Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 867 - Chapter 867 Chapter 867 Found out who sent these people

Chapter 867: Chapter 867: Found out who sent these people Chapter 867: Chapter 867: Found out who sent these people Upon hearing Qiao Yun’s name, a barely disguised loathing flashed across Jiang Jing’s eyes.

“In my opinion, Qiao Yun is deliberately opposing you,” Xu Qiao argued persuasively, “If she knew that someone from the Huo Family was coming, she might again resort to some petty tricks against you.”

Qiao Yun had made Jiang Jing suffer twice: once at the auction on the cruise ship and once at the assessment at Tianqi Research Institute.

Every time, it was Qiao Yun’s shadow behind the scenes that made her so suspicious.

Xu Qiao snorted, her voice carrying both pride and resignation, “It’s because you’re too talented that you attract so much hatred. I’ve seen this sort of mentality before; people like Qiao Yun can’t stand seeing someone with talent. They’d rather see them fall into a mire and not be able to climb out, afraid that you’ll grow and block their path.”

As Jiang Jing listened to Xu Qiao’s analysis, she felt a bit better inexplicably.

At least it indirectly meant that Qiao Yun recognized she was excellent, didn’t it? Otherwise, why would she oppose her?

“What kind of nonsense are you filling the child’s head with all day?” Jiang Shaocheng’s expression turned sour as he told them, “Qiao Yun’s ability to crack the doomsday virus proves she is a very capable person and is quite confident too. Otherwise, how could she have dared to come out and thwart Huo Chi’s plan?”

There was something he left unsaid.

A genius like Qiao Yun simply wouldn’t bother with insignificant people.

Because these people aren’t worth a second glance to her.

It had to be said that despite the indirect trouble Qiao Yun had caused him, making him share in the bad luck, he still admired her abilities.

“I didn’t say anything wrong.”

Xu Qiao didn’t feel she had guessed incorrectly. Wasn’t her daughter in such a sorry state because of Qiao Yun?

Jiang Shaocheng didn’t want to argue with Xu Qiao anymore; a woman’s narrow-mindedness was their downfall.

Although Qiao Yun was merely a young lady from the Lu Family, she had the Qiao Family behind her, the Li Family’s support, and now her relationship with Tianqi seemed quite good too.

If you can’t befriend her, it’s best not to provoke her.

Otherwise, who knows who might end up unlucky.

Fortunately, Xu Qiao usually just talks a big game and doesn’t really act on anything.

Jiang Shaocheng was unaware that Xu Qiao had already taken action, not only costing him the support of the Li Family but also dragging Jiang Jing into the mess.

He said to Jiang Jing, “You rest well these next few days, don’t overthink things. There are still many opportunities ahead of you; don’t always fixate on comparing yourself to Qiao Yun. You two aren’t even the same kind of person.”

How are they not the same kind of person?

Is she really worse than Qiao Yun?

Jiang Jing pursed her lips tightly, feeling extremely displeased inside, but put on a agreeable face and said, “Dad, I understand. I’ve thought it through now.”

Jiang Shaocheng nodded in satisfaction. He had worried that Jiang Jing wouldn’t be able to stand up after one failure, but now it seemed she was stronger than he had imagined.

In reality, Jiang Jing wasn’t that strong; she just didn’t want to bend her spine to Qiao Yun, unwilling to admit her own defeat.

“Okay, I’m going out. We’ll wait for news from the Huo Family before making any further plans.”

Jiang Shaocheng considered that if the Huo Family’s avenue didn’t work out, it might be better to go abroad.

Once Jiang Shaocheng had left again, Xu Qiao tenderly stroked Jiang Jing’s face, “My precious girl, you’ve been wronged. Your father too, he really should stand up for you. It seems like he actually admires Qiao Yun.”

Jiang Jing suppressed her displeasure and shook her head, “Dad has his own concerns; I’m okay.”

Did her father really admire Qiao Yun?

Perhaps.

But more than that, he was wary of the Li Family behind Qiao Yun.

Between her and his interests, her father still chose his interests.

Jiang Jing’s pretty face was calm; she had come to understand that the only reliable person in this world was herself.

…

The next day.

Qiao Yun slept soundly through the night and woke up to find it was already past nine o’clock.

She frowned at the alarm clock and seriously reflected on herself.

Since returning to the Lu Family, she seemed to have slackened a great deal.

But she didn’t dislike this feeling.

Qiao Yun sat up in bed to shake off the drowsiness and then got up, first to brush her teeth and wash her face, and afterward, changed out of her pajamas. Only after that did she pick up her cell phone to check if there were any new messages.

After turning on her phone, Qiao Yun’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

On the chat app, the new messages showed 99+.

It seemed that, without prior agreement, the people from the institute had all sent her messages.

A sudden throb at Qiao Yun’s temple made her somewhat reluctant to open them.

Mainly because she found them annoying.

She clicked her tongue lightly and opened Han Wang’s message first.

“Teacher, Pei Ya has already told me, I want to ask what I should pay attention to when meeting your family?”

“Also, what gifts do they like?”

Qiao Yun hadn’t expected Han Wang to take this meeting so seriously. She didn’t rush to reply, instead opening a few others. Compared to Han Wang’s calm, the rest were far more excited.

“Ahhh, Teacher, are you finally willing to take me to meet with your family?”

“Rest assured, we will definitely not embarrass you.”

“We’ve already prepared the gifts, they will surely like them.”

Qiao Yun’s gaze lingered on the word ‘gifts’, and her eyelid twitched suddenly. She started to type a response with her fingers.

“No need to go to all that expense.”

“Okay, understood.”

Qiao Yun felt they probably didn’t understand, but before she could reply again, her phone rang.

It was Zhou You calling.

Qiao Yun pressed the answer button, Zhou You’s voice came through.

“Professor Qiao, we’ve found out who sent those people.”

Qiao Yun asked succinctly, “Who?”

Zhou You answered, “It’s Huo Chi.”

Qiao Yun’s eyelids lifted slightly, somewhat astonished at Huo Chi’s undying spirit.

Zhou You spoke with respect, “The security in the villa area is actually not bad, these people were able to enter using Huo Chi’s name. Huo Chi had previously bought property here.”

Qiao Yun’s delicate fingertips tapped on the table surface, her whole demeanor lazy and scattered, her voice faint as she inquired, “Where is he?”

Previously, Li Hanzhou had taken actions to teach Huo Chi a lesson, and with the considerable compensation they had received from the Huo Family, she hadn’t dealt with Huo Chi further.

But now, it was Huo Chi himself rushing towards trouble.

So she couldn’t be blamed then.

“After finding out who was behind it, I immediately had someone check, Huo Chi has booked a flight to M country for today.”

Zhou You didn’t know if Huo Chi wanted to kidnap Professor Qiao or Miss Lu, but he guessed that Huo Chi was acting so brazenly probably because he was planning to leave the country, which gave him the boldness to be fearless.

After all, once he left the country, it would be very difficult to bring him back.

Qiao Yun’s stance was clear, “We need to adhere to the law.”

“Yes, I know what to do.”

“Good, thanks for your hard work.”

“It’s not a bother, this is my responsibility.”

Qiao Yun made an agreeing noise, not dwelling on such a minor issue with Zhou You, as it wasn’t something she’d bother thinking about when it came to Zhou You’s handling.

She hung up the phone and glanced at the time.

It was after ten o’clock.

Recalling what her family had said the day before, about going to buy gifts for the people from the institute at noon, Qiao Yun put away her phone, opened her room door, and went to find Li Hanzhou, ready to call him along.

…

Huo Chi sat in the car with a dark expression on his face, flanked by a bodyguard on each side who were not in a joking mood.

These were the men his father had sent to supervise him.

His heart was filled with hatred; his body hadn’t even fully recovered before he was rushed off to a foreign country.

Huo Chi’s rage had nowhere to be vented. He couldn’t touch Tianqi Research Institute and was no match for Li Hanzhou either, eventually his gaze fell on Qiao Yun once more.

He knew he was the type to bully the weak and fear the strong, but if it hadn’t been for Li Hanzhou wanting to stand up for Qiao Yun, he wouldn’t have ended up with broken legs.

Since Li Hanzhou liked Qiao Yun so much, he was going to let Li Hanzhou taste the pain.

Huo Chi was unwilling to flee in such a sorry state and wanted to do something before he left. Although his father had put him under watch, they hadn’t taken away his cell phone.

He contacted the people who had done work for him before and ordered them to kidnap Qiao Yun.

He had investigated Qiao Yun.

She had been kidnapped once fifteen years ago, and he didn’t mind giving Qiao Yun a second dose to deepen her psychological trauma.

A cold smirk appeared on Huo Chi’s lips. At this time, it seemed the other party was successful.

The car smoothly pulled up to the airport.

One of the bodyguards was the first to get out of the car and get the wheelchair ready.

Huo Chi sat in the car, staring at his useless legs, his eyes filled with madness.

The bodyguard approached with the wheelchair, respectfully saying, “Second Young Master, let me carry you out of the car.”

Huo Chi remained seated, unable to accept that he would have to live the rest of his life in such a pathetic state, when suddenly several people surrounded them.

The bodyguard immediately went on high alert, and Huo Chi was also taken aback.

The leader displayed his credentials and said, “Huo Chi, you are now a suspect in a kidnapping case, come with us for investigation.”

Huo Chi’s expression changed drastically.

The police appearing here meant that his plan had failed again.

Huo Chi started to laugh bitterly, and eventually, his laughter turned into a hysterical cackle. His eyes were bloodshot as he yelled, “Get lost! Do you know who I am? The Huo Family of K-port, do you dare arrest me?”

“I don’t care who you are, everyone is equal before the law.” The police were not the least bit afraid of Huo Chi; after all, their operation was directed by the highest authorities.

The man before them had definitely crossed someone he shouldn’t have.

Huo Chi was surprised, knowing he was from the Huo Family and still daring to arrest him, he laughed angrily, “Fine, I will go with you. It just so happens I didn’t want to leave the country.”

After all, he would be out soon enough.

…

“What did you say, where is the person?”

Huo Yaozong was having lunch with his second son when he suddenly received the news that Huo Chi was suspected of kidnapping and had been taken away; he could hardly believe it.

Huo Chi was in such a state, and still had the luxury to stir up trouble.

“You’re not mistaken?”

“Third Master, there’s no mistake, that’s what the police are saying.”

The person notifying Huo Yaozong was the bodyguard in charge of surveilling Huo Chi.

Huo Yaozong was furious and at a loss for words; he slammed his chopsticks down and told the bodyguard, “Go, get to the bottom of this.”

“Yes.”

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yaozong’s face was clouded with gloom.

Huo Feng glanced at his father’s expression and asked timidly, “Dad, what happened?”

“Your brother is suspected of kidnapping and has been taken away by the police.” Exhausted, Huo Yaozong had no desire to elaborate to Huo Feng.

Huo Feng wasn’t as shocked as Huo Yaozong.

He knew all too well the kind of person Huo Chi was and how he could never resign himself to just leave; surely, he would do something.

And sure enough, he did.

But who did he want to kidnap?

The atmosphere turned silent; Huo Feng didn’t dare to speak, even his breathing became cautious.

After nearly an hour, Huo Yaozong’s phone rang again. He hurriedly pressed the answer button.

“Speak.”

“Third Master, this is what happened…”

The bodyguard told Huo Yaozong that Huo Chi wanted to kidnap Qiao Yun which led to his capture.

Huo Yaozong had thought, although he had given up on Huo Chi, he was still of his blood, and he certainly wouldn’t sit idly by.

He had contemplated countless solutions but never did he imagine Huo Chi would attempt to kidnap someone from the Li Family.

A chill ran down his spine as he inwardly screamed.

Huo Chi must be crazy!

To dare provoke someone from the Li Family!

Now that he’s been caught, he has only himself to blame!

Despite being crippled, he had the audacity to attempt such a thing; he’s beyond help!

Huo Yaozong’s face grew increasingly somber, wishing he could drag this disobedient son over and give him a thrashing.

After understanding what had happened, Huo Feng furrowed his brows and asked, “Dad, do you think it was Li Sir’s intention this time that my brother got captured?”

“Not sure,” Huo Yaozong replied, rubbing his temples wearily, “Why didn’t I strangle him at birth? Now he’s causing me so much trouble.”

Li Hanzhou was not to be trifled with. If this caused his wrath to fall on him, it would be so unjust.

After pondering for a moment, Huo Feng said, “If it was Li Sir’s intention, then I guess my brother will have a hard time getting out.”

Huo Yaozong, furious at his incompetence, said, “Do you think I’m still going to help him? If he had provoked someone else, I might have intervened, but not with Li Hanzhou; he will surely crush us.”

Huo Feng hesitated, “But if my brother really gets locked up, our Huo Family will become the laughingstock of the entire K Port, and it will be hard to explain to eldest brother.”

The Huo Family, which had dominated K Port, stumbled in the small, insignificant city of Yuncheng–it’s an utter joke.

It’s a glaring slap in the face of the Huo Family.

Huo Yaozong looked at Huo Feng with appreciation, “You’ve reminded me.”

After thinking, he took out his phone to contact his secretary.

“Contact the mayor of Yuncheng, tell him I wish to donate, but I need a small favor in return.”

After giving the order, Huo Yaozong waited patiently.

This wait lasted another hour, and then the call from his secretary came. The voice on the other end was peculiar, “Third Master, Mayor Yang told me to inform you, Yuncheng doesn’t lack money, you can keep your donation, he can’t accept it.”

Huo Yaozong was dumbfounded.

Was this just a simple donation?

This was an opportunity to climb up to the Huo Family, and Mayor Yang actually refused!

Someone must have been meddling behind the scenes.

Huo Yaozong became increasingly convinced that it must be Li Hanzhou–only he would be capable of this.

Seeing his father’s face grow darker, Huo Feng thought for a moment, then suggested, “Why don’t you ask Li Sir about it, Dad?”

Huo Yaozong clenched his teeth, “I guess there’s no other choice.”

If Li Hanzhou didn’t relent, it was likely Huo Chi wouldn’t be getting out.

After making several contacts, Huo Yaozong finally got Li Hanzhou’s number before dinner.

…

On the other hand.

The Lu Family and the Su Family decided to head to a newly opened hot pot restaurant to eat.

Li Hanzhou, as usual, closely followed Qiao Yun, casting his gaze downward toward her.

She was engrossed in her phone, unclear whom she was talking to, looking so focused and serious that Li Hanzhou’s lips hooked up slightly.

“Little friend, who are you chatting with so intently?”

Qiao Yun raised her head, her gaze sweeping past her parents at her side, then she said to Li Hanzhou quite obediently, “Someone caught a pest and is in the process of exterminating it.”

Li Hanzhou: Huh?

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