The two hunters hurriedly helped Zhou Botong up.
After a while, Zhou Botong finally regained his consciousness. He looked at the two hunters beside him and sighed. "Brother Zhu, Brother Zhao, tell me, how do I usually treat you?"
The two Awakened ones exchanged glances. This sentence … sounded familiar.
In ancient dramas, when the emperor asked someone "how do I treat you?", it was the same as asking the other party to die. In other words, it was: You usually eat and drink my food. Now that the situation is critical, I'll have to trouble you to die for me!
Old Zhao sighed. "Brother Zhou, we usually rely on you to take care of us, but we really can't help you with this."
Old Zhu felt sad. "Yes, murdering a hunter is a big crime. The key is that we have evidence, so we can't say anything."
Seeing that the two didn't follow the script, Zhou Botong sighed. "I'm not asking you to save me, but save my son! I was the one who ordered Old Jiao to assassinate Bai Xiaowen. It has nothing to do with my son. I beg you two to help me. Don't let the Zhou family die! "
After saying that, Zhou Botong was about to kneel down.
The two hurriedly supported Zhou Botong.
Old Zhu said, "This can be done. You'll take all the blame for the assassination of Bai Xiaowen. At most, Zhou Yi will be charged with not reporting it. Plus, he's not yet 18 years old. Old Zhao and I will apply for a pardon and pay a sum of money. "
After thinking for a while, Old Zhu continued. "But the previous defamation charge is a bit troublesome. The target of the defamation is a hunter, and it caused a lot of trouble. If Bai Xiaowen doesn't let it go, even if Zhou Yi is underage, he may be sentenced to about three years in prison. "
Originally, with Zhou Botong's connections and financial resources, Zhou Yi's defamation charge was nothing. He could get away with it by applying for a mental disorder certificate. But now, Zhou Botong couldn't even protect himself. Which hospital would be willing to take this mine?
Zhou Botong loosened his tie and gasped. "I've already thought of a way out for defamation. It was Wu Xiaoyan's idea to smear Bai Xiaowen online. My son was instigated at most! "
Old Zhu nodded and said: "Not bad, this move is useful, but we need to bribe them a bit."
Zhou Botong looked at the photo at the beginning of the post again. It was Zhou Yi who was hung on a flagpole. He sighed and said, "Brothers, please bring Zhou Yi back first … I want to see him one last time."
After the two of them left, Zhou Botong began to flip through his address book to make calls.
He made a few calls, but either no one picked up, or they were hung up directly.
Zhou Botong's face was a little ugly. Finally, he scrolled to a number. He took a deep breath and pressed the dial button.
The call connected, and a slightly lazy voice came through. "Hello, Old Zhou?"
Zhou Botong respectfully said, "President Liu, I'm Zhou Botong. I've decided to transfer all the shares of Botong Pharmaceutical under my name to Guangming Pharmaceutical under your name. "
"In other words, as long as I sign the agreement, I can acquire Bo Tong Pharmaceuticals?" Chairman Liu laughed lazily. "Old Zhou, this pie is a little hot. Let me tell you the truth. This time, you're at least a lifelong loser. No one can save you, not even me. If you want to blame someone, blame that foolish son of yours. "
Zhou Botong hurriedly said, "President Liu, you've misunderstood. I know that the evidence is conclusive and there's no way I can get away with it."
"Oh? Then what are your conditions? "
"I hope that my son, Zhou Yi, can be added to the Guangming Guild's' Family of Martyrs' list!" Zhou Botong gritted his teeth and said, "Botong Pharmaceutical's one billion in assets only to buy a spot. I'll sign the contract right away if Chairman Liu nods!"
On the other end of the phone, Chairman Liu chuckled and said, "Old Zhou, you've got a good plan. Unfortunately, it's not possible. "
Zhou Botong's breathing became sluggish as he heard Chairman Liu slowly say, "Do you think I don't know how much of Botong Pharmaceutical's one billion in assets are fake? The newspapers even boasted that your annual profits are in the hundreds of millions. That's just fooling ordinary people who don't know the inside story … Taking a step back, even if Botong Pharmaceutical is really worth that much, it's impossible for me to put your son on the list of martyrs' families! Not to mention that I'm just a vice president, even the president wouldn't dare to do so. "
Speaking up to this point, President Liu changed the topic. "Don't you just want your son to have protection? How about this … "
…
Zhou Botong's downfall was faster than Bai Xiaowen expected.
The night the video evidence was released in the virtual community, Zhou Botong went to turn himself in and took the blame. Due to the leniency of the sentence and the mediation of the big shots, Zhou Botong was finally sentenced to life imprisonment without any reduction or parole.
Bai Xiaowen was quite satisfied with this result.
The only thing that made Bai Xiaowen unhappy was that Zhou Yi had escaped.
However, after the flagpole was hung, the story of Zhou Yi and Wu Xiaoyan's ungrateful behavior of instructing the delinquent girl to bully their savior, Bai Xiaowen's sister, and smearing Bai Xiaowen's reputation had spread throughout the school and even to the neighboring schools. Zhou Yi was persuaded to leave Crimson Fire High School.
What surprised Bai Xiaowen was that the Zhou family pushed all the charges of slander onto Wu Xiaoyan.
Wu Xiaoyan tried to defend herself, but she couldn't deny that she had used her phone to take the photos and videos. Moreover, the Zhou family bribed her with money, so Wu Xiaoyan had no choice but to take the blame.
Wu Xiaoyan's family contacted Bai Xiaowen through various channels. Wu Xiaoyan cried and begged Bai Xiaowen to write her an understanding letter so that she could be exempted from criminal responsibility.
However, no matter how hard she cried, Bai Xiaowen didn't agree.
"Bai Xiaowen, you're so heartless. My daughter's life is ruined by you!" Wu Xiaoyan's family was furious.
Bai Xiaowen was unmoved. He got up and left. What awaited Wu Xiaoyan was up to two years in prison.
Xiaojun couldn't bear it. "Brother, Wu Xiaoyan is quite pitiful. Two years in prison will leave a stain on her record for the rest of her life. "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "Have you ever thought that if I was a normal person and she framed me like this, I would also go to prison and never be able to turn over a new leaf?"
Xiaojun nodded.
"So, I will never forgive," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Forgiveness is the virtue of a saint, but unfortunately, I am not a saint. Actually, I'm very selfish. As long as the people who care about me and the people I care about live well, that's enough. Anyone who disturbs this simple happiness is my enemy. "
"Move, move, move, move, move, move, move …" The phone rang.
Bai Xiaowen answered the phone. It was the head of the human resources department, Li Chengbin.
"Zhou Yi's whereabouts have been ascertained. He went to the Tranquil Sea Region. However, he joined the Radiance Guild's youth training camp. "
"Since when did Glory have a relationship with the Zhou Family?" Bai Xiaowen frowned. This guild had a resounding reputation and was one of the most promising guilds to enter the A-League in recent years.
Li Chengbin said, "Bo Tong Pharmaceutical has been acquired by Radiance Pharmaceutical. My guess is that this is a quid pro quo. Don't deal with Zhou Yi for now. You can't stay in the Youth Training Camp forever. You'll be eliminated if you fail the Spiritual Realm test three times. "
"I understand. I won't be impulsive. "
Bai Xiaowen didn't intend to let Zhou Yi go. However, since Zhou Botong had found a backer for his son, Bai Xiaowen didn't need to risk offending Radiance to get rid of Zhou Yi. Besides, with Zhou Yi's IQ, it would be difficult for him to make a name for himself.
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