275: A warehouse

A warehouse

Chu Guangliang snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, can your job compare to mine? My annual salary is one million, and yours is only five thousand a month!"

After losing a job with an annual salary of one million, it would be very difficult for him to find another job with such a high salary.

Thinking of this, Chu Guangliang felt both regret and resentment, but he was also helpless.

The matter of Qin Yan firing the talent manager of the dance group, Chu Guangliang, was quickly learned by the employees below.

Some of the employees did not know what was going on. 'Why was Manager Chu fired so suddenly?'

Of course, some of the employees had heard rumors that Manager Chu was having an affair with a dancer from the group he was managing. When President came this morning, the female dancer didn't seem to be there, and Manager Chu didn't come to inspect the work early in the morning. They were probably together, and President bumped into them. Of course, they only discussed these things privately.

Qin Yan knew that this problem might occur with other managers too. She was strict in hiring people, but people's hearts were the most difficult to guarantee. Money moved people's hearts.

Qin Yan immediately contacted the other talent managers and team leaders of the groups and held a short meeting.

She looked at the two deputy talent managers and the five group leaders and said directly, "The general talent manager of the dance groups, Chu Guangliang, has been fired because he has been harassing the female employees. I will temporarily transfer someone from S city over as the acting general manager. As for the position of general talent manager, it may be chosen among you. It will depend on your performance. However…"

Speaking up to this point, Qin Yan's sharp gaze swept over the few of them and emphasized very sternly, "What I want to see is your ability, your real performance, and not those scheming and underhanded tricks. Once I find out, I will fire you immediately. Do you understand? I hope that one of you will rise to the occasion, or else I will have to find the candidate elsewhere." Qin Yan emphasized.

"Yes, President, we understand!" The seven replied in unison. Of course, they understood. She was telling them it would be a fair competition. No scheme was allowed.

When Chu Guangliang was packing up, he was supervised by the person in charge of the personnel department.

He could take away his own things, but as for the company's various business secrets, he definitely couldn't take them away.

The person in charge of the personnel department was very disdainful of Chu Guangliang's actions. He didn't expect Chu Guangliang to commit career suicide. He openly asked for sexual favors from a female worker in front of President. His future would be dark.

However, he was not worthy of pity and sympathy.

*

Qin Yan was thinking of her company's policies and the changes she needed to make in order to prevent such circumstances from happening that happened with Manager Chu.

However, her train of thoughts was disturbed by a phone call.

"Hello?"

"Yan Yan, where are you?" Yun Jian sounded anxious.

"I am at the company. Why, what's the matter?"

"I have some developments on the case and I want to meet you. Are you free?"

Qin Yan was not surprised by what Yun Jian said. She had full faith in her best friend's capabilities, "Yes, I'll see you in half an hour. Where should we meet?"

"I'll pick you up from Starlight in exactly half an hour."

"Okay, see you soon!"

"See you," Yun Jian hung up.

As soon as Qin Yan exited the company, she saw Yun Jian waiting for her outside.

"Yan Yan!" Yun Jian waved to Qin Yan upon noticing the latter.

Qin Yan smiled at her best friend while walking towards her.

"What's the matter?" Qin Yan asked after greeting Yun Jian.

"Let's go to a quiet place. I'll tell you the details then," Yun Jian signalled Qin Yan to sit in the police car.

Yun Jian took Qin Yan to a secluded cafe. Although the cafe was in a quiet alley, it was a nice place to hang out in peace.

Outside the cafe were tables, each with a brown vintage umbrella. It also had a book corner in the left hand side of the shop where people could buy books.

As Qin Yan made her way through the transparent glass door, a blanket of warm air hit her and the rich aroma of coffee was delectable.

Qin Yan was immediately energized, "How did you find this place?" She asked Yun Jian.

"I saw it in the profile of a food blogger, so I thought we could try this place. And since it is in a secluded alley, it is not crowded and provides a great place for peaceful discussions," Yun Jian sounded like a salesgirl of the cafe, highlighting all the good points of the place.

Subsequently, both the friends made their way to the coffee bar at the end of the shop made of reclaimed wood. A barista stood before them. He welcomed them with a charming smile.

Qin Yan and Yun Jian ordered for their cups of coffee and Yun Jian paid on the next counter.

The aged wooden floor creaked beneath them as Qin Yan and Yun Jian walked towards their table. They made themselves comfortable on two bulky wooden chairs.

The coffee was served shortly. The waiter left after serving it and gave the two friends the peace and isolation that they were waiting for.

Qin Yan held the coffee cup in her hands. The fresh hot coffee warmed her palms as she took the first sip before asking Yun Jian, "Now, can you tell me what happened?"

Yun Jian enjoyed the invigorating smoky taste of her coffee as she nodded.

"You remember the second suspect Yu Zilong, right?"

Qin Yan nodded.

"I had my junior keep an eye on him. According to the developments of the case, we know who the next victim might be," Yun Jian recounted whatever happened in the last few days.

A couple of days ago, Yun Jian's junior officer followed Yu Zilong to a warehouse. He immediately informed Yun Jian of Mr. Yu's whereabouts.

Yun Jian asked for the suspect's location and left for the warehouse immediately. When she reached the warehouse, she was stopped by a barking dog outside the warehouse when she tried to enter.

Yu Zilong, who was inside the warehouse, was alerted by the barking of the dog.

Yun Jian and her junior officer looked around for a couple of minutes before they found a shutter door.

Just as they were about to knock on the shutter door, it was opened from inside by Yu Zilong.

Yu Zilong was startled, "Oh, you frightened me, officer ma'am! Hello," He then greeted Yun Jian.

Yun Jian looked around while asking sarcastically, "You forgot to tell us about this warehouse? Maybe this doesn't come under your daily routine."

"Hah!" Yu Zilong laughed, "No ma'am, how would a place situated so far would come under my daily routine? This is my warehouse where I come in monsoon to store my things. It is as good as nothing. Please come inside," Yu Zilong invited Yun Jian and her junior officer in.

Yu Zilong then kept the box in his hands containing his sports equipments on the nearby table while Yun Jian and her junior officer looked around the warehouse to find some clues.

Unfortunately, they were bound to be disappointed as they found nothing unusual in the warehouse.

"Fine, close it like you always do. This was our routine investigation," Yun Jian said.

"Yes, I know. I understand. You guys are just doing your duty. Thank you very much," Yu Zilong bade goodbye to Yun Jian and her junior officer.

"Thank you."

"By the way, inspector ma'am, next time visit me after informing. Atleast we will get a chance to have coffee together," Yu Zilong smiled.

Yun Jian on the other hand ignored Yu Zilong and entered her car. She instructed to her junior, "Keep an eye on him and keep following him."

Her junior officer nodded. What both of them failed to notice was a photograph kept in the box of sports equipments in Yu Zilong's hands.0

Meanwhile, Yu Zilong had already noticed the officer following him. He sighed audibly.

The next day, Yu Zilong drove to an apartment complex. He stopped the car on reaching and opened his phone to recheck the address.

The junior officer following him immediately called Yun Jian, "Ma'am, Mr. Yu is standing below Mr. Ji Yan's house."

"Okay, I am coming there immediately," Yun Jian replied.

Ji Yan was the person whom Yun Jian and her team had identified as next suspected victim. Yu Zilong standing below Ji Yan's house was too much of a coincidence for Yun Jian to ignore.

Meanwhile, Yu Zilong noticed the junior officer behind him. He felt irritated.

On the other hand, Yun Jian was constantly on call with the junior officer, "Did he come out of the car?"

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