Shen Wen took this to heart. Ignoring his sadness, he immediately went to the Grand Palace and found the three Li brothers.
"The three of us were new waitresses. Sister Wenwen was usually very kind to us. We only found out later that Sister Wenwen was in the private room..."
Li Chao said through gritted teeth.
After hearing this, Shen Wen felt utterly hopeless.
Sure enough, his wife wouldn't jump off a building for no reason, nor would she send that apology message.
She felt insulted, that her innocence had been ruined, and that she had let her husband down. She jumped off the building to uphold her fidelity.
When an emperor is angry, millions will die; when a commoner is angry, blood will splatter five steps away.
A surge of adrenaline rushed to Shen Wen's head, his hands trembling, and he stumbled as he tried to rush toward the Grand Palace.
"Brother-in-law, don't be impulsive. You won't avenge Sister Wenwen like this, and you'll only get yourself into trouble."
"Yes, what will happen to Xiaowei if something happens to you?"
"The one who killed Sister Wenwen was Brother Fox from the Grand Palace. The mastermind behind it all is Zhao Yu. Don't worry, the three of us will avenge Sister Wenwen."
Li Chao, Wang Cheng, and Zhou Bo tried to persuade him.
"Who do you think owns the Grand Palace?"
Shen Wen suddenly grabbed Wang Cheng's arm and asked.
Wang Cheng asked in bewilderment, "Zhao Yu? Everyone knows that. He's the big boss behind the scenes. His father is Zhao Lidong. Everyone in Jinghai has read the newspapers. Brother Fox is just someone who's been pushed to the forefront."
"Karma! Hahahaha, this is karma!"
After hearing this, Shen Wen suddenly burst into a heart-wrenching laugh, and then strode away.
Zhao Yu!
A while ago, a wealthy patron approached him, asking him to write an article to clear his name. It was Zhao Yu.
He actually tried to whitewash his enemy and even went so far as to slander Tang Ping, the boss of Wan Zi Qian Hong, by distorting the truth.
All for those tens of thousands of yuan in royalties.
This is truly the cycle of karma; retribution is inevitable.
Shen Wen is now experiencing the consequences of his retribution.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of revenge, but as a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken, he probably wouldn't be able to break into the imperial palace.
A scholar is utterly useless!
right!
Being a writer and having the title of a member of the provincial writers' association still carries weight.
Back home, Shen Wen immediately began writing furiously. In less than an hour, an article exposing the dark side of the Grand Palace, including the forced sale of silver by the staff.
Shen Wen even revealed his identity, saying that he was the one who took money from a patron to write defamatory articles.
But he never expected that his wife would become one of the victims. He made no attempt to hide it and expressed deep remorse in the article.
This article wouldn't normally go viral, but because it involved recent events like the Grand Palace suicide, Vice Mayor Zhao Lidong, and playboy Zhao Yu, it instantly became a hot topic in Jinghai.
Newspapers of all sizes rushed to report on it, and the newspapers sold out. The major newspapers were controlled by the propaganda department, and the articles could not be published at all because they were suppressed by the higher authorities.
Even so, the entire city of Jinghai was discussing Shen Wen's article the next day.
Sincerity is always the best way to win people over.
Shen Wen's heartfelt words, based on his own personal experiences and true stories, naturally resonate with many people.
Due to immense public pressure, the Jinghai Public Security Bureau had no choice but to reopen the case. The original suicide case was transformed into a criminal case, and police tape was put up again at the entrance of the Grand Palace. Many waiters, cleaners, and prostitutes were questioned.
This time, even Director Guo couldn't protect the Grand Palace.
Upon learning of this, Zhao Yu flew into a rage, cursing, "You bunch of good-for-nothings! Didn't you tell me the matter was under control? Where did this Shen Wen come from? Send men to kill him right now! I want him dead, do you understand?"
“Boss, with the police investigating this matter right now, Shen Wen is definitely under 24-hour protection. If we still take action, it could easily lead to trouble,” Fox said.
Zhao Yu was even more furious and cursed, "Bullshit! You caused this whole mess, do you know that? If you hadn't insisted on having that waiter entertain the customer, none of this would have happened, and my dad wouldn't have called and berated me for being stupid! I don't care, you need to get this sorted out as soon as possible, kill that damn writer, and then contact the media to smear Tang Ping and Gao Qiqiang, understand?"
"Understood, Young Master Zhao."
The fox looked displeased, but still agreed.
He understood Zhao Yu's temper; when it flared up, he feared nothing, not even the Emperor himself.
If I don't do as you say, this young master will probably go crazy again.
After being scolded by Zhao Yu, Brother Fox was in a bad mood and sent someone to call the three Li brothers to a private room.
"Brother Fox!"
Li Chao stepped forward and offered him a cigarette.
The fox, with his legs crossed, looked up and squinted at the three men for a long time before saying, "You three are people I hired. I've seen how you've been working here. So, what do you think? Being a waiter has no future. Interested in following me to do something big?"
Li Chao's heart skipped a beat, knowing his chance had come. He quickly patted his chest and said, "Brother Fox, just give the order. We three brothers may not have anything else, but we have our lives. Whatever you say, we'll do it. We definitely won't let you down, Brother Fox."
Upon hearing this, the fox laughed loudly, "Haha! Good, I knew I wasn't wrong about you. I told you long ago, you're cut out for the underworld. Here, there's 60,000 yuan on the table. Each of you take 20,000. Do me a favor tonight."
As he spoke, the fox exhaled a smoke ring, then pulled a photograph from his trench coat pocket and handed it to Li Chao, saying, "Kill this guy. I don't want him to see the sun rise tomorrow, understand?"
"he....."
Upon seeing the photo, Li Chao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"What? Is there a problem?" the fox asked, frowning.
"No problem, Brother Fox, I'll protect you."
Li Chao quickly assured him.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at Phoenix Bathhouse tonight. Come find me after you're done. There'll be a reward for you."
The fox said with a smile.
The three brothers left the Grand Palace, looked at the photos, and fell silent.
"They killed Sister Wenwen, and now they're even trying to kill Brother Shen Wen to silence him. They're really vicious."
"Damn it, what do we do?"
Wang Cheng and Zhou Bo were smoking, both with worried expressions.
Li Chao, however, laughed and said, "What do you mean, 'what to do'? We'll take the money and start the operation tonight."
"Touch the fox? Xiao Chao, have you thought this through?" Wang Cheng was the first to react and asked.
Li Chao glanced at him, threw away his cigarette butt, and said viciously, "Do we have a choice? We can't bring ourselves to kill Brother Shen Wen, nor can we do something so beastly. So, we have no choice but to act ahead of time. Phoenix Bathhouse, today is the fox's death anniversary!"
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