121: Chapter 119 I’ll give you the evidence 121: Chapter 119 I’ll give you the evidence “Hmph, am I that familiar with you?
Stop testing my patience, I’m not interested in whatever drama you have.” Zhou Tao snorted coldly, about to get into his car and leave.
He could naturally sense that the current situation was very unfavorable for him.
“What’s the matter, scared?
Feeling guilty like a thief?” Tangyu’s words carried a hint of mockery.
Zhou Tao’s expression turned fierce, his sharp gaze fixed on Tangyu as he pointed at him and said angrily, “Show some respect, or I won’t be polite to you.”
Tangyu curled his lip and said, “You don’t need to be polite to me.
Like you said, we aren’t close, so I don’t need your politeness.
The word ‘respect’, you better not mention it—it’s mutual and also depends on the person.
My respect isn’t that cheap or easily given.”
Tangyu’s sarcasm indeed made Zhou Tao extremely angry.
If he weren’t somewhat guilty, Zhou Tao certainly wouldn’t have wanted to back down and leave so quickly.
Zhou Tao glared at Tangyu, then turned to look at Guo Momo, whose face was also ice cold, showing no intention of stopping him.
It seemed they were of one mind in this.
“Hmph, spit it out, what do you mean by all this?
Do you really think I, Zhou Tao, am easy to bully?
Miss Guo, I have done nothing wrong to you.
Today, you let this wild man be so insolent, to humiliate me?
Do you really think I, Zhou Tao, am willing to be insulted by you?”
Zhou Tao was truly angry now.
The Zhou Family was a major force in Donglin City, one of Donglin’s seven wealthiest.
With his noble status, he had never been pointed at and humiliated like this.
Guo Momo hadn’t expected Tangyu to suddenly appear, nor for his words to be so sharp and precise.
She originally hadn’t wanted to completely fall out with Zhou Tao, since after all, he had a significant reputation in Donglin City.
Although her Guo Family did not fear his Zhou Family, it was always good to leave some room for maneuver, to avoid the two families being at odds, which would only provide amusement for others.
“Let it go, Tangyu.
Let him leave.
Let’s consider the matter settled; I don’t want to talk about it anymore,” Guo Momo said.
Tangyu looked at Guo Momo and smiled faintly, “How can we just let it go?
The dignity of three people has been trampled on and insulted.
If we let it go so easily, wouldn’t that be too cheap, making you seem too easygoing?
I was up early this morning and busy for quite a while, all for this matter.
Momo, your heart is kind, and you don’t want to pursue it further.
In that case, let me be the bad guy, and I’ll handle it from here.”
Guo Momo wanted to say something, but the words on the tip of her tongue somehow just couldn’t come out.
Yes, after all, this wasn’t just about her; even if she wanted to calm things down and not pursue it further, what about Yaya and Feifei?
Were they supposed to suffer in silence alongside her?
To let Zhou Tao off so easily really would be too cheap.
Zhou Tao wanted his dignity, but did the Zhao Family and Lin Family not need theirs?
This matter, one way or another, Zhou Tao ought to pay a price—that was only right.
“Exactly, Big Brother Good Guy, we can’t just let him off like this.
Hmph, he dared to falsely accuse me of being a thief, uncle might bear it, but auntie cannot,” Zhao Yaya immediately agreed.
Guo Momo looked at Zhao Yaya; in fact, it was Zhao Yaya who had been hurt the most by yesterday’s incident since it was on her that the item was found.
If she said it couldn’t be left at that, then it couldn’t.
Zhou Tao’s eyes flickered ominously, and his heart was drumming with uncertainty.
Could it be that they had evidence proving he was the one behind yesterday’s incident?
But that didn’t make sense.
The whole thing had been orchestrated by Du Xiaowen, and no one else knew that it was him pulling the strings.
He was confident Du Xiaowen would never betray him.
With this assurance, Zhou Tao returned Tangyu’s gaze fearlessly, his eyes filled with ruthlessness, “Hmph, fine, your name is Tangyu, right?
Today, this young master will indulge you in this game, let’s see what tricks you can play.”
Tangyu sneered, “People shouldn’t be too confident; otherwise, the fall will be even harder.
The net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through.
As long as something has been done, it will eventually be known, there are no walls in the world that can hide everything.
Using despicable means will never win a woman’s true heart.
It seems your emotional intelligence is very low.”
“Hmph, you’re provoking me again, you’ll pay the price for your actions today,” Zhou Tao said viciously, not without a threatening tone.
“Whatever you have, just bring it on, I don’t care,” Tangyu shrugged his shoulders, showing no fear of Zhou Tao’s threats and continued, “You directed Du Xiaowen, using such despicable methods to frame Momo and the others yesterday, then played the hero coming to their rescue.
You indeed planned it well, using every trick in the book.
But now, you must be disappointed, right?
You didn’t get the outcome you desired?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Zhou Tao said.
“No problem, I can explain for you.
Even an idiot would know that expensive items in a supermarket are tagged with alarm devices.
Normally, any item worth over a hundred would be tagged, right?
And items worth tens of thousands would be sealed off and guarded, right?
If there was such an amazing thief who could steal such a valuable item in broad daylight from a supermarket, then it would be a complete joke if they couldn’t get the stolen goods out of the store.
Using the tactic of framing someone else—that would mean their brain had been squashed in a door.
And then there’s the supermarket security, who apparently all have the intelligence of two or three-year-olds.
Without a word, they drag someone into the security room.
Which supermarket has security guards with such idiotic intelligence?
And how coincidental that you showed up just then.
Amazingly convenient; indeed, too convenient to believe,” Tangyu elaborated.
Zhou Tao’s facial muscles twitched, and he managed a cold smile, “What, are coincidences in the world that rare?
Even if it is that coincidental, is it not allowed?
That supermarket isn’t mine, and I don’t know about those things.
I never go to such small supermarkets.”
“Of course you don’t go, because there are people more capable than you working behind the scenes.
That supermarket belongs to your friend, or should I say, your underling, and all the machinations behind this were directed by you,” Tangyu said.
“Hmph, ridicule all you want, at the end of the day, it’s still your wild imagination, trying to pin the blame on me.
Tangyu, if you dare to talk like this, you’d better be ready to stand by your words, or else, just with your slander, I can also have you sent to jail,” Zhou Tao laughed instead of getting angry.
“You want evidence?” Tangyu looked at Zhou Tao and said.
Zhou Tao’s mind trembled slightly, and his gaze turned cold as he looked at Tangyu.
Seeing that face of utmost confidence, Zhou Tao felt a wave of confusion.
Could it be that he really had evidence?
But how was that possible, how could Du Xiaowen dare to betray him?
“Cut the crap, if you have any evidence, bring it out.
If not, then we’ll just wait and see,” Zhou Tao said coldly.
Tangyu curled his lip and nodded, “Alright, I’ll give you the evidence.” After speaking, he gave Xu Hu a wink.
Xu Hu also sneered and waved to someone in the car.
The car door opened, and two underlings escorted two men with bruised and swollen faces who, upon closer inspection, were recognized as two of the security guards from yesterday.
Zhou Tao also recognized these men.
Is this supposed to be the evidence?
If that’s all, he would have laughed off the accusation.
Guo Momo’s brows furrowed slightly.
Tangyu really did gather evidence, which unexpectedly moved her.
“Speak,” Tangyu said, glancing at the two men.
The two security guards immediately said, “We’ll talk, we’ll talk, it’s not our fault, we were just doing what Young Master Du ordered.
We work for him, we can’t disobey Du Xiaowen’s orders.”
Tangyu looked towards Zhou Tao, who just smirked back at Tangyu and said, “Is this the evidence you were talking about?”
“Isn’t it?” Tangyu asked.
“Hmph, laughable.
Even if they haven’t been coerced into confessing by you, even if what they say is true, how does it relate to me?
They mentioned Du Xiaowen, not me.
What’s your intention by bringing this to me, to pin it on me?” Zhou Tao said.
Tangyu shook his head lightly, having anticipated Zhou Tao’s denial, “Are you testing our intelligence or flaunting your own?
Du Xiaowen is your underling, and you just happened to be with him yesterday.
Do you dare to say you weren’t behind this?”
“Hmph, you do have quite an imagination.
The law requires evidence, and without solid evidence, I’d advise you to keep quiet.
I have many underlings; are you going to blame me for everything they do?
Ridiculous.
Just because I appeared with him, you think I’m behind it?
Seems like you’re the one showing off your intelligence, Tangyu.
You’ve done enough.
For the sake of Miss Guo and the others, I might let it slide and not delve deeper.
Continue to pester, and don’t blame me for being rude,” Zhou Tao said.
Guo Momo and Lin Feifei were also looking at Tangyu with concern.
Just relying on this wasn’t enough to convict Zhou Tao.
Even if they knew for sure he was behind it, what did it matter without hard evidence?
Further confrontation would indeed be disadvantageous for Tangyu.
If the Zhou Family really decided to take this matter seriously, Tangyu could face significant trouble.
Tangyu didn’t have strong backing; although he had a good relationship with the Lin Family, if things escalated to that level, even they would have a hard time protecting him.
The upper echelons of society have their unspoken rules.
“It’s a pity then, I regret to inform you that I don’t fight battles I’m not sure of winning, and I understand the law too.
If I didn’t have solid evidence, I wouldn’t be making these claims,” Tangyu said with a light smile.
Zhou Tao’s gaze sharpened, fixating on Tangyu.
He has solid evidence?
Tangyu took a mobile phone from Xu Hu and started playing a video.
It was the footage of Zhou Tao and Du Xiaowen meeting at the supermarket entrance from yesterday.
Seeing this, Zhou Tao’s heart pounded, his gaze suddenly tightened, and his complexion drastically changed.
He hadn’t expected that there would be security cameras at the supermarket entrance and that yesterday’s incident had been recorded.
Damn Du Xiaowen, he even forgot to clear that out, such an incompetent fool.
Zhou Tao gritted his teeth in hatred, now that such a piece of evidence had been caught against him.
The video quickly played the conversation between the two from yesterday.
Although the audio wasn’t very clear, if one listened carefully, it could still be made out.
“What do you have to say for yourself now?” Tangyu asked, looking at Zhou Tao.
At this point, Zhou Tao’s face had become incredibly unsightly, his complexion a mix of green and black, ghastly and ashen.
“Humph, still not admitting it, big baddie,” Zhao Yaya huffed, her voice filled with indignation.
Guo Momo gritted her teeth and said, “Zhou Tao, you can go now.
I’ll settle this matter with you later.
You better watch your step.”
Where would Zhou Tao have the face to stay any longer?
He glared at Tangyu deeply, then slunk away.
After Zhou Tao left, Xu Hu didn’t linger either, saying goodbye to Tangyu and the others before departing as well.