Yan Xia looked at Lu Qianzhou in a daze. Was this the show he wanted her to watch?
She knew nothing.
How much had he schemed behind the scenes to bring Wang Keding down in one fell swoop today? Judging from the situation, Fang Jiangyi might not be spared either.
Wang Keding's gaze swept over Lu Qianzhou and Fang Jiangyi, but he didn't say a word. His expression remained calm all the time, not losing the dignity of a person in power at all. Finally, he left with several public officials.
Seeing the protagonist of today being taken away like this, the arguing voices in the whole hall became even more uproarious, almost boiling over.
Peng Shiyi came to Fang Jiangyi uneasily. Maybe thinking that he had a close relationship with Director Wang and might be implicated, she became even more worried: "Brother Jiangyi... What on earth is going on? Director Wang has been taken away... Will it implicate you?"
Fang Jiangyi frowned and looked at Lu Qianzhou. He really dared to do it! He did it after all. Wang Keding's previous worries and speculations were right. Without accident, soon, he would also be taken away for investigation.
At this moment, he suddenly understood all of Lu Qianzhou's schemes. From beginning to end, including the Xinghaiwan project, everything was in his calculations. Whether it was the reclamation approval or Yan Xia risking to get the Changling's plan for him, it was all a calculation.
If he didn't have enough leverage over Lu Qianzhou to protect himself and get out of this safely, he would never be so calm. Now that he understood his plan today, he still had time to prepare.
Lu Qianzhou looked at him without any avoidance, with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
Suddenly, he walked out quietly and soon disappeared in the hall.
Since there were many people here today and such a big thing happened suddenly. Many officials who were on good terms with Wang Keding immediately shut up and quickly cut off their relationship with him to avoid being implicated.
Once a person falls from power, everyone will trample on him.
Yan Xia left the banquet hall with Lu Qianzhou. He silently took her hand and got into the car. It was not until they got in the car that Lu Qianzhou looked back and asked her.
"Are you scared?"
Yan Xia said a little dejectedly, "The procuratorate will soon find out about Fang Jiangyi, but I was also involved in several other projects in Xinghaiwan. Fang Jiangyi will definitely drag me in. He won't let me go easily."
"It's not a big problem." Lu Qianzhou was as calm as ever. "You will testify in court. You just need to cooperate with me in court and testify that the two of them had improper transactions. Wang Keding took bribes and provided convenience for Fang Jiangyi in many projects, including the Xinghaiwan project."
Yan Xia listened carefully to every word he said.
Finally, he paused and said, "Regarding the identity of Lu Sheng, no matter what the final verdict is, I will arrange for you to get out. After you resume your identity as Cheng Yanxia, I will gradually clear Lu Sheng's name."
He had already planned everything.
The street scenes outside the window flashed by. Thinking of the situation she was about to face, Yan Xia suddenly felt cold all over.
Lu Qianzhou held her cold hand in his palm and slowly warmed it up, just like her gradually warming heart.
"Do you really have to send Fang Jiangyi to prison? He seems a bit innocent..."
"Xia Xia, if he didn't do anything illegal, then he should be upright and not afraid of his shadow. But he did collude with Wang Keding and do many illegal things. You shouldn't feel sorry for him."
Lu Qianzhou smiled, and his thumb gently brushed across her lips. There was a cold look in his eyes: "You shouldn't have such emotions towards him. The more you do, the more I will think he deserves to die."
Yan Xia shivered.
Lu Qianzhou didn't want to tell her the feud between him and Fang Jiangyi, so she could only check it out by herself later.
She was taken to his villa by Lu Qianzhou. In his eyes, it seemed that without Fang Jiangyi as a threat, he couldn't wait for a single second. He was eager to claim his sovereignty over Yan Xia.
Almost the day after Wang Keding was arrested, the police found out about Fang Jiangyi.
Fang Jiangyi, Yan Xia and Assistant Sun were all invited to the police station for investigation.
Yan Xia had already coordinated her statement with Lu Qianzhou. When the police asked if Fang Jiangyi had bribed Wang Keding and had improper transactions with him in various projects, she told everything she knew and answered "I don't know" truthfully for what she didn't know.
However, Yan Xia didn't expect that Assistant Sun was also Lu Qianzhou's man. He basically admitted all the charges against Fang Jiangyi and could even tell some details of the crimes.
Yan Xia was more certain that Lu Qianzhou had started to plot against Fang Jiangyi long before she appeared. Since Assistant Sun had been with Fang Jiangyi for many years, when did he become Lu Qianzhou's man?
By now, she really couldn't tell what was right and what was wrong.
Before being invited for investigation, Fang Jiangyi quickly threw away all the project documents that Yan Xia had been involved in. He changed and transferred all the things that shouldn't be kept. Even though Shengshi was her father's hard work, for his own self - interest, he still tried his best to minimize the losses.
Several people were arrested one after another. Both Wang Keding and the high - level of Shengshi suddenly had problems. Media reports kept coming out one after another. Many unfounded rumors popped up like mushrooms after rain and became the hot topic for people to talk about.
It was at this time that the article written by Peng Shiyi was published.
This was an article full of conspiracy theories. It stated that Yan Xia and Fang Jiangyi were boyfriend and girlfriend. It was actually a very romantic thing for a couple to run a company together.
But things were not that simple. During Lu Sheng's relationship with Fang Jiangyi, she was actually in close contact with Lu Qianzhou. Even in many secretly taken photos, the two of them were holding hands very intimately, which was not the simple sibling relationship they claimed to be. It was more likely to be an improper relationship between a man and a woman.
That is to say, Fang Jiangyi was cuckolded.
Moreover, she found many pieces of news about the competition between Fang Jiangyi and Lu Qianzhou in many projects and stated that Lu Qianzhou was very ruthless. All the charges against Fang Jiangyi, including bribery, were slander. He was very likely to be framed.
The article didn't name the person who framed him, but since it pointed out the conflict with Lu Qianzhou, people could naturally think that the person who framed Fang Jiangyi in the article was Lu Qianzhou.
When a thing starts to ferment, netizens will consciously dig out many relevant people and things.
Lu Qianzhou and Lu Sheng were mentioned in this article, so they were pulled out by Peng Shiyi to take the blame.
She would never watch these two "dogs and men" be so happy. She must turn the tables for Fang Jiangyi.
Lu Qianzhou ignored all these rumors.
However, Peng Shiyi's self - destructive behavior completely annoyed him. He handed the matter over to Wen Liang and took even more ruthless measures than when dealing with the Third Master Lu, leaving no room at all.