As he spoke, a knock came from outside the door.
A male English voice called out, "Sir, the person has been brought."
Big Brother walked over and opened the door.
A throng of tall foreign men in suits and sunglasses, escorting several men and women with black bags over their heads, pushed their way in.
Thump, thump!
They were pushed to the floor one after another.
Everyone stood with their hands clasped, lined up in a row.
Grandpa slowly rose from the sofa, leaning on his cane as he walked to face the group.
"Open the hoods," he said in English.
The leading foreign man stepped forward and pulled off the hoods from everyone's heads.
Jiang Nan Fang's eyes immediately fell upon Li Shi Yan, the frail man at the forefront!
She lunged forward and grabbed his collar, her voice trembling with agitation.
"Was it you? You arranged all of this, didn't you?"
"First, you caused a loophole in the product back home, and then you lured A Jue here, all with the intention of harming him!"
"Why would you do this? Who instructed you? Where is he now? Tell me!"
Li Shi Yan probably hadn't expected such a formidable reception. He trembled, appearing utterly innocent.
He glanced at Jiang Nan Fang, then at everyone else, shaking his head frantically.
"Is this why you brought me here? To let me explain this? I don't know!"
"I know nothing! On my honor, Miss Jiang, we dealt with each other back in China, and you know the product had no issues!"
"If there were problems, A Jue wouldn't have taken over my company. I truly don't know what happened, and I only heard about the incident in the past couple of days."
"I only just learned about A Jue's car accident too. Please, don't look at me like this. I really didn't harm him; I have no reason to harm him. Do you believe me!"
He spoke with deep sincerity.
However, without proof, it was impossible for them to believe him.
Especially with Zhan Bei Jue's life hanging in the balance.
Seeing his stubborn refusal to speak the truth, the elder's chin lifted slightly.
He pointed to the girl behind Li Shi Yan.
"Go, bring her here."
The leading foreign man walked over and, like picking up a chicken, lifted the girl.
The girl was fair and tender, with delicate features, likely fifteen or sixteen years old.
Clearly terrified, her legs dragged on the ground as she shook her head and looked at Li Shi Yan for help.
"Brother, I'm scared, save me, brother!"
Li Shi Yan immediately panicked and tried to stand up to save his sister.
"Don't touch her! Who are you? Don't touch her! This has nothing to do with my sister!"
Big Brother walked over, kicked Li Shi Yan hard in the shoulder, and pushed him back down.
"Are you blind! You don't even recognize the esteemed Mr. Zhan Lao, the patriarch of the Zhan family?"
"I advise you not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You'll only bring trouble upon yourself. Tell the truth now, and you can avoid some physical pain."
"If you continue to be stubborn, this is your own sister, isn't it? Quite pretty, too..."
Li Shi Yan, as a man, knew precisely what the unspoken words implied.
His parents, too, instantly appeared to have collapsed with fear, crawling towards him and shaking his arm.
"How could this happen? What major trouble have you caused outside?"
"A Yan, quickly tell the truth. Your sister is only sixteen. You can't harm her!"
Li Shi Yan looked utterly heartbroken and slammed his fist onto the floor.
"I'm really not lying! I really haven't harmed anyone! It's one thing if others don't believe me, but Father, Mother, why don't you believe me either?"
"If it weren't for my sister's illness, if it weren't for bringing you out for a change of scenery, why would I have needed to sell my company?"
"I haven't harmed anyone! Even if you kill me or flay me today, this is still what I'll say! I truly don't know what's going on!"
"Still so stubborn. Stop wasting your breath on him. That room inside, give it to them, and drag this woman inside!"
Big Brother said something to the men behind him in English.
Although the others remained expressionless, their hearts were secretly blooming with joy.
Without a word, they collectively surged forward, grabbed the sister, and began to drag her inside.
Li Shi Yan's parents cried out in a frenzy, crawling on the ground.
"No, no, please, I beg you! Let's talk things through properly!"
"A Yan, it's not that Mother doesn't believe you, but I beg you, if you know anything, tell them quickly! Your sister is just a child!"
"Don't do this! Don't do this!" Li Shi Yan was also terrified. He knelt on the ground without any pretense of dignity, crawling towards Grandpa.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa, I failed to recognize your eminence. I didn't recognize you just now!"
"But I beg you to believe me. I truly haven't done anything against you! If you have anything, come at me. Please don't touch my sister; she has a severe heart condition!"
As he spoke, a man in a suit ran up to Big Brother and said something in English. The girl had fainted.
Li Shi Yan's parents immediately scrambled up and rushed forward desperately to save their daughter.
The room descended into utter chaos.
Li Shi Yan tightly gripped the hem of Grandpa's clothes, as if he were about to dig out his heart to show him.
It seemed he truly wasn't the culprit.
Grandpa, having seen countless people, could discern true fear from feigned, and truth from lies.
After a moment, he raised his hand and pushed Li Shi Yan away, instructing everyone.
"Send them to the hospital first."
"You, it's best if you haven't truly done anything to betray A Jue. Otherwise, if I find out, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and will not let you go."
"I know, I know! Thank you, Grandpa!"
Li Shi Yan stood up, overwhelmed with gratitude.
"What happened to A Jue? Where is he now? Can I go see him?"
Big Brother, his face grim, walked over and pushed Li Shi Yan.
"Stay put at home and don't go anywhere. I'll have people watch you. If you dare to run, be careful, or we'll break all your family members' legs."
"Don't speak of this to anyone. Get out."
The Li Shi Yan family entered in a hurry and left just as quickly.
The sliver of hope that had just ignited was now extinguished.
Jiang Nan Fang was now one hundred percent certain of her suspicion.
It absolutely had to be Ke Jing Yu.
She couldn't think of anyone else.
"I know who might have done it."
Grandpa and Big Brother simultaneously turned their gaze to her.
Jiang Nan Fang's complexion was deathly pale, but her eyes were resolute.
"Ke Jing Yu."
"His son became a vegetative state because of me and A Jue. He's harboring resentment; it must have been him."
Furthermore, when he had previously acquired New Vision together with Zhan Bei Jue, and Hua Tai had failed.
Ke Jing Yu might have started plotting to sabotage the product from that time.
It was just that they hadn't fallen out before, and she had trusted him too much, never considering it.
Looking back now, everything had been a sign.
"Grandpa, you all stay here and continue searching. I'm going back to China now to find Ke Jing Yu!"
"No matter what method it takes, I will find out A Jue's whereabouts!"
Ke Jing Yu?
How could Grandpa not know this person?
In the business circles of Shang Cheng, he was second to none in his prowess.
If it truly was him, could a mere Jiang Nan Fang sway him?