"Nonsense, I wasn't wearing this coat this morning. The black coat I'm wearing now is the one I left in the Royal Hotel's office yesterday. I only put it on before coming to the Capital Chamber of Commerce," Jiang Yi stared at Ye Xiaofeng. "Not only can Xu Yun testify to this, but everyone at the Royal Hotel can also vouch for me!"
Just then, Xu Yun returned. "That's right, I can testify that Mr. Jiang only put on this black coat before coming to the Capital Chamber of Commerce!" Xu Yun said.
Ye Xiaofeng couldn't continue his fabrication! He had prepared extensively, but he hadn't anticipated Jiang Yi asking such a question. Ye Xiaofeng could only cast a pleading look towards the Vice President. The Vice President glared fiercely at Ye Xiaofeng. The Vice President couldn't answer this question for Ye Xiaofeng; Ye Xiaofeng had to answer it himself.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Xiaofeng replied, "I was so scared at the time that I didn't look carefully. Perhaps I misidentified you! Plus, it was at night, and I couldn't see anything clearly."
Jiang Yi burst out laughing. "You're terrible at framing people. A few words and you've exposed yourself. You claim I stole your money, yet you don't even know what I was wearing. Furthermore, when I asked you earlier, you said I robbed you in the morning, but now you're saying it was at night. Your statements are contradictory; it's clear you're trying to frame me!" Jiang Yi stared at Ye Xiaofeng.
Ye Xiaofeng couldn't utter a single word. He knew he had spoken incorrectly, but it was too late. "Everyone, as you can see, Ye Xiaofeng is talking nonsense and deliberately slandering me," Jiang Yi scanned the crowd.
The crowd began to chatter amongst themselves. "This is too obvious; Ye Xiaofeng is clearly framing you deliberately!" "Ye Xiaofeng has been talking nonsense from the beginning. Jiang Yi only asked a few questions, and he couldn't continue his lie!"
The Vice President's face was grim. He hadn't expected Ye Xiaofeng to be so useless. This entire effort had been in vain! The Vice President had put in a lot of thought and effort to scheme against Jiang Yi, but it had all been ruined by Ye Xiaofeng.
"Vice President, do you have anything more to say?" Jiang Yi asked the Vice President. "Since Ye Xiaofeng framed you, you can leave the Capital Chamber of Commerce. I will not pursue this matter further," the Vice President said.
Jiang Yi sneered. This scoundrel framed him and now wanted to walk away scot-free? It wouldn't be that easy. He wasn't someone to be trifled with. "Vice President, I have suffered such a great injustice, and you must give me an explanation. You can't just leave like this!" Jiang Yi said to the Vice President.
"That's right!" Changsun Xiong also said to the Vice President, "This matter cannot be let go just like that. Regardless of anything else, Mr. Jiang is a prominent figure in the business world. If he's been wronged, the matter must be investigated thoroughly!" He continued, "Otherwise, who will believe in the fairness of our Capital Chamber of Commerce in the future? What prestige will our Capital Chamber of Commerce have, and how can we manage the business world of the capital?"
Hearing this, the Vice President's face grew even more displeased. He knew Jiang Yi wouldn't let it go. "The matter is very clear; it was Ye Xiaofeng who framed you. What more do you want?" the Vice President asked.
"I want to find out the mastermind behind this!" Jiang Yi said with a cold laugh. "This is just a personal grievance between you and Ye Xiaofeng. How could there be a mastermind behind him?" the Vice President scoffed.
"There definitely is!" Jiang Yi said, "Ye Xiaofeng is just a nobody. If no one instigated him, where would he get the courage to make such a big fuss?"
"That's right, it must be investigated thoroughly!" the crowd shouted.
"I agree!" Changsun Xiong also said. This was the best opportunity to get rid of the Vice President, and Changsun Xiong would not miss it. Changsun Xiong had long wanted to see the Vice President gone!
"Since you want to investigate, then go ahead and investigate. It has nothing to do with me," the Vice President said with a cold snort.
Jiang Yi ignored the Vice President and focused his gaze on Ye Xiaofeng, saying, "Ye Xiaofeng, tell me honestly, who instigated you to frame me? If you tell me, I can give you a chance to redeem yourself, and I won't hold your framing against you."
Ye Xiaofeng frowned, remaining silent. "You only have this one chance, so consider it carefully!" Jiang Yi said.
"No one instructed me!" Ye Xiaofeng gritted out.
"Ye Xiaofeng, even now, you're still being stubborn!" Changsun Xiong roared at Ye Xiaofeng, "Do you know what your fate will be if you don't speak? You'll be thrown onto a deserted island. You should know very well what kind of place a deserted island is!" He continued, "Once you're on the island, you'll understand what it means to be better off dead than alive. You'll live a hellish life until you can't bear the torment and die in agony!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiaofeng's face filled with terror. Ye Xiaofeng looked pleadingly at the Vice President, but the Vice President completely ignored him. To the Vice President, Ye Xiaofeng was now just a useless pawn, disposable at any moment. Seeing that the Vice President wasn't paying attention to him, Ye Xiaofeng's face showed despair.
"I want to talk to Jiang Yi alone!" Ye Xiaofeng said.
"Fine!" Changsun Xiong agreed! Afterward, Changsun Xiong had Jiang Yi take Ye Xiaofeng to the office's lounge. Once in the lounge, Jiang Yi stared at Ye Xiaofeng, "Now you can tell me, right!"
"First, you have to promise me that you won't pursue this matter further and that Chairman Changsun won't cause me trouble. Only then will I tell you, otherwise, I'll die before I speak!" Ye Xiaofeng said.
"If you don't say it, I'll say it!" Jiang Yi sneered, "It was the Vice President who instigated you, right!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiaofeng was stunned. "How did you know?" Ye Xiaofeng said with a troubled expression. "I can guess this kind of thing immediately. If the Vice President hadn't instigated you, you wouldn't have had the nerve to do something like this!" Jiang Yi said.
Seeing that Jiang Yi already knew, Ye Xiaofeng stopped pretending. "That's right, it was the Vice President who instigated me. He told me to frame you and wanted to seize the opportunity to kill you. As long as I succeeded, he would let me join the Capital Chamber of Commerce as a section chief!" Ye Xiaofeng finished, and then continued, "You know my situation. I've achieved nothing at my age, and even my parents and my sister call me useless. I just wanted to prove myself through this opportunity, but I didn't expect to be so incompetent."
Jiang Yi chuckled. Ye Xiaofeng was inherently useless, but his ambitions were sky-high. "Since you already know, why did you still agree to talk to me alone?" Ye Xiaofeng asked.