Chapter 921: Chapter 921: Starting the Investigation from Scratch
Originally, Bai Wenrou didn’t care for Dai Chao. Now with her uncle in trouble, she had even less interest in dealing with him. She pretended not to see him, looked away, and sped off, trying to ditch Dai Chao.
But like a relentless band-aid, this guy followed her, clearly not intending to let Bai Wenrou go so easily.
He quickly stepped in front of her, spread his arms wide, blocking her path, and said with a beaming smile:
“Beautiful Wenrou, why are you running away when you see me? Let’s sit down and chat, at least say something!”
“Dai Chao, I have no time for your nonsense, get out of my way quickly, or I’ll put you back in the hospital.”
Bai Wenrou, having been stopped, turned her face icy cold, furrowed her brows, and spoke with a voice full of warning.
“Hehe, beautiful Wenrou, don’t think I don’t know. You’ve already been suspended under investigation. If you dare hit me, it would be intentional harm to a civilian! By then, who will be there to save your uncle?”
Dai Chao said slowly, with an air of fearless arrogance.
“What do you really want, Dai?” Bai Wenrou lightly furrowed her brows.
The news of Zheng Guofeng’s incident had long spread on the internet, flooded with gossip. It wasn’t surprising that he knew about it.
But what puzzled her was that she seemed to have just been suspended, the news hadn’t even been released, so how did Dai Chao know?
“Haha, don’t be so unfriendly. I came here with good intentions! I heard Uncle Zheng got into trouble and got arrested, so I came to help you.” Dai Chao said with a light smile.
“Hmph, my uncle didn’t commit any crime; he was framed!”
Bai Wenrou glared at him, speaking coldly.
“I obviously know that Uncle Zheng is innocent. He was never involved in vice, so how could he be keeping a mistress outside? Even I, who am uneducated and ignorant, can see the flaws in such a low-level set-up!”
Dai Chao said with a grin; then, he changed the tone to serious and said, “Miss Wenrou, I truly want to help you, and I do have the means! As long as you ask, I will do my utmost to muster all forces to clear Uncle Zheng’s name and reinstate his honor.”
“Before you say that, didn’t you forget there’s one condition?” Bai Wenrou sneered.
“What condition?”
“The premise that I should become your woman and let yourself play with me, right?”
“Hehe, it sounds so unpleasant to say ‘play with.’ Although, honestly speaking, your beauty does mesmerize me, I am not taking you as those nightclubbing women or those peripheral model celebrities to play with.”
Dai Chao chuckled lightly, then said with seriousness: “Wenrou, I truly like you with all my heart and wish to date and marry you. I am nearly thirty, and gallivanting is for young people. Now, all I want is to find a woman, get married, and have children; that’s my goal!”
“Young Master Dai, haven’t you heard of a saying? ‘A dog can’t change its habit of eating shit!’ I can’t believe you, a playboy, can actually mend your ways and settle down sincerely with me!” Bai Wenrou mocked.
Upon hearing this, Dai Chao frowned, gazed at Bai Wenrou, and spoke earnestly: “Wenrou, I promise once you agree to be my woman, I will absolutely sever all ties with other women! My heart will only hold room for you, can you give me a chance?”
Bai Wenrou responded expressionlessly: “Are you done talking? If so, then hurry up and get out of the way! Then disappear from my sight.”
“Don’t you want to save Uncle Zheng? I might as well tell you frankly: the Qi family is behind this whole thing. With your own power, it’s wishful thinking to go against a behemoth like the Qi family, let alone rescue Uncle Zheng!”
Dai Chao said leisurely: “I know you are looking to Leader Cui for help, but Cui Zhonglin, that old fox, is not someone you can count on. They are craftier than foxes and can’t push this kind of trouble away fast enough; there’s no way they’ll step up to help you. Wenrou, I genuinely want to help you, and you can only rely on my strength to possibly rescue Uncle Zheng and bring down the Qi family! Do you understand?”
“No need! Dai Chao, you and I have no relationship, and I don’t need your help.”
Bai Wenrou remained unmoved, her expression indifferent as she spoke.
“Why are you so stubborn, woman?”
Even with all his patience, Dai Chao felt a pang of anger, his tone grew colder, and he said sternly: “What about me, young master Dai, is unworthy of you? Must you cling to that ridiculous pride and refuse to bow down? Will you only be happy when Uncle Zheng is sentenced and imprisoned, burdened with a lifetime of disgrace?”
“Sorry, this is my family affair, not something for an outsider like you to worry about! Don’t annoy me again, or don’t blame me for being rude!”
After giving Dai Chao a cold glance, Bai Wenrou averted her gaze, ignoring him, and bypassed him to walk forward.
Dai Chao lifted a foot, wanting to catch up, but Bai Wenrou’s one glance sent a chill down his spine, fearing this woman might erupt and injure him again.
Reluctantly withdrawing his foot, he watched Bai Wenrou’s departing figure, his expression quickly turned grim!
Snorting coldly, he said: “Stupid woman, simply beyond help! Let’s see when you have nowhere else to go, if you won’t come crawling to me, bowing that proud head, ready for my amusement…”
His eyes flickered with an indescribable light, and he turned back to his car and left.
After sitting in her own car, Bai Wenrou pondered for a moment, then started the car, driving towards Maple Leaf Restaurant on West Road in Rongcheng.
Up to now, the clues she had were indeed limited. To grasp the details of Zheng Guofeng’s case, she had to start investigating from scratch. She certainly wouldn’t overlook Maple Leaf Restaurant.
“Ring, ring, ring…”
The car hadn’t driven far when a cell phone ringtone pulled Bai Wenrou back to reality from her thoughts.
Checking the phone, she saw it was Sun Xiaomeng calling, and she answered: “Hello, Xiaomeng, what’s up?”
“Sister Bai, Uncle Zheng’s matter is on the headlines, is it true?” Sun Xiaomeng asked right off the bat.
Bai Wenrou softened her brow: “Of course, it’s not true! The news is just to grab attention; my uncle didn’t do those things; he was framed!”
“I also thought it was fake. Uncle Zheng is such a good person, it’s despicable that someone would want to frame him.”
On the phone, Sun Xiaomeng sounded indignant.
She then asked, “By the way, how is Uncle Zheng now?”
“He’s currently under investigation by the prosecutor’s office, I don’t know the specifics yet! But I’m working on gathering evidence to clear his name!” Bai Wenrou replied.
“We must give Uncle Zheng justice!”
Sun Xiaomeng said firmly. She also added, “Sister Bai, where are you now? Why don’t I come over and help you gather evidence?”
“Alright, then come to Maple Leaf Restaurant on West Road in Rongcheng. I’ll be here.”
Bai Wenrou thought for a moment and said, not rejecting Sun Xiaomeng’s offer of help.