Chapter Thirteen: Black and White

  Dong Jiayun's face was stuck to the wall, wailing loudly, her hair and clothes disheveled, her glasses had long since fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces. Her dignity was gone, leaving everyone with the impression of a shrew.

  In anger, in tears, in curses, in struggles, but the mouth is sealed and can't say anything, and the strength is not as good as a few men struggling to open. Since her brother-in-law became the deputy director of the Donghai Police Department, when had she ever suffered such humiliation, the whole person was about to suffocate with rage.

  Duan Jiye touched the blood marks scratched by Jiu Yin Baiguzi on his face, and he was also very angry in his heart. If it weren't for the heavy considerations, he really wanted to rush up and beat this shrew half to death.

  Qiao Yun's gaze shifted away from Dong Jiayun, and for the time being, she didn't let the security guard release her. She wanted to calm down first before asking Duan Jiyeh: "Director Duan, I want to know what's going on here. Why did you imprison Director Dong in this place?"

  Duan Jiye covered the blood stains on his face and smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect Director Dong to be handcuffed, it was all done by Deputy Director Lin."

  This guy is not very righteous, but the key is that he can't be righteous about this matter either. Lin Zilei said that if something happens, he will take responsibility for it, and he doesn't want to lose his job because of this, so naturally he wants to push the responsibility onto someone who can bear it.

  "Deputy Director Lin?" Qiao Yun's light eyebrows furrowed slightly as she recalled that last night, when her father, Ning Lan and the bodyguard were taken to the police station for questioning, no matter how the police asked, they never mentioned Lin Zixian from start to finish, as if Lin Zixian had never appeared at all, seemingly intentionally helping Lin Zixian conceal something.

  And she clearly remembered that when she made the call, her father had said that with Mr. Lin's protection, nothing would happen to him. But when she and the police arrived at the scene, they couldn't find Mr. Lin anywhere, and there were bodies of bandits who had been shot dead all over the mountains and fields. Especially on their way back, her father whispered to her not to mention anything about Mr. Lin to the police.

  She felt strange at the time, but she endured it and didn't ask at the police station. After returning home, under her repeated questioning, her father finally sighed and said that if Lin Zixian hadn't protected him this time, he might not have come back. However, as for the detailed process of the matter, her father was tight-lipped and unwilling to mention it, as if there was some kind of tacit understanding between him and Lin Zixian.

  She could tell from the scattered corpses that the situation must have been very dangerous at the time, and she didn't know how much of a role Lin Zixuan had played. However, what annoyed her was that if her father hadn't invited Lin Zixuan, things wouldn't have turned out this way...

  "After turning over a few ideas in her mind, Qiao Yun said coldly: 'Why did Vice Minister Lin want to do this?'"

  Duan Jiye shifted the blame without hesitation: "This morning, the surveillance system in the main hall suddenly had some problems. Deputy Minister Lin seemed to attach great importance to this matter and immediately asked the Security Department to conduct a security check. When Deputy Minister Lin was inspecting the customer service front desk, Director Dong suddenly came over and said that the Security Department had no right to interfere with the General Affairs Department's affairs and demanded that Deputy Minister Lin leave immediately. Although Director Dong looked down on our Security Department and his words and deeds were full of insults towards my department..."

  Dong Jiayun, who was pressed against the wall, immediately struggled and whined, as if to explain something. However, everyone looked at Dong Jiayun with normal eyes, thinking that given her ignorant and arrogant personality, it wasn't surprising at all that she would say something insulting about the security department.

  "Go on," said Qiao Yun coldly.

  He nodded and continued, "But Vice Minister Lin was very polite and repeatedly emphasized the importance of this safety inspection. However, Director Dong seemed to not understand and not only forcibly stopped it but also wanted to use violence against Vice Minister Lin. In a fit of rage, Vice Minister Lin directly used an electric baton to stun her and locked her up here... I didn't expect Vice Minister Lin to actually handcuff her... Honestly, General Manager, I don't know why Vice Minister Lin insisted on the safety inspection, but he was appointed by the Chairman himself, so I couldn't stop him."

  He simply spoke a few words and cleared himself up, throwing all the trouble to Deputy Director Lin.

  However, Qiao Yun showed a thoughtful expression, others didn't know why Deputy Director Lin wanted to carry out a security check just because the monitoring system had some problems, but she thought she knew.

  Qiao An Tian was attacked and almost kidnapped yesterday, but this matter has not been made public. If such a thing is announced, it will inevitably affect the stock price of the entire Ming Hua Group, so it is strictly confidential. Most people in the company do not know about this situation. Coincidentally, Lin Zi Xian was one of the parties involved yesterday. Just after experiencing such a dangerous event, the monitoring system of the Security Department malfunctioned today. It's natural for Lin Zi Xian to be vigilant and request a security sweep, which is not unusual at all.

  Unexpectedly, that pervert is quite dedicated to his work, really didn't see it coming, not entirely useless after all... thought Qiao Yunru.

  If she knew that the surveillance system was malfunctioning because the director and deputy director of the security department didn't want anyone to see their flirtatious behavior with the customer service girl, and they destroyed the evidence for personal gain, I wonder what she would think.

  Director Dong, who was still pinned against the wall, was still whimpering. Qiao Yun frowned and said, "Director Dong, have you calmed down?" Seeing her nodding, she ordered, "Let her go!" The security guards immediately released her.

  Dong Jiayun turned around in a sorry state, pinched the transparent tape on her mouth, and 'whoosh' angrily tore it off. As a result, she also pulled out a lot of sweat and tender skin from her lips, and immediately, beads of blood appeared on her lips, causing her to produce tears again.

  "Director Dong, is what Director Duan said true?" Qiao Yun asked, staring at her.

  Dong Jiayun glared at Duan Jiyeh, her eyes blazing with anger. However, she had learned her lesson and didn't charge forward to fight him again. Instead, she pointed at Duan Jiyeh and shouted loudly: "General Manager, he's being unreasonable! I clearly saw that Lin guy sitting at the customer service desk, without any intention of doing a security check. It was only when I went over to ask him to leave that he suddenly said he needed to do a security check. It's obvious that they're just trying to find an excuse for their Security Department to do nothing! General Manager, I suggest firing those two so-called heads of the Security Department!"

  A group of company management personnel who followed, upon hearing this, all twitched their eyelids and looked at her with a strange expression. When did the head of the general affairs department have such great power? It seems to be on an equal level with the head of the security department. What right does she have to demand someone's dismissal? She actually dared to instruct the general manager, what a joke.

  The woman's arrogance and lack of self-awareness suddenly gave everyone a deeper understanding.

  Duan Jiye was even more resentful, if she stared at Lin Zilei without letting go, it would be fine, but now she even wanted to smash his rice bowl. He regretted not taking the opportunity to beat this cheap woman to a pulp earlier.

  Imagine if it endangers the rice bowl that supports one's family, who would still care about each other's background? No matter how big the background is, it can't be bigger than the whole family starving to death!

  Qiao Yun's eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes as she looked at Duan Jiye and asked, "Director Duan, is what Director Dong said true?"

  "General Manager, Director Dong is unaware that at the time, Deputy Director Lin was doing ideological work on the customer service front desk, asking them to cooperate with the Security Department's security checks. That's why Deputy Director Lin was sitting at the customer service front desk. Director Dong happened to arrive at that moment and may have misunderstood." Duan Jiye covered his face and smiled bitterly.

  He now hates the Dong family's women to death and naturally wants to do his best to maintain Lin Zilei, help Deputy Director Lin get out of trouble, and also clear himself.

  Dong Jiayun glared with both eyes, angrily saying: "Surnamed Duan, stop spouting nonsense here. What a coincidence? This matter isn't over between us, you wait and see, sooner or later I'll make you pay."

  "You, with the surname Dong, don't go too far! I'm still a hot-tempered person. I'm letting it slide because of the general manager's face, but you think that just because you have some background, you can do whatever you want in the company? I, Duan Jiye, am paid by the Ming Hua Group, serving the Ming Hua Group, not paid by your family, not serving the Dong family. As the head of security for the Ming Hua Group, I must prioritize the group's safety. Anyone who dares to cross this line is smashing my rice bowl, no matter who it is, I, Duan Jiye, will be the first to take them down!"

  It's no wonder he can climb to the position of Minister of Defense, and at critical moments, his words also have a level, and the people around him almost couldn't help but applaud for him.

  At the same time, this remark also won Joe's favor. Joe looked at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes. What kind of employee does the boss like the most? It is precisely those who put the company's interests first and are not afraid of any powerful forces that are the ones the boss appreciates the most. If such employees are not placed in important positions, what other kind of employees should be used?

  "Shut up, all of you!" Qiao Yun shouted coldly, her eyes scanning the two before finally fixing on Dong Jiayun. "I'll naturally investigate to get to the bottom of things. Director Dong, right now I just want to figure out who made the first move. Director Duan said it was you who first attacked Deputy Director Lin, and then Deputy Director Lin used a stun gun to knock you out. Was it really you who made the first move?"

  "No!" Dong Jiayun almost didn't think about it, but her brain immediately denied it.

  As soon as this was said, Duan Jiye's heart felt happy and he knew that he had already won this time. He thought to himself that Deputy Director Lin is indeed a high-ranking official! Everything has been calculated in advance, with such strong evidence as surveillance videos, no matter how hard Dong Jiayun struggles, she will not be able to clear her name even if she jumps into the Yellow River.

  "Director Duan, Director Dong said it wasn't her who made the first move, what do you have to say?" Qiao Yun asked, still with a cold tone.

  She had no good impression of Lin Zixian to begin with, and she was even more suspicious of his character. Since Dong Jiayun was so certain that she didn't do it, it was probably true. Although this woman was arrogant, she usually relied on her status and thought herself superior, but in a public place, taking the initiative to hit a man was something she couldn't bring herself to do. If she hadn't done it, then Duan Jiyuan and Lin Zixian were colluding... She now had doubts about Duan Jiyuan again.