Why was the person who brought her daughter back Zhou Jinbai?
Although her daughter and Zhou Jinbai had a past relationship, wasn't her daughter with Duan Muxing later?
Moreover, after her daughter learned that Zhou Jinbai was coming today, she even re-attached the mask to her face, indicating that her daughter was very afraid of being recognized by this man, Zhou Jinbai.
But now...
Xu Jingkuan felt that he must be getting old, otherwise why couldn't he understand what these young people were doing?
Zhou Jinbai merely glanced coldly at Xu Jingkuan, carried Lin Xingwan into the room in front of him, then, under Xu Jingkuan's gaze, took off her shoes and gently placed her on the bed.
Before leaving, Zhou Jinbai said to Xu Jingkuan, "If she asks tomorrow morning how she got back, tell her that the servants saw her drinking alone in the pavilion and brought her back when she got drunk."
Apart from Lin Xingwan, Zhou Jinbai's expression was always cold when speaking to others.
At the same time, Zhou Jinbai's phone rang.
It was a call from Jia Yanzhen. Zhou Jinbai answered it in front of Xu Jingkuan and pressed the speakerphone button.
"Brother, tonight's events unfolded as you predicted. That old witch Helian Diejin has already started controlling public opinion."
Jia Yanzhen's tone was full of disgust towards Helian Diejin. After all, Jia Yanzhen disliked her gaze, and he had encountered her several times at banquets before, but Jia Yanzhen found her increasingly displeasing.
When Jia Yanzhen and his group's identities were not yet public, Jia Huaixu had told Jia Yanzhen that Helian Diejin was like a boa constrictor that swallowed people without spitting out bones. More than eighty percent of the businesses she managed were illicit gray industries. Helian Diejin appeared glamorous and unstained, but every person under her had climbed over countless corpses to get there.
Jia Yanzhen had actually seen many such gray industries. Kuaiugg
The entire Hua Country was never as peaceful as it appeared on the surface. Although the soldiers in the country protected the people very well, if one went abroad and fell into the hands of those who operated gray industries, their lives would be worse than those of pigs and dogs.
Even the final outcome would be to have all their organs removed and buried somewhere.
"Then fight her to the end. Let's take down a few of her underlings first. I want to see if she can still cover the sky with one hand like before."
Zhou Jinbai's tone was chilling. Even Xu Jingkuan, standing beside him, shivered when he saw the man like this.
This man looked very difficult to deal with. Although they were punishing that woman Helian Diejin, Xu Jingkuan felt that Zhou Jinbai was even more terrifying than Helian Diejin.
Why did he find Zhou Jinbai so displeasing to the eye?
As Xu Jingkuan was thinking, Zhou Jinbai's gaze fell on him. Xu Jingkuan, realizing this belatedly, felt a chill down his spine and asked, "What are you looking at? Is there something dirty on my face?"
As soon as Xu Jingkuan finished speaking, a brilliant smile suddenly bloomed on Zhou Jinbai's ice-cold face.
Xu Jingkuan: Felt like his life could end at any moment.
"Mr. Xu will stand on my side, won't he?" Zhou Jinbai asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm tired, I'm going back to sleep."
Xu Jingkuan was very vigilant. Countless voices in his mind told him not to be careless with this man.
"In the coming days, a fierce battle will begin with Yanjing at its head. The power distribution in the entire Yanjing will be reshuffled, and perhaps the entire Dongfang family will cease to exist." Zhou Jinbai's words made Xu Jingkuan, who wanted to brush it off, gape in astonishment.
"Isn't it just dealing with Helian Diejin? Does it need to be so serious?"
It even involved the Dongfang family. Xu Jingkuan felt that all of this was too unbelievable.
Zhou Jinbai merely snorted coldly, "Do you think Helian Diejin has been operating those gray industries alone all these years? Her allies are already global powers. If we move against Helian Diejin, we will be stepping on their toes, and they will not let it go."
Zhou Jinbai knew why Lin Xingwan didn't want him to put himself in danger, because this was a fierce battle.
Past wars were visible smoke and countless fallen soldiers;
But the wars of today were the sharp claws of villains. In front of them, their compatriots were not people, but merely tools for them to make money.
Xu Jingkuan was momentarily at a loss for words. If he were alone, he would unconditionally support Lin Xingwan;
But now he had many relatives and friends. Xu Jingkuan did not want his relatives and friends to be harmed because of him!
However, Zhou Jinbai did not continue to talk to Xu Jingkuan. The man's figure disappeared from Xu Jingkuan's sight.
This night was a night of difficult choices for Xu Jingkuan;
For Lin Xingwan, it was a night of deep sleep after getting drunk;
For Duan Muxing, it was a night of restlessness after realizing his feelings;
However, the greatest impact was on Helian Diejin, who was far away in a luxurious villa.
Since the evening, people had begun to expose her past adoption online, with all sorts of conspiracy theories claiming that she deliberately took advantage of the disappearance of Helian Lingruo, the missing daughter of the Helian family, to appear before the Helian couple;
And after Helian Diejin came to the Helian family, she deliberately pretended to be pitiful, repeatedly ostracized and framed Helian Lingruo, and finally caused Helian Lingruo's death.
Helian Diejin admitted that she disliked Helian Lingruo, but it was not as reported online. However, she could not explain to those foolish people, because they were not qualified!
But the public opinion online grew, and the personal attacks against her intensified. When Helian Diejin asked her subordinates to quell the public opinion, it was already too late.
Many people anonymously said how Helian Diejin had dealt with a true daughter, that she had usurped the nest, and not only that, but a lot of negative news was also exposed.
For example, the artists under Helian Diejin's company were human traffickers. They used the internet to defraud fans. After arranging to meet fans, many fans disappeared, and several internet celebrities were actually responsible for those gray industries...
These things had solid evidence. Soon, their accounts online were all banned. Not only that, but the countries where their gray industries were mainly distributed also became trending topics.
For example, many tourist attractions that Helian Diejin had recently launched were all designated as dangerous areas, and many people had already started canceling their tickets and not traveling...
As the situation worsened, Helian Diejin found it impossible to control public opinion.
Not only that, but even Helian Diejin's most capable subordinate, Shi Zhesheng, was exposed for scandal.
The pink diamond Shi Zhesheng gave his wife back then was not actually found by Shi Zhesheng himself in Africa, but rather Shi Zhesheng had killed a rich man who went to Africa and stolen the pink diamond from him.
The person who exposed Shi Zhesheng's crime was the wife of this rich man.
This rich man's wife met Shi Zhesheng's wife, Zeng Ying, at a banquet. Because the diamond ring worn by Zeng Ying was too beautiful, the rich man's wife couldn't help but look closely.
Who knew that upon closer inspection, she recognized it as a pink diamond her husband had intended to give her. Her husband had made a mark on it, and after verification, the pink diamond was indeed her husband's.
Although the rich man's wife's heart was in turmoil, she showed nothing on the surface.
But why was the pink diamond her husband was going to give her in Zeng Ying's hand, and this pink diamond was given to Zeng Ying by Shi Zhesheng? Had Shi Zhesheng met her husband back then?
It was known that her husband had disappeared more than twenty years ago. For many years, everyone had told her that her husband was dead and that she should remarry, as she had inherited all of her husband's wealth and could live without worry for the rest of her life.
But she didn't believe her husband was dead. If he were truly dead, at least she should have been allowed to see his body.
Later, this female tycoon went to Africa to retrace the path Shi Zhesheng had taken.
She also discovered that the stories Shi Zhesheng had told were all false. Shi Zhesheng had not stayed in Africa for long, but after killing her husband, he went to northern Myanmar.
Northern Myanmar, a place that made people tremble just hearing its name, yet Shi Zhesheng moved freely in the most dangerous areas.
The female tycoon investigated and found out that all of Shi Zhesheng's efforts and excellence were a disguise, and that Shi Zhesheng was actually a devil stained with blood.
After returning to the country, the wife compiled all of Shi Zhesheng's criminal evidence and handed it over to a lawyer, waiting for an opportunity to ensure Shi Zhesheng would never rise again.
And this time, coinciding with the outbreak of events online, this female tycoon directly exposed these matters.
Shi Zhesheng did not even have a chance to argue before being handcuffed and taken away by the police.
Following that, several internet celebrities were also apprehended. These internet celebrities were capable individuals who generated hundreds of millions of yuan for Helian Diejin every month, and now they were gone overnight.
Helian Diejin had no choice but to call the people on the other end.
"This incident was deliberately orchestrated by someone, and the other party is not to be trifled with. I will investigate who it is, but I need your help. I have worked for you for so many years, and we are all in the same boat. If you don't help me, we will perish together. You know this better than I do."
Even though Helian Diejin had been arrogant for so many years, she was still suppressing her emotions when speaking to the other party.
Because Helian Diejin knew that no matter how arrogant she was, she could only be arrogant within the country. And to the people at headquarters, Helian Diejin was nothing more than a small fry.
"Do you know how much money we lost tonight because of your foolish actions? And it's not just you. Because of tonight's reports, many countries have paid attention. According to our latest news, tens of thousands of people who could have been apprehended globally tonight have been reduced to hundreds!"
They had many branches all over the world. These branches could apprehend many isolated individuals every night, such as picking up drunk people outside bars, girls going home alone, or their fraud syndicates carrying out scams. But tonight's events had sounded an alarm for people worldwide. Not only did it cause a stir in Hua Country, but the whole world began to pay attention to this matter.
"I apologize. I know it was my oversight, but if you don't help me this time, I will expose you as well. After all, if I go down, I will make you bleed. I hope you will help me instead of abandoning me when I encounter difficulties."
Helian Diejin had always been a person who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, so she was often cold-blooded and ruthless.
In fact, for many years, Helian Diejin had no worries because she had no enemies in the country.
But now that something had suddenly happened, and it had caught her completely off guard, Helian Diejin recalled the despair of being abandoned.
Because she had seen that look and expression on countless people over the years, and at that time, she was merely a god controlling their destiny.
Now, Helian Diejin felt that she had become that pitiful person.
"I will do my best to protect you, but you must quickly investigate who is behind this, otherwise, as this matter escalates, you will only be abandoned."
After the person on the other end finished speaking, they hung up the phone.
Helian Diejin's eyes became increasingly cold and venomous. She slammed her phone to the ground and frowned, pondering who wanted to harm her in secret.
After all, she had too many enemies in her life, she couldn't even begin to guess.
...
The next day, the weather was clear.
Lin Xingwan was even woken up by the chirping of birds outside the window.
When she opened her eyes, she was instantly startled by what she saw.
Xu Jingkuan, Duan Muxing, and Qingluan were by her bedside, each with a different expression on their faces.
Duan Muxing's expression was indifferent, Qingluan's eyes held a hint of inquiry, and only Xu Jingkuan had a bright smile on his face when he saw Lin Xingwan wake up.