Fury burned hot in Shi Wen’s chest, sparks of rage dancing in his eyes. The veins on his forehead bulged with aggression, as if he were ready to tear his long-standing grievances with Shi Jun wide open at any second.
He roared, his voice cracking from the strain as he accused, “Shi Jun! You dare to set me up?!”
Shi Jun, however, remained exceptionally composed. He gave a slight shrug, a trace of dismissiveness in his eyes. “It’s just a bit of mutual destruction. Who told you to be so incredibly foolish?”
Shi Wen’s expression grew even more twisted. His eyes turned blood-red like a wild beast’s, looking as if he wanted to tear down everything around him.
The police pinned Shi Wen heavily to the ground, rendering his body immobile and his struggles entirely futile. The officers surrounded him like looming silhouettes in the dark, projecting an immense sense of oppression.
An officer stared down at him, a cold, detached voice ringing through the room. “Shi Wen, you are being charged with multiple offenses, including hiring contract killers and poisoning another individual. You will be taken to the station for further interrogation.”
Once the police cleared out, Gu Xiulin took Shi Jun to the hospital for a medical examination.
Although Shi Jun had only sustained a few superficial wounds, he was required to stay overnight for observation to prevent infection.
“I didn’t expect you to think about handling this through legal means,” Gu Xiulin remarked as he sat by the bed.
Shi Jun offered a faint smile. Even though minor abrasions still marred his cheek, his eyes shone with absolute confidence. “When it comes to the study of law, I have indeed put in quite a bit of effort. After all, in this world, knowledge is power.”
“I also have evidence of the Shi family’s tax evasion on hand. Help me hand it over to the police,” Shi Jun said softly.
“Consider it done. With this evidence on top of hiring contract killers and poisoning Shi Yong, it’s more than enough to ensure he spends the rest of his life behind bars,” Gu Xiulin replied.
“The Shi family is nothing more than an empty shell of a company now, yet people were still clawing at each other to inherit it. Truly, they are stupid to the core,” Shi Jun remarked with a cold laugh.
Shi Jun’s smirk was laced with heavy irony; he knew that the total ruin of the Shi family was already set in stone.
The following day, Gu Xiulin brought Shi Jun’s evidence to the police station.
He handed all the documentation over to the detectives and provided a meticulous account of Shi Wen’s criminal operations. Looking over the sheer volume of evidence, the detectives’ expressions turned grim and serious.
Just as Gu Xiulin turned around to leave, he spotted Li Li arriving at the station.
Inside the holding area, Shi Wen’s eyes were filled with panic and raw desperation. He stared intently at Li Li, his lips twitching as he silently begged Li Li to save him.
“Shi Wen, everything you have done is completely irreversible. You must pay the price for your own actions,” Li Li stated.
Shi Wen’s body shook violently. He understood the gravity of his crimes and knew precisely what kind of fate awaited him. He looked up at Li Li, his eyes brimming with desperate pleading.
“Li Li, I know I was wrong. I really regret it. Please, I beg you, save me! I will change my ways, I promise,” Shi Wen cried out, pleading desperately.
“Shi Wen, your regret comes entirely too late. You ought to face the consequences of your behavior. This is your rightful punishment,” Li Li replied, his tone unyielding.
“However, I will wait for you, Shi Wen. The moment you are released, we will get married.” His words were filled with a strange conviction and longing, as if clinging to a shared future a delusion that reality could not shatter.
Tears spilled down Shi Wen’s face, but his eyes suddenly flared with vicious malice. His voice spiked, turning sharply accusatory: “I’m never getting out! I’ve committed so many crimes, how could I possibly be released?! Li Li, don’t you love me? Take me away! Get me out of here!” His body trembled, frantically clawing for a lifeline in his despair.
“Why won’t you save me? Don’t you love me?! The ones at fault are them, not me! I was only taking back what rightfully belonged to me!”
Shi Wen’s voice became shrill, his gaze betraying a stubborn, deep-seated madness. He remained entirely oblivious to his own wrongdoing, stubbornly insisting that his actions were completely justified.
Staring at the hysterical Shi Wen before him, Li Li’s heart filled with profound agony and helplessness. He was completely, utterly disillusioned.
He had loved Shi Wen so fiercely and trusted him so blindly. Yet now, he found Shi Wen to be entirely unrecognizable and horrifyingly cruel.
Li Li’s heart felt as though it were being hacked by a blade, his entire world crumbling around him. He had once believed their love was indestructible, only to realize now that it had all been a meticulously crafted illusion.
Taking a slow, deep breath, he turned away and walked out of the police station without looking back.
Gu Xiulin watched the scene unfold in silence before turning to leave the station himself.
Over the following days, Shi Jun quietly recovered from his injuries in the hospital, with Gu Xiulin remaining constantly by his side.
Meanwhile, the scandal surrounding the Shi family tore through the city like a typhoon.
On every street corner and alleyway, the local gossip centered entirely on this topic. Everyone was utterly stunned by the sudden, catastrophic downfall of the prominent Shi family.
Those who had once envied and resented the Shi family were now talking animatedly, taking immense pleasure in their misfortune.
“Tsk, tsk. The Shi family truly plummeted from the heavens straight into the abyss. Hitting two massive disasters back-to-back… how pathetic.”
“It’s all thanks to that illegitimate son of the Shi family. He was simply too ruthless, actually poisoning his own biological father.”
“Ah, what a tragedy, what a shame. A vile creature that behaves worse than a beast doesn’t even deserve to live in this world.”
The public’s commentary was dripping with irony and ridicule, and the Shi family’s reputation sank entirely into the gutter.