Xu Mingxian was taken away on the spot. The whistleblower had clearly provided enough evidence to bring him down in one blow. That evidence had been inside the company and could never have made it out the door. Even an employee could not have obtained it firsthand.
Xu Mingxian had lost, but he could not accept it. He had no idea how it had happened.
At the Xu Family home, Xu Keming had known his son's company would never last, but this sudden turn of events still shocked him.
"What happened?"
Xu Keming had come to see Xu Mingxian. Beside him, Xu's Mother was in a panic. They had only just been discussing how to deal with Zhang Yang, and now their son had already been defeated.
"Mingxian, was it Zhang Yang?"
At this point, who had reported him no longer mattered. What mattered was getting Xu Mingxian out.
"Mom, it had to be him!"
"This is all your father's fault. He should have struck first. Now one of our own has gone down."
Still in tears, Xu's Mother blamed Xu Keming. He fell silent. She had a point, but he truly did not know what to do. Zhang Yang was on his own; Xu Keming had made a move against him, only for it to be neutralized almost at once.
Still, if Zhang Yang had reported Xu Mingxian, that seemed to confirm Xu Keming's earlier suspicion: Zhang Yang found leverage on people and turned those who helped him against his enemies in an instant.
"Tell them the truth. The company is gone, so let it go. Try to get lenient treatment."
Xu Keming had no other option. No matter how powerful his connections were, the matter was now in the hands of the law. All he could do was