From cannon fodder villain to superpowered queen

The sound of horses' hooves stopped in front of Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan, raising a cloud of dust.

The man dismounted, revealing himself to be the flustered waiter: "Boss! Something terrible has happened! There's been trouble at the shop!"

Bi Yao's heart skipped a beat. She exchanged a glance with Jiang Ruiyuan, and an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.

The two hurried back to the shop, only to be stunned by what they saw: the once bustling shop was now a mess, with goods scattered all over the floor, customers scrambling to avoid them, and several menacing thugs smashing the shop's furnishings with sticks while cursing.

"What are you doing?!" Bi Yao shouted angrily.

A thug with a face full of scars pointed at Bi Yao's nose and cursed, "You're Bi Yao? You caused our young master Jiang to be arrested, and you still have the nerve to do business? If you know what's good for you, you'd better close down right now, or else..." He waved the stick in his hand, the threat was self-evident.

Bi Yao instantly realized that the Jiang family was unwilling to accept defeat and was seeking revenge again!

She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm: "Your Jiang family broke the law and were punished by the government; that's their own fault! What does it have to do with me?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" the thug leader interrupted her impatiently. "We won't be satisfied until we smash up this lousy shop of yours today!"

At this moment, some onlookers began to whisper among themselves: "I heard that Bi Yao used some underhanded means to force Liu Ermazi to give false testimony, which led to the downfall of the Jiang family..."

"Yes, I've heard about it too. That woman is really ruthless..."

Hearing these comments, Bi Yao's expression changed. She then realized that the Jiang family had not only sent people to smash the shop, but also spread rumors behind her back to ruin her reputation!

Jiang Ruifeng is a real scoundrel, truly insidious and ruthless!

Jiang Ruiyuan grasped Bi Yao's hand, gave her a reassuring look, then stepped forward and said to the thugs, "Gentlemen, let's talk things out and not resort to violence."

"Oh, isn't this the second young master of the Jiang family?" the gang leader said sarcastically. "What, you want to experience our power too?"

Jiang Ruiyuan snorted coldly: "I advise you to leave right away, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Oh ho, you've got some big talk!" the gang leader sneered. "Brothers, get them!"

Just as tensions were about to rise, a timid voice came from the crowd: "No...it wasn't Bi Yao who forced me...I wanted to testify myself..."

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liu Ermazi standing timidly at the back of the crowd, his face pale and his whole body trembling.

When Bi Yao saw Liu Ermazi, a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw Jiang Ruiyuan gently shake his head at her, and then say to Liu Ermazi, "Liu Ermazi, don't be afraid, just tell me everything you know!"

Liu Ermazi glanced at Bi Yao, then at the menacing thugs, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered his courage to say, "It's...it's the Jiang family...they forced me to falsify the accounts and threatened me...I dared not disobey..."

Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the crowd, covered Liu Ermazi's mouth, and dragged him into the alley...

Bi Yao is not a naive and innocent girl who will just sit and wait for her fate.

She made a decisive move, closing the shop and making a "strategic retreat".

Instead of confronting these thugs head-on, we should strike at their root and attack their heart!

She understood that as long as Liu Ermazi held his ground, the Jiang family's current maneuvering was a case of "running out of options."

So Bi Yao switched to "bodyguard mode," staying by Liu Ermazi's side every step of the way, providing him with good food and drink, for fear that he would be threatened by the Jiang family again.

While comforting Liu Ermazi, Bi Yao secretly gathered evidence, making her a real-life "Sherlock Holmes Yao".

As for Jiang Ruifeng, seeing that Bi Yao had closed the shop, he thought she had backed down, and he instantly became incredibly arrogant, as if he wanted to reach for the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

He continued to spread rumors in the city, calling Bi Yao a "scheming green tea," and bribed more thugs to harass Bi Yao and Liu Ermazi in an attempt to force them to submit.

Bi Yao watched Jiang Ruifeng jumping around, feeling nothing at all; she even felt a little amused.

She's no pushover; she had a backup plan all along.

She not only collected evidence that Jiang Ruifeng had bribed thugs, but also found several eyewitnesses, just waiting for Jiang Ruifeng to show his true colors!

When the time was right, Bi Yao acted decisively and made all the evidence public!

Jiang Ruifeng was dumbfounded; his seemingly sure-win situation collapsed instantly.

Those thugs he bribed were also rounded up by the government, and now they've all "happily" received a prison meal!

Public opinion reversed instantly, with those who had previously believed the rumors turning against Jiang Ruifeng and beginning to condemn his despicable actions.

Jiang Ruifeng became a pariah, hated by everyone, and his reputation was completely ruined.

Jiang Ruifeng hid at home, his face turning green with anger.

He never imagined that his meticulously planned "revenge scheme" would end in this way.

He slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth as he spat out, "Bi Yao, you just wait!"

Bi Yao watched all this, a slight smile playing on her lips. She knew she had won this battle.

At this moment, Jiang Ruiyuan walked over, his eyes filled with...

"why are you laughing?"

Jiang Ruiyuan watched as Bi Yao calmly handled everything, his heart filled with admiration and love.

He held Bi Yao's hand tightly and said softly, "Yao Yao, you're amazing! I knew you could handle it!" Bi Yao smiled back and held his hand in return, "Of course! Don't you know who I am? I'll deal with anything that comes my way. Jiang Ruifeng is nothing!"

Seeing how much Bi Yao protected him, Liu Ermazi was deeply grateful and finally made up his mind to thoroughly expose more of the Jiang family's unknown crimes.

He shakily pulled a crumpled booklet from his pocket and handed it to Bi Yao: "Boss Bi... this... this is some... some things the Jiang family has done over the years..." He stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Bi Yao took the booklet, quickly flipped through a few pages, and her expression instantly turned serious.

"Good heavens, the Jiang family is a den of rats! The records here..." She gasped, looking at Jiang Ruiyuan, "are far more serious than we imagined!"

Jiang Ruiyuan also came over to take a look, and his expression was equally unpleasant.

“It seems we underestimated the Jiang family’s ‘strength’! If this gets out…” He shook his head and didn’t continue, but his eyes were full of worry.

Jiang Ruifeng hid at home and learned that Bi Yao had not only not been brought down, but had also caused him heavy losses. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Bi Yao! You bitch! I'm not done with you!" He paced back and forth, racking his brains for a solution. Suddenly, he smiled sinisterly, "Hmph, if open tactics don't work, then I'll try covert ones! I don't believe you can escape my..." He took out a letter from the drawer, on which were written the words "Anonymous Report Letter" in large characters.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan were studying the contents of the booklet when suddenly, a series of urgent knocks broke the silence of the room.

Bi Yao opened the door, and a government official stood outside, looking serious. He said to her, "Boss Bi, someone has reported you..."

"Report me?" Bi Yao looked bewildered. "Report me for what?"

The officer handed her a letter: "Someone reported you..." Before he could finish speaking, Bi Yao snatched the letter, opened it, and her face instantly turned ashen.

"Jiang Ruifeng!" she spat out through gritted teeth.

Jiang Ruiyuan also saw the contents of the letter, and his expression was equally grim.

He grabbed Bi Yao's hand and said in a deep voice, "Yao Yao, don't worry, I will..."

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the door, followed by a panicked voice: "Something terrible has happened! Liu Ermazi... Liu Ermazi, he..."