âSister, sister, we were wrong.â
âWe failed to recognize a great person when we saw one and offended you. We truly made a mistake, please have mercy on us.â
Sitting on a box, Chuzheng looked at them with an icy stare, âWerenât you quite comfortable insulting me just now? Do it again.â
âNo, no.â
âIâm a bitch, Iâm a bitch.â
The leaders of the two groups were singing in chorus with surprising harmony.
âShut up.â Chuzheng was getting irritated, âWho sent you?â
So many against one little girl? Have you no shame?
The leader of the Black Night gang glanced at his neighborâYou go first.
The leader of the Tianshan Duxiu gang glared backâHow about you go first?
Chuzheng kicked the closer leader of the Tianshan Duxiu gang.
He let out a cry of pain, âSister, we follow the rules of the streets and have our own code of honor. We would never betray our friends.â
Those who live by the street code honor it above all, and never betray their friends.
Chuzheng took out a stack of money and placed it in front of her.
The expression of the leader of the Tianshan Duxiu gang changed instantly, speaking with righteous indignation, âSister, Iâm not that kind of person. How could I abandon my principles for money! But a cute girl like you, how could I allow you to be treated so unfairly, my conscience canât stand itâIt was Xu Shenghui who sent us!â
Xu Shenghui had been beaten up by Chuzheng before and had stayed in the hospital for several days.
Chuzheng hadnât returned home, and the Xu Family had no idea where she lived, so Xu Shenghui had sent people to block her at the school.
The leader of the Black Night gang rolled his eyes in contempt.
âYou.â
Chuzheng gave the leader of the Black Night gang a nudge with her foot.
âI wonât tell, even if you kill meâ¦â The leaderâs gaze followed Chuzhengâs hand and he swallowed hard, âIt was Master Jih who sent us.â
The leader of the Tianshan Duxiu gang counted the money while rolling his eyes, âHeh, donât tell it then.â
You even dared to roll your eyes at me before.
What street honor compared to cold hard cash?
They only came for the money in the first place.
Catching the prey would be one thing, but not only did they fail to catch her, they ended up being caught by her.
Of course, theyâd take the chance to make some money now.
They werenât good people to begin with, anyways.
âSister, can we go now?â The leaders of both gangs asked cautiously.
Chuzheng lifted her chin, indicating they could leave.
The two quickly left with their respective gangs and went their separate ways on the road.
However, it didnât take long for the two of them to run into each other at the police station.
They were accused of highway robbery, and both were carrying a large amount of cash. Already having criminal records, even if the accusation was false, the group found themselves in a difficult position.
Itâs not like they could say they intended to teach someone a lesson but ended up being given money by the intended victim instead, right?
Who would believe such a story?
But they couldnât explain the source of the moneyâ¦
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Jih Family.
Jih Bo lay in bed, thinking that by now, that meddlesome woman should have been dealt with, and his mood lifted.
Buzz, buzz, buzzâ
The phone vibrated. Jih Bo did a fish flop and grabbed the phone from the table.
He was slightly disappointed to find that it wasnât a call from the person he was expecting.
âWhat is it? I already said Iâm not going out today. You guys have fun without meâ¦â
Jih Bo answered the phone in annoyance.
âMaster Jih, you need to check Weibo,â the person on the other end interrupted urgently. âThereâs trouble!â
Trouble?
What kind of trouble?
Jih Bo, a bit perplexed, hung up the phone and opened Weibo.
When he entered, he had difficulty a few times, and Jih Bo found that the messages tagging him were blowing up like crazy.
A sense of unease suddenly rose in Jih Boâs heart.
He clicked on the mentions, and they were all full of insults.
Jih Bo was baffled. He hadnât done anything recently. Why were these people suddenly cursing him?
But soon, Jih Bo saw the source of it all.
It was a video.
The content of the video was deeply etched in Jih Boâs memory.
The video started with a shot of Jih Boâs own face, so people quickly dug it up.
[Tianshan Duxiu: A rich second-generation kills someone and gets away without as much as a scratch, is there no law left?]
[Gossip Zuzu: According to reliable sources, the victimâs family was forced not to sue, claims of settling privately are all coerced.]
[Your Grandpa Offline: Wow, this is explosive. Isnât this Jih Bo from the Jih Family? Wasnât a good person beforeâ¦]
[I Have a Little Heart: These days, if you have money youâre the boss, kill a person, pay some money, and itâs all settled.]
[Black Night: Seems like the person above knows a lot.]
[Your Grandpa Offline: Not much, not much, just a bit. I used to go to the same school as Jih Bo. He relied on his familyâs wealth to do a lot of bad things, once almost beat a person to death. In the end, that person transferred and he got off scot-free.]
Jih Boâs expression twisted as he read the comments.
How long has it been since that incident?
Why was it being dug up again?
Where did the video come from?
He had certainly deleted it back thenâ¦
âJih Bo, Jih Bo!â
A deep, angry voice came from outside the door, and the man barged in, slapping Jih Bo across the face.
Jih Bo was stunned by the slap.
âDad, why are you hitting me, whatâs the use of hitting me?â
He bellowed.
Father Jihâs face was livid: âWhat did I tell you back then? Delete it completely, why did you keep this thing!â
âI deleted it!â He remembered very well that he had deleted it!
âHow could it appear online if you deleted it? Or are you saying that video wasnât recorded by you?â Father Jih was furious.
Anyone who saw it would assume the video was recorded by Jih Bo himself.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
This was a scandal for the Jih Family, which would affect not only their stock, but his standing in the company as well.
âI really donât know.â Jih Bo grabbed his hair: âDad, have someone suppress the news quickly.â
Father Jih also knew that this was not the time to reprimand him and called to have it taken care of.
âWho have you offended?â The video had just been released and was quickly reposted by several influential big Vs, causing quite a stirâthis was no coincidence, it was someone pushing it from behind.
âI donât knowâ¦â he had been so well-behaved recently, where could he have offended someone?
âAre you sure you deleted the video?â
âI really deleted it, Dad, why donât you believe me.â He wouldnât dare to keep such evidence.
Father Jih calmly analyzed it for him.
If he truly had deleted the video, then someone must have saved it before he did so.
But Father Jih couldnât understand why someone would wait a whole year before releasing the video.
The company hadnât been through anything particularly big recentlyâ¦
âIt was Jih Cheng who took the blame for that incident at the time, so letâs say it was Jih Cheng, say that it was switched halfway through.â
âJih Chengâ¦â Father Jih frowned: âHave you seen him recently?â
Jih Bo, recalling a past incident, was a bit hesitant.
âYou saw him? What happened between you two??â Father Jih pressed.
Jih Cheng was probably the person who knew the details of that incident best, and if it was him who tampered with somethingâ¦
Without a choice, Jih Bo could only tell Father Jih about what had happened before, including Chuzheng hitting him.
âYouâre saying you still have skeletons in someone elseâs closet?â
Jih Bo nodded.
Father Jih suppressed his rage; how had he raised such a worthless son.