Chapter 233 Zhou Qi has no chance of winning
Although Xu Le didn't say it, Qian Muchue guessed what she was thinking and understood her mood at the moment. However, Qian Muchue still couldn't accept such a request. To be selfish, she didn't want her life to be disturbed.
"Xu Le, you have your own life to live, and so do everyone else. I think the most important thing for people is to grasp the present. What do you think?" Qian Muchue said meaningfully without changing her expression.
Qian Muchue's words were a tactful rejection of Xu Le's request. Since in the original space, Xu Le gave up Grandma Qian and Qian Xiaoya at the beginning, and later gave up his own life, all the grudges in the original space had ended.
In this space now, neither Grandma Qian nor Qian Xiaoya needs Xu Le, and everything Xu Le wants to do now, after all, is for herself. She wants to get comfort by doing these things.
Even if Qian Muchue didn't consider her own feelings, Xu Le's behavior was unfair to Grandma Qian and Qian Xiaoya.
"Senior sister, I didn't mean to disturb your life. I just wanted to take a look at grandma and the others." Xu Le understood Qian Muchue's meaning and quickly explained.
"Xu Le, you should have important people in your life now, right?" Qian Muchue asked with a smile. She could tell from Xu Le's clothes and the things he used that Xu Le should have a good family now.
"You should focus all your thoughts on them. The dream you mentioned, whether true or not, is in the past. If you truly feel sorry, I think the best thing to do is not to disturb them."
"Let everything end in dreams, let go of others, and let go of yourself."
Qian Muchue finished speaking quietly, picked up the cup on the table, took a sip of tea, then picked up the bag beside her and left.
After Qian Muchue left, Xu Le sat alone for a long time. She understood many things, but she just couldn't do them. Others didn't know her thoughts, and no one told her what was the right thing to do. Although Qian Muchue rejected her request today, today's conversation made her think more open-mindedly.
It is undeniable that Qian Muchue said something very right. The unfortunate grandmother and child in the dream are now living a good life with Qian Muchue in real life. If Xu Le really feels guilty, the only thing he can do is not to disturb their lives.
On the way home, Qian Muchue breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Le's personality was the same as the original owner in her memory. It had not changed. She was a sensitive and fragile girl. Her personality was a little awkward and easily hurt herself, but she was still a decent person.
This is also the reason why Qian Muchue is willing to tell her so much. Qian Muchue hopes that Xu Le can see things more clearly and not live another life in vain.
The next day, the family finally returned to City B. Xu Le did not contact Qian Muchue again, and Zhou Qi's affairs continued.
As time went by, the first victim's Weibo post was forwarded by more and more people, and the matter became more and more serious. After being reminded by their lawyer, the Zhou family realized that something was wrong.
Now it's not just Zhou Qi's problem, even they have been affected. The identities of the two elders of the Zhou family, Zhou Jiajia, and Wang Jianwei have all been dug out by netizens, and many netizens have demanded a boycott of the Zhou family's industries.
When everyone found out that Zhou Qi's brother-in-law, Wang Jianwei, was the manager of the hotel involved, the internet was in an uproar again. Zhou Qi had done more than one or two bad things. According to online reports, it had happened over the past few years, and all of them took place at the Universal Hotel. His brother-in-law was a senior executive of the hotel. What did this mean? Everyone couldn't help but speculate.
The incident became such a big deal that an anonymous netizen who claimed to be a former employee of the Universal Hotel in City A broke the news, saying that what Zhou Qi did was no secret in the Universal Hotel, but the hotel manager Wang Jianwei covered it up, so the employees did not dare to speak out.
The netizen also revealed that Zhou Qi never paid for rooms at the Universal Hotel, and the manager Wang Jianwei asked employees to book a room for his brother-in-law privately.
Netizens were shocked by this revelation. Seeing that Zhou Qi came from a wealthy second-generation background, they did not expect that he was not only so shameless but also so stingy that he was unwilling to even pay for a hotel room.
The actions of Wang Jianwei, manager of the Universal Hotel in City A, are undoubtedly accomplices to the evildoer, and perhaps even more serious. Some netizens even suspect whether Wang Jianwei was also involved in the sexual assault of the drunk woman.
Many indignant netizens flocked to the Universal Hotel Group's Weibo account, demanding an explanation from the Universal Hotel regarding Wang Jianwei's cover-up of his brother-in-law's molestation of a drunk woman.
As a high-end hotel in the industry, such an incident can be said to be a huge scandal. Even if the incident was done by manager Wang Jianwei alone, the Universal Hotel cannot escape responsibility.
Entrusting such an important position to Wang Jianwei was the biggest mistake made by the Universal Hotel.
Wang Jianwei, who had been paying attention to the developments on the Internet, knew that he was really finished. Sure enough, he received a call from the group leader that day, asking him to explain. Before the matter was resolved, Wang Jianwei's position as hotel manager was suspended, and the group arranged for someone to take over temporarily.
Although it is said to be a suspension, Wang Jianwei knows his own situation and it is impossible for him to return to his original position. Once the group finds out the reason, the only result that awaits him is dismissal.
He is almost 40 years old this year. His career has been ruined and he has no chance to start over. After struggling for more than ten years, this is the result. Wang Jianwei could not accept this outcome for a while.
He, who had always been patient, got angry with his wife Zhou Jiajia for the first time. Ever since he married this wife, he had been disliked by Zhou's parents and had not gained much benefit from them. He had to deal with countless troubles of his brother-in-law alone, and now his career was ruined.
Wang Jianwei was born in an ordinary family. His parents made great efforts to help him become a successful person. However, he became unemployed in middle age because of this reason. If his parents knew about it, they would probably be too embarrassed to see relatives and friends.
"Jianwei, don't get excited. This is Zhou Qi's fault for you. I will ask my parents to compensate you. Then you can come to work in my company, which will definitely be more comfortable than working for others." Zhou Jiajia said softly. Although she usually has a bad temper in front of Wang Jianwei, she knows the seriousness of the matter at this time.
After hearing what Zhou Jiajia said, Wang Jianwei stopped getting angry. In his current situation, he might really have to rely on his wife's family for a living in the future. He had made a serious mistake, and no formal company would hire him.
So even though he was angry, Wang Jianwei had to endure it considering the future.
On the other side, Zhou's parents were talking with Zhou Qi's defense lawyer. It turned out that more and more victims came to report the case, and Zhou's family didn't know whether it was true or not. They couldn't see Zhou Qi in person, so they could only let the lawyer go and talk to Zhou Qi to understand the situation.
Zhou Qi, who was detained, only knew that he was the defendant, but no information from the outside world could come in, so he didn't know the extent of the situation. He was still blaming his parents for not getting him out for so long.
When Zhou Qi saw the lawyer, his first reaction was to complain and ask the lawyer to tell Zhou's parents to get him out quickly. Seeing this, the lawyer really wanted to turn around and leave if he had not already taken the case. This family had no idea the seriousness of the matter.
The lawyer asked Zhou Qi how many victims there were and what the specific situation was. The other party was too impatient to answer, either not knowing or not remembering. Then he asked the lawyer to get him out and refused to cooperate at all.
"Mr. Zhou, I have to tell you seriously that your case has become a big deal now. The other party has surveillance video of the Universal Hotel, and the number of people reporting the case is increasing. Once the case is determined, according to the law, you may be sentenced to life imprisonment or even death penalty." The lawyer said to Zhou Qi with a serious face.
If the other party continues to be uncooperative, there is nothing he can do.
"How, how is this possible? Are you trying to scare me on purpose?" Zhou Qi was frightened by the lawyer's words and stammered.
Although he was detained, he was not that worried. He thought that as long as Zhou's parents paid money to the person who reported the case, the matter would be resolved. The most serious consequence he thought of was that his parents would ignore him and he would have to spend several years in jail.
Now the lawyer told him that he might be sentenced to death. Zhou Qi couldn't believe it at all. What a big deal! He had never been in trouble for so many years. Those women had no background and were timid. It would cost more money.
"Mr. Zhou, I'm not kidding you. Your parents have no way to get you out now. In the few days since you came in, the number of people reporting the case has increased to more than a dozen. As for whether there are any new victims later, you should know better." The lawyer looked into Zhou Qi's eyes and said.
Zhou Qi couldn't believe it when he heard that there were more than a dozen people reporting the case. How could so many people suddenly appear? He knew the personalities of those women very well. They were all timid and didn't dare to make trouble. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stay out of trouble for so many years.
"Why are there so many people?" Zhou Qi blurted out. The appearance of one person could be considered bad luck, but the sudden appearance of so many people made Zhou Qi feel that something was wrong.
"Mr. Zhou, do you mean they are making false accusations?" The lawyer misunderstood and thought that there were not actually that many victims.
"Someone is trying to trick me. Those stinky women are as cowardly as mice. How dare they come to report the case?" Zhou Qi said excitedly. He thought of someone.
"It's Qian Muchue. It must be that stinky woman Qian Muchue who screwed me. Tell my parents and ask them to find a solution quickly."
The more Zhou Qi talked, the more he felt that this was the case. All these bad things happened after he met Qian Muchue, and those women didn't dare to cause trouble for him. It must be Qian Muchue who was behind the scenes, instigating these women to report the case.
Zhou Qi's guess was almost right. Most of the victims who reported the case were persuaded by people arranged by Gong Chen. Especially now that public opinion is on the side of the victims, it has given these victimized women the courage to stand up.
When the lawyer heard Zhou Qi say that the victim was a coward and did not dare to report the case, he felt disgusted when he saw that the victim had no remorse. However, his professional ethics told him that no matter what kind of person Zhou Qi was, he had to defend him.
After hearing Zhou Qi say that he was being targeted, the lawyer thought about the speed at which things happened and it did seem like someone was pushing him from behind. If that was the case, the situation would be even worse. If the person behind the scenes united all the victims, it would be even more disadvantageous to Zhou Qi.
The lawyer asked Zhou Qi how many victims there were. Although Zhou Qi did not give a specific number this time, he cooperated a lot. The main reason was that it had been so many years and he could not remember clearly.
So, after the lawyer met with Zhou Qi, he reported everything Zhou Qi said to the two elders of the Zhou family. When Qian Muchue was mentioned, the two elders of the Zhou family were also stunned. They also met Qian Muchue at the last cocktail party.
That's Madam Gong. How could his son have conflicts with Madam Gong? The two elders of the Zhou family couldn't believe that Zhou Qi had the ability to cause trouble. If it was really Qian Muchue who was behind it, their Zhou family barely had a reputation in City A, and could scare ordinary people, but in front of Qian Muchue, their Zhou family was just ordinary people.
The lawyer then asked about the results of the communication between the two elders of the Zhou family and the people who reported the case. He learned that this time the victim did not meet them, but asked them to communicate with their own lawyers. Their attitude was very firm. When Zhou Qi's defense lawyer learned that the other party's defense lawyer was Li Shang, who was very well-known in this professional field, his heart sank instantly.
Li Shang has almost never lost a case, especially the current case, which is very unfavorable to Zhou Qi. Zhou Qi originally had almost no chance of winning, and now the other party's lawyer is Li Shang.
The two elders of the Zhou family don’t know how powerful lawyer Li Shang is. Zhou Qi’s defense lawyer directly told Zhou’s father and mother the seriousness of the matter. It would be best to settle the case out of court. Once the case goes to court, the Zhou family has no chance of winning.
Because there are so many victims, including minors, the nature of Zhou Qi's case is very serious. When it comes to court, Zhou Qi's lawyer can probably only defend him against life imprisonment to save his life. This also requires the cooperation of Zhou's family and the forgiveness of the victims.
After hearing what Zhou Qi's defense lawyer said, Zhou's mother fainted this time, and Zhou's father also looked very ugly. They couldn't even accept letting their son go to jail for a few years. Now the lawyer said that the best result was life imprisonment. How could they bear it?
If this was the result, it would be the same as if their son were gone. Zhou's mother was sent to the hospital. Zhou Jiajia and her husband Wang Jianwei rushed over. When they learned the reason why Zhou's mother fainted, Zhou Jiajia did not expect things to have come to this point.
Zhou Qi is her biological brother, and she is a little worried. But besides being worried, Zhou Jiajia actually felt a little secretly happy in her heart. At this time, she thought that if Zhou Qi could never come out again, her parents' property would belong to her in the future.
Zhou's parents are typical sons-disciplined people. Under normal circumstances, most of the Zhou family's belongings would be given to their son Zhou Qi, and Zhou Jiajia would get a limited share. Even if Zhou Jiajia was dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do about it.
Zhou Jiajia knew that it was wrong to have such emotions, so she showed worry on her face to hide the inappropriate thoughts in her heart.
Even his own sister would feel secretly happy because of the benefits, let alone Wang Jianwei. If his brother-in-law Zhou Qi was gone, his father-in-law and mother-in-law would have no hope, and his status as a son-in-law would naturally be improved.
Before, in order to avoid being implicated, Wang Jianwei sincerely hoped that Zhou Qi's matter could be resolved quickly. Now, he has been implicated and no longer cares about Zhou Qi's affairs. To put it bluntly, Zhou Qi has harmed him to such an extent that he wishes him bad luck.
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