Yang Yajing felt her life was utterly worthless—single at 36; meager salary absolutely insufficient to cover her mother's medical expenses.
Her best friend not only stole the man she...
The shareholders in the meeting room were still discussing when there was a knock on the door.
Secretary Huang went to open the door, but as soon as the door opened, he was stunned.
The people standing at the entrance were not company employees, but a group of people in police uniforms.
He bowed slightly to let them in, and Secretary Huang, doing his duty, asked, "What brings you here, officers?"
"Is the person in charge here Xia Changlong? Who is he?" the leader asked.
"That's me." Xia Changlong stood up and shook hands with him. "May I ask what brings you officers to my small corporation today?"
“Mr. Xia.” The police officer nodded. “We’re here to see Mr. Xia Junhu. We hope he can cooperate with our investigation of a few cases.”
"How many? Are you sure it's several? Not just one?" Xia Changlong feigned surprise.
“I’m certain,” the officer nodded. “Is Xia Junhu here?”
Xia Changlong turned to Xia Junhu and said, "Brother, the police officer is looking for you."
Xia Junhu was completely confused. Why did the cops want to see him? Could it be trouble caused by the Jiang family again?
After recognizing him, the police officer looked at Xia Junhu and asked, "Xia Junhu?"
"It is I, sir. May I ask what brings you here, officers? As you can see, we are currently holding an important meeting. Could we perhaps reschedule for another day..."
Before Xia Junhu could finish speaking, the police officer ordered his subordinate, "Cuff him and take him away!"
"Huh? No way?" Now it was Xia Changlong's turn to play the good guy. "Officer! What did my brother do that requires him to be handcuffed in public?"
"Mr. Xia." The police officer took several summonses and an arrest warrant from his subordinate and began to read them aloud, "Xia Junhu is suspected of attempted murder of a minor, attempted murder by hiring someone, suspected intentional injury, embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, and other crimes. The evidence has been verified. He is hereby arrested and will not be released on bail for the time being."
"Wait! Officer, what did you say? Are you talking about my older brother, Xia Junhu?" Xia Changlong continued to feign confusion. "You see, he's disabled; he couldn't possibly commit murder or arson, right? Could there be a mistake?"
"Mr. Xia, the witnesses and physical evidence have been verified and there is no mistake. Please let him go and do not obstruct official business." The police officer said in a serious tone.
"This...this...sigh!" Xia Changlong rubbed his forehead in anguish. "Brother! What did you do? Why would the officers say that? Explain yourself to them! My God!"
As he said this, he left a way for the police officers so that they could successfully resist arresting Xia Junhu.
“I haven’t done anything wrong! You’re arresting people randomly! My lawyer will show you what it feels like to be proven wrong when you don’t have enough evidence!” Xia Junhu said while trying to stop the police officers from handcuffing him.
But he was small and disabled, how could he possibly outmaneuver those well-trained police officers?
When they went downstairs, the police officers deliberately didn't go back to the staff elevator, but swaggered over and pushed people out of the front desk.
No one knows why there were paparazzi at the door, but the photo of Xia Junhu being handcuffed and put into a police car was online in no time.
Xia Caixia and Xia Tengyun, who were not exactly known for their clean hands, started to panic when they saw the fearless Xia Junhu being taken away.
However, at most, they were only greedy for money; they didn't actually commit murder for money.
This tactic of making an example of them has certainly made them more cautious.
In the meeting room, the shareholders looked at each other, still in shock and at a loss.
The three shareholders who had sided with Xia Junhu were now sweating profusely, fearing that if Xia Junhu were caught, they too would be in danger.
"Sigh! How could something like this happen? How could this brother be so... sigh!" Xia Changlong was still sighing, "The people haven't even arrived yet! How can we continue the meeting?"
As Xia Changlong muttered to himself, his hand under the table simultaneously sent a text message: "Now!"
"No one's here yet? Chairman Xia, is there anyone else who hasn't arrived?" Someone with sharp ears overheard Xia Changlong's mutterings.
"Sigh! Didn't they say that Vice President Xia's shares were taken over by the bank? The bank said someone has already taken them over. That's why they sent out invitations to the new shareholder to attend and meet them!" Xia Changlong said with a wry smile, "This is really..."
"New shareholders? Who are they? How many are there?" Everyone was curious, and the dark clouds that had been hanging over them quickly dissipated upon hearing the news.
It seems that most people no longer care about Xia Junhu's situation.
Just then, a young woman dressed in a high-profile and elegant manner appeared at the still-open conference room door.
"Uncle Xu!" the woman called out as she entered. "Hey! How's Boss Xia?"
"Girl? What are you doing here? Are you in a meeting? Go to the lounge and wait for a while?" To make the performance more realistic, Xia Changlong did not tell Xu Wenbin that Yang Yajing would be attending.
"Girl, are you here to talk about charity funds?" Xia Changlong played along.
"Boss Xia, didn't you have the bank notify me to come to the meeting?" Yang Yajing asked first, then waved to everyone, "Hi everyone! I'm Yang Yajing, I own 10.8% of the shares. Nice to meet you!"
"Girl? You acquired the bank's shares?" Xia Changlong continued his act.
“Yeah! There’s money to be made following Boss Xia! Only a fool wouldn’t do such a lucrative business!” Yang Yajing said, then looked at the petrified crowd. “You guys have your meeting, keep having your meeting, don’t worry about me, I’m only responsible for collecting the money.”
At this moment, Secretary Huang also recovered from her shock. She pulled out the high seat next to Xia Changlong and invited her to sit down.
She used the same posture that Madam Xia had taught her: she slammed her bag on the ground, sat down, and made a "please" gesture.
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