Chapter 1 That Damning Post

The article online was three or four thousand words long, mainly about an improper relationship between a male property staff member named Long Ge (Brother Long) and a female property staff member called "Zhen Dasao" (Real Sister-in-law) in Ludao residential district. It also claimed that the two of them had been embezzling company finances together, both openly and secretly.

Every word and sentence in the article claimed to be backed by evidence, and it also laid out several timelines. The article was posted by an anonymous netizen who appeared to be a new user based on the account's creation date, and this was the only article they had ever posted.

Jia Wenjun's face turned grim as she finished reading. The article's references to Long Ge, who hadn't gotten off the boat, and "Zhen Dasao," who was in trouble, were practically naming her and Gong Dalong, short only of including their ID numbers.

After the article went viral, many people immediately started connecting the dots, guessing that Long Ge was Gong Dalong and "Zhen Dasao" was Jia Wenjun.

Many uninformed residents of the residential district were stirred up by the article and left comments, even posting Jia Wenjun's old phone number, address, and work photos in the comments section. Jia Wenjun's old phone had been blowing up, and she was grateful that she was now using a new number, or she would have had no peace.

Jia Wenjun clenched her fists in anger, wondering who had posted the article.

Wu Peng had also been analyzing the article while reading it. The wording was intense, showing that the author had negative feelings towards Jia Wenjun and Gong Dalong, but the article didn't point out any actual evidence, only stirring up emotions.

He had a feeling that the author of the article had a grudge against Jia Wenjun and Gong Dalong, or a conflict of interest. Otherwise, now that Gong Dalong was dead, there was no need to kick her while she was down, unless there was a deep-seated hatred.

"Gong Dalong is dead. The person most affected by these things being posted online is you. In your previous work environment, did you have any unpleasant experiences with anyone?" Wu Peng asked Jia Wenjun.

"Working in property management mostly involves resolving conflicts and problems. It's impossible to always be harmonious," Jia Wenjun said, feeling exhausted at the thought of the unpredictable nature of people's hearts.

Based on the article's description, the person was extremely familiar with their company's systems and processes, so it was likely someone she had worked with.

And what was the purpose of the other party choosing to sling mud at her at this time?

Could it be that they knew her parents had been injured one after another, and they wanted to ruin her reputation when she was at her most vulnerable, delivering a fatal blow?

The anger in Jia Wenjun's eyes burned brighter and brighter. She was like a spring that had been compressed to its limit. She refused to accept her fate, and she couldn't just let others bully her and her family. Since the person in the dark wanted to destroy her in every way, she would not only not let them get their way but also drag them out into the light.

Whether the other party was one person or many, she would not let them go.

She read the article again, her face growing darker. The other party described things in such detail, likely being very familiar with her work environment, possibly even a colleague from Ludao residential district.

She went over the events in the article in her mind. The person who knew about Gong Dalong's dirty deeds and was so clear on the details could only be someone close to and trusted by Gong Dalong, and someone who didn't have a good relationship with her, wanting to pass the blame onto her. A name immediately came to mind that fit these conditions. ... Wu Peng watched Jia Wenjun's expression change from anger to a stony silence, and asked, "Miss Jia, about the 'Real Sister-in-law' mentioned in this article..."

Jia Wenjun knew what he wanted to ask and said directly, "This person wants to say that I had an affair with Gong Dalong, but it's all slander and fabrication. Gong Dalong and I only had a superior-subordinate relationship. There was no personal relationship whatsoever." Jia Wenjun paused and added, "But I do have a lot of evidence of Gong Dalong's abuse of power in my hands. I secretly kept those as self-protection, to prevent him from passing the blame onto me. That evidence can prove that I was not involved in Gong Dalong's embezzlement of public funds."

Wu Peng saw that she was calm and composed, with a confident expression, and the slight suspicion he had felt slowly subsided. "If there really is evidence, then the person who posted the article deliberately fabricated and spread false information, denigrated another person's character, and damaged their reputation. If the circumstances are serious, it constitutes the crime of defamation. Once the police find the poster, you can sue her."

Jia Wenjun gritted her teeth and said firmly, "I will sue."

Seeing that Jia Wenjun's emotions were still stable, Wu Peng felt that this woman's mentality was indeed strong. So many things had happened in her family, and now countless uninformed netizens were verbally abusing her online, yet she could still remain so calm. Her mentality was indeed very composed.

Wu Peng sighed inwardly and then said, "I called your company earlier to inquire about the situation. You have a new manager who came, surnamed Ma. Has he contacted you?"

He had called to inquire about matters related to Jia Wenjun, but they said that Jia Wenjun had been fired because her personal problems had affected the company.

Jia Wenjun shook her head. Only Wu Peng and her parents knew about her changing her phone number. The property management people wouldn't be able to contact her even if they wanted to.

Wu Peng told her that she had been fired. Jia Wenjun wasn't too surprised. This was something she had been able to predict. Besides, she didn't want to stay there anymore anyway. Whether the company fired her or not wouldn't have much impact on her.

She just didn't expect the headquarters to send someone down so quickly. Before, Lili had intentionally or unintentionally mentioned proudly in front of her several times that Gong Dalong's position would be hers in the future.

But now, a Manager Ma had come. Jia Wenjun tapped her fingers on the wheelchair a few times and then inquired about the current situation of the property management company with Wu Peng.

Wu Peng told her the truth, saying, "Recently, due to this yacht incident and Gong Dalong's scandalous love affairs, the reputation of Ludao residential district property management has declined severely. The entire group company is doing crisis public relations."

Jia Wenjun knew that under these circumstances, even if the company discovered Gong Dalong's embezzlement, they would only cover it up internally and handle it secretly. It was unlikely to be exposed.

And as a property management employee of Ludao residential district, exposing it herself would also be a lose-lose situation. They were all in the same boat. If the company didn't do well, the employees shouldn't expect to do well either.

Employees who still wanted to work in this company wouldn't expose the company's secrets at this time unless they had pent-up anger to vent and were ready to give up.

She inexplicably thought of the new Manager Ma. Who would be most unhappy about a parachuted leader?

The answer in her heart became clearer and clearer. If she wasn't mistaken, Lili had most likely posted this article.

Jia Wenjun knew that Lili had always regarded her as a thorn in her side, but she had at least saved her at sea. For Lili to post such an article at this time, Jia Wenjun guessed that Manager Ma might have put some pressure on her, causing her to resort to desperate measures.

Jia Wenjun didn't care whether Lili was in cahoots with the people behind the scenes who wanted to put her to death. She wanted to force the mistakes she had made onto her, and Jia Wenjun certainly wouldn't let her do that.

"Attorney Wu, I would like to trouble you with something."

Wu Peng also wanted to know how she would fight back and looked at her. "Tell me."

"I would like to ask you to go to my house and bring me the black laptop that I put on the desk in the bedroom."