Chapter 386 : Green Plum Meets Wine 37 (2/2)

Shi Sheng felt her heart beat faster. ‘This guy’s getting better at flirting…’

She leaned in to kiss Yu Jiu and didn’t speak.

‘This is good too, I guess. At least I still have him to accompany me through the darkness.’

Once they got off the plane, Yu Jiu shielded Shi Sheng from the crowd as they walked through the tunnel.

Yu Jiu’s people were already waiting outside for them. Shi Sheng only just got in a car when a beautiful figure appeared from behind.

“Yu Jiu.”

He paused visibly, and slowly turned around, frowning slightly.

The speaker was a young girl of mixed blood. If you had to use one adjective to describe her, it would be: kawaii.

She was being blocked off by the men in suits, and was currently looking at him, grief and helplessness in her eyes. “Yu Jiu…”

Shi Sheng gave Yu Jiu a baffled look. ‘Who’s this woman?’

“You head back first.” Yu Jiu bent over to lightly brush his lips against her forehead. “I’ll be back soon.”

Shi Sheng’s lips tugged into a smile. “If you dare to do anything to let me down, we’re dying together.”

She pushed him out and instructed the people in front to start driving.

The cars soon vanished from Yu Jiu’s sight. He smiled, but when he lifted his head to look at the woman, his expression turned cold once more. “Why were you looking for me?”

“She’s the one you’ve set your mind on?”

“Yes.”

……

Shi Sheng already had enough evidence in her hands. At first, she’d been planning on eliminating him quietly.

But who would’ve expected Yang Huairen’s people to court death by getting Yao Qin involved. Sure, he was powerful, but he too had areas he had no say in.

Shi Sheng packed up the evidence and sent a copy to all the major news outlets.

There’d always be one or two media companies that weren’t afraid of death.

Soon, news of Yang Huairen’s corruption, callousness, and forcing young girls into prostitution came to light. Though everyone had been clear as to his character, they had always lacked the evidence to bring him down, hence why the upper echelon had let him be.

Now that this information had been released, the higher ups immediately made use of this to suspend Yang Huairen from his post. Since this matter would have a negative effect, they dispatched a team to completely investigate Yang Huairen.

Shi Sheng gave them plenty of information, so, as repayment, she was allowed a meeting with Yang Huairen.

Yang Huairen greatly resembled Yang Huaili, the only difference being that he appeared somewhat older than his younger brother. He gave one the first impression of being an amicable old man and not someone who’d commit crimes.

The two were seated across from each other, with handcuffs on Yang Huairen’s wrists.

“I actually fell to a little girl.” Yang Huairen lamented. There was no anger or unwillingness in his tone.

“It’s your honour to fall at my hands.” Shi Sheng’s lips curled in a slight smile, her eyes completely calm and without a single ripple. “Yang Huairen, who was the informant?”

“Informant?” Yang Huairen was uncertain at first, but soon understood who she was referring to. “You mean the one who told me about that plot of land? It was Sheng Yang. By all rights, you’d have to address him as Uncle[1].”

Knowing that there was no way for him to turn this around, Yang Huairen decided to take down everyone he could with him.

There is a type of person who is mentally prepared to face the consequences when they sin.

Yang Huairen was that kind of person.

Shi Sheng was calm throughout, as if the person who’d leaked the information meant nothing to her at all.

“Hope you have a happy stay in prison.” Shi Sheng rapped the table, smiling as she got up to leave.

Yang Huairen’s case was exceptionally startling. Not only was he guilty of corruption, he also forced girls into prostitution. Only now did the university students he’d threatened dare to identify the officials they’d had to serve.

Officials went down by the batch, causing much panic amongst the remainder.

[1] I absolutely refuse to try and find the exact term for this. The original was “堂叔” which is sort of like…your father’s cousin or something? Which would make him your first cousin once removed… But then there’s the added layer that it specifies it’s his younger, male cousin…