Chapter 48 [Update 1 and 2]
Everyone who saw this message thought they were having some bizarre hallucination.
Who is this? Extraordinary Perfume? Or the official blog?
Who did the official blog comment on? Shen Yunhe? And they even forwarded it to congratulate her?
...Wait, congratulations on something.
My dad is in jail??!
At the same time, tens of thousands of people on the other end of the network were stunned by this short line of words, their eyes wide open, their lips wide open, their brains working like fans, and some people's brains stopped working at all.
Editor-in-Chief Wang is also one of this group of people.
She was just casually browsing Weibo and saw that Shen Yunhe had posted two inexplicable and sarcastic messages. She wanted to click in to see what this person was up to.
She had just opened this Weibo post and before she had the chance to mock Shen Yunhe, she was stunned.
Shen Yunhe? Biological father?
Isn't that the CEO of Anguo Daily Chemicals? The one who shamelessly released a press release to whitewash himself these days?
He was in jail?
...Shit! What kind of crime is this? Is plagiarism so serious?
Editor Wang's eyes went blank, and he felt a little dizzy. Shen Anguo must have committed more than one act of plagiarism, right? Maybe there were other more serious economic crimes?
By the way, why did Bufan Perfume know this? Did they investigate Shen Anguo's other crimes because of the plagiarism incident, and they actually found out the information that could get him arrested?
When Editor-in-Chief Wang thought of this, he couldn't help but say that if it was true, then he deserved it.
Let them jump up and down like this without any shame and make themselves suffer the consequences!
She thought about it for a long time and finally figured it out. She quickly picked up her phone and contacted Shen Yuntang.
"Mr. Shen, has Shen Anguo really been arrested?" she asked impatiently.
"Yes, I was just caught and I haven't had time to set off the firecrackers I bought." Shen Yuntang said lazily.
It’s actually true!
Editor-in-Chief Wang almost laughed out loud, "Great! Evil deeds will be punished! How many years will he be sentenced to? At least three to five years, right?"
"Perhaps multiplying by ten will be about right." Someone on Shen Yuntang's side had already found a lighter, and the sound of firecrackers began to pop.
"...30 to 50 years?" Editor-in-Chief Wang was stunned again. "What crime did he commit? Robbed a bank?"
"Criminal case." The other end said calmly, "By the way, do you have time in a few days? I'll ask you to write an interview and tell me the whole story from beginning to end."
Editor-in-Chief Wang was stunned for a long time before he stammered, "Yes, yes."
After hanging up the phone, she still hadn't come to her senses.
Shen Anguo...criminal case?
It took her a long while to realize the absurdity - this might be big news that would shock the whole country.
It was originally just a perfume plagiarism incident, but Shen Anguo and Shen Yunhe made it into a criminal case. Not to mention the crisis that Anguo Daily Chemicals will face, even Shen Yunhe seems to be completely finished.
Editor-in-Chief Wang suddenly felt like he was witnessing history.
Unlike Editor-in-Chief Wang who has acquaintances to inquire about the news, the netizens who were just watching the show knew nothing about the details. They could only see that Bufan Perfume was so arrogant in congratulating Shen Yunhe that her father had been imprisoned.
Netizens were speechless for a moment.
This mockery is overflowing the screen. Who needs congratulations for going to jail?! Is your company, Bufan Perfume, so wild?
But what they want to know more is, is Shen Yunhe's father really in jail? Didn't they see a report a few days ago saying that Anguo Daily Chemicals is not that bad, but a conscientious enterprise, and it was only because it offended the capital that it was set up and suffered so much?
At that time, some people believed it and said that he knew there must be something fishy. After all, when the news of the plagiarism of perfume came out, the momentum of the whole network to blacken it was too scary. If there was no one instructing it, it would not be so aggressive.
It took a lot of effort for public opinion to show signs of a reversal in the past two days. Bufan Perfume, which once trampled on Anguo Daily Chemicals, suddenly came out to say that the CEO of Anguo Daily Chemicals, Shen Yunhe's biological father, was in prison?
The first thing that many people thought of was a curse. Could it be that Bufan Perfume saw the whitewashing trend in recent days and was angry and wanted to pick a fight?
But the tone they used when forwarding the message was so calm and confident. If they were just talking nonsense, wouldn't they know that they would be ridiculed badly for talking nonsense?
It seemed that the only possibility was that... Shen Anguo was really arrested.
For a moment, no matter whether they believed Shen Yunhe or came to watch the fun, whether they believed it or couldn't believe it, everyone felt strange.
If Shen Anguo was really in prison, then what did Shen Yunhe mean by posting these two messages about a peaceful life? And congratulating herself?
Is she so happy that her father is in jail? She was on the hot search a while ago to show off her father-daughter love. Even the plagiarism of perfume was done by the two of them together, and she was the spokesperson... Hiss, this is too filial.
So, after the initial bunch of question marks in the comments, some people began to raise ridiculous questions.
"Really? Where's the evidence? Don't talk nonsense!"
"I just want to know if Shen Yunhe knows that her father is in prison..."
"@Extraordinary Perfume, evidence, evidence, evidence, hurry up! I want to eat melon!"
"I think it's possible. The two families are already engaged in a business war. If they find something wrong, it's not impossible to send him to jail, right?"
"I also think that Shen Anguo doesn't look like he has no problems. The revelations are too obviously whitewashed. If there really is some kind of capital suppressing them, how could such a press release be issued?"
"If they can really be convicted, then they deserve it and the illegal companies should go out of business."
"If her father is arrested, will Shen Yunhe quit the entertainment industry?"
"@沈云荷Is this true? Come on, talk to me, don't hide in there and keep silent. I know you are watching!"
Originally, netizens thought that it would take some time for the truth of this melon to come out. After all, everyone is an old hand at eating melons and is used to being kept in suspense by the melon owner.
But I never expected it.
Extraordinary Perfume does things so efficiently and effectively.
Less than ten minutes later, an arrest warrant was posted on their official blog.
And listed what happened simply and clearly.
"Shen Anguo married the wealthy Ms. Zhuo Mei more than 20 years ago and gave birth to a daughter, who is now the president of Bufan Perfume. Half a month later, his illegitimate daughter Shen Yunhe was born.
Ms. Zhuo Mei died of illness when Mr. Shen was less than one year old. The beauty company she had run fell into the hands of Shen Anguo, who remarried Liu half a year later.
Ms. Zhuo Mei recorded the process and evidence of her death before her death. Twenty years later, the evidence was finally handed over to Mr. Shen. It is now made public. "
The accompanying pictures are clear and concise, including the arrest warrant, old photos of Zhuo Mei being interviewed, and the evidence left by Zhuo Mei.
I recognize every word above, but when they are put together, I wonder if there is something wrong with my brain, or there is something wrong with the world.
This short Weibo post was like an atomic bomb dropped into the sea, instantly creating huge waves.
Everyone was stunned.
If their comprehension is correct...
Is this a homicide case?
Murder, infidelity, and theft of property, these are the five evils that are present.
After a brief shock, netizens gradually came up with more terrifying guesses.
——"Shen Anguo had been in a relationship with Liu before they got married, right?"
——"I have an even scarier idea. Could it be that Shen Anguo and Liu, this pair of dogs and bitches, have set their eyes on Ms. Zhuo's property and deliberately lurked by her side to take over and then kill her?"
——"Fuck... I don't know what to say, fuck... I thought I was just eating some entertainment gossip, but I didn't expect it to lead to such a terrible case..."
——"Shen Anguo must be sentenced to death! What a beast! Even if he dies a hundred times, he can't make up for Zhuo Mei's life!"
In a short period of time, this news broke out.
Almost all writers of marketing accounts received the notice and quickly rushed out press releases to seize the opportunity!
People who don’t use Weibo also received browser push notifications and their pupils trembled.
For a time, almost all online communities were discussing the news with anger and shock.
"I cried. This beast is so blind. How could such a beautiful and capable Ms. Zhuo Mei just disappear like this? Her wonderful life was ruined by a maggot?"
"My mother still remembers this beauty product company. She used it when she was young. The products are very good. If she were alive today, she would definitely be a very famous female entrepreneur, a truly conscientious entrepreneur..."
"She recorded her own death so clearly, and it made me feel suffocated. How desperate must she have been?"
"It's okay, it's okay, Aunt Zhuo Mei, your daughter is promising. Your evidence finally came into her hands! She helped you catch the murderer!"
"I remember Miss Shen rescuing Gu Lan. Miss Shen is so kind. It would have been great if there was a Miss Shen who could have saved Zhuo Mei 20 years ago."
"Yes, it seems like a kind of fate. Maybe Miss Shen knows that her mother was hurt badly by marriage, so she reached out to save Gu Lan, right?"
"I admire Mr. Shen so much!! Mr. Shen is my role model in life! He saves the living from suffering and proves the innocence of the dead!! Mr. Shen is the eternal God!!"
Some people were so shocked that they cried all night and drew a picture, which went viral as soon as it was posted.
The picture shows a simple sketch of Miss Shen, whose back I had seen last time. She holds a photo of Zhuo Mei in one hand, and has the other hand hanging down, holding an arrest warrant with only a simple line of words.
"It's been twenty years. Mom must be tired of waiting... Fortunately, I'm here."
Editor-in-Chief Wang came to his senses after seeing this and found tears on his face.
She raised her hand and wiped it.
So that's how it is. It turns out that the victim of the murder committed by that beast Shen Anguo was Zhuo Mei.
It turned out that this was the reason why Miss Shen was so eager to take the photos from her.
It turns out that the dazzling Zhuo Mei disappeared in an era just like this.
She suddenly felt extremely fortunate.
Fortunately, she had such a daughter who not only inherited her legacy but also helped her punish the murderer. As long as someone still remembers her, she will not disappear.
Editor-in-Chief Wang wiped away his tears, turned on his computer, and began to write the proposal for this interview with a serious face.
She decided to devote an entire issue of the magazine to this feature.
This time it was not for work or performance, but just to give an explanation worthy of those she once admired and those she admires now.
In sharp contrast to this is Shen Yunhe's side.
From the moment the extraordinary perfume came back, her heartbeat became so violent and uncontrollable that she even felt dizzy and her legs went weak.
She never expected that Shen Yuntang would reply to her so directly!
Shen Yuntang is trying to force her to death!
Shen Yunhe was so nervous that she didn't even dare to look at her cell phone. She threw her phone away and sat on the sofa in a daze.
After a while, she suddenly felt cold all over.
Ye Jinze was also sued because of the booth. The exhibition was organized by Huo Yuyan, and the super A-class booth was deliberately set up by Shen Yuntang.
So, could it be that Ye Jinze was also sued because of Shen Yuntang?
Shen Yunhe's hands and feet were cold. Her brain finally had time to work and she couldn't help but think.
Will Shen Yuntang also find a reason to sue her?
She put her fingers into her hair in a panic and regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. If she had known earlier, she should have told Shen Anguo about this when she was threatened by Shen Yuntang for the first time!
If he had known earlier and been prepared to deal with Shen Yuntang's attack, they wouldn't be in such a mess now.
Shen Yunhe was about to cry. She had never hated herself so much. If, if, all if! If she hadn't provoked Shen Yuntang, if she hadn't imitated Gu Lan to make her debut, if she hadn't taken the perfume back from Yan Jinyao and given it to Shen Anguo, if any of the steps hadn't been done, she would never have ended up like this today.
Every step she took led to her demise today.
The phone started to ring frequently, she didn't know what happened, and she didn't know who was looking for her. She just wanted to hide herself and never face these horrible things.
But not answering the phone doesn’t make it go away.
Finally, someone knocked loudly on her door.
Shen Yunhe's heart skipped a beat, her hands trembled, and she covered her ears, not daring to look.
But the knocking on the door became more and more intense, and finally there were even cries of collapse.
"Yun He! Yun He! Come out!"
That was her mother's voice. Shen Yunhe paused for a moment, stood up and looked through the peephole, opened the door to let her in, and quickly closed it again.
Mother Shen was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe. She was on the verge of mental collapse. She held Shen Yunhe's hand tightly, her legs were so weak that she couldn't stand up, and she cried, "Your father committed a murder! He killed Zhuo Mei!"
Shen Yunhe was in a trance.
Isn't it an economic crime? How come it suddenly involves a murder case?
She felt a chill on her back and asked tremblingly, "Who is Zhuo Mei?"
"Didn't you see the news?" Shen's mother cried, "It's his ex-wife!"
"I knew that he pretended to break up with me and went to find Zhuo Mei. I also knew that he was doing it for our future. Later, when Zhuo Mei died, I thought she was helping us. I didn't expect Shen Anguo to be so bold!"
When Shen Yunhe heard this, her heart suddenly sank and she could no longer stand.
She remembered what Shen Anguo said: "sleeping on straw and tasting gall" and "bearing humiliation and heavy burdens". So this is what he meant.
If it was an economic crime, she might just have to quit the entertainment industry and never make a comeback.
But Shen Anguo was involved in a murder case.
…
She was ruined, her whole life was ruined.
She didn't dare to think about the overwhelming insults she would face, nor did she dare to think about how many people were chanting her name at this moment, insulting her in the most despicable and disgusting tone.
I dare not imagine how many years my name will be engraved on the pillar of shame, and that I will be pulled out and whipped every year.
She successfully left her name in the entertainment industry and indeed made history, but in an unprecedented way.
Shen Yunhe wanted to regret and even wanted to go back in time and strangle herself for every wrong step she took.
But she has already been labeled with shame and has no chance to repent.
She suddenly lost her strength and fell to the ground, hugging her mother and crying bitterly.
"Mr. Shen, do you think this interview needs any revisions?"
I don't know why, but Editor-in-Chief Wang now has a special respect for Shen Yuntang. She spent nearly twenty hours concentrating on writing this interview, and revised it more than a dozen times. She used up all her writing skills for half a lifetime to come up with this final draft.
After handing over the final draft, he placed the printed special plan next to Shen Yuntang.
"We plan to use an entire issue of the magazine to commemorate Ms. Zhuo Mei." Editor-in-Chief Wang looked at her and said.
Shen Yuntang raised his eyes.
Editor-in-Chief Wang works for a well-known, established and orthodox fashion magazine in the industry. The cover of each issue and the personal interviews are of a status that can be used as a testimony to one’s qualifications, and the buyers are mainly fans of the celebrities who appear in the magazine.
I have to empty an entire period, and I don't know how much application materials I have to submit, how many approvals I have to go through, and how much cost pressure I have to bear.
Editor Wang saw her expression and smiled, "She is also an old friend of our magazine. Can't we take advantage of her?"
The latter sentence was obviously a joke. How many people buy physical magazines because of hot news now? Shen Yuntang is aware of the pressure she is under.
She paused and laughed, "Okay."
If they can't be sold, she can just buy them all.
In the past two days, the Internet and reality have been dominated by this horrific case, with related reports everywhere. Even the authorities have issued a report due to the huge impact of the case, which has once again caused a stir.
Because of the aftermath of this incident, many office workers on the street could even be seen with dark circles under their eyes, browsing the news while cursing Shen Anguo and Shen Yunhe, one a beast, the other a touching filial son.
Shen Yunhe's signboards and GG were also taken down overnight. Brands that had been endorsed by Shen Yunhe even wanted to remove all the packaging, removed a batch of products from the shelves, and jointly sued Shen Yunhe in a huge manner, demanding compensation for the losses.
It has only been a few short months and the popular female star who was at the peak of her popularity has become a rat crossing the street that everyone wants to beat. It really feels like things have changed and people have changed.
Shen Yuntang had just walked into the parking lot and was about to open the door of his car when the car next to him suddenly turned on its lights and the window slowly rolled down.
"Hi Ms. Shen."
The fool said behind her.
Shen Yuntang paused.
She turned around expressionlessly and saw Huo Yuyan holding the steering wheel and greeting her. When he saw her looking at her, he forced a smile but then quickly retracted it.
Seeing Shen Yuntang's expression, he paused, and the hand on the steering wheel moved the car with his index finger again. The car lights flashed, and he blinked calmly and looked at her and said, "New car."
Seeing that Shen Yuntang didn't move, he subconsciously dialed again.
The car lights flashed in the parking lot like a disco.
Shen Yuntang looked like she wanted to scold him, but Huo Yuyan skillfully stopped her before she could open her mouth. He pressed the button, and the rear door flew up arrogantly. Huo Yuyan looked at her seriously and said, "Please get in the car, Miss Shen."
After a pause, he picked up the phone again to signal her, "I have a reason. Let's go visit the prison."
…
Shen Yuntang sat in the back seat with his arms folded, looking at the street scenes passing by on both sides, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Do you like seeing Shen Anguo?"
"No, I just want to mock him." Huo Yuyan said without blinking.
Shen Yuntang sneered.
Huo Yuyan submitted his application in advance, so they arrived just in time and even ran into Shen Yunhe and her daughter who were just about to enter.
It's been a long time since I last saw these two people become like this, with pale faces and empty eyes, and they are like frightened birds when they hear any sound.
When they saw the two of them, their reactions became even more exaggerated, and it was almost as if "Don't come over here" was written all over their faces.
"Who's going first?"
Shen Yuntang raised his eyebrows and said, "Let them go and reminisce about the past first and lay the groundwork."
So the two of them sat outside with their legs crossed and waited, in exactly the same posture.
After Shen Yunhe went in, her heart was still beating wildly. She had nightmares for several days and nights and couldn't eat. Her heart sank whenever she thought of Shen Yuntang, let alone seeing her here.
She finally sat down in front of Shen Anguo and picked up the receiver.
At this point, she didn't have much to say, except for the resentment that her life was ruined.
"How can you be so bold?" she demanded. "Do you know that my life has been ruined by you? Do you know how much compensation we have to pay now? Have you ever thought about how we are going to live?"
Shen Anguo had been looking down in despair, but he immediately raised his head after hearing what she said and said sternly, "If it weren't for me, would you have been able to live the same life you did before? If it weren't for me, where would you two be? You two can't even afford the clothes you're wearing now! You still have the nerve to blame me?"
"You committed a crime yourself and you still say it's for our own good? Why don't you think about how you implicate us?" Shen Yunhe sneered, "If you hadn't hidden Zhuo Mei's affairs from us, we wouldn't have known that Shen Yuntang wanted to collect evidence against you and didn't dare to tell you. Who knew you were really so stupid?"
Shen Anguo stood up suddenly, his face turned pale, and was pushed down again, "Shen Yuntang was going to sue me a long time ago? You knew it a long time ago? You two idiots——"
"So what if I know? You deserve it!" Shen Yunhe was also angry. She threw down the receiver, got up and left.
Shen Anguo's chest heaved and it took him a long time to recover. He still hadn't accepted his situation.
So he had the chance to know in advance? If he had known earlier that someone was planning to get him, he would have packed up and moved his assets away! No matter what, he would not have been caught off guard like he is now!
He was so angry that he was about to have a heart attack. He covered his aching chest and his muscles spasmed all over his body due to this possibility.
But worse luck was about to come.
Shen Yuntang walked in.
Shen Yunhe's two sentences meant nothing to him. Shen Yuntang knew better how to make him collapse.
She picked up the receiver with a smile and said with a look of pity, "Oh, Dad, why are you like this?"
Then she put down the receiver and watched him cursing excitedly with a smile.
When Shen Anguo was tired of scolding her, she continued to talk to herself: "The beauty company will soon fall into my hands. I feel sorry for you, but it doesn't matter. You have embezzled so much money in half your life. It's enough to pay for it. I won't take over the debt."
She continued leisurely, "I just accepted an exclusive interview. The most famous fashion magazine in the country will use an entire issue to commemorate Zhuo Mei. It will describe your image and story in detail. Its audience radiates all over the country, and neighboring countries will also have reports about you. You are famous, Dad."
"You may even be included in textbooks and widely circulated in the future. Have you ever thought that such a lowly person like you could appear in a sacred classroom? I will fulfill this wish for you. Don't worry, even if you die, rot and stink, there will always be people who remember you."
She didn't even hear what Shen Anguo said excitedly inside. She was admiring his distorted expression and felt very happy.
When the time was up, she put down the receiver, and now they could not hear each other.
Shen Yuntang said the last sentence to Shen Anguo, it was just lip movements, but Shen Anguo must have understood it.
Because after she finished speaking, she saw Shen Anguo suddenly stop all his movements and an expression of terrified expression slowly appeared on his face.
After she went out, she didn't even look at Shen Yunhe and her daughter, and walked out. Huo Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and followed her.
"Miss Shen, what did you say to that old beast?"
Huo Yuyan asked as he started the engine. He was very interested in this question.
"I said Zhuo Mei is not dead."
The car was about to start when he suddenly stepped on the brakes.
Huo Yuyan almost hit his head on the steering wheel and said speechlessly, "...That might really scare him to death."
"I'm serious."
The car braked again.
Shen Yuntang looked at him with disdain, then turned his eyes away, propped up his head and said, "She appeared in Zhaburg after her 'death'. Charles and Xie Yunting saw her. I don't know if she faked her death or was resurrected. Anyway, she is still living somewhere."
Huo Yuyan was already sweating profusely as he held the steering wheel. After a while, he said, "...Why do I feel like the world has become strange again?"
"As long as Shen Anguo can be scared to death, that'll be enough." Shen Yuntang nodded.
Shen Anguo will forever torture himself in fear until he dies. If Zhuo Mei has a chance to appear in the future, she will go to the prison with Zhuo Mei again, but she thinks Zhuo Mei may not be able to come back with a normal identity.
That would be even better. She had even begun to imagine how to scare Shen Anguo into having a heart attack and dying on the spot.
As soon as she finished speaking, her cell phone rang.
Shen Yuntang looked down and said "Huh?", then put away his phone and looked up after a moment.
"Whatever you say, it will happen." She looked ahead expressionlessly and said, "Charles said he is coming to China."
Huo Yuyan's new car braked suddenly in the parking lot for the third time.
That dishonest Charles?