Chapter 61 Lili, are you free?
Xia Lili thought that her brother had only been famous for less than a month, and many big companies were still waiting and watching. She didn't know if she could get an invitation from Heqi Entertainment.
On the Internet, Xia Xubai took the lead in beating Shangguan to death, and the victims who had been bullied by Shangguan Xu also bravely stood up and spoke out.
You don't know until it breaks out, and once it does, you'll be shocked. More than a dozen girls who were harassed by Shangguan Xu have spoken out, including some second- and third-tier celebrities, and they all have evidence. They are just silenced by the power behind Shangguan Xu and cannot speak out.
Two days later, Shangguan Xu's agent Zhang Xi was also taken away for investigation.
As the truth came to light, Boss Jiang, the black-hearted vampire, was also exposed online.
The name and address of the offline music store opened by Boss Jiang were also revealed.
The customers of the music store soon learned that Boss Jiang had withheld three years' wages from Xia Xubai, and he and Shangguan Xu had framed Xia Xubai, the poor and weak blind tuner!
Customers don't want to cooperate with a music store owner with such bad character again, for fear that they will be cheated by this black-hearted businessman one day.
Customers who come to the music store to buy musical instruments no longer dare to buy instruments from the store. With such bad character, the quality of the products must be not that good either!
Parents who sent their children to the piano shop to learn piano are asking Mr. Jiang to return their money!
What if a teacher with such character corrupts their children?
When Boss Jiang was overwhelmed with his own affairs, he received a summons from the court. He was sued for fraud and defamation by the lawyer hired by Xia Lili!
All these things combined made Boss Jiang extremely anxious and he fell ill under the heavy pressure.
But no one will pity him, it's all his own fault.
This time, when solving the celebrity murder case, the reward received by the lead detective of an ordinary-level murder case is generally a personal commendation, plus a bonus ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yuan.
Xia Lili, who provided the clue, received a reward of 5,000 yuan.
Although five thousand yuan is not much compared to the amount of money wanted for a wanted criminal, there is still a huge sum of money that has not been received.
Duan Jinghui, the lawyer responsible for prosecuting Shangguan Xu, called Xia Lili.
Lawyer Duan came to negotiate the compensation claim from Shangguan Xu.
Xia Lili and Lawyer Duan communicated for a whole night and agreed on the amount of compensation.
They have sued Shangguan Xu for defamation, but the case has not yet gone to trial.
As plaintiffs, they asked the defendant Shangguan Xu to compensate Xia Xubai for direct economic losses and mental damages.
This time, the content related to Xia Xubai being falsely accused of plagiarism has been forwarded more than one million times, which can be deemed to have seriously endangered social order, and the compensation amount may increase.
For a cyberbullying case like this that has become a hot topic on the Internet, the compensation may be more than 500,000 yuan.
Moreover, the advertising revenue Shangguan Xu obtained from this defamation and hype is considered illegal income, which can increase the amount of compensation.
All in all, the amount of compensation claimed by Lawyer Duan is 2.3 million!
Before the call ended, Xia Lili asked once, "Does my brother know this number?"
Lawyer Duan shook his head. "Mr. Xia said he'll leave it entirely to you. He made only one request—no matter how much compensation is paid, Shangguan Xu must publicly apologize on the front page of a major platform."
Xia Lili:!
Her brother is really murderous. Will Shangguan Xu have to wear prison clothes and silver handcuffs and record an apology video in prison?
It’s amazing!
Xia Lili was just waiting for Lawyer Duan to charge in and give a huge sum of compensation to her brother.
In the following time, Xia Lili lived a fulfilling life.
On the day that her parents took leave, Xia Lili took her parents and brother to go through the procedures for applying for family housing.
The early autumn sunshine shone through the car window onto the family.
She looked at the dark faces of her parents in the rearview mirror, and her brother's profile quietly "looking" out the window, and a feeling of bitterness arose in her heart.
After completing the formalities, she took her family shopping around the mall.
I picked out thick coats and pajamas for my parents, and some comfortable home clothes for my brother.
Xia Lili replaced the thousand-yuan mobile phones her parents had used for years with the latest flagship models. She also picked out the top-of-the-line computers and music-editing equipment for her brother, comparing each one carefully, fearing that they wouldn't be good enough.
"Lili, this is too expensive..."
Mother Xia touched the smooth screen of her mobile phone, her voice trembling slightly.
Father Xia kept talking about going back home, saying that he had to start work tomorrow.
The hotel Xia Lili booked was unable to accommodate them. In the evening, the family went to a restaurant and had a sumptuous meal, but her parents insisted on returning to the county.
As the night deepened, Xia Lili sent them to the station.
Father Xia's rough hands repeatedly stroked the new phone, and Mother Xia's eyes were already wet: "My daughter, it's not easy for you outside. You should keep this money for yourself..."
As the evening breeze blew by, she saw her mother secretly wiping the corners of her eyes.
"Xu Bai," Father Xia turned to his son, who had been silent the entire time, "take good care of your sister."
"I will." Xia Xubai's voice was soft, but extremely firm.
He groped and held Xia Lili's hand. The warm touch suddenly reminded Xia Lili of her childhood.
As the car lights faded away, Xia Lili stood there, watching the taillights disappear around the corner. Her brother stood beside her and whispered, "Let's go home."
She nodded and was about to take a taxi home from the hotel when her cell phone suddenly rang.
It was Jiang Yun calling.
Xia Lili glanced at the date. Today was the day when the swimming team’s closed training ended!
Having not contacted Jiang Yun for a long time, Xia Lili felt like a friend who had been imprisoned in a prison and had finally been released. She quickly answered the phone: "Jiang Yun, you've been released?"
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Yun's voice was like the bubbles of iced soda in summer, clear and youthful: "Lili, I'm flying abroad in three days to participate in the World Championships."
The voice paused, and the ending tone rose slightly. "Are you free tomorrow?"
"Let's go to Ocean Park?" He asked cautiously, but Xia Lili saw his usual appearance - his eyes slightly curved, revealing his iconic little canine teeth.
Xia Xubai, standing nearby, frowned silently. His hearing was exceptionally sharp, and the excitement and anticipation in the unfamiliar male voice pierced his ears.
His slender fingers unconsciously stroked the cane.
"Okay," Xia Lili agreed readily. Her frayed nerves needed some relaxation. She had just finished her swimming lesson and had a bunch of questions she wanted to ask the swimming champion.
Hearing Xia Lili's straightforward agreement, Jiang Yun's tone lightened a bit: "Then see you at the entrance of Ocean Park at 9:30 tomorrow morning?"
He spoke faster than usual, as if he was afraid she would go back on her word.
"No problem!" Xia Lili snapped her fingers.
There should be a lot of people visiting the Ocean Park, so it would be even better if we could get some sales results.
When going to the police compound to handle formalities today, Xia Lili heard a police officer say that there have been frequent cases of tourists' valuables being stolen in Ocean Park recently.
The Yangcheng Public Security Bureau also dispatched an anti-theft squad.
However, the number of visitors to the Ocean Park has been too large recently, and the park is also very large. After three days of surveillance, they only caught two petty thieves and have not yet caught the entire theft gang that has been infiltrating the Ocean Park.
Catching a thief shouldn't be that dangerous. She just needs to provide information, right?
Xia Lili was absorbed in thinking about how to improve her sales performance when Xia Xubai's voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"Lili," Xia Xubai said in his usual gentle voice, "Is this your new friend?"
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