Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 161 Such a narrow-minded person! Losing to the Zhao family is not unjust at all!

three days later.

The door to cell 204 suddenly opened.

Zhong Xiaoai, who was pacing back and forth, feeling like each day was an eternity, quickly turned her head.

"Zhong Xiaoai, this is your release from detention notice!"

"After confirming everything is correct and signing, you can collect your personal belongings, change your clothes, and leave!"

Zhong Xiaoai was stunned.

Can we go now?

What do you mean?

Is this an acquittal?

Stunned, Zhong Xiaoai subconsciously raised her hands.

Upon receiving the notification, I quickly glanced down at it.

The reason for the termination was that it was found that no bribes were accepted.

Having worked for many years, Zhong Xiaoai immediately sensed something was wrong.

The bank card I handed over, although not in my or my husband's names, still contained a huge sum of money!

While in Linjiang, Cai Chenggong used his father's educational rectification campaign to extort money from corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen, distributing tens of millions of yuan to them.

Isn't such a large sum of money considered embezzled funds?

Arresting people is always done with such a grand scale and swift action.

It is obvious that even if Elder Ge intervenes, he cannot resolve this matter.

Therefore, the only reasonable explanation is...

It was her husband and father who took on everything voluntarily.

"If there are no problems, please sign it!"

"Okay, okay."

With tears in her eyes, Zhong Xiaoai bent down to sign the document.

Although there are still several hours left, it will only be four days since I entered the detention room.

But those three days felt harder to endure than three years.

The signature isn't finished yet.

A tear the size of a bean fell onto the admission notice.

Zhong Xiaoai quickly held her breath and tried to hold back her tears.

He quickly signed his name and handed it back with both hands.

"thank you all!"

"Thank you for your keen observation, which has proven my innocence!"

Zhong Xiaoai's first words.

Of course, it was meant for her husband and father.

Although they couldn't hear, they didn't know how long they would have to wait to meet.

But I was fortunate enough to escape and avoid imprisonment, thanks to them.

"Would you like to change into your own clothes?"

I saw the sundress being handed to me.

Zhong Xiaoai quickly shook her head.

This overly revealing halter dress was originally worn that night to liven things up.

Who knew that before anything romantic could happen, I would be forcibly taken away.

If I wore this home, wouldn't I be embarrassed again?

"Can I call my cousin and ask her to bring me clothes and shoes?"

"Of course, you can go and collect your personal belongings in a bit. Your phone is in the evidence bag."

"Okay, thank you."

after an hour.

My cousin, Han Bingyan, who works at the Central Electric Power Company, hurriedly took leave to come over.

Zhong Xiaoai hurriedly changed her clothes and shoes, grabbed her bag, and left.

We drove out of the compound and onto the street.

Han Bingyan turned her head and glanced at her cousin, Zhong Xiaoai.

Didn't they feed you?

"You've only been here a few days, and you've already lost so much weight?"

Zhong Xiaoai forced back her tears.

"There's food, but how can I possibly eat it?"

“Aside from answering questions each day, I can only walk around and sit for a while. I can’t even lie down in bed until the designated time.”

Han Bingyan clicked her tongue and sighed, "These days have been too hard to endure, but thankfully you're finally out!"

Zhong Xiaoai turned to look at her cousin, her eyes filled with tears.

"I'm out, but my dad and my husband, their lives are over!"

"With such a large sum of money, he'd get at least twenty years in prison, and could even face life imprisonment!"

Han Bingyan sighed, "You know, those two are really something. One holds a high position of power, and the other has a bright future ahead of him. Why would they embezzle? Your family isn't short of money, is it?"

Seeing that Zhong Xiaoai's expression was off, Han Bingyan immediately changed her tune:

"Fine, it's come to this, there's no point in saying anything more."

"Where should we go now? Shall we take you home?"

Zhong Xiaoai hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I won't go back. I've already lost all face, how could I possibly go back?"

“My house is still under seizure, how could I dare to tear off the seal and move in?”

"makes sense!"

Han Bingyan looked ahead and saw a large commercial complex.

"Let's find a restaurant to have a good meal first, and then go to my house to stay."

After a while.

Han Bingyan took the depressed Zhong Xiaoai to a high-end Western restaurant.

After ordering, I asked the waiter to bring me two cups of coffee.

Zhong Xiaoai looked gloomy, as if she had lost her soul.

Han Bingyan let out a soft sigh.

"Sister, it's too late to dwell on it now."

"If you continue to be so depressed, what if you develop depression?"

Zhong Xiaoai smiled coldly.

"Don't worry, I have a very good mental constitution and it's impossible for me to have depression."

"These three or four days have been incredibly difficult, as being locked up felt like an eternity."

"But it also gave me ample time to think carefully about why things have come to this."

Han Bingyan raised an eyebrow.

"Have you figured out the reason?"

Zhong Xiaoai recounted in detail:

"I think the biggest reason is that my life was too smooth before."

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never been bullied or experienced any setbacks."

"Moreover, since I was his only daughter and my mother passed away early, my father doted on me immensely."

"So they gradually spoiled me, making me arrogant, condescending, and self-righteous, to the point that I often acted willfully out of power."

Han Bingyan nodded and said, "You'll learn from your mistakes! This ordeal has helped you mature, even though the price was a bit high."

"Yes! The price was too high!"

Zhong Xiaoai let out a long sigh.

"Many people work diligently and painstakingly, striving until old age, but they may not be able to reach the level of a division chief."

"Those who can reach my father's level are extremely rare, very few indeed, it's just a pity..."

Han Bingyan quickly comforted her:

"Okay, don't think about it."

"Now that things have come to this, you should look forward!"

"After your uncle gets out of prison, he'll have to rely on you to take care of him in his old age!"

Zhong Xiaoai bit her lip tightly.

"Yes, for my dad's sake, I must live well."

"What about your brother-in-law? Will you wait for him?"

Han Bingyan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Uncle Zhong Zhengguo is, after all, not young anymore.

When they reach their seventies, they will inevitably be released on parole.

Prisons are not nursing homes.

If Hou Liangping spends one or two decades in prison before being released, he will be middle-aged.

"Let's put him aside for now, my mind is in a complete mess right now."

Zhong Xiaoai lowered her head and supported her face with her hands.

She could never forget the night she was taken away.

Normally a soft-legged shrimp, but that night it was as hard as iron!

He made a fool of himself in front of everyone in the neighborhood.

How can you keep a man like that?

Moreover, Zhong Xiaoai herself worked in discipline inspection and supervision after graduation.

She knew very well that Hou Liangping's twenty-year sentence in the first instance was already considered lenient.

Even considering his initiative in admitting his mistake and returning the stolen goods, and perhaps by leveraging personal connections, the second instance court changed the sentence to fifteen years.

If you behave well in prison, you can get a two or three-year reduction in your sentence.

When he came out, he was exactly forty years old.

Forty years old!

Even someone like him, who studied law and politics and worked on anti-corruption, is having trouble finding a job.

And what about yourself?

Should we wait until he's forty?

A woman's prime years are gone just like that!

He's already useless; if he comes out at forty, won't he be even more useless?

Therefore, Zhong Xiaoai knew that she definitely couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing my cousin so depressed.

Han Bingyan had a sudden inspiration and took out an MP3 player from her bag.

"Sis, I'll let you experience something amazing!"

"what is this?"

"This is the latest electronic technology product developed by Huilong Group for listening to music. Let me tell you, the sound quality is amazing, comparable to a portable CD player!"

"And their boss is really amazing. Not only did he make the MP3 player look good and work well, but he also had the foresight to create a music website that includes a large number of officially licensed songs."

"In the future, any customer who buys this MP3 player will receive a free membership. As long as they have a computer and internet access, they can download high-quality, genuine music from the website to their MP3 player using a data cable."

"Moreover, the MP3 players already on the market overseas don't have as much capacity, sound quality, or battery life as this one. Downloading music is also very inconvenient. We tested one of Nanhan's MP3 players, and it took several minutes to download a song."

As she spoke, Han Bingyan skillfully operated the MP3 player, selecting a cheerful song from the catalog.

"What did you just say? Developed by Huilong Group?"

"Yes!"

Han Bingyan handed the earphone cord to Zhong Xiaoai.

"You should listen to this! It's a really good song!"

"I won't listen!"

Zhong Xiaoai snorted coldly, "I especially hate Huilong Group!"

"what???"

Han Bingyan looked surprised.

"Why... why?"

Zhong Xiaoai said coldly, "Don't you know that the behind-the-scenes owners of this group are the Zhao siblings? And what is the relationship between the Zhao family and our Zhong family? You can't possibly be completely unaware of that?"

"I even seriously suspect that the reason why my family of three suffered so quickly this time is not only because Cai Chenggong really made too much money and attracted too much attention, but also because the Zhao family was behind it all!"

Han Bingyan frowned.

"Sister, power struggles are power struggles, but the product is innocent!"

"Moreover, from an outsider's perspective, I think it's reasonable for you to lose to the Zhao family; it would be strange if you had won."

Zhong Xiaoai's face immediately turned cold.

"What do you mean?"

"Look, as soon as I said something, your expression changed immediately, as if you were about to have a big fight with me. Is it really necessary? Can't you patiently listen to other people's opinions?"

Just then, the waiter brought over the coffee.

Zhong Xiaoai took the coffee and quickly added sugar and milk.

"I've gotten used to hearing nice things in the past, so when I hear bad things, I immediately become very unhappy as a conditioned reflex."

Han Bingyan sighed, "Then you have to change. Without your uncle's help, if you still act arrogantly and willfully, you'll suffer a great loss!"

"I know that, but tell me quickly, why can't we beat the Zhao family!"

Zhong Xiaoai had thought about this question repeatedly.

I can't understand how my father, who has Ge Lao's support, couldn't defeat Zhao Lichun.

"I think the biggest difference between you two is your perspective; your perspectives are too narrow!"

"Farmers have contributed far too much to our country's transformation from poverty to basic industrialization."

"Now that our economy has developed, shouldn't we free farmers from agricultural taxes to benefit the people? Uncle didn't object a lot back then, did he?"

"And who said that the construction of the expressway connecting Handong to Tianhai was a waste of resources and manpower, and not worth the effort? And who claimed that the government was too poor to afford to build the expressway?"

"But what was the final result? When there was no money, they raised funds. Zhao Lichun risked his political career, and the highway he built brought Handong's economy to a new level."

"My uncle is leaving Handong, and he actually wants to promote that old fogey Liang Qunfeng to be the top leader of Handong. Is he afraid that Handong's economy will develop too well?"

"In my opinion, he never thought about the people of Handong, only about his own group fighting for power, while Zhao Lichun and his son boldly proposed a high-quality economic development plan."

"Furthermore, you say that the Zhao siblings' business dealings may be against regulations, but have you considered how much foreign investment Huilong Group has brought to Handong? How many high-end industries has it invested in? How much economic growth has it driven?"

“Even Zhao Lichun’s son-in-law, Yu Xinwang, dared to fight bravely and risk his life to defend the dignity of the country and the nation when faced with arrogant and domineering Americans who invaded the airspace. But what about Hou Liangping?”

Han Bingyan didn't want to say anything more.

On one hand, they only want to seize power and profit; on the other hand, they care about the people.

How can we fight?

Zhong Xiaoai bit her lip and thought for a moment.

"You're right. Losing to a family like the Zhao family is not unjust at all!"

"So, if you broaden your perspective and acknowledge the excellence of others, it's not that hard!"

As she spoke, Han Bingyan came to Zhong Xiaoai's side and put the earphones on her.

The pleasant and melodious music entered my ears.

Zhong Xiaoai's eyes lit up immediately.

This surround sound is ethereal and heavenly.

It's surprising that it came from such a small and exquisite MP3 player, smaller than a matchbox?

"Are you sure this was developed by Huilong Group, and not imported from the West?"

"Sis, can't you have any confidence in domestic products? Just because of what you said, I think it's absolutely no wonder you lost to the Zhao family!!"