After it was over, Shen Qingqing called Colin and asked him to send people to search for the scarred woman in her forties.
Upon hearing her, Colin suddenly recalled something. "The people we sent to track Mark earlier seemed to have seen such a strange person. It's said she's not young, dressed very ordinarily, wearing a mask and covering herself up tightly."
It was almost summer, and everyone was wearing less and less, but this person, covering herself up so thoroughly, stood out exceptionally.
However, at that time, their focus was on Mark and Ai Qi, and no one paid attention to this peculiar individual.
Shen Qingqing immediately said, "Send people to keep an eye on this person now. It's best to find out as soon as possible if she has a scar on her face. Also, send me her detailed background and home address."
"No problem! I'll confirm and tell you as soon as I have results."
Colin hung up and went to handle it.
Shen Qingqing waited patiently. After about half a day, the results came out.
Colin's tone was filled with excitement. "She is indeed a woman in her forties with a scar on her face. It looks like a burn scar, quite frightening, which explains why she usually wears a mask when she goes out."
"Specific details?"
"I've already had someone send them to you." Colin couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Shen, is this woman particularly important? What did she do?"
"I'll explain when I have time."
After Shen Qingqing hung up, she checked the information. The data showed that this woman came with Mark and had been taking care of him. Her specific family background had not yet been investigated. Her household registration was abroad, and the investigation would take some time.
However, the scar on her face was enough for the young security guard to recognize her.
Shen Qingqing decided to send someone to make contact.
But the people sent out soon returned with news.
"She left this morning and then disappeared."
Had she fled?
Shen Qingqing felt regretful, realizing she was a step too slow. She should have had Colin stop the person while he was investigating.
However, there was still a very important matter at hand.
Even if the surveillance was turned off, anyone who could freely enter and exit her office must be a company employee, meaning there was an insider.
Ever since the incident, Shen Qingqing's office had been locked. She personally went to the company to inspect the office.
There were some traces left in the office: footprints and some fingerprints. Shen Qingqing even specially asked to borrow specialized equipment from the police station to collect all the fingerprints and footprints.
The footprints were nothing special; they all belonged to La, the assistant, and Fu Jingshu.
She believed that Lin Mo, as her assistant, would absolutely not be the one to steal the design drafts.
Therefore, the effort had to be focused on the fingerprints.
Fingerprint identification would take some time. Shen Qingqing returned to her office, opened the drawer to the left of her desk, and took out a piece of white paper with a design draft on it.
She smiled as she looked at it.
Then she put the design draft back as it was. There were many design drafts in this drawer, and everyone knew these were her inspiration sketches after she drew them casually.
The drawer was locked. Shen Qingqing left the office, locking the door behind her, of course. As she was about to look for Fu Jingshu, she saw him walking towards her.
"I was just about to look for you," he said.
Shen Qingqing blinked and asked, "What happened?"
Fu Jingshu held her left arm and led her towards his office. "I just received a call. The scarred woman has been apprehended."
"So quickly?"
Shen Qingqing watched him open the office door and saw a woman sitting on the sofa, with Lin Mo standing beside her.
He looked up and said, "Greetings, Madam."
Shen Qingqing acknowledged him with a hum, her gaze falling on the woman on the sofa. The woman was hunched over, as if unable to straighten her back, her head hanging low, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.
"She..."
Lin Mo said, "She is the one who bribed the security guard to turn off the surveillance. The security guard has identified her; the person who negotiated with him was her."
Shen Qingqing nodded slightly. "Since the evidence is conclusive, why don't you look up and speak to me directly?"
The woman sitting on the sofa like a stone sculpture slowly raised her head. She glanced at Shen Qingqing and then lowered her head again.
But in that one glance, Shen Qingqing clearly saw the scar on the woman's face. Her entire left cheek was covered with an ugly and terrifying burn scar, and even her left eye couldn't open. At first glance, it was indeed frightening.
It was no wonder she had to wear a mask to cover it when she went out.
However, Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu had experienced all sorts of storms and were not frightened by such a small scar. She asked, "Why did you bribe the security guard?"
The woman said in a low voice, "No reason. I just wanted to do it."
Shen Qingqing chuckled lightly. "You're lying. You can't have no reason. You didn't know me before, and I haven't offended you. If it weren't for other reasons, you wouldn't have any reason to do this."
She sat down on the sofa opposite the woman, her gaze resting on her indifferently.
"Let me guess. You came with Mark, so you must be well aware of the grievances between him and me. I read your information; after you were burned, no place was willing to hire you because of the frightening scar on your face. However, Mark's family didn't care and kept you."
"So you have always been loyal to Mark's family. Knowing the conflict between me and him, it's normal for you to take action against me for him."
The woman looked up at her. "Since you already know, why do you still ask me?"
Shen Qingqing's tone suddenly shifted. "But you are, after all, just a servant and don't understand company matters very well. So, there must have been someone guiding you from behind. This person knew who was in charge, knew about the surveillance system, and knew that my design draft was about to be completed..."
The woman's eyelids suddenly twitched.
Shen Qingqing leaned forward slightly, exuding a strong sense of pressure. "So, the person guiding you from behind must be Mark. You colluded with him. He used you to bribe the security guard, and when things blew up, he could just push you out. After all, your face is too conspicuous, and Mark can get away scot-free..."
The woman listened, finding it more and more absurd. "What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with the young master. It was my own decision!"
"Do you think I believe you?"
Shen Qingqing's face showed complete disbelief.
The woman couldn't stand it anymore and gritted her teeth. "I said the young master didn't know, he simply didn't know, and he would never do such a thing. Please don't slander him with such groundless accusations!"
"Who can prove he didn't know?"
Shen Qingqing retorted.
The woman paused, not getting caught in Shen Qingqing's trap. "Since he didn't do it, there's no need to prove his innocence. You say he did it, so you need to provide evidence. Otherwise, you are slandering him."