usatvline Chapter 123 A Sweep Away the Clouds
Chapter 123 A Sweep Away the Clouds
Zhang Liangjun's first step in his plan was simple: call the police! The internet is not above the law; all actions must comply with laws and regulations!
As a shareholder of the company, Zhang Liangjun also held a vice president position at Shengxuan, but no office was reserved for him! Zhang Liangjun contacted Shengxuan's legal department directly, took two programmers to the police station to report the case, and submitted some information he had investigated to the police.
The police acted swiftly. With the help of cyber police and two programmers conducting a procedural investigation, they quickly obtained evidence and issued summonses. The following morning, A-Guan and the two groups of online trolls all received summonses and obediently followed the police car to the police station for questioning.
Where had Ah Guan and the online trolls ever seen anything like this? Before the police had even asked them any questions, they were already spilling all the bad things they had done! And they didn't realize that what they were saying was actually very serious, already meeting the standards for criminal prosecution. After the evidence was secured, a public prosecution could be initiated. The newly graduated police officers who were cooperating with the interrogation, their expressionless faces were already barely able to suppress the urge to laugh.
Guan Nan was still angry with Andy because of Wei Wei. She secretly checked Wei Wei's call records and found that Andy was the only suspicious person during that period! Guan Nan didn't really like Wei Wei. She followed Wei Wei before only because she thought she could form an alliance with him. After all, Guan Nan's family was about to decline and become poor. If she couldn't get Wei Wei, where would she go to enjoy the relatively affluent life she used to live!
The mastermind behind the scenes was also found: a major shareholder of Red Star. He had received word that Shengxuan wanted to acquire Red Star and hoped to scare away the executive poached from Wall Street, giving Red Star a chance to breathe.
The matter was quickly investigated, and Zhang Liangjun told Andy the results of the case when he picked her up from get off work.
Andy sat in the passenger seat, his hands firmly pressed down under his buttocks, so they didn't slip away. Looking at the scenery rushing past the window, he thought, "I never imagined that such a small frame-up would lead to so much trouble."
Zhang Liangjun sighed, "It's all driven by self-interest. They seem unrelated, but it's all about money! Money can make the devil turn the millstone. The only things that can make people abandon their reason, besides anger, are money. Money has two sides, damaging the character of people throughout history!"
Andy turned to Zhang Liangjun and asked, "So, do you think money is important?"
Zhang Liangjun smiled and said, "Even if you have a fortune, if your heart remains unmoved, what can the wind do? Money can relieve worries, but it's not everything! I think enough is enough!"
"How much money is enough? That's like you're not saying anything at all!" Andy directly exposed Zhang Liangjun's universal answer.
Zhang Liangjun did not refute, and continued, "I don't have a specific amount, but I think the money we have now is enough. What's the point of having more wealth? The charitable foundation that my mother set up has been approved. I will invest the company's operating profits into the foundation every year to help some people who really need help."
"That's good too!" Andy recalled his time in the orphanage, where conditions were terrible—the food was bad, and the clothes were cold! The general environment was bad back then, let alone the orphanage!
Zhang Liangjun noticed Andy's low spirits and realized that what he had just said had triggered Andy's memories again, so he changed the subject, "I have contacted all the major forums and asked them to help delete the posts. By the way, I have also added your name to the list of keywords to watch. Any future posts about you will be given special attention."
Andy was also swayed by the topic, no longer recalling the past misery, "That won't put you in a difficult position, will it?"
"It's alright, we're all in IT, everyone'll give us this much face," Zhang Liangjun said casually. Actually, it wasn't just Andy's name that was listed as a key focus keyword; the remaining characters from Ode to Joy, as well as Qu Xiaoxiao and Ji Xiaotong, were also included. This was because Zhang Liangjun himself wrote the keyword detection program and gave it away for free to several forums. This program was more user-friendly and intelligent than the previous one.
The owners of the various forum websites were indeed true to their word. After all, their businesses were much smaller than Zhang Liangjun's, and Zhang Liangjun had been very sincere and accommodating. As a result, almost all posts about Andy on the forums were deleted overnight, and not a single photo could be found. Only a few people who thought the photos were beautiful and saved them as wallpapers remained. Zhang Liangjun planned to write a small virus program in his spare time to specifically look for image signatures and secretly delete even the photos that users had saved themselves!
With harmless viruses like these, you might not even know it, and it completes its mission and infects the next user!
As the two talked, the car slowly drove into the underground parking lot. The underground lighting might be acceptable at night, but compared to the brightness of the outdoors during the day, it felt like entering a cave!
Even the Hongqi car automatically turned on its headlights!
Andy, with an expression of utter exasperation, reluctantly followed Zhang Liangjun out of the car. "I already told you, you don't need to take me home. Isn't the case closed?"
Andy didn't understand the procedures; the case wasn't closed, but the evidence was sufficient, and he had already been criminally detained, awaiting prosecution. However, Zhang Liangjun didn't argue with Andy, instead smiling and saying, "Won't you invite me up for a drink?"
"Want a drink?" Andy's Chinese was only good enough to understand the surface meaning. "Are you thirsty? Let's go!"
Just as the two were about to reach the elevator, a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old suddenly rushed out from the dark corner around the corner, holding two stones in his hand, shouting as he ran, "I'll smash you to death!"
Although Zhang Liangjun didn't notice the man at first, his previous training helped him somewhat. He reacted quickly, pulled Andy into his arms, and caught the two stones with his back. "Thump! Thump!" Two muffled sounds!
When Zhang Liangjun looked back, the man had already turned and run away. Zhang Liangjun did not chase after him, but looked around warily to prevent the man from coming out to attack again. At the same time, he asked Andy to call the police.
But Andy didn't move. Instead, she stared blankly in the direction the man had run away. Zhang Liangjun knew that Andy might have run into trouble again, so he didn't provoke her. Instead, he took out his phone and called the police.
The police arrived quickly. After understanding what had happened, they retrieved the surveillance footage from the monitoring room and tracked the person's movements. They quickly identified the suspect as the mentally challenged son of a shareholder of Red Star! He wasn't actually stupid, but he was spoiled rotten and dared to do anything!
The shareholder's wife died long ago, but he never remarried, instead taking turns with several women. This led to a lack of discipline towards his son. The boy's revenge wasn't because his father was arrested, but because his father was mocked in prison and dared not confront those who mocked him, so he sought revenge on Andy.
According to the standards for criminal cases, the child is over sixteen years old and has the capacity for civil conduct, making him eligible for criminal charges. He was arrested and detained that same day, awaiting trial.