Chapter 273: Chapter 271: Death Sentence with a Reprieve Indefinitely
After leaving, Si Junyan ordered his people, "Find out what Si Weixun is relying on. What’s a washed-up uncle worth anyway? He thinks he can compete with me? If Si Yuhuan could still play the game—TSK!"
Holding ten billion, after repaying the embezzled two billion, he still has eight billion left. With money in hand, and those other things, no one can control him now, not even that person. However, those things are a hot potato. He needs to find an opportunity to get rid of them and continue making money from money. That’s the way to pave a future for himself.
The assistant nodded. "Second Young Master, Miss Jiang has sent out several messages from the detention center, saying she wants to see you."
"No!"
Anger smoldered in the pit of his stomach.
"But Miss Jiang says she has important things to tell you. She hopes you’ll see her one last time for old times’ sake. After tomorrow, she won’t have the chance to see you again."
Si Junyan felt a pang in his heart.
"She’s going to court tomorrow?"
"Yes! The trial is tomorrow, and she’s likely to be sentenced to life imprisonment."
「Prison.」
Si Junyan sat in the visitation room.
Jiang Qimeng appeared, handcuffed and shackled.
The moment she saw Si Junyan, she immediately tidied her hair, turning her head with concern for her appearance and touching her face to ensure she wasn’t too disheveled before she slowly turned around. "Junyan! You finally came."
"Just speak whatever you have to say," Si Junyan said coldly, feigning indifference.
He never expected that the once radiant and captivating Sister Meng would become what she was today.
Seeing a flicker of distress in his eyes, Jiang Qimeng immediately began to sob. "Am I ugly? Did I frighten you?"
"I’m sorry. I have been repenting since I came in here."
"All the things before, I was the one who wronged you. It wasn’t that I didn’t care for you; it was just my selfish thought that even if something went wrong, with your abilities and connections, nothing serious would happen. It’s me..."
She cried bitterly. "Without you and Si Yuhuan, I’m nothing. Just a small-time streamer who has now been banned. I’m a waste."
Jiang Qimeng belittled herself to the point of heartache.
Si Junyan’s expression softened. "Alright, don’t talk like that."
Hearing this, Jiang Qimeng knew he had softened.
She immediately became more humble and cautious, looking frail and pitiable. "I deeply regret this matter and promise never to make the same mistake again."
Suddenly, she laughed coldly. "Even if I wanted to, I probably won’t have the chance. When I go to court tomorrow, I’ll likely be sentenced to death. People like me deserve it."
Si Junyan frowned. "Don’t worry, I will get you the best lawyer."
"With Jian Xi there, I’m doomed!"
Si Junyan stood up. "There’s nothing that can stop what I want to do."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Jiang Qimeng smiled, and as she did, tears flowed down her cheeks.
"Heaven hasn’t forsaken me yet!"
As long as she wasn’t executed immediately, she had a chance to turn things around!
Jian Xi looked at the informant, raising an eyebrow. "Si Junyan went to see Jiang Qimeng?"
"Yes! Your brother told us to keep a close watch and to report back immediately. We saw it clearly; it was definitely Si Junyan."
"Fine."
Jian Xi transferred a sum of money to his account and let him go.
She suddenly felt a bit unsettled.
Jiang Qimeng plotted a murder, an attempted murder that disfigured someone and had them take her place in jail, evading legal responsibility. Every act was malignant, and by all logic, tomorrow’s sentence should be death. Could there really be any loophole?
Wan Yu called.
"Haven’t slept yet?"
It was as if Wan Yu could read her mind. Such deep understanding from her best friend moved Jian Xi profoundly; it was more than just simple gratitude.
"HMM."
"Don’t worry, Jiang Qimeng is bound to die!"
"You should rest early and head to the courthouse first thing tomorrow! Just thinking about it now makes me feel exhilarated! That heartless, scheming woman is finally going to die."
Wan Yu’s words soothed Jian Xi’s restless emotions.
She was right; Jiang Qimeng would certainly not escape legal punishment.
Feeling slightly unwell in her stomach, Jian Xi didn’t bother to review the information she had obtained from the courthouse again. After hanging up the phone with Wan Yu, she went to bed to rest.
The next morning, Wan Yu, full of vitality, drove to pick up Jian Xi.
"WHOA! You’re all glitz and glamor; one might think you’re going to a dinner party."
Wan Yu was naturally a stunning beauty of the pure and elegant type. Her seductive looks, combined with exquisite makeup and hairstyle, meant she could outshine ninety-nine percent of other beauties. Standing there, she seemed to carry her own halo, breathtakingly beautiful.
"Shouldn’t one dress up for a good show? Go back and put on something more formal, just to infuriate that woman!"
Jian Xi pursed her lips.
When it came to psychological warfare, Wan Yu was the master. Jiang Qimeng was in dire straits on the inside, while they were all glamor on the outside. To Jiang Qimeng’s pride, this state was more agonizing than death itself.
"Okay! I’ll change into something else!"
In no time, Jian Xi came back down.
Even though she was in sportswear, it somehow made her look youthful and vivacious. An air of nobility surrounded her, built from wealth since childhood; it was an aura ordinary people could not compare to. She was beautifully ethereal, a different kind of beauty to Wan Yu, yet they complemented each other, each with their own charm.
"Our Xixi is beautiful. No matter what you wear, it just looks good on you."
「In the courtroom.」
The judge laid out the various crimes Jiang Qimeng had committed over the years.
From instigating cyberbullying to attempted murder, each and every act was vile and contemptible.
Especially her use of her good friend Xiang Yao as a scapegoat was the most despicable!
After hearing the charges, the jury began whispering amongst themselves.
"This woman is shameless, to be so manipulative. How could she sell out her friend? Does she have no conscience?"
"Can a person with conscience and kindness commit murder? I think even the death penalty is too light of a sentence!"
"She’s committed so many crimes; she must be sentenced to death."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Jiang Qimeng’s lawyer stood up.
"DAMN!" Jian Xi’s face turned pale as she caught sight of the lawyer.
"What’s wrong?" Wan Yu noticed her reaction and knew something must have gone wrong.
Jian Xi pointed at the lawyer. "Zhang Yang. In his professional career, he has only lost a single case. He wins by sophistry and is known as the most unprincipled pest in the legal world."
"So capable, yet so ruthless," Wan Yu mused. "Jiang Qimeng is supposedly out of money. How can she afford such an expensive lawyer?"
It was just as Jian Xi had anticipated.
He managed to win a life sentence with a suspended death penalty for Jiang Qimeng through his sophistry.
The case concluded.
Everyone left.
Wan Yu sneered. "So what if that lawyer is brilliant? She’s still trapped in prison for life, isn’t she? Does she think she can sprout wings and escape to use various men for revenge later?"
"A chicken stuck in a cage could never turn into a phoenix. Let’s go."
She happily pulled Jian Xi to leave.
Jian Xi looked back.
Jiang Qimeng met her gaze.