Chapter 615: Caught

Zhao Xiyue trembled all over and subconsciously wanted to hide backwards.

"We're from the City Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team." The captain flashed his ID and said in a tone that brooked no argument. "You're suspected of intentional injury and incitement to commit violence. The evidence is irrefutable. Now, please come with us."

Intentional injury? Incitement to commit violence?

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhao Xiyue's head hard, making her deaf instantly.

Her eyes suddenly widened and she let out a piercing scream: "No! It's not me! You've got the wrong person! I don't know anything! I didn't do anything!"

She was completely panicked, even more terrified than when she learned that the Zhao family was bankrupt! Bankruptcy was just about having no money, but this meant going to jail!

"No?" The captain sneered and pulled out an evidence bag from his pocket, which contained a cell phone. "We've already checked the number you used to contact the murderer. We've also got the bank records of your transfers. We've even questioned the hospital and doctor you hired to perform plastic surgery on Su Jiujiu. Do you think you did it perfectly?"

Every word was like a knife, peeling off Zhao Xiyue's last layer of disguise and revealing the bloody truth.

Her face instantly lost all color and turned as pale as paper.

"No, it's impossible, this is impossible..." She shook her head incoherently, looked at her father, and issued a final cry for help, "Dad! Save me! Tell them quickly, it's not me! It's Su Jiujiu! It was all done by that bitch Su Jiujiu! She was the one who wanted to throw sulfuric acid on Ji Wan, it has nothing to do with me!"

However, Mr. Zhao just stood there blankly, his legs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

He finally understood.

Everything is clear now.

Chi Wenyan's rage was not because of business, but because his beloved daughter dared to hire someone to hurt Ji Wan!

That is the person Chi Wenyan holds dear to his heart!

It's over.

The Zhao family was completely finished. They didn't even have the chance to kneel down and beg for mercy.

"Take him away!" the captain ordered.

Two policemen immediately stepped forward, one on each side holding Zhao Xiyue. With a click, the cold handcuffs locked onto her slender wrists.

The cold touch of the metal made her feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

"No! Let me go! I don't want to go! Dad! Save me--!"

Zhao Xiyue struggled like a madman, her cries piercing her lungs. She was dragged along, one of her high heels falling off, her expensive dress trailing on the ground, covered in dust. She looked as miserable as a stray dog.

Her cries echoed in the empty and luxurious villa, and she was dragged out of the door decisively and stuffed into a police car.

As the sirens faded away, the villa returned to deathly silence.

Father Zhao slumped on the cold marble floor, his eyes empty, as if he had aged twenty years in an instant.

The business empire he had worked hard for his entire life and the home he was proud of were reduced to ashes in just one hour.

Less than ten minutes after Zhao Xiyue was taken away, the media, with their keen sense of smell, had already gathered outside the Zhao family villa. At first, there were only three or two, but then dozens of them.

Like sharks smelling blood, interview cars printed with the logos of major media outlets quickly surrounded the mansion that once symbolized power and wealth.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Zhao in there? Your daughter, Zhao Xiyue, was taken away by the police. Is this related to the crisis at the Zhao Group?"

"There's news that Miss Zhao Xiyue is suspected of hiring someone to harm Ji Wan, the wife of the Chi Group's president. Is this true?"

"Is the Zhao family's bankruptcy an act of revenge by Mr. Chi Wenyan? Please come out and respond!"

Cameras and cameras were trained on the tightly closed door, flashbulbs flashing wildly, lighting up the night like day. Every question was sharp and pointed, going straight to the heart of the matter.

On the Internet, the storm swept across at an even more terrifying speed.

#Zhao Xiyue, daughter of the Zhao family, was arrested on suspicion of intentional injury#

#Shocking inside story! The Zhao family went bankrupt because their daughter hired someone to murder Ji Wan#

#Chi Wenyan's anger for his beloved destroyed his business empire#

One shocking entry after another became a hot search in just half an hour, followed by a deep red word "explosion".

Photos, videos, inside information... all the images of Zhao Xiyue being handcuffed and stuffed into a police car in a miserable state were spread everywhere.

Netizens are completely excited!

"Oh my god! I was wondering how the Zhao family could be destroyed overnight. It turns out their precious daughter touched Master Chi's weak spot!"

"Serves her right! She and Ji Wan were friends before, and now she's hiring someone to throw sulfuric acid? This woman is so vicious!"

"Master Chi is so awesome! This is the true meaning of going all out for your beloved! If you dare to touch my wife, I'll make your entire family disappear from this world! So cool!"

"There must be something hateful about pitiful people. The Zhao family raised a daughter like this, and it's not unfair for her to end up like this!"

The wave of public opinion completely overwhelmed the Zhao family, leaving not even a trace of sympathy. Everyone equated the Zhao family's bankruptcy with Zhao Xiyue's crimes, believing this was a well-deserved judgment.

The next day, early morning.

Inside the financial market's trading hall, the air was so thick it felt like water dripping from it. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the giant electronic screen, waiting for the market to open.

At 9:30, the opening bell rang on time.

On the screen, a dense array of stock codes instantly began to flicker. The one representing the "Zhao Group" stock price plummeted the moment the market opened, without a single struggle or break.

A straight, shocking green line, vertically downward, instantly hit the limit down!

"It hit the lower limit! Zhao's stock hit the lower limit right after it opened!"

"It's over! There's no buying at all, it's all panic selling! I can't sell it at all!"

"Dump it! Dump it at all costs! This stock is worthless!"

The roars of traders, the sounds of phone calls, and the tapping of keyboards mixed together to form a doomsday tragedy.

On the screen, the glaring words "-10.00%" announced the death sentence of the Zhao Group in the capital market.

The former business giant has now become a junk stock that everyone avoids, and its market value evaporated by billions in the first second of opening.

On the TV financial channel, analysts looked at the camera with heavy expressions.

"Because the daughter of the founder of the Zhao Group was implicated in a major criminal case, and the victim directly pointed to the wife of the president of the Chi Group, market confidence has completely collapsed. We can see that the Zhao Group's stock price has fallen through all support levels. Its only fate is delisting and liquidation."

A business empire that had stood for decades was completely wiped out right in front of everyone's eyes.

A century-old foundation collapsed in a day.

The Zhao family villa was deathly silent.

Overnight, this once magnificent and luxurious mansion seemed to have been drained of all its vitality, leaving only an empty shell.