Chapter 85
The autumn wind stirred the hem of Shen Lin’s clothes, blowing up a desolate air.
Shen Lin rarely played the emotional card, so people rarely put aside their restless moods to listen to his speech.
Who knew his conversation would take a sudden turn, dropping a bombshell with a single sentence.
The subsequent evidence was rigorous enough to uphold the dignity of his former profession as a lawyer, making it utterly convincing.
“The shipwreck incident back then was a human design intended to bury Mr. Song. All evidence has been submitted to the General Police Department.”
Shen Lin paused, looking at the Gu-affiliated media closest to him.
“To this day, I have never attacked a competitor, because no matter the dispute, it is for a better future.
“But today, I want to pose a question to Mr. Gu Yan.
“How can a person who disregards human life and sacrifices an entire ship of people to eliminate a rival for the sake of rising to power be worthy of mentioning tomorrow, or standing here to discuss the future?”
As soon as these words came out, online platforms were nearly paralyzed.
Shen Lin stopped just short of calling Councilman Gu a murderer!
If the trading market was only persecution against Omegasâwhich arrogant Alphas dismissedâthen the shipwreck incident was an indiscriminate sacrifice, regardless of ABO status.
Some older people suddenly recalled that when the head of the Shen family was young, he had publicly expressed his distrust of the investigation results.
So he had never given up.
So there were so many hidden stories behind it.
More than ten yearsâso long ago that the cries of the victims’ families at the time had become blurred.
At this moment, in every corner, people who bore the burden of lost kin and lived alone in the world listened to Shen Linâs words in a daze. The pain suppressed for years finally had an outlet.
“Whether you have failed the families of all the victims, and whether you believe you are still qualified to stand on the other side of the ringâI hope Mr. Gu Yan considers this carefully.”
Before the speech ended, the camera gave Shen Lin a close-up. His face was handsome, but there was a suppressed glistening at the corner of his eyes.
People understood that Shen Lin was maintaining the last bit of grace and dignity of a Councilman, giving Gu Yan the right to choose.
Continue the election against his conscience? or withdraw automatically?
No matter the choice, infinite emotions erupted. Netizens and families couldn’t be as calm as Shen Lin. A round of questioning and crusading began while the speech livestream was still ongoing.
“Why did he find this evidence! Didn’t you say you had already taken care of it?”
The air pressure in Gu Yan’s office was extremely low.
He had smashed countless items, and Chen Gui was kneeling amidst the mess.
The Chen family had been the Gu corporation’s knife for the shipwreck back then. From the moment they became accomplices, the Gu and Chen families were deeply bound.
But now, the accomplice had become the one demanding answers.
“I delayed the rescue and salvage teams back then. Everyone I contacted confirmed that the surveillance equipment on the ship was completely destroyed.” Chen Gui was also baffled.
Shen Lin was indeed a former lawyer. To prevent them from labeling the evidence as forged, he had sent all evidence, including the recording, for professional verification.
“What about PR?” Gu Yan tried his best to suppress his anger, looking at the overwhelming news coverage and the trending searches demanding his withdrawal from the election.
“Waiting for you in the conference room.” As soon as Chen Gui finished speaking, his phone rang.
He forgot to silence it.
Chen Gui’s face changed. Daring not look at Gu Yan’s sinking expression, he quickly hung up.
“Go back.” Gu Yan rubbed his temples wearily.
The consequence of doing whatever he wanted for years was feeling powerless when faced with sudden attacks from the younger generation.
Their Gu corporation could have easily stood at the center of the world.
Chen Gui hesitated. Seeing Gu Chuang signaling him from the side, he quickly scrambled up and rolled out of Gu Yan’s office.
The phone rang again; it was that spoiled child of the family.
Chen Gui answered impatiently. Before he could speak, he heard Bai Yueâs complaining voice: “Uncle, why did you hang up on me?!”
Chen Gui had suffered a bellyful of anger from Gu Yan. Hearing this spoiled voice now, he couldn’t help but feel angry and scolded him harshly.
Bai Yue, being yelled at so fiercely for the first time, stammered aggrievedly, “I… I just wanted to say, I got the compatibility result with Brother Ah-Zhu. What happened? Uncle is so angry today.”
Chen Gui froze.
It seemed his little nephew hadn’t seen the news and trending searches yet.
“How did you get it? The testing center won’t do it for people easily! Especially for the Gu familyâonly they choose their matching partners.” He lowered his voice as he got into the car.
“I… I spent money to ask a prison guard to bring a pheromone sample. I used a handwritten note from Brother Zhu to make a statement entrusting the test.”
Chen Gui saw black for a moment.
He never knew his nephew was lovestruck to such a bold extent.
Now that Gu Yan was being roasted on the fire by Shen Lin, pulling a stunt like thisâwasn’t it just provoking the Gu family for no reason? What if Gu Yan couldn’t think straight and took his anger out on their Chen family?
“You don’t even care about your life for a compatibility score? How much is it? Don’t let your Uncle Gu know, do you hear me!”
Bai Yueâs emotions recovered, his voice containing irrepressible joy: “100. Uncle, it’s one hundred percent!”
Chen Gui was stunned. “What?!”
“Uncle, my compatibility with Brother Ah-Zhu is 100%!”
Chen Gui clutched the phone, unable to suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.
“Good, good!”
Heaven works in cycles, Gu Yan.
Now that your family has fallen to this state, don’t you still have to rely on our Chen family to leave a descendant? Don’t be arrogant; soon you will be the one begging me!
“What happened? Why did Shu Ci suddenly post a public update?”
Bai Yue was immersed in the joy of the test results. He refreshed the social platform and saw a new long article posted by the account Shu Ci used to expose the Omega selection news.
“What happened to Uncle Gu?”
Shen Lin gave Gu Yan enough dignity, but Shu Ci wouldn’t.
Since he agreed to reveal his identity, the task of “delivering the most fatal blow when the discussion is at its peak” fell on Shu Ci.
The second long graphic post on his account formally explained that he was Song Zhiyuan’s flesh and blood and Shu Changze’s adopted son.
“Thank you, Mr. Shen Lin, for seeking the truth for my biological father and sister for ten years as if it were one day. From today on, as a family member, I will file a lawsuit against Mr. Gu Yan and Mr. Chen Gui.”
What Shen Lin couldn’t do because of his status, he would do.
With a Councilman burdened by a lawsuit involving human lives, the public would not let him continue to stand steadily on the other side of the ring, neither emotionally nor rationally.
This time, the Gu corporation’s internet water army came extremely fast.
“Acting, right?”
“Did you reach an agreement with Councilman Shen after the cruise incident just to drag Councilman Gu down?”
“Conflict of interest, conflict of interest. Can’t trust it.”
“Lu Wanqing was suspended for nothing. See, he probably colluded with Shen Lin long ago.”
“Where did they find this actor? Just because you say you’re biological, you are? I could say I’m Lu Wanqing’s biological brother.”
Shu Ciâs account gained followers crazily again. Seeing this post hit the trending searches, he started posting updates to clap back at people.
“Thanks for the concern. Lu Wanqing’s mother died in difficult labor; she couldn’t give birth to a retard like you.”
“Suspension wasn’t for nothing. Husband isn’t making money and rotting at home, yet still insists on spending money for a honeymoon trip.”
“Councilman Song’s DNA file kept in City Hall is still there. I’ve finished the paternity test. See the next vlog for the testing process and results @City A First Hospital for the full livestream.”
Lu Wanqingâs private jet had already parked. He stowed the luggage and saw Shu Ci still cursing back and forth with keyboard warriors.
His face was written with “I’ve suppressed my bad temper for a long time, don’t annoy me, let me roast them enough!”.
Lu Wanqing didn’t waste words, picking the person up in a horizontal carry to board the plane.
Shu Ci changed to a comfortable position nestled in his arms, his hands never stopping for a moment.
“We’re taking off. Turn it off.” Lu Wanqing nuzzled his nose against his ear, sniffing the sweet osmanthus scent Shu Ci intentionally hadn’t fully retracted.
The beautiful gland was close at hand; he restrained his gaze from looking.
“Wait, wait, final critical hit.” Shu Ci handed the text he had edited to him. “Check it.”
Lu Wanqing glanced at it and pecked the corner of his mouth.
“Post it.”
Shu Ci took a deep breath, clicked send, and then without looking at any retweets or comments, turned off the phone and leaned on Lu Wanqing.
He poked the Alphaâs chest. “My first honeymoon trip. Are you sure you won’t tell me where we’re going?”
Lu Wanqing held him. “You’ll know when we get there.”
“…Then I’ll sleep for a while.”
Lu Wanqing looked at his tablet, which contained movies he had downloaded in advance to watch with him, and nodded silently.
The private jet rushed into the clouds. The person in his arms retracted his claws and fangs, sleeping obediently.
Below the clouds, the final critical hit he left smashed heavily onto the surface.
“Since some people think I’m targeting Councilman Gu Yan, I’ll provide another clue that has already been reported for investigation.”
“During the internal unrest in District 7 about ten years ago, neighboring countries used many excuses to try and seize the District 7 mines. These years, the N.O. Group has been dedicated to recovering factories and enterprises overseas that were handed over to others back then.”
“As a silent shareholder of the N.O. Group, I would like to ask Mr. Gu Yan: Why did your funds have close dealings with the leading enterprises among them at that time?”
“Please explain whether the Gu Corporation’s subsequent boom was obtained by sacrificing District 7.”
“If so, what qualification do you, a traitor to the country, have to stand on the election stage?”
The words, hiding needles within cotton, set off monstrous waves.
The masses of District 7, who already found Lu Wanqingâs suspension unacceptable, could no longer stabilize their emotions upon seeing this news complete with evidence.
The crime of the trading market was infringement and disregard for Omegas;
The exposure of the shipwreck incident was indifference to the lives of everyone on board;
And colluding with other countries to profit from chaos was treating the territory and resources as his own chips, trading the pain of District 7’s ten-year recovery for the strength of a personal business empire.
Each case was more serious than the last, touching upon an increasingly wide range of interests. Those who were originally watching from the sidelines became increasingly serious.
District 7 had been recovering and developing its economy for ten years, yet it still couldn’t catch up with the other large outer districts.
The tragic scenes of the internal unrest back then were still vivid in their minds.
With such a Councilman, if he were elected Chief, who could guarantee they wouldn’t become the next District 7?
#Gu Yan Withdraws from Election#
#Murderers and Traitors Don’t Deserve Votes#
Shen Ti was managing public opinion monitoring. Before he could even boost them, these two hashtags had already been pushed to the hot list.
Gu Yan’s election journey was visibly going to end here.
Shen Ti knocked on the door of Shen Lin’s office and walked in to show him the follow-up plans. Shen Lin leaned back in his chair, Shu Ciâs long graphic post displayed on the screen.
“Is the N.O. Group really Shu Ci’s?” Shen Ti asked in a low voice.
They had known each other for so many years. Shu Ci hadn’t even left the country; how could he develop something like this?
Shen Lin lifted his eyelids. “It’s Lu Wanqing’s. After finding the information, he transferred all his shares to Shu Ci. It wasn’t appropriate to involve him in the exposure.”
This brother-in-law was worth keeping.
When there was money, he really gave it.
Shen Ti: “…Damn.”
Author’s Note: Shu Ci: Isn’t it normal for a husband to hand over his salary? (Smile) Shen Ti: Look at other people’s husbands (pointing and judging) Cui You: Put down the divorce papers before you speak
Translator’s note: So lucky with the husband… I’m definitely not envious (me: crying in the corner while reading this chapter)
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