Chapter 325: Fire in the Backyard

Zhu Yiwen did not take it to heart, thinking that those in the medical field all liked to alarm people.

To him, as long as Shi Youxuan was still there, that was enough.

Originally, when Wang Yong suddenly retreated, he had worried it was a feint, but now it seemed he had been overthinking.

When nerves are stretched for too long, people feel exhausted; this was exactly how Zhu Yiwen felt now. It was already the early hours of the morning after he finished his work, and having been tense all night, he was now in urgent need of someone to vent his fire.

Arriving at Xiao Fang's residence, Xiao Fang greeted him with a charming smile...

A satisfied Zhu Yiwen slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.

Getting up was not exactly voluntary; the phone had been ringing constantly, with the air of someone who wouldn't stop until it was answered!

Xiao Fang wrapped herself around him like a snake, not letting him answer.

"Be good, don't make a fuss. What if there is something important?"

It wasn't a "what if," but a certainty.

Without something important, no one would dare call him more than three times.

He reached out and fumbled on the nightstand a few times before he managed to get the phone into his hand: "Hello! What is it?"

The call was from the company's General Manager: "Chairman, you had better come to the company and take a look. The company entrance is blocked by people; many want to cancel their cooperation with us, and some are even willing to pay breach-of-contract penalties just to cancel."

"Why?" Zhu Yiwen asked.

"You had better return to the company so we can talk; it's not clear over the phone."

It was chaotic on the other end, as if there were many people.

Being able to serve as General Manager for Zhu Yiwen meant they were not incompetent; if even they had no solution, it could only mean the situation was likely more serious than described.

"Fine, I will return immediately."

Zhu Yiwen hung up the phone and got up to get dressed. Although Xiao Fang was reluctant, she knew that the Head of the Family's affairs were the most important. She fetched his clothes and prepared his briefcase, then saw him out with lingering attachment.

Before reaching the company, Zhu Yiwen knew on the road what had happened!

In the morning, a "rumor" had suddenly spread overwhelmingly across the internet, claiming that Sheng Hanyu, the new rising star who had suddenly emerged and then vanished in L Country a while ago, had been assassinated, and the mastermind was Zhu Yiwen.

Zhu Yiwen did this not only because Sheng Hanyu was his rival, but also because he owed Sheng Hanyu a lot of money, so...

This claim spread online and immediately stirred up a thousand waves, causing a huge uproar.

The reason it was called a "rumor" was that while the online reports were vivid and detailed, there was no evidence whatsoever.

Yet, despite having no evidence, these people were all flocking to the company to terminate contracts and cancel cooperation, simply for fear that their money would be lost and the person would be gone.

Among those coming to demand cancellation, there were no major clients of the Zhu Family, only small ones. They didn't go to the branch offices to seek resolution but all swarmed to the headquarters in a hive, which had a very bad impact.

"Why didn't you call the police?"

Zhu Yiwen felt that this General Manager of his was becoming more and more useless, unable to handle even such a small matter.

He had originally thought it was some earth-shattering event, but it was just a "rumor" after all.

The General Manager's face suddenly turned bright red, and he stammered: "Chairman, I had people call the police the very first moment, but... the police chief is waiting for you in the high-level reception room."

Uh...

Zhu Yiwen didn't even react in time: "What is the chief here for?"

"He... he says he is here to investigate the murder," the General Manager said, breaking into a cold sweat.

Only then did Zhu Yiwen realize the severity of the situation.

Logically, since they had called the police, the police should have arrested everyone "causing trouble" outside.

Yet the people outside were completely fine, while the highest-ranking chief had come personally to investigate him.

He could feel that things were not that simple; it was as if an invisible, massive net had opened its mouth waiting for him, and as he stood at the opening, there was only one path—to keep walking inside.

There was no other way.

Zhu Yiwen took two gold bars from his safe and went to the reception room to meet the chief.

When they met, both were very polite, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries. On the surface, it looked the same as before, with no difference, but the gold bars Zhu Yiwen offered—the other party refused to accept them no matter what!

"No, no, you are making me commit a crime. I am here on official business; what would it look like to accept your gold bars?" The chief was righteous and stern, speaking as if he had never accepted any before.

Zhu Yiwen originally thought he felt it was too little, so he added three more.

But the chief still refused to accept them, solemnly turned on a recorder, and began the investigation!

He asked if he and Sheng Hanyu had any personal grudges.

There certainly were, but Zhu Yiwen did not want to say.

Should he say his wife was once Sheng Hanyu's ex-wife?

Saying it would be a loss of face and would also be disadvantageous to him; wouldn't that just establish a motive for murder?

But not saying it wouldn't work either; concealing the truth would only further confirm he had a motive for murder, and the "rumor" online would become reality even without evidence.

Zhu Yiwen was in a dilemma, but the chief would not wait endlessly for him to think.

"Knock, knock, knock."

He tapped the table, and his tone was no longer polite: "Is there or isn't there? Is it that hard to tell the truth?"

It was indeed hard.

In the end, Zhu Yiwen chose not to say: "No, Mr. Sheng and I have no personal grudges. This matter must be someone deliberately framing me, unable to bear seeing me do well."

"Fine, we will definitely investigate this matter clearly. Mr. Zhu, rest assured, we will absolutely not wrong a good person, but we will also absolutely not let a bad person go!"

These words were very official and watertight.

The chief asked a few more questions, then took his leave.

Zhu Yiwen wanted to see him out personally, but was refused: "Mr. Zhu, stay here. By the way, you are not allowed to leave the country recently, nor can you leave the province." The chief said this and left.

He knew the situation was serious and sent A Qing out to find out what the two people from Jiangzhou had been doing these past two days.

A Qing was very efficient this time; without needing to be told, he had already investigated everything Yun Zhe Hao and Sheng Zerong had done since arriving in L Country.

"Head of the Family, those two have been in close contact with our clients these past two days, and they have also been in touch with the police station and several other departments. This incident must have been stirred up by them. Should we find someone to take them out?"

Zhu Yiwen thought for a moment, then shook his head, forbidding A Qing from acting rashly.

It was not that he did not want to kill those two, but he feared that if he failed, he would leave behind evidence for the other side.

Yun Zhe Hao and Sheng Zerong were both prominent figures in Jiangzhou, and they had a very close relationship with Sheng Hanyu; even without evidence, if anything happened to them, he would not be able to escape involvement.

If something happened to Sheng Hanyu in Jiangzhou, these people could link it back to him; if those two were to have an accident in L Country, he would be even less able to escape culpability.

This was only one aspect.

The most important thing was that those two were in Wang Yong's hotel, and the guards were Wang Yong's most capable men; perhaps they were just waiting for him to make a move so they could catch him in the act!

It was only by being cautious and careful for many years that Zhu Yiwen had been able to come this far.

He would not take risks on meaningless matters.

When it came down to it, Zhu Yiwen simply did not hold Yun Zhe Hao and Sheng Zerong in his eyes at all!

Those two did not count as his opponents; Sheng Hanyu did.

Zhu Yiwen intended to hold his ground and wait for them to make a move.

However, the other side moved a bit too quickly, so quickly that he soon could not sit still. Zhu Yiwen had the General Manager come forward to refute the rumors and hired internet trolls to whitewash the situation online.

But not only was it useless, the number of people coming to the headquarters to cancel contracts kept increasing, and the situation even escalated.

Now it was not just small business partners causing trouble; even partners who had worked with them for many years and had good relationships were coming to ask him if he was about to go bankrupt.

The "rumors" online had not yet ended, and then, for some unknown reason, the company's financial statements were also exposed online!