Ch. 121..125: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 121-125
Chapter 121 A Crazy Lawyer “Simply shameful!”
Yin Hehe was so angry that, in the end, she could only curse.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaosen quickly attempted to seize the opportunity, “So, madam, since you’re still alive, could you take the two young masters back with you? Let’s first stabilize the company before anything else.”
He pleaded.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a cold sneer crossed Yin Hehe’s lips.
“Me take them back? In what capacity? I divorced your CEO five years ago. If you really want to find someone, you might as well look for Miss Lin. Have her take Xi Bao over, and you’ll have a better chance of success.”
She said with a hint of sarcasm.
It was only logical. That woman had been in Shengfei Bay for five years and was well-known in Jiangbei as the future Mrs. CEO of Shengshi.
So, wouldn’t it be more fitting for her to bring their son over to take charge?
Yin Hehe stood up coldly.
“It’s no use, the CEO has never publicly acknowledged Miss Lin’s status over the years. Therefore, young master Sheng Xi can only be considered an illegitimate child; the company simply doesn’t recognize him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been of no help when he went to the M country to bail out the CEO this time.”
“What did you say?”
Yin Hehe stopped once more.
She turned and stared at the secretary for several seconds, forgetting what she was about to say.
So, that woman had never been recognized either?
Should Yin Hehe laugh? After all, she at least had a marriage certificate back then, and her two children were the legitimate offspring of the Sheng family.
“Madam?”
“…There’s no way, I won’t get involved in this mess again.”
She quickly regained her composure, tossed out these cold words, and walked away.
She didn’t even care about the life or death of that man; why would she care about his failing company?
She pushed open the room door…
“Thud—”
In that instant, a small figure suddenly burst out from the room, hugging her legs tightly.
“Mommy, can you please save daddy? I don’t want to see him die!”
It turned out to be her son, Cen Bao.
Yin Hehe was taken aback.
Just as she was about to say something, another little guy appeared in front of her, clenching his tiny fists.
“If he dies, we’ll both be orphans.”
“…”
With that one sentence, Yin Hehe stood there as if a heavy weight had struck her in the chest. Her lips twitched, but no sound came out.
They would naturally not be orphans.
Because, even without a father, they still had a mother, and they still had grandparents.
But, she could no longer bring herself to say these words.
Yin Hehe locked herself in her room for a full two hours before she finally turned on the computer.
“Yi Hao, can you do me a favor?”
“Lawyer Lan, please tell me!”
“…”
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In M country.
That day, Xu Guannan had gone to great lengths and finally managed to enter the local military area in the evening to see the man being detained inside.
“CEO, are you alright?”
Upon entering, he saw this once powerful and commanding figure reduced to such a state, and he couldn’t help but feel his eyes well up with tears.
“I’m fine.”
Unexpectedly, the man’s mental state seemed rather good.
He still wore the deep grey shirt that now emitted a sweat odor, his appearance unkempt.
Yet, his expression was quite calm, and seeing Xu Guannan, even a faint smile appeared on his handsome, elegant features.
Xu Guannan was on the verge of tears.
“You’ve been locked up in this place, how could everything be okay? Don’t worry, the old master is already looking for someone, he will definitely find a way to get you out.”
He hurriedly offered reassurance.
However, the person he was speaking to just sat there with his legs crossed, smiling. Behind his glasses, his calm eyes hid his thoughts – what could he be thinking?
Looking for someone?
Who could he find? This was the military. Did they really expect the domestic military to intervene and rescue him? That seemed overly optimistic.
“By the way, has that damn woman been found?”
He suddenly remembered this matter.
Xu Guannan immediately showed an apologetic expression, “I’m sorry, President, I was busy all day trying to find a way to get you out, so I didn’t attend to the madam’s matter…”
“That’s what’s important!”
The moment he heard that nothing had been done, he exploded with anger as he sat there!
“Don’t you realize that stabilizing the company is the most important thing right now? Once Sheng Huainan takes over the position of Shengshi’s president, do you think he will spare the widow and orphan?”
His emotions erupted like a volcano, and with a “bang”, he fiercely slammed the desk. His eyes were bloodshot.
Xu Guannan was shocked!
He had not considered this aspect.
So, the man wanted him to urgently find that woman to protect her and her child?
“President, I will inform the brothers right now to have them start searching immediately.”
Xu Guannan finally grasped the gravity of the situation. He promptly took out his smartphone to order his bodyguards to search for the woman en masse.
But as he was unlocking the screen…
“President, it seems… a lawyer has taken your case.”
“What did you say?”
In the stifling and cramped room, the man who had just calmed down lifted his eyes, still tinged with residual anger.
Xu Guannan handed him the smartphone.
“It’s a lawyer from Country H, named Yi Hao. He has taken your case, but the condition is a contingent fee of twenty million!”
“Heh heh – insane!”
With just one sentence, the man showed no interest in even looking at it and threw the smartphone back.
Xu Guannan: “…”
For someone to take on such a case and even propose such an astronomical fee indeed didn’t seem normal.
When Xu Guannan left, he didn’t take the matter seriously.
But soon, the next morning, he received another email from this lawyer named Yi Hao.
[Mr. Sheng, I have submitted an application to the International Court on your behalf. What you need to do next is submit this matter to your Foreign Ministry and have them facilitate this process.]
[…]
For a good ten seconds, Xu Guannan stared at the words in the email, his mind blank.
Right, why hadn’t he thought of that? Applying to the International Court meant the military could no longer do as they pleased.
Xu Guannan was overjoyed.
Thus, he didn’t go looking for his CEO’s wife that day, but was busy reaching out to the Foreign Ministry instead.
By the time he had managed to get everything sorted and met Sheng Siyuan again, his eyes were as bright as if they were injected with adrenaline.
“Did you find her?”
The man who had endured another long day in the small room, upon seeing his assistant, had only one thing in mind.
Xu Guannan immediately shook his head.
“No, President, I have some good news. Yi Hao has already applied for your case to be heard at the International Court.”
“What did you say? The International Court?”
“Yes, this court is established by the United Nations. You’re not a citizen of Country M, and your international profile is significant, so it fits the criteria of the International Court well. This way, no matter how aggressive the military here is, they wouldn’t dare to mess around there.”
Xu Guannan couldn’t contain his excitement as he spoke.
As the words fell, Sheng Siyuan, sitting there, finally froze for a moment.
That nutcase, was he actually a lawyer?
Chapter 122: Is She Teaching Him to Be Ruthless? “So what did he do next?”
Sheng Siyuan fell into silence for a moment, finally abandoning his indifferent demeanor, he asked in a flat tone.
Xu Guannan immediately handed him the mobile phone.
“They want evidence of Prince Billy’s death, evidence that is not directly related to us.”
“Where would we get that?”
Sheng Siyuan glanced at the email on the phone, and his expression, just softened, turned annoyed again.
If he could provide it, would he still be locked up here?
“No, CEO, don’t you think there’s a different meaning to his words? It sounds… as if he wants us to find out who killed Prince Billy, doesn’t it?”
This time, Xu Guannan’s brain was actually working quite fast.
Sheng Siyuan’s gaze narrowed at last.
He stared at the email on the phone that contained only a few words, and in a moment, a spark flickered in his eyes.
“This Lawyer Yin is quite interesting. So what are you waiting for? Since he has even said to be unscrupulous, why don’t you hurry up and get that evidence?”
“What?”
Now it was Xu Guannan’s turn to break into a cold sweat.
How did he not notice that the lawyer was suggesting for them to use any means necessary?
Xu Guannan left.
That night, while the military and the Royal Family were sleeping soundly, some parts of the city were the stage for a fierce firefight.
“Ahhhhh—”
A loud bang, someone was thrown out of the fifty-something floor window of the Bai Feite headquarters.
“Who’s next? I don’t have that much patience.”
Xu Guannan sat in the opulent boss chair, his legs propped up on the desk.
Seeing a person thrown down, his fiercely intimidating gaze turned once more towards the others crouching on the ground.
Instantly, these people trembled violently again.
Bai Feite had actually been falling apart these past days, ever since the CEO of this place got involved with the military.
Overnight, this corporate giant, once on par with Shengshi Group in Europe, had become an easy pick for them.
So, there weren’t many people in the company headquarters.
The CEO was even less to be seen.
“Continue!”
After a few seconds, seeing those people still motionless, Xu Guannan finally lost his patience and waved his hand, ready to start throwing people again.
“No—don’t—” At last, someone in the crowd cried out in terror.
“Don’t, I’ll tell, I’ll tell everything. Our CEO, he… in order to avoid being hunted by the military, he went to Sihai Group.”
Sihai Group?
Xu Guannan immediately sat up straight.
“You mean, your arms smuggling clients?”
“Yes… yes, he promised Mr. Cole he would escape, so Mr. Cole hid with him there.”
This person must be one of the company’s executives, and after being intimidated, blurted out everything he knew.
Xu Guannan sprung to his feet.
A few minutes later, his subordinates had dug up everything on Sihai Group, which turned out to be infamously involved in the underworld, committing all sorts of illegal activities.
This would be easy!
Xu Guannan left with his men.
Not long after, a great fire ravaged a local underground casino, leaving nothing but clean ruins.
By the time dawn came and the police rushed to the scene, all that was left was debris.
“It was Shengshi Group’s doing. They burned this place down and took Bai Feite’s CEO with them.”
An employee, who had barely managed to escape with his life from the casino, approached the police trembling and spoke as soon as he saw them.
The police’s faces turned pale upon hearing this.
In just a few minutes, both the military and the Royal Family were informed of the news.
Suddenly, they too became visibly panicked and uneasy.
“Why would he suddenly go after Bai Feite’s CEO? Does he still want to struggle at the edge of death?”
“We’ll see if he has the ability to do so!”
The military personnel calmed down, and at the words, immediately displayed a contemptuous expression.
“The court-martial of our military region is handling his case,”
“Isn’t that right?”
After being reminded, the Royal Family side once again showed a comfortable smile.
However, this comfort didn’t last for two minutes before another phone call came in.
“Major, someone from the International Court just came, saying they want to take the CEO of Shengshi Group, who we have in custody, to their side.”
“What did you say?”
Upon hearing this, the major immediately stood up from his chair with a “swoosh.”
“Since when did an International Court appear? What exactly is going on here?”
“Major, it was Sheng Siyuan’s lawyer who proposed this. He believes that the case is transnational, and given Sheng Siyuan’s special status, choosing the International Court for the proceedings is the right channel.”
The adjutant on the phone could only explain.
What right channel?
That’s clearly just trying to save him!
The major was so angry that his face turned green. He hung up the phone and immediately called his own lawyer.
“Good morning, Major sir!”
The lawyer, having received the call from his financial backer early in the morning, was very enthusiastic on the phone.
Yet, as soon as he finished speaking, the financial backer started cursing furiously.
“Jin Saiwen, didn’t you tell me that no lawyer around the world would be willing to defend Sheng Siyuan? Then why has a lawyer shown up now? And they have brought me such a big surprise!”
“What… What?”
Jin Saiwen on the other end of the phone turned pale from being cursed at.
The other side has a lawyer?
How did he not know about this? Could it be…?
Suddenly, he thought of someone, and a rush of anger flooded from his eyes, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists tightly.
“I’m terribly sorry for this oversight, Major sir. I will immediately look into this matter and get back to you,” he said.
Then, he hung up the phone.
Lan Yi, you really don’t know when to appreciate a favor until you’re forced to!
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In Aurora City.
Yin Hehe woke up this morning much calmer than before.
She came out of the bedroom and, seeing that everyone was still asleep, she went to the kitchen to prepare a lavish breakfast.
Only then did she start waking everyone up.
“Xi Bao, Cen Bao, get up. Breakfast is ready. Wake up your sister, too,” she said.
“…Okay, Mommy,”
From the children’s room came the drowsy voice of the little ones.
Yin Hehe smiled and then went to her best friend’s door.
Just as she was about to knock, the door of the neighboring room opened first. Chen Xiaosen, who had already gotten up, appeared at the door.
“Madame, good morning,” he greeted her cheerfully upon seeing Yin Hehe.
Of course he was happy.
His madame had finally taken action to help their CEO yesterday.
Yet Yin Hehe’s reaction was tepid; she glanced at him and nodded nonchalantly.
“Breakfast is ready. Bring out the young master,” she instructed.
“Yes!”
Chen Xiaosen, ignoring her lukewarm response, happily went to the children’s room.
Soon, everyone was up.
After calling everyone for breakfast and seeing it finished, Yin Hehe looked at them quietly and began to speak, “Secretary Chen, you should take Xi Bao back to the country today.”
“What?” The satiated Chen Xiaosen suddenly showed a very shocked expression.
“Why? Madame, didn’t you…”
“It’s precisely because of this that you need to take him back immediately. If I manage to get him out but then someone else takes over the company, then what would be the point, tell me?”
Yin Hehe said calmly.
Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Yin Hehe, You’ve Actually Been in Love with Him for a Long Time! Chen Xiaosen finally fell silent without making another sound.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe turned her gaze back to her best friend.
“Caicai, today you’ll also take Cen Bao and Youyou to Country H with you.”
“Ah?”
Now it was Caicai’s turn to be surprised.
“Why do we have to go too? Aren’t you coming with us?”
“It will be more convenient for me to contact people from here, I will leave later, and you, Cen Bao’s body needs to get out of this cold place as soon as possible, I’m entrusting this to you.”
Yin Hehe looked at her friend, and at this moment, she could see a hint of guilt and pleading in her eyes.
Sensing this, how could Caicai refuse?
Immediately, the people in the room split into three groups, with Chen Xiaosen leaving first with Xi Bao, both preparing to return to their country.
But just as Yin Hehe was about to see the two out, she discovered the little guy clutching the sleeve of her dress.
“You’ll come back, won’t you?”
Yin Hehe was stunned.
No, she hadn’t considered going back; her plan was to never see their daddy again after this matter was resolved.
“Xi Bao, I…”
“I know daddy is not good, he always bullies you, but I also want you to be my mommy!”
All of a sudden, this little guy, who was always not very articulate, looked up with a very determined and brave expression and spoke such a long piece to Yin Hehe.
Yin Hehe was dumbfounded again.
The others in the room were also stunned as they looked towards the little guy.
Because he already had a biological mother!
“Madam, this child really likes you. You don’t know, ever since you left, he has never come out of his room again. Miss Lin is almost driven mad, she’s thinking of calling two psychiatrists over.”
“What? Psychiatrists?”
“Yes, later Aunt Ke found out about it, she hurriedly took the child to the Sheng family’s old residence, and that’s how he escaped that ordeal.”
At this critical moment, Chen Xiaosen also chimed in from the side.
Yin Hehe was instantly enraged.
Caicai and the other two little ones weren’t doing any better.
“Mommy, we’re going back with big brother. That bad woman, now that daddy is not home, what if she bullies big brother again?”
“Yes, yes~~”
The Little Bun, who had grown fond of this big brother in just two short days, also added his baby voice to defend his brother.
He certainly didn’t want the bad woman to bully his brother.
Thus, in the end, the two teams that had been settled upon, after such commotion, decided to return to their country together in a grand procession.
Yin Hehe: “…”
“Never mind, I’ll go with you. After this matter is over, I think it’s time for you and Sheng Siyuan to have a clear talk. Lay everything on the table, you’ve helped him so much; he shouldn’t give you a hard time.”
Caicai also advised.
Yin Hehe started to struggle, but just then, her phone rang.
“Hello?”
“Lan Yi, you really don’t listen, do you want us to fall out?”
The familiar voice, filled with raging anger, came through the phone.
Yin Hehe immediately turned pale.
“Mr. Jin, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
She quickly retreated into the room to deal with this person.
No one knew that she had wanted people around her to leave early in the morning, accurately predicting that a storm was about to hit her!
“Don’t understand? Lan Yi, do you think that by bringing Yi Hao on board, I wouldn’t know who’s behind him?”
Sure enough, the boss on the phone responded to her words with a cold laugh.
“Transferring the suspect to the International Court for trial, and having Shengshi Group people dig out the CEO of Bai Feite, do you think that pig-brain Yi Hao could come up with that?”
Yin Hehe’s expression turned even uglier.
“Lan Yi, you’ve really disappointed me. When you came to Country F penniless, it was I who helped you step by step to reach this pinnacle, and now you turn around to come at me?”
The last sentence was spoken with a vicious tone by the boss.
Yin Hehe clenched her lips tightly, and after a long moment, she finally spoke, “Mr. Jin, I’m sorry, but I have some personal grievances with that president of Shengshi Group, he cannot die yet.”
“So, you want to protect him?”
“Yes!”
Yin Hehe closed her eyes and spoke the word with a determined tone.
The boss on the phone laughed.
“Very well, come to think of it, we two have never taken the matter to court before, so let’s try this time and see who is more capable, you, the apprentice, or me, the master!”
“…”
Yin Hehe couldn’t make a sound.
Only after the call ended and her friend Caicai, who was worried, pushed the door to come in, did she collapse powerlessly into a chair.
“Was Yi Hao discovered? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Yin Hehe perked up and shook her head.
“Caicai, you should go back to the country with them. With you there, I can be at ease about the children.”
She finally agreed to let the children go back to the country.
Caicai saw this and suddenly a wave of anger surged up, “I told you not to go save this man, look how much danger you’ve brought upon yourself again? That damn man, after what he’s done to you, what right does he have to make you save him?”
She was so agitated that her eyes turned red.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe could only explain again, “It’s for the children!”
“Children, children, Yin Hehe, is that really your reason? If it was really for the children, you wouldn’t have disappeared for five years. Back then, you never thought about the children needing a father!”
Her still angry friend pointed out the real reason she wanted to save this man with piercing accuracy.
Suddenly, Yin Hehe, sitting in the chair, felt as though all her clothes had been stripped from her, her face a mix of red and white.
“I… I…”
“Yin Hehe, admit it, you’ve actually fallen for this man a long time ago, you don’t want him to die!”
Her best friend’s words stabbed like a sharp knife once more!
Upon hearing this, Yin Hehe’s pupils dilated dramatically, and she jumped to her feet, “I haven’t!!”
“Haven’t you?” To her surprise, her best friend’s laughter grew even more intense.
“Then what if I tell you that you actually fell in love with him five years ago, would you go mad? You’ve always thought you married him for your ex-boyfriend Chu Yan’s heart, taking good care of him.”
“But have you ever thought? Chu Yan never even held your hand, whereas in the end, you willingly slept with this man. Don’t you find that funny?”
Caicai reminded this woman word by word, and those words that had been hidden for many years, at this moment, burst forth like a breached dike!
Yes, the man Yin Hehe truly loved in her heart has always been Sheng Siyuan.
Back then, she had indeed approached him because of Chu Yan’s heart.
But nobody knew that her feelings for Chu Yan were not love, but guilt and remorse.
Because Chu Yan had died trying to save her.
Even before that, despite Chu Yan’s frenzied pursuit of her, she never gave him a clear response.
The room finally quieted down.
At this moment, after Caicai ruthlessly exposed certain things, the silence was so intense that even a pin dropping to the floor could be heard.
Chapter 124: Chapter 124: The Last Thing I Do for Him Chapter 124: Chapter 124: The Last Thing I Do for Him “So what? I don’t love him anymore.”
It felt like a century had passed, and finally, in this silent room, Caicai heard the woman’s indifferent voice.
Caicai: “…”
“I don’t know if what you’re talking about is love, but I cannot deny that during the two years I was married to him, my pain only grew. I couldn’t bear to see anything between him and Lin Shuang, nor could I stand the way he ignored me!”
“…”
“So, now that I have broken free, why do you still want to push me back into that hell? Why can’t you let me just finish this and put an end to this unbearable marriage?”
She slowly lifted her head, and as the scars were brutally exposed once more, redness filled her eyes.
Along with a profound plea.
Caicai’s throat tightened, and at last, she couldn’t utter a single word.
She left.
As a friend, she surely wanted the best for her.
Two hours later, in the house now left to Yin Hehe alone, she received a call from Yi Hao.
“Lawyer Lan, Sheng Siyuan has been taken to the International Court, but they have postponed the court session by a month.”
A month?
Yin Hehe, having already adjusted her emotions, immediately realized that this was a stalling tactic from Landun.
“Ask Shengshi Group if there’s been any major incident that could impact them.”
“What do you mean, Lawyer Lan?”
“If the case could affect the development of society, then we cannot simply postpone it, we must expedite it instead. Go find out more, the more significant the issue, the better!”
She spoke rapidly on the phone, then hung up.
Now she needed to organize the case files. Jin Saiwen was no simple character; he had taught her in the past that with any case, if he wished, he could find countless issues with it.
Yin Hehe busied herself for half an hour.
“Buzz… Buzz…”
“What now?”
“Uh… Lawyer Lan, I had Shengshi look into it a lot, but nothing fits. Could I give you my social media account for you to help me ask around?”
Yi Hao made this request with a face full of embarrassment and helplessness.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Thinking of that stubborn man.
And this lawyer, who indeed lacked talent, she finally agreed.
So, a few minutes later, she logged into Yi Hao’s social media account with her phone.
“Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong…”
Sure enough, as soon as she logged in, a Mr. Xu sent over a lot of documents, all pertaining to Shengshi Group.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Taking a deep breath, she began to reply, “Mr. Xu, has the recent stock market crash of your company caused any impact on the domestic economy?”
“Ah?”
Receiving this message over in the U.S., Xu Guannan was taken aback.
The economy was not something he understood.
“Mr. Xu?”
“Lawyer Yi, wait a moment, I’ll ask our president.”
Then, there was a lengthy wait by the phone.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe didn’t bother to rush him. She simply set the phone aside and continued working busily at her computer.
It was around twenty minutes later that the phone beside her vibrated.
“Does a few people jumping to their deaths count?”
“…”
That tone…
Yin Hehe frowned slightly and continued with patience, “Causing social impact means that the entire direction has changed, such as after your company’s stock market crash, whether it has affected the real estate market, banks, crude oil… and so on.”
“I didn’t realize it, but Lawyer Yin seems to quite understand economics. You say so, nothing else. I’ve heard that banks are causing trouble though.”
“Causing trouble?” Yin Hehe was shocked.
“What kind of trouble? The stock market has plummeted, why would they go to the banks to cause a ruckus?”
“Because Shengshi made them lose everything! They still have mortgages, car loans, business loans, haha… They can’t pay them back, so won’t the banks have to seize properties? Once they seize, won’t that cause an uproar?”
On the phone, this person actually appeared to take pleasure in the misfortune of others, as if the situation he was causing had absolutely nothing to do with him.
He was still there, enjoying the show.
Yin Hehe saw this and finally started to get angry.
“Mr. Xu, even if Shengshi didn’t cause this on purpose, isn’t your CEO lacking a bit of sympathy? Doesn’t he have any sense of reflection?”
“???”
That comment made the man who was currently being held in the International Court’s detention room and on his phone immediately look gloomy.
“Reflect on what? What does this have to do with him?”
“How could it not be related? If he wasn’t too arrogant, would he go off and do business with royalty? Knowing well that the bait had already been taken, he still wanted to grab it. Does he especially want to prove himself to be super great?”
“Snap!”
The phone was thrown by the man.
“Where the hell did this lawyer crawl out from? Have all the lawyers died off? To get me such a joke!!”
He stood in this cramped room, so angry that veins throbbed at his temples.
Seeing this, Xu Guannan hurriedly stepped forward to encourage, “President, please endure it. Right now, besides him, there really… isn’t anyone else.”
“Crack!”
The ominous sound of knuckles cracking echoed.
Luckily, not long after, the message that came through the phone seemed much better.
“Mr. Xu, you start from there, collect the situation with the banks for me. I will apply to the court for an early trial on the grounds of the Asian financial crisis, probably tomorrow.”
“!!!!!”
Xu Guannan was stunned.
Was this lawyer that impressive? To speak of such a trivial matter as the Asian financial crisis.
And also, a trial tomorrow is possible?
Xu Guannan looked towards the man opposite him but noticed that he too was frowning and staring at the phone screen, his expression calming for a few seconds.
“Change of plan?”
Suddenly, he spoke out.
—-
Yin Hehe indeed acted swiftly; by that afternoon, the International Court had approved her request for a trial date.
This caused the military to explode in anger!
“Jin Saiwen, didn’t you tell me it could be delayed by a month? Why then is the trial scheduled for tomorrow? What are you exactly doing? Is Landun this incompetent?”
He found Landun and started a torrent of scathing rebukes.
Jin Saiwen turned pale with anger.
Lan Yi!!
“Mr. Jin, what should we do now? The trial has been moved up to tomorrow and Bai Feite’s CEO is in their hands. As long as he confesses that Prince Billy was killed by him, Sheng Siyuan will likely be released on the spot,”
someone from the team said as they rushed in after hearing the news.
Jin Saiwen had just hung up the call.
On hearing this, his eyes finally showed a glint of murderous intent amidst his vexation and embarrassment.
“No problem, the person backing Yi Hao won’t show up in court. A mere Yi Hao, even if he has witnesses, won’t be able to beat me.”
He spoke with not a small amount of self-confidence.
Indeed, within Landun, he was seen as the ceiling, the pinnacle of the legal industry. Not to mention a Yi Hao, even if Lan Yi himself showed up.
He might not necessarily win against him!
“By the way, tell the court I request a public trial,” he added one last deliberate demand.
A public trial meant that the case would be open for the public to attend and watch.
Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Heart-Stopping Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Heart-Stopping The uproarious murder case of the CEO of Shengshi Group.
Incredibly, it’s going to be a public trial.
As soon as the news spread, it immediately garnered immense global attention, and overnight, many international media representatives converged on the city.
By the time the court convened the next day, the reporters outside had formed an impenetrable mass.
“Landun is truly despicable, opting for a public trial, attracting so many media members. If we lose the case today, wouldn’t the CEO’s reputation be completely ruined?”
Xu Guannan and the others, who had come early, turned blue with anger at this spectacle.
Even Xu Guannan’s complexion wasn’t looking any better.
Not just his boss, Siyuan, but if they lost this time, Shengshi Group could also face a devastating blow.
“Let’s go in.”
In the end, that was all he could say.
Quickly, everyone entered through the court’s back door, and Xu Guannan went directly to the detention room to see Siyuan, who was waiting to be taken to court.
“What’s happening outside? Why is it so noisy?”
This man had even heard it from inside.
Xu Guannan hurriedly explained, “It’s nothing, just some reporters who came because the case was declared a public trial.”
“Heh~~”
A cold laugh was all the man, who hadn’t rested well for days and nights, gave from inside.
“They all came to watch me die, is that it?”
“…”
“What about that lawyer with the surname Yin? Has he arrived?” Suddenly, he switched topics and asked coldly about the lawyer.
Only then did Xu Guannan remember this person.
“He told me he would be here promptly at eight o’clock. Xiaowu, go outside and check if he’s arrived,”
“Yes, Brother Xu!”
Very soon, a subordinate went out to receive the lawyer.
At this point, that was all they could hope for, Siyuan included.
But to everyone’s surprise, by the time the lawyer was finally found and brought in, what they saw was a lawyer with a youthful face, who seemed slightly panicked.
“Sorry… I’m sorry, it’s too crowded outside, I’ve been trying to squeeze through.”
He stuttered as he raised his hand in greeting, hardly daring to make eye contact with anyone.
Siyuan’s handsome face immediately darkened.
“Him? Do you want me dead sooner? What’s the point of all this fuss? Just kill me and be done with it.”
With those words, the tall man stood beside the desk, exuding a terrifying aura.
The lawyer immediately began to tremble with fear.
“I… I…”
“Mr. President, I’m sorry. I hadn’t met him in person before; I only trusted him after reading his emails and communication,” Xu Guannan explained, sweating profusely.
Fortunately, the lawyer finally swallowed hard and shakily handed over the materials he was holding.
“Mr. Sheng, please trust me, this is the defense material I prepared… please, take a look…”
“…”
Five seconds passed before the man with the stern and bleak face snatched the material.
According to procedures, the case dossier of criminal cases shouldn’t be viewed by the suspect because it may contain some confidential information.
But at that moment, overwhelmed by the powerful presence of the man before him, the lawyer ended up handing everything over.
Siyuan flipped through it.
To his astonishment, the defense material seemed extraordinarily sharp upon first glance.
Each point of defense was so unforeseen; it was like two martial arts experts clashing, where a few brief words revealed countless sharp swords, and the precise and ruthless questions even left him in awe.
Did he really prepare this?
He slowly closed the defense material and looked back at the lawyer.
“Alright, you go ahead and prepare for the court session.”
“Yes, Mr. Sheng.”
The young lawyer immediately felt relieved, hugging his documents as he hastily left the room.
Xu Guannan and the others in the detention cell were completely baffled.
“President, didn’t you feel that this lawyer was inadequate? Then why did you ask him to proceed to court?”
“Heh~~”
The man raised his noble, cold, and handsome face, sneering coldly at him again.
“What else? We abandon the lawsuit?”
“Uh…”
Xu Guannan promptly shut his mouth.
Half an hour later, under the focus of countless media outlets, the curtain slowly rose on this highly-anticipated case.
“He’s coming out! He’s coming out!”
The moment Sheng Siyuan’s figure emerged, the reporters waiting outside the courtroom almost exploded with excitement.
They hoisted their cameras, all aiming at the man who used to be the king of the Asian business community.
It seemed as if they were particularly keen to capture his disheveled state behind bars, knowing that such footage would cause their platforms’ traffic to skyrocket, attracting countless viewers.
However, when they finally saw him, they were disappointed.
“Mr. Sheng, the courtroom is just inside.”
“Mhm.”
The man stood up straight, his shirt slightly wrinkled but the expensive fabric still accentuating his distinguished elegance. His features remained stern, and his expression was casual. Hearing the invitation to enter, he strode leisurely inside.
“My God, is this truly a murderer? He seems no different from the times he’s appeared in the media.”
“Right, look at his demeanor, his behavior… Does he look like a man trapped in a cage? He’s still the domineering CEO!”
“This man is too much!”
“…”
The livestreaming platforms, which had been watched by over a hundred million viewers, erupted in frenzied screams at this sight.
They did not mock or humiliate the fallen CEO.
Instead, within just a few seconds, they were charmed by his composure and undiminished elegance in the face of adversity!
“Smack!”
Military personnel who were not present at the scene, upon witnessing this episode through video, slammed their palms furiously on the desk.
“Have you found out? What’s the background of this lawyer surnamed Yin?”
“We’ve got it, Major.”
Just then, the adjutant returned, approaching immediately upon hearing the question.
“This man is an obscure attorney from Country H and has never handled any major cases before.”
“Then why is he so bold this time? And he even dares to defend Sheng Siyuan?”
The Major, upon hearing this, revealed a particularly fierce glint in his eyes.
The adjutant hesitated for a moment, then handed over a document.
“I found out that he’s also from Landun.”
“What did you say?”
In an instant, the atmosphere in the living room became so tense it was almost suffocating.
A few minutes later, Jin Saiwen, who had already reached the court exterior, received a call from the Major.
“Jin Saiwen, you dare betray me?”
“Ah?”
Just as he set foot on the stairs, Jin Saiwen felt a chill break out on his back, forcing him to halt in his tracks after hearing the wrathful words.
“Major, I didn’t quite understand what you meant. I’m already outside the courtroom, and I have prepared all the necessary materials thoroughly. How could I betray you?”
“Then why didn’t you tell me? That this lawyer surnamed Yin, who suddenly appeared, is also from Landun?”
“!!!!!”
Jin Saiwen’s face finally turned pale.