Li Xuan fell silent again, seemingly surprised that Zhou Xuan had analyzed the situation so thoroughly, leaving her speechless. Every question Zhou Xuan posed was skillfully crafted and thoughtfully considered. If she couldn't even answer these, how could Li Xuan possibly avenge her parents?
"That's right, what evidence do you have? We can't be falsely accused for no reason. Everything done must be backed by evidence!"
"Since you demand evidence, I shall provide it."
A deep male voice drifted in from outside the Baili Manor. Li Xuan looked up abruptly, then her face broke into a tearful smile. "Uncle, why are you here?"
Everyone then noticed Li Ming, accompanied by many people, entering the Baili Manor.
The Xu Haisong family stared oddly at Baili Lie's face.
Baili Lie quickly explained, "No, no, our guards are always very strict. I don't know how he got in. This is truly bizarre."
"I gave the order," Zhou Xuan interjected unexpectedly.
"You??"
"Yes, me."
Zhou Xuan looked at Li Ming. "From the moment I suspected the people in the room wouldn't harm Uncle Xu, I told the guards to let someone through later!"
Baili Lie breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed his guards were still reliable.
Otherwise, he'd surely get a beating from his father, Baili Qingsong.
Li Ming's attitude was not good.
Xu Haisong's face also turned cold. After all, being pointed at and accused was something no one would be happy about.
"Li Ming, you claim to have evidence? Then produce it!"
"Exactly. If you brought evidence, don't be coy. Our Xu family is upright and honorable."
Seeing everyone supporting the Xu family, Li Ming sneered, "You're quite the actors. Xu Haisong, look at this."
With that, he threw out a photocopy of a document.
"This is the evidence that you murdered and plundered, and forcibly seized the Li family's assets!"
By the end, Li Ming's eyes were filled with killing intent.
This document was the agreement signed when the Li and Xu families arranged their marriage.
The content of the agreement was simple.
During the period of their alliance, the Li family would give the Xu family forty-nine percent of its annual profits.
In return, the Xu family would assist the Li family in developing agriculture in Southern Xinjiang, providing the Li family with various goods such as grain, medicinal herbs, steel, coal, ore, timber, and also engaging in the arms trade.
The document in Li Ming's hand was the compensation the Xu family was supposed to give to the Li family.
"Not only did you fail to provide compensation to our Li family, but when you learned we had valuable goods, you forcibly seized them!"
"You even faked the marriage."
"This is the blood letter left by Li Xuan's parents before they died. It is clearly written, and there is audio evidence as well!"
Hearing this and looking at the document, everyone present showed shock.
They never expected the Xu family to commit such heinous acts; it was truly despicable.
"The Xu family is so greedy. I always thought the Xu family members were quite good..."
"Yes, how could they do such a thing?"
"This Xu Haisong is too ungracious, having so much wealth yet occupying so many shares..."
"They won't let go of even the smallest morsel, are they too stingy?"
"Yes, truly cheap. I wonder why Boss Zhou would cooperate with such a family."
"Don't talk too big, or you might choke. Boss Zhou used to trust the Xu family a lot. Now, it seems he must regret it terribly?"
The servants of the Baili family began to whisper.
Seeing the situation turning for the worse, Xu's mother, dizzy and enraged, fainted and fell to the ground.
"Mom!"
Xu Ying rushed to support her.
"It's alright, she's just fainted from anger. I'll give her an acupuncture treatment, and she'll be fine."
Xu Haisong glanced expressionlessly at Li Ming and said calmly, "Li Ming, this matter needs to be investigated clearly..."
He knew it was fake. This document had no legal validity, and the so-called forty-nine percent equity was just an empty promise. However, he had never done such a thing, so he was determined to deny it.
Li Ming snorted derisively, "Investigate? Xu Haisong, with irrefutable human and material evidence, are you still trying to deny it?"
Li Xuan also pointed at him and shouted, "Back then, I was just a little girl. When you sent people to storm the Li family, I happened to be hiding in a stainless steel cabinet, which is how I miraculously escaped being burned alive!"
"The words spoken by those murderers were all recorded by a tape recorder. Although it's partially damaged, it can still be heard."
"My goodness!"
"So, that means they not only murdered and plundered but also committed murder to silence witnesses? And they burned down the Li family?"
Hearing this, Zhou Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
It wasn't anything else, just that it felt too familiar.
With such familiar methods, if it were a coincidence, he truly wouldn't believe it.
Considering who the Medicine King Hall was under, and who managed it,
Zhou Xuan even suspected that this was all the Qin family's doing.
This was a good opportunity for them to act.
It all depended on whether heaven would cooperate.
If not, he would create it himself.
"Impossible!" Xu Ying picked up the document.
"The seal can be forged, this document must not be real. Also, the so-called evidence you mentioned is just a handwritten document. Who knows if it's real?"
"Recordings cannot be used as evidence in court, especially damaged ones."
Li Ming smiled coldly, curving his lips. "So, your Xu family has decided to be unreasonable?"
"I don't mean that!"
"Then what do you mean?"
"This... this..." Xu Ying couldn't find a retort for a moment. "But the Xu family has had a good reputation in the industry for so many years. They wouldn't do such a thing."
"Please allow me to think."
Li Ming nodded. "Alright, I'll give you ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, Xu Ying held the handwritten document, looking at it again and again, her eyebrows furrowing deeper.
She never expected such an absurd agreement to exist.
This was equivalent to pushing the Li family to a dead end.
A normal person would never sign such a contract.
Xu Ying placed the handwritten document on the table, looked up at the man before her, and asked in a low voice, "Li Ming, tell me, is all this true?"
"Naturally!"
Xu Ying's expression changed. After a moment of silence, she asked again, "Since all this is true, why didn't you report it to the police immediately after the incident happened?"
"So many years have passed. You suddenly appearing now makes me suspect you might have ulterior motives?"
Li Ming smiled faintly. "What? You can't prove your innocence, so you're starting to bite back?"
Xu Ying was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Li Ming, I don't care where you got this document from. You'd better not try to fool us! We're not pushovers. Your item is not evidence at all!"