.

    Qi Xin keeps creating this ghostly atmosphere while Qi Li and Qi Tai pretended to be kidnapped by a ghost, hiding and projecting holographs to pretend as if there were actual ghosts.”

    Clearing her throat, Hai Mingzhu started analyzing, “Otherwise, how could these brothers vanish in the blink of an eye, not even Tie Zheng, despite his agility, seeing them disappear?”

    “You’re wasted at Jin Tang Security.” Jin Xin regretfully said, “You’re clearly a modern female Holmes.”

    “Oh, I dare not.” Hai Mingzhu immediately played down her efforts, “The credit for all of this goes to President Jin and Advisor Shen’s leadership.”

    Once inside the elevator, Hai Mingzhu couldn’t help but ask, “But why would Qi Family Security do this?”

    Jin Xin and Shen Yue exchanged looks, their faces filled with surprise.

    They had underestimated Hai Mingzhu—they were coming to realize that given a clue, she could uncover the secrets buried in someone’s past.

    Her brain working rapidly, Hai Mingzhu added, “There must be a benefit to it, Qi Family Security must have plotte this in collusion with Giant Corporation.”

    Shen Yue and Jin Xin simply nodded, neither denying her speculation this time.

    Hai Mingzhu, pleased to have the acknowledgment of the two leaders, excitedly continued, “Or perhaps we should ask— what was Giant Corporation’s motivation?

    Why did they send us to the eerie thirteenth floor and have Qi Xin and his brothers scare us?”

    Both Shen Yue and Jin Xin shook their heads.

    “Don’t you know or you just don’t want to say?” Hai Mingzhu couldn’t help asking.

    Jin Xin sighed and responded, “My girl, you may be a female Holmes, but we’re not Di Renjie.

    There’s still a lot we don’t know.”

    Hai Mingzhu didn’t believe it and argued, “You’re still playing dumb.

    At the very least, you knew there was something suspicious about the Qi brothers.

    You can’t deny that, can you?”

    “Well, Shen Yue is the one who discovered that,” Jin Xin passed the buck.

    “But why didn’t you expose them?” Clearly, Hai Mingzhu was the type to hold grudges.

    Jin Xin sighed and said, “My dear, we’re in business for money, not trouble.

    Business isn’t as straightforward as you think, and neither are personal relationships.

    Sometimes, it’s better to feign ignorance and keep everyone happy.

    Knowing the truth can spoil things, aren’t you often unhappy once you know the truth?

    Sometimes, Ignorance is better than knowledge, unless necessary.”

    Hai Mingzhu fell silent before eventually asking, “So, have I done something wrong again?” She asked, seeming a bit puzzled and awkward, “Why should we good people care about the wrongdoers?

    Being good is so difficult; no wonder people are reluctant to be good.”

    Jin Xin was taken aback; he had tried to offer guidance to Hai Mingzhu based on his experience but felt a bit unsure after hearing her response.

    Shen Yue, on the other hand, chuckled and said to Hai Mingzhu, “Looks to me like you’re doing a pretty good job being a good person.”

    During their conversation, they finally reached the 44th floor meeting room.

    The representatives of the other four firms, except for the dismissed Anxin security, were already present.

    Upon seeing Shen Yue and the others enter, everyone, except Qi Security, greeted Shen Yue with a nod.

    Tie Zheng even said, “Advisor Shen, we really must thank you for your help.” Afterwards, he glanced at Tie Wa.

    Tie Wa stood up and bowed to the three of them, reminiscent of a bereavement visit.

    The three returned the gesture, resembling their condolences to the family of the deceased.

    Zhou Dewei, clearly angry, said, “We were all confused yesterday, but today we must get some answers from Giant Corporation!”

    “What do you want to know?” Gao Jie stood coldly by the conference room door; her demeanor silenced everyone in the room.

    Zou Dewei was not intimidated by Gao Jie’s arrogance.

    Infuriated, he stood and said, “We want to know exactly what happened last night.

    Gao Jie, don’t try to brush us off like you did yesterday.

    Are you telling us that you had no idea about what happened on the thirteenth floor?

    Who are you trying to deceive?”

    He felt more wronged the more he thought about last night.

    He decided it didn’t matter if he lost the business; he had to demand justice.

    Gao Jie slowly walked to the front of the conference room and said coldly, “You all probably think that Giant Corporation was the one who sent you to the thirteenth floor.”

    “Wasn’t it?” Zhou Dewei retorted defiantly.

    “Yes,” she responded.

    Gao Jie’s affirmation stunned Zhou Dewei.

    Then she added, “I could see that most of you were very agitated in the early hours, so I left it until now to let you calm down.

    Now it seems you are more settled, so I can tell you that sending you to the thirteenth floor was, in fact, a test.”

    “A test?

    Testing what?” Hai Mingzhu felt that Zhou Dewei’s call for action hadn’t received much support, so she chimed in, “A psychological test for Manager Song?”

    Gao Jie stared coldly at Hai Mingzhu, “Are you convinced that Giant Corporation tried to harm you?”

    Hai Mingzhu had already told herself to be patient, but seeing Gao Jie appearing so arrogant after her wrongdoing, she lost her patience and exploded, “Yes, I do think you guys are trying to harm us!

    Not only harming us but also hiring those three brothers to scare us to death with ghost pranks!

    Qi Xin, dare you swear here in front of everyone that the ghost on the thirteenth floor wasn’t your brothers’ doing?”

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    Everyone was taken aback.

    Tie Zheng’s expression shifted slightly, showing signs of realization as he turned to look at the Qi brothers.

    With his vast experience, he didn’t limit his thoughts to sleep after returning from the thirteenth floor; instead, he contemplated the events that took place there.

    Now, after hearing Hai Mingzhu spill this fact, he came to understand even more.

    Hai Mingzhu regretted it a bit, instantly after stating it out loud.

    She inferred from Jin Xin’s words that he was trying to tell her not to expose this matter, but she was unable to hide it.

    She had to see things made clear.

    Hai Mingzhu didn’t even dare to look at the expressions of Jin Xin or Shen Yue after her outburst.

    Strangely, both Jin Xin and Shen Yue neither stopped the argument nor tried to defuse the situation; they simply exchanged a look.

    There was even a trace of amusement in Jin Xin’s eyes as he seemed to grow more interested in Hai Mingzhu.

    Gao Jie’s gaze flashed strangely as if she was re-evaluating Hai Mingzhu.

    After a long pause, Gao Jie finally said slowly, “It’s true that Qi Family Security collaborated with Giant Corporation on this test.”

    Her sudden admission sent the room into an uproar.

    Despite this, the Qi brothers sat there unfazed.

    Seeing this, the crowd’s attitude towards the brothers began to sour.

    “But everything was done with your best interests in mind.” Gao Jie added solemnly.

    “So, your idea of looking out for our interests involves sending us to the thirteenth floor, scaring Manager Song into a mental breakdown with ghost pranks, and even trying to drown us?” Hai Mingzhu questioned, realizing that the water flooded in the hidden chamber was probably set off by Giant Corporation’s schemers.

    “Yes, Giant Corporation was indeed trying to act in your best interests!”

    Gao Jie responded to these challenging questions with a calm demeanor, staring coldly at the dissatisfied attendees, “Even though Giant Corporation signed a contract implying a risk to your lives, it doesn’t mean the company wants you to die.

    The enemies your security firms will face are more bizarre and mysterious than what you encountered on the thirteenth floor.

    If you can’t even pass a test like that, I advise you all to gracefully quit now!”