Chapter 425

Meeting Chenyang’s mocking gaze, Lin Jiji suddenly had a very bad feeling.

He thought to himself, ‘Could Chenyang have gotten evidence that I framed him?’

‘That shouldn’t be possible. Liu Yue and I had professionals create that evidence. An ordinary person would never be able to find anything wrong with it.’

‘Did those witnesses take my money and then get bribed by Chenyang?’

At this thought, Lin Jiji’s gaze swept over the victims and other witnesses, but he quickly shook his head, dismissing the idea.

If those people had been bought off by Chenyang, they would have come forward already. There was no reason or need to delay until now.

Besides, they were all still standing in their original spots and showed no signs of a guilty conscience when he looked at them, which meant they hadn’t betrayed him.

Chenyang wouldn’t find any holes in the witness testimonies or physical evidence, and it was even less likely that Liu Yue would betray him.

In that case, the entire scheme was still flawless.

So if that was the case, how did Chenyang dare to look so confident?

After racking his brains for a moment, Lin Jiji decided there could only be one reason for Chenyang’s sudden confidence!

He must have just used some special method to win over Lin Yongkun and gain his protection.

This plot might be hard for an ordinary person to break, but for a truly powerful figure, it was nothing to worry about.

Especially someone like Lin Yongkun.

As a high-ranking city official, Lin Yongkun didn’t need to find a way to solve this kind of problem; he could simply use his authority to crush it.

After all, Lin Jiji wasn’t a local. It would be easy to find a way to drive him off, put Chenyang’s case on the back burner, and after some time passed, Chenyang would be back to living a comfortable life in Yang City.

Lin Yongkun could even use his power right now to fabricate a story the public would believe, helping Chenyang get off the hook!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiji’s expression darkened.

He could ignore everyone else present, but he didn’t dare to disregard powerful figures like Lin Yongkun and Zhang Hongtu.

Whether a celebrity or a company boss, no matter how famous or rich, you can’t win against an official.

‘I have to find a way to handle Lin Yongkun, or else… it’ll be very difficult to achieve my goal today.’

After thinking this, Lin Jiji turned his gaze to Lin Xiaoyue.

He didn’t have the ability to handle Lin Yongkun directly.

But Lin Xiaoyue, as Lin Yongkun’s niece, could!

With this in mind, he immediately whispered, “Xiaoyue, my conscience is clear, so I’m not afraid to confront Chenyang. But I don’t want to make things too tense with your uncle. After all, whether we’re dating or discussing marriage in the future, we can’t avoid him.”

“Right now, your uncle has definitely been deceived by Chenyang. If we let this continue, not only will I leave a bad impression on him, but he’ll also get implicated because of Chenyang. That’s something neither of us wants to see…”

Lin Xiaoyue took a deep breath and interrupted him. “I know you mean well, and I know you’re doing this for my uncle’s sake, but you don’t know him. He’s incredibly stubborn and obstinate. Once he’s set his mind on something, no one can change it.”

“But this time, his stubbornness will bring him a lot of trouble. You’re his niece, you should go talk to him.”

“I… I’ll try.”

Seeing Lin Xiaoyue walk toward Lin Yongkun, Lin Jiji turned his attention to the fans beside him.

Judging by Lin Xiaoyue’s hesitant and unconfident demeanor, he knew it would be difficult for her to persuade Lin Yongkun alone. Not daring to put all his eggs in one basket, Lin Jiji schemed to have his fans cause a commotion and continue pressuring the officials.

Some of the fans were relatively rational, but others were obsessed with Lin Jiji to the point of near-frenzy.

Seeing the wronged look on his face, a strong desire to protect him surged within them, and they immediately started shouting at Lin Yongkun and Zhang Hongtu.

“Unfair! We’ve provided witnesses and evidence! The matter is already settled, so why are you still giving him a chance?”

“Exactly! If you’re deliberately trying to favor Chenyang, we’ll go to your superiors!”

“Does a city as big as Yang City also have this kind of corruption? What kind of officials are you, openly favoring a criminal? Aren’t you afraid that we, the common people, will all go protest at city hall?”

“Arrest Chenyang right now! Immediately!”

“Don’t give him another chance!”

Listening to the furious shouts from the fans and the crowd, Zhang Hongtu’s expression turned grim. “Old Forest, the thing I was worried about is happening.”

Lin Yongkun narrowed his eyes. Although he had expected these people to use this as an excuse to make a scene, he hadn’t anticipated such a strong reaction.

There’s an old saying that the people don’t fight officials, but that only applies to one or two people. When the crowd grows large enough, even the highest officials will get a headache.

Even though his resolve remained firm, Lin Yongkun was starting to get a headache.