The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 682 - 661:

Chapter 682: Chapter 661:

"Who?" Ye Chen was taken aback.

"A woman named Yun Yan!" the woman snorted lightly.

Ye Chen was immediately startled and asked anxiously, "What does she have to do with you, Ms. Yan?"

"We are friends, I guess!" The woman smiled faintly and said, "We can be considered friends, but also enemies."

"No wonder there’s a bit of a resemblance between you, making me feel a sense of déjà vu!" Ye Chen immediately realized the situation. So, there was a connection between this woman and Ms. Yan, which explained the sense of familiarity he perceived. With this realization, the feeling of acquaintance made sense. Ye Chen suddenly remembered something the woman had said and asked, "Why are you both friends and enemies?"

"We are friends because we know each other; we are enemies because she is from the Dragon Team, and I am from the Church Court!" The woman turned gracefully, her red dress dancing beautifully, presenting a stunningly gorgeous sight.

Hissss...

Ye Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, looking at the woman before him with some astonishment. Could it be that this woman was the rumored... Thinking this, he asked with great solemnity, "Are you... the Red Clothes Great Master of the Church Court?!"

"Yes, that’s me!" The woman nodded and then sat down on the bed next to her with a gentle pat on her upturned buttocks, looking very arrogantly at Ye Chen. Ye Chen took a deep breath and, gazing at her, asked sternly, "Why are you doing this?"

"Doing what?" The woman looked at Ye Chen curiously. Ye Chen wanted to say something, but for a moment, he did not know what to say. Indeed, he could not think of any reprehensible deeds the Church Court might have committed. The woman added with a smile, "Do you mean to say the Church Court erodes people’s minds with its doctrines? Do you want to say the Church Court is continually using religion to control countries? That we have evil intentions, right?"

"That’s right!" Ye Chen appeared to have an epiphany, but then he quickly realized that he was severely mistaken.

"Hmph!" The woman suddenly snorted coldly, then stood up with a furious demeanor, glaring at Ye Chen and said, "Which of the Church Court’s doctrines is evil, which Chapter contains evil thoughts? We teach the people with our doctrines, encouraging them to harbor kind thoughts, to create wealth with their industrious hands. I think it’s better to guide people with religion than to control nations with force and weapons!"

"You..." Ye Chen was startled, not knowing how to counter her arguments, for he could not refute a single statement she had made. Suddenly, Ye Chen looked at her and said, "You stir up trouble, you support evil forces..."

"You are wrong again!" The woman said with a faint smile, "We are merely utilizing all who can be of use to us. Both the Chaikefu family and the Doomsday Family have pledged allegiance to us, and we use each other, gaining benefits from one another. Aren’t you doing the same? You’ve collaborated with Blair, with Obama. Compared to them, politicians are far more despicable than both the Chaikefu and the Doomsday Family!"

Ye Chen closed his eyes, not knowing what to say. The woman was indeed eloquent, leaving him without a comeback. Ye Chen snorted coldly and said, "Justice resides in the human heart, and heaven is watching everything you do!"

"Yes!" The woman nodded and said, "Heaven is fair, so in the end, you will see the balance tilting in favor of the Church Court."

"We’ll see who has the last laugh!" Ye Chen snorted.

The woman stood in the cell for a long time, wanting to say something to Ye Chen, but ultimately, she found she always seemed to spark some conflict with Ye Chen. The woman looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Don’t you want to get out of here?"

"I do!" Ye Chen nodded.

"Just tell me that the Church Court is right, and you are wrong! Then, I will let you out!" The woman seemed eager to make Ye Chen cave, but given Ye Chen’s character, how could he possibly submit? Ye Chen snorted coldly, "How can a man’s body crawl out through a dog’s hole?"

"Hmph, I see you’re tired of living!" The woman bit down on her silver teeth, seeming to feel a kind of disappointment in Ye Chen, but she was helplessly faced with his intransigence; after all, Ye Chen was a person who would rather die than surrender.

"You can kill me, but you will never make me surrender!" Ye Chen took a puff of his cigarette, and then with a wry smile, said, "Thanks for the cigarette, but I’d be even more grateful if you could stay and keep me company for the night!"

"Insolence!" The woman’s eyebrows shot up in anger, but then, she softened the icy expression on her face, and leaned toward Ye Chen, smiling, "Would you consider joining the Church Court if I spent the night with you?"

"At least from what I see now, your B-grade asset isn’t worth that much!" Ye Chen’s harsh insult almost caused the woman’s face to flush red from her cheeks to her neck, and then to the tips of her ears. She took a quick step forward, raising her hand to deliver a hard slap to Ye Chen, but ultimately, she didn’t follow through and turned to leave the cell, departing under the astonished gazes of the prisoners.

On the ground, a trail of sparkling, transparent tears was left behind. Ye Chen did not notice this.

Ye Chen leaned against the wall at the corner, with his legs curled up, and a cigarette dangling from his lips. It all seemed inconsequential to him.

The woman looked tired and somewhat dejected. Negotiating with Ye Chen was a blow to her, as her intentions were for his own good, but she hadn’t expected his cold reaction. However, she seemed to understand it, since after all, Ye Chen was a Rothschild, and naturally opposed to the Church Court. It sort of made sense that he was ungrateful, and after she realized this, she let go of her frustration. Her smile bloomed like a flower as she took one last look at Ye Chen before walking away.

Japan was insistent on executing Ye Chen and was determined to proceed with his sentencing in three days. Finally, at this juncture, the previously silent Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a statement, demanding that Japan hand Ye Chen over to Chinese legal jurisdiction, warning that if this was not done, China would apply diplomatic pressure on Japan.

However, the Japanese Government paid no heed to the statements from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. After all, even the UK, a powerful nation, had not been spared a refusal from Japan, let alone China, which had never been on good terms with Japan.

The Eight Hidden Generals gathered in Japan, and to avoid revealing their identities, they entered the country under the guise of Hong Kong tourists. Japanese customs were strict with Chinese visitors but more relaxed with those from Hong Kong. The eight easily entered Japan and found a hotel near the Tokyo Court to stay in.

As the day of the trial approached, numerous well-known global media outlets arrived in Tokyo, aiming to capture the day’s events with their cameras. To the media, the identity of the individual in question and the level of global attention it received were paramount. The higher the attention, the better for the media’s ratings. They hoped to boost their viewership by covering such events.

American NBC, British BBC, Al Jazeera... Over a dozen renowned global TV stations, along with countless local Japanese channels, swarmed the Tokyo Court, and even before the day of the trial had arrived, over a hundred journalists had gathered, ready to conduct a long and continuous live broadcast.

This trial was also of significant concern to many politicians.

...

The news spread back home, causing an uproar, with citizens unable to comprehend the situation. In the past, when Japanese committed crimes in China, they were ultimately sent back to Japan for trial. Why should a Chinese person who committed a crime in Japan be tried by the Japanese? The news was widely shared by domestic online forums and well-known media outlets.

Unfortunately, the news did not spread for long before it was unsurprisingly censored. Unbeknownst to the ignorant citizens, their actions had embarrassed the higher-ups, injuring their pride, which necessitated a swift and heavy-handed censorship. Many prominent individuals did not understand this reaction. But with the national circumstances being what they were, what could be done?

In Jianghuai City at the Tianya Group.

Li Ruo had been busy as an endless-working robot these days; she didn’t even have time to watch TV, preoccupied with transitioning Tianya Group into a US enterprise from a Chinese-funded one—a tough challenge, especially since the company was listed in Hong Kong. It required months of preparation.

As Li Ruo was busy reviewing various documents, hoping not to overlook any details before heading to the United States, Lin Ziwen unexpectedly stumbled into the room, appearing somewhat comical yet startling.

"Mr. Li, it’s bad, a huge problem!" Lin Ziwen panted, Li Ruo was clueless that Lin Ziwen had just run up from the fifteenth floor using the fire escape to the twentieth floor, too impatient for the slow elevators. Lin Ziwen felt as if the sky had fallen when something happened to Ye Chen.

"What happened?" Li Ruo frowned. What could possibly make her capable assistant look so disheveled? This piqued Li Ruo’s curiosity, but also her displeasure.

"Li Ruo, Ye Chen has been arrested by the Japanese police!" Lin Ziwen continued panting, her right hand on her chest, trying to calm herself, anxiously adding, "The trial... the trial is tomorrow!"

"What?!" Li Ruo stood up sharply from her chair, then stared at Lin Ziwen in shock, asking, "Where... where did you get this news?"

"I... I just saw it on a news broadcast in the human resources office, so I came to tell you immediately!" Lin Ziwen finally seemed a bit more composed.