After checking the date of the next court hearing, which was about a month away, Jiang Shuiyun calculated the time needed for her company to operate and had a clear idea of what to expect.
Now that I am Jiang Shuiyun here, I can't just stand by and watch the Jiang family suffer. If the Jiang family is really being framed and wronged, I will investigate thoroughly and find out the truth. As for how to investigate, I will use holographic technology. I will get back up from where I fell.
After resting enough, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the clock and saw that it was almost midnight. She turned off her computer and prepared to go out to find something to eat, as she hadn't even had breakfast yet.
As soon as Jiang Shuiyun went downstairs, she heard the sound of a car outside, along with some chattering. It turned out that Xi Rong and the others had already returned.
Time really flies. Jiang Shuiyun stretched and took out a piece of bread and a bottle of milk from the refrigerator to make do with, when a group of people rushed in.
"Captain, you and Gao Zhouzhou are friends? She's my goddess! Captain, could you help me get her autograph?"
As soon as Jiao Yang entered the door and saw Jiang Shuiyun, he threw down his suitcase and ran to Jiang Shuiyun like a sycophant.
"Jiaoyang, can't you be a little more sensible?" Poisonous Snake grabbed Jiaoyang by the collar from behind and explained to Jiang Shuiyun.
"Captain, Gao Zhouzhou and Fei Yan both sent messages to explain that they are friends with you and Sister Jinbai, so they were just chatting backstage. This news has caused a sensation online, with everyone calling it a dream collaboration."
Xi Rong couldn't bear to look at this group of people; they all kept bringing up the most sensitive topics.
"Alright, alright, everyone go back and wash up first. I'll order takeout. Jinbai, are there any dietary restrictions?"
Yi Jinbai, who had just walked in, shook his head. "No, Brother Xi, you can order whatever you like."
"Okay, Teacher Jiang, Jinbai's box is quite heavy."
Xi Rong looked at Jiang Shuiyun and was practically making his intentions clear.
Jiang Shuiyun put down the milk in her hand, rubbed her eyes, walked over, and took Yi Jinbai's suitcase. "I'll take it up for you."
"No need, you seem very tired."
Looking at Jiang Shuiyun's eyes, which were almost doubled in size, and her tired face, Yi Jinbai felt a pang of pity.
"I stayed up quite late last night organizing the materials, and I got up very early this morning to look at the materials all morning. My vision is a little double now, but it's nothing."
Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai pulled their suitcases together toward the elevator, to be honest.
Mentioning the documents inevitably brought up the accidental wedding incident. Jiang Shuiyun noticed Yi Jinbai tightening his grip on the suitcase. "No, I'm checking the Jiang family's case files. I think there seems to be something wrong with them."
"The Jiang family case?" Everyone else had already run back to their rooms. Yi Jinbai and Jiang Shuiyun stood in the elevator. "This has nothing to do with you."
Jiang Shuiyun shook her head. "Now that I'm here, it's related to me, and I have to take responsibility for it."
"bite!"
The elevator arrived, and Jiang Shuiyun pulled her suitcase out. Only after exiting the elevator did she belatedly realize that Yi Jinbai had let go of her hand and was still standing inside. "Jinbai? What are you standing there for?"
Yi Jinbai then came to his senses, stepped out of the elevator, and opened the door to his room first.
With her suitcase placed aside, Jiang Shuiyun closed the door. She took this opportunity to talk to Yi Jinbai about the accidental marriage. Whether they got married or not, Yi Jinbai was the same to her, and she would take full responsibility for him.
"you……"
"you……"
The two spoke at the same time, and Jiang Shuiyun paused for a moment before saying, "You go first."
Yi Jinbai sat opposite Jiang Shuiyun and lowered his head. "Is it because you feel responsible for the Jiang family that you're being so good to me?"
This question truly stumped Jiang Shuiyun. After thinking for a moment, she looked into Yi Jinbai's eyes and said, "At first, yes, but later I realized it wasn't that simple. As for the reason..."
Jiang Shuiyun paused for a moment. She couldn't say that she had a headache from being so angry about Yi Jinbai's experience while reading the book, so she wanted to treat her even better after arriving. Nor could she say that it was Yi Jinbai who helped her transition smoothly into this strange world. What if she said that and her head hurt like it did last time?
What's the reason?
Yi Jinbai raised his face and looked at Jiang Shuiyun, waiting for the second half of his sentence.
"It's mostly my own fault. I hope I can take care of you and make sure you're well taken care of."
Jiang Shuiyun looked intently at Yi Jinbai, and was quite surprised to see that Yi Jinbai had seemed a little down just now. Then, her face flushed slightly, and she avoided her gaze.
Did I say something wrong?
Jiang Shuiyun couldn't understand, so she could only bring up what she had just wanted to say, "As for the marriage?"
"Let's wait and see, and talk about it later, okay?"
Yi Jinbai spoke rather quickly, and his face was even redder than before.
Jiang Shuiyun shared the same idea. This matter wasn't actually that important to the two of them, because they had always been married in name only, without any real relationship, so the index wouldn't have much of an impact.
"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."
Having reached an agreement, Jiang Shuiyun stood up, preparing to go downstairs to continue eating her bread and milk. Just as she opened the door, she heard a commotion downstairs.
Looking down from the third floor, there was a person standing on the first floor, surrounded by the other members of the Miracle Team, who were chatting excitedly.
Perhaps the time it took for the door to open on the third floor to startle the people below, as they all looked up. Jiao Yang rushed to introduce them first, "Captain! This is Captain Shen Dao, he's here to congratulate us!"
As soon as Jiaoyang finished speaking, the house fell silent for a moment. Everyone belatedly realized that the meeting between the new and old captains was not a harmonious thing, but rather a little awkward.
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the person surrounded by the crowd. He looked much like the person in the photo. After hearing his name so many times, she was finally able to see him in person.
Jiang Shuiyun came down from the third floor, walked up to Shen Dao and extended her hand, "Hello, nice to meet you. I've heard them mention your name countless times before."
"Jiang Shuiyun, Miss Jiang, how dare you say such a thing?"
Since Jiang Shuiyun appeared, Shen Dao's expression had completely darkened. Instead of reaching out, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out those words.
"What?"
Jiang Shuiyun withdrew her hand and looked at the divine knife in confusion. What kind of strange thing is going on now?
Xi Rong happened to walk in from outside at that moment, and seeing the current atmosphere, he immediately felt a headache coming on. "Two captains? What a coincidence?"
“Brother Xi,” Shen Dao called out to Xi Rong, his gaze still fixed on Jiang Shuiyun, “Do you know who the person who bet on me to throw the match back then was? It was your Captain Jiang Bai.”
These words caused an uproar. Everyone looked at Jiang Shuiyun in disbelief. This matter had always been a thorn in their side, otherwise the whole team wouldn't have been so depressed for so long. Although they had cheered up and temporarily put the matter aside, it didn't mean that the matter was really over and that they didn't really care about it anymore.
Upon hearing this, Xi Rong was completely bewildered. "No way, Shen Dao, could you have made a mistake?"
“No,” Shen Dao denied categorically. “I absolutely cannot be wrong. It’s Jiang Shuiyun, the young lady of Jianghe Group. She offered five million to make us fix the match, saying that if I didn’t take the money, she would break my fingers and make sure I could never play games again.”
Even more shocking news silenced everyone. Viper shook his head. "Captain, you're not that kind of person."
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Jiang Shuiyun knew they were all waiting for an explanation, for a denial. They still believed in her deep down, but Jiang Shuiyun herself was truly unsure, because she didn't know whether the original owner had actually done such a thing.
"This could never have been done by Jiang Shuiyun."
Yi Jinbai's voice came down from upstairs. After Jiang Shuiyun came down, she followed her out and listened to the whole thing. Only when Jiang Shuiyun hesitated did she speak up and step forward.
"What gives you the right to say that? Who are you?"
Shen Dao looked at Yi Jinbai. Even though it was trending on social media, all the information about Yi Jinbai was just a picture of her back; no one had seen her face.
Yi Jinbai stood beside Jiang Shuiyun and said, “I am Jiang Shuiyun’s lover. I can testify for her that she would never do such a thing now, nor would she have done it before. Before the incident at □□, she had no interest in gaming teams at all, and she didn’t even have much interest in playing games.”
From the moment Yi Jinbai came down, Jiang Shuiyun's gaze remained fixed on him. This was the first time she had seen Yi Jinbai speak to someone with such a firm attitude, and it was all to protect himself.
A note from the author:
Two chapters combined into one long chapter! Good morning! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 00:17:46 and 05:45:54 on May 16, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: Pei Er (1);
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: Bai Zhinian (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 36
Yi Jinbai's testimony made the others more convinced. After all, they had known each other for so long and understood what kind of people the other was, so they were willing to believe Jiang Shuiyun.
Shen Dao stood in the middle of the crowd, watching his former teammates turn against him and speak up for Jiang Shuiyun. He frowned and said, "You've all been bewitched. You believe she wouldn't do such a thing, but do you really think I would deliberately frame her?"
Upon hearing Shen Dao's words, everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at Xi Rong beside her, "Brother Xi, wasn't there video evidence back then? You've seen the video, so you should know what really happened, right?"
Xi Rong scratched his head awkwardly, feeling somewhat embarrassed as all eyes turned to him. "I did see that video, but it was secretly filmed. It only captured Shen Dao entering a private room and taking away two million in cash. The audio was recorded through the door, so it was blurry. I could barely hear some talk about match-fixing, but I couldn't hear anything else."
Shen Dao stepped forward and approached Xi Rong, "Brother Xi, you don't believe me either?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I think there might be a misunderstanding. Are you sure you received that two million from Teacher Jiang? Have you met her?"
Xi Rong felt that this matter was truly tangled and complicated; it wasn't a matter of belief or disbelief at all, but rather a matter of what exactly happened in the first place.
Shen Dao hesitated for a moment, glanced at Jiang Shuiyun who was standing to the side, and shook his head. "I've only heard about it, I've never seen her in person, but if that person can casually take out two million, why would she need to impersonate her?"
“That’s true,” Jiang Shuiyun nodded in agreement, “but it’s not impossible. The Miracle Team is under the Shengguang Group, right? The Shengguang Group belongs to Shen Yunyi. Shen Yunyi and I used to dislike each other and had many conflicts. It’s normal for someone to want to target Shen Yunyi and then use my name.”
"this……"
Jiang Shuiyun's composure left everyone speechless for a moment.
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at Shen Dao's hand. "Do you remember who you were in contact with back then? Or what they looked like?"
“Many people say they are just doing things for others, and it’s always a different person.”
Shen Dao looked at Jiang Shuiyun with some wariness, not understanding what she meant.
Jiang Shuiyun didn't mind Shen Dao's vigilance and continued to ask, "Since the other party said they would pay five million, but you only took two million, how did they pay the remaining three million?"
"Yes...it was directly deposited into my account. The company has checked all the money. The company has arranged security personnel for me, and the money has been returned. Brother Xi knows all of this."
Shen Dao looked anxiously at Xi Rong, who quickly nodded, "Yes, that's right."
"The people in that company should know who the other party is."
Jiang Shuiyun looked at Shen Dao thoughtfully. There were loopholes in this man's words. If he had told Xi Rong and Shen Yunyi that he had paid them to throw the match, then Shen Yunyi and Xi Rong would never have let him join the team in the first place, right? If he didn't tell them, then whose account did the money go to?
Xi Rong looked at Shen Dao with suspicion, "The other party is an unknown figure. Shen Dao, you didn't tell the company that this matter was related to Teacher Jiang."
Shen Dao's gaze wavered slightly. "They threatened me back then, but after all, it was the Jianghe Group."
Xi Rong, perhaps sensing something, stepped between Shen Dao and Jiang Shuiyun to smooth things over, saying, "Perhaps some people are just using the name of Jianghe Group to act recklessly. If the person behind it was really Teacher Jiang, the company would have found out, and President Shen would have known about it, right?"
Jiang Shuiyun nodded, "Perhaps that's true."
Shen Dao seemed to want to say something, but in the end he said nothing. Perhaps he understood that no matter what he said, no one would believe him.
Just then, Jiang Shuiyun's phone rang. It was Shen Yunyi calling. The company's materials were almost ready yesterday, but there was more to it than that.
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at Yi Jinbai beside her, then hung up the phone. "Yunyi has something to do and wants us to come over. Shall we go?"