The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 316 - 315: Wang Hongcheng Faces the Consequences of His Own Actions

Chapter 316: Chapter 315: Wang Hongcheng Faces the Consequences of His Own Actions

Hong Jinbao was caught by the police station. By rights, as the mastermind, Wang Hongcheng should have been in a state of utter panic, busy covering his tracks, yet he still had the leisure to come knocking for the formula?

Could there have been some mishap on Hong Jinbao’s end?

To be safe, Shen Mingzhu asked Pei Yang to stay out of sight while she went to see what the other party was really after.

"Director Shen, a day has passed, what do you think about the matter of the formula and the trademark?"

Watching Wang Hongcheng’s face full of ease and smugness, Shen Mingzhu casually probed, "I heard that your brother-in-law is surnamed Hong, named Hong Jinbao."

A flash of surprise and guilt crossed Wang Hongcheng’s face as Shen Mingzhu mentioned his brother-in-law.

Could this woman know that he was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes?

On second thought, what did it matter if she knew? Everything comes down to evidence. As long as he denied it to death, what could this damned woman do to him?

Thinking this, Wang Hongcheng couldn’t help feeling triumphant, "Oh? Do you know Jinbao, Director Shen?"

"I don’t, but there was a disturbance at my shop some time ago, and the troublemaker just so happened to share that name. What a coincidence, right, Mr. Wang?"

Shen Mingzhu humored him outwardly, but inwardly she guessed at Wang Hongcheng’s stance—was he still unaware that Hong Jinbao had been caught, or had he already prepared a scapegoat?

"Is that so? I wasn’t aware of that. There are plenty of people with the same name in this world."

Wang Hongcheng laughed a couple of times before steering the conversation back to business, "Director Shen, your food factory has been involved in this scandal, and its reputation is already ruined in the industry. Even if you cling to the formula and trademark, it won’t turn into money. I’m willing to offer five thousand for them, which is quite generous."

"I might as well tell you the truth, even if you refuse to sell, I have plenty of ways to get my hands on the formula."

"Oh, a toad yawns, such a big mouth. I’m quite curious to see what methods Mr. Wang could possibly have to obtain my unique formula."

Shen Mingzhu’s demeanor suddenly shifted, startling Wang Hongcheng and angering him.

"Fine, since you don’t appreciate the toast, don’t blame me for not being polite!"

"As if you’ve ever been polite to me. What else can you do other than play dirty tricks behind the scenes? Why don’t you change your name to ’Son of a Bitch Wang?’ If you want my formula and trademark, dream on! You scumbag who can only stoop to the lowest level, what’s the difference between you and a rat in the gutter? Get the hell out of my sight, immediately, and don’t dirty my place!"

"Motherf*cker, bitch!"

Enraged, Wang Hongcheng’s face twisted as he lunged to strike Shen Mingzhu, but in the next second, he was petrified by the sudden appearance of Pei Yang behind Shen Mingzhu.

"You, how are you...?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was sent flying by a kick from Pei Yang.

Wang Hongcheng crashed to the ground, but he paid no attention to the pain, staring at Pei Yang with eyes wide as saucers.

"Weren’t you arrested by the public security? Why are you here?"

Pei Yang ignored him, instead turning to Shen Mingzhu with a look of concern to check her over, "Did this bastard touch you?"

Shen Mingzhu shook her head, her eyes laughing but not smiling as they landed on the shock-stricken face of Wang Hongcheng, "It seems that Mr. Wang is not yet aware."

"Last night, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau cracked down on three illegal soy product workshops in Baisha Village. One of the workshop owners confessed that your brother-in-law, Hong Jinbao, had purchased something from him a few days ago..."

Wang Hongcheng’s face turned pale as if he had heard a terrifying story.

And this confirmed for Shen Mingzhu that, up to now, Wang Hongcheng was still unaware that Hong Jinbao had been arrested.

No wonder he dared to come here and threaten her with such arrogance.

"Mr. Wang, remember to hire a good lawyer to argue for a lighter sentence. After all, framing someone is no small crime."

Coming back to his senses, Wang Hongcheng got up and hobbled away, nursing his bruised behind.

Racing out of the Pei Family’s residence, Wang Hongcheng hopped onto his motorcycle and frantically headed toward his father-in-law’s house.

He had been drinking with a few friends last night, and after that, he visited a lover, not heading to the Pei Family’s until this morning.

As a result, he was completely clueless about the police arresting Hong Jinbao.

Suddenly, Wang Hongcheng let out a loud cry from the pain in his back; he almost fell off the motorbike.

Before he could react, another wave of pain hit his back.

Wang Hongcheng hurriedly braked, wanting to see what was happening, but as soon as he turned his head, his forehead took a blow.

A small stone, the size of a thumb, hurt a lot more when it hit him in the forehead than on his body; Wang Hongcheng felt stars in his eyes from the pain, almost passing out.

"Who? Who the hell did this? Show yourself if you’re brave enough!"

Right after he shouted, his hand and ankle took hits respectively.

Wang Hongcheng, like an enraged lion, jumped off the motorbike, looking around for the attacker.

But the street was full of dense camphor leaves, and he couldn’t find any trace of the attacker. Instead, while he was looking, small stones pelted him like raindrops.

Wang Hongcheng was furious but helpless, forced to mount the motorbike and flee in a sorry state.

Two or three minutes later, the man who had left, Wang Hongcheng, suddenly returned on his bike.

He thought this would allow him to catch the person who ambushed him, but there wasn’t a soul in sight.

Only the stones scattered on the ground seemed to mock his foolishness.

"I’ll fuck your ancestors..."

Wang Hongcheng cursed thunderously, leaving in impotent rage.

This time, he really left.

He needed to rush to his father-in-law’s house to find out if his brother-in-law was truly arrested.

After he left, Pei Ziheng and Zhao Yun, along with Zhao Yun’s several cronies, jumped down from different camphor trees.

They were all draped in camouflages made of camphor leaves, which is why Wang Hongcheng couldn’t find them.

Zhao Yun and his friends were used to causing mischief, but they had never enjoyed it as much as they did today, their faces all abeam with excitement.

"Pei Ziheng, you have to call me for stuff like this next time."

"Me too, it’s so much fun!"

Pei Ziheng signaled Zhao Yun to distribute the promised "reward"—liquor-filled chocolates—to the buddies; he then turned his head toward the direction Wang Hongcheng left, his dark eyes chilling.

This, consider it a little interest he collected for his parents.

Wang Hongcheng, your "good days" are still to come.

...

In a flurry, Wang Hongcheng rushed to his father-in-law’s house, where he received one bad piece of news and one good.

The bad news was that the public security really did come to the Hong Family last night to arrest Hong Jinbao.

The good news was, they didn’t catch him.

Hong Jinbao must have spent the night at some friend’s house; as long as he found him in time and paid him to hide outside the city, the public security wouldn’t be able to pin anything on him.

After checking all the usual suspects’ hangouts, everyone claimed they hadn’t seen Hong Jinbao.

Wang Hongcheng had no choice but to go home, planning to ask his wife, but as soon as he entered, he saw two public security officers standing in the living room.

"Are you Wang Hongcheng? You are suspected of using illegal competition tactics to frame a colleague, passing off inferior goods as quality ones, tax evasion, among other crimes. Please come with us to the station for an investigation."

And just like that, he was screwed!

Wang Hongcheng collapsed onto the floor.

Inside the interrogation room, Wang Hongcheng tried to argue his case, but the interlocutor’s words struck him like a bolt of lightning.

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