Chapter 298 - The Inside Story Back Then (2)
Chapter 298: The Inside Story Back Then (2)
“What?!” A loud yelling resounded throughout the office.
Xiao Jingyao was shocked by Duan Yarong’s sudden yelling, which made him take two steps back. If Zhao Shunrong did not hug Duan Yarong in a timely manner, he had no doubt that this person might have rushed to him in the next second.
Zhao Youlin was shocked as well. However, she was not as agitated as Duan Yarong. She was only surprised for a moment. Then, she immediately stared at Xiao Jingyao with a solemn expression.
Xiao Jingyao looked at Zhao Youlin’s eyes, and he felt a little inexplicable panic. He cleared his throat and said, “The general manager’s mother has been ill since she was hurt by her husband’s adultery. At first, she only needed to rest for some time, but Ms. Li had an improper thought at that time. She wanted to bribe the servant of the Zhao family who was serving the general manager’s mother and asked her to replace the medicine, which the general manager’s mother should take with a drug that made people who took it become highly prone to hallucinations. This will make the general manager’s mother’s mental health slowly worsen. Unfortunately, the servant she wanted to bribe was timid, and she did not dare to accept this task at all.”
Duan Yarong’s expression was extremely dark. “If she failed to bribe the servant, then why…”
“When Ms. Li found out that she could not bribe the servant, she was worried that the servant would inform Minister Zhao. So, she decided to stick to her original plan and hired a group of desperadoes to the servant’s house, threatening her and her family. If she refused to take this task or leak this matter out, they would kill their family.”
“Gasp…” Duan Yarong could not help but gasp when she heard about this.
On the other hand, Zhao Youlin sneered and laughed. “She used a hard tactic when the soft tactic failed.”
“That woman… How could she be so vicious?” Duan Yarong said, but she held Zhao Youlin’s hand while feeling a little bit afraid, “I feel terrified when I remember that you lived under the same roof with her for such a long time. I really don’t know how much you suffered at that time.”
Seeing that Duan Yarong was about to cry as she spoke, Zhao Youlin hurriedly comforted her and said, “All right, Mom, I’m all good now. This must be because my mother was protecting me in heaven, so don’t be sad. My mother will not want to see you cry and become ill because of her in heaven.”
Zhao Youlin’s comfort made Duan Yarong feel better. Zhao Youlin turned to look at Xiao Jingyao, and she continued the previous topic. “So, in desperation, the servant agreed to Li Hongyu’s request and changed my mother’s medicine?”
Xiao Jingyao nodded solemnly. “After the general manager’s mother took the medicine, her condition plummeted. In just half a month, she was so weak that she couldn’t even get out of the bed.”
Now that Xiao Jingyao mentioned this, Duan Yarong also remembered Zhao Youlin’s mother’s pale and weak appearance when she had visited her at that time. “At that time, we all thought that she was so hurt by her husband’s adultery, so she couldn’t get well for a while. I also said a lot of comforting words to make her feel happy, but I didn’t expect… didn’t expect that it turned out to be…”
“I suspect that in addition to the hallucinogenic drugs, the drugs that Ms. Li asked the servant to change at that time should have been mixed with other things. Otherwise, the general manager’s mother would not pass away in less than two months no matter how bad her mental health was.”
The expressions of them instantly became more solemn. Zhao Youlin was silent for a moment. Then, she asked in a low voice, “That servant…”
“We have sent someone to find that servant. She has been highly remorseful and traumatized over what happened back then. Over the years, she has been living in guilt and sin, and it was difficult for her to forgive herself. After the incident, she and her family moved out of Shalnork. When she knew of the intention of finding her, she unreservedly told us all the things that happened back then, and she hoped that we would bring back a word to the general manager.”
“What is that?”
“I’m sorry.”
Zhao Youlin was silent. The person who should receive this apology was no longer here. Now, she could not accept it on behalf of the other party. After all, it was a life.
Even if the perpetrator was not her, and she had indeed been forced, some things could not be forgotten once it was done. It was not something that could be forgiven with just an apology.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became a little weird. Even Duan Yarong, who had been the most emotionally out of control before, calmed down at this moment. She looked at Zhao Youlin worriedly. “Youlin…”
As soon as Zhao Youlin looked up, she met the worried gazes of a few people. Even when she knew that they had misunderstood, she could not help but feel touched. She smiled and said, “I’m all right, but… Uncle Xiao, this matter has happened for so many years, why did you suddenly think of investigating it?”
“I guess you can say that it was a coincidence,” Xiao Jingyao paused and said with a serious expression, “The desperadoes, whom Ms. Li hired to hunt down the general manager this time, happened to be the same group of people whom Ms. Li had hired to threaten the servant. After the group of people were caught by the Su family, they realized that they had offended a powerful person, so they confessed all the nasty things that Li Hongyu had asked them to do before. This was one of them. When I got the news, I asked people to follow this clue to thoroughly investigate the incident that happened back then. I didn’t expect to find out so many things.”
Zhao Youlin was silent again. She guessed that Li Hongyu did not expect to lose everything. She planned for a long time to kill Zhao Youlin, but her past was discovered by other people through the clues because of a momentary negligence.
“The Su family? Which Su family?” After sighing for a while, Zhao Youlin seemed to have discovered something. She looked at Xiao Jingyao with curiosity.
“The Su family… cough, cough. It’s the family of Mrs. Mu’s mother. The current head of the Su family is Mrs. Mu’s eldest uncle.”
“I see.” After hearing Zhao Shunrong’s explanation, Zhao Youlin nodded in realization. Then, her expression became stiff and said with a bitter smile, “Since it is people from the Mu family, then… this matter…” ‘Is known by Mu Tingfeng as well?’
“In this case, the incident of Li Hongyu hiring killers…”
“The information and all kinds of criminal evidence were sent by President Mu as well. We just passed them to the police.”
Zhao Youlin was speechless. ‘Well, should I sigh because someone’s family is indeed awesome?’
“Youlin… What are you going to do about this matter?” Duan Yarong glanced at Zhao Youlin and asked tentatively.
“What else can I do? Since the evidence is conclusive, letting her accept the legal sanctions is the best result.” Otherwise, anyone who killed her would only dirty their hands.
“But before she is convicted, I want to see her.”
“You want to see her?” Duan Yarong and Zhao Shunrong exchanged glances. She said anxiously, “I’ll accompany you.”
“No need. I can go by myself. Li Hongyu is now locked up. There are many people watching her, so she wouldn’t dare to do anything to me. Besides…” She also had something to talk with her in private.