Chapter 1545: Shocking to the Core
"This bank card is nothing special, it’s just the company’s payroll card." Saying this, Wang Cuixia put the card back.
However, Xu Ke clearly didn’t believe that the card held no special significance; otherwise, Zhang Qiang wouldn’t have placed it in the hidden compartment.
"Mom, can all the transaction details of this bank card be tracked through the finance department?"
"Yes, this bank card is issued by the company, so of course all contents in it can be checked by the company."
Xu Ke believed that there was definitely something fishy hidden in the card. He wanted to know what was inside, and the best way would be to extract the transaction history.
"Mom, have the finance department immediately send all the transaction details of this card to my phone. I feel there’s something wrong here; otherwise, he wouldn’t have put it here." Saying this, Xu Ke began searching through the drawer again.
Following Xu Ke’s instructions, Wang Cuixia quickly ordered the finance department to take action.
After searching around, aside from these items, there was nothing else useful.
Xu Ke carefully examined and, ensuring there was nothing overlooked in the office, immediately moved to another one.
This time they went to Li Dong’s office, and just like with Zhang Qiang, no one in the company had a key to it.
But for Xu Ke, this was nothing more than a minor obstacle. Li Dong probably never imagined someone would brazenly break down his office door in the company.
After entering Li Dong’s office, Xu Ke didn’t find anything suspicious.
Compared to Zhang Qiang’s office, Li Dong’s was much more understated.
It even looked inferior to the general employees’ workspace.
"It seems Li Dong is indeed a sly old fox. A person like him wouldn’t have such an ordinary office without a reason."
Wang Cuixia also sensed something was amiss. Even the most low-key person, as a board member, wouldn’t let their office appear worse than a regular employee’s.
The only explanation for this is that the person wants to hide something, fearing that being too conspicuous would attract others’ attention.
Li Dong’s office was virtually devoid of any flashy items, with just a computer and a desk; it was practically empty.
After glancing at the desk, Xu Ke quickly ruled out that area. Based on the internal documents he had reviewed at home, these desks were custom-made by the company at the time, so there was nothing wrong with them.
As for Zhang Qiang’s, it was one he had customized later on, and this was something known throughout the company. That’s why Xu Ke had serious doubts about his desk and easily found a flaw.
If nothing else was suspicious, the only place left to hide anything would be in the computer.
When Xu Ke turned on the computer, he found that Li Dong’s computer actually required a password.
According to company policy, board members’ computers were not permitted to have passwords.
Because other than the chairman, no one could enter their offices.
But now, Li Dong had turned a deaf ear to Grandpa Xu’s words, which showed he had already developed rebellious thoughts.
Xu Ke didn’t know much about Li Dong as a person, and looking at the password on the computer, he found it challenging to proceed.
Wang Cuixia clearly wasn’t very knowledgeable about computers either, and just looking at the colorful code on the screen made her dizzy.
"Son, what do we do now? Our company’s computer experts have all been sent on business trips by your grandpa, and they won’t be back any time soon."
Xu Ke didn’t think the current situation required relying on others. If he couldn’t handle this small matter, how could he expect to take over the company?
After taking over, the company’s entire development would depend on him.
If he didn’t have enough strength, the company would inevitably fail under his leadership.
Looking at the screen, Xu Ke suddenly recalled a friend he once knew.
This person was an absolute expert in the field of computers.
He had even won first prize at the world hacking competition.
And he did so for five consecutive years, winning each time.
But Xu Ke hadn’t been in touch with this friend for a long time and wasn’t sure if the other person still remembered him.
Their acquaintance was purely coincidental. Back then, Xu Ke was particularly fond of a certain game.
They met within the game and eventually became friends in real life.
Xu Ke took out his phone and tentatively sent his friend a message.
"Da Bing, you there?"
After just ten seconds, a message came back.
"Xu Ke, I thought you were dead. I’m surprised you still remember me after all these years."
Seeing Da Bing’s familiar words, Xu Ke suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity.
They hadn’t talked like this in a long time. The last time they had such a conversation was several years ago.
"I’ve just been too busy these few years, you see. I haven’t even been playing games much. But you’re still very active online; I saw you recently won another hacker competition."
"Ah, that’s nothing worth mentioning. I just went to the competition as a side thing; the prize money isn’t even enough to fill the gaps in my teeth."
Hearing Da Bing’s words, Xu Ke internally rolled his eyes.
"This guy really knows how to brag. The hacker competition prize is several million US Dollars. A normal person would have gone crazy getting that much money."
"You haven’t changed at all after all these years. Did you donate all the money again?"
Upon hearing Xu Ke’s words, Da Bing was silent for a moment.
But he quickly returned to normal, although his tone was tinged with sadness.
"Yeah, after all these years, I still can’t let him go. Though he’s been gone for a long time, I still want to continue fulfilling his last wishes. I don’t have other talents, so I keep donating all the prize money to those in need."
Da Bing’s tone was so heavy that Xu Ke felt bad listening to it. It reminded him of the incident when he had just met Da Bing.
Soon after getting to know each other, Da Bing grew fond of a girl from their town.
But this girl was quite special, being a teacher at the local elementary school.
Da Bing happened to meet her by chance during a meal.
That time, the girl had forgotten her wallet, and Da Bing paid for her. Since then, Da Bing and the girl gradually got to know each other.