Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 962 You Have Two Choices...

No matter what they do, it’s definitely not going to be good.

Huo Yaozong previously thought Pei Ya was easy to manipulate and wanted to use him to deal with Huo Lin. He later realized that Pei Ya is a ruthless wolf cub, almost costing him half his life.

That insignificant boy from the past has now become someone not to be provoked, a realization that made Huo Yaozong quite uncomfortable.

Huo Feng followed Huo Yaozong’s gaze and saw several people entering the hotel. He asked, "Dad, should we have someone keep an eye on them?"

Huo Yaozong dismissed the idea without a second thought: "No need, I have a rough idea of why they’re here."

Huo Feng, not being stupid, thought about it and quickly understood that they were probably here to confront the Future Alliance over something online.

Huo Yaozong stroked his chin, pretending to think: "One thing that surprised me was that Fu Yun was arrested by the police, and it was done by Pei Ya. He’s really become capable."

Huo Feng casually said: "Well, he is now the chairman of Shengqiao, one who can stand on equal footing with my big brother."

Huo Yaozong chuckled lightly, showing his displeasure.

Huo Feng knew he had misspoken and immediately shut his mouth to avoid upsetting his father.

Huo Yaozong didn’t blame Huo Feng for bolstering others’ morale and diminishing his own prestige, and he spoke meaningfully: "Now it seems Pei Ya is more capable than I imagined."

He recalculated the possibility of collaborating with Pei Ya in his mind.

Upon hearing his father’s words, Huo Feng half-jokingly said: "Dad, why do I feel among these people, the most capable one seems to be Qiao Yun?"

Huo Yaozong snapped out of his thoughts, scoffing: "Oh, while she does have the capabilities, her family background is lacking. I don’t know how she managed to mix with them."

In their eyes, abilities mean nothing; family background, status, and power are the standard measurements of a person.

Qiao Yun has the Qiao Family behind her, perhaps even Professor Qiao, but so what? She isn’t the biological child of the Qiao Family, and as for being Professor Qiao’s student, that’s still unconfirmed.

However, Huo Feng said: "If she weren’t capable, how could she have gotten Li Hanzhou and Pei Ya to protect her so staunchly?"

Huo Yaozong paused for a moment, rethinking carefully, and it really did seem to be the case.

This duo indeed defends Qiao Yun too tenaciously.

Huo Feng couldn’t resist gossiping: "Dad, I can understand Li Hanzhou protecting her since he’s her boyfriend. But what’s Pei Ya’s deal? Is it that he secretly loves her? Yet it doesn’t seem like it."

Huo Yaozong stopped caring about the gossip, a sudden thought struck him - if Qiao Yun is Pei Ya’s weak point, then getting Pei Ya to obey might not be impossible.

A smug smile appeared on Huo Yaozong’s face.

People like them dread others discovering their weaknesses the most, and Pei Ya is still not cautious enough.

...

Meanwhile, in a hotel suite.

Adrian had just returned to the hotel; it was very late, almost time for him to rest, but he couldn’t sleep at all now.

The rest of the Future Alliance had already gone to rest, leaving only him and Darren in the suite, both sporting not-so-pleasant expressions.

Anyone would be upset if accused of using unfair methods during a competition and then banned for two years.

"Damn it, how dare they treat me like this, from now on the Future Alliance will no longer cooperate with the people of China," Adrian fumed, slamming his hand on the table, looking furious.

With a furrowed brow, Darren said puzzledly: "How could they have found out about our side?"

Mainly because the incident was exposed too quickly.

Suddenly thinking of a possibility, Darren looked surprised and said: "Teacher, could this be Qiao Yun’s revenge? She knew that we were the ones who provided the photo of her and Simon, so she wants to discredit us in return."

Upon hearing this, Adrian’s face took on a contemplative expression.

Qiao Yun personally tampered with the equipment himself, mainly because he didn’t trust others.

So before the competition began, he used his technical skills to implant a virus into the equipment, which is easier said than done.

Fortunately, he managed to succeed in the end.

He was confident that he could beat Tianqi, but he wanted to embarrass Tianqi in public, which is why he resorted to such means.

For the sake of winning, it wasn’t the first time he had done this. In previous major competitions, he had used the same method, so he felt no psychological burden this time.

Who could have expected things to backfire?

"Hmph." Adrian scoffed dismissively: "Thinking you can ruin my reputation with such tactics, ridiculous."

Even now, he was not the least bit anxious.

Darren humbly asked, "Teacher, what should we do now?"

Adrian confidently said, "Remember, it’s not about who accuses first that is right; they don’t have any evidence, do they?"

Darren was stunned for a moment, then came to a realization, "That’s true, they only issued the penalty notice, but didn’t provide any evidence that we actually did it."

Adrian’s triangular eyes gleamed with shrewdness: "Therefore, they are slandering, making unfounded accusations, and I must appeal."

Darren was still not reassured and worriedly said, "But teacher, China is their turf, even if we appeal, we don’t stand a chance."

Adrian looked at him, "Silly boy, who said I want to appeal in China? I want to go to the international court, demand an apology, and compensation for my emotional distress."

Darren looked at Adrian with admiration, "Teacher, you are wise indeed."

"Hahaha..." Adrian laughed for a moment: "You still have much to learn."

Darren had a teachable expression on his face.

Adrian said coldly, "I was thinking about letting it go, but since they continue to target us, we can only fight them to the end."

Darren was filled with righteous indignation: "Yes, teacher, you are right, they are terrible."

"First, book a ticket back to M country, once I’m back, I’ll immediately sue them in the international court," Adrian said, pausing for a moment before adding: "No, first I need to clarify that they are slandering us. If they don’t admit it, let them produce evidence."

Just because they haven’t presented evidence now doesn’t mean there is none.

So he needed to probe the other party first before deciding on the next plan.

"We also need the support from Huo Family, after all, they invited us to challenge Tianqi initially, and they can’t just disassociate now that there’s trouble."

Darren admired Adrian even more.

Darren was about to agree when the door was knocked.

Their discussion was interrupted.

Darren stood up displeased and went to open the door: "Who is it?"

He cracked the door open, only for it to be forcefully pushed open the next second.

Darren was startled, stumbled several steps before stabilizing himself, about to curse profusely, when a group of black-suited bodyguards rushed in.

Adrian and Darren were both taken aback, until they saw the people who walked in behind.

He first saw Simon, and before he could react in surprise, he then laid eyes on Qiao Yun, who appeared indifferent and cool with a pale complexion.

Adrian’s pupils shrank, instinctively crying out: "Qiao Yun?!"

Qiao Yun nodded politely at them: "Good evening."

Adrian: "..."

Darren: "..."

What a bunch of crap!

Anyone secretly plotting something would not react well to being suddenly barged in on by a group of people.

Simon gave them a noble’s bow and said pretentiously, "Doctor, it’s nice to see you again, I believe you’re also glad to see me, right?"

Adrian was not pleased at all; his expression changed rapidly, and in that brief moment, he thought of many things, ultimately asking, "What do you mean by this?"

Simon’s expression was exaggerated, "What we mean isn’t clear? Doctor, smart people shouldn’t play dumb; it makes you look silly."

Adrian’s face changed slightly; he was not stupid, how could he not know what they were here for.

What he didn’t expect was how impolite these people were, daring to barge in like this.

He angrily said, "Is this the upbringing of you people from China? I’ll have the media expose you!"

Pei Ya, hands crossed over his chest, smiled mischievously, "Then go ahead, do you need me to provide a phone for you?"

Adrian choked, his eyes widened, he ordered Darren, "What are you spacing out for? Call the hotel security up here. Is this how they ensure my personal safety when I’m patronizing their hotel?"

Darren picked up the phone to call the front desk.

Li Hanzhou spoke lightly, his eyes gleaming with amusement, "Just to kindly remind you, this hotel is under Li Corporation’s assets, and as the owner, I do have certain privileges."

Adrian and Darren looked shocked.

Did they just walk into a trap?

Pei Ya curled his lip slightly; had he known this day would come, he would have invested in more hotels.

Adrian’s face darkened, he turned sharply toward Qiao Yun, accusing, "Did you call them here?"

Qiao Yun seemed to think the question made sense and nodded, "Sort of."

Adrian narrowed his eyes, "So you are such a vicious person!"

Pei Ya didn’t like hearing that. He was about to have someone beat him up, but Qiao Yun stopped him, "He’s too weak. If you hurt him, you’d have to pay his medical bills. It’s not worth it."

Pei Ya responded, "I’d rather throw my money in the toilet than compensate him; such an old fooge doesn’t deserve to be treated like a person."

Adrian, who had a status internationally, was defamed by Pei Ya and roared angrily, "Call the police, call them now!"

Li Hanzhou calmly said, "You had better think it through before calling the police."

His oppressive gaze swept over, and Adrian’s throat instantly felt as if it was being choked, no words could come out, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

In this group, he guessed this man was the most difficult to deal with.

Adrian’s face turned red, stammering ’you, you, you’ but unable to utter any harsh words; he had a feeling that if he dared insult Qiao Yun once more, the man before him would definitely kill him.

Adrian cared not only for his reputation but also cherished his life, thus, he wisely shut his mouth.

Seeing that he remained silent, Li Hanzhou said in a faint voice, "I presume you have seen the statement online."

Adrian’s eyes flickered slightly and he stated righteously, "That’s slander!"

Li Hanzhou ignored his remark, simply telling him, "Having seen it, aren’t you going to respond?"

Adrian looked astonished, and after a while managed to squeeze out, "Why should I respond, that’s not the truth at all!"

Pei Ya scoffed, laughed, and said, "You have the nerve to say that, I’m even embarrassed to listen to it."

He walked step by step in front of Adrian, looking down at him from above, and said coldly: "What, you think we are fools? Do you really think we don’t know whether the poisoning in the equipment or who created that photo?"

Adrian broke into a cold sweat on his forehead. In front of these people, his aura had weakened significantly, but he still pushed on to defend himself: "Whatever you have to say, talk to my lawyer, I won’t succumb to your coercion, I will sue in the international court."

As he spoke, he arrogantly lifted his chin.

Pei Yao was slightly astonished: "You really have no shame."

Simon lamented: "Doctor Ai, sharing the same nationality with you truly makes me feel ashamed."

Adrian replied sarcastically: "Simon, you have the nerve to say that? You’re actually helping her, you’re the disgrace."

Simon rightly said: "Science knows no borders."

Adrian: "..."

Simon persuaded him: "Just admit it, it was you who did it."

Adrian’s face tensed up, firmly admitting.

Darren stepped forward to defend his teacher: "You have no proof that it was us, we will not admit it."

Qiao Yun slightly tilted her head, giving him a ’you’re so foolish’ look, "So we didn’t come for you."

Adrian understood, they came to him for the evidence because they had none.

Does he look like a fool?

Knowing they had no evidence, he grew more confident, arrogantly saying: "Please leave, I do not welcome you, otherwise I will let the police handle this, if you aren’t afraid of escalating the matter."

Li Hanzhou smiled slightly: "Indeed, we don’t have evidence yet for the tampering you did this time, but it doesn’t mean we don’t have evidence for what you did in the previous competition."

Adrian’s head buzzed, almost scaring him into a heart attack.

But he soon realized, could Li Hanzhou be bluffing?

Qiao Yun’s eyes sparkled, asking: "Why would you have it?"

Li Hanzhou softened his cold face, speaking to Qiao Yun in a gentle tone: "From the first day they troubled you, I had someone investigate their background thoroughly, I said, I won’t let anyone hurt you."

Qiao Yun pursed her lips, feeling warm inside.

Li Hanzhou had always been protecting her silently in his own way.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yao was very surprised, annoyed that he had been careless to not think of investigating the Future Alliance.

Adrian frowned subtly, "Haha, you’re lying to me."

Li Hanzhou looked at him, nonchalantly said: "If you don’t believe it, you can try me."

Seeing his confidence, Adrian became less confident.

Li Hanzhou didn’t play riddles with him, calmly listed a few things the Future Alliance had done in the past to tell him.

In a certain competition, what measures they took against their opponents to win.

Or getting the opponent to give up before the competition started.

The more Adrian listened, the uglier his expression became, because Li Hanzhou was right.

Li Hanzhou said nonchalantly: "There’s one more thing, the paper you published in the scientific journal a few years ago, it should be the work of one of your students, you threatened him that if he spoke out, he wouldn’t graduate, right?"

Adrian’s form trembled slightly, a fearful expression appeared on his face, he had not expected that he could find out about such a secretive matter.

Li Hanzhou impatiently said: "I won’t waste words with you, now you have two choices..."