Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 596 - 595: Evildoers Reap What They Sow, Part 2 (First Update)
In the morning, there was an important meeting to attend. Le Tong and Ji Rui returned to the Ji Family as usual. The meeting lasted the entire morning, and by the time it adjourned, it was already lunchtime.
Almost everyone in the conference hall had left, leaving only Ji Rui and Le Tong still organizing the meeting content.
After another half an hour, the two finally finished handling the matters at hand.
"What do you want for lunch? Delivery? Or eat at the restaurant across the street?"
The restaurant across the street Ji Rui mentioned was the one owned by Yifan in the shopping mall opposite Ji Mansion. Le Tong liked the dishes there very much.
"Let’s have them deliver it. I still need to prepare some materials for the application this afternoon." Le Tong chose the most time-saving option.
Unexpectedly, before the delivery arrived, Ji Rui received a call from Captain Wu at the police station, asking him to come over.
"Le Tong, will you come with me?"
Le Tong hesitated, glancing at the unfinished documents spread across the table, unable to make a decision for a moment.
When it comes to matters regarding Baobao, of course, Le Tong wanted to understand.
Even if what she would learn might be the darker side, she couldn’t help but investigate. Her cowardice only showed when she was alone; in front of the family she needed to protect, she was always brave and strong.
"You want to go, don’t you?" Ji Rui easily saw through her heart.
"Can I?" Ji Rui had already informed the party about the certificate application in advance; now going back on the promise didn’t sit well.
"Why not? We can submit the documents tomorrow."
He said, directly calling to reschedule the appointment to the next afternoon, using the excuse that an elderly family member was ill and needed care.
They had their lunch in the car.
Upon arriving at the police station, the Captain led them to an office, pointing to a computer screen that was still displaying static.
"You can sit here and watch. Put on the headphones and see if her confession is true."
The two nodded in understanding as Captain Wu left, closing the door behind him.
Shortly after Captain Wu left, the screen flickered a few times and finally, a person appeared. This person was none other than Old Madam Ji.
Ji Rui and Le Tong hadn’t seen her for quite some time. Now, appearing on the screen, her eyes were sunken and she looked haggard, as if her days in the nursing home were uncomfortable.
The camera panned out, revealing someone in another confinement room on the screen, which gave Le Tong and Ji Rui quite a scare.
"Why is your father there?" Le Tong voiced the question that was also on Ji Rui’s mind.
The door was pushed open with a bang, and Captain Wu poked his head in.
"Mr. Ji, I forgot to tell you. Mr. Ji was brought here by your family driver. He said he should also be interrogated."
Ji Rui replied with an "Mm" and didn’t say anything further.
The subsequent interrogation seemed to go smoothly. Old Madam Ji clearly explained the purpose, process, and outcome behind her actions.
"Yes, I orchestrated this entire matter. Why should I, as the rightful Mrs. Ji, have to suffer being controlled, bullied, and humiliated by him? He’s Mr. Ji’s son, and so are my two sons. Why does he get to sit in the position of CEO while my sons are exiled abroad, ultimately framed by him and ending up as prisoners?"
In Le Tong’s eyes, Old Madam Ji on the screen was blinded by hatred.
"Mrs. Ji, although these are your family matters, I’ve heard that the predecessor of Ji Family was actually Mr. Ji’s grandfather’s Glory Group, and when you came into the family with your two sons, Mr. Ji’s mother was still alive, correct?"
It was Captain Wu, who had some acquaintance with Ji Rui and knew a lot about the old history of the Ji Family, though few dared to speak of it.
Mrs. Ji bit her lip, staring at Captain Wu with unconcealed panic in her eyes, unable to find suitable words to respond for a moment.
"One should be content! Some things never belonged to you in the first place. Claiming them and then accusing others—don’t you feel ashamed? Moreover, treating a helpless child in such a way, have you no humanity?"
After the Captain berated her, he seemed unwilling to see such a malicious woman any longer, stood up, and the screen in front of him flickered and went black.
When the screen came back on, it was Mr. Ji’s face.
Compared to Old Madam Ji’s coherent statement, Mr. Ji’s statements appeared chaotic and illogical, and neither the purpose nor the process he described matched what Old Madam Ji had said.
Clearly, one of the two was lying.
Mr. Ji’s interrogation didn’t last long, less than twenty minutes before it ended.
Captain Wu returned to their room again, "Mr. Ji, which one do you think is lying?"
Ji Rui didn’t hesitate, "My dad!"
As a man, Ji Rui clearly understood why Mr. Ji wanted to take the blame himself.
Back in the day, when Mr. Ji pursued Ji Rui’s mother, he already had this childhood sweetheart by his side, unbeknownst to his mother.
In other words, Mr. Ji’s motives from the start were impure. Whether it was Ji Rui’s mother or that woman, they were both victims.
And more absurdly, after completely controlling Ji Family, which was then Huagang, Mr. Ji selfishly wanted to enjoy the best of both worlds, resolutely bringing his childhood sweetheart and her two sons back to the Ji Family.
Arguably, the ultimate catalyst for today’s situation was Mr. Ji.
Truthfully, Mr. Ji had been doting on Old Madam Ji for decades, until Baobao’s arrival.
Perhaps due to guilt towards Ji Rui’s mother and son, or perhaps because Baobao was simply too adorable, in any case, Baobao’s arrival instantly captured most of Mr. Ji’s attention.
Spoiled beyond measure, Old Madam Ji could not tolerate Baobao in the slightest.
Therefore, one could say Mr. Ji’s love for Baobao indirectly also became a weapon to hurt Baobao.
Both Le Tong and Captain Wu seemed to understand Ji Rui’s thoughts.
"By doing this, he is obstructing judicial justice. If Mr. Ji wants to pursue it, we can file charges against him."
"No need!"
Ji Rui understood that there is a kind of prison called the shackles of the heart. Even if Mr. Ji didn’t have to go to jail, his heart would carry these sins until death.
"Alright, next, we will verify the woman’s confession one by one, and if found guilty, she will have to stay inside for at least ten years. Can you accept that result?"
Captain Wu was asking not about the sentence being too severe but whether Ji Rui thought it was too light.
"Captain Wu, I’ll have Lawyer Fan contact you about further proceedings."
