Chapter 376 The Truth Revealed

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Zhu Hongyu, domineering and bossy, yelled at the crowd, "What the hell does it concern you? This is my family business; who asked for your opinions? Get the hell out of here! A bunch of bastards!" It must be said, Zhu Hongyu played her cards beautifully with her betrayal after crossing the river. Just now, when she needed to find Hao Jian to get money, she kept inciting the public to denounce Hao Jian and Shu Ya Group. Now that she had seen the money was in hand, she immediately kicked the people to the curb! "Exactly, a bunch of deadbeats. Are you just jealous of us because we're about to get rich?" Sun Lingyun snickered, taking pleasure in the crowd's growing anger. And at that moment, the crowd was boiling with rage, feeling used by Zhu Hongyu and Sun Lingyun, and what was worse, their emotions had been manipulated! They had sympathized with Mr. and Mrs. Zhu, only to find out in the end that this couple was utterly heartless! "So, what do you think I should pay as compensation?" Hao Jian continued to feign weakness. "Don't compensate them! They don't deserve the money!" A middle-aged woman shouted; she had been the fiercest in berating Hao Jian just before, yet now, she was standing up to speak for him. Hao Jian deliberately made a troubled expression, "How can that be, it's our Group's fault. We did not consider everything thoroughly and caused the death of their daughter. Next time we encounter this kind of situation, we will know how to respond." "How to respond?" Chen Zhiyan cooperated and asked. "Let her steal the jewelry, of course! That way, no one would need to die!" Hao Jian naively said. "But boss, that piece of jewelry is worth hundreds of thousands. If we let her steal it, wouldn't our Group suffer a loss of hundreds of thousands for no reason?" Chen Zhiyan said in surprise. "Are you stupid or something? A stolen piece of jewelry only loses us hundreds of thousands, but I'm about to pay one and a half million now. That's the price for not letting her steal it in the first place! I'm telling you, this is all your fault. Why did you catch the girl? You couldn't just let her steal it? Causing me to lose so much money for nothing, don't bother coming into work tomorrow!" Hao Jian scolded severely. "Boss, please don't do this, I... I didn't mean to!" Chen Zhiyan immediately pleaded with a crying tone, her acting skills unmatched. "Boss, give me another chance. I have a sick father at home who needs care. The burden of the whole family rests on me alone. If you fire me, my family will starve to death!" Seeing Chen Zhiyan in such a pitiful state, the people couldn't help but feel guilty, because they knew that it was they who had done this to her. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. They had believed Zhu Hongyu's slander, wrongfully accusing Chen Zhiyan, the real kind person, causing her to be fired while the bad people, Zhu Hongyu and Sun Lingyun, ended up with a huge compensation – all because of their own doing. The onlookers felt a heavy weight in their hearts, each person feeling as if they had done something wrong, hanging their heads low. Find your next read at My Virtual Library Empire This was exactly the result Hao Jian wanted to see! To let these naive and gullible people suffer internally, the punishment they deserved! "Young man, it's our fault, we were wrong to trust others. This young woman really isn't to blame; don't fire her!" The middle-aged woman pleaded for Chen Zhiyan. Hao Jian clicked his tongue in irritation: "Old lady, what are you trying to do, huh? You were the one who cursed her the most just now, and now you're saying it's not her fault?" "I... I was deceived too," the middle-aged woman said, embarrassed. "Don't fucking pay any attention to these idiots. Hurry up and pay, three million!" Zhu Hongyu demanded brazenly. "Oh, then I'll write you a check," Hao Jian said, rather foolishly pulling out a checkbook from his pocket, seemingly ready to sign a check for Zhu Hongyu and her husband. "Young man, don't be fooled, they're scamming you for your money!" Seeing Hao Jian so easily agreeing to pay, an old man was so infuriated that he jumped up, inwardly cursing how there could still be someone so naive in the world, not seeing that he was being deliberately trapped? If Hao Jian had known what the old man was thinking at that moment, he probably would have woken up laughing in the middle of the night. Naive? Hahahaha. (Here are ten thousand more "hahas.") "How could that be? They are the families of the victims, aren't they? As you all said, the unscrupulous business should quickly compensate," Hao Jian feigned confusion. The crowd was both anxious and angry, wanting to stop Hao Jian, but he simply wasn't listening to them, which infuriated them so much that they turned red, scratching their heads in frustration. Seeing the crowd being teased by Hao Jian like monkeys jumping up and down, Chen Zhiyan couldn't help but snicker, once again confirming to herself that this guy was indeed not someone to be trifled with. Hao Jian had written the check and was about to hand it over when Sun Lingyun, with an excited face, rushed out ready to accept Hao Jian's check. Seeing this, Hao Jian suddenly withdrew the check just as Sun Lingyun thought Hao Jian was going to renege and was about to scold him, he saw Hao Jian say, "Now, who should take this check?" Sun Lingyun said impatiently, "Isn't that a stupid question? Of course, it should go to the child's father!" "Oh," Hao Jian said, nodding his head in a daze, then unexpectedly walked past Sun Lingyun towards Sun Lingzhi, handed the check over to him, and said, "Take the check and give the poor child a proper funeral. Take it easy." Everyone was stunned. Sun Lingyun was the girl's biological father, so why on earth was Hao Jian giving the check to Sun Lingzhi, the girl's great-uncle? "Are you brain-dead, kid? I am her father!" Sun Lingyun roared, internally cursing Hao Jian as an idiot. Sun Lingzhi also turned his head away in embarrassment: "I am not the girl's father, I am her great-uncle!" "Impossible. I just took a look at the girl and noticed that her jawbone is very wide, while both her mother's and your brother's jawbones are narrow. From a genetic perspective, this should not be the case. Your jawbone, on the other hand, resembles the girl's quite a bit." Hao Jian smiled as he appraised Sun Lingzhi, it was clear that he had noticed some secrets unknown to others. Sun Lingzhi frowned immediately: "Just for that reason, you're saying I'm her father? It could just be a coincidence, your divisive tactics are a bit too crude, aren't they?" "Just this alone cannot determine she's your daughter, and as you said, it could indeed simply be a coincidence. But both your brother and his wife have double eyelids, you and your niece have single eyelids—is that a coincidence? Your brother and his wife have flat noses while you and your niece have high-bridged noses—is that a coincidence?" "Your brother and his wife have broad foreheads, you and your niece have narrow foreheads; your brother and his wife have straight hair, you both have naturally curly hair—is that still a coincidence? Lastly, you were born deaf in one ear, and your niece is also deaf in one ear—tell me that's a coincidence?" Hao Jian analyzed with reason and order. Sun Lingzhi was already shocked. How had this guy guessed that he was deaf in one ear? "Don't be so surprised. I am a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in our field, we emphasize observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking, so just one glance is enough for me to know what ailments you have!" Hao Jian said, appearing somewhat smug. Hearing Hao Jian say this, Sun Lingyun also seemed to realize that something was amiss, and the plot was turning in a way he could not accept. Only now did he suddenly realize that his past suspicions were well-founded; it wasn't just that he felt his daughter didn't resemble him. Sun Lingyun had always thought his daughter didn't look like him, but rather, she bore a resemblance to his older brother. Therefore, he became increasingly dissatisfied with his daughter, and once questioned Zhu Hongyu about it. However, Zhu Hongyu's response was that he and Sun Lingzhi were brothers and naturally looked alike, so Sun Lingyun's impression that his daughter looked like Sun Lingzhi was just his misconception. Sun Lingyun didn't take it to heart at the time, but now, hearing Hao Jian's analysis, he realized that something was indeed very wrong. Immediately, Sun Lingyun cast a scrutinizing glance at Zhu Hongyu, who at that moment became very evasive and lowered her head, not daring to meet Sun Lingyun's gaze. Seeing this, Sun Lingyun's brows furrowed tightly together, and he couldn't shake the ominous feeling in his heart. "One or two coincidences could be called just that, but if everything bears a resemblance then it's not a coincidence, it's heredity!" Hao Jian said, his smile seemingly hiding more as he looked at Sun Lingzhi as if he had completely seen through him. Sun Lingzhi tensed up and glared at Hao Jian through clenched teeth, because he too noticed that the looks from friends and relatives, and even his brother, had become rather meaningful. "Talking nonsense! My niece is in such a state, and you expect me to believe you can still see what she looks like?" Sun Lingzhi huffed angrily, naturally unwilling to easily admit to an affair with Zhu Hongyu. "Talking nonsense? Dare you compare your niece's DNA at the hospital, and if she's not your daughter, I'll eat shit live!" Hao Jian scoffed and then turned to address the crowd: "Everyone, take out your phones and cameras and record me. Yes, I said it. If I'm wrong, not only will I eat shit, but I'll also have the chairman of our Shu Ya Group eat shit along with me!" The crowd buzzed with shock. Hao Jian's confidence was extraordinary, and with such confidence came an undeniable self-assurance. Upon hearing this, Sun Lingyun's expression became even more sour, as Hao Jian's confidence made him feel that the situation was developing out of his control. "Do you think my brother would believe you? He won't be easily deceived by your slander!" Sun Lingzhi spoke with little to no confidence. Sun Lingyun remained silent, but his expression made it clear that he was convinced. "But if he smells the scent of Cologne on his wife that you just left on her this morning, then I guess he'll believe it," Hao Jian said with a cold chuckle.

Chapter 376 The Truth Revealed

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