A week later, Chen Xiao Zheng smoothly passed the publicity period and from the day he received his appointment letter, he officially became the deputy manager of Zhong Jian No. 2 Branch, also becoming the second vice president in Zhong Jian's history to be under the age of thirty after Shi Jie. His career was going smoothly with a bright future ahead, but at this time, no one had the heart to celebrate grandly because the Procuratorate officially filed a case against San Chan Company Sheng Tong for suspected illegal business operations and its general manager Feng De Sheng for suspected job-related crimes.

  It is said that a few days before the investigation, Feng Desheng also entertained Liang, the deputy director of the Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau. Everyone was chatting happily at the dinner table, and all seemed peaceful. The Procuratorate's attack this time came without any warning, and the person in charge of the investigation was no longer Liang, who had been responsible for China Construction, but a new head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau named Liu, who had just been transferred from another city. Director Liu had no prior dealings with Er Fen and Sheng Tong, and his personality was far less easy-going than Deputy Director Liang's. Sheng Tong was caught off guard during the investigation, which progressed rapidly, like a rotten apple that had been cut open, revealing its festering wounds.

  Feng Delun has been in the limelight for many years, but actually, he has a huge debt hidden behind him. Bribery and illegal bidding are just minor issues, the procuratorate's focus is on Shengtong's suspected illegal transfer of state-owned assets, once the charges are confirmed, the amount involved will be so large that not only Feng Delun will have no chance to turn things around, but even his family members will hardly escape being implicated.

  Feng Desheng has been administratively detained, and the procuratorate's investigation scope is still limited to Shengtong, but Erfen and other subsidiaries of Zhongjian are in a precarious situation. Zhou Qulian ordered the finance department to work overtime to re-examine the accounts, and all kinds of documents and meeting records had to be reorganized to clarify the relationship between Erfen and Shengtong as much as possible. However, Shengtong is like an empty shell, completely dependent on Erfen for its existence, with intricate connections that everyone is aware of, and it's impossible to clear up the relationship in a short period of time. The relationship between Erfen and Shengtong is not an isolated case, but Feng Desheng has been too high-profile in recent years, and the procuratorate's actions this time are absolutely not impulsive, but must be due to some special reason or to kill one to warn a hundred.

  The branches and leaves of the China Construction Bank were lush, as long as the accounts were done thoroughly on the surface, it was not impossible to get through this hurdle. During that time, almost all relevant personnel of the Second Division worked day and night without rest, Zheng Wei had to redo all meeting records related to Shengtong, Zhou Qu stayed in the office for days, the leadership was shrouded in dark clouds, and here it was drizzling. Having followed Zhou Qu for several years, Zheng Wei had never seen him worry so much about something. She didn't know much about financial management, and her understanding of Shengtong only went as far as knowing it was a subsidiary department under the Second Division. Since Zhou Qu was worried day and night, she knew she couldn't help much, all she could do was to do her own job well.

  That day, Zhou Qu and Deputy Manager Zhang talked for a long time in the office, even lunch was ordered by Zheng Wei to be delivered. When Zheng Wei knocked on the door to deliver the food, she heard that at the moment when the knocking sound started, the faint conversation inside immediately disappeared.

  Zhou Qu said "come in", she carefully pushed the door and entered, putting the boxed lunch on the tea table. Zhou Qu's expression was normal, but when Deputy Manager Zhang stared at her, his eyes were full of vigilance. Zheng Wei bit her lower lip and retreated silently.

  After Deputy Manager Zhang left after work in the afternoon, Lin Jing called and asked if she had time tonight. She said that recently, she would be very busy for a period of time. Just as she hung up the phone, she suddenly found Zhou Qu standing in front of her desk, unable to say why, but Zheng Wei felt a strange feeling in her mind, as if what she did just now was something that couldn't be seen by others.

  Zhou Qu's fingers lightly tapped on her desk, and he said cautiously: "This afternoon, don't mind Zhang Shu's attitude. At this time, your relationship with Lin Jing... But I still believe you can distinguish between public and private matters."

  Zheng Wei put down his phone and looked at Zhou Qu, saying seriously: "I never discuss official business with him."

  Zhou Qu sat on the sofa opposite her with a somewhat tired expression, "I know. But it's also been tough for you during this time, and you're aware of the company's situation too. To be honest, the company can't withstand such scrutiny at present. If the headquarters doesn't intervene, and the procuratorate keeps investigating, my role will become quite passive."

  Zheng Wei thought for a moment and asked again: "I still don't understand, if the second half is clean, then the procuratorate has nothing to do with it."

  Zhou Qu smiled bitterly, "The distinction between clarity and turbidity is very vague. The relationship between Er Fen and Sheng Tong is the most embarrassing part of state-owned enterprises. Sometimes the starting point is good, but... I also made mistakes, to a certain extent, I indeed acquiesced in Feng De's behavior."

  Zheng Wei said, "Don't you know Feng...?"

  Zhou Qu nodded, "Old Feng is just too greedy for things outside of himself. But he's right, without him, there wouldn't be me today."