Ruan Yanwei’s eyes turned red, and just as he was about to leave, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
The next second, the door of the ward was suddenly opened. Ruan Yanshun frowned: “Fifth brother?! When did you come?”
Ruan Yanwei said nothing, but just picked up the phone, and heard Ruan Jiaojiao crying.
“Fifth uncle, where are you? Why is there no one at home when I go home? Woohoo… It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me, nothing would have happened at home. I’m going to Huaxia to find Lin Zhiyu apologize to him, and ask him and that hacker to stop targeting you! Woohoo…”
Ruan Yanwei’s anger was half soothed, and he felt more distressed: “Jiaojiao, don’t cry, fifth uncle will be back soon, don’t go anywhere, do you hear me?”
“Wu…fifth uncle, please come back soon.” Ruan Jiaojiao choked up, “I’ll wait for you, wait for you at home…”
“Fifth brother, wait a minute, let’s go back together.” Ruan Yanshun held Ruan Yanwei’s shoulder with one hand and patted him heavily, “You should understand that this is just a temporary measure.
Ruan Yanwei didn’t say anything, Ruan Yanshun sighed, and then he heard the voice of Mr. Ruan suddenly coming from the ward.
“Old…Old Five!”
Ruan Yanwei gritted his teeth and walked into the ward.
“Dad.”
“Your elder… elder brother… is also for the Ruan family… You have to understand, ha… understand. If Hu Chao eats it, how… how can it be…”
“Dad, I know that when the nest is overturned, all the eggs will remain intact, but!” Ruan Yanwei clenched his fists tightly, thinking of Jiaojiao crying on the phone, and finally swallowed his breath.
“Okay, I accept this plan, but I demand that within half a year, all aspects of my life… whether it’s my reputation or my career, everything! Must be restored to the level before the accident!”
“No problem, Fifth Brother, you have to trust Big Brother.”
Ruan Yanshun walked in from the doorway. “This is just a stop-gap measure. As long as the Ruan family is firmly entrenched in the world, you won’t have to worry about not being able to return to your previous level. Besides… the main blame is on my third brother’s subordinate. You will be fine. At most, there will be some ups and downs in public opinion. Just treat it as a vacation at home and rest.”
“What the eldest brother said makes sense.” Suddenly, footsteps were heard at the door. It was the fourth brother Ruan Yanxu who came from a laboratory of the Ruan Group.
“If something happens to the Ruan family, you won’t be saved. After all, it’s really hard to completely deny your video. But you don’t have to worry too much, fifth brother. The biggest loss to you is nothing more than your reputation.”
“Really?” Just reputation?
If it’s so simple, why don’t you just do it yourself?
But Ruan Yanwei didn’t say anything else. He seemed to have accepted it completely, but in fact, a thorn was already buried deep in his heart.
No one in the Ruan family is stupid to not understand the meaning of the so-called consideration of the overall situation.
But selfishness has long become their nature. Even if they endure it for the sake of profit, they will not do it willingly.
Ruan Yanxu patted Ruan Yanwei on the shoulder and said, “Fourth brother knows that you are not feeling well. Didn’t you want Lisa in our school laboratory before? Fourth brother will help you.”
After saying that, Ruan Yanxu looked at Mr. Ruan on the bed and whispered, “Dad, that thing has been researched and the effect is good.”
“Oh…Okay.”
Mr. Ruan’s fingers were trembling, saliva was flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth, and humiliation and viciousness flashed in his cloudy eyes. He has been out of control ever since he was rescued yesterday.
He must make sure that Lin Zhiyu from China… and all the Chinese people who protected Lin Zhiyu, die miserably!
“…Go…home.”
That night, the Ruan Group finally released a statement in front of the public, stating that it would hold a press conference at eight o’clock the next morning.
People all over the Internet held back their excitement, waiting to see what tricks white lotus Ruan could come up with.
Xie Youzhou also saw this update.
Lin Zhiyu had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower when he heard his cell phone on the table vibrate twice.
He picked up his phone and saw that it was a message from Xie Youzhou. His brows softened involuntarily and he prepared to go back to the house to reply.
Father Lin, who was sitting on the sofa, called him: “Zhiyu, there are freshly washed blueberries on the coffee table, bring some over to eat.”
“Dad, I’ll eat later.”
Lin Zhiyu said this and went into the bedroom.
Father Lin couldn’t help but stand up slightly and look into Lin Zhiyu’s bedroom.
“Dad, what are you doing?”
Lin Zhaoqiu, came out of the bedroom prepared to take a shower, and saw that her father’s actions were very strange.
“No, nothing.”
Father Lin sat back down in a second and picked up an apple to eat.
He couldn’t say that he felt his son was a little strange in the past two days, as if… as if he was in love.
“The more you try to hide, the more obvious it becomes.” Lin Zhaoqiu muttered, turned, walked into the bathroom, and stuck her head out again when he closed the door.
“Dad, I want to drink some milk. Can you heat a cup for me? It’s just right for me to drink after I finish my shower.”
“Okay, can your dad say no?” Father Lin stood up.
Lin Zhaoqiu laughed out loud.
In the bedroom, Lin Zhiyu and Xie Youzhou were talking on the phone.
“I guess they want to push everything onto that dead subordinate. Although Ruan Yanwei’s crime cannot be completely cleared, at most they will just give him a lot of punishment and make him apologize, and maybe even play the pity card.”
“It’s indeed very likely.” Lin Zhiyu said as he wiped his hair with a dry towel.
The dim light fell on the window and the desk. The evening breeze brought the chirping of insects. He could faintly hear his father and sister laughing and his friend whispering in his ears. Lin Zhiyu was immersed in this moment. His heart was like being soaked in warm water, and he wished he could stay at this moment forever…
Such happiness and peace were what he longed for but could never have in his previous life, and now they finally returned to him.
But Lin Zhiyu didn’t know that Xie Youzhou never wanted to be his friend.
“Gege, I have a plan.”
Xie Youzhou said suddenly.
“What are you going to do?”
Xie Youzhou smiled and said, “I have to contact Secretary Du and ask the authorities to cooperate with us.”
*
Two days passed in a flash, and the Ruan family held a press conference at eight o’clock in the morning.
Ruan Yanshun still appeared in front of the media as the representative of the Ruan Group, but unlike usual, there were two more people this time——
Ruan Yanwei, dressed simply, and the weak old man Ruan who suffered from hemiplegia.
Ruan Yanshun straightened his back, his eyes slightly red, like a victim who had been greatly deceived: “We will give the last explanation here about the recent events of the Ruan Group.”
“Regarding the Ruan Group’s deliberate attempt to slander Lin Zhiyu for academic theft, and its help to Zou Wenbin and Hao Tao in covering up and bribing officials, these actions were not directed by the Ruan Group’s management! These were all caused by Hua Jiu, an executive of Wal Entertainment under the Ruan Group, who maliciously used the Ruan Group’s name and colluded with Zou Wenbin and others for personal gain, which not only harmed scholar Lin Zhiyu but also hurt the Ruan Group!
Our Ruan Group has urgently investigated the truth in the past few days. We sincerely apologize now. If we had found out the truth earlier, scholar Lin Zhiyu would not have been wrongly accused, and the Ruan Group would not have been accused of harming the pillars of China. It is the fault of our management’s poor supervision. Here, we solemnly apologize to everyone!”
The comments under the news were already densely packed, and no one was buying it at all.
“I am dying of laughter. It’s the same thing again. It’s so fake!”
“Hey, the leaders push the staff, the staff push the interns, the interns push the temporary workers….”
“A scapegoat, huh!”
Ruan Yanshun was still performing on the stage, but there was suddenly a commotion in the audience. Ruan Yanshun was a little angry but did not stop speaking.
“As for the video related to Mr. Ruan Yanwei, we have also found out that it was Hua Jiu and others who maliciously slandered Mr. Lin Zhiyu in front of Mr. Ruan Yanwei, causing Mr. Ruan Yanwei, who has always hated evil, to become hostile to Mr. Lin Zhiyu and made rude remarks. But in fact, it was just angry words, not…”
“Chairman Ruan Yanshun, what do you think of the investigation results of the incident in which scholar Lin Zhiyu was almost killed, which was just released by the Chinese government?”
The commotion in the audience grew louder and louder, and a Chinese reporter with black hair and black eyes suddenly spoke loudly.
“Yes, Mr. Ruan, may I ask if the person who ordered the murder of Mr. Lin Zhiyu is Mr. Ruan Yanwei? Will you respond to the official investigation results released by the Chinese government and the questions raised by Country M?”
Another person stood up.
“Mr. Ruan…”
“Mr. Ruan, please tell me……!”
“……”
Ruan Yanshun felt something was wrong and his expression changed slightly. The next second, he heard an urgent voice coming from the headset.
“Oh no, Chairman. The Chinese government just issued a notice a minute ago, announcing an assassination attempt on Lin Zhiyu three days ago! The assassin has been arrested. Although the assassin insisted that he was the mastermind, he was still tracked to the signal location that had contacted him. After tracking all the way, two more people were arrested. Both of them were confirmed by some evidence to have appeared in the Ruan Group and had photos with Fifth Master Ruan Yanwei! So even though these two people did not give anyone out, public opinion can no longer be suppressed!”
Ruan Yanshun was shocked, his pupils shrank slightly, and overwhelming rage and a hint of barely perceptible panic instantly filled his chest.
Is China targeting the Ruan family?!
The announcement was just released a minute ago, and these reporters seemed to have known about it a minute ago as well. Their reaction was even faster than that of the Ruan family who had been monitoring China’s movements. How could it be so fast?
Someone must have specifically informed them!
And how could the fifth brother be the mastermind? This kind of thing has always been the responsibility of the third brother…
“Cough! Cough cough… cough——” Seeing that Ruan Yanshun looked unwell, Old Man Ruan suddenly started coughing violently.
“Dad, are you okay? Call an ambulance!” Ruan Yanshun understood and immediately prepared to leave under the pretext that Mr. Ruan was in poor health, and harshly reprimanded several reporters.
“It’s all nonsense. If the Chinese side has any questions, we will naturally cooperate with them to find out, but please don’t spread such groundless rumors!”
But Ruan Yanwei, who wanted to leave with them, was suddenly stopped by several policemen with yellow skin and black eyes. Two policemen from Country M stood behind them with helpless looks on their faces.
“Mr. Ruan Yanwei, please cooperate with the Chinese police in their investigation.”
