Luo Ziling didn’t give Hu Jianbo a chance to argue, he threw out a pile of evidence, blocking his mouth.
Upon seeing the evidence, Hu Jianbo’s face was ashen, and his body swayed as if he might collapse.
Jin Yan, who was sitting beside them taking notes, also had a pale complexion.
She had no connection with Hu Jianbo, and thus didn’t know that this man, who was in a high position and had great connections with women— even to the point where she had developed feelings of admiration towards him— was actually one of Ling Zhengping’s people.
When Luo Ziling was interrogating Hu Jianbo, he had Jin Yan take notes beside them, but she truly didn’t know what to feel.
Before Hu Jianbo could react, Luo Ziling asked him again: "We’ve already gathered the evidence of you working for Ling Zhengping, you’re faced with two choices: either betray Ling Zhengping and help us, or—well, it’s not really a choice, it’s what we’ve arranged. That is, to dismiss you from the Northern Group and expose this matter to Ling Zhengping. I estimate that upon learning about this issue, Ling Zhengping has two options: first, to kill you, to silence you and prevent the information from spreading."
These words from Luo Ziling made Hu Jianbo shiver, his face showing fear again.
Luo Ziling ignored his reaction and continued: "Another option is to accept you back and give you an important role, after all, you are quite capable and can take on great responsibilities."
Hu Jianbo was hardly able to stand, looking as though he might fall at any moment.
After staggering, he steadied himself by grasping at the nearby table.
"Mr. Luo..." He called out to Luo Ziling, unsure of what to say next.
"Here’s the deal: first, tell us everything you’ve done, everything you know, and everyone you’ve recruited. I hope you cooperate; otherwise, you’ll experience a fate worse than death. I don’t know if you’re aware of my methods, but I suggest you don’t find out." Luo Ziling’s tone was very calm.
The confrontation with Hu Jianbo was originally supposed to be more tactful, but he suddenly lost interest in acting, so he just went straight to the point upon meeting Hu Jianbo.
He was not worried that Hu Jianbo would deny these facts, because the evidence he had was already enough to prevent any denial.
Luo Ziling also planned to make Hu Jianbo reveal his true self through this unexpected attack.
Hu Jianbo never imagined that when Luo Ziling called him over to report his work, such a situation would occur, leaving him completely unable to respond.
After all, he wasn’t a professionally trained agent. Although he was of a certain age and had very steady nerves, he still couldn’t cope with Luo Ziling’s onslaught.
His reaction had already admitted everything, therefore, after Luo Ziling issued the threats, he couldn’t think of a way to counter.
Luo Ziling didn’t show him any courtesy, asking Jin Yan to call in Zhu Yijun, who brought Hu Jianbo.
Jin Yan, pale with fear, quickly got up to call Zhu Yijun in as per Luo Ziling’s instructions.
In her haste, she knocked a cup off the edge of the table, sending it beneath.
Fortunately, the cup was steel, so it didn’t break, but it made her look quite awkward.
Hesitating for a moment, she didn’t immediately clean up the mess but went out to call Zhu Yijun in first.
After Zhu Yijun escorted the frightened Hu Jianbo out, she began to clean up the cup from the floor and mop the ground.
While she was busying herself with this, Luo Ziling remained silent, lounging with his legs crossed, looking at his phone.
Once Jin Yan finished tidying up, she cautiously approached Luo Ziling, standing with her head lowered, wanting to speak but not daring to.
"If you have something to say, just say it!" Luo Ziling put down his phone and looked up at Jin Yan.
"Mr. Luo, I really didn’t know that Manager Hu was... one of Ling Zhengping’s people. I haven’t interacted with him, I have no idea what kind of person he is." Jin Yan explained anxiously: "I haven’t had any contact with anyone outside of Wu Weihua."
"Go busy yourself with your tasks, and come back later." Luo Ziling gave Jin Yan a "friendly" smile and added, "Make sure there are no mistakes."
Jin Yan hesitated a bit but ultimately didn’t say anything further. She agreed and turned to leave.
About an hour later, Wuyue arrived.
Wuyue went directly to the CEO’s office to find Luo Ziling.
Jin Yan, busy with her tasks outside, felt a shock when she saw Wuyue coming in.
But she didn’t dare to follow inside and could only distractedly continue her work, glancing towards the office now and then.
"Did you learn anything?" Wuyue asked upon entering, with Luo Ziling smiling, "It must have yielded some results, right?"
"A coward afraid of dying, he confessed everything before we even started questioning." Wuyue said disdainfully, "He even revealed which women in the company he tried to seduce. I never imagined Hu Jianbo would be such a hypocrite, playing around with women and even taking photos and videos."
Luo Ziling was a bit surprised that Hu Jianbo would dare do such a thing, truly rendering one speechless.
Sickening!
Wuyue reported some of the things Hu Jianbo had confessed.
Hu Jianbo held a relatively high position within the Northern Group, therefore Ling Zhengping valued him greatly, and he knew quite a lot.
He disclosed everything he did for Ling Ruonan over the past few years, the evidence he gathered that was detrimental to the Northern Group and Ling Ruonan, as well as the people he recruited.
Looking at the list of a dozen people presented by Wuyue, Luo Ziling tapped his forehead, "Hu Jianbo is really quite capable, having recruited so many women to serve him. How do we handle these people, go ahead and arrange it."
"Young Master, I think we should wait for Miss to return and then deal with this matter together." Wuyue offered his perspective, "I believe, given what has happened, it’s impossible to keep it under wraps. At least the issue with Hu Jianbo can’t be kept from Ling Zhengping. I feel that Miss will definitely use this matter to target Ling Zhengping, and those people can be dealt with together then!"
Luo Ziling thought over the suggestion and agreed with Wuyue’s plan.
"First, control these people, and deal with them when my mom returns." Luo Ziling agreed with Wuyue’s proposal and added his own view, "Jin Yan and Hu Jianbo were unaware of each other, I think many of the people Ling Zhengping planted and bought off also don’t know each other. There’s still plenty of people in Northern Group’s headquarters schemed by him. Find a way to quickly identify these individuals and clean them out as soon as possible."
"Understood!"
After Wuyue left, Luo Ziling took out his phone, deliberating whether to call Ling Ruonan to discuss the matter.
But glancing at the time, feeling that Ling Ruonan should still be out, he abandoned the idea of calling her.
Just as he was about to put his phone back in his pocket, a call came through.
"I’m coming to the Northern Group to find you!" Lin Lan’s emotionless voice came from the phone.
"Something else?" Luo Ziling was very surprised.
"Yes, something important!"