Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 265 Please Raise Your Hand_1

Chapter 265: Chapter 265 Please Raise Your Hand_1

Team Leader De was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly looked over the meeting summary and regulations.

Had he yet to announce the start of the meeting, and Song Yunuan had already stood up to speak?

Over there, Song Yunuan was all smiles as she said, "Don’t bother making excuses, we encountered a crazed carriage on our way here, that thing was running so fast it was nearly flying. If it weren’t for Commander-in-charge Gu and Brigade Leader Chu’s quick reactions, and if the security personnel had not timely dealt with the mad horse, we wouldn’t be in this conference room, but in a hospital. So, this is your doing!"

Chu Zizhou blinked, Commander-in-charge Gu and Brigade Leader Chu?

Well, actually, there’s nothing wrong with that.

Inside, Shangguan Yunqi cursed, wondering why they weren’t all killed in the accident, but her voice was cold as she said, "Song Yunuan, don’t think that because you’re young and have protectors, you can act lawlessly and talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"

Song Yunuan replied, "I’m using the process of elimination." Then she looked around the conference room, asking everyone with a smile, "All the grandpas, grandmas, uncles and aunts present, please raise your hands if you hope my uncle could come to the conference room."

Old Mr. Gong was the first to raise his hand, then lifted his other hand as well, as if surrendering, and explained to the others, "This hand represents Old Liu."

De Ming finally understood Xia Bowen’s feelings. He had always wondered why Xia Bowen, that old fox, took Song Yunuan so seriously.

Today, he finally saw the whole picture.

It was supposed to be him chairing the meeting, but he found himself with no role to play.

He felt like just a decoration.

Yet he promptly raised his hand as well.

A joke, raise it a little slower and get resented for it, then it would not be worth the loss.

Qin Wang, Tang Shougui, and Sun Jingjing all came too.

As soon as the words were spoken, they quickly raised their hands; they couldn’t risk being remembered by the little devil for the wrong reasons.

Xia Bowen raised his hand openly and directly.

And even glared at his own children.

Xia Zhi thought, if they didn’t raise their hands, it would mean they were not welcoming them, and then the crazy carriage and the shot dead horse, as well as the tampering, wouldn’t that implicate them?

In an instant, Xia Zhi got the point and thus raised his hand.

Xia Liying did the same.

She didn’t want them to come, but she hadn’t made any other moves.

So, under the gaze of everyone, only Shangguan Yunqi hadn’t raised her hand.

It appeared quite out of the ordinary, especially since she was sitting at the east end of the long table, where there were already few seated.

Shangguan Yunqi’s presence in Nanshan County Town was also a result of a discussion with Qian Fen.

Qian Fen was her good sister and had come this time too.

Not to enjoy the spectacle, but to help her get through this.

Moreover, in the task force this time, there was another person named Wei Qingmei, who was currently sitting not far from her.

Last night, Wei Qingmei had gone out, only to return soon after with a sullen face.

Old Master Ji was her mentor, and apparently, he didn’t acknowledge her.

Then Wei Qingmei pulled her aside to explain the situation, even mentioning she would support her when the time came.

But now, the two of them had also raised their hands.

After that, Qian Fen kept making meaningful eye contact with her.

At fifty-eight years old, Qian Fen had retired at fifty-five due to her lower rank.

In recent years, she frequently interacted with the Shangguans because she was thinking about developing in Xiangjiang or Nan City.

Now is not like the past few years.

As a result, Xiangjiang has become a place many people yearn for.

Naturally, Qian Fen and Shangguan had gone over the possible conversations and events that could occur today. Admitting fault was out of the question, but the facts were undeniable, so there was no room for argument. However, she could spin the story, such as claiming it was all for Xia Xindong’s future and that her intentions were good.

Of course, she had her own ulterior motives, not wanting Xia Xindong to steal the limelight, but she did find him a very good opportunity. Everyone must acknowledge that Xiangjiang was a much better place, whether it was back then or now. Her original intention was good, and she had reminded her older brother to take good care of Xia Xindong. As for what happened later, she couldn’t help it; it was beyond her control.

She was determined to stick to her story, claiming she was young and hadn’t thought things through, only wanting Xia Xindong to have a bright future. As for the events that unfolded later, many were beyond her control. After saying all this, adding a perfunctory apology wouldn’t matter.

After all, there’s a limit to how much one can punish someone—"you can’t execute them for crossing the line just a bit." What more could they do to her?

If the accusations continued, she would simply feign collapsing. After all, the other party was young, and she was older; people tend to sympathize with the weak and the elderly.

In the end, it would all be buried and forgotten.

Of course, if Old Qi and the others took care of the matter, it would save her the trouble of having to argue.

But who would have thought that Song Yunuan would not play by the rules, speaking out even before Team Leader De could make his opening remarks, and her cutting remarks were enough to make one want to strangle her.

Xia Xindong maintained a calm expression, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. Well, since Little Nuan had already stepped forward, he had much more to consider.

Actually, he and his older sister had never intended for Little Nuan to speak.

But now that she had spoken and even initiated a show of hands to vote, what could he say?

The few of them sat in a row, without raising their hands, but that was because they were the parties involved.

Little Asheng and Ji Yingying sat side by side in the row behind them.

Both raised their little hands.

Shangguan Yunqi felt like she was being roasted on a fire.

If she had been the first to raise her hand, it might have been fine, but she hadn’t.

Was it too late to raise her hand now?

It seemed to be.

Her face turned an iron shade of blue as she glared at Song Yunuan.

Song Yunuan’s voice was clear, "You see, Granny Shangguan indeed didn’t raise her hand. She doesn’t want us here, so, by deduction, the person who used a fruit knife to stab the big black horse was sent by her!"

Shangguan Yunqi roared, "Slanderer! Where’s the evidence? Show me the evidence."

Song Yunuan didn’t even blink, "You want evidence? Well, there isn’t any, just like how you sold my uncle to Xiangjiang and had your older brother lock him in the basement for thirty years. In your confession statement for your self-report, you would definitely skirt around the important parts, saying things like you did it all for my uncle’s own good, such nonsense. After thirty years, where do you expect us to find evidence? Not to mention, you also sold my uncle for ten gold bars."

Shangguan Yunqi’s complexion drastically changed as she blurted out, "Nonsense."

Song Yunuan, "The one talking nonsense is you, your nonsense smells worse than a foul fart, with not a hint of humanity. You deliberately gave the ten gold bars you got for selling my uncle to Old Master Xia, claiming it was your dowry. At that time, the country was going through tough times; you wanted to contribute what you could, and with Old Master Xia being naive, he believed your lies and donated it in your name, along with her jewelry and an antique. Actually, well..."

At this point, Song Yunuan deliberately paused.

The large conference room fell completely silent, with everyone’s eyes on Song Yunuan, including Shangguan Yunqi. The expression on her face was no longer one of anger or resentment, but of horror and disbelief.

Everyone had always said that she had tricked Xia Xindong away, stuffing him into a sealed cargo truck, but no one mentioned that she’d received ten gold bars for selling Xia Xindong.

She claimed Xia Xindong was a genius, Shangguan Heng said he’d give her ten gold bars if she brought Xia Xindong to him.

But from the beginning to the end, Song Yunuan had never brought this up.

A guilty conscience plagues the thief, and despite Shangguan Yunqi’s shrewdness and calculations, her mind was in chaos during this sudden attack.

For a moment, she even forgot to retort.