Chapter 86 "The Living Yama"
"Xie... Xie Shiyan's wife?" His voice was hoarse and broken, each word filled with the fear of impending death, "Is... is it that Jiang Yining?"
The moment he received the confirmation, Zhao Qiming felt a wave of dizziness. Xie Shiyan, the living Yama of S City—that name represented not only wealth and power, but also a chillingly ruthless strength. He had no doubt that if Xie Shiyan's rage could not be quelled, the entire Xingyi Company would be history tomorrow.
Driven by an overwhelming instinct for survival, Zhao Qiming practically roared as he issued the order, his voice distorted by extreme fear: "Investigate! Find everyone connected to Li Mingkai, everyone who has been associated with him, helped him, or cleaned up his messes. Expose them all. Immediately, clean them up. Pack up the evidence and deliver it to Mr. Lin Sen, Special Assistant to President Xie."
In the middle of the night, the top management of Xingyi Company was instantly in an uproar. An internal, bloody purge unfolded with astonishing speed and efficiency. Li Mingkai's direct superiors, several department managers who had been his sworn brothers and had illicit dealings with him, and even an accountant in the finance department who had improperly reimbursed his expenses were all targeted.
The list quickly grew longer, and the dismissals, accountability measures, and transfer of relevant evidence were all carried out swiftly and decisively. A thick "package" bearing Xingyi Company's "sincerity" and "repentance" was personally delivered by Zhao Qiming's confidant to Secretary Lin's hotel before dawn and handed to him.
Meanwhile, another storm was unfolding in W City. The stock of Yaohui Media, where Sun Yaohua worked, plummeted like an avalanche after the market opened, with panic selling instantly sweeping through the market.
Several shrewd and well-connected financial giants, like sharks smelling blood, pounced fiercely under the invisible guidance of Xie's Capital, each demanding an increasingly exorbitant price. In just half a day, this media company, which was once quite well-known in W City, was split up and swallowed up at an extremely low price amidst the chaos, officially declaring bankruptcy and liquidation.
Sun Yaohua? It is said that he tried to abscond with the money in the chaos, but was taken away directly at the airport by people arranged by Secretary Lin. His fate will be just as bad as Li Mingkai's.
These two swift and decisive purges, which took place in different cities but were carried out almost simultaneously, were like two resounding slaps to the face of everyone in S City and the surrounding business districts.
Those so-called young talents and business elites who were amazed by Jiang Yining's beauty at the charity gala, had some filthy thoughts in their minds, and even privately discussed that "Xie Shiyan's woman is nothing special" or "maybe we can give it a try"
Sitting in his spacious office, looking at the briefing his assistant brought about the overnight collapse of Xingyi and Yaohui, his face turned ashen, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
They finally realized with absolute clarity just how unfathomable and chilling the power and ruthless methods wielded by the seemingly aloof and noble man standing beside Jiang Yining truly were.
That wasn't a warning; it was a naked rule written in blood and destruction: Jiang Yining was Xie Shiyan's absolute taboo, and anyone who dared to touch her would die without a burial place.
Suddenly, the business district of S City was in a state of panic, with everyone feeling insecure. Several companies that had previously been eager to make a move and eyeing Xie's new project immediately went silent and adopted an extremely humble attitude.
When Jiang Yining stepped back into the bright lobby of Xingyi Company after resting at home for half a month, she felt an unprecedented, almost eerie silence.
All the gazes directed at her had changed. The former amazement, curiosity, and even occasional disdain or jealousy had vanished. In their place was a complex mix of awe, fear, caution, and even... flattery.
The formidable reputation of Xie Shiyan, the "Living Yama," was deeply etched in the hearts of every Xingyi employee by the boss.
Luo Zhitong immediately came to greet her, pulled her into her private office, closed the door, and then breathed a long sigh of relief. Patting her chest, she told Jiang Yining, with lingering fear, the whole story of that thrilling night and the subsequent chain of events.
“Ningning…” Luo Zhitong looked at her still somewhat pale face, but her eyes had regained their clarity, and asked in a complicated tone, “Are you… afraid of him?” She was referring to Xie Shiyan, the man who had wiped out two companies overnight and silenced countless people.
Jiang Yining listened quietly, her face showing none of the shock or fear Luo Zhitong had expected. She simply lowered her eyes slightly, her thick eyelashes casting a small shadow beneath them, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the surface of a cold metal pen holder on the table.
A moment later, she raised her head and looked at Luo Zhitong, her eyes clear and firm, and the corners of her lips even curved into a very faint, strangely serene smile.
“Sister Tong, what people outside call him, how afraid they are of him, that’s their business.” Her voice was soft, but it carried an undeniable power. “All I know is that he is my Ayan. His ruthless methods, his reputation as the ‘Living Yama,’ will never be directed at me.”
She paused, her voice softening, "He would only keep hell out for me."
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