Chapter 462

Chapter 462: Chapter 462

After hearing Chenyang’s words, everyone looked on in stunned confusion.

Because Chenyang hadn’t singled anyone out, to the crowd and his fans, it seemed like he was speaking to the witnesses.

As everyone knew, these were the witnesses Lin Jiji had found.

What did Chenyang mean when he suddenly told them, ’It’s time for your performance’?

Who was supposed to perform?

And what was this performance supposed to be?

It wasn’t just the crowd and his fans who were baffled; even Zhang Hongtu, Lin Yongkun, and Lin Jiji himself were completely stunned.

Lin Yongkun asked, "Chenyang, what game are you playing?"

Lin Jiji, after a moment’s thought, sneered. "Have you lost your mind? Telling my witnesses to ’perform’? What, you think you have some magic that can change their thinking? That you can make these people you’ve already harmed suddenly turn around and help you instead?"

The corners of Chenyang’s mouth quirked up. "You’re actually right about that. I do have a little magic to make them help me. And this magic won’t just make them help me—it will completely extinguish any thought you have of using me as your scapegoat!"

"Heh!"

Lin Jiji sneered contemptuously. ’These people had all taken his money. And when he’d paid them, he had specifically made recordings and threatened them.’

’If they dared to speak the truth, he’d have them charged with perjury!’

’They were just ordinary people. The moment they heard that committing perjury could land them in jail, they were terrified. They all swore they would stick to the story and help him no matter what.’

’So, even if Chenyang had approached them in private, or even tried to bribe them, they wouldn’t flip so easily.’

’Besides, Lin Jiji didn’t believe for a second that whatever Chenyang could offer as a bribe would be more than what he’d given them!’

’From that perspective, there was a zero percent chance they would betray him.’

This was also why Lin Jiji had dared to hound Chenyang so relentlessly.

’He knew he was finished.’

’But with Chenyang as his fall guy, at least his own downfall wouldn’t be so catastrophic!’

With this in mind, he immediately shot a sarcastic remark at Chenyang. "Stop with your smoke and mirrors! It’s utterly ridiculous!"

"Ridiculous? We’ll see if you’re still laughing in a moment."

With that, Chenyang ignored Lin Jiji and looked out at the crowd.

And just as Lin Jiji was looking smug and self-assured, Brother Wei was the first to step forward.

He faced Zhang Hongtu, pointed at Lin Jiji, and declared, "Esteemed leaders, I’m coming clean. This guy found me yesterday and gave me a sum of money. He paid me to commit perjury and to bring people here to deliberately stir up trouble and make a scene."

"You... You’re full of shit!" Lin Jiji’s face flushed red as he retorted, "Vice Mayor Zhang, this man is slandering me! He must have taken money from Chenyang to be spreading these baseless rumors."

"I knew you’d say that."

Brother Wei scoffed and immediately played a recording of his conversation with Lin Jiji for everyone to hear.

As Lin Jiji’s voice filled the air, the expressions of everyone present shifted subtly.

But as they listened to him telling Brother Wei and the others, through gritted teeth, to destroy Chenyang’s reputation at all costs—boasting that Chenyang was just a puny ant who would pay a heavy price for fighting him, and that even the hospital wouldn’t be able to protect him—the crowd and the hospital leaders all turned to glare at him in unison, their faces filled with rage.

Countless gazes, sharp as daggers, were fixed on Lin Jiji. It was as if those blades would slice him to ribbons the moment he dared to utter another word.

At the same time, Dean Zhen’s grim, icy voice cut through the silence. "Lin Jiji, you’ve gone too far. Hiring people to slander Doctor Chen is one thing, but to show such blatant disrespect for our City Hospital!"

Vice Dean Kang added angrily, "The witness and the evidence are both right in front of you! What more can you possibly say to defend yourself?!"

Lin Jiji’s heart sank. He truly hadn’t expected Brother Wei to betray him. Through gritted teeth, he snarled, "You’ll pay a price for this."

Brother Wei replied coldly, "Yes, I committed perjury. But I came forward and confessed voluntarily. I trust the government will treat me with leniency."

"Bastard!" Lin Jiji cursed, then turned to Zhang Hongtu and the others. "Fine, I admit it! I did pay Brother Wei and these people to come here and cause a scene. But that only proves I told them to stir up trouble. It doesn’t prove I was the one who fabricated the story about him taking bribes and advantage of people, does it?"

"Brother Wei alone might not be able to, no. But what if you add me?"

Just then, Anna stepped out from the group of witnesses. "I’m one of the people who just provided ’evidence.’ Lin Jiji gave all of it to me. On top of that, he gave me five hundred yuan and told me to take the evidence he fabricated and come here to testify against Chenyang. It’s not just me. The people next to me, and even those so-called ’families of the victims’—we all came here because he paid us."