But now it seems that's not the case at all.

This chain of evidence is exceptionally well-crafted.

Even if they knew it was fake, there was no way they could recant their testimony.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Shang Wu keenly sensed his thoughts.

"Is this matter difficult to handle?"

Lu Rang gave her a deep look: "Unless Zhou Yanci reveals her own innocence, or we obtain recordings of their discussions about this matter, or other evidence, we won't find any useful clues by continuing this investigation."

Shang Wu fell silent after hearing this.

She pressed her lips tightly together, unable to utter a single word.

Seeing that she remained silent, Lu Rang also frowned and fell into thought.

Currently, there is no way to find a breakthrough from the inspectors.

Shang Wu pushed her laptop onto the table, exhaled, and suppressed her emotions.

"It seems I still need to keep getting close to Zhou Yanci, but how can I get him to reconnect with that group of people from back then?"

Zhou Yanci and these people probably haven't been in contact for a long time, in order to protect themselves and conceal their identities from each other.

Lu Rang remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

Shang Wu's mood was equally heavy.

The process, which had been going smoothly, suddenly stalled at this point.

In addition to Zhou Yanci personally contacting these senior brothers again to discuss the business case and being recorded.

Otherwise, they would have no way of finding evidence that these people were colluding together.

What's this?

Did all our efforts come to naught?

The more Shang Wu thought about it, the more solemn his expression became.

Her heart pounded, and she stood up.

"No, even if I have taken control of the boat and reclaimed the merchants' property and resources that Zhou Yanci plundered, his actions are still guilty!"

Lu Rang turned around and poured her a glass of water: "I know, have some water first."

Shang Wu pushed away the water he offered, saying each word slowly and deliberately, "He's the one who ruined our business, causing the entire group to go down the drain. He must go to jail! He can't escape. Even if he loses everything, it won't make up for the harm he caused me!"

Shang Wu reached out and slammed her fist hard on the table. Her knuckles turned red and swollen.

Lu Rang frowned and took her hand in his.

"Calm down."

Shang Wu shook her head and looked at him: "I can't calm down. I don't want to pretend with Zhou Yanci anymore. Do you know how disgusted I feel every time I see him!"

Instead of calming down, she became increasingly anxious.

Lu Rang immediately raised his hand and touched her cold neck.

His palm pressed tightly against the back of Shang Wu's neck, transmitting its burning heat.

Shang Wu then regained some of her composure and looked up at him.

"Lu Rang".

Lu Rang lowered his eyes, not staring at her, and said, word by word, "Trust me, okay? I'll help you figure something out."

Shang Wu shook her head and grabbed his wrist.

"What other options are there? This is the only path we can take now, but given Zhou Yanci's suspicious nature, if I mention anyone on the inspection list, he'll definitely feel guilty and start to suspect something."

There was no reason why she would guide Zhou Yanci to contact these people.

Shang Wu felt it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Everything she's doing now, whether it's dealing with Li Chengzhang, her brother, or Ji Yu, is intricately connected to her.

When she brought it up, she said it was all natural and something that happened frequently in their relationship.

But she had never even met these people.

To avoid suspicion, she didn't know who the inspectors were.

If she were to suddenly guide Zhou Yanci to make contact with them now, Zhou Yanci would not hesitate to suspect her.

Seeing Shang Wu's increasingly grim expression, Lu Rang's eyes darkened slightly.

"Shangwu".

He emphasized, "Do you believe me?"

Shang Wu looked up at him, "I believe you, of course I believe you. Attorney Lu, I have never doubted your abilities, it's just..."

"No, just trust me. I'll figure something out. Give me a week."

Lu interrupted her and placed the documents in his hand on the table.

"This is the work I need to handle this afternoon. You can hand it over to the legal team first, and I'll look into it for you. I won't be back until tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? What are you going to do?" Shang Wu subconsciously picked up the documents he was handing over, feeling uneasy.

Lu Rang gave her a deep look.

"Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow."

"Lu Rang? Lu Rang!"

Shang Wu called out twice instinctively.

The person has already left without looking back.

She always felt that the places Lu Rang was going to go and the things he was going to do next would cost him a lot.