“No, nothing much happened.”
Yin Chen looked at the trending topic online, a little surprised, though more so with a sense of sighing. After all, he and Lawyer Gao were just catalysts in this situation. Beyond exposing the conflicts within the Dongfang family, they hadn’t actually done much.
Even the young master in question wasn’t originally their pawn.
What surprised Yin Chen was that this young master turned out to be coerced. Such a coincidence…
He thought about it for a moment, then gave up. Whether it was chance or a deliberate setup, the Dongfang family today was basically finished.
The public opinion online spread rapidly. Words like “wealthy,” “threats,” and “assassination” easily triggered outrage. And when combined into sentences, even at midnight, countless netizens exploded in anger, tagging police accounts and demanding an official report. People began piecing together clues, trying to identify the most loathsome wealthy person involved.
Dongfang Lie, who rarely used Weibo, learned of the trending topic from his little lover. Late at night, he was at a secretly purchased apartment, calming his pregnant lover. Just as he lay down, he heard her gasp while scrolling her phone.
“Wow, how could someone threaten another’s mother to make him harm his own nephew? This is terrifying!”
In an instant, Dongfang Lie’s eyes widened, his heart racing. He snatched the phone.
“Hey, what are you doing? Don’t scare me like that!”
“Shut up!” he snapped, scrolling through Weibo. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. That scoundrel dared to lie to him?
He took a deep breath and hurriedly changed clothes.
“What are you doing at this hour?” his little lover asked.
He smashed her phone.
“From now on, no phones at night. Go to sleep. I’ll buy you the latest one tomorrow.”
Then he rushed out, immediately making phone calls.
“Send people to secure that boy’s mother,” he barked. “Also, check the police station to see if you can bring them all out. Do not let them speak easily. Getting them back safely is the priority. Where’s Dongfang Feng? Arrange to release the news about his mother being cheated!”
On the other end, people were shocked.
“Yes! Right away, sir!”
A call reached Yin Chen.
“They’ve started moving,” Lawyer Gao reported respectfully. “You were right—he really intends to target the boy’s mother.”
Although he had suspected it, reaching this moment made it starkly real. In law, there are moments when one must face human cruelty.
“No problem. I’m prepared,” Yin Chen replied, lazily leaning on Zong Cheng, the surrounding gazes burning hotter. Zong Cheng’s back was straight, sweat forming on his flushed face, but he couldn’t bring himself to push Yin Chen away. He even refrained from speaking, letting him stay close.
In a hospital in the city, two burly men rushed to the sixth floor, straight toward a particular bed.
Inside, a tall figure hunched over, speaking with an elderly woman.
“My famous sauce is very strong!” she laughed, missing teeth here and there.
The tall figure straightened his back, his muscular frame imposing.
“That’s right! My boy is smart!”
The elderly woman laughed heartily.
The two burly men exchanged a glance and stepped in. The woman noticed them, startled.
“Who are you? I’m the only one in this ward. Are you in the wrong place?”
“Wang A-lian, right?” one man said.
The woman nodded, and the tall figure stood, his presence like a mountain, making the men flinch.
“You’re rude. This is Wang Laotai’s son.”
Blonde hair, blue eyes. One man tried to push him aside.
“Don’t block us. We’re here for Wang A-lian. Our boss needs her.”
The other reached for the woman. She tried to press the call bell, but he grabbed her hand.
“You’d better cooperate, or suffer…”
A fist suddenly struck the man’s face, breaking his words. He fell, letting go. Wang Laotai quickly hit the call button.
The other man rushed toward her, but the foreign young man intervened.
This led to another trending topic: “Two bodyguards tried to abduct an elderly woman in a hospital but were stopped by a helpful foreigner.”
Netizens were stunned.
Police were overwhelmed by the escalation. Even after midnight, the matter kept growing. Officers had to work overtime, calming the public online.
Eventually, two police officers visited Wang A-lian, taking the foreigner’s statement. Brian cooperated fully, explaining he had come to see a child he knew, entering the wrong ward by mistake.
The police were amazed.
One of the suspects claimed he was Dongfang Group’s future heir, Dongfang Feng, planning to harm his cousin to seize inheritance. The other claimed the boy was not the uncle’s real child, intending to harm the heir together with the young master.
Yet the young master insisted he had been sent by the uncle to intervene.
The three statements contradicted each other completely. The police were dumbfounded.
Dongfang Wan, after hearing the police’s account, jumped up.
“I want to change my statement! Dongfang Feng wouldn’t dare harm me—it’s my uncle! He arranged it! He wants us to fight each other because he has a woman pregnant with his child!”
Everyone gasped. The information overload was real.
By 2 a.m., the trending topic still hadn’t been removed. The public remained fixated, and Dongfang Lie’s attempts to suppress it only enraged more netizens.