When I had spoken with Liu Haicheng, he had said something.
He had said that he had served the company for most of his life, and now that he was leaving, all he could do was live out his retirement.
At his age, he could not possibly take an important position at another company.
So he was leaving because he had reached an age where it was no longer appropriate for him to remain general manager, not because he no longer wanted to do the job.
And in recognition of his many years of service, the Board of Directors was preparing to give him a bonus when he stepped down.
Once Liu Haicheng stepped down, someone would inevitably replace him.
Among the candidates, Li Ruyue and Wang Cheng were the most qualified to take his position.
But from their perspectives, resorting to any means necessary to compete for the position was inevitable.
Still, would they harm someone for that position?
Of the two employees who had jumped off the building, one had worked in Li Ruyue's department, and the other in Wang Cheng's.
The employee from Li Ruyue's department had jumped first, followed by the one from Wang Cheng's.
But by any normal person's reasoning, whether it was Li Ruyue or Wang Cheng, what could either of them gain in the competition for general manager by killing an ordinary employee?
Suppose Li Ruyue had done it. If she was capable of killing someone without leaving a trace, why had she not simply killed Wang Cheng?
After all, even the police had said the employees had jumped to their deaths by suicide. If Wang Cheng jumped to his death, would the Board of Directors investigate any further? The position of general manager could go straight to Li Ruyue.
Conversely, if Wang