Seeing that Lan Keying remained silent, Qiu Gang'ao spoke again.

"Can you explain something I don't understand?"

"Back then, what your husband said in front of everyone... was it all for this rising star!"

Lan Keying, who had initially been angry, was completely stumped by Qiu Gang'ao's two questions...

No matter how you look at it, no matter how you say it,

The things her husband said back then were all proving one thing to everyone!

That is, her husband wanted to use a fair and aboveboard method to... get rid of the biggest obstacle on his path to promotion!

Seeing the silent Lan Keying, Qiu Gang'ao was about to speak when...

Gao Ren stepped forward and spoke up for her.

"What your husband did back then was really unfair to his brother!"

"After all, just changing a few words can save my brother from jail!"

"But for him, doing so was the best choice!"

"After all, you don't have to bear the reputation of betraying your brothers, and you can even get a reputation for being upright and honest!"

"It also eliminates your biggest competitor—anyone would choose this win-win-win situation!"

"Am I right?!"

"Miss Lan!"

Although Lan Keying had never met Gao Ren in real life, she had seen and heard about him countless times on television and from her husband's words.

"Gao Ren, you now have absolute power in Hong Kong!"

"Do you still need to use me to threaten Chongbang into doing things for you?!"

"Aren't you just making yourself look bad by doing this? Aren't you making the North have a bad impression of you?"

Looking at Lan Keying, who was quite eloquent, Gao Ren chuckled.

"Miss Lan, you really underestimate me and your husband!"

"Although my reputation isn't great, I, Gao Ren, would never put my brothers in danger,"

"And while your husband isn't exactly a great person either... he does serve as a scapegoat!"

"For example... robbing a bank..."