Chapter 438: Unable to Protect Yourself

Uncle Qi's expression changed drastically, finally confirming that Qi Xiaolian's family really did know the truth.

Faced with the disgusted and contemptuous looks of the crowd, Uncle Qi felt no remorse or shame, only annoyance and impatience at the fact that his secret had been exposed.

It felt like wanting to kill a pig, only to discover that the pig not only had sharp teeth but also knew how to bite.

The butcher will never regret killing the pig; he will only regret not pulling out its teeth before it grew up and not killing it before its teeth fully grew in.

"I'll ask you one more time, where is Yan Jiao? What did you do to her?"

Even though Qi Xiaolian was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat frightened by her uncle's hysterical, ferocious shouting.

Upon seeing this, Gao Qiang immediately stepped in front of her, his face full of disgust, and said, "I thought you should have thought about your daughter's fate when you saw that Xiao Lian was safe and sound. After all, in your scheme, only one of Xiao Lian and that woman could live, right? Unfortunately, the one who will live well in the future is Xiao Lian, not your daughter."

As soon as Gao Qiang said this, many people's expressions changed on the spot.

Qi Xiaolian's parents learned the truth, and when they thought about what this family had done to their daughter, they felt as if they had swallowed a fly, and were extremely disgusted.

Uncle Qi confirmed his daughter's condition through Gao Qiang's words. His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he wished he could tear them apart alive and send them to his daughter as scapegoats.

"Very well, now that you all know, I won't play games with you anymore. Where is Yan Jiao? If you don't hand her over to me today, I'll..."

"So what?" Gao Qiang glared at him fiercely, completely ignoring his blustering threat. "You still don't understand the situation? It's not that we're going to do anything to your daughter, it's that your daughter is finished, and you people are all in dire straits. It's a wonder you still have the mind to come and cause trouble for us. If it were me, I would have run away long ago if I knew my deeds had been exposed. You're just asking for trouble. You're hopelessly stupid."

"Impossible! Don't try to scare me, how could Yan Jiao possibly..."

"Why not? Isn't your only support that scoundrel who helped you harm Xiaolian? Let me tell you, he's dead, completely dead, the kind of dead that wouldn't even have a chance to come back to life."

Uncle Qi's face turned ashen. He thought of the murder case he heard about when he rushed to City A. At that time, he still held onto a sliver of hope that the dead person was Qi Xiaolian.

Even though he knew Qi Xiaolian was alright before he came, he didn't dare to imagine who the person involved in the murder case was.

But now Gao Qiang's words have completely pierced through that fragile window paper, and pointed everything to what he feared most.

As the group faced off, Qi Xiaolian suddenly approached Gao Qiang and handed him her phone: "Brother Qiang, take a look at this."

Gao Qiang was stunned for a moment, and after looking closely, he realized that it was a criminal notice about Qi Yanjiao.

It turns out that Qi Xiaolian had been following Ye Wanxi on public platforms since returning from City A, and when Uncle Ye came over, he happened to catch Ye Wanxi arguing with that troll.

Out of curiosity, Qi Xiaolian opened her phone and took a look, only to find a report on Qi Yanjiao's crimes.

Gao Qiang's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the report, then he couldn't help but laugh and said readily, "Weren't you curious about how your daughter is doing now? Just go online and you'll find out."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Qi suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. Immediately, the bodyguard behind him approached and stiffly handed him the phone.

"Boss, Miss, she..."

Uncle Qi took the phone and almost fainted on the spot after reading the contents.

At that time, the internet was abuzz with anger over Qi Yanjiao's case, and many netizens had begun to spontaneously form groups to dox her.

Uncle Qi had just finished reading the official report detailing the various crimes his daughter had committed when several comments below caught his eye, making him feel dizzy.

This woman is inherently evil, and her family is probably no better. If someone could help by doxxing her family, there might be some unexpected surprises.

[I agree with the comment above. A person's family environment plays a very important role in whether they are good or bad. I dare say that her parents are definitely not good people, as they raised such a ruthless killer. Perhaps her unbridled harming of others is due to this upbringing. Investigate quickly; maybe they can catch another murderer who is still at large!]

[Breaking news! A tech expert has already dug up information about this woman's family background. Her father apparently owns a processing plant company. Good heavens, raising a daughter like this... he's most likely a heartless capitalist. Brothers and sisters, let's report them!]

Within two minutes, the comment encouraging the reporting had tens of thousands of likes and thousands of replies.

This data was undoubtedly astonishing. Uncle Qi's eyelids twitched. He didn't have any lives on his hands, because he knew that involving human lives in everything was the most foolish thing to do.

The key issue is that his company's tax records, performance figures, and order information are simply not up to standard when investigated by higher authorities.

Just as Gao Qiang said, the master is already dead, his daughter is also on her deathbed, and he himself is now in dire straits.

In this life-or-death situation, Uncle Qi made his decision in just a few seconds. He no longer cared about causing trouble for Qi Xiaolian's family and hurriedly wanted to go back to raise cash to flee overseas.

However, it was all too late.

As soon as Qi Yanjiao's crimes were confirmed, they immediately set their sights on the special department of the Qi family company. How could they possibly let him escape under their noses?

As soon as Uncle Qi stepped out of Qi Xiaolian's residential compound, he was surrounded by the media who had heard the commotion. They pointed their cameras and microphones at his face, giving him no chance to escape.

Having finally escaped the encirclement under the protection of bodyguards, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, a silver handcuff was fastened to his wrists.

Uncle Qi stared wide-eyed in fear, and the media outlets following closely behind instinctively stopped in their tracks, falling silent.

But they quickly realized what was happening, and one by one they excitedly grabbed their cameras and started filming from a distance!

So, Ye Wanxi, who had just finished filming her scenes and was leisurely lying on a deck chair next to the crew, sipping freshly squeezed juice from Gao Min and watching her seniors act out their scenes with great interest, suddenly had her phone vibrate and saw the latest news push about Uncle Qi's arrest.

Standing behind Ye Wanxi, Gao Min exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the background in the news photo, "Isn't this the entrance to Xiaolian's residential compound? I recognize that tree in their compound, that oddly shaped, crooked tree; it's the only one in the whole town that has it. Wait, Xiaolian's uncle was arrested? What's he doing here? And there are so many media outlets surrounding him..."

(End of this chapter)