Chapter 77: Accommodate his heart.

Su Yin led everyone into the lobby and they all sat down to discuss a few things.

"Miss Liu, although you haven't signed the contract yet I take it that you are willing to be a part of the Véridique family?"

"Mhm, Senior Zhu needs my help so I'm willing to do so,"

"Good, then just as a heads up, the contract is standard, you can opt out at any time if you wish to end your contract with us the only thing I must add is that the confidentiality agreement you'll also need to sign is bound to you for 6 years."

"There are no loopholes that would or will ensnare or trap you, the only compensation you'll need to pay is if you break that 6 year agreement."

"I . . I understand."

"I'm only saying this now because we have some serious issues to discuss. So we won't have the time to wait till you've fully read the contract you can do so after our little talk here."

"Got it."

"Great. So I'll start by saying that because of the project we are undertaking at this moment, the young Miss is worried for your safety. That is why this man is here."

"Oh! So these people belong to the Young Miss!? Hmm, nice. I'll definitely give 100% then."

When Liu Bing heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she smiled dumbly. Ma Chen nodded to the silent pair as his sister introduced him properly.

"Allow me to introduce you two, Mr Zhu, Miss Liu, this is Ma Chen, he'll be in charge of your safety for a time. He and his team will also be training new recruits that will be the security for Véridique."

Su Yin let that sink in before she turned to her brother and continued,

"At the moment only three floors are in use, this lobby, the young lady's office and the news floor."

"Alright, that's not a problem, Lin Xie will be happy, he's been quite bored of late so He'll love to train the new recruits while I mind these two then."

"Mhm, not only that but we also need to update the security of this building so can I leave that for you to organise?"

"No problem."

Ma Chen replied. He smiled and nodded to his sister then he did the same to the other two people he'll be along side with for a while.

Liu Bing finally came to her senses, she wasn't expecting to hear that she would need extra protection from a bodyguard and she couldn't help but ask why there was a need for such precautionary measures.

"It's because of the story that the two of you will be covering. Because it involves a few big family's within the capital and also all of their connections they have, our young Miss feels that you'll both become targets of revenge and retribution from exposing them."

"Senior! This story is that big!?"

"Uhuh! Which is why I couldn't tell you right away."

"The young Miss understands that you've gotten assurances from PIT and central, but, as they keep digging and bringing out newer evidence the more ammunition you'll have which in turn brings more enemies to the front."

Zhu Yue nodded and understood this too, it's not only the Chen's but the Xiu's as well and not to mention their backers and vice versa.

"So for the time being, everything will need to be conducted secretly so as not to tip off the people that PIT are currently investigating."

"I understand, well, with Ah Bing with me, it'll go a lot smoother once the net closes in."

Just at that moment, Zhu Yue got a call from Xiao Yixuan.

"We've completed everything on our end, as extra precaution I've signed you guys up as our official media team for this investigation, the Chen's, the Xiu's and all their allies will have to think twice if they want to make a move in secret."

Xiao Yixuan says. She was of the same mind as Qin Qianyu. These family's even resorted to kidnapping while plotting a smear campaign on a dead girl.

"That's great, we're ready on our side too, I'll leak out the story the same time we release our offensive, . . Commander could you hold one moment."

"Sure,"

Zhu Yue looked to Liu Bing with a glint in his eyes and asked,

"Are you ready for some field work?"

"Since I'm only a step away from being a part of this family . . Why not?"

"Good,"

"Commander, since we're your media support I'm going to send you our roving reporter and leave her with you, while I'll be conducting everything else from base, will this suffice."

"Have her meet with us in an hours time, I'll brief her when she gets here."

"Will do, and all the best commander, be safe."

"Mhm,"

The call ended and Zhu Yue relayed everything to the others.

Their little meeting wrapped up, and they all went about their own things.

Liu Bing went with Zhu Yue to see the News floor and to sign the contracts before heading over to the station to meet up with commander Xiao Yixuan.

Ma Chen, went about with his team looking for potential security risks and what should be implemented safety wise.

Since Liu Bing would be with members of PIT and other officers of the station she wouldn't need him. His time would best be put to use here, revamping the systems and security.

Su Yin got on her phone and messaged Qin Qianyu and relayed what had transpired.

Qin Qianyu sent her thanks and reminded Su Yin to rest and not to take the coming days lightly, once this storm passed then they could all rest easy.

She sat watching the news cast with everyone but didn't say anything. She didn't want to spoil the surprise that Zhu Yue and the others had in mind for everyone.

Soon after that there was a knock on the door.

The officer outside opened the door and two people stood there,

"Father! Mingxi! . . "

The Lu family had arrived in the capital and came straight to the hospital.

"Mingyu, it's good that you're safe,"

"Mhm, it would have been worst if not for teacher Mu,"

Lu Li walked up and offered a polite bow and thanked him for helping Lu Mingyu and for protecting her.

"Sir please stand, I only did what I should do."

Lu Mingxi gave a polite bow as well and gave her thanks. Neither of them noticed Qin Qianyu as she had Baobao on her lap and seeing the other man there, they assumed they were Mu Liang's family.

Everyone sat down and chatted comfortably with each other. Lu Mingxi stood behind her sister, her arms wrapped around her shoulders as her head sank into the crook of Lu Mingyu's neck.

Only they knew what thoughts had invaded their minds since being told what happened.

Qin Qianyu made some guesses, then the door opened again. The people that came in made Qin Qianyu frown,

"Fatty Liang, how gaudy are you to upgrade yourself to a private ward and room! Must be good to have friends like the Cao's on your side. If you did it yourself, just know we won't be paying the hospital bill, who knows working off the debt might slim you down some!"

The people that came in were his Aunt, Mu Qin and presumably her son.

The young man next to Mu Qin looked around the room astonished,

"How in hell could this fat thing have so many beautiful women around him!? . . They must be using him to push their grades up higher or something!"

He didn't know who he should stare at the most, he started from the left, his eyes taking in Qin Qianyu, he couldn't take his eyes off of her but he managed to force himself to do so before going to the right and doing the same with the Lu sisters in turn.

"Fatty Liang, you must really be popular for your students to come and visit you on their precious weekend off. How about introducing them to me, your dear cousin. I'll take them away from this dreary place and take them somewhere fun!"

"It's okay, we have no interest in knowing who you may be, let alone go anywhere with . . . you!"

Lu Mingxi says angrily. She, along with the others saw how, among other things how he was eyeing them, but what pissed her off was how they were addressing Mu Liang, her sister's saviour.

"Haha! Well said Mingxi, I love how our minds think alike! Oh! And I'll also add, Teacher Mu is obviously that size in order to accommodate his heart, I can also see why the two of you are so needle thin!"

Qin Qianyu added at the end while looking at Mu Qin and her son with a scowl. Mu Liang was fighting to keep it together after hearing her ending,

"Who? . . Ah! Qianyu! I didn't even notice you! I thought you were that man's wife and that child's mother!"

"Oh! Xiaoyu! Apologies for not seeing you, you have my thanks for taking care of Mingyu."

"It's nothing Big Uncle Lu, there's really no need for any of that."

The mother and son were soon forgotten about as the girls father, Mingxi and Qin Qianyu caught up.

Qin Qianyu added that she didn't want to spoil the reunion between father and sibling, to the reason why she didn't make herself known.

Qin Qianyu then introduced Dr Cao and Cao Guangyi.

Baobao got a little shy and nestled into Qin Qianyu causing everyone to laugh out joyfully.

"Have you heard from Wú Ling lately? I've been trying to get in contact with her but it's like she's gone to the moon!"

"The last I heard from her was before I flew to Fenghuang, I haven't had contact with her since then,"

Qin Qianyu added. She too had tried and failed to contact her. She wanted to have a gathering with her friends at her new home.

Mu Qin became incessant at this point. She turns to Mu Liang and asked,

"Aren't these students from Renshi university too rude! Is this what you teach them!?"

"They're not University students, this is the girl I helped and her family. It was also them that had me moved here not the Cao's,"

"So it's you! . . Good, then we can talk about compensation!"

The room went silent and all eyes turned to Mu Qin in surprise.

She and her son could feel the stares on them but took it to mean something else. For Liang's cousin, he saw the looks as that of adoration, as displaced as it sounded. To cocky entitled people like him, it's something he has manage to work into his every fibre of his being.

In truth, he was just mimicking those from proud established families here in the capital.

Qin Qianyu had seen it a million times, as for his mother, Mu Qin, she saw it as her bearing, commanding their full attention.

However, that bubble the pair were in soon bursted as Lu Mingyu stated with affirmation,

"If you want compensation, go to the Chen family and have then knock you over the head the same way they did to teach . . To Hero Mu! And even if I were to pay compensation it'll go to Hero Mu not you! . . Whatever he'll do with it afterwards is his own business!"

Lu Mingyu stated angrily. This caused both Mu Qin and Mu Liang's face to change.

One for the better, the other, it was truly livid.

Mu Qin narrowed her eyes at Lu Mingyu,

"Heh! Why would I do that!? It has nothing to do with them! Seems like you want to shirk responsibility to pay us compensation. You think just moving him here and buying some drinks would suffice!? . . It's all your fault that 'fatty' Liang is in here in the first place. Don't go blaming an innocent family! If you keep this up I'll get the media involved."

As soon as Mu Qin said the current report stopped and the tv flashed with a breaking news graphic.

The station was replaying the webcast that Zhu Yue had created dishing the dirt on his former employers, and the schemes that they had been committing to discredit and defame Cheng Yifei and of course, the shocking video of the Chen siblings.

Qin Qianyu was impressed with both Su Yin and Zhu Yue's work.

When the news station started reporting on the story that Zhu Yue had covered, the image they had of him made him unrecognisable.

Su Yin was the one that chose his style and new look, Qin Qianyu approved of this.

Zhu Yue created a juxtaposition of the news reports and the evidence that PIT and Qin Qianyu got through Su Yin had exposed.

When the incident of the deceased girls grave was being desecrated and how it lead to Mu Liang being hospitalised and Lu Mingyu being kidnapped and how it was orchestrated by the Chen's and Xiu's.

It soon cut to a live scene of PIT and police storming and raiding Zhu Yue's former work place News Now's own station.

They arrested members of upper management and even the newly appointed anchorwoman Mo Lin.

Then an image of Liu Bing came onscreen describing the action on screen and why it was happening.

She added all the findings that PIT had made during the intense investigation into SIC and how it had carried on to even more corruption by other individuals as they investigated into the death of Cheng Yifei.

There was some back and forth between Zhu Yue and Liu Bing and he brought to light how she was once an employee at the station currently being raided.

Liu Bing added that she was fired after complaining about one of the station's reporters stating that they had not only lost their way due to a broken moral compass, but that the stories they were producing had no factual evidence to back the clams they were reporting on.

She then added that the very reporter had become the new face of News Now and she believed that she was pushed out because she wouldn't conform to their agenda.

As the report continued, the hospital room was deathly quiet as everyone listened intently.

It was soon broken by Lu Mingyu's lithe voice.

"I think you're right, we should get the media involved,"

Lu Mingyu looked at Mu Qin then picked up her phone and called a number.

"Miss Lu, are you watching the newscast?"

"That's why I'm calling, when the live feed ends and goes back to you in the studio I want to talk. I'm sitting here with Mu Liang in his hospital room."

"Great, stay on the line."

Moments later the live feed cut back to Zhu Yue and he announced that he has on the line the two people who where involved in trying their best in protecting Cheng Yifei's grave.

Lu Mingyu explained that she was currently at a hospital visiting the man that had been gravely injured protecting her before she was kidnapped and taken to the warehouse and how some people claiming to be his family are demanding compensation from her, she added that she suspects that they may be cons artist and that they said they would get the media involved, she agreed.

"I mean, If they were family members of the hero who put his body on the line to not only protect Yifei's grave but myself, then how could they treat him in such a disrespectful, rude and disgusting manner and also claim that I'm blaming all of this on the "innocent" Chen siblings."

Mu Qin and her son were aghast when they heard Lu Mingyu's voice on television.

Everything she was saying started to scare them. This was exactly what she wanted to achieve.

She couldn't believe that these people were his family.

To her, family members are a sacred thing.

Qin Qianyu sneered in her heart as she eyed teacher Mu's relatives.

"Hehe, serves you heartless cretinous bugs right!"