Time goes back to one hour ago.
Zeng Xiang took Ye Zhao on a motorcycle to find Ye Dingquan and his wife. When they got off the motorcycle outside the hotel, Ye Zhao became a little more sober. She had no evidence in her hands, and she was not sure if she could just force them to do it or threaten them.
She asked Zeng Xiang: "Is the tape recorder in your room working?"
"It's been bad for a long time. Do you want to force them to record it?"
Ye Zhao didn't say she had a gun, so how could she force Second Uncle and the others? She said, "I want to secretly record the conversation between me and them."
"I can borrow one."
"Can I borrow it?"
"I'll go borrow one on my motorcycle. It's very quick."
Now that they had arrived, they decided to go to the hotel to find out the news.
Zeng Xiang locked the motorcycle and said, "Your second uncle and his family don't know me, so it's easier for me to get in. I'll go find out which room they're staying in and when they'll check out. You wait here for me."
When he was not studying the content of the textbook, Zeng Xiang was very steady and reliable. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zeng Xiang did not show up. Instead, she saw her second uncle coming out of the hotel. Ye Zhao hid behind the newsstand and watched her second uncle walk towards the bus stop, not knowing where he was going.
Just as she was anxiously trying to go up to find Zeng Xiang, Zeng Xiang appeared and ran over quickly.
Ye Zhao pointed to the distance, "I saw my second uncle leave."
"It's okay. Your second uncle went to the train station to refund his ticket. I overheard their conversation."
"Why are you refunding the train tickets? They're not leaving today?"
"They wanted to extort money from a woman named Bai before they left..."
"Bai Yunlian?"
"right."
She was right, they were indeed in the same group.
Ye Zhao asked curiously: "How do they want to blackmail me?"
"Your second mother has a tape with a recording of her and Bai Yunlian talking on the phone..."
Phone recording? It looked like it was recorded using the recorder Bai Yunlian gave to Ye Zhao. I didn't expect her second mother to be so capable.
The two looked at each other in tacit understanding, and Ye Zhao said, "Why don't we get the tape?"
"It's feasible." Zeng Xiang's answer was concise and to the point.
The two of them had a brief discussion and decided to make a quick decision, to avoid making things even more difficult when Second Uncle came back.
Knock knock knock!
The door of room 303 on the third floor opened. Zheng Qiuxia opened the door, looked at the unfamiliar face in front of her, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Zeng Xiang: "The boss asked you to settle today's room fee."
The person who picked her up yesterday said that the room fee had been paid. Zheng Qiuxia did not doubt it and said, "Didn't someone pay it?"
"I don't know. Go down to the front desk on the first floor and ask the boss."
Zheng Qiuxia closed the door and followed Zeng Xiang downstairs.
Half a minute later, there was another knock on the door, and the door opened. Ye Xiaoqin shrank back in panic, trying to close the door.
Ye Zhao stretched out his hand to hold the door and pushed it open with force.
“Big sister…” Ye Xiaoqin’s eyes were red and swollen, and her hair was messy. She looked pitiful. She lowered her head in shame and hesitation and hid aside.
Ye Zhao ignored her and looked around after entering. The table was piled with miscellaneous items, with leftover fried rice noodles on it. There was a suitcase bag on the chair beside the bed. Ye Zhao quickly opened the bag and searched twice but still couldn't find the tape.
She asked Ye Xiaoqin: "Besides this, do you have any other luggage bags?"
Ye Xiaoqin shook her head in confusion to indicate that she didn't know.
Ye Zhao searched the drawers, bed sheets, quilt covers and pillows, but nothing was found.
"Where did your mother put the tape?" Ye Zhao stared at Ye Xiaoqin. After listening to Zeng Xiang's description, she knew that her second uncle and second aunt had just finished discussing the tape and had hidden it away. As long as Ye Xiaoqin stayed in this room, she didn't believe that Ye Xiaoqin would not know about it.
Ye Xiaoqin blinked nervously: "My dad took it away."
Ye Zhao clenched her fists in annoyance. Was she waiting for her second uncle to come back? Then she thought, no, there were so many petty thefts at train stations these days, it was impossible for her second uncle to take the tape with him.
It's totally unnecessary and can easily be taken away.
"Are you sure your dad took the tape?"
Ye Zhao stared at Xiao Qin without blinking. Xiao Qin lowered her head and whispered, "I, I, I don't know."
Little liar!
"Do you know that your sister almost became a labor camp prisoner? Because of your heartless sister."
"Sister, I didn't mean it. My mom beat me and forced me to say it..." Xiaoqin sobbed and rolled up her sleeves. Her arms were bruised. "My mom said that my uncle and aunt would find a way to rescue my sister. They just wanted to scare you. If you go back, I will have to go back sooner or later."
"So, you chose to betray me? Do you know why I was able to get out of the police station? The police found out that I was innocent, so they let me go. If you don't cooperate, I will call the police later. You lied and framed your eldest sister, and I will let the police take you away."
Ye Xiaoqin sobbed even louder, "Sister... Sister, I didn't mean it..."
"Tell me! Where is it?"
Ye Xiaoqin hid back in fear.
Ye Zhao grabbed her arm and said, "If you don't want to tell me, follow me now! To the police station!"
"Sister! Sister, don't do it!" Ye Xiaoqin was scared by her experience at the police station yesterday. She pointed to the bedside table and said, "Behind the cabinet."
Ye Zhao let go of Ye Xiaoqin. She walked over and opened the beige bedside table. Sure enough, the tape was stuck behind the cabinet. She put the tape in her pocket.
"Sister, please take me away." Ye Xiaoqin pleaded in a low voice. In her entire life, the only time she had been most comfortable, free and happiest was during the short time she was out with her sister.
Ye Zhao nodded slightly and smiled bitterly, "I once thought that we would rely on each other and accompany each other. I thought I would grow up with you. You stole Ye Xiaozhen's money and bought nougat. Do you think I didn't know? I just naively thought that you just wanted to retaliate against her for bullying and beating you. It's not easy to live in this world. I agree that an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. This is how you should treat bad people. But you chose to betray me yesterday, betraying someone who really treats you well. You have no heart, do you know that? Although you are only nine years old, I shouldn't be too harsh on you, but since you have made a choice, you must be responsible for your choice. Your dojo is in Wancheng. When you have honed yourself, come find me again."
"elder sister… "
Ye Zhao opened the door and Zeng Xiang was standing at the door, waiting for her.
"Let's go," he said.
When he reached the stairs, he met Zheng Qiuxia coming up. Zheng Qiuxia looked at Ye Zhao, then at Zeng Xiang beside her, and asked in shock, "Who are you?"
Zeng Xiang raised his eyebrows, his face full of ruffian spirit, "My last name is Zeng, this place is called Zengwuwei, it's my territory."
Zheng Qiuxia couldn't help but take two steps back, "What do you want to do?"
"We're done." Ye Zhao walked forward. He didn't want to look at her again, but after thinking about it, he stopped and asked, "Who picked you up at the train station?"
Zheng Qiuxia's eyes rolled around. She was unwilling to answer. She walked up a few steps, but was blocked by Zeng Xiang.
Ye Zhao: "Someone from Bai Yunlian's group, right? Who did they send? I can find out even if you don't tell me."
Zeng Xiang deliberately threatened: "In this building, one or two people die every week for no reason..."
Zheng Qiuxia quickly covered her ears, "Bai Yunlian's brother-in-law, I only know his last name is Yuan, I don't know his name."
Bai Yunping's husband Yuan Hongkang! In the original book, he is a bit noisy, but not a very smart person.
Ye Zhao figured it out. It must be Yuan Hongkang who called the police. Everything was arranged by Bai Yunlian.
Ye Zhao approached Zheng Qiuxia and said, "Don't run around. The police will come to arrest you soon. I'll go and deal with Bai Yunlian first."
Zheng Qiuxia was so frightened that she quickly ran upstairs.
Return to the conference room on the third floor of the Irene Toy Factory office building.
Zeng Xiang walked in with a tape recorder. He put the tape recorder on the table, along with a tape.
He glanced at Ye Zhao and nodded to indicate that he had listened to the tape and there was nothing wrong with the content.
Bai Yunlian guessed that this might be a recording of Ye Dingquan and his wife. She said, "Is it interesting to record your family behind closed doors? You might as well call them to the scene and talk it out face to face."
"According to you, no matter what my second uncle and second aunt say, you can say that we conspired to slander you. It makes sense for them to come and confront you face to face? Sure, didn't you arrange their accommodation? You know where they are, so why not send someone to pick them up for a confrontation now?"
Bai Yunlian still felt guilty. If she confronted him face to face, she was afraid that Zheng Qiuxia would act like a shrew and throw a tantrum, which would make her even more vulnerable. It would be better for her to just listen to what they said in the recording and respond accordingly.
Seeing that Bai Yunlian stopped talking, Su Yingmin asked Ye Zhao: "What is this?"
Ye Zhao: "A tape."
"Play it. Secretary Liu, quickly find a power strip."
Secretary Liu trotted all the way to the large office on the second floor and looked for a power strip.
Extension strips are a rare item, and there are only a few of them in the entire factory.
The women in the office gathered around and asked about the results of the battle out of curiosity.
Secretary Liu replied vaguely: "World War!"
"Who has the upper hand?"
"Can Sister Bai win this time?"
"Sister Bai, you old fox, you can't lose, right?"
"Who are you helping, boss? You have your own flesh and blood."
"Who says that the palms and backs of your hands are made of flesh? Only your biological daughter is."
Secretary Liu took a breath after finding the power strip in the cabinet. "I don't know what the outcome will be. I dare not predict it. But at the moment, the two sisters Bai can't beat the boss' daughter! The logic is too strong! I can't describe it."
“If you were to vote in person right now, who would you vote for?”
Secretary Liu knew that there were Bai Jie's spies in the room, so she said, "I'm just a working girl, how dare I vote?"
If she had to bet, she would bet on the boss's daughter to win! She was not stupid and knew who had a better future.
Those outside the wall wished they could watch the show live, while those on the stage wished they could get away from it immediately.
After bringing the power strip and plugging it in, Zeng Xiang put the tape into the card slot, pressed the play button, and then turned the volume to maximum.
It was a woman's voice. Bai Yunlian recognized it as Zheng Qiuxia's. Her voice was very clear.
As she listened, she felt something was wrong. How come she could hear her own voice? Although her voice was a little low compared to Zheng Qiuxia's, it was loud enough to be heard clearly.
Bai Yunlian's heart tensed up. This was a phone recording from two days ago.
[Zheng Qiuxia: Yunlian, good morning, has Dingguo gone to work? ]
[Bai Yunlian: Oh, sister-in-law, Dingguo is out.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: Is it convenient to talk? ]
[Bai Yunlian: It’s convenient. You tell me.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: I discussed with your second brother about what you called me about last night. We should try to leave today. If we can't buy train tickets, can we leave two days later?]
[Bai Yunlian: The sooner the better. You and second brother should take Ye Zhao back sooner so that our lives can get back on track sooner. Second sister-in-law, it’s not that I’m hard to talk to, it’s that she can’t tolerate me now.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: I know, I know. She is grown up now and has become independent, but I raised her. I still have a way to subdue her.]
[Bai Yunlian: Second sister-in-law, what should you do if you can't subdue her? ]
[Zheng Qiuxia: Oh, not really. I can cure her.]
[Bai Yunlian: She may be patient now! I mean if... we have to be prepared for both situations.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: I don’t understand this either. How should I prepare? ]
[Bai Yunlian: Why don’t you… why don’t you just send her to jail? She kidnapped Xiaoqin, which is illegal in the first place.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: Isn't this bad? If Dingguo finds out, he won't let us go.]
[Bai Yunlian: Don't worry, we're just trying to scare her. Once she's in, we'll find a way to get her out. After she gets out, she'll definitely stay here and will have no choice but to go back with you.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: What if we can’t figure it out? ]
[Bai Yunlian: Are you distressed that you can't make your second sister-in-law? ]
[Zheng Qiuxia: That’s not the case! How can I do that? I don’t know anyone in Shenzhen, I’m completely lost.]
[Bai Yunlian: Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will make the arrangements. Just cooperate with me and coax Xiaoqin into a good mood.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: Okay, I'll listen to you. Yunlian, can you fulfill the things you promised last night? ]
[Bai Yunlian: Sister-in-law, do you still not trust me? Isn't it just to help Xiaozhen and the others solve their work problems? At least arrange for them to work in a public institution. If they can't work in a public institution, then they can come to our factory. I will let them be small leaders, which is not difficult. To put it bluntly, being a small leader in our factory, one month's salary is equivalent to half a year's salary of my second brother.]
[Zheng Qiuxia: OK, I'll remember that. It's a deal. I'll ask someone to buy a train ticket now.]
It was obvious that Zheng Qiuxia was afraid that Bai Yunlian would go back on her word in the future, so she made a special phone call and recorded the audio.
The matter was very clear. The mastermind behind the frame-up of Ye Zhao was Bai Yunlian, and the second uncle and his wife were accomplices.
Bai Yunlian's voice trembled, "Old Ye..."
This is more than just a shameful thing! Ye Dingguo sat sideways, not wanting to talk.
Su Yingmin didn't expect that this war would not require him to fight, or even cooperate.
He quickly said to the executives on the stage: "Pack up the materials and leave first."
The executives packed up their things silently. They were in agony just now, but now they couldn't help shouting in their hearts. They wanted to stay and continue watching the show. This show was so exciting that it would be immoral not to let them see the finale.
But no one dared to speak, not even to hesitate.
Bai Yunping and Yuan Hongkang also went out. When they went out, Bai Yunping gave her husband a dissatisfied look and cursed his stupid teammate in her heart.
After everyone left, Su Yingmin asked, "How should we deal with this matter now? Xiao Zhao, what do you think?"
"You accused me of trafficking my own sister and almost put me in jail. I want to ask, what does my father think? Are you disappointed or glad that you missed out on having a daughter in jail?"
Ye Dingguo threw the cup of water in his hand to the ground!
Snap!
This was the third time that Ye Zhao saw her father smashing a cup after she traveled through time. Once was an accident, and twice was because he was angry.
If this goes on, I don’t know if his heart can take it.
Bai Yunlian cried and defended herself, "Old Ye, I didn't really intend to harm Ye Zhao. I just wanted to scare her. You can ask Yuan Hongkang. I have been prepared for a long time. I must get Ye Zhao out later. I just want Ye Zhao to know how good I am and want her to accept me."
Ye Dingguo scolded: "You just want her to go back to Wancheng!"
"You too, don't you?"
Ye Dingguo was speechless for a moment and had no way to refute.
Bai Yunlian cried softly, accusing: "I have been with you for twelve years. When I was with you, you had nothing. Now I am old and ugly, what have I gained? You watched Bai Lu grow up, you said you treated her as your own daughter, did you treat her as your own daughter? You can't even give her a household registration booklet. If Ye Zhao hadn't stopped me here, making it hopeless for Bai Lu to transfer her household registration, would I have thought of these crooked ways? Don't you know who I am?"
Ye Dingguo supported his forehead with one hand: "Don't use Bai Lu as an excuse. I said, I will solve her household registration problem."
Bai Yunlian: "Then you should give me a definite answer."
Ye Dingguo said angrily: "I said I would solve it, so I will solve it. What else do you want?"
Bai Yunlian didn't dare to speak anymore and could only sob, the sound of which sounded like an impatient Russian accordion.
Ye Zhao and Zeng Xiang looked at each other and curled their lips in tacit understanding. Ye Zhao said helplessly: "Don't play double acts in front of me. I'm tired of watching the show."
Ye Dingguo looked at Su Yingmin. Here, Ye Zhao was only willing to listen to what Su Yingmin said.
Su Yingmin said, "Xiao Zhao, can we solve this matter privately? If we report this information to the police, it will be bad for your Aunt Bai and your father."
Ye Zhao didn't care whether it was good or bad for them. She knew that the information in her hands could not be used as direct evidence to prosecute Bai Yunlian, and it would be even more difficult to convict her. Ye Zhao mainly wanted to vent her anger.
"Uncle Su, what suggestions do you have?"
"What advice can I give? Why don't we make a big deal out of a small matter and have Aunt Bai apologize to you sincerely. Is that okay with you?"
Ye Zhao knew that the relationship between Su Yingmin and Bai Yunlian was very obviously antagonistic in the middle and late stages of the book. Su Yingmin was from Ye Zhao's faction, and Bai Yunlian was naturally the biggest supporter behind Bai Lu. At this time, she might as well support Uncle Su, after all, he was one of her own.
If Uncle Su is not comfortable saying it, then she will say it.
"I have two choices. One is that I hand this tape over to the police. Bai Yunlian and Zheng Qiuxia framed me and the law will judge right and wrong."
When Ye Zhao said this, Zeng Xiang looked at her. The little white rabbit who had been confused and angry when she came out of the police station in the morning now looked like an armored war wolf.
Her confidence shines.
Su Yingmin asked: "What's the other option?"
"The second option is that Bai Yunlian writes a big-character poster to apologize, puts it at the gate of the toy factory, and the factory broadcasts a notice, and then she is fired. My request is to be fired, not to resign. Also, Bai Yunlian framed me, and I will never agree to her being my stepmother in this life."
Absolutely amazing! Each one of them hit Bai Yunlian's weak spot accurately!
It also perfectly cooperated with Su Yingmin's goal of kicking Bai Yunlian out!
Bai Yunlian never expected that in just a few days, her fate would be rewritten by a little girl whom she used to look down upon.
"Old Ye!" She begged softly. She was fired, had to write a big-character poster to apologize, and was broadcast on the radio. She couldn't marry Ye Dingguo. What was the meaning of her life? Was Bai Lu the only one left? !
Ye Dingguo used to be on guard against Su Yingmin kicking Bai Yunlian away, but who would have thought that in the end he would be defeated by his own daughter
The old fox Su Yingmin remained silent. Ye Dingguo sighed heavily. Judging from his recent fights with Ye Zhao, this bastard would not give in. The more he negotiated, the more demanding the terms would become.
Ye Dingguo gritted his teeth and waved his hand, saying, "That's it. But you have to leave the tape behind."
"What are you staying for? Dad, do you want to relive this evil stepmother's drama over and over again?"
"I told you to leave the tape behind!!"
Ye Zhao said with a wry smile: "We copied four or five copies of this tape. It doesn't make much sense to keep only this one. We have more."
Ye Dingguo's authority as a father was torn to pieces, and he was so angry that his hair stood on end.
Ye Zhao ignored her father and looked at Su Yingmin: "Uncle Su, the rest is up to you. If I am not satisfied with the arrangement, I reserve the right to hand the tape over to the police. Also, the police should be here soon!"
Bai Yunlian was anxious: "No! I have already agreed to your conditions, why are the police here?"
"Didn't I tell you? I called the police before I came here! Aren't the conditions we just discussed all about the tape? You still have to go to the police station. I just don't want to hand over the key evidence, but you have to stay in there for a few days, right? How can you be justified for not staying for a few days when I was alone in the interrogation room last night?"
Bai Yunlian was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe, and her whole body was shaking!
Ye Dingguo just had a cold face and said nothing.
Ye Zhao looked at Zeng Xiang: "Let's go."
Zeng Xiang picked up the tape recorder and turned it lightly in his hand. The tape recorder spun around like a leaf in the wind. With a free and easy movement, he and Ye Zhao walked out one after the other.
(End of this chapter)