Chapter 498 - 497: The Demonic Sheng Tian

"You! Isn’t the Situ Family a storied family with a legacy spanning hundreds of years? You certainly don’t act like the kind of refined lady they would raise!"

With no one on her side, Sheng Tian decided she might as well throw it all away.

Even though Sheng Hao wasn’t helping her, it couldn’t hide the fact that she was a Sheng Family member.

’Since Sheng Hao won’t save me, he can just get a larger settlement ready!’

Just as expected, when Sheng Hao heard Sheng Tian speaking so rudely to Situ Yunliang, his expression turned as ugly as could be.

Lu Yunque and the others looked at Sheng Hao with expressions full of pity. Sometimes, you’re not afraid of a god-tier opponent, just a pig-tier teammate.

Yun Zijin paid no mind to Sheng Tian’s conflict. She sat calmly on a sofa in the lounge area, eating contentedly.

With people like Sheng Tian, the more attention you give them, the more they act up.

Seeing that she remained silent, Sheng Tian’s anger naturally shifted to other targets.

However, as time went on, just as Sheng Tian was still heatedly arguing with someone else, Uncle Hat arrived.

Yun Zijin had been keeping the banquet hall entrance in her peripheral vision, so she was the first to spot them when they arrived.

Seeing Uncle Hat at the banquet hall entrance, Yun Zijin immediately ran over and led them inside.

Sheng Tian hadn’t seen any sign of Uncle Hat, and Yun Zijin hadn’t looked her way in a long time, so she’d started to think Yun Zijin had forgotten about calling the police.

She never expected Uncle Hat to arrive so unexpectedly.

"Yun Zijin, do you have to take things this far? You really don’t understand the rules of Dijing’s social circles at all!"

Yun Zijin shrugged nonchalantly. "What do your rules have to do with me? All I know is that if you break the law, you should be punished by it.

Miss Sheng, I hope the lawyer you hire is good enough to get you an acquittal."

’But I’ve hired Tang Yu. In all of Dijing, no, in all of Hua Country, no one has ever won against him.

So... Sheng Tian can only pray for a miracle.’

"Yun Zijin, what did you do?"

Looking at the expression in Yun Zijin’s eyes, Sheng Tian had a bad feeling.

If Yun Zijin could read Sheng Tian’s mind, she would have probably given her a big smile and said, "Congratulations, you’ve guessed correctly. But there’s no prize."

"Ms. Sheng, we’ve received multiple signed complaints against you. You are suspected of campus bullying, intentional injury causing disability, and causing death, among other charges. Please come with us to the station to assist with the investigation!"

Uncle Hat was incredibly direct from the get-go. ’I absolutely love how straightforward he is,’ Yun Zijin thought.

Moreover, he spoke with such clear and articulate diction that everyone within a ten-meter radius could hear him perfectly.

Now, even if Sheng Tian wanted to deny it later, she wouldn’t be able to.

After all, the banquet hall of the Sijunzi Themed Hotel was equipped with real-time, high-definition audio and video surveillance.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I didn’t do those things! You’re framing me! This is slander!"

Of course, Sheng Tian was unwilling to leave with Uncle Hat. If she just went with them like this, how would that be any different from confirming the accusations?

"Ms. Sheng, please cooperate with the investigation. If you refuse, we will consider it obstruction of official business!"

What Sheng Tian had done was already enough to warrant a public prosecution; Yun Zijin wouldn’t even need to act as the plaintiff.

However, whether it was a public or private prosecution, Yun Zijin would provide the victims with Tang Yu’s legal counsel.

As long as Tang Yu was involved, Yun Zijin didn’t have to worry that any lawyer Sheng Tian hired could overturn the case.

Forget an acquittal; they probably wouldn’t even be able to get a reduced sentence.

After all, with the campus bullying, intentional injury causing disability and death, and so on that Uncle Hat had mentioned—all those crimes added up, a death sentence or life imprisonment wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

As for Sheng Hao, upon hearing the official names of the crimes Sheng Tian was suspected of, he had already mentally removed her from the list of Sheng Family members.

"You have no evidence! On what grounds are you arresting me with no evidence!"

Sheng Tian refused to cooperate. After all, if she really left with Uncle Hat in front of so many people, her reputation would be ruined for life, unable to be cleansed even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

’Although... had it ever been clean to begin with?’

"We have witness testimony, physical evidence, and a timeline. The only thing missing is you, the suspect.

And, please note, right now we are taking you back for questioning. If you don’t cooperate, that will only result in... an added charge!"

Uncle Hat was also very blunt, showing Sheng Tian no deference at all.

The main reason was that after reviewing the file on Sheng Tian’s crimes, no one could possibly empathize with her.

The only ones they would empathize with were the students she had bullied, disabled, and killed!

That’s right, "students," plural. When it came to bullying, Sheng Tian was a repeat offender!

"I’m not! I didn’t! I didn’t do anything! You’re framing an innocent person!"

Even at this point, Sheng Tian still wouldn’t admit to having done these things.

The thought that Lu Yunque was standing by and watching this whole time made Sheng Tian want to die.

She cared most about her image in Lu Yunque’s eyes. She had always presented herself to him as someone special, cultivating the image of a pure goddess.

She never imagined that so soon after returning to the country, her true colors would be exposed by Uncle Hat in front of everyone, including Lu Yunque.

Sheng Tian’s gaze toward Yun Zijin overflowed with hatred. "Yun Zijin, I’m going to kill you!"

With that, Sheng Tian went berserk, flailing wildly as she lunged at Yun Zijin.

Zero One and Zero Three instantly appeared in front of Yun Zijin. Sheng Tian had no way of breaking through their human wall of protection to attack her.

"Sheng Tian, you’re trying to assault someone right in front of us!"

With that, one of the Uncle Hats took a silver bracelet from his pocket and snapped it onto Sheng Tian. No matter how much she struggled, it was useless.

With that, one of the Uncle Hats took a silver bracelet from his pocket and snapped it onto Sheng Tian. No matter how much she struggled, it was useless.

As she was being led away, Sheng Tian gave Yun Zijin one last look—a look no different from one you would give your father’s killer.

"What was with that look? She’s the one who broke the law, and she’s blaming it on Zijin? Is she crazy?"

"Exactly. She did all this herself. This is what you call reaping what you sow. She has no one to blame but herself."

Yun Zijin, however, had no reaction. It wasn’t the first time Sheng Tian had looked at her with disdain, but Sheng Tian had never once managed to get the upper hand.

Only after Uncle Hat led Sheng Tian away did Yun Zijin look up at Situ Yunliang. "My apologies for ruining your welcome banquet."

The truth was, Yun Zijin herself had never expected to see Sheng Tian here, who was supposed to have been sent abroad by the Sheng Family.

And Sheng Tian, who had already suffered at her hands, showed no sign of having learned her lesson and walked right into her line of fire.

From their very first confrontation, Yun Zijin had tasked Mei Lin with investigating Sheng Tian.