It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"So you admit this isn't the first time, right?"

Xu Shi raised a smile, stood up and walked towards her slowly, "Then why don't you tell the truth? I hate dishonest people."

Seeing this, Jiang Chengcheng subconsciously curled up again and closed his eyes tightly, "Don't hit me, it's all my fault..."

Everyone knew Xu Shi's reputation. According to the version she knew, the other party was a psychopath who often beat and scolded his subordinates.

This made her unconsciously more scared.

However, the imagined picture did not happen.

Xu Shi simply placed his hand on her shoulder, then lowered his voice and said softly, "Could it be that Miss Jiang is really willing to be your adoptive father's puppet for the rest of your life?"

“Real talents should shine more brightly, rather than having their scientific research achievements taken away by others and their glory enjoyed by others.”

"You even have to endure his long-term abuse... Are you really willing to continue like this?"

In fact, he couldn't be completely sure about the last one a minute ago. Maybe the girl in front of him was just a socially anxious person.

But the other party's subconscious stress reaction just now happened to verify his guess.

As for the rest... Actually, when Jiang Chengcheng let the cat out of the bag, he already understood about 70% of it.

This made him a little overjoyed.

I thought I was catching a small fish... no, I thought it was just a simple interview, but unexpectedly I caught a big fish.

Well done, old man.

Xu Shi's words were undoubtedly like sharp blades, piercing Jiang Chengcheng's heart.

Because the facts are basically the same as what he said.

As an orphan adopted by Jiang Fengshan, she was originally very grateful to him.

After all, it was he who brought her out of the misery of the orphanage and gave her good living conditions and a good education.

She lived up to her father's expectations and obtained a degree in mechanical engineering with excellent grades, and then joined the "Snake Ring" Group where his father worked.

At that time, she sincerely hoped that she could become her father's right-hand man.

However, what happened next was not what she expected. The cause of the incident was a research report.

At that time, Jiang Fengshan found her with the report and claimed that he wanted to discuss it with her... She was naturally happy about this and seriously helped the other party correct the errors and omissions in the report.

However, when the report was submitted to the group, her signature was not there.

She didn't take it seriously the first or second time, thinking her father might have been negligent... But as such things happened more and more, she began to realize that something was wrong.

This is clearly academic plagiarism...but when she went to Jiang Fengshan to argue, she was beaten up by him instead.

"I originally raised you so that you could enter the social circle, but who knew you had no talent in this area."

The kind elder finally bared his fangs, "Fortunately, you still have some value and have lived up to my efforts in you."

After a thorough showdown, the other party stopped pretending and forced her to do a lot of technical research and development, and then felt at ease signing these results with his own name.

Every time I tried to resist, I was only tortured more brutally than the last time.

This is how she spent the past five years in the "Snake Ring". She was unwilling, but had to become a tool in the hands of the other party.

This experience made her feel extremely painful. Not only did she suffer physical pain, but over time she also developed serious mental illness and had to rely on a lot of drugs to relieve the pain.

The young girl who was in her prime has become the decadent person she is now.

But she had no channels to seek help - she had few friends since she was a child, and the engineering department was Jiang Fengshan's territory, so even if she noticed something, no one dared to say anything.

She couldn't even complain.

She also didn't expect that in the end it was Xu Shi who exposed everything.

"Then tell me, Miss Jiang, your choice."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 15 I can’t stand it anymore, I’ll blow him up with one punch!

"I...excuse me for being so presumptuous, but can I trust you?"

Hearing Xu Shi's question, Jiang Chengcheng did not open his eyes. Instead, after a moment of silence, he asked in a trembling voice.

The experiences of these years have made it difficult for her to trust others again.

"why not?"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Stealing your achievements or beating and scolding you is meaningless to me. All I need is talent."

"I even feel a little regretful that I didn't discover a gem like Miss Jiang earlier."

"So relax. If you don't want to, you can choose to refuse. I won't do anything to you."

While saying this, his hand remained on Jiang Chengcheng's shoulder.

Although this behavior seems to be suspected of sexual harassment, there is no way around it, as physical contact is required to activate supernatural powers.

His actions did make Jiang Chengcheng more and more uneasy, but strangely, her mind became clearer.

The choice couldn't be simpler.

And this may be her only chance to escape from the sea of ​​suffering.

"I...will."

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Chengcheng let out a breath of relief.

"Then let's get started."

Xu Shi smiled even more brightly. He was not at all surprised by this result.

When using "Evil Thoughts Entropy Increase", the other person's emotions will give him certain feedback, making it easier for him to carry out the next step of traction.

And Jiang Chengcheng was completely a walking negative emotion generator, resentment, hatred, etc., etc. The degree was far beyond his expectations. If there was a meter, it would definitely explode.

In addition, she already suffers from mental illness such as depression, so it is easy to control her.

Well, the first thing to confirm is how much Jiang Fengshan has deceived and concealed from the group over the years.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

In the past five years, none of the scientific research projects and various reports he submitted were written by himself. All of them were written by Jiang Chengcheng.

Including before Jiang Chengcheng joined the company, he had provided him with considerable help.

It can be seen that Jiang Fengshan is old.

Perhaps when he was young, he did make contributions to the consortium, but with the increase of age and the change of technology, he gradually became unable to cope with the situation.

In the end, he had to resort to this method to continue to maintain his reputation and status in the group.

But Xu Shi didn't feel too sorry about it, as he had been paid before... Then what was the point of keeping a useless person? As a mascot?

Not to mention that his heart is not on his side, but more inclined towards other people on the board.

“…That’s all.”

After confirming the last report, Jiang Chengcheng nodded, "But, but, regarding the budget, he, he should have revised it himself, and the number is higher than the number I gave... about 50%."

The old guy is still embezzling funds, right?

Damn it, I can’t stand it... Xu Shi wanted to smash Jiang Fengshan’s head off immediately.

"But this alone is not enough. After all, I can't prove it yet."

Xu Shi suppressed his anger and said, "If there is other evidence, it will undoubtedly be much simpler."

"……some."

Jiang Chengcheng hesitated for a moment, then carefully took out a microchip from her hairpin.

"I, managed to install some micro surveillance cameras at home, which recorded some of the evidence of his threats against me..."

Xu Shi paused, then took the chip with an expressionless face.

It doesn't look like she has completely given up hope.

This made him like the woman in front of him even more.

What surprised him even more was Jiang Chengcheng's outstanding technical ability.

The development of "Snake Ring" in recent years has indeed been slow, but that doesn't mean there is no development... Nearly half of the equipment needs to be iterated, which proves that the other half has been iterated.

All of these iterative equipment and facilities were designed and planned by her!

Thinking of this, Xu Shi's palms trembled a little.

"…I have something for you."

He thought for a moment, took out a document and handed it to Jiang Chengcheng, "These are some of the equipment that was seized before. Make a detailed report and hand it to me in person. Can you do it?"

"Yes, it's okay."

Jiang Chengcheng nodded, "But I need some time."

"Don't worry, just take your time."

Xu Shi reached out and smoothed her hair. "And I need some time to do these things... Don't expose yourself before that, understand?"

"……Um."

Jiang Chengcheng was stunned for a moment, then murmured a response.

In fact, ever since she became ill, she hated being touched by others.

Even an unintentional touch would cause her to feel deeply uncomfortable both mentally and physically.

But Xu Shi was an exception. Jiang Chengcheng didn't feel disgusted by his treatment. Instead, she felt a little... relieved.

When she looked at Xu Shishi again, she was even a little shy.

The strange emotions made her feel a little short of breath, and she stumbled out.

Looking at her flustered back, Xu Shi swallowed a blocker and couldn't help but show joy on his face.

He had never thought that there was such a person as her in the group.

Yes, her existence was not mentioned in the original book. If she really existed, she would probably be just a minor character mentioned in passing as a "female engineer" or "staff member".

Therefore, Xu Shi never expected to find any capable people in the group - since "Snake Ring" was persecuted every day in the plot, naturally, he regarded his subordinates as good-for-nothings.

He originally planned to do the same as before and find a way to poach the mechanical engineer from "Starfire".

After all, it is well known that the protagonist, or the people around the protagonist, must be the best in their respective fields.

The purpose of winning over Jiang Chengcheng was nothing more than to find more evidence so that he could more easily bring down Jiang Fengshan. He didn't really pay much attention to her personally.

But now it seems that we have really found a treasure?

At least Jiang Chengcheng's personal ability was beyond his expectations. She was able to lead the engineering department for five years on her own. Her talent was self-evident.

And more importantly, she is not an "upgrader".

The HR department always tests talented employees, but judging by the report, she is just an average person.

This shows that she still has a lot of room for training, and may even be more outstanding than the one in "Starfire".

And she is obviously easier to control than that person...that's why Xu Shi asked her to analyze the intercepted equipment.

If Jiang Chengcheng can really meet his requirements, then future plans can be adjusted.

A pleasant surprise, a complete pleasant surprise.

It seems like she was the only one in the engineering department who was working seriously before?

Fuck, what kind of parasites did I raise? !

Xu Shi secretly rolled his eyes and suppressed the urge to curse.

Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. If you get angry enough to get sick, no one will be able to replace you… Trying to brainwash himself, he chose to put the mess in the engineering department aside for the time being.

Jiang Fengshan really deserves to die, but it is undeniable that he holds a lot of weight in the group.

But now is not the time to completely break off relations with those old guys on the board of directors, and it would not be wise to act rashly against him.

However, it is not his style to turn a blind eye.