"I know everything, you don't need to cover for Susu. I have something serious to ask you."
"Oh." Gui Nan awkwardly put away his phone. "President Qin, please ask."
Tianyi asked what he wanted to know and listened to Gui Nan explain the situation with Zhan Jiayi, as well as some suspicious points they were investigating.
After listening, Tianyi said, "I think there's another possibility. It seems Zhao Jianhua had already betrayed Xie Zhendong and was working for Huangfu Group. Huangfu Group later bribed Bai Chengyi. Before Zhao Jianhua was injured, he met with Bai Chengyi and gave him Zhan Jiayi's bank card. They planned to implicate Zhan Jiayi long ago, but Zhao Jianhua got injured. Bai Chengyi thought the plan was ruined, but after he was arrested, people from Huangfu Group instructed him to drag Zhan Jiayi into it."
"Yes, if you put it that way, then all the things we couldn't understand become clear." Gui Nan had found the key point.
"I'm just guessing, you can investigate along these lines."
"Okay." Gui Nan asked, thinking of something, "President Qin, you, you don't object to me being Zhan Jiayi's lawyer?"
"Why would I object?" Tianyi retorted.
He couldn't answer immediately and said, "But if you don't object, then Sister Gu, she... never mind."
"There is one thing. Don't tell anyone that Susu asked you to take this case. Find another reason to take it, understand?"
Although it sounded a bit convoluted, he understood Tianyi's meaning and said, "Okay, I understand."
...
The next evening, Ai Yifeng brought Xi Xianya to Susu's house as a guest.
In front of them, Tianyi no longer ignored Susu but enthusiastically entertained them with her.
While they were having dinner, Susu found Xi Xianya more agreeable than before.
As they chatted, Xi Xianya had clearly matured. She no longer spoke whatever came to mind, and her gaze always followed Ai Yifeng.
Susu also kept asking about her health, reminding her to rest more and not to neglect her prenatal check-ups.
As for Ai Yifeng, Susu felt he had become much more cheerful and talkative than before.
Love truly could change a person.
They didn't mention Xi Xianya's upcoming trial, fearing it would affect Ai Yifeng and Xi Xianya's mood.
But everyone was secretly worried about it.
When it was late, they saw Ai Yifeng and Xi Xianya off.
When Susu returned to the house with Tianyi, she couldn't help but say, "If Zhao Jianhua recovers, will Xianya's sentence be lighter?"
"I'm afraid he won't recover," Tianyi said calmly. "He has been transferred out of the intensive care unit, but he hasn't regained consciousness yet."
As he spoke, he was about to go to his study. Susu caught up and stopped him, asking, "How do you know?"
Tianyi pretended not to hear and continued up the stairs.
Susu simply grabbed him and asked, "Are you still angry? What do I need to do for you to stop being angry?"
"I don't have time to be angry," Tianyi said, shaking her off. "I have things to do."
He then went into the study without looking back.
Susu looked at his retreating back and pouted, muttering to herself, "I didn't do anything wrong. Fine, ignore me then."
She returned to her room and tossed and turned on the bed, thinking that they had already visited the Xie family, and that couldn't be changed.
As for asking Gui Nan to be Zhan Jiayi's lawyer, that matter was being investigated and couldn't be changed to another lawyer.
It was no use for Tianyi to be angry. After thinking about it, she didn't feel she had done anything wrong, it was just that their values differed when facing problems.
In his study, Tianyi looked at the information An Jing and Gui Nan had found. The reason he knew about Zhao Jianhua's condition in the hospital was because they had been investigating these matters recently.
He didn't know until he started investigating that Bai Chengyi and Zhao Jianhua had a lot of illicit dealings long ago.
They didn't meet because Huangfu Group bribed them.
Even before Huangfu Group bribed them, the two of them had been partners in illegal businesses.
After Zhao Jianhua transported contraband from abroad to Lancheng, Bai Chengyi was responsible for selling it.
Besides the Bai family's company, Bai Chengyi also owned a second-hand luxury goods store. While it was said to sell second-hand designer bags and watches, it was actually engaged in illegal businesses.
If Xi Xianya's father's freight company hadn't encountered problems that time, Bai Chengyi would have been the recipient of that shipment.
He had already paid Zhao Jianhua half the payment. After the truck was seized, all his invested money was lost.
And the place where Xi Xianya's father jumped to his death was the rooftop of the building where Bai Chengyi's second-hand luxury goods store was located.
This made Tianyi suspect that Bai Chengyi might be involved in Xi Xianya's father's death.
If Bai Chengyi was only involved in commercial crimes, he would be sentenced to a few years at most. But if he was suspected of murder, the charge would be much more serious, potentially leading to a death sentence.
He felt he had found something to control Bai Shouren with and suddenly had an idea.
...
Bai Shouren didn't expect to be invited to Qin Tianyi's office again, and it was Qin Tianyi's secretary who invited him.
It seemed Qin Tianyi was still afraid that he would release the materials he possessed.
As soon as Tianyi saw him enter the office, he greeted him with a smile and asked his secretary to pour him some tea.
Bai Shouren took a sip of tea, looking somewhat smug, and said calmly, "President Qin, you seem to be a smart person. If I sell your cousin's collection, it might have a significant impact on you and your group."
Tianyi smiled and said, "Actually, if you simply sell Bai Shouzheng's belongings, it has nothing to do with me. However, I hope that nothing related to my mother is involved in what you plan to sell. Please hand over everything related to my mother."
"No problem," Bai Shouren stared at him and asked, "But what benefits do you plan to give me, President Qin?"
"You can name a price and sell them all to me. As long as the price isn't outrageously high, I can accept it," Tianyi said calmly, giving him one last chance.
Bai Shouren said with a laugh, "I don't want your money. As long as you can get my son acquitted, I'll give you all of my cousin's collection."
Tianyi said helplessly, "Then we can't negotiate. Because I discovered something. Not only can your son not be acquitted, but he might even be sentenced to death."
Bai Shouren disbelievingly said, "Don't try to fool me. My son only committed some economic crimes; he wouldn't be sentenced to death."
"Is that so? You still don't understand your son well enough." Tianyi dimmed the lights in the office and turned on the projection screen on the wall.
At this moment, a surveillance video from a rooftop appeared on the screen. It showed Bai Chengyi and another man standing in front of Xi Xianya's father.
They gradually cornered Xi Xianya's father towards the edge of the rooftop, arguing about something.
Suddenly, Bai Chengyi lost control of his emotions and pushed Xi Xianya's father off the rooftop.
The other man beside them, startled, quickly ran away. Bai Chengyi came to his senses and also fled.