Maximize Interest, My Money Grows Infinitely-Chapter 259 - 189 The Director is Very Understanding_2

"Zhang Puhua insists that he never crossed any boundaries with the female intern," Wen Shulin said slowly, "but the female intern claims Zhang Puhua had physical contact with her."

"Contact? To what extent?"

Wen Shulin candidly stated, "She says he wrapped his arm around her waist and asked her to go to a hotel to rest during lunch break."

"And she also says that if she didn’t comply, she would definitely fail the internship and receive a low score in her evaluation."

Chen Cheng pressed on, "Is there any evidence for these claims?"

Wen Shulin rubbed his temples, "We’ve retrieved all the surveillance footage of when they were together, and found no evidence of Zhang Puhua overstepping any boundaries."

"That should settle it, shouldn’t it?"

Wen Shulin shook his head helplessly, "It’s not that simple. If we just announce that we didn’t capture anything, public opinion might claim we deleted footage to cover up for Zhang Puhua."

"What about the hotel rest incident then?"

"There’s even less evidence for that. There’s no relevant chat records on their phones, not on WeChat, Feishu, nor on CGG’s internal CM."

Wen Shulin added, "For CM, I had IT check the backend data, and there’s no communication between the two. As for WeChat and Feishu, there’s nothing we can do."

Chen Cheng puzzled, "So with no evidence, this female intern is making an official complaint just based on her word?"

Wen Shulin gave a wry smile, "She claims that Zhang Puhua had her delete those chat records, fearing that his wife would see them."

"She deleted them just because he asked? That reasoning doesn’t hold up, does it?"

Wen Shulin shrugged helplessly, "I know, it feels far-fetched. But the problem now is, we have no evidence to prove Zhang Puhua really said or did those things, and the intern has no other evidence to provide either."

"Then why didn’t she keep an eye out and save the chat records or something when she decided to report him?"

"She says Zhang Puhua was her direct supervisor and had a lot of credibility in the department. As a new intern, how could she dare to offend him!"

"Moreover, Zhang Puhua had assured her that he was only inviting her to rest at the hotel and wouldn’t do anything to her."

"So she didn’t realize the seriousness of the issue at first, until later when Zhang Puhua started getting handsy and threatened her that she wouldn’t pass the internship if she didn’t comply—then she recognized the seriousness of the issue."

After listening to Wen Shulin, Chen Cheng’s gaze shifted, "What about Zhang Puhua as a person, what’s he like usually?"

"According to Director Duan from the trading department, Zhang Puhua is usually cautious and doesn’t seem like someone who would do such things."

Wen Shulin continued, "Zhang Puhua loves his wife a lot, often shows off their love, and never ceases with the gifts—it’s common knowledge among colleagues. Plus, his wife is pregnant, due next month."

Chen Cheng tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, deep in thought.

Indeed, the situation had become tricky, with both parties sticking to their claims and no direct evidence.

Yet, the pressure of public opinion was like the Sword of Damocles, dangling over CGG’s head, ready to fall at any moment.

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While it was not what he wanted, it hinted at another lead.

"Eh? What’s wrong?" Wen Shulin saw Chen Cheng go silent and asked curiously, "Did you think of something?"

Chen Cheng came back to his senses and said, "From my perspective, Zhang Puhua isn’t likely to be suspect."

Wen Shulin furrowed her brow with intrigue, asking, "Why do you say that?"

"Think about it, his wife is about to give birth, this is when he should be on his best behavior. Moreover, he loves his wife so much, it’s unlikely he’d risk ruining his life by getting involved with a female intern at this critical juncture, right?"

After hearing Chen Cheng’s analysis, Wen Shulin felt there was some sense to it.

However, years of professional integrity reminded her to maintain a sliver of rationality, "That being said, we can’t exclude the possibility that it was a moment of impulse, or maybe he has such proclivities."

"It’s easy to put on an act, but it’s hard to maintain the same facade for a long time."

Chen Cheng questioned back, "Has he had such issues before?"

Wen Shulin’s brows relaxed slightly, "We haven’t received any complaints or reports of that nature."

"I think we should consider a different approach."

"Thinking about it in a different way?"

Chen Cheng nodded affirmatively, "Instead of focusing on investigating Zhang Puhua, it’s better to check out that female intern and see what her background is and why she would do such a thing."

"You can’t just put all the blame on the man as soon as this kind of problem arises, right?" He chuckled.

Wen Shulin pondered for a while, "You make sense. In these past ten hours, CGG’s internal investigation committee has been questioning Zhang Puhua and his colleagues."

"But they haven’t really investigated the girl much," she said.

Chen Cheng teased her, "Oh, you’re taking a prejudiced view!"

"I’m not!" Wen Shulin hurriedly responded, "It’s the Women Workers’ Union that’s been soothing her."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Does CGG have their own T0 as well?"

Wen Shulin gave him a look, "What are you talking about! Our CGG is a very formal company, we value gender equality!"

"Have you figured out how to investigate the female intern?"

"I plan to start from two aspects. One is to check her social connections to see if she’s being instructed by someone or if there’s some personal grudge between her and Zhang Puhua that we don’t know about."

"On the other hand, check who introduced her to intern at CGG to see if she had an ulterior motive right from the beginning."

Chen Cheng nodded, "I think there’s another angle you could try."

"What’s that?"

"Her demands."

"Her demands?" Wen Shulin propped her chin, repeating Chen Cheng’s words before falling into thought.

"Since she chose to have her father make a real-name accusation, she must want something. If we can figure out what her demands are, we might find the key to solving the issue."

Wen Shulin seemed to have thought of something, "Her father came to CGG last night, and the people from the administration department were responsible for receiving him."

"What I heard is, she wants CGG to fire Zhang Puhua and then get her a new mentor."

Chen Cheng’s nostrils flared slightly, "After all this fuss, she still wants to stay in CGG’s trading department?"

"Yeah, I also think it’s strange."

Wen Shulin was at a loss, "Logically, after such an incident, even if we don’t fire Zhang Puhua, she should voluntarily request to switch departments, right? Why does she insist on staying in the trading department?"

"Could it be that CGG’s trading department is very important to her?"

Chen Cheng proposed another hypothesis, "For example, if she fails the internship and can’t stay at CGG, maybe the company she wants to go to next places a high value on this internship experience?"

Wen Shulin considered, "Unlikely. With things having escalated to this point, what company would accept her?"

"Could it be..."

Chen Cheng suddenly had a thought, a glint in his eyes, "Does she have feelings for Zhang Puhua?"

"Huh?"

Wen Shulin was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter, "Impossible! How could a twenty-something young girl fall for a married man? Besides, Zhang Puhua is about to become a father!"

"If you think about it,"

Chen Cheng analyzed, "A senior in the trading department with his speech, experience, and interpersonal skills could naturally gain the admiration of a university girl fresh out of school."

"Add to that, Zhang Puhua might have shown her excessive attention at work, leading her to mistake it for the budding of a romance."

"Then, after being rejected multiple times, did she become enraged, seeking to destroy Zhang Puhua’s family and career?"

Wen Shulin frowned as she listened to Chen Cheng, "How do you know all this so clearly?"

"I have a bit of experience, you know?"

Chen Cheng smirked at the serious Wen Shulin, "Come on, Li Ya and I have cleared things up, haven’t we?"

Wen Shulin gave Chen Cheng a look, unpleased, "Who’s talking about Li Ya? I mean, how come you understand the minds of young girls so well?"

Chen Cheng touched his nose awkwardly and mumbled, "Well...you know, as a man, I have a bit of an understanding..."

Her high heel tapped him gently under the table, "It looks like you’ve had quite some contact with these young girls!"

"Look what you’re implying! No matter how good the young girls are, there’s nothing like the scent of a mature and sensible older sister!"

Wen Shulin cast a teasing glance at him, "It’s Director!"

"Directors are sensible!" Chen Cheng grinned, "Sister, also quite big!"

"Cut it out!"