Chapter 244 Evidence
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Si Yanxiao's eyes, and his expression darkened. He replied in a cold voice, "You want to overturn Si Jiliang's case? Where is the evidence?"
"Do you really think you can prove his innocence just by saying he's innocent?"
Jiang Ran understood his implied meaning, her eyes flickered slightly, and a cold glint flashed across her face.
Si Yanxiao's words make sense. No one was present at the time, and no one knew exactly what happened. Without evidence, they could only believe the victim's testimony.
Seeing Jiang Ran's brows furrowed and her face full of worry, Si Yanxiao felt a slight irritation. His expression turned cold, and he spoke again in a deep voice.
"What? You feel sorry for him seeing him in trouble?"
His words were full of sarcasm, and his eyes turned cold as he looked at Jiang Ran.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's expression darkened abruptly, revealing displeasure. She replied coldly, "What you're saying is interesting, but what does it have to do with me?"
"I was just worried that the old man was getting on in years and his health might be affected, and that he might be surprised to hear this news."
As she spoke, she paused slightly, looked up at Si Yanxiao, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, and suddenly let out a cold laugh.
Seeing this, Si Yanxiao frowned slightly, his expression hardened, and he asked coldly, "What are you laughing at?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's lips curled slightly, and she coldly scoffed, "Compared to Si Jiliang, I'm more worried about you..."
Si Yanxiao frowned slightly upon hearing this, his expression puzzled. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he asked in a chilling voice, "Worried about me?"
Jiang Ran nodded slightly and slowly explained, "If this gets out, what impact will it have on the Si family? And what impact will it have on you?"
"Don't forget, there are still many people who know about your relationship with Bai Zhuwei. You probably don't want to become a laughing stock after making such a fool of yourself."
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, she raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Si Yanxiao with a half-smile.
As Si Yanxiao listened to her analysis of the incident, her words subtly conveying a sense of shared destiny, his gaze sharpened, and a cold glint flashed across his face.
What she said was true, but in the current situation, we couldn't just blindly follow her lead.
Si Yanxiao lowered his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and replied coldly, "What does it have to do with you?"
"If it's true, not only will everyone know, I'll personally send him there!"
As he spoke, a slight smirk appeared on his lips, and he looked at Jiang Ran with a cold gaze.
After hearing this, Jiang Ran looked up at him seriously. After a long while, she slowly shook her head, a hint of self-mockery flashing through her mind.
She tried to persuade him in this way, but she overlooked his protective nature.
I would rather suffer heavy losses myself than let the people around me suffer the slightest injustice.
Moreover, that person is Bai Zhuwei...
Seeing the hesitation on her face, Si Yanxiao suddenly scoffed coldly, "If there's nothing else, take care, I won't see you out!"
The message of dismissal was clear. Jiang Ran knew that staying any longer would be pointless, so she pursed her lips, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Si Yanxiao looked up at her departing figure, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, his expression unreadable.
On the other side, during his leisure time, Grandpa Si was scattering fish bait in the back garden. Goldfish from the pond swarmed over, and Grandpa Si looked down at them as they competed for the food, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.
Just then, the butler walked slowly to his side from behind and said softly, "Director Li has come to visit."
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Old Master Si's face, followed by a surprised exclamation: "Oh? Why is he here?"
Having said that, he slowly put down the bait in his hand, sighed softly to himself, and said, "Let him in."
Then, he walked towards the reception room.
When Chairman Li arrived, Old Master Si was already sitting in the main seat, looking down at him with a smile.
Seeing this, Chairman Li's face lit up with joy, and he quickly greeted him, "President Si, how have you been lately?"
The old man's eyebrows curved slightly, and he replied softly, "It's still the same. But you, are you still worrying about those things at the company?"
Seeing the two exchanging pleasantries, the butler then took it upon himself to make tea for them.
The two gradually started by talking about everyday matters and then moved on to all sorts of topics, touching on everything that was relevant.
The old man rarely left his house and was kept out of touch with the outside world, so Chairman Li told him about the latest happenings.
He paused slightly halfway through his sentence, looked up at the old man, and seemed hesitant to speak.
The old man noticed his predicament, his brow furrowed slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his face. He then asked, "Just say what's on your mind. Why are you beating around the bush?"
Chairman Li hesitated slightly, his lips pursed, and after a moment of hesitation, he slowly said, "It's nothing, I just heard some news recently about Vice President Si, and I don't know if I should say it."
Although Si Jiliang did not reveal his identity, he was directly appointed to a high-level position upon entering the Si Corporation, which was essentially an external appointment. In addition, the surname Si is rare, so everyone speculated that he was a relative of the Si Corporation.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Si raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled, and asked directly, "Tell me."
With permission, Chairman Li lowered his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "Rumor has it that Bai Zhuwei has accused Vice President Si of having ulterior motives towards her, and Vice President Si has now been detained in a detention center for investigation."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Old Master Si's eyes narrowed sharply, and he asked in a cold voice, "Bai Zhuwei? How could she be entangled with Ji Liang?"
Hearing the old man's question, Chairman Li looked puzzled, slowly shook his head, and then continued.
"I never expected that the two of them would have any connection, considering the past relationship between Bai Zhuwei and CEO Si..."
As he spoke, he hesitated slightly, as if he found it difficult to say, since what happened six years ago was hardly something to be proud of.
It's really unlucky that this whole thing happened because of the same woman!
Upon hearing the news, Old Master Si remained stunned for a long time, the memory of Si Jiliang's imprisonment echoing in his mind.
The old man suddenly froze, his expression grew increasingly grim, his lips turned deathly pale, and his face became completely bloodless.
The butler noticed his unusual behavior and quickly stepped forward, a hint of anxiety flashing across his face.
Seeing the old man lower his eyes and remain silent, Chairman Li assumed he was just angry and quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, there must be more to this than meets the eye."
After saying that, seeing that the old man was still unmoved, Chairman Li stepped forward, just about to say something more, when he saw the old man suddenly fall to one side.
Only then did he realize that he wasn't silent, but rather that he had fainted due to a clouded consciousness.
Upon seeing this, Chairman Li and the housekeeper were both shocked and hurriedly tried to rush him to the hospital.
Just then, Zhou Jinyan came to visit the old man's health, and as Si Yanxiao's personal physician, she quickly took the opportunity to examine the old man.
The butler stood by for a long time. Zhou Jinyan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "The old man was just angry and his heart was in turmoil. He's fine and will calm down after a while."
Hearing Zhou Jinyan's explanation, the butler seemed relieved, and his tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
Chairman Li hadn't expected that some casual gossip he'd shared would almost send Old Master Si to the hospital, and a hint of guilt flashed across his face.
Little did he know that Bai Zhuwei had sent someone to tell him this news after learning that he would be coming to the old house, just to "pass on a message indirectly" to the old man.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ran's attempts to get help from Si Yanxiao failed, so she had no choice but to return to the villa to find another way.
Seeing that she had a furrowed brow and a troubled expression, Si Zuochen and Si Youlin knew that something was wrong.
After exchanging a glance, they stepped forward and stopped each other, asking, "What happened? Why do you look so worried?"
Jiang Ran was lost in thought with her eyes downcast when these two suddenly appeared. Startled, she shivered and was clearly frightened.
He then asked, "What are you doing here?"
Seeing that she seemed absent-minded, Si Zuochen pursed his lips and slowly explained, "You rushed out in such a hurry. The housekeeper told us you were back, so Ah Lin and I came to see what happened."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's expression darkened. She glanced at the passing servants, her eyes narrowing slightly, and then said in a low voice, "Let's talk in my room."
After saying that, he walked straight towards the room. Si Zuochen and Si Youlin realized that this matter was probably very serious, so they followed closely behind him.
Si Youlin was an impatient person. As soon as he entered the room and closed the door behind him, he couldn't wait to ask, "What exactly happened?"
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