Chapter 734 - 764: There’s Someone Behind Them

Gu Xu glanced at Qin Jiao. "Mr. Qin, people who have done so many terrible things... they ought to be arrested."

Qin Jiao smiled. "They can’t be arrested, because they’re all dead."

Gu Xu was stunned.

But Qin Jiao said no more, and Gu Xu didn’t press the issue. He simply turned to his colleagues and resumed ’inviting’ Su Zeyuan to the police station for a cup of tea.

At the same time, there was also the matter of the non-compete penalties for those employees.

Su Zeyuan buckled under the pressure. He had no choice but to pay the non-compete penalties, inwardly hoping that the employees he’d poached would achieve something spectacular and thoroughly humiliate Qin Jiao!

Then, Shen Yi and Gu Xu escorted Little Moustache, the others, and Su Zeyuan to the police station.

Jinyi Company’s grand opening was certainly a lively affair. The first half was full of cheerful celebration; the second half was full of chaotic drama.

The major newspapers immediately started printing their front-page headlines.

Seeing Qin Jiao preparing to leave with her people, Su Yuxi said menacingly, "Qin Jiao, that non-compete agreement... you prepared it specifically for us, didn’t you? You knew all along..."

Qin Jiao smiled faintly. "That’s right."

Su Yuxi bit her lip.

Everyone at Jinyi Company looked grim. Their joyous grand opening had ended in utter humiliation.

Besides, many of the things that Mr. Qin had said were deeply thought-provoking.

Meanwhile, Qin Jiao returned to her office. The other employees were back at their posts, but Jiang Xiaoyue asked curiously, "Xiao Jiao, was that really Lin Nian?"

"You took photos, didn’t you? You can get them printed out later and take a good long look. If you’re interested, you can even ask her later where she got her nose done."

Jiang Xiaoyue hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I don’t want plastic surgery! My looks might not be perfect, but I’m quite happy with my appearance. But if that woman is Lin Nian, then who is Su Zeyuan? Could it be..."

"Mm."

Qin Jiao suddenly recalled asking Meng Lanlan if she’d ever told the child about the adults’ business. At the time, Meng Lanlan had simply looked baffled.

Qin Jiao knew right then that a woman like Meng Lanlan would never have told the child anything of the sort.

She was a stubborn, but ultimately uncomplicated, person.

She hadn’t given it much thought before, but now... ’Could it be that Lin Nian returned and secretly met with Meng Xing?’

Evidently, Jiang Xiaoyue had thought of this too. "If that’s really Lin Nian, she must be incredibly grateful to Meng Lanlan for raising her child, right? But then again, Meng Lanlan is such a fool. The woman ran off with her husband, yet she still raised the other woman’s daughter."

"If she were capable of gratitude, she wouldn’t be Lin Nian."

"She’s probably laughing at how foolish Meng Lanlan is behind her back."

Jiang Xiaoyue tried to recall, but she really didn’t get it. Why did this Lin Nian act so differently from a normal person?

She said, "Back then, the cases against them were dropped because they ’died.’ Now that they’re back..."

"They’ve essentially changed their entire identities. Even if they’re recognized, we can’t do anything to them without direct evidence. And besides," Qin Jiao paused, thinking of how active the two had been lately.

She continued, "There must be a powerful backer behind them. They’re clinging to that person for support, which is why they can be so brazen."

’Until she could ascertain the strength of this powerful backer, Qin Jiao couldn’t just throw Lin Nian and her partner in prison.’

Jiang Xiaoyue shivered, a sudden case of goosebumps breaking out on her skin. She said, "I really don’t know how Lin Nian ended up like this."

"Perhaps this is who she really is," Qin Jiao said. "But let’s not talk about them for now. Is your mom feeling any better?"