Chapter 275 The Real Culprit Emerges
"The evidence is so obvious, I probably don't need to say anything more, right?"
Bo Jinyan rested his hands on the armrests of the chair, placed his fingertips on his lips, curled the corners of his lips, and spoke in a low, husky voice.
Upon hearing this, Xie Lisong's expression changed drastically.
Apart from the people of Lisongtang, no one knew what the centipede tattoo on the tiger's mouth meant.
The head of Ritsong Hall always has two capable subordinates by his side, whose tattoos are located on the tiger's mouth area, symbolizing their status and power in Ritsong Hall.
Only his right-hand men could have gotten the centipede tattooed in that spot.
The person to the right of the centipede is his most capable subordinate, Aqi.
“When you brought those two men in just now, I noticed that the centipede tattoo on the man standing to your right seemed to be on his right hand…”
Bo Jinyan smiled coldly, his gaze drifting intentionally or unintentionally toward Aqi.
Having said all that, even if Xie Lisong wanted to protect his people, there was nothing he could do.
The person in front of him was Bo Jinyan.
This man, who stands at the top of the business pyramid in Beijing, may be doing legitimate business on the surface, but the forces behind him are complex and intertwined. In addition to knowing him, he also has good relationships with many big shots in the underworld.
If you offend him, you're definitely not going to have a good time.
He was well aware of the pros and cons involved.
"Qi, didn't you hear what Mr. Bo said? Get out here right now!"
At Xie Lisong's command, the atmosphere around them dropped by more than one degree.
The moment Aqi stepped out, Acheng beside him turned wary and stared intently as he walked toward Bo Jinyan.
Acheng quickly and alertly followed, arriving behind Bo Jinyan.
Bo Jinyan indifferently raised his gaze and gave the other party a cold look.
He took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and spoke somewhat indistinctly: "Tell me! What exactly happened?"
“Mr. Bo, I really didn’t know Miss Sang was one of your people. If I had known she was one of your people, I would never have dared to take this job!”
Ah Qi swallowed nervously.
He had followed the sect leader for so many years, traveling all over the country, and had seen all sorts of people, but he had never seen anyone with such a powerful aura.
That intense sense of oppression made him inexplicably nervous.
It's the kind of oppressive feeling that makes you gasp in shock just by looking at it.
Bo Jinyan seemed to sense his nervousness. After taking off his cigarette, he exhaled a puff of smoke and casually asked, "Since we're all acquaintances, I won't beat around the bush. Who hired the hitman?"
"Yes, yes..."
Ah Qi stammered for a long time, but couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.
"You bastard!"
Xie Lisong raised his thigh and kicked him hard in the back of the knee.
"Thump—"
Aqi instantly collapsed to the ground, kneeling directly in front of Bo Jinyan.
Xie Lisong flicked the ash from his cigarette: "Mr. Bo gave you another chance to explain the truth, but you stammered and couldn't say anything. If you really anger Mr. Bo later, even I can't protect you!"
Ah Qi's upper eyelashes fluttered wildly.
Although he didn't know much about Bo Jinyan, he only knew that the other party was someone of great importance and a prominent figure in the capital. Even their hall master had praised him so highly, so naturally he dared not be negligent.
"Actually, this time, the people who paid to hire someone to kill him..." Aqi's voice trembled, "were two people involved."
Two people.
Upon hearing this, Bo Jinyan's expression turned extremely gloomy.
He didn't say anything, as if waiting for him to continue.
Aqi continued, "There was a fellow jade seller, I think his surname was Wei, who sold jade online. But a female blogger who became very popular stole his business, so he secretly bought her jade, intending to take advantage of the situation."
"As it turned out, the product was flawless. Mr. Wei had no way to take advantage of it, but he really wanted to ruin the female blogger, so he sent someone to follow her shop's employees all the way to Ms. Sang's shop."
"After that, this Boss Wei found one of my men and wanted my man to threaten Miss Sang and teach her a lesson. But that same night, a female friend of mine who was overseas also asked me to deal with Miss Sang and to destroy her shop by any means necessary."
"Female friend?" Bo Jinyan's hand holding the cigarette paused abruptly, and he looked up at him. "What female friend?"
"I met him in Canada. Since we're both from Beijing, we exchanged contact information."
Bo Jinyan's expression grew increasingly gloomy: "What's your name?"
Aqi hadn't intended to speak, but seeing the man's cold gaze, he finally blurted out, "Fang... Fang Jiayu..."
Fang Jiayu.
Upon hearing this, Acheng and Zhang Ye's expressions changed drastically. They looked down in disbelief at Bo Jinyan in front of them.
Bo Jinyan's face remained largely unmoved upon hearing the answer.
He simply flicked the ash off his cigarette, then threw the whole cigarette into the ashtray and stubbed it out.
"Was it your idea to set the fire, or hers?"
Seeing that Bo Jinyan remained silent, Xie Lisong asked the question on his behalf.
"Yes...yes..." Aqi's voice carried a hint of nervousness: "It was Miss Fang's idea. She gave me 500,000 yuan and asked me to keep it a secret..."
"You've got some nerve! You actually dared to take on this kind of job in private."
Xie Lisong stood up instantly, grabbed him without hesitation, and walked to the side.
"Bang--"
Xie Lisong kicked Aqi hard, sending him crashing onto the mahjong table next to him.
Ah Qi's back happened to hit the edge of the mahjong table, and then he fell forward, curling up in pain.
Then, Xie Lisong personally took matters into his own hands and gave him a severe beating.
In no time, Aqi's face and body were covered in bruises, and his injuries were not minor.
Bo Jinyan watched quietly from the side without saying a word.
When the fight was nearly over, he slowly said, "Alright, Master Xie, if we keep going, he'll be dead."
Since Bo Jinyan had already spoken, Xie Lisong naturally chose to stop.
"I'm handing him over to you. Do with him as you see fit, Mr. Bo. Hand him over to the police, or deal with him as you see fit..."
Xie Lisong pulled the person up from the ground and threw him directly in front of Bo Jinyan.
Bo Jinyan's expression darkened upon seeing his actions.
Handing it over to the police is absolutely out of the question.
If the case is handed over to the police, it may implicate Xie Lisong, causing unnecessary trouble.
"Mr. Bo, I'm sorry, I really didn't know Miss Sang was your woman. Please let me go this time!"
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