BXBX NOVEL Chapter 72: Freedom
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The night before Wei Jun's arrest, Wei Jun asked Li Wei to locate Yao Tian's cell phone which she was able to locate in a hillside cabin. Wei Jun went to the downtown parking lot from where the man in a helmet on a bike left for the hillside area of the city.
He arrived at the hillside after a few minutes but unfortunately, the area was heavily guarded. He had to atop a mile away from the spot and then continued on foot stealthily which wasn't much of a problem for him. He soon arrived by the cabin and checked for security and blind spots.
There was minimal security on the roof of the cabin and since it was a moonless night, the risk of being spotted was very low.
He made his way to the top of the cabin. Luckily, it was just a one-story cabin so he could see whoever was down there, having a pleasant conversation. He brought out a high-definition camera which was used to record movies from his inventory and began to record the conversation underneath.
{Has that fat pig not arrived yet?} Yao Tian asked with a chuckle.
{That fatso will slow us down} Chief Tao replied.
{Have you made sure of the precautions?} Yao Tian asked next.
{Yes. I have placed signal jammers around the area. Phones or bugs won't work anymore} Chief Tao replied.
Only now did the helmet man on the roof realize how thorough they were. But unfortunately, signal jammers don't block signals above a certain height so his camera was still working. It was a defect in the signal jammers that most didn't know.
The helmet man continued to film the conversation underneath and soon a fat man with a pot belly, Judge Yong arrived with a merry laugh as well. The conversation between them continued about the plan regarding Wei Jun's framing.
The plan was simple, Chief Tao would be the one to plant the evidence and Judge Yong would be the one to make it difficult for the defense to present any meaningful evidence to the court.
They also had the D.A. in on it who was none other than Liu Yu's uncle. There was no mention of Liu Yu's involvement so far but even that was soon mentioned and some disgusting plans about her beauty were mentioned too. The helmet man kept recording everything when he felt a drop of liquid on the camera.
He raised his head to see clouds covering the area and rain was soon to come. He knew it would be difficult to leave without leaving any traces in the rain so he felt that he had enough and stopped recording.
Just in time too because as soon as he left, Yao Tian raised his head to see the window open. He felt something strange and hurriedly sent someone to check it out but when he found no one there, he felt assured.
Unfortunately, at the present time, watching that video on the TV and every news channel, he realized that he should have done some extensive research that night. Because of the angle from where that video was shot, it was the same place where he had a suspicion but he chalked it up to a coincidence.
"Young master…" Butler Sa didn't know how to call his master who was just sitting there on the sofa, stunned and without a word.
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On the other side, a few minutes before the launch of the video, Liu Yu received a text on her phone. She checked the name to be none other than her fiancé. She felt a little strange to receive a text from him since he was in the court.
The contents of the message were simple.
{A special privilege for my lovely fiancée. You get to watch my movie before anyone else. Muwah.}
The message ended with a lip mark that looked like a kiss that only made her feel even stranger than before.
{P.S. Can't blame them for talking about you. You do have a killer body.}
Not understanding what this meant, she opened the video attached to the message and watched the video. As the video ended, her butler standing behind her couldn't help but feel ominous about what was to come next.
"Hahaha!" Liu Yu began to laugh frantically from a small chuckle to full-blown laughter and just at the same time, "AHHHHHH!!!!" A shriek left her lips that resonated throughout the mansion of the Yu family.
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"Mister Ruan, what would you like to say about the current state of events?" A reporter asked during a press conference. The judicial office had no choice but to drop all charges on Wei Jun Ruan and declare him an innocent man. There were talks of internal affairs getting involved to investigate all the detectives in this case.
Wei Jun simply smiled and replied, "Actually, thanks to Detective Zhao Hui and his dedication to doing things by the book, he provided me with most of the evidence which if I had provided, I could have been declared an innocent man from the beginning but I wanted to see who else was involved in all of this. What I didn't expect was that almost half of the police department was involved.
Not to mention the D.A. and the judiciary as well."
"Are you saying that you and Detective Zhao Hui worked together?" Another reporter asked.
"Oh no. He still doubts me of those murders but he claims that I was arrested the wrong way and that he will prove it was me the right way." Wei Jun replied.
"So there is no relation between you and Detective Zhao Hui?" Another reporter asked.
"Only one of suspicion." Wei Jun replied with a chuckle.
"What would be your move now?" Another reporter asked. That was quite a vague question and it could also be interpreted as, 'Would you pursue the involved parties or would you let this matter go?'
Wei Jun smiled and replied, "My first move would be to finish my movie which had to be set back by a week because of all of this."
Seeing that there was no choice but to be direct, the reporter finally asked about his involvement with the involved people, "Would you be actively participating in the investigations of corruption against the involved parties?"
Wei Jun smiled but he didn't reply at the moment. He let the hype be created for a while and finally said, "I have decided to not involve myself in this matter any further. I am now a free man and I would like to keep it that way. I would rather not involve myself in anything more."
Wei Jun clearly declared his involvement publicly or at least the lack of it. Wei Jun was sure that Lin Ruan would have done what he had asked her to do along with the old man Sun Ruan, he wouldn't have to worry about the legal systems of the Yuan Yin city anymore. But a public image was necessary, a good one was essential at that.
"So you have decided to forgive the involved parties?" Another reporter asked.
"Vengeance is an inherent quality of a man. Forgiveness is a gift that he has developed himself over the centuries. Vengeance is easy but forgiving is hard and after being through such hardships, I have decided to do one last hard deed. I just hope it doesn't make those who were after me think that I am an easy target.
Another move like this, and I won't be so happy with everything." Wei Jun was being benevolent and threatening at the same time in the sweetest and wisest way possible.
The press conference came to an end for Wei Jun. Xiang Fan still had many questions to answer such as how he obtained all the evidence. Wei Jun left the thought the back only to bump into a familiar figure. He stopped and smiled, "Quite generous of you to provide with all the evidence against the detective and the chief."
"Just don't make me regret it." Zhao Hui curtly replied before he added, "Don't think that this gets you off the hook. If I find anything against you, I will be coming for you."
"And I have just announced publicly that I would be fair when it came to that." Wei Jun replied before he asked, "But how about you do me one last favor?"
"What?" Zhao Hui asked.
"For that, you would have to follow me to a bar." Wei Jun said. Zhao Hui thought it was strange but he was willing to entertain Wei Jun for one last time.
Wei Jun nodded, passed Zhao Hui, and made his way over to his limo. The gentle smile on Wei Jun's face disappeared as soon as he entered the limo and called Li Wei. As soon as the call was picked up, he asked, "Where is he?"
"Good to hear from you, boss. And the target is at the 'Crow' bar." Li Wei greeted Wei Jun and replied to his question. Wei Jun smiled once again and ended the call. He turned to look at the back mirror only to smile even more when he saw Zhao Hui following him.
Wei Jun smiled and told the driver, "Let's go to the 'Crow' bar. We should celebrate our freedom." The driver nodded and changed the destination from Wei Jun's villa to the 'Crow' bar.