The shadow of the interrogation room seemed to extend to the corridor. Gu Jinyan and Su Li walked with heavy steps, and the spy chief's crazy laughter was still echoing in their ears. R&D Staff A, the usually silent and hard-working technician, was he really just a pawn being used? Gu Jinyan's intuition told him that things were not that simple.

"Jin Yan, what should we do now?" There was a hint of uneasiness in Su Li's voice. Her slender eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her clear eyes were full of worry.

"I will arrange for someone to thoroughly investigate the background of R&D Personnel A and look for clues from his past experiences." Gu Jinyan said in a deep voice, with a cold light flashing in his deep eyes. "I believe that the truth will always surface."

Gu Jinyan made the arrangements in a swift and decisive manner, and soon, a detailed profile of R&D Personnel A was placed on his desk. The profile showed that before joining Gu's company, R&D Personnel A had worked for a period of time in a technology company that was in competition with Gu's company. What was even more surprising was that while working at that company, he also participated in a project that was very similar to Gu's company's core technology.

"It seems that we have found a breakthrough." Gu Jinyan's mouth curled up into a cold smile. He picked up the phone and dialed a number. "Help me check the detailed information of R&D personnel A during his previous work at the company, especially the project he participated in..."

At the same time, Su Li also found a security expert, hoping that he could help investigate the computer of R&D Personnel A. The security expert is a good friend of Gu Jinyan and a top technical expert in the industry. He carefully checked the personal computer of R&D Personnel A and found that there were a large number of files related to the core technology of Gu's company hidden in it.

"These files are encrypted, but I found that the encryption method is very similar to that used in previous espionage cases." The security expert pointed to a string of code on the computer screen and said, "If I'm not mistaken, R&D Personnel A's computer should have some special software installed that can be used to remotely transmit data."

Su Li's heart sank suddenly. If the security expert's speculation was correct, then R&D Personnel A was likely the insider who leaked the company's secrets! She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm. "Can you trace the destination of these data transmissions?"

The security expert shook his head. "Not yet, but I'm already tracking it, and I'm sure there will be results soon."

Su Li walked out of the security expert's office with a heavy heart. She decided to talk to R&D Personnel A in person to see if she could get some clues from him. She came to R&D Personnel A's office, knocked on the door, and walked in.

"Ms. Su, what do you want to talk to me about?" R&D Staff A raised his head and saw that it was Su Li. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask about your project progress." Su Li smiled slightly, walked over to sit opposite him, and asked casually, "I heard that you worked in XX company before. The business of that company seems to be very similar to ours."

R&D Personnel A's body visibly stiffened. His hand holding the mouse tightened unconsciously, and his eyes began to evade. "Ms. Su, you are joking. I have left that company for a long time and I don't know much about their current business."

Su Li observed his reaction calmly, and already had the answer in her mind... Su Li did not expose his panic, but just casually mentioned, "I heard that XX company is currently researching a technology that is very similar to our 'X project'. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

"Project X" is the most confidential information of Gu's Group, and only a few senior executives know about it. R&D staff member A's face turned pale instantly, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He tried his best to control his emotions, but his trembling voice still exposed his guilty conscience, "Su, Miss Su, what are you talking about? I, I don't understand..."

Su Li sneered in her heart, and became more certain of her guess. She did not ask any more questions, but just looked at him meaningfully, "I hope you really don't understand." After that, she stood up and left the office of R&D Personnel A.

Researcher A looked at Su Li's departing back, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes. He knew he was exposed, and the only way now was to destroy all the evidence as soon as possible! He hurriedly opened his computer and began to delete the hidden files. However, he didn't know that all this was seen by the security director.

The security director had received instructions from Gu Jinyan to secretly monitor the every move of R&D Personnel A. Seeing his sneaky appearance, the security director immediately realized that something was wrong. He quietly approached R&D Personnel A's office and saw him deleting files through the crack in the door.

"What are you doing?!" the security director pushed the door open and shouted.

R&D staff member A was startled by the sudden sound. He tried to turn off the computer in panic, but the security manager grabbed his wrist.

"You want to destroy the evidence?!" The security director's eyes widened and he pulled him up from his chair, "Come with me!"

R&D researcher A knew that he had no way to escape. He closed his eyes in despair, and his mind went blank. He knew that what awaited him would be severe punishment by law...

The news soon reached Gu Jinyan, who looked solemn, with disappointment and anger in his eyes. He decided to confront R&D Personnel A in person, hoping that he would confess everything. However, when he arrived at the interrogation room and saw the indifferent expression on R&D Personnel A's face, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered.

"Why?" Gu Jinyan's voice was low and hoarse, filled with suppressed anger.

Researcher A was silent, saying nothing, and just lowered his head deeply... The atmosphere in the interrogation room was suffocating. Gu Jinyan sat opposite Researcher A, his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, and his tone was full of unquestionable majesty, "Tell me, why do you do this?"

Researcher A kept his head down, his hands clenched into fists, and said nothing. His silence was like a huge rock, weighing heavily on Gu Jinyan's heart.

"Do you know what 'Project X' means to Gu's company and the entire industry? Why did you betray the company and me?" Gu Jinyan's voice was filled with fatigue and disappointment.

Researcher A's body trembled slightly, as if he was struggling, but he did not speak in the end.

"You still have a chance to confess. As long as you are willing to speak out, I can consider giving you a chance to reform." Gu Jinyan's voice softened, with a hint of comfort.

However, R&D Staff A remained silent, like a lifeless sculpture.

Gu Jinyan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, stood up, and prepared to leave the interrogation room. At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.

"Mr. Gu, it's bad. There's a chemical leak in the company's R&D laboratory. The situation is urgent!" The security director's voice on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious.

Gu Jinyan's face changed, he hung up the phone, and said to Su Li beside him: "Something happened in the company, we have to go back immediately."

Su Li also realized the seriousness of the matter, nodded, and the two quickly left the interrogation room.

After returning to the company, Gu Jinyan immediately started to deal with the accident. Fortunately, the accident was discovered in time and handled properly, and no casualties were caused.

However, Su Li felt that this sudden safety accident was not that simple. She noticed that Gu Jinyan's brows were always furrowed while he was handling the accident, as if he was thinking about something.

"What's wrong?" Su Li walked to Gu Jinyan and asked softly.

Gu Jinyan looked up at her, hesitant to speak, and finally shook his head and said, "Nothing, I just feel..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps. The safety expert hurried over with a serious look on his face, "Mr. Gu, we found out..." "Mr. Gu, we found out that the laboratory's monitoring system was damaged by someone, just before the chemical leak." The safety expert said in a heavy tone, and handed the tablet computer in his hand to Gu Jinyan.

The tablet computer displayed a surveillance video, in which a blurry figure was wandering stealthily in the corridor and finally disappeared at the door of the laboratory. Due to the angle, it was impossible to see the person's appearance clearly.

"Can you find out who it is?" Gu Jinyan frowned, with a hint of coldness in his tone.

"We are still investigating, but..." The security expert looked troubled. "The incident happened suddenly, and many employees were involved in handling the accident. We are currently unable to identify the suspects."

Su Li stood aside, watching the busy employees coming and going, but she felt more and more uneasy. If the previous espionage incident was just the theft of "Project X", then this security incident was more like a substantial blow to the entire company.

"Could he be an accomplice of R&D personnel A?" Su Li asked softly, but his eyes never left the blurry surveillance video.

"We can't rule out this possibility," the security expert nodded, "but we can't rule out the possibility that someone is trying to fish in troubled waters and divert our attention."

"No matter who it is, we must find out as soon as possible!" Gu Jinyan said firmly, with a hint of sharpness flashing in his deep eyes, "We must not let them succeed."

After the accident was handled, Gu Jinyan immediately convened the company's senior management for an emergency meeting to discuss the next response measures.

The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn. Gu Jinyan sat in the main seat, his face grim and silent.

"It's clear that there is a problem within our company," the security director was the first to break the silence. "Someone is deliberately sabotaging our project, even at the expense of the company's interests."

“It is imperative to find this person and the person behind him,” the marketing director added, “otherwise we will face greater losses.”

"I suggest that background checks be conducted on all employees immediately," the CFO suggested, "especially those who have access to key confidential information."

After listening to everyone's opinions, Gu Jinyan pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Security expert, you are responsible for assisting the company in conducting an internal investigation. Make sure to get to the bottom of it."

"Yes, Mr. Gu." The security expert nodded solemnly.

"Meeting dismissed."

When Gu Jinyan returned to the office, Su Li immediately came up to him and asked, "How's it going? Any progress?"

He shook his head and rubbed his brows tiredly, "Things are more complicated than we thought."

Su Li looked at Gu Jinyan's tired expression, and her heart was filled with heartache. She knew that Gu Jinyan was under great pressure at the moment, but she was powerless and could only accompany him silently.

"I believe you can handle it." Su Li held Gu Jinyan's hand and said softly, "Let's face it together."

Gu Jinyan held Su Li's hand with his backhand, his eyes full of determination, "You are right, we will face it together."

"Oh, right," Su Li seemed to suddenly remember something, "Didn't R&D Personnel A's computer be sealed by the company? Maybe we can find some clues from his computer."

Gu Jinyan's eyes lit up and he immediately contacted the security expert and asked him to bring R&D staff member A's computer to the office.

The security expert opened the computer and found that all important files in the computer had been deleted.

"Don't worry," the security expert smiled confidently, "Data recovery is my strong point."

He operated the computer skillfully. The only sounds in the room were the typing sounds of the keyboard and the codes jumping on the screen...

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