Seeing Zhan Bei Jue truly arrive, Gong Bei Bei and Huo Dong Ning were likely to have truly offended his girlfriend.
Fearing that they would be held accountable and implicated, everyone scrambled to their feet and fled.
Ah Zhong went to close the private room door. Jiang Nan Fang finally released Huo Dong Ning's hair and pushed her to the ground.
"Ah!"
Huo Dong Ning lay on the ground, recovering for a moment. She reached up and touched her head, her hand coming away covered in blood.
From childhood to adulthood, she had been a treasure held in the palm of her parents and loved ones. When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
Tears of grievance streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Mr. Zhan, after all, we were once people who sat together to discuss marriage. Even if we're not friends, we shouldn't be enemies."
"You have a new love, and you just watch her bully us like this?"
"Exactly."
The lump on her forehead continued to grow. Gong Bei Bei was in pain and felt wronged. She finally seized the opportunity to play the victim for Zhan Bei Jue.
"Look how rude she is! She came in and started hitting people without a word. We're almost disfigured!"
"What kind of woman acts like this? Nowadays, perhaps the more shrewish a woman is, the more she's appreciated?"
The children had woken up and had been moved from the emergency room to the ward.
As soon as they opened their eyes, they started looking for their mother.
Jiang Nan Fang and Ah Zhong's phones were unanswered. Zhan Bei Jue could only find them here.
He hadn't expected to walk into such a huge drama.
After the two women finished speaking, Zhan Bei Jue ignored them.
He turned to Jiang Nan Fang, "You ran out of the hospital just for them?"
"What? Are you feeling sympathetic?"
Before she could even ask about Tang Xue Ying's whereabouts, Jiang Nan Fang was still seething and wanted to hit Zhan Bei Jue as well.
Zhan Bei Jue looked at her furious expression, paused for two seconds, took a handkerchief from his pocket, placed it on the armrest of the sofa, and sat down expressionlessly.
"Tell me why. What did they do to you?"
Jiang Nan Fang thought he had come to save the damsel in distress and stubbornly refused to explain to him.
Ah Zhong stepped forward, "Mr. Zhan, Miss Jiang suspects that Tang Xue Ying is not dead at all, and that they colluded to hide her."
"Oh?"
Zhan Bei Jue hadn't thought in this direction.
Apart from Jiang Nan Fang, he disdained dealing with any other woman.
His understanding of women was limited to the common sayings in books: 'woman's benevolence' and 'three women make a play.'
In his eyes, women like Huo Dong Ning and Gong Bei Bei were ambitious and best at clinging to men.
They lacked the courage and ability to challenge the law.
Even more so, they lacked the ability to challenge him, Zhan Bei Jue.
So after Ah Zhong finished speaking, he looked at the two women, "Is her guess correct?"
Huo Dong Ning and Gong Bei Bei's hearts skipped a beat. They quickly shook their heads.
"How is that possible! Don't listen to her nonsense! Ah Jue, how many days have I been back in the country? I don't know any Tang Xue Ying, you..."
"Don't deny it so quickly. Think carefully."
Zhan Bei Jue interrupted Gong Bei Bei's defense.
"Think carefully about the consequences of lying to me. Since I'm asking, I will verify it."
"Deceiving me? And repeatedly making me lose face. You cannot afford the consequences."
"..."
Huo Dong Ning and Gong Bei Bei's teeth began to chatter.
However, they knew in their hearts that Zhan Bei Jue was using psychological tactics.
He had no evidence to prove that the two women were involved with Tang Xue Ying, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting here now.
Telling him the truth would lead to nothing but a dead end.
The air was as quiet as a chicken.
After a full thirty seconds, Huo Dong Ning resolutely shook her head again.
"No. I don't know any Tang Xue Ying. If you want to investigate, go ahead. Otherwise, even if you ask a hundred times, I'll say the same thing."
"Shameless! I'll let you keep being stubborn!"
Jiang Nan Fang raised her foot to kick her again, but Zhan Bei Jue raised his arm.
"It's not worth it. If you already have the answer in your heart, there's no need to act and get yourself dirty."
He instructed Ah Zhong, "Contact Inspector Cai and tell him there's new evidence to provide, and ask him to take them back for interrogation."
Then, in front of Gong Bei Bei, he called Uncle Gong and invited him for a small gathering.
Gong Bei Bei's defenses were about to collapse.
"Ah Jue, you can't do this to me! You have no evidence, you can't send me to jail!"
"Besides, what does my father have to do with this? What do you want by calling him over?"
Zhan Bei Jue looked at her with a faint smile.
"I heard that your family heirloom was pawned off the day after I gave it to him. It seems Uncle Gong is in dire need of money."
"Don't be afraid, I'm just calling him over to inquire about the current situation. See if the properties you sold need to be redeemed again."
"I know your mistakes have nothing to do with him, so why are you panicking?"
After speaking, he looked at Huo Dong Ning again.
"Huo Qi Ming's new company is being prepared, and I heard he's looking for financing from me recently. Uncle Huo is also preparing for his election for a senior position."
"I'll sit down and talk with them. I'll help where I can. Miss Huo, do you have any objections?"
Father is preparing to run for a senior position recently?
Huo Dong Ning's face instantly turned pale.
How could I not know this!
At this time, as his daughter, if she were arrested, her father's lifelong efforts would be ruined.
Moreover, she knew her brother's capabilities.
If it weren't for their father's connections, let alone starting a company, he might not even be able to find a job!
Because of her, the entire family was implicated.
Even if nothing was found, if she offended Zhan Bei Jue, after getting out, would her family let her off the hook?
Huo Dong Ning had never regretted doing something more.
Listening to Zhan Bei Jue's casually uttered threats, her psychological defenses crumbled.
"No, please don't call my father! I'm begging you, Mr. Zhan..."
Hearing this, Gong Bei Bei knew it was over and quickly pulled her.
"What are you saying, Huo Dong Ning? If you're innocent, you have nothing to fear. It's just sitting with your father, what are you afraid of?"
Huo Dong Ning's body went limp, she was so scared she lost all strength, and said softly.
"Your family has nothing left, except for a gambler father. The barefoot are not afraid of the shod. It's different from me, of course you speak boldly."
"I regret it, I regret knowing you, I regret being tempted by you and doing the wrong thing. Gong Bei Bei, I can't let my family be ruined because of you."
Then, under Gong Bei Bei's disbelieving gaze, she looked at Zhan Bei Jue with grief.
"I'll say it. I'll tell you the truth. I apologize to you."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhan. For my father and my brother's sake, please spare me this once."
Huo Dong Ning admitted Tang Xue Ying's existence.
Zhan Bei Jue's face remained impassive, but a storm raged within him.
He felt so ashamed.
His judgment was clouded, and he would rather believe the schemes of these foolish women than believe her, even causing her to almost be imprisoned...
Jiang Nan Fang would probably never forgive him in this lifetime.
Zhan Bei Jue, you truly are single by your own merit, a master of self-sabotage!
"Tell me where Tang Xue Ying is. Whether you're spared will be decided after she's found."