The Favored Heiress
Chapter 380: Reversal

Chapter 380: Chapter 380: Reversal

Ye Yun’s pupils dilated instantly, and her breathing became more and more rapid, "No, it wasn’t them, don’t talk nonsense."

Li Qiao leaned lazily on the sofa, her lips curving faintly, "You and Xiao Yeyan are the real ones involved in a scandalous trade, aren’t you?"

Xiao Yeyan, the mastermind behind the scenes this time, it was clear to you that he was involved, yet you left no trace.

Li Qiao also zoned out for a few seconds when she found his name.

Because it was only one character different from Huizai’s.

Xiao Yeyan had only been serving as the deputy secretary-general for a short half year, but it was said that his methods were swift and fierce, belonging to the high-ranking officials who were parachuted in.

The information Li Qiao had gathered, everyone else had it except for Xiao Yeyan.

His background was incredibly mysterious and deeply hidden; even after she informed the Sixth Bureau, it wasn’t something that could be uncovered in mere minutes or hours.

However, it’s common for deputies to try to overthrow their superiors to take their place.

But they shouldn’t have messed with big brother’s heart.

Ye Yun’s gaze was vacant, unsure of how to react to the information Li Qiao held.

Because she was right about everything.

Li Qiao looked at Ye Yun’s stunned expression and shrugged her shoulders, "Don’t look at me like that. When you were dealing with my big brother, you should have anticipated the Li family would strike back."

While speaking, Li Qiao’s phone in her pocket rang.

She glanced at it and answered without any attempt to hide, "How’s it going?"

Something was said on the other end of the phone, and she slowly opened her eyelids, squinting towards Ye Yun, "Send those materials to the Discipline Inspection Commission. If you don’t know the email, just hack into their computers and also send a paper copy to the guesthouse in the suburbs. I’ll send you the address."

"Also, I’ve heard that the Ye family has a high reputation overseas. Find a way to lure the older Ye couple back to the country, so they can see with their own eyes the disgraceful things their daughter has done. Or... just spread the word overseas."

"Don’t--" Ye Yun had little strength, but upon hearing Li Qiao’s words, she let out a sharp scream.

Li Qiao pulled the phone away from her ear and raised an eyebrow at Ye Yun, "One chance, start over!"

Ye Yun closed her eyes tightly, her head drooping helplessly, "I’ll talk, I’ll say everything, please don’t tell my parents."

...

Half an hour later, Li Qiao looked at the ashen-faced Ye Yun and sighed, "Back in the day, you and my brother were deeply in love. If you hadn’t dumped him, by now you most likely would have become my sister-in-law."

"What benefits did Xiao Yeyan give you that were worth you working for him to the point of even hurting my big brother? Is that how you honor your relationship with him?"

Ye Yun looked at Li Qiao dully, it took her a long time to mutter, "The Xiao family has a dukedom overseas. Can your brother compare to that?"

"He is taciturn and lacks charm; your family just has some money. What else is there?"

"In terms of status and position, the Xiao family is streets ahead of yours."

"Li Qiao, you have no idea who you’ve provoked."

After speaking, Ye Yun slowly closed her eyes.

She knew she was finished.

But if she didn’t speak, and her parents found out she had returned to the South Sea to commit the act of framing Li Jun, her family probably wouldn’t accept her anymore, either.

Fortunately, her words omitted the crucial parts and didn’t mention Xiao Yeyan. Instead... she betrayed Liu Chengfeng and Zhang Ke.

Because in the whole affair, Xiao Yeyan really hadn’t made a move; it was others who were working hard for him.

Li Qiao looked deeply at Ye Yun, then instructed Ah Chang, "Take her to the South Sea Police Station, along with the recording from earlier, and hand them over to Chief Fei Zhihong."

Without saying a word, Ah Chang and Ah Jie went forward and dragged Ye Yun towards the guest room door.

She didn’t struggle, her steps stumbling and faltering, and as she reached the door, she looked back, "Li Qiao, can you... not tell your brother about this..."

No woman wants to destroy the perfect image she holds in her first love’s heart.

From the very start of this matter, she knew she was just a pawn, but what could she do, when she loved Xiao Yeyan too much and was also too afraid of the Xiao family’s power?

Li Qiao looked at her unflappably, curling her lips, "Are you dreaming?"

At the same time, the Discipline Inspection Commission’s inbox was being filled with a massive amount of evidence and counter-evidence.

The content was so rich that it left people astounded.

The accusing evidence was twofold, one part was the accusation that Liu Chengfeng, the chairman of the Secretariat’s labor union, accepted bribes under his own name, violated organizational discipline, infringed upon the immediate interests of employees, and used his position to embezzle funds allocated by the General Union for his own personal gain.

The other part alleged that Zhang Ke, the director of the Personnel Bureau, used his connections to sell public service positions for personal gain, profiting to the tune of tens of millions of yuan.

The amounts of the private bribes were pinpointed down to two decimal places.

Only, there was no mention of Xiao Yeyan.

That afternoon, the South Sea Police Station also submitted an audio file to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

It proved that Ye Yun colluded with others to frame the South Sea Secretary-General, including the incident of her and Li Jun being caught in a hotel and the subsequent visit to the hospital for a check-up, along with secretly buying a false medical record of being violated from a doctor.

The evidence was so solid that there was no need for an investigation.

Thus, with several documents handed over to the Discipline Inspection Commission, just as the case involving Li Jun was about to be concluded, another major anti-corruption and anti-bribery wave was sparked.

Two days later, multiple official media outlets in South Sea suddenly reported a press conference.

The organizer was South Sea Jingnan Pharmaceutical Company.

All company directors and responsible parties attended the press conference, and in front of many media, they publicly apologized to Li Jun.

The company claimed that because its application for patent materials to the Secretariat had been rejected, they harbored resentment and falsely accused Li Jun of accepting bribes privately.

Under pressure, they decided to apologize to the public and Li Jun and were willing to accept all investigations and bear the consequences of the false accusation.

But under whose pressure? They didn’t say.

...

On the morning of the day the pharmaceutical company held the press conference, Li Qiao was sitting at the South Sea Mansion drinking tea, watching the live broadcast of the press conference.

Qiu Huan sat opposite her, his gaze seemingly fixed on the large screen ahead, yet his eyes kept darting towards Li Qiao.

Shang Yu leaned lazily against the armrest of the sofa, with one hand resting on Li Qiao’s shoulder, as his fingertips twirled the loose hairs around her ear.

The press conference lasted half an hour, but after about ten minutes, Li Qiao put down her teacup with lackluster interest.

By today, a significant turnaround in her brother’s case had occured.

But that was all it was, a turnaround.

At that moment, Qiu Huan absentmindedly took a sip of his tea, not being careful, and uttered a muffled grunt when scalded.

Li Qiao and Shang Yu both gave him a side glance, disdain gleaming faintly in their eyes.

Qiu Huan hissed twice, squinting his eyes at the man opposite him, "Shaoyan, you pressured Jingnan Pharmaceutical Company, didn’t you?"

For the pharmaceutical company to daringly frame Li Jun for accepting bribes, it wasn’t possible they didn’t have backing.

Now that the deed was done, they claimed to be under pressure to come out and apologize and were willing to bear the legal consequences - this was just too bizarre.

Shang Yu didn’t respond to Qiu Huan’s inquiry, instead, he asked Li Qiao with a profound look, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Qiu Huan: "??"

Is now the time to discuss what’s for lunch?

Clearing his throat, Qiu Huan curiously surveyed Li Qiao, "Sis, aren’t you going to tell your brother where you found the incriminating data on Liu Chengfeng and Zhang Ke?"