Standing nervously to the side, Su Yu glanced at Ling Yunlong's increasingly dark face and suddenly shivered, instinctively hiding behind Wu Ma.
"Yunlong, let me explain...it's not what you think."
Su Yu trembled all over, and her slightly shrill voice was no longer as piercing as usual, but rather sounded like the mournful cry of a cold-weather bird shivering in the cold wind.
With each word uttered, the throat would unconsciously contract.
"Shut up."
Ling Yunlong coldly berated Su Yu, who stammered and couldn't explain herself clearly for a long time, then turned to the leading police officer and said in a softer voice:
"I swear on my integrity that this is all purely coincidental. My wife and Lin Bao, the Taoist priest of Hanshan Temple, are cousins. It's not unusual for them to occasionally transfer money between each other. Just looking at this transfer record, there's really no way to prove that my wife is involved in the kidnapping case at the Emperor Hotel, is there?"
"It's true that we can't directly convict you, but a great deal of evidence points to the fact that Mrs. Ling was very likely involved in this armed kidnapping. We ask Mr. and Mrs. Ling to cooperate with the investigation." The leading police officer said firmly and righteously.
"Wait, let me make a call to your bureau chief."
Ling Yun was in excruciating pain and hurriedly dialed the bureau chief's number.
After much persuasion, he finally managed to get the group of police officers out of the Ling residence thanks to his close relationship with the bureau chief.
Su Yu watched the police car drive away before letting out a long sigh of relief. Clutching her chest tightly with one hand, she muttered indignantly, "I don't know which heartless bastard dared to spread rumors about me?! It's outrageous!"
Seeing that Su Yu still did not repent, Ling Yunlong was filled with anger. He raised his arm and slapped Su Yu's heavily made-up face hard.
"You shameless woman, all these years you've been secretly supporting your charlatan cousin! Tell me, are you and him really cousins?"
"Yunlong, I'm innocent! I'm innocent. The reason I keep sending money to my cousin is purely because of my poor child who died seven years ago. To this day, I still can't get over the trauma of the miscarriage, which is why I keep sending money to my cousin, hoping that my poor child can be reborn into a good family in the next life."
Su Yu covered her swollen cheek, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at the furious Ling Yunlong. She carefully tugged at his sleeve, hoping that he would spare her this time, considering their many years of marriage.
"You still have the nerve to cry foul? Let me ask you, why did Lin Bao wire you money? What's the deal with that three million?"
Ling Yunlong was furious and raised his arm again, slapping her mercilessly.
"Master, you can't hit her anymore. Madam's face is all swollen!"
Wu Ma, eager to curry favor with Su Yu, quickly stepped in front of her.
"Get out of my way!"
Ling Yunlong shoved away Wu Ma, whose figure was as bloated as a steamed bun, and roared at Zhang Jie, who was standing to the side staring blankly, "Go get the family discipline!"
Seeing that Ling Yunlong was about to use family discipline on her, Su Yu was so frightened that she knelt down, clung tightly to his legs, and begged for mercy:
“Yunlong, my cousin and I are innocent. Listen to me, this is what happened. Some time ago, I spent three million to quell the negative public opinion online. Today, when I talked to my cousin about it, he immediately transferred the money to me without saying a word.”
"Is this your excuse for colluding with outsiders to cheat me?"
"No, I really didn't lie to you. The Five Elements Eight Trigrams Fortune Teller is expensive to begin with, and my cousin already gave us a discount. As for the three million he transferred to me today, it has nothing to do with the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Fortune Teller."
"Su Yu, things have come to this point, why don't you tell the truth?"
Enraged, Ling Yunlong grabbed Su Yu's hair and kicked her in the stomach several times until she cried out in pain, but the kicks did not stop.
"Yunlong, please forgive me this time! I know I was wrong."
Su Yu lay sprawled on the Scottish rug she had recently ordered from O continent, her hair disheveled and filthy, tears streaming down her face.
"Since you know you're wrong, then tell me the whole truth."
Ling Yunlong snorted coldly, his breath coming in ragged gasps, his anger showing no sign of diminishing despite Su Yu's apology.
Seeing Sister Zhang trotting over to present the family punishment, Ling Yunlong, without saying a word, grabbed a leather whip and lashed it at Su Yu, yelling, "You bitch! You deserve a beating, don't you?"
"Ah! Stop hitting me, I really know I was wrong."
Su Yu was whipped around the room, his usual arrogance completely gone.
"If you don't explain your relationship with Lin Bao and that damn agent to me today, I'll beat you to death!"
Enraged, Ling Yunlong whipped Su Yu relentlessly, even tearing her floral cheongsam to shreds.
With nowhere to hide, Su Yu could only curl up in the cramped space behind the sofa and defend herself with a trembling voice:
“Yunlong, everything I said is true, truer than gold! I regularly send money to my cousin every month to pray for our child who died young. I transferred three million to Zhao Jingchun to quell negative online comments. As for the three million my cousin transferred to me, it was simply because I was short of money lately, and there was no question of us conspiring to cheat you.”
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