(a)

That day, Manny and I walked through the desolate prehistoric ruins of the large office and hugged each other tightly, tears streaming down our eyes from our shared grief.

Jackie rubbed her hands together and stood next to her, watching the two of us women hug each other and cry. There were many words of comfort rolling in his heart, but he just stood there with his hands rubbed together, and did not say a word.

In life, there is a lot of suffering, in fact, others cannot be comforted. You can only experience it yourself, you can only endure it yourself, and you can only bear it yourself.

After the initial outpouring of sadness passed, we all slowly regained our composure.

Manny said, "Thank you so much, Xinxin, for being the first to be here at a time like this." I was alone, I really didn't know what to do, everything was stopped, there were a lot of emails and phone calls asking and urging, but no one came to work, and the directors didn't answer my calls. I'm just an administrative secretary. I can't handle such a complicated situation. ”

I said, "What about Sue?" Does she already know the news? Where is she? ”

Manny said: "Sue has arrived, she arrived three hours before you, but I didn't see her, she was taken away when she entered the country. She called me at the airport and said that she had already called a lawyer and that the investigation department was going to call her for information. ”

I said, "Do you know where she was taken?" ”

"Her lawyer called here and gave me an address, and her lawyer was flying there," Manny said. He said that he would protect her legitimate rights and interests and would not let her be treated illegally. ”

Manny led me to her desk. She picked up a note from the table and showed me the address.

I said, "What about the children?" ”

"The kids are still in school," Manny said. Su entrusted someone from her own company to take care of them. She said she would wait until she figured out the situation before explaining it to the children. ”

I said, "What about the rest of Kaohsiung's subordinates?" Is there not even a faithful man? Is it all at this time that everything is allowed to come to a standstill and collapse? Is there no one who can take on a little responsibility for orphans and widows at this time? ”

"The most loyal cadres have basically been taken away, and the rest have been restricted from moving," Manny said. Most of them are now unable to protect themselves. ”

"It happened suddenly, he didn't give any explanation, the police told us a lot of restrictions, and no one knew what the situation was or what to do," she said. Everyone is in danger, and I don't know how widely it will be implicated, and whether it will affect me. Therefore, everyone is afraid that they will not be able to escape further. ”

(b)

I said, "But what happened?" What exactly did he do? Why are the Department of Justice and the FBI still involved? What kind of threats did he face, and what kind of persecution did he face? You're by his side day and night, can't you guess at all? ”

Manny looked at me, and she shook her head sadly. Her thick lips twitched.

"I don't really know what he did," she said. He didn't really say anything either. ”

"Before he finally left the office, he received a subpoena letter from the F.B.I. asking him to go to a confidential hearing to explain some important facts about the company," she said. The letter said that if he did not go, he would have violated some kind of law, what kind of legal trouble he would face, and asked him not to leave a certain geographical area until he attended the hearing, otherwise he would also face legal consequences. When I saw the contents of the letter, the hearing was 50 hours later, and I thought it might be serious, so I went in and handed it to him. I saw a letter from the Justice Department on his desk, and I guessed it was the same thing, and maybe the hearing was held by the Department of Justice and the FBI. He apparently knew about it before I did. I was hoping that he would give me some instructions on what to do about it, at least consult a law firm or something, but he didn't ask me to do anything, just told me not to be so nervous and not to talk about it to anyone. I asked him if he wanted to cancel the rest of the day, and he said no. Then he walked out of the office and went to a regular meeting. There was nothing unusual about the meeting. Later, the police summoned all those who attended the meeting. But they all testified that there were no special circumstances at the meeting that day, and that Kaohsiung did not make any hints or arrangements for what was going on. After the meeting that day, he drove out alone, asking me not to contact him and help him block all the calls. That's the case. Then I didn't know where he went and lost contact until the police informed us that his body had been found. ”

"They turned it all over and took a lot of carts, all the computers, even my personal tablet," Manny said. Now there is no information, and many business calls have come over, but they cannot be verified and handled. ”

I said, "Now, is his law firm involved?" ”

Manny pulled out an envelope and handed it to me, saying, "Intervene." They got this back. A detailed list of all the materials that have been removed. ”

"The procedures of the investigation department are all legal," she said. They say that there are big names who personally intervene in the case. Kaohsiung's death is definitely not that simple. In their judgment, this was a sensational insider scandal. There may be too many heavyweights involved. The situation will be complicated. Kaohsiung should have no choice but to deal with it this way. He must be the hub of the whole thing. He judged that only when he completely disappeared and was permanently silenced would the progress of the entire incident be effectively stifled and nothing could be done. ”

I remembered what Kaohsiung had said to me before his death: "In fact, all the trouble I can get into is something you can't help." ”

"Lawyers judge that it's not just about finances," Manny said. ”

"I'll tell you one more thing," she said. Eighteen months ago, three months before his sudden disappearance, he bought himself a large special life insurance policy that paid a very high amount and included suicide. ”

I said, "Huh? Why didn't you tell us sooner? ”

"I'm sorry, I also got a call from the insurance company 20 hours ago," Manny said. The insurance company saw his message on TV. ”

I'm speechless.

(c)

Manny looked at me with sincerity on his face.

She said, "Xinxin, believe me, I have nothing to hide from you. They summoned me, but after half a day, they released me. I really, don't know anything. I only know that the matter is serious, and many departments are going to check on him, and he may not have a good future, but I don't know what it is for. ”

"He didn't tell me anything," she said. When he drove away, he didn't say how long he would be gone. I thought he was just going to see a lawyer or something, and he would come back to work tomorrow. He didn't even turn off the power on his computer. I didn't know he had already figured out that he would never come again. ”

She opened the drawer. She said: "Here are all the materials that are left after they searched, and I have sorted them all out and put them together." The above is the phone number of the person you can contact, if you need help, you can try it, or someone will be willing to help you figure out the situation. ”

Jackie took the contact number sheet. He said, "Leave this matter to me, I'll call, and if anyone is willing to help, I'll ask him to come to the hotel and talk." ”

I looked at Jackie again with gratitude and I said, "Thank you." ”

Jackie said to us, "The situation will figure it out. We do our best. There must be someone willing to come out and help him. We will not be alone. I believe in this side of human nature. ”

Manny said, "Heart, I'm going to stay here and not leave." If the company can't exist anymore, I'll be with you for as long as you need it, as long as I can help. ”

"No matter what other people think, I'll save it until last," she said. ”

I looked at Manny with gratitude.

I said, "Where is his body?" Can we go and see him? ”

Manny said sadly, "It should be possible." The police took me to see it in order to verify his identity. I'm going to call the law firm, and I need their application and accompaniment for this matter. ”