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Chapter 1361: Criminal Evidence About Chang Bingjian
Although Tang Quanjun was in the same faction of the Leng family, he had no direct relationship with it, instead he had a relationship with an important official who was connected to the Leng family.
Therefore, Tang Quanjun went to meet this official later.
This official's name was Xi Youheng, and he held a high position in the government.
When Xi Youheng saw the evidence, he was more than happy, because this was a great chance for Tang Quanjun to replace Chang Bingjian.
They wanted to have more of their people in the government. After all, little things added up, and many hands make light work. They needed to accumulate their influence, and they were working for it. However, it wasn't easy.
Every faction had a lot of supporters in every city around the country, and most of them hid their dirty secrets very well.
It was difficult to investigate every one of their enemies' supporters when they had no clear evidence or a reasonable excuse. As a result, even though they were aware that Chang Bingjian was guilty of many things, they couldn't do anything to punish him.
Xi Youheng couldn't help Tang Quanjun casually, to prevent their relationship from being exposed. All of them had to be super careful.
Fortunately, they had gotten criminal evidence about Chang Bingjian now, so it would be very easy for them to unseat him.
Tang Quanjun had promised that he wouldn't tell other people that it was Gu Ning who had provided him with the evidence, but Xi Youheng was different.
When Xi Youheng heard Gu Ning's name, he somehow felt like it sounded very familiar.
Seeing Xi Youheng's reaction, Tang Quanjun was confused.
After thinking for a while, an idea dawned on Xi Youheng. He stood up and went to his computer to search for Gu Ning's information on the Internet. He found some photos of Gu Ning, and asked Tang Quanjun whether the girl in the photos was Gu Ning.
Tang Quanjun was surprised, but nodded in agreement.
Xi Youheng had heard Gu Ning's name before because his son was Gu Ning's fan. His son had introduced many of Gu Ning's achievements to him, so he had a deep impression of Gu Ning. He had to admit that Gu Ning was very outstanding among her peers.
Given what Gu Ning had done before, Xi Youheng understood that it wouldn't be hard for her to get the criminal evidence about Chang Bingjian.
At this time, Tang Quanjun read a lot of news about Gu Ning on the Internet as well, and he was shocked too. He knew that Gu Ning wasn't simple, but he was still amazed by her achievements.
She was personally very successful, and also had powerful connections.
"Jesus, she's so unbelievable," Tang Quanjun said.
"Right," Xi Youheng said. After a while, he thought of something and asked, "How did she give you the criminal evidence on Chang Bingjian?"
Tang Quanjun showed Xi Youheng the criminal evidence once he met him, and didn't have time to tell him the whole story until now.
Xi Youheng was mad at what Chang Bingjian had done, and he decided to deal with it right away.
Since Gu Ning was unwilling to expose her identity, Xi Youheng respected her decision and decided to give the credit to Tang Quanjun.
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About 11 am, two policemen came to visit Leng Shaojia in the hospital.
They had checked the surveillance cameras, but still failed to find out who the attacker was, because the attacker showed up and disappeared within seconds.
Although Leng Shaojia and Jiang Shuyuan agreed to give up, they were still annoyed that they couldn't find out who the attacker was.
After they calmed down, Jiang Shuyuan told the two policemen to stop investigating it. She acted very kind and tolerant, which left a good impression on the two policemen.
Since Jiang Shuyuan was willing to stop searching for the attacker, the two policemen agreed.
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After lunch, Gu Ning received Leng Shaoting's call, and they chatted with each other for a while on the phone.
She didn't tell Leng Shaoting what she had been through these days, because she didn't want to worry him.
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At 2 pm, a group of policemen went to Libang Company, the Zeng family's business, and took Zeng Kai, the HR manager, and Zeng Lichang away.
Zeng Kai was guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, the HR manager was guilty of shielding, and Zeng Lichang was guilty of shielding and bribery.
In the beginning, they struggled and argued, but they had to close their mouths when the police showed them the evidence.
It caused a great sensation in the Libang Company, and all of the staff members were surprised.
Actually, it wasn't a secret that Zeng Kai had purposefully injured a man in their company, but they were forbidden to talk about it. Therefore they were surprised, because this secret was exposed so soon.
They disliked Zeng Kai's behavior, and also hoped that he could be punished.
When Zeng Kai was arrested by the police, no one had sympathy for him.
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Chapter 1362: I Didn't Do It
At the same time, they were also worried that they might lose their jobs if the company got in trouble. If they lost their jobs, they wouldn't have an income, and it wasn't easy to find a new job at this time.
"Will the company be closed?"
"I hope not."
"I thought it would be fine when we were forbidden to talk about it, but it's still been exposed."
"Although I don't want to lose my job, they're too arrogant and hateful."
"I feel good that they're been punished according to the law."
"Does anyone know anything about the injured young man? He looked terrible when the fruit knife cut into his head."
"No idea, but I hope he survived."
"Me too."
"…"
They worked for Libang Company, but they had principles. However, even if they were clearly aware that what Zeng Kai had done was illegal, they couldn't do anything about it. They didn't have power, wealth, or influence, so they could only stand aside.
Therefore, they hoped that the injured young man would be fine and that Zeng Kai would be punished. They didn't care much about the HR manager.
Because a large group of policemen came in several police cars, many passers-by were attracted to the scene and they took many videos when Zeng Lichang was arrested.
Many of them placed the video on their social media.
When the Libang Company got in trouble, Chang Bingjian couldn't stay calm. He wasn't seriously injured, but couldn't move for the time being and had to stay in the hospital for a few days.
In the meanwhile, Tang Quanjun and several other officials of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection went together to Chang Bingjian's ward.
Chang Bingjian was stunned when they showed up. He didn't know what had happened. He thought that Tang Quanjun was still on a business trip.
"H-Hi, nice to see you here," Chang Bingjian said in panic.
"Director Chang, you're accused of accepting bribery and breaking the law, so we need to conduct an investigation," said the head of the Public Security Department.
Chang Bingjian knew that it wasn't good news, but he forced himself to calm down. "Great, I need to see who wants to slander me."
It sounded as if he was really innocent.
Actually, all the other important officials had seen the evidence, but they still needed to finish the legal procedures.
After that, Tang Quanjun began to ask him questions. "Director Chang, Zeng Kai, the son of Zeng Lichang who is the chairman of Libang Company, injured a young man called Peng Xinghao with intent at noon yesterday. Peng Xinghao's older sister, Peng Xiaoman reported it to the branch, but you refused to deal with it. Is it true?"
"Absolutely not! It's a lie!" Chang Bingjian denied it right away. He even pretended to be mad. Chang Bingjian didn't know that they already had solid evidence in their hands, so he still tried to get away with it.
"A girl named Gu Ning also showed up at the branch yesterday, and Zuo Anrong, the captain of the No.1 team, wanted to help her but was stopped by you. You threatened Gu Ning to shut her mouth and even pointed a gun at her," Tang Quanjun continued.
He was more than happy to see the terrible situation that Chang Bingjian was in now, but he had to be serious on the surface.
"Nonsense! It's ridiculous, and I've never done anything like that." Chang Bingjian argued.
"Then why did the girl attack the police?" Tang Quanjun asked.
"Well…" Chang Bingjian didn't know what to say. "You can check the surveillance cameras if you want to know the reason."
Chang Bingjian believed that the surveillance cameras were already broken.
"The surveillance cameras are broken and we can get nothing from them," Tang Quanjun said.
Hearing that, Chang Bingjian was relieved. "Since the surveillance cameras are broken, there is no evidence."
"Do you mean that you still want to deny it?" said the Head of the Public Security Department.
"I didn't do it. Why should I admit it?" Chang Bingjian insisted.
The head of the Public Security Department wasn't in the same faction as the Chang family, nor the Leng family, so he stayed neutral in this case. However, the other officials from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection were the Leng family's people.
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Chapter 1363: The Chang Family Can't Protect You
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Tang Quanjun continued, "Let me be honest with you, the girl had a miniature camera with her when she walked into your office, and she had a video recording of everything."
"What? Impossible!" Chang Bingjian retorted.
"Why?" Tang Quanjun asked. "Are you panicking now?"
"I…" Chang Bingjian felt humiliated.
"I know that you won't admit it without evidence, so we can show you," Tang Quanjun said and a policeman, who stood by his side, took out a computer at once.
When Chang Bingjian watched the video, he was stunned. He couldn't believe it and refused to believe it, but he knew that it was real.
Before the video even ended, Chang Bingjian was despairing.
"Yeah, I admit that I threatened Gu Ning and shot at her, but it isn't a big deal. She's fine now, and do you think that you all aren't guilty of doing anything illegal? Why can't you turn a blind eye to it?"
"In addition, my family is the Chang family, and nobody can get any benefit from it if it becomes big trouble," Chang Bingjian said. He tried to use his family's influence to protect himself from being punished.
Although the four most powerful families in this country were at the same level, none of them was willing to act against others without gaining any benefit. They wouldn't take action unless they had solid proof.
In that case, Chang Bingjian could be fine and he would probably just be transferred to another city to avoid trouble. However, his notebook of bribery was also exposed this time. Therefore, the Chang family wouldn't protect him.
"So? I don't think the Chang family will protect you this time, and it will directly give you up," said the Head of the Public Security Department.
No one could help Chang Bingjian out this time.
"That's impossible!" Chang Bingjian said with confidence.
"Do you think that we only have this video?" Tang Quanjun sneered.
Hearing that, Chang Bingjian was struck dumb for a second.
"What else do you have?" he asked.
"You're accused of having a mistress and a love child, which is totally unacceptable because you're an important official," Tang Quanjun said.
Chang Bingjian was shocked and couldn't believe his ears.
"Do you have evidence?" Chang Bingjian almost shouted.
Tang Quanjun gave a glance to a policeman and the policeman showed Chang Bingjian the evidence.
Chang Bingjian couldn't deny it right now, but he still argued. "There are other officials who have a mistress and a love child in the government. Why are you only targeting me?"
"Look at this." Tang Quanjun took out a notebook.
It was a copy, but Chang Bingjian grabbed it away.
"No, no, it's impossible. It's fake!" He still tried to get away with it. He couldn't admit it, because the Chang family would abandon him once he admitted it.
"You know it's your handwriting, and it was found in a safe from your house," Tang Quanjun said.
"I…" Chang Bingjian didn't know what to say now. He was reluctant to accept it, but there was nothing he could do now. He was doomed to be put in jail this time.
"Alright, whether you admit it or not, we're sure that you're guilty of many crimes," said the official from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Chang Bingjian remained silent.
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That afternoon, Chang Bingjian's scandal erupted on Weibo, and many Internet users began to talk about him.
"Another corrupt official!"
"When can all of those corrupt officials be put in jail?"
"I don't think it's possible."
"There are both corrupt and good officials in our country."
"Right."
"We can't ignore good officials just because a corrupt official is caught."
"I doubt that. There are too few good officials."
"I think it might have been exposed because of the conflict among different factions."
"I agree."
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Chapter 1364: Xu Qinyin Cooks for Tang Qingyang
"Come on, it's undeniable that Chang Bingjian is a corrupt official and he should be put in jail."
"Right!"
"I think you're defending this corrupt official."
"…"
Although the Internet user pointed out the truth, he was amid criticisms within a short time and didn't dare to talk about it further.
Once the scandal broke, the Chang family heard about it. It was angry, but chose to abandon Chang Bingjian. There was solid proof, and the Chang family might be involved in big trouble if it tried to help Chang Bingjian out.
As a result, the Chang family wasn't annoyed at Tang Quanjun, but Chang Bingjian, because he was too careless.
It wasn't a secret that Chang Bingjian had accepted bribes many times. However, Chang Bingjian made it public this time.
Besides, although the Chang family was aware of Chang Bingjian's bad deeds, it didn't know that he had accepted such a huge amount of bribes.
In that case, Chang Bingjian was doomed to be put in jail. He was too dumb to be a good pawn now.
People in power actually couldn't do whatever they wanted. Instead, they had to be more careful than ordinary people. Precisely because they were powerful, only those who were more powerful than them could cause them trouble. However, once their dirty secrets were exposed, no one would be able to help them out.
After Chang Bingjian was arrested by the police, the other members in the Chang family had to be more careful than ever. They didn't know whether their enemy's target was only Chang Bingjian, or the whole Chang family.
In order to keep the whole family safe, the members of the Chang family had to investigate to find the person who had the ability to put Chang Bingjian in jail.
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At 4 pm, Xu Qinyin planned to go to Tang Qingyang's home and cook for him. Tang Qingyang was injured because of her, so she needed to thank him.
However, Xu Qinyin didn't have Tang Qingyang's phone number, so she asked Jiang Ruiqin.
Tang Qingyang was single, and he felt bored when he was alone in his house, so he often stayed in Jiang Ruiqin's place. Although Ba Tianyang stayed by his side, he seldom talked with him. The two didn't have common interests, and Ba Tianyang wasn't talkative either.
Jiang Ruiqin lived in a big house after all, and he was single too. He felt bored as well, so he welcomed Ba Tianyang and Tang Qingyang to visit him.
Jiang Ruiqin was unwilling to go back to the Jiang family's old house, because his parents always urged him to find a girlfriend. He knew that he wasn't young, but it wasn't easy for him to find a girl he liked. To be specific, he needed to find a girl who liked him too.
For example, he liked Gu Ning, but Gu Ning already had a boyfriend.
When Xu Qinyin heard that Tang Qingyang was in Jiang Ruiqin's home, she directly drove to visit them.
Jiang Ruiqin didn't know why Xu Qinyin wanted to see Tang Qingyang, so he was surprised when she showed up with bags of meat and vegetables.
"What are you doing here?" Jiang Ruiqin asked.
"To cook." Xu Qinyin smiled at him. "Wasn't Qingyang injured because of me yesterday. I think I should thank him by cooking for him."
Saying that, Xu Qinyin pushed the door open and walked into Jiang Ruiqin's place as if it were her own. She and Jiang Ruiqin grew up together, so it was totally fine for her to do that.
Jiang Ruiqin nodded and followed her. Xu Qinyin was good at cooking, so he loved to eat food cooked by her. In addition, he always dined outside, and it wasn't healthy.
If his parents could stop urging him to find a girlfriend, he would be more than willing to go back to live in the Jiang family's house.
Tang Qingyang was a good cook too, but he was injured now.
"Miss Xu, did you want to see me?" Tang Qingyang said from the living room. The next second, he was surprised by the bags of meat and vegetables in her hands.
"Yeah, and I want to thank you by cooking for you tonight!" Xu Qinyin said and shook the bags in her hands.
"Miss Xu, you don't need to do that. I'm already fine," Tang Qingyang said.
He was indeed much better now, because he wasn't seriously injured and had the help of Gu Ning's pill.
"Don't fool me. You were bleeding the entire time yesterday," Xu Qinyin said.
Afterwards, she walked straight to the kitchen.
"Come on, just wait to enjoy the meal!" Jiang Ruiqin patted Tang Qingyang's shoulder.
Since Xu Qinyin already went to cook in the kitchen, Tang Qingyang accepted it in the end.
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Chapter 1365: A Perfect Couple?
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However, Tang Qingyang still felt it was a little inappropriate, so he walked into the kitchen and asked Xu Qinyin, "May I help?"
"No, thanks, you'll only cause trouble here," Xu Qinyin said.
Tang Qingyang didn't know what to say, because he was actually a good cook.
"Qingyang, don't worry, Qinxin can handle it herself. It's a piece of cake for her," Jiang Ruiqin said and pulled Tang Qingyang away.
Since Xu Qinyin didn't need his help, Tang Qingyang followed Jiang Ruiqin back to the living room.
Once in a while, Tang Qingyang would look towards the kitchen, but he didn't know why.
Jiang Ruiqin noticed and asked, "Qingyang, why are you always glancing at the kitchen? Do you have a special feeling for Qinyin?"
"Nonsense!" Tang Qingyang denied it at once.
"Really?" Jiang Ruiqin cocked his eyebrow.
Tang Qingyang didn't know how to explain it, so he directly closed his mouth. No woman had ever cooked for him before, and Tang Qingyang had a deep impression of Xu Qinyin.
However, Jiang Ruiqin thought that Tang Qingyang stayed silent because he had a guilty conscience. "To be honest, I think you two would be a perfect couple. Do you want me to help?"
"Could you please stop talking about it? There is a huge gap between Qinyin and me." Tang Qingyang gave Jiang Ruiqin a glare.
Xu Qinyin's family was much more influential than his, and he felt inferior to her. In addition, even if he liked Xu Qinyin, they could only be together if Xu Qinyin also liked him. Most importantly, he still needed to focus on his revenge.
"Come on, don't say that! I think you're a good quality man," Jiang Ruiqin said. "Although Qinyin's family is indeed more influential than yours, you're very outstanding among your peers."
Tang Qingyang was a major shareholder of the Tang Organization after all, and he had over a billion yuan in wealth.
Compared with Tang Qingyang, Jiang Ruiqin was much poorer.
"Alright, can we drop this topic?" Tang Qingyang said.
"Fine." Jiang Ruiqin didn't want to embarrass him. Even though he thought Xu Qinyin and Tang Qingyang would be a perfect couple, it was their personal affair.
After the little argument with Jiang Ruiqin, Tang Qingyang didn't dare to look at the kitchen anymore. He didn't want Jiang Ruiqin to talk about it when Xu Qinyin walked out later.
Xu Qinyin made five dishes for the four of them. She also cooked a nutritious soup for Tang Qingyang.
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Gu Ning suddenly wanted to have seafood, so she decided to dine outside.
When she arrived at the restaurant, she ran into Baili Zongyang in the hall. Baili Zongyang came with two of his friends.
"What a coincidence! Nice to see you, Miss Gu," Baili Zongyang said. He already had the result of the investigation on Gu Ning, and he was aware of Gu Ning's changes before and after the car accident.
About a year ago, Gu Ning used to be a weak and unsociable girl, but she completely changed after the car accident. It seemed as if there was a different soul in the same body.
Baili Zongyang was a man from the cultivation world, but he didn't believe in reincarnation. Therefore, Baili Zongyang thought that Gu Ning probably pretended to be weak. However, Gu Ning became a kung fu master after the car accident too, which was difficult for him to understand the reason for.
He knew nothing about Gu Ning's life in the past, so he regarded it as her disguise.
Moreover, Gu Ning was unusually good at stone-gambling, and she started Jade Beauty Jewelry doing it, which was another big question in Baili Zongyang's mind. He didn't understand why Gu Ning was so excellent at stone-gambling.
Cultivators needed magical power to practice their cultivation, and magical power from jade was one of their energy sources, so they began to learn stone-gambling at a very early age. He knew stone-gambling wasn't easy at all. Even a jade expert couldn't get jade every time when stone-gambling.
Baili Zongyang thought that Gu Ning could probably sense the magical power in the jade, but it was only a guess.
As a senior cultivator, Baili Zongyang couldn't sense the magical power in jade. Therefore, he didn't think it was very likely.
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Chapter 1366: May I Help?
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As for other things which had no relationship with magical power about Gu Ning, Baili Zongyang had no interest in learning them.
He had even slipped into Colaine's factory once to check its medicines. He felt magical power from them, but failed to find its source. He was confused.
"Mr. Baili, nice to see you too." Gu Ning smiled at him. She didn't know that Baili Zongyang had done an investigation on her, so her attitude towards him stayed the same.
Actually, even if she was aware of it, she wouldn't mind, because Baili Zongyang had no intention to hurt her. In addition, Gu Ning kept in touch with Baili Zongyang because she wanted to learn more about the cultivation world.
"Miss Gu, I've always wanted to invite you to share a meal together, but don't have the chance to see you. Would you mind dining with us today?" Baili Zongyang said politely.
If he wanted to know more secrets about Gu Ning, he had to interact with her more often.
Gu Ning understood that Baili Zongyang was sincere and she also wanted to spend more time with him, so she agreed.
"Well, I see your friends are here with you. Is it appropriate?" she asked.
"it's fine, we're just hanging out together. It's nothing serious," Baili Zongyang said.
"Right," said Baili Zongyang's two friends.
"Great, let's go now," Gu Ning said.
After that, they went to the private room that Baili Zongyang booked. Baili Zongyang handed Gu Ning the menu and invited her to order first. Gu Ning didn't hesitate and ordered some seafood she liked.
Baili Zongyang noticed her preference for seafood, so he ordered a seafood hotpot.
During the meal, Baili Zongyang casually asked Gu Ning why she was so excellent at stone-gambling.
"I've studied stone-gambling, and learned a lot about it. I'm also very lucky, so it's more likely for me to cut out a piece of jade," Gu Ning said.
Hearing that, Baili Zongyang cocked his eyebrow. He couldn't believe that Gu Ning relied on her luck to play stone-gambling.
Although he didn't know whether it was a lie or not, he chose to accept this explanation. There were many unbelievable things and people in this world after all.
He came from the cultivation world, and he knew a lot more about strange things than mortals. As a result, he agreed that Gu Ning was very different from other people.
To prevent Gu Ning from becoming suspicious, Baili Zongyang dropped this topic.
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At 6:30 pm, Xu Qinyin finished cooking the meal.
Once Xu Qinyin invited them to sit by the dining table, Jiang Ruiqin ran towards her.
"May I help?" Tang Qingyang asked Xu Qinyin again after he watched her being busy in the kitchen for nearly an hour.
Jiang Ruiqin gave Tang Qingyang a glance, but said nothing. He knew that Tang Qingyang didn't want to talk about his feelings towards Xu Qinyin right now.
"It's fine, you can just sit," Xu Qinyin said, then turned to get the other dishes in the kitchen.
Since Xu Qinyin said that, Tang Qingyang sat down at the table.
After a short while, Xu Qinyin placed the nutritious soup before Tang Qingyang and said, "Qingyang, thank you so much for your help last night."
"My pleasure, Miss Xu," Tang Qingyang said.
"If it hadn't been for you, my face could have been disfigured," Xu Qinyin said with a serious expression. Xu Qinyin still felt scared of it in retrospect.
Afterwards, they began to enjoy the meal.
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Gu Ning left the restaurant alone after having dinner with Baili Zongyang.
Baili Zongyang planned to hang out with his friends in a bar tonight, and they invited Gu Ning to have fun together, but Gu Ning said that she wanted to go home.
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When Chang Bingjian was arrested by the police, those who had bribed him also got into big trouble.
Some officials had bribed Chang Bingjian for promotions, so they were going to be punished too.
Five officials were arrested that afternoon. Two of them worked in the capital, while the other three came from other cities. Although they didn't hold high positions in the government, they were still guilty. And although they had a close relationship with Chang Bingjian, they weren't the Chang family's people. It wasn't easy for an official to choose a faction to side with after all.
Because of Chang Bingjian, other corrupt officials stayed alert. Most of them didn't have a notebook of bribery, but some of them did, and they destroyed it right away.
Corrupt officials could never be completely eliminated, because the desire for wealth or power always got the better of them.
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Chapter 1367: Liu Yue
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As for the Zeng family, Zeng Kai couldn't deny what he had done because of the solid proof.
However, this case hadn't been brought to the court yet, so he was kept in the Public Security Bureau for the time being.
The HR manager was also under arrest now, and he was going to be held in detention for a few years.
Zeng Lichang was bailed out because of his good attitude of confessing to his crimes. He would be lightly punished in the future.
Gu Ning didn't care how Zeng Lichang would be punished, because Zeng Kai was the key person in the case. She aimed to see Zeng Kai punished according to the law.
Because the court hadn't begun yet, the amount of compensation Peng Xinghao could get wouldn't be revealed until it was over.
In order to be successfully bailed out, Zeng Lichang didn't tell his wife, and instead called his brother-in-law. His wife wasn't a reasonable woman, and he was afraid that she might cause him more trouble.
As a result, his wife wasn't aware of the case until he was back home in the night.
Once she heard that Zeng Kai could be put in jail in the future, she argued loudly with Zeng Lichang and forced him to get Zeng Kai out.
Actually, if the Zeng family had called the police when the accident happened, it wouldn't have become a big problem later, but they hadn't done that.
The Zeng family didn't lack money at all, and it could easily afford the medical fee for Peng Xinghao. Besides, Zeng Lichang had given Chang Bingjian a bribe of a lot of money as well.
Sometimes, people had to pay more for their stupid mistakes.
When Zeng Kai won third place in the competition with the help of Peng Xinghao's designs, Zeng Lichang didn't want to see any bad news about Zeng Kai. He thought that Peng Xinghao was simply an ordinary citizen, so he could easily bully him.
To his astonishment, Peng Xinghao met Gu Ning this time.
If Peng Xinghao had died, there would have been no testimony of a witness, and Zeng Kai could use his designs to win the competition.
Zeng Lichang was too arrogant so he made such a stupid mistake.
He couldn't tolerate his wife's bad temper, and went to the study with his wife's younger brother, Liu Yue, to talk about it.
"What else can we do now?" Liu Yue asked.
"I have an idea, but I don't know whether it'll work," Zeng Lichang said with a frown.
"What is it?" Liu Yue asked.
"We can give Peng Xinghao some money to shut his mouth," Zeng Lichang said, but he didn't have much confidence.
"We can give it a try. Even if Zeng Kai can't be released without being punished, he could get a lighter punishment," Liu Yue said.
"I know, but I can't do that in person right now. Can you help?" Zeng Lichang said.
"Sure!" Liu Yue agreed with alacrity.
It wasn't very late now, so Liu Yue decided to visit Peng Xinghao as early as possible.
Liu Yue was grateful to Zeng Lichang because Zeng Lichang had helped him with his business. His business almost went bankrupt last time, and it was Zeng Lichang who lent him a lot of money to overcome the crisis.
At that time, he didn't need a small amount of money, he needed over ten million yuan. It wasn't much for the Zeng family, but it wasn't little either. Therefore, even though Zeng Lichang had broken the law, Liu Yue was still willing to help him.
When Liu Yue walked outside, Zeng Lichang's wife, his older sister, stopped him. She asked whether they had a good idea to get Zeng Kai out.
Liu Yue told her that they were thinking about it.
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At the beginning, Peng Xiaoman felt uncomfortable with Zhou Weifan's presence, but Peng Xinghao talked to him a lot. Both of them were men after all. Moreover, Peng Xinghao and Zhou Weifan were playing the same game, Battle in the Sky, these days, so they soon became close.
Zhou Weifan moved up in ranks at a high speed, and Peng Xinghao admired him, but he admired Gu Ning more.
He didn't know how long Gu Ning had played the game, but he believed that it didn't cost her much time to get to a high level.
Because Peng Xinghao's head was still injured, he couldn't play the game for long, otherwise he would have a competition with Zhou Weifan.
After getting along with each other for hours, Peng Xiaoman relaxed, after which she also began to talk with Zhou Weifan.
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Liu Yue knew which hospital Peng Xinghao stayed, but he didn't know the ward number, so he went to ask the receptionist.
Ordinary wards weren't confidential, so the receptionist told him. Only special wards were kept secret.
Liu Yue came to offer an olive branch, so he brought some gifts with him. He went to Peng Xinghao's ward and knocked on the door.
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Chapter 1368: Two Million Yuan
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Because they didn't go to sleep yet and Peng Xiaoman thought the visitor was the doctor, she directly told him to come in.
When a stranger walked inside, Peng Xiaoman was surprised and asked, "May I know your name?"
Liu Yue was also struck dumb for a second when his sight fell on Peng Xinghao, because Peng Xinghao was awake and looked fine. He had heard that Peng Xinghao was seriously injured.
"Oh, nice to see you. My name's Liu Yue, and the Zeng family hopes that I can have a talk with you about the accident," Liu Yue said.He didn't bother to hide his intention.
However, Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao changed their expressions once they heard the Zeng family. "We have nothing to talk about with the Zeng family. If you want to have a talk, you can talk with the police or the court."
Gu Ning had already told them that Zeng Kai was arrested and would be put in jail in the near future.
They were very grateful for what Gu Ning had done for them. It was impossible that they would give it up right now.
Even though Peng Xiaoman refused to talk with him, Liu Yue still insisted. "Miss Peng, Mr. Peng, I understand that it's very unfair, and it's understandable that you hate the Zeng family, but the Zeng family is willing to pay you two million yuan."
Hearing that, neither Peng Xiaoman nor Peng Xinghao showed excitement or greed. Instead, they were very mad.
"If you really want to do something for us, you should have done it earlier on. We don't care about money, and we don't want the two million yuan now," Peng Xiaoman said in anger.
In fact, if the Zeng family had been willing to give them five hundred thousand yuan back then, they would have yielded because they knew they were no match for it. Nevertheless, things were different right now.
Gu Ning had saved Peng Xinghao's life, and the Zeng family was unforgivable.
Liu Yue frowned, but wasn't surprised by the answer. "Miss Peng, Mr. Peng looks fine now, and there is no need for you to be so stubborn. You can save more than a million yuan after the operation if you're willing to accept the compensation."
"He looks fine now? Xinghao was able to survive the fatal accident, but not because of you, and you're guilty of it forever!" Peng Xiaoman was furious.
Peng Xinghao couldn't stay calm either. "Do you think money can buy everything? Will you be willing to accept two million yuan after I kill you?"
"You…" Liu Yue was also annoyed, but he didn't dare to argue with them.
"You can leave now." Peng Xiaoman lost her patience.
"Miss Peng…" When Liu Yue wanted to say something else, Zhou Weifan walked over. "Mr. Liu, please leave now, otherwise you won't be able to bear the result."
Since Zhou Weifan came to protect Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao, he had to do his job well when it was necessary.
Zhou Weifan was tall and muscular, which scared Liu Yue.
"Wait a second." Peng Xiaoman suddenly stopped him after he moved a few steps outwards.
Liu Yue stopped at once, and thought that Peng Xiaoman changed her mind.
"Get your stuff out of here." Peng Xiaoman pointed at those gifts prepared by Liu Yue.
Liu Yue was angry, but he had to listen to her.
Once he left, Peng Xiaoman called Gu Ning and told her what had happened.
Although Liu Yue seemed kind this time, the Zeng family might do something else to threaten them later.
Peng Xiaoman needed to thank Zhou Weifan, because Liu Yue was scared of them because of him. Peng Xiaoman was a weak woman, while Peng Xinghao was injured. If it hadn't been for Zhou Weifan, both of them might have been hurt.
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Liu Yue got back in his car, but he didn't start it right away. Instead, he called Zeng Lichang and told him the result.
"What? They don't want the two million yuan?" Zeng Lichang was shocked.
Two million yuan was a lot for the poor, and he was greatly surprised that Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao would refuse to accept it.
"Didn't you threaten them?" Zeng Lichang asked.
Zeng Lichang had told Liu Yue to threaten them if they were unwilling to cooperate.
"There is a tall, strong man in the ward, and I think he's their bodyguard," Liu Yue said. "I didn't dare to threaten them in front of him."
Liu Yue was still scared of Zhou Weifan.
Zeng Lichang was disappointed, but he couldn't do anything about it.
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The next day, Chen Darong called Gu Ning at 10 am. He told her that he and his three staff members had been having nightmares these days.
He thought that they might have something evil in their store.
After meeting Gu Ning, Chen Darong began to believe in evil antiques.
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Chapter 1369: A Big Problem
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
He had witnessed the great effect of Gu Ning's pill before, so he could only turn to her for help.
Gu Ning also had the idea that there must be an evil antique in his store when she heard his complaint. She decided to go to the antique street right away.
When she arrived at Xiangyun Antique-store, she sensed Yin and her sight fell on a blue and white porcelain.
Chen Darong and other staff members indeed had a pale face. Gu Ning took out several power crystals at once, and told them to take it. After which, she walked to the shelf.
Chen Darong trusted Gu Ning, so he listened to her.
Because Chen Darong took it without hesitation, the other staff members followed him. In addition, Gu Ning was like a god in their eyes, so they were willing to obey her orders.
After taking the pill, they immediately felt much better. A short while later, their faces began to go back to normal.
The great effect amazed them. They were very curious about it, but didn't ask anything.
At the same time, Gu Ning took the blue and white porcelain out. "How did you get this?"
Gu Ning didn't give it to Chen Darong, so Chen Darong must have acquired it himself.
"An old man in rags came here a week ago, and he said that he needed money to treat his grandson. He didn't ask a high price for it, so we took it," Chen Darong said.
Hearing that, Gu Ning sensed that something must be wrong. Because this antique was evil, the old man couldn't be healthy after staying with it for a long time.
Gu Ning didn't want to think that the old man was a bad person, but she needed to be careful. Anyway, she decided to do an investigation. If it really was a coincidence, she wouldn't think further about it, otherwise she wouldn't let the old man get away with it.
"Let me see the surveillance videos," Gu Ning said.
There were surveillance cameras in the store, and Gu Ning planned to watch the videos first before she asked K to investigate it.
Chen Darong played the videos for Gu Ning, and she took a photo of the old man, then sent it to K.
While waiting for the results from K, Gu Ning stayed at the street.
Gu Ning had prepared another batch of antiques on her way to Xiangyun Antique-store, so she wanted to put them on the shelves now.
Chen Darong was amazed when Gu Ning showed him those antiques. He was curious to know how Gu Ning managed to get so many antiques, but he understood that she didn't want to talk about it.
Coincidentally, Gu Ning noticed that someone kept glancing at Xiangyun Antique-store and looked unkind after she stayed inside for a dozen minutes.
She found a place with a cover, then used her Jade Eyes.
The person was a man about 30, and he had a stand close to the Xiangyun Antique-store.
Gu Ning had a feeling that this man wasn't kind. However, she found real antiques at his stand.
Although it wasn't very valuable, Gu Ning wouldn't miss it since it was real.
She told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to wait in the store, then walked outside by herself.
Gu Ning didn't know whether the man could recognize her, so she pretended to be a normal visitor.
"Miss, I can give you a discount if you want to buy anything," the man said.
Gu Ning looked around for a while, and picked up a fake antique. "How much is this?"
"You have a great taste. This is…." The man began to brag about it, and Gu Ning listened to him in silence. "You can give me eighteen hundred yuan if you want it."
"How about this one?" Gu Ning picked up another.
The man bragged about it again before he told the price.
The third time, Gu Ning picked up the real antique. "How much is this?"
The man lost patience this time and directly said, "Three thousand yuan." He didn't think that Gu Ning would really buy it, so he gave a high price.
"Great, I want this one." Gu Ning nodded, then gave the man three thousand yuan.
The man was surprised. If he had known that earlier, he would have said a higher price!
The man definitely didn't know that this antique was real, so he was willing to sell it at the price of three thousand yuan.
Since Gu Ning paid for it, he wouldn't refuse to take her money. Afterwards, he counted the money and gave Gu Ning the antique.
Gu Ning then left with the real antique.
The man was too happy and he counted the money again, so he didn't see that Gu Ning walked into the Xiangyun Antique-store. It was obvious that he didn't know Gu Ning.
When Gu Ning came back with an antique in her hands, Chen Darong smiled.
"Boss, it must be real, right?"
"Yeah, it cost me three thousand yuan." Gu Ning gave it to Chen Darong.
Chen Darong took it and had a look at it, then priced it at sixty thousand yuan.
In fact, the antiques in Xiangyun Antique-store were cheaper than those in other antique stores.
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Chapter 1370: Can't Regret
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When the man was happily counting the paper money, another stand owner next to him said, "Hey, I think you lost a lot of money this time."
The man was struck dumb for a second, then asked, "Why?"
"Do you know who that girl is?" the stand owner asked.
"No idea, do you know her?" the man replied.
"Yeah, she's the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store, and I think the antique she just bought could be real!" the stand owner said.
"What?" The man was shocked, then immediately looked to Xiangyun Antique-store. He had a bad feeling when he really saw Gu Ning in it.
"Seriously? That antique could be real?" The man was unwilling to believe it. If it was real, he would indeed lose a lot of money.
"She's pretty good at antiques, but it doesn't mean that every antique she chooses is real, so it's hard to tell," the stand owner said.
The man already accepted Gu Ning's money, so he couldn't regret it now.
Actually, the stand owner told the man the truth because he was jealous of the man. He couldn't sell a single object for a long time, but the man easily sold the antique within minutes.
All of a sudden, the man stood up and walked to Xiangyun Antique-store.
"Hey, stop there!" The stand owner tried to stop him, but it was too late. He gave up, and waited to see a drama.
The man walked into Xiangyun Antique-store and put on a sad expression the second he saw Gu Ning. "Miss, I just remembered that this antique is my family heirloom. My father told me to take good care of it when he passed away. Can you give it back to me?"
Before Gu Ning said anything, he began to wipe his eyes. However, Gu Ning already had heard his conversation with the stand owner, so she didn't believe him.
"Sure, I can give it back to you," Gu Ning said, staring at him.
Hearing that, the man's eyes lit up at once.
"You can pay sixty thousand yuan for it if you want it back," Gu Ning said.
"You…" The man was mad. This antique was priced at sixty thousand yuan now.
"You know that you can't regret it after you took my money, right?" Gu Ning added.
The man absolutely was aware of this rule, but he wanted to deny it. He didn't want to lose so much money after all.
"I-I don't have that much money. Can I give you ten thousand yuan for it?" the man said.
Gu Ning only paid three thousand yuan for it, so she still could gain a lot by selling it at the price of ten thousand yuan.
However, that was his own idea, and Gu Ning disagreed with him.
"I know what you're thinking, but I can make much more by selling it at the price of sixty thousand yuan. If you can't afford it, I can sell it to other people," Gu Ning said. She wasn't dumb after all.
The man was struck dumb for a second.
"Don't you have any sympathy for me?" The man was unwilling to give up.
Gu Ning thought for a while, then said, "Well, I can give you a discount. You can get it back by paying fifty thousand yuan. How about that?"
"You…" The man was annoyed. There was no difference between fifty thousand yuan and sixty thousand yuan.
In fact, this antique could be sold at a high price in an antique store, but its price would be lower at a street stand.
The man had heard a lot about Xiangyun Antique-store, and he knew it had the support of many important figures in this industry. Therefore, he didn't dare to mess with Gu Ning. In the end, he had to leave.
Once he walked out, Gu Ning told Gao Yi to follow him, because she thought that this man's behavior was very strange.
A short while later, Gu Ning received K's message.
K told her that the old man was paid by a man to sell the blue and white porcelain to Xiangyun Antique-store. That the old man had a grandson waiting to be treated was a complete lie.
Besides, the old man made up the sad story and sold the blue and white porcelain at a low price in order to let Chen Darong take it. It was obviously a scheme.
Since it was a scheme, Gu Ning wouldn't allow the old man to get away with it.
As a result, Gu Ning told K to find out who the mastermind was. She also reminded Chen Darong and the other staff members to be more careful from now on.
If they felt uncomfortable again, they could turn to her for help.
Nobody wanted evil antiques, so Gu Ning put the blue and white porcelain into her telepathic eye space.
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