It seemed that Song Qingyuan was really drunk, and he was a little dizzy when he walked. Mr. Li put one hand on Song Qingyuan's waist, and the two of them walked towards the parking space talking and laughing.

The driver following behind them jogged to the front of the car, quickly opened the back door, and stood by the door waiting for the two to arrive.

Song Qingyuan broke free from Mr. Li's arm, staggered to his parking space, took out the car keys and wanted to drive, but was forcibly pulled into his car by Mr. Li.

Xiao Meng's car was parked opposite Song Qingyuan's parking space. Through the car window, Gao Gong confirmed again that the man with Song Qingyuan was the same man he saw at the door of the bar and who waved to Song Qingyuan, Mr. Li from Licheng Company.

Seeing Mr. Li's car slowly driving out of the bar parking lot, Xiao Meng asked nervously, "Boss, do you want to follow?"

After a moment's hesitation, Engineer Gao shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it. I won't follow you. Let's go back."

He was waiting here just to confirm whether the man who met with Song Qingyuan was someone else. Now he had the answer. He knew that the two of them must be going home, and there was no need to continue following them.

The next morning.

On the way to the company, Engineer Gao received a call from Song Qingyuan.

Song Qingyuan's tone was full of apology.

"Senior, I'm so sorry. My father is seriously ill, and I might not be able to go to work for a while... I need to stay with him in the hospital for a while... I'm so sorry, I didn't expect something like this to happen at home just after I started working..."

Engineer Gao pretended to be a leader who showed concern for his subordinates and asked, "Is your father seriously ill? Which hospital is he in? I'll take some time to visit him after I finish my work this afternoon."

Song Qingyuan immediately became nervous when he heard this. "No need... Leader... My dad's condition is a bit complicated. I plan to transfer him to a hospital in another province this afternoon. I've already completed the formalities."

"Oh, that's how it is!"

Engineer Gao deliberately teased Song Qingyuan, "Xiao Song, what's wrong with your father? Otherwise, I can help you contact the hospital in Magic City. I have many friends who are leaders in the top three hospitals in Magic City."

"Thank you, Senior Engineer. We'll talk later."

Faced with the enthusiasm of the senior engineer, Song Qingyuan seemed extremely nervous.

He had just made up a lie, but now he had to use more lies to cover it up, for he was afraid that he would be exposed accidentally.

"Xiao Song, how long do you plan to take leave?"

"Please take a week first. I'll see how my father recovers. If it's not enough, I'll extend the leave. I'm really sorry, boss."

Engineer Gao seemed very understanding. "Don't worry, your father's health is more important. Don't worry about going back to work for now. Wait until your father recovers before returning to work. You've signed a contract with the company, so this position will be reserved for you. Just let me know if you encounter any difficulties in life."

Before hanging up, Engineer Gao reminded him, "You don't need to ask for leave from Mr. Pei. I'll just give him a heads up later."

Song Qingyuan was deeply moved by what the engineer said. "Thank you, thank you for your understanding."

After hanging up the phone, Song Qingyuan couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

During the time he worked at Xuehua Company, he was very impressed by the leaders and colleagues here. The working atmosphere was relaxed, the leaders were all understanding, and the colleagues were enthusiastic.

Unlike the companies he had worked for in the past, where the leaders were all high and mighty, and there was always endless intrigue among colleagues, which made people feel depressed and tired.

If it weren't for the purpose of stealing technology, to be honest, he would prefer to work at Xuehua Company, even though it is currently just a small and unknown company.

Back at the company, Engineer Gao made himself his first cup of tea in the morning. As he was leisurely sipping the tea, Xiao Meng knocked on the door and came in, looking flustered:

"Leader, Song Qingyuan didn't come to work!"

Senior Engineer said calmly, "I know. His father is sick and in the hospital, so he asked for leave."

"You believe his lies?"

"He told me himself. Why don't you call and ask?"

Xiao Meng was full of disdain. "I'm too lazy to call him. He looks like a very honest person, but he talks nonsense. I witnessed it with my own eyes last night. This kind of person is the most insidious!"

Seeing Engineer Gao sipping tea leisurely, Xiao Meng began to worry about him.

"Boss, Song Qingyuan plagiarized our company's technology. Can you still sit there and do nothing? Why don't you call the police and have him arrested?"

The senior engineer took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Why rush? It's not time yet."

Xiao Meng scratched his head anxiously, "No...Boss, I really don't understand. What are you doing?"

"Don't worry about it. You'll understand later. Go back to work. The project is almost finished, so you have to keep a close eye on it during this period. Don't make any mistakes. Do you understand?"

"I see."

Confused, Xiao Meng walked out of the office. Engineer Gao stopped him and said, "What happened last night, and the matter about Song Qingyuan, you must keep it to yourself and not tell anyone. Remember that?"

Xiao Meng nodded and walked out of the office, with many doubts swirling in his mind.

He couldn't understand why Engineer Gao didn't report the case and arrest Song Qingyuan when he knew that Song Qingyuan was sent by someone to steal technology and that he had all the evidence of his crime?

You know, technical personnel like them have signed technical confidentiality agreements with the company. Song Qingyuan's behavior has seriously violated the law.

The reason why Engineer Gao didn't tell Xiao Meng and the quality inspector the truth was not because he didn't trust them, but because they were both young people, especially Xiao Meng, who couldn't hide anything once he drank, and he was afraid of missing out on something big.

After refilling his cup of tea, Gao Gong called Wang Ke.

"Mr. Wang, your analysis with Mr. Sun is correct. Song Qingyuan is indeed an undercover agent sent by the Licheng Group. The person in the photo I sent to you and Mr. Sun last night is Mr. Li from the Licheng Group. He is in charge of the National Games projects."

Wang Ke cursed, "You bastard! If nothing unexpected happens, this rotten idea must have come from that old fox Cheng Fugui. Last time at the government work conference, he boasted to Vice Mayor Wang that he would complete the project two months ahead of schedule. So now he's got his act together and wants to steal our technology. He really has good intentions!"

"Also, Mr. Wang, Song Qingyuan has asked for leave. I suspect he's currently studying the information with Mr. Li."

Wang Ke said coldly, "That's great. The show is about to begin."

"By the way, Senior Engineer, from now on, the company will no longer be hiring any technical personnel. You should take care of Xiao Meng and the others on the project. Also, tell the security guards to strictly guard the project site. All personnel and vehicles entering the project site must be carefully registered and inspected."