The general manager and the deputy manager were quite wary of her, but the staff were not. They were quite displeased about being called in to be questioned so early in the morning.
Shen Qingqing ignored them completely and turned to look at the deputy manager. She tapped on the keyboard, and the paused video began to play again. Then she tapped the keyboard once more.
The screen immediately stopped.
The surveillance footage here captured the moment the deputy manager entered at 8 AM this morning.
At that time, they all thought that no one would tamper with anything after the deputy manager entered, and they hadn't even looked at this footage.
Seeing this footage now, everyone instinctively quieted down.
In the video, the deputy manager walked towards the sun umbrella. The large umbrella blocked him from view, and the camera did not capture what he did under the umbrella.
However, he stayed under the umbrella for about a minute.
Just as the deputy manager was about to leave, Shen Qingqing paused the video and asked, "Do you understand now?"
A wave of silence fell over the crowd.
The general manager felt something was amiss and turned to look at the silent deputy manager, "You said you stayed under the umbrella for a minute, what exactly did you do?"
"I didn't do anything..." The deputy manager gritted his teeth, sweat beading on his forehead.
"Liar!" The general manager didn't believe him at all. "I clearly saw you making movements under the umbrella. Although the umbrella obscured your actions and I couldn't see clearly, you definitely did something!"
"I was... I was checking the safety of the umbrella, yes, that's it!"
"Deceiving."
The general manager was even more skeptical. "If we go by the previous speculation, someone tampered with it only during the time before you came to work. When you went under the umbrella to check, didn't you discover any problems with the sun umbrella?!"
A flicker of panic crossed the deputy manager's face.
Clearly, his excuse wouldn't hold water.
At this point, the staff also found it strange and looked at the deputy manager with suspicion.
Shen Qingqing said coldly, "I advise you to tell the truth quickly, otherwise... as soon as I call the police to investigate, they will definitely find traces on this umbrella. No matter how well you hide it, as long as you were the one who touched this umbrella, you are the one who tampered with it."
The deputy manager's face turned pale.
These words were not just a threat of calling the police, but also carried another meaning. With Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu's capabilities, if they determined he was the culprit, even if the police couldn't provide a just resolution, they could take matters into their own hands.
As for this solution...
The deputy manager's face grew paler, and he made a final attempt to struggle, "It really wasn't me, I have no reason to do this!"
Shen Qingqing took out her phone from her pocket. The screen showed an ongoing call.
The name displayed was - Colin.
"Ms. Shen, I've heard everything on your end. I've already sent people to investigate this deputy manager. We've found an unexplained deposit in his account recently."
"Was it from an anonymous account?"
"That's right."
The deputy manager secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if they found money in his account, what difference would it make? As long as they didn't know who transferred it to him, they couldn't conclude he was bribed.
Unexpectedly, Colin on the other end of the line changed his tone, "I originally couldn't find out who this person was, but now... Ms. Shen, we really have to thank Lu Shu!"
"Send me that account number," Shen Qingqing paused, then added, "Later, you two can go to the finance department to collect your bonuses. Your year-end bonuses will be doubled, and your annual leave will increase by 10 days."
"Thank you, Ms. Shen!"
"Master, long live!"
Colin's voice and a youthful voice spoke out simultaneously.
Shen Qingqing hung up the phone and looked at the pale-faced deputy manager. Her phone quickly rang. She projected the account number from her phone onto the computer screen.
Everyone saw that next to the account number was another name.
Du Ye.
"Who is Du Ye?"
"Don't recognize him, could it be someone who has a grudge against Mrs. Fu?"
Shen Qingqing said, "I don't know this person."
The general manager, upon hearing this, thought there was a turn of events. "So, the person who gave him money has no enmity with you, Mrs. Fu."
Shen Qingqing said faintly, "However, I do know his cousin."
She projected a document onto the computer.
It listed Du Ye's height, weight, gender, age, and relatives.
Under the "relatives" section, there were clearly two words... Ning Su.
The deputy manager was utterly speechless by this point.
Shen Qingqing said faintly, "See, I can see two words on your face: guilt."
The general manager also understood completely upon seeing this and turned to glare at the deputy manager, "Tell me the truth, did you really take money from this person to do this?"
Even though the truth was laid bare, he still wanted to hear it from the deputy manager's mouth.
The deputy manager closed his eyes, knowing that arguing further was meaningless. "Yes, I did take money to do this."
"Why? You've worked here for so many years, earning a million annually, are you really lacking this amount of money?"
The general manager couldn't understand.
The deputy manager opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot, his expression somewhat ferocious. "Why? Heh heh... You ask me why... Then I'll tell you why. Because the chairman is going to lay me off, because the chairman's son is coming back! Because the chairman said he wants his son to start as a deputy manager!"
The general manager was stunned.
The deputy manager's emotions gradually shifted from agitation to dejection, a hint of numbness in his eyes. "But why should it be like this? This hotel was managed by you and me. We poured so much effort into this hotel, you and I both know it clearly! The chairman also promised that he would not let anyone interfere with this hotel, but now, just because his son is coming back, I have to step down..."
As he spoke, he started to laugh.
The general manager remained silent for a long time. "Did you ever ask the chairman if he wanted his son to replace you or to help him secure his position?"
The deputy manager was taken aback. "What's the difference? I was originally the deputy manager, but with his arrival, I have to move down. After working in this hotel for so many years, everyone else gets promoted higher and higher, but only I am going downhill. Do you think I can still work in this hotel?"
So when Ning Su found him, he agreed almost without hesitation.
He originally thought no one would suspect him and that he could blame it on the hotel's security personnel's carelessness. This would offend Master Fu...
He glanced at Shen Qingqing, feeling a trace of resentment. This woman was the biggest unexpected factor.
The general manager's lips moved, wanting to say something, but Shen Qingqing interrupted him, "Enough. I don't want to hear you two talk about these things anymore. I won't let go of anyone who tampered with my son's safety."
She directly called the police.