After the court hearing ended that day, Blizzard heard Jiang Yang tell her some good news: all of President Qiu's businesses had been investigated. Although Zhou Xiangdi hadn't known him for long, because of her young age, President Qiu wasn't as wary when answering the phone, providing the tax bureau with a lot of evidence.

His businesses are spread all over the country, but he made his fortune in Hebei. This case has brought a lot of work to Sasha's mother.

That night, Blizzard waited with her blanket until Sasha returned from training.

These days, the two of them are so busy, one training and the other preparing materials.

Every time Sasha came back, Blizzard was already asleep, and they hadn't had a proper conversation in a long time.

Seeing that Blizzard was still awake, Sasha quickly finished washing up and insisted on sharing a bed with him.

She was still damp, with tiny droplets of water clinging to her forehead from rushing to bed. She rested her chin on Blizzard's shoulder, raised her eyelashes, and asked:

"From now on, our world will be quiet."

-

Inside the stadium, the eldest girl was keeping score, while Blizzard and Sasha played a friendly match, going back and forth in a lively exchange.

The young girl, now in control, secretly gave Sasha extra points, which Blizzard discovered, and he chased her around the pool table.

When he got tired from running, he stopped and drank several large gulps of water. He said to Sasha, "Again!"

Sasha serves, a short push, and Blizzard lobs the ball high, giving her a chance to smash. She quickly understands and lobs the ball back.

Blizzard quickly countered with a backhand rip, but Sasha caught the ball faster than her eyes could react, and the ball bounced away.

"Okay, okay, let's continue."

Sasha crouched down, eyes fixed on the little white ball. After a two-second silence, she tossed the ball high into the air. It had been a long time since she had played ball so focused on it. It felt so good.

During halftime, the eldest girl strolled over to Blizzard's side: "Have you heard? The punishment decision for Qiu Shiyue is coming down soon."

"You're quite well-informed; what did you hear?"

"I don't know about other things, but she will definitely be expelled from the national team. She's such a cancer, no one can protect her anymore. And I heard that people who got into the competition through connections with her have been dragged out."

Blizzard looked down at the racket in his hand and rubbed it back and forth with his palm.

Hopefully, there will be more fairness in the world of table tennis in the future.

……

A week later, Jiang Hao invited her to dinner and talked about the case of intentional injury.

"Huh, why are you the only one here?"

Jiang Hao: "? Isn't it normal that I'm the only one?"

She picked up a steaming bowl of noodles with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. After taking a big bite, she said:

"Your actions have been determined not to be intentional harm. When WCQ went into the restroom to help, girl number three was standing behind you, and in order to protect herself, she voluntarily confessed that girl number four had signaled her to attack her, which is why she was preparing to launch a sneak attack."

"If multiple people gang up on you, your actions constitute legitimate self-defense and are not considered intentional harm."

"All four of them say that Qiu Shiyue is the mastermind. It's a done deal that Qiu Shiyue provided a pregnancy certificate from the hospital. She hasn't been arrested yet. She's on bail pending trial. Her mother paid a large sum of money for her. She's just waiting for the verdict."

Blizzard spat out a mouthful of juice and stammered, "Pregnant?"

"Yes, to prevent her from shirking responsibility, we even took her to get tested."

This time, it's Blizzard's turn to not do it.

"By the way, what about Jiang Yang? I tried contacting him but he didn't reply. I was hoping to thank him properly."

"He resigned and is going through the process. I heard he's going back home to be a teacher, a music teacher." Jiang Hao sipped her juice, finding it unbelievable. "I really didn't know he was such a good singer. I heard he already passed the civil service exam."

"This is so sudden." Blizzard was also taken aback; it didn't match his age as a teacher in real life. "I thought you'd bring him along when you invited me to dinner, and I was even thinking of setting you two up."

This time it was Jiang Hao's turn to spit out her juice: "Why did you ask me why I'm alone? You didn't think we were... cough cough cough."

She quickly waved her hand, "No, that's not true. I just wanted to talk to you about a case, and by the way, I've been promoted from intern to full-time at the law firm!"

Blizzard's eyes lit up, and he raised his juice to her: "Congratulations! From now on, you're my connection in the Beijing legal community! Go, get a few more hard-boiled eggs, it's on me."

"Hehe, the boss is so generous!"

After much deliberation, Blizzard and Jiang Hao sent Jiang Yang a message of thanks, and after thinking it over, they also sent him a 500 yuan red envelope.

"It's just a small token of my appreciation. You've been a great help with these two cases. I was planning to treat you to a nice meal, but I know you must be very busy right now. I'll just give you the money in cash. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors."

All afternoon, Blizzard's mind was filled with the words "Qiu Shiyue is pregnant," and the more he thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

Seeing that Jiang Yang hadn't accepted the red envelopes, Blizzard sent only one message the next day: "My train leaves at 1:30 PM. If it's convenient, we can have lunch together."

After finishing training at noon, Blizzard was about to head out to his appointment when he bumped into Zhou Xiangdi at the main gate.

Zhou Xiangdi looked flustered and ashen-faced; she was about to cry when she saw her.

Seeing that she was not in good condition, Blizzard quickly helped her sit down on a nearby flower bed.

She knew that Zhou Xiangdi was out on bail due to her pregnancy and hadn't been detained, but how did she end up here?

Zhou Xiangdi's speech was incoherent, and after speaking for a long time, Baoxue still couldn't understand him. He just kept repeating on a piece of paper, "The Qiu family's property should all belong to me and my children."

Blizzard told her to speak slowly, and after Zhou Xiangdi calmed down a bit, she finally got to the point:

“I don’t know anyone here except you, Jiang Yang, and my brother. Now that my brother is dead, I only know you. I helped you last time, so you can help me now, right? Why won’t Jiang Lu help me?”

Blizzard was completely baffled:

"I really thank you for helping me, but you're also helping yourself. Now that Qiu Shiyue's father is in jail, no one will hurt you anymore. What do you need my help with?"

"I want you to get Jiang Yang to take my orders. I don't trust anyone else. I need you to help me take over the Qiu family's assets! I'll definitely give you a lot of money."

……

Following the location, Blizzard arrived at a noodle shop next to the station. Zhou Xiangdi said she wouldn't go in and would wait for her reply outside, so she had no choice but to go in by herself.

Jiang Yang ordered two cups of fruit tea, placed his suitcase at his feet, and looked at Zhou Xiangdi sitting on the shoulder of the road outside, his face expressionless.

"You don't seem surprised at all; you deliberately called me here," Blizzard asked.

This is not a question; it's more like an affirmative statement.

If Jiang Yang hadn't asked her to come out, she wouldn't have gone out unless there was something else going on, and if she hadn't gone out, she wouldn't have met Zhou Xiangdi.

Zhou Xiangdi said that Jiang Yang was unwilling to help her, so what was the point of him calling her out?

Jiang Yang pushed one of the cups of fruit tea towards Blizzard:

"I've been quite busy lately. It's not that I didn't reply on purpose, but I did ask you to come out on purpose. Zhou Xiangdi has nowhere to avoid me. If you don't meet her today, I'm afraid she'll lose control of her emotions later. It's better to talk about some things face to face."

"You should know that Wu Ping died in a car accident with Qian Fang, and Zhou Xiangdi also miscarried. These are cases handled by our law firm."

Blizzard took a sip of fruit tea. "Have there been a lot of deaths lately?"

"Is it her?"

Her words were ambiguous, but Jiang Yang understood:

"She can't escape involvement. Her mother was also involved."

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