Shen Mingxun was about to pick up a crystal-clear shrimp with his chopsticks and bring it to his mouth.
Upon hearing this, the shrimp in his chopsticks dropped in shock.
"Heavens, is that true? Qian Qin actually dared to lay hands on the relatives of a mid-level commander of the Dark Department?"
"If she dares to make a scene here today and wants to kill the entire Bai family, why wouldn't she dare to secretly target Commander Shen's maternal grandmother?"
"Are we here for a wedding ceremony today, or to gossip?"
"I'm starting to lose my appetite for the food on this table. I'd prefer popcorn and sunflower seeds."
"..."
Qian Qin was utterly astonished, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. She shouted, "Commander Liu Yue, what are you doing? Are you framing me? You have no evidence, are you trying to protect Bai Xi, so you're fabricating this against me?"
Liu Yue raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Oh, so you know that you can't make baseless accusations without evidence. Is it fun for you to present your own testimony as complete proof here?"
Shen Mingxun stood to the side, silently wiping sweat from his brow.
His maternal grandmother had passed away over a decade ago. Liu Yue had to bring her grandmother into this. He wondered if his grandmother would be angry if she knew. Yet, for the sake of his career in the Dark Department, he couldn't openly refute it. It was what it was. He'd burn more spirit money for his grandmother when he got home tonight, lest she scold him for being unfilial.
Liu Yue's words left Qian Qin speechless.
Not long after, someone walked over and placed a projector and two USB drives into Liu Yue's hands.
Liu Yue said mildly, "This is the truth."
With that, he inserted the USB drive into the projector and played the contents.
One of them proved that Zhou Wen had been brought back from a mental institution by the Zhou family. Although he was somewhat disheveled, his state was otherwise excellent. He was cursing and vowing revenge on Bai Xi in his own villa, even planning to hire mercenaries to wipe out Bai Xi's entire family. However, for some reason, after drinking a glass of wine, he seemed to have sleepwalked to the window and leaped to his death.
The other USB drive was even more shocking: a steamy video of Bai Lian having an affair with another man, stating that she wanted a child and Zhou Wen to be the father.
Liu Yue smiled and said, "Madam Zhou, this video clearly proves that your son did not go insane due to mistreatment in the mental hospital, nor did he illegally contact foreign mercenaries to prepare an invasion of China and commit unlawful acts against Miss Bai Xi and the Bai family. He merely fell to his death after drinking and losing consciousness, jumping from a cliff."
This state was exactly the same as his own at the time. It must have been Han Mo's doing.
However, considering how Zhou Wen had repeatedly humiliated Bai Shen, he deserved a thousand cuts according to the rules of the Dark Department. Falling to his death was letting him off easy.
Evidently, Qian Qin was still in shock from the video and could not recover, staring wide-eyed without saying a word.
Liu Yue continued, "As for your unborn grandchild, this... it's hard for me to make a judgment. After all, the people in this video are not the same. I truly cannot determine whose child this is."
Qian Qin's eyes widened. "Ahhhhhh! This isn't true, it definitely isn't true!"
She didn't believe it, she absolutely refused to believe it!
Her son was killed by that little bitch Bai Xi.
Her son had always been outstanding, kind, and obedient. How could he contact mercenaries to kill an entire family? He must have been driven to desperation by Bai Xi.
As for Bai Lian, although she previously thought this woman from a humble background was unworthy of her son, there was no way she would betray her excellent son like this. It was impossible, absolutely impossible!
Thinking of this, she went mad and shouted loudly, "I don't believe it! These videos must have been fabricated by you! You are covering for each other, colluding with each other! You just want to frame our Zhou family, to deliberately slander our Zhou family..."
Before she could finish, a loud slap landed squarely on Qian Qin's face, abruptly cutting off her words.
Standing next to Qian Qin was a man of slightly plump build, breathing heavily, his eyes filled with endless fear and heartache.
Bai Xi also recognized the person. It was none other than Qian Qin's brother, Zhou Wen's maternal uncle, Qian Feng.
After being slapped hard, five bright red finger marks appeared on Qian Qin's ashen face, accompanied by a stinging pain. It took her a while to recover, and she looked at the person before her in disbelief. "Brother, you actually hit me."
Qian Feng gritted his teeth, looking like he was disappointed in his sister's lack of progress. "I am your brother, what's wrong with hitting you?"
Qian Qin finally came to her senses. Her previously dazed face immediately turned fierce and ferocious. "Brother, you actually hit me for this little bitch! You're afraid of her, afraid of the Dark Department, but I'm not. She killed Wen'er, even tampered with the footage, fabricated evidence, framed Wen'er, and slandered our Zhou and Qian families. If she's so capable, let her kill me, kill the entire Zhou and Qian families, right here in front of everyone..."
This was the first time Qian Feng had ever hit his sister, as he had doted on her since they were children.
He had mustered great courage to slap her, and even felt heartache looking at her red and swollen face.
However, Qian Qin's words instantly pulled him back to reality. His face flushed red as he yelled at Qian Qin, "Shut up!"
With that, he knelt before Bai Xi. "Miss Bai, I, Qian Feng, failed to manage my sister properly, allowing her to come here and speak rudely, ruining the joy of your wedding. Today, I, Qian Feng, am willing to bear all responsibility. I beg you to consider that she has lost her son and is mentally unstable because of it. Please be magnanimous and forgive her, or at least... spare the Zhou and Qian families."
Bai Xi looked at Qian Feng standing before her and remained silent, but Qian Qin shouted, "Brother, are you even a man? We've been bullied to this extent, and you're kneeling and begging for mercy? You coward, you wretch..."
Qian Feng yelled from his kneeling position, "I told you to shut up!"
Qian Qin, however, was relentless and continued to shout ferociously, "No, I won't! Even if you're colluding with them for your position as Security Bureau Director, I won't..."
Before she could finish, Qian Feng stood up from the ground again and delivered another slap to Qian Qin's face, finally silencing her.
Bai Xi stood in place and said calmly, "Director Qian, Zhou Wen's fall from the building was sudden. Madam Zhou blamed me and came here to cause trouble. I understand. However, regarding Bai Lian's situation, you were present at the scene. Why did such a thing happen? Can you give me a reasonable explanation?"
Qian Feng stood rooted to the spot, sweat beading on his forehead, not daring to wipe it off. "Miss Bai, I apologize. I also thought that family shame should not be publicized, so I unilaterally suppressed the news of this matter."
Qian Qin looked at Qian Feng in disbelief. "Are you saying that Bai Lian's unborn child is indeed illegitimate?"
Qian Feng gritted his teeth. "Absolutely. That child has nothing to do with the Zhou family."
Qian Qin's face was filled with disbelief, then she shook her head vehemently. "No, you're lying to me! If it were true, why wouldn't you tell me?"
Qian Feng said with exasperation, "How could I not tell you? When this happened, I told you everything, exactly as it was. It's just that the video was too disgusting, and I was afraid it would offend your eyes, so I didn't show it to you. But when I told you, your mind was filled with revenge, with the conviction that Zhou Wen could do no wrong, that your son was the best in the world, and your daughter-in-law was innocent. The fault lay with everyone else!"
He should have known from the start that Zhou Wen was ruined step by step like this.
Earlier, when Zhou Wen pursued Bai Xi and she refused, he had Qian Qin go to the Bai family to coerce and entice her.
In his sister's heart, her son was the best, and whatever he wanted, she would help him get it. If the other party refused, she would resort to any means to force them, to coerce them, to make them compromise and fulfill her son's wishes.
This led to Zhou Wen's arrogant demeanor. When rejected, he would become furious, feeling that the entire world had wronged him, that the entire world should cater to him and indulge him. He believed that it was the other person's fortune to be noticed by him, and refusal was merely a ploy of feigned indifference... ultimately leading to disaster.