As for Li Rong, who had just died.
It was indeed Kong Yanzi who hired someone to poison her.
In prison, there was never a shortage of daring and fearless individuals, so finding someone to administer poison was quite easy.
As for why the poison was administered so late,
And why a swift and deadly poison was used.
It was mainly because Kong Yanzi worried that poisoning her earlier would alert the rest of the Li family. As for using a swift and deadly poison, it was naturally because she feared that the people in prison would discover it in time, provide timely treatment, and ultimately fail to kill Li Rong.
Furthermore, with everyone dead, what about the family fortune? Kong Yanzi hadn't even considered this. She never cared about family property; all she wanted was pure revenge.
Moreover, she herself had eaten poisoned food.
She was prepared for mutual destruction from the start.
What did the family fortune matter to her?
After reading these memories, Ding Yun didn't know how to describe Kong Yanzi. Her decisive and ruthless approach was wasted on not engaging in palace intrigue. If she had entered the palace for such a competition, even Zhen Huan would have been defeated.
After all, with her method of poisoning, everyone in the imperial palace except her own flesh and blood would have been wiped out.
Of course, Ding Yun was just venting her frustration.
Then she withdrew her mental power and left.
She had specifically come to understand the situation, and now that she understood, there was no need to stay any longer pretending to be a filial daughter.
...
In the following days, both those involved and those not involved in this incident were in a state of unrest.
The Kong family was extremely agitated. They had to deal with the media while also trying to minimize the impact of the incident, fearing that people would think all Kong family women were like this and guard against them as people with venomous hearts.
The hospital was in a frenzy. The surrounding media severely disrupted the hospital's normal operations. Even calling the security bureau to drive them away was useless because they would disguise themselves as patients or their family members. The hospital couldn't stop admitting patients. The security guards were at their wits' end.
The security bureau was equally busy and annoyed.
They were annoyed because the media constantly tried to dig up sensational news and used all sorts of methods to obtain information that should have been kept confidential, making them constantly on guard. They were busy mainly because the impact of the incident was severe, requiring thorough evidence collection and careful consideration of all aspects.
Hence, they were quite busy.
In addition, the collateral branches of the Li family, including distant aunts and great-aunts, all arrived with great excitement.
And they had already begun strategizing to contend for the family fortune.
To be precise, before touching a single penny of inheritance, a rift had already formed within the family.
Of course, in this situation, Ding Yun could not remain uninvolved. She was also extremely bothered by the media, so she simply hid at home and refused to go out, which finally brought her some peace. As for company matters, she worked from home, utilizing video conferences and other means, which wasn't difficult at all.
Moreover, the online world became even more chaotic.
Countless people participated in discussions and analyses.
Some people thought Kong Yanzi was too malicious, while others applauded her. Some were already helping to analyze how the Li family's assets would likely be divided, how much Ding Yun could inherit according to the law, and so on. It was clearly not their own business, yet everyone discussed it as if it were their own family's affair, with great enthusiasm and liveliness. Some even brought out civil law, criminal law, and inheritance law to debate.
However, regardless of anything else, the heat of a particular event was ultimately limited, and it would mostly die down after a few days.
Especially after the security bureau released its final announcement.
Declaring the case officially closed.
The survivors admitted to the hospital and the perpetrator had all died, and only then did the incident truly come to a close.
As for Ding Yun, after the case was closed.
She received the shareholders and lawyers of the Li Group.
Everyone was dead, but the distribution of inheritance had not yet begun. Especially without a will, inheritance distribution was a very troublesome matter. If all direct relatives were dead, it would be simpler, and the property would revert to the state. The key was that Ding Yun was still alive.
No matter how much she was unwilling to admit it, the results of the paternity test they had previously conducted were enough to prove that she was Li Rong and Kong Yanzi's biological daughter.
With the direct line of the Li family completely wiped out, she was the primary heir. Her parents were gone, her siblings were all dead, and there were no other descendants or relatives.
If the daughter wasn't the primary heir, who would be?
Distant relatives like nieces and nephews?
No matter how much those collateral relatives fussed and argued, they couldn't go against the law. If Ding Yun also died, then they might indeed get a share of the inheritance.
But Ding Yun was alive.
They had virtually no right to inherit the estate.
Unless a love child of Li Rong suddenly appeared, or a love child of Li Rong's father.
But that was highly unlikely.
However, in this case, how could those who had eagerly rushed over to inherit the estate be willing? Naturally, they began to cause trouble, spreading rumors and smearing her reputation, trying to kick Ding Yun out of the line of succession.
But the shareholders of the Li Group were having none of it.
That's why they specially brought lawyers to find Ding Yun, and directly promised to handle the inheritance matters for her. Their only request was that Ding Yun would take over the group as soon as possible to stabilize morale.
Since they had already promised to clear all obstacles for her and were practically delivering the Li family's inheritance into her hands, Ding Yun had no reason to refuse. Therefore, Ding Yun eventually had to reluctantly accept all of the Li family's assets.
As for the minor gossip and whispers.
Who cared?
However, after taking over the Li Group, Ding Yun undoubtedly became even busier. Because the previous companies were mostly managed by her personally, including personnel, overall operating model, rules and regulations.
Ding Yun was very familiar with them, so managing them was naturally easy.
But the Li Group was different. There were too many unfamiliar aspects, morale was scattered, there were many corrupt elements, and there were also some relatives of the Li family, from who knows where, working there. In short, with just a casual investigation.
Ding Yun began to regret taking over this mess.