Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law-Chapter 681 Various Means, Meeting Noah Reyes (2)_1

She wasn’t young anymore; these people wouldn’t have kidnapped her for her looks. Could it be for money? Although her monthly income was considerable, T City had plenty of wealthy people. If they wanted to extort someone, why choose her?

"General Manager Li, don’t be afraid. We won’t hurt you. We’ve invited you here because we’d like to discuss a potential cooperation," Silvia Baxter said with a confident smile, setting down her wine glass.

"Cooperation? Which company are you from? If you want to talk about cooperation, you should be speaking with our General Manager Blue. I’m not in charge of business negotiations anymore," General Manager Li replied. Seeing that Silvia Baxter didn’t appear to harbor any ill intentions, her fear subsided significantly.

"You’ve been with Hua Yi for many years and are a cornerstone of the company," Silvia Baxter coaxed with a smile. "Yet, after dedicating your youth and sweat, the highest you’ve climbed is to Vice President, drawing a meager salary every month and not receiving much in year-end bonuses. Don’t you feel resentful? If General Manager Li holds a favorable opinion of us, you could join our group. Our group also has a Toy Company, and with your experience, you’re absolutely capable of serving as the General Manager of one of our subsidiaries." Pulling General Manager Li over to the Black Emperor Group would strike a blow against Hua Yi. This wasn’t because Hua Yi couldn’t operate without General Manager Li. Rather, it was because she had climbed from an employee to Vice President and now oversaw the production workshop. She had a thorough understanding of Hua Yi’s products. If she were willing, she could easily modify Hua Yi’s products slightly and start producing them under the Black Emperor Group. This would allow them to usurp Hua Yi’s business and undermine its status in the toy industry.

"I’m quite content with everything I currently have and have no plans to switch jobs," General Manager Li snorted coldly.

She wasn’t young anymore. Where else could she jump to that would be better? Besides, she had been with Hua Yi for years and had developed an attachment to the company.

These people were clearly corporate rivals trying to poach staff.

Her monthly salary wasn’t low, and her year-end bonus was even better. General Manager Blue treated her extremely well. Ever since he had taken over the company, her bonuses had increased year after year, effectively making her feel like one of the company’s owners. Besides, General Manager Blue was backed by the immense Valence Group, and she definitely didn’t want to cross them.

The people in front of her were undoubtedly from the Black Emperor Group.

Everyone knew that the Black Emperor Group, which had emerged three years ago, was constantly vying with the Valence Group for business and resources, opposing them at every turn.

"General Manager Li, you’re currently in charge of the production department. It would be quite easy to ensure the products don’t meet quality standards, wouldn’t it?" Silvia Baxter disregarded General Manager Li’s attitude and continued, pursuing her own agenda.

She was eager to see Julia’s enterprise crumble and then present herself like a savior to Julia, using the pretext of helping her as a means to get close.

"General Manager Li, if you can ensure that Hua Yi’s products constantly fail inspection or are always delayed in delivery, I will treat your daughter very well. Your daughter is quite a smart student..."

General Manager Li’s face paled, and she asked anxiously, "What are you saying? What have you done to my daughter?"

General Manager Li’s daughter was only in her third year of junior high, about to enter high school, a beautiful and obedient child.

Silvia Baxter smiled. She took out her phone, opened its surveillance camera feed, and handed it to General Manager Li. Her daughter was tied to a bed, spread-eagled, the young girl’s face filled with terror and streaked with tears.

Upon seeing such a scene, General Manager Li looked as if she was going mad. She lunged at Silvia Baxter, crying out, "Don’t hurt my daughter! Don’t harm her!" A child is a parent’s heart and soul; they would rather all suffering befall themselves than their child.

With a look from Silvia Baxter, the two men who had brought General Manager Li immediately pulled her away.

Silvia Baxter turned off the phone’s surveillance feed, smiling gently, while General Manager Li wanted to tear her to pieces.

"So? Do you want to cooperate with us? If you agree, I promise I’ll treat your daughter like a princess. But if you refuse, one phone call from me, and your daughter will be ruined. Let me tell you, I have ten of my men watching over your daughter. Oh, such a pity..."

"Stop talking! Please, stop! I’ll do whatever you want! I beg you, don’t hurt my daughter..." General Manager Li screamed, sobbing.

She didn’t want to betray General Manager Blue, but she couldn’t let her daughter be destroyed either.

"That’s more like it. A wise person knows how to adapt to circumstances," Silvia Baxter said, smiling in satisfaction.

Next, she instructed General Manager Li on what to do upon returning to her company and warned her not to call the police, otherwise, she would be collecting her daughter’s corpse. She mentioned that her people had already infiltrated Hua Yi and that someone would be watching General Manager Li around the clock.

For the sake of her daughter, General Manager Li was coerced into returning to Hua Yi as a pawn.

While Noah Reyes ordered his subordinates to buy off people around Julia or Glades Horne, Silvia Baxter resorted to direct blackmail.

After subjugating General Manager Li, Silvia Baxter began to shift her attention toward Ivan Horne and Jimmy Horne, the two children.

She figured if she could get her hands on the two young scions of the Horne family, she could surely throw Glades Horne and his wife into utter disarray. That would be more advantageous for them.

「Police Station.」

「Office of the Head of the Criminal Investigation Team.」

Benjamin Robinson and Glades Horne repeatedly scrutinized the surveillance footage.

Glades Horne’s people were also conducting a covert investigation. Only a few tens of hours had passed since the incident, and his people hadn’t found much yet. If Noah Reyes’s men were responsible, it would be impossible for his team to find clues so quickly.

All ten Master Sweet Dumplings clocked in on time and had washed their hands before work; it was truly unclear how they could have mixed sand into the flour.

"Glades."

Benjamin Robinson suddenly paused the footage on a Master Sweet Dumpling washing his hands. Pointing to the master’s back, he said to Glades Horne, "We’ve finally found something. Look, this master here washes his hands with his back to the camera, so you can’t see if he really washed them. Moreover, when he returns to the shop, his hands are down by his sides, with his palms hidden from view. The footage of the other masters washing their hands is perfectly clear."

Upon inspecting, Glades Horne realized it was true. He knit his brow and focused on the footage.

Benjamin Robinson continued, "The sand mixed into the sweet dumplings is a very fine powder. So, if this Master Sweet Dumpling came into the shop with his hands covered in this sand powder and didn’t wash them before kneading the dough, the sand on his hands would have mixed into the flour. Consequently, all the sweet dumplings he made would contain sand."

"Play the footage of their handwashing again," Glades Horne said in a low tone.

He needed to confirm which Master Sweet Dumpling it was.

Benjamin Robinson immediately replayed the surveillance footage.