117: Chapter 117 Tail cutting

"If the person who threw the paint is truly an internal Employee of your company, then this matter is an internal dispute within your company."

Chen Ling didn't want to hear any more.

"Just tell me if you can investigate it or not. If you can't, I'll find someone else to help me investigate."

The police officer sighed.

"If you want to find someone else, then go ahead and find someone else. Anyway, we can only do what is within our duty to investigate these two people for you. If we can't find them, then we have no choice."

Chen Ling scoffed and muttered under her breath, "So useless!"

With that, she left, stepping out in her high heels.

Back home, Chen Ling took out her phone and called Yang Jin.

"Where are you?"

Yang Jin's voice came through the phone.

"At this hour, where else would I be besides the company?"

"What's wrong?"

Chen Ling told Yang Jin everything that had happened at the company that day.

After listening, Yang Jin chuckled lightly.

"I already told you there was no need to go to the company today."

Chen Ling huffed, "Right, right, right, everything you say is correct. So, what should I do now?"

"The heat surrounding this matter hasn't died down, and Wang Tian is using it to pressure me into transferring my shares. I have a massive headache right now."

Yang Jin replied while typing on his keyboard, "Actually, I think you can genuinely consider transferring those shares."

Chen Ling's expression changed.

"What do you mean by that?"

Yang Jin responded, "Don't get agitated first, listen to me explain slowly."

"Your company is currently suffering severe losses. There are only two or three projects that can actually make money. If you cannot create a project that brings you high returns in a short period, your company will inevitably face a capital chain rupture sooner or later."

Chen Ling impatiently interrupted him.

"I know all that. Can you just get to the point?"

Yang Jin continued, "The point is, I think you should take the opportunity while the shares are still worth something to sell them off."

"Impossible!" Chen Ling immediately rejected the plan.

Although the company's situation was indeed not very good, it hadn't truly reached a desperate situation yet. She didn't want to make a premature move and give up directly.

"I watched the company slowly improve alongside Shen Yan. In other words, I am considered one of the founders of the company. You're asking me to just give up the company's shares like this, I absolutely will not agree."

Yang Jin didn't mean to force Chen Ling to agree.

"It's fine if you don't agree. I was just offering a plan for you to consider."

Chen Ling's tone softened, "I know you're saying this for my own good, but I really can't just give up the company's shares right now."

"Can you offer me any other ideas or directions?"

The sound of typing from the phone stopped.

Yang Jin replied, "No. I believe your only way out now is to sever your tail to survive, like a gecko."

"To put it plainly, I think your company has no more value."

Chen Ling felt extremely displeased by his words.

After all, she had watched the company grow from the beginning.

She could say the company had no more value, but Yang Jin couldn't.

"Alright, I will handle this matter myself. You should get back to work."

With that, she abruptly hung up the phone.

As soon as she hung up, the doorbell rang.

Chen Ling assumed it was the cleaning lady.

Without a second thought, she walked over and opened the door.

"Drip, drip, drip."

"Splat!"

An empty basin fell to the floor.

An unknown liquid dripped from Chen Ling's hair.

"Who did it?!"

The doorway was empty; no one could answer her question.

Half an hour later, the police came to her door again.

The people who arrived were the same two officers.

"Why are you two here again?"

Chen Ling sneered and replied, "How should I know?"

The police officer sighed and asked, "Did you see who threw the substance on you?"

"If I had seen them, would I need to call you here?"

Chen Ling looked very annoyed.

Hearing this, the police officer also became very annoyed.

"Please straighten out your attitude. We came here to help you solve the problem, not to be picked at!"

Chen Ling was already upset.

Hearing this, she became even more upset.

"How am I picking a fight? Helping me solve problems is your job as the police, isn't it?!"

"Forget it, you all should leave. A bunch of good-for-nothings! I'm going to file a complaint against you with your superiors!"

The police officer also got angry.

"Fine, complain all you want!"

After all that hassle.

The trouble Chen Ling was facing still hadn't been resolved.

Time passed second by second.

In the blink of an eye, another two weeks had passed.

During these two weeks, the base user count for the "Prosperous Appointment" software kept doubling.

All Employees in the company were extremely happy.

"That's great! We are definitely getting our bonuses this month!"

"Hahahaha! I've already figured out what I'm going to do after I get my bonus!"

"Me too!"

Hearing everyone discussing bonuses, Chen Guangke picked up a file and walked into the office.

When he entered, Shen Yan was dealing with other matters.

"Is now a convenient time?"

Hearing the question, Shen Yan glanced at Chen Guangke.

"What's up?"

Chen Guangke sat on the sofa and replied, "What are you thinking? Are we going to run ads for the software or not?"

Shen Yan put the file he was holding aside and walked over to sit on the other side of the sofa.

"The software hasn't been out for long. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Chen Guangke sighed deeply.

"How can I not be anxious?"

"Our company hasn't earned a single cent yet. Aren't you worried that the company's capital chain might run into problems?"

"When the other Employees were discussing bonuses just now, I didn't even dare to chime in."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and retorted, "Why didn't you dare to chime in? Do you think the company is about to fail to pay Employee bonuses?"

Chen Guangke was speechless, "What else could it be?"

"I already asked the Finance Department. We only have about two million left in the company's accounts."

"Are you sure our company's capital chain won't have issues if things continue like this?"

Shen Yan nodded with certainty.

"Our company's capital chain definitely won't have any problems. You can put your mind at ease."

"I've already figured out the matter regarding the software's revenue model."

Chen Guangke's eyes lit up, and he eagerly asked, "Have you decided to run ads for the software yet?"

Shen Yan nodded.

"Yes, we definitely need to run ads, but not right now."

Chen Guangke looked completely puzzled.

"Why not run ads right now?"

"Because now is not the best time. I plan to have the project team help me add a new feature to the software."