Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 698 - Chapter 698 Chapter 698 Slapping Everyones Faces in Madness

Chapter 698: Chapter 698: Slapping Everyone’s Faces in Madness Chapter 698: Chapter 698: Slapping Everyone’s Faces in Madness “A person who disregards human relationships and can beat his own father, would he sincerely seek justice for him?”

Lu Xian’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

The bullet comments in the live stream went crazy.

The netizens were caught off guard by this twist.

Some netizens who had supported the man were slapped in the face, now not daring to make a peep.

Lu Xian was right–how could someone who dared to hit his own father really want to seek justice for him? He probably had other motives, right?

After regaining their composure, the reporters hurriedly pointed their cameras at the man.

“Is the person in the video really you?”

“Are you really trying to seek justice for your father, and not just seizing an opportunity to blackmail?”

“I…” The man was pressured by the reporters and retreated in panic, his lips trembling as he tried to explain, “This, this was during a fight I had with my dad, I lost control of my emotions; it doesn’t prove anything.”

The man was smart enough to know he couldn’t let Lu Xian continue speaking. He stiffened his neck and said, “Weren’t you supposed to apologize to everyone? Why are you investigating me instead. What’s the matter, is the safety helmet issue fake? Are you trying to divert everyone’s attention?”

The man’s words made many people snap back to reality.

The online audience in the live stream also felt that his words made sense.

From the beginning, clinging to the deceased’s family member, they really were trying to shift the focus.

Lu Xian spoke unhurriedly, “We will naturally give everyone an explanation regarding this affair, but before that, let’s talk about you first.”

He gave a signal with his eyes, and, understanding his intention, the secretary played another video.

The big screen lit up again.

This time the scene switched to a hospital.

The first voice heard was Jingzhi’s.

“What exactly do you want to say?”

Then everyone heard the man’s arrogantly boisterous voice, “… The Lu Group is so rich, a few hundred or even a thousand million in compensation should be nothing to you. I’m not greedy, just, just five million will do.”

By this point in the video, the man’s complexion was beyond pale, it was outright ghastly.

“… No compensation is fine; I’ll just go expose it to the news media, and I won’t bury my dad…”

“Out of humanitarian concern, I can decide on behalf of the Group to compensate you with one and a half million.”

Not to mention the reporters on site who were shocked by the unemotional face of the man in the video, the barrage in the live stream was a continuous series of “What the hell?”

[This is just beyond belief, using the death of his own father to threaten for money right after he passed away! What kind of person is this!]

[My three views are shattered, this kind of person might as well be humanely eradicated.]

[Damn! I was defending him and in the end, the fool is myself.]

[This constitutes a crime, they could call the police, right?]

Someone pointed out: [For accidents like this at construction sites, the compensation would typically top off at eight to nine hundred thousand. The Lu family offering one and a half million is really generous.]

By this point, even the dullest person realized they had been used as a weapon against the Lu family.

This guy was just after money, causing a big stir to exploit their sympathy and force the Lu family to give a large sum of money.

It’s even possible that the safety helmet issue was a lie, and the Lu Group might have really been framed.

Old Master Qin, who was following the news conference, was biting his teeth so hard he almost wished he could pass out on the spot.

This was nothing like what he had envisioned. There were no apologies, no admissions of guilt, and it had turned into a whitewashing event for the Lu family!

This move by the Lu family caught him completely off guard, and it was already too late to try and control the narrative.

He could only watch as the events continued to unfold, powerless to do anything.

…

In the hospital room, had it not been for the old lady glaring at him, the old master would have exploded off the sickbed in anger.

“To think that this thing would be such garbage.”

It was this piece of garbage that had the Lu family undergo a trial by media torment.

Qiao Yun had seen these videos before, and displeasure flickered across her face.

Although the initiator was not this man,

it was because of this man that the Lu Family had been so deeply misunderstood by everyone.

Lu Shiran suddenly thought of something, his expression turning a bit odd.

Where did his dad get this evidence?

If they had found it earlier, they would have definitely released it already, not wait until now.

Lu Shiran spun his head around, looking at Qiao Yun and asking, “Sister, do you think someone helped us out?”

“Mhm.” Qiao Yun did not deny it, winking at Lu Shiran, full of anticipation.

Lu Shiran wasn’t aware of Qiao Yun’s gaze at all.

He was deep in thought, his head bowed.

Could it be, was it Old Master Qin who lent a hand?

After all, just yesterday, he had said he had a way to help Lu Group through this crisis, and today the situation took a major turn for the better–it was hard not to let Lu Shiran think more about it.

Seeing that Lu Shiran hadn’t guessed it was her, Qiao Yun turned her gaze back to the television screen, continuing to watch intently.

…

At the scene of the press conference,

after the man was exposed, his arms and legs went soft, his body stiff. As arrogant as he was before, now he was equally wretched.

He never expected that they would have a video in their hands.

Watching the journalists’ flashing cameras trained on him, the man’s face only showed panic and fear.

And yet, Lu Xian kept pressing, “Do you have anything else to say now?”

“I…”

Lu Xian didn’t give him the chance to speak, watching him coldly, “The reason you dared to do this to your father, is it because you knew you were not his biological son, right?”

The man’s pupils shrank, his face a picture of shock.

The journalists present were even more surprised.

“You’re lazy and unmotivated, not striving for progress, thinking only of making money through crooked ways every day,” Lu Xian said with a scoff, “You shouldn’t have turned your attention to Lu Group! We Lu’s don’t want to stir up trouble, but we’re certainly not afraid of it!”

[Ah ah ah, I declare I’m a fan of President Lu for ten minutes!]

[Are all the old men of the Lu Family this tough?]

[What to do, I’m smitten by an uncle.]

Lu Xian said, “You should pay the price for your actions!”

“Wh-what, what do you want to do?” the man quietly inched backward, planning to take the chance to run away.

Clearly, he had no chance to escape anymore.

Soon after Lu Xian finished his sentence, the police arrived, intending to take the man away on charges of extortion.

Seeing that the situation was against him, the man turned to run.

Suddenly, the scene erupted into chaos.

However, before the man could make his escape, the police officers who had been poised for action pushed the man to the ground.

“I’m innocent! I didn’t extort anyone!” the man struggled to protest.

The people in the live broadcast room were shocked by the sudden development.

[If he wasn’t feeling guilty, why would he run?]

[Pah! Trash.]

[Wasting my emotions!]

The camera broadcasted the man’s panic and discomfiture clearly to all the viewers present.

Everyone expressed disdain for the man’s actions.

The man’s mother emerged from nowhere, trying to throw herself in front of the man but was blocked by the police.

The woman started crying out, “It’s not our fault, someone gave us the idea.”

“What did you say!”

Three members of the Lu Family stood up in unison, their piercing gazes fixed on the woman.

The woman, startled by their stares, stammered, “That person told us there was an issue with the safety helmets on the construction site and suggested we use it to our advantage. If we could make the incident public, a lot of people would side with us and we could then demand more compensation from you.”

The woman exclaimed, “We were deceived! You ought to arrest the person who came up with the idea.”

“Who is it?” Jingzhi’s eyes were grim.

“I don’t know,” the woman replied, terrified by Jingzhi’s gaze, “I truly don’t know. He only contacted us by phone, and now that number is disconnected, we can’t find him either!”

The woman regretted it deeply in her heart.

She should never have listened to that person out of greed; now she was reaping what she’d sown.

The whole place was in an uproar, had they not been worried about being thrown out, they probably would have pushed forward to interview right away.

Netizens were even more astonished.

Lu Rui and Lu Xian exchanged a glance, seeing the rage in each other’s eyes.

The person behind the scenes was insidious.

Not only had they bribed employees of the Lu Group and colluded with shareholders, but now even the victims’ families had been manipulated.

This person was truly frightening.

They had to catch this individual, or else who knew what else they could do to harm the Lu Group.

Lu Xian glanced at his secretary.

The secretary, understanding the cue, said to the reporters, “This concludes today’s press conference.”

Seeing that people were leaving, the reporters clamored with questions.

“President Lu, there are many things you haven’t explained.”

“Yeah, aren’t you going to tell us about the construction site incident?”

The secretary blocked them, expressionless, “Regarding these matters, we will naturally announce the results after the investigation is clear.”

But in fact, there was no need to announce the results of the investigation, as netizens had already started to believe that someone was targeting the Lu Group due to the woman’s unexpected confession, and the recent series of events were merely the other party’s methods of commercial competition.

Harming an innocent life was utterly inexcusable, and such a person deserved to be torn to shreds.

…

The press conference was over.

Old Master Qin was furious, “Worthless! A bunch of ignorant fools.”

If only the woman hadn’t spilled everything in her anxiety.

There was still space for him to control the situation regarding the Lu Family.

Now that everyone knew they were manipulated, there was nothing he could do, or it would only backfire.

Old Master Qin fumed, “If it weren’t for Pei Yao messing up my plan, the Lu Family would have been mine by now!”

The Lu Family was already aware that someone was targeting them, and they would definitely investigate.

Old Master Qin thought for a moment and instructed Xiaozhang, “Keep an eye on the movements of the Lu Family members.”

“Yes,” Xiaozhang hesitated for a moment, looking at Old Master Qin’s complexion, then said, “Master, there’s a bit of news from the front.”

“What bad news now?” Old Master Qin’s face was abysmal.

“Regarding the incident where the young master nearly got injected with drugs, our people have found a clue.”

Old Master Qin instantly perked up, “Speak quickly.”

Although the facts were in front of him, it was Qin Xuan who planned to inject Lu Shiran with drugs.

Still, Old Master Qin felt that something was off and had ordered an investigation into everyone in the Qin Family, fearing any oversights.

…

Compared to the fury of old Mr. Qin,

the Lu Family patriarch was still in shock, murmuring to himself, “Is that it? Is it over?”

“What else do you want?” the old lady was clear in her heart, “After this press conference, let’s see who dares to say our Lu Family has a black heart.”

The old patriarch felt refreshed, “Very good, that’s my son for you, handled it really well. To tell you the truth, I’ve always felt the eldest couldn’t measure up to the second, but now, it turns out the eldest was hiding his light under a bushel.”

The old lady rolled her eyes, “They’re both my sons, both excellent.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Now that public opinion had turned around, the Lu Family had the energy to look for the hidden schemer, and the old patriarch couldn’t stop smiling.

Lu Shiran, however, was even more conflicted.

So, was it really old Mr. Qin who had helped?

Qiao Yun had already picked up her phone to see everyone’s reactions online.

…

Sure enough, as Qiao Yun had thought.

The online public opinion had completely shifted, and no one was criticizing the Lu Group anymore; in fact, some people were even sympathizing with the Lu Group.

An honest enterprise, targeted for no reason, was really so pitiful.

Many people went to the Lu Group’s official Weibo page to leave messages, telling them to be tough and not to let others think the Lu Family was easy to bully.

The operators of the Lu Group’s official Weibo account, following instructions from above, posted a pitiful emoji in response.

This move was so brilliant it won even more sympathy for the Lu Group.

Meanwhile,

the Inspection Department issued a notice.

Telling everyone that the building materials used in the Lu Group’s developed properties had no issues, and asking everyone to be rational and not spread rumors.

Then a nurse who claimed to be an eyewitness spoke up online.

[I’ve been busy with work recently and haven’t been online much. Today, I went online and found out what happened to the Lu Group. You weren’t at the scene and didn’t see how the relatives were making a fuss, at that moment I was almost ready to punch them. Their loved ones had just died and all the relatives cared about was money, even threatening to go public…]

One clarification after another ignited the fury of netizens.

To volunteer as a pawn is different from being used as a pawn by someone else.

No one wants to be used for someone else’s agenda without reason.

Qiao Yun was very satisfied with the netizens’ reactions; she closed her social media app and contacted Pei Yao to quietly leak what had happened at the shareholders’ meeting.

Once Pei Yao received the order, he began to act.

After the news was released, those who were eyeing the Lu Group’s stock market and were starting to stir understood that with Professor Qiao’s support, targeting the Lu Group would be suicidal.

Moreover, if Professor Qiao truly transferred her shares in the Lu Group to the Lu Family, then no one could shake the Lu Family’s absolute power.

Sure enough, within half an hour, the Lu Group’s stock market began to stabilize.

“It should be about right now…”

Qiao Yun murmured, her delicate fingers tapping rapidly on the phone screen.

Her phone was top-of-the-line, one of a kind in the world, capable of handling immense amounts of data and calculations.

Qiao Yun began to buy back the stocks that were dumped by the retail investors, and the Lu Group’s stocks started to surge due to the press conference.

Qiao Yun not only avoided losses but also made a big profit.

In this financial war involving the Lu Family, the one who was supposed to suffer the most, the Lu Family, ended up without any losses at all.

And those who bet wrong were green with regret.

…

Pei Yao watched with a click of his tongue.

Those who struck at the Lu Family probably would’ve never imagined that even with smart moves, in the face of Professor Qiao’s immense wealth, it was all futile.

The Lu Family must have saved the galaxy in their past lives, huh? That’s how in this life, they could become Professor Qiao’s family.