The clever Mr. Pei quickly pieced together a dramatic scenario in his mind.

On the weekend, Tang Yishu came to the company as usual to clean “Yintang’s” litter box.

Logically, the company should have been empty, with no one around.

However, Tang Yishu saw someone furtively busy at a workstation, which is why she became concerned about someone stealing company secrets…

Although Pei Qian knew very well that the company had no secrets worth stealing, and Tang Yishu was simply overthinking due to her lack of work experience, this mostly proved that someone was secretly working overtime at the company!

Who was it?

Mr. Pei had repeatedly emphasized that overtime required applying for approval, and it would only be permitted after his authorization. Unauthorized overtime was forbidden.

Working overtime at home was somewhat acceptable—secretly revising documents at home and uploading them when coming to work on Monday—Mr. Pei couldn’t investigate that, so he could only turn a blind eye.

But working overtime at the company without approval crossed Mr. Pei’s bottom line and could not be tolerated!

After all, when working overtime at home, few people could maintain high efficiency; they might work for a little while before starting to play, so the harm wasn’t that great.

But working overtime at the company would significantly improve efficiency in all aspects and could easily set a bad example. The harm was incomparable.

Pei Qian initially wanted to ask Tang Yishu, but considering she had only been working there for a short time, she probably wouldn’t recognize these employees and would have difficulty identifying who she encountered on the weekend.

“Easy enough, checking the backend will reveal everything.”

Pei Qian immediately opened the backend to check the company’s access records and the upload records of design documents.

There were only two access records on Saturday, belonging to Tang Yishu and a guy from the administrative department.

And there were four document submission records on Saturday, all from Li Yada.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Qian sent messages to Xiao Zhou from the administrative department and Li Yada, asking them to come to his office.

The two arrived at Mr. Pei’s office, glancing at each other, seemingly realizing something.

They weren’t even from the same department, and their work rarely overlapped. Why would Mr. Pei summon them together now, if not for a particular reason?

Although they felt a bit nervous inside, they maintained their composure.

Pei Qian looked at Xiao Zhou: “There’s an overtime record for you on Saturday. Did you come to the company to work overtime?”

Xiao Zhou quickly nodded: “Yes, Mr. Pei, there was some recruitment work that wasn’t completed, so I worked overtime temporarily.”

Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. This reason was quite sufficient.

Recently, some staff in the administrative department had been fully cooperating with the Human Resources Department on this recruitment drive, and Xiao Zhou was among them.

Moreover, since the administrative department’s usual work was relatively leisurely, Pei Qian trusted this department more and never managed their overtime or required them to report it.

Pei Qian then looked at Li Yada: “Did you also come in for overtime?”

Li Yada hurriedly said, “No, I just revised a few documents at home.”

The document modification records only preserved the editor and the editing time, without showing which specific computer was used for the modifications.

Pei Qian nodded slightly.

Maybe he was overthinking it?

Someone did come to work overtime on Saturday, but it was Xiao Zhou from the administrative department, who wasn’t a problem since he wasn’t responsible for any projects that would make big money.

As for the document modification records, they were uploaded by Li Yada from home, which also seemed not to be a big issue.

Pei Qian nodded: “Alright, nothing else. You can go now, but remember to keep track of your overtime hours and claim your overtime pay from the finance department.”

The two of them also breathed sighs of relief and left.

Pei Qian continued watching his show.

Suddenly, he felt something was still not quite right.

The current management model seemed to have obvious loopholes!

What if someone used an administrative department access card to work overtime? What then?

This possibility couldn’t be completely ruled out!

Thinking of this, Pei Qian sent a message to Tang Yishu: “I have a task for you.”

Tang Yishu: “Alright, senior.”

Pei Qian: “When you come to the company on weekends from now on, please verify how many people are in the office and record who they are, then report to me on Monday.”

Tang Yishu: “Senior, I can’t remember everyone’s names. Should I ask them?”

Pei Qian: “No, no, no, don’t ask at all. This is mainly to give a small reward to employees who work overtime, it’s a surprise for them. It won’t be meaningful if you tell them.”

“It’s fine if you can’t remember their names. You just need to remember some key characteristics, like: male, short and thin; male, high hairline; female, wears glasses, that kind of thing.”

Tang Yishu: “Okay, I understand, senior.”

Pei Qian: “Then, try to describe the person who came to the company last weekend?”

After half a minute, there was no reply.

On the other side, Tang Yishu was conflicted.

She looked at Bao Xu, who was casually playing games as if nothing had happened, then glanced toward the direction of Pei Qian’s office.

The situation seemed rather confusing.

“This brother with a slightly receding hairline did indeed tell me not to mention to the senior that he came to work overtime.”

“But now the senior is asking about it…”

Tang Yishu was a bit conflicted. After considering for a few seconds, she finally replied: “Senior, this is for giving rewards, right? There won’t be any punishment, right?”

Pei Qian: “That’s right!”

Tang Yishu thought for a moment and replied: “Then can I ask him first if he wants the reward?”

Pei Qian:?

Ask him if he wants the reward? Wouldn’t that reveal my intentions?

He quickly replied: “No need, just tell me his characteristics.”

Tang Yishu replied: “I can’t, senior. I promised not to tell.”

Pei Qian:?

There’s something fishy!

And he almost got away with it!

Pei Qian instantly channeled his inner Sherlock Holmes and confirmed several facts.

Tang Yishu saw someone else when she worked overtime on the weekend, and it was most likely not Xiao Zhou from the administrative department.

Because Xiao Zhou’s overtime was permitted, there was no need for him to unnecessarily emphasize to Tang Yishu that she shouldn’t mention it.

Someone must have been using Xiao Zhou’s access card to secretly work overtime, and Xiao Zhou was covering for them!

But when Pei Qian tried to continue extracting information from Tang Yishu, he couldn’t get anything more.

This child was simply too honest. If Pei Qian had initially presented this as a serious issue, suggesting someone might be stealing company secrets, Tang Yishu would probably have told the truth.

But now, Tang Yishu already knew that this person was just working overtime normally, with no possibility of stealing company secrets. Out of a simple belief that “a promise must be kept,” she decided to keep the secret for them.

Pei Qian thought for a moment and replied: “Forget it.”

“Next time someone comes to work overtime, just quietly record their names or characteristics, then send them to me privately. Can you handle this task?”

Tang Yishu: “Yes, senior, I’ll complete the task.”

Pei Qian thought that it would be better not to publicize this matter, to avoid alerting the suspect.

This mole would be caught sooner or later; no need to rush. As long as they continued their wrongdoings and defied the rules, they would eventually be caught by Mr. Pei.

Pei Qian decided not to publicize this, mainly to protect Tang Yishu.

Let the mole believe that Tang Yishu was very kind and obedient, someone who wouldn’t inform on them to Mr. Pei. This way, they would gradually lower their guard.

And Pei Qian could perfectly utilize Tang Yishu to monitor everyone’s overtime activities on weekends!

When the time came, those overtime dogs who were exposed wouldn’t know how they were revealed, nor would they know that everything was under Mr. Pei’s control all along…

The mole thought they had covered their tracks perfectly, but their every move had already been caught by Mr. Pei.

“Hmph, trying to outwit me? Still too green!” Pei Qian leaned back in his executive chair, smugly, waiting for the truth to come to light.

…

…

December 1st, Wednesday.

Xiao Sun was preparing to head to the airport to pick up Ruan Guangjian.

As Mr. Pei’s dedicated driver, Xiao Sun’s driving skills were impeccable, and he was efficient in his work, earning Mr. Pei’s deep trust.

Usually, for business receptions, such as when Qiao Laoshi, Zhang Zuting, and others came to Jingzhou, it was Xiao Sun who picked them up, and this time was no exception.

Before leaving, Pei Qian pulled Xiao Sun aside and gave him some brief instructions.

“After meeting Ruan Guangjian, first take him to the hotel so he can drop off his things and rest a bit.”

“Then, take him directly to the amusement park!”

“Start with the roller coaster package.”

“When he’s about done playing, take him to Swan Lake Restaurant for dinner in the evening.”

“Remember, he must have a thoroughly enjoyable time at the amusement park. If he doesn’t enjoy himself fully, I’ll hold you responsible, understand?”

Pei Qian emphasized repeatedly.

Today was Wednesday, and there wouldn’t be a vacancy at Mingyun Private Kitchen until Sunday, so they would have to make do with Swan Lake Restaurant for Ruan Guangjian.

Arriving in Jingzhou and immediately being put through the roller coaster package was a show of force, a power move to dampen Ruan Guangjian’s spirit!

How dare you arrange things for me? I must arrange things for you!

Pei Qian had it all planned out. Xiao Sun was efficient and reliable; with more cultivation, he would become a guide in the future.

When any “VIPs” from Mr. Pei’s little notebook came to Jingzhou, Xiao Sun would lead them to enjoy a roller coaster package first.

Xiao Sun nodded hastily: “Don’t worry, Mr. Pei, I’ll arrange everything perfectly!”

Although he wasn’t clear why Mr. Pei was so fond of roller coasters, bungee jumping, and other extreme sports, since it was a task personally assigned by Mr. Pei, he would complete it conscientiously.

Arriving at the airport, he successfully met up with Ruan Guangjian.

For this trip to Jingzhou, Ruan Guangjian didn’t bring much luggage, just a suitcase and a backpack. The backpack contained a drawing tablet, laptop, and so on, while the suitcase held his change of clothes.

Xiao Sun drove Ruan Guangjian to the hotel, where he dropped off his luggage and rested briefly before setting off again.

“So, we’re heading to Tenda now, right?” Ruan Guangjian asked.

Xiao Sun smiled: “No, not to Tenda.”

“Mr. Pei said that you’ve come a long way and must be tired, so he asked me to show you the local customs and culture of Jingzhou first.”

Ruan Guangjian was puzzled: “What’s there to experience about local customs? Are we going to some historical sites?”

Xiao Sun shook his head: “Not historical sites, but an amusement park. I’ll take you to experience the roller coaster, drop tower, pendulum ride, and haunted house first.”

Ruan Guangjian was completely bewildered and fell silent.

Then he asked with a hint of curiosity: “How did Mr. Pei know I like this???”