Dai Shiya took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, and then opened the door. Two expressionless policemen stood outside the door, one of whom was the young policeman who had ridiculed her in the banquet hall.
"Please come with us, Miss Dai. There are some situations that require your cooperation in the investigation." The young policeman said with a wry smile, his tone full of contempt.
Dai Shiya was taken to a small interrogation room, where the glaring light made her dizzy. She was asked to sit on a cold metal chair with her hands handcuffed to the table.
"Name?"
"Dai Shiya."
"age?"
"25."
"Do you know why we brought you here?" The young policeman knocked on the table, making a "dong dong" sound, as if every knock was hitting Dai Shiya's heart, making her more nervous and uneasy.
"I don't know." Dai Shiya tried her best to keep her voice calm, but her slightly trembling tone still betrayed her inner panic.
The next few hours seemed like an endless nightmare to Dai Shiya. The interrogating police took turns to ask her about the details of the tampered document, and their tone was aggressive, as if they believed that she was the culprit. Dai Shiya knew that these people did not really want to find out the truth, but were just under Dai Xue's instructions to deliberately put pressure on her.
"I really didn't do it. This document was tampered with!" Dai Shiya's voice was hoarse, but she still insisted on her innocence.
"Where's the evidence? Without evidence, how can we trust you?" The young policeman sneered, "Miss Dai, I advise you not to waste your time. Honestly admit your crime and maybe you can get leniency."
At the same time, Wei Qing was running around, trying to find someone who could testify for Dai Shiya. However, all those who had witnessed Dai Xue's suspicious behavior kept silent and did not even dare to face Wei Qing. Wei Qing knew that these people must have been threatened by Dai Xue, but she was unwilling to give up. She must find a breakthrough and give Dai Shiya justice.
"Ms. Wei, I know what you want to ask, but I really don't know anything. You'd better not waste your energy." The cleaning lady who had seen Dai Xue sneaking into Dai Shiya's office in the company, shrank back and avoided Wei Qing's gaze, her tone full of fear.
Wei Qing clenched her fists. She could feel an invisible pressure looming over the entire incident, and the source of this pressure was directly directed at Dai Xue. She took a deep breath, knowing that she couldn't panic at this moment, and had to calm down and find a breakthrough.
"Shi Ya, you must hold on, I will definitely find a way to rescue you..." Wei Qing murmured to herself with a determined look in her eyes.
However, while Wei Qing was running around, a bigger storm was brewing in the Dai family's old house.
With a loud bang, the head of the Dai family, Dai Shiya's grandfather, slammed a document on the table and said angrily, "This is nonsense!"
In the quaint study of the Dai family's old house, an emergency family meeting was taking place in a dull atmosphere. The head of the Dai family, Mr. Dai, who was over 70 years old, sat on the armchair with a sullen face, holding the document sent by the police tightly in his hand, and his knuckles turned white due to excessive force.
"It's such a misfortune for our family! Such a misfortune for our family!" Old Master Dai slammed the documents on the table, and the documents scattered, revealing a photo of Dai Shiya being detained.
The people of the Dai family sitting at the bottom were silent, and no one dared to offend the old man at this time. Dai Shiya's father, Dai Jianguo, the current chairman of the Dai family, frowned and said nothing. Dai Xue, who was sitting next to him, lowered her head, but a barely noticeable smug smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Now the matter has become a hot topic. The company's stock price has hit the limit down, and partners have terminated their contracts one after another. Who is to blame for this?!" Shareholder Qian stood up suddenly, pointed at Dai Jianguo and angrily shouted, spit flying, "At the beginning, I told her to quit the company, but you insisted on having your own way. Now look, such a big thing has happened, what do you want us old guys to do?!"
Shareholder Qian is a veteran of the company and plays an important role in the company. When he started the attack, other shareholders followed suit. For a while, the whole study was filled with accusations and insults.
"I think we must convene a board meeting immediately to remove Dai Shiya from the company, hold her legally accountable, and make her compensate for all losses!" a short and fat shareholder shouted.
"Yes! Get her out! We can't let her get us into trouble again!"
Dai Jianguo leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples tiredly. Facing the accusations of everyone, he was powerless to refute. He knew that this incident had a huge impact on the company, and even if he wanted to keep Dai Shiya, he was powerless.
"Grandpa, you have to make the decision for me! Someone is framing me in this matter, and those documents are all fake!" Dai Jianye, Dai Shiya's second uncle, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke with a barely perceptible hint of gloating in his tone.
"Framed? Who would frame you? I think you have brought this upon yourself!" Shareholder Qian snorted coldly, "Now that the evidence is irrefutable, do you still want to deny it?!"
Dai Jianye wanted to say something more, but was stopped by a sharp look from Old Man Dai.
"Enough!" Mr. Dai stood up suddenly, his cloudy eyes flashing with anger, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If Shi Ya is wrongly accused, I will never tolerate it!"
However, his words did not convince everyone, but instead attracted more doubts and ridicule.
"Investigate? How? Now we have evidence and witnesses, how long do you want to protect her?!"
"That's right! If this continues, the Dai Group will be destroyed in her hands sooner or later!"
Dai Xue looked at the scene in front of her, her heart filled with the pleasure of revenge. This was exactly what she wanted, to make Dai Shiya lose her reputation and be despised by everyone!
In order to achieve her goal, in the following days, Dai Xue intensified her efforts to spread all kinds of rumors against Dai Shiya, saying that she was arrogant and domineering, and even embezzled public funds to support a gigolo. These rumors, after she exaggerated them, quickly spread in the company, making people who were already dissatisfied with Dai Shiya even more disgusted with her. Some even ran to the door of the detention center and clamored for her to be imprisoned.
All of this was seen and heard by Dai Shiya who was locked in the cold detention room. She knew that she was really in a desperate situation this time, isolated and helpless.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
A knock on the door interrupted Dai Shiya's thoughts. She looked up and saw a man in a suit standing at the door with a document in his hand.
"Ms. Dai, I'm your lawyer, Lawyer Chen." The man pushed his gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and raised a meaningful smile. "Let me talk to you about your case."
Dai Shiya suddenly felt a little uneasy. She always felt that there was something indescribably strange about the smile of Lawyer Chen...
The atmosphere in the detention center was always cold and depressing. The pale light shone on Dai Shiya's pale face, making her look even more haggard. From the moment she was locked up, she knew that this was a carefully planned conspiracy, and she, like a prey that strayed into a trap, was being forced into a desperate situation step by step.
The documents brought by Lawyer Chen seemed to be a defense for her, but in fact, there were traps hidden between the lines. Dai Shiya forced herself to calm down, flipping through the legal books in her hands, and comparing the clauses on the documents one by one. Sure enough, she found some deliberately blurred details in an inconspicuous corner. Once these details were accepted by the court, they would become fatal evidence against her.
"Lawyer Chen, what do these terms mean? Why don't I have any recollection of signing them?" Dai Shiya pointed at the document and asked in a cold tone.
Lawyer Chen pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, still with that hypocritical smile on his face, "Ms. Dai, you may be too busy to remember. This document was signed when you entrusted me to handle company affairs. It has your autograph on it, in black and white, and cannot be denied."
Dai Shiya knew that she had never signed the document. Her intuition told her that this lawyer Chen was deliberately arranged by someone in order to completely defeat her. However, she had no evidence and could only watch herself step by step into the abyss.
At the same time, Wei Qing did not give up on finding the truth. She rushed between various departments, trying to retrieve the surveillance video at the time and find witnesses, but she was rejected again and again. After learning about Dai Shiya's situation, those friends and colleagues who used to have a good relationship with her avoided her for fear of getting into trouble.
"Ms. Wei, I know you want to help Ms. Dai clear her name, but this matter has become a hot topic now. It would be better if you don't get involved, lest you get yourself into trouble." A colleague who used to have a good relationship with Wei Qing kindly advised.
Wei Qing shook her head, her eyes firm, "I believe Shi Ya is innocent, I must find evidence and give her justice!"
However, as the investigation deepened, Wei Qing found that things were much more complicated than she had imagined. Those key evidences seemed to have disappeared without a trace. A deep sense of powerlessness and fear gradually enveloped her heart. She began to worry whether she could really help Dai Shiya, or could only watch her lose everything in this slander.
"Shi Ya, you must hold on. I will definitely find evidence and prove your innocence..." Wei Qing whispered to the other end of the phone, but the only response she got was a cold busy tone.
Dai Shiya put down the phone and closed her eyes tiredly. Wei Qing's anxious face appeared in her mind, and a bitter feeling welled up in her heart. She knew that Wei Qing had tried her best, but she was at a disadvantage from the beginning of this game.
"Knock knock knock…"
A rapid knock on the door interrupted Dai Shiya's thoughts.
"Dai Shiya, someone is here to see you." The prison guard said expressionlessly.
Dai Shiya's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Wei Qing brought good news? She stood up with trepidation and walked towards the visiting room.
However, when she saw the person sitting opposite her, the last trace of blood on her face faded away...
The light in the visiting room was still dim, reflecting the woman sitting opposite Dai Shiya, with delicate makeup, decent clothes, and every move showing elegance and calmness. This woman was Dai Shiya's half-sister, Dai Xue.
Seeing Dai Xue appear, Dai Shiya's heart sank. She knew that Dai Xue would never come to visit her, but rather to appreciate her misery.
"Sister, long time no see. You don't look well. Are you not used to living here?" Dai Xue smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, but her eyes were full of mockery.
"What are you doing here?" Dai Shiya asked coldly, without a trace of emotion in her tone.
"I came to see you. After all, you will be sentenced soon. I'm afraid we won't have the chance to see each other again." Dai Xue said, taking out a document from her bag, putting it on the table, and gently pushing it in front of Dai Shiya. "This is the family's decision. From today on, you are no longer a member of the Dai family. Everything you have will be taken back."
Dai Shiya picked up the document, glanced at it casually, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She had long anticipated the content of this document. Since the moment she was slandered, the family was eager to distance themselves from her, fearing that they would be implicated by her.
She thought of those relatives in her family who had once cared about her, those elders who had placed high hopes on her, and those young talents who had flirted with her. Now they all avoided her like the plague, fearing that they would have the slightest connection with her.
Dai Shiya took a deep breath, threw the document back on the table, and said calmly: "I understand. Go back and tell them that I, Dai Shiya, do not need their pity and charity. One day, I will personally take back everything that belongs to me!"
Dai Xue looked at Dai Shiya's determined eyes and felt a little uneasy for some reason, but she quickly suppressed it. She believed that with the help of Lawyer Chen, Dai Shiya would never be able to turn things around.
"Sister, you should save your energy. You are in a difficult situation now. Don't have any more wishful thinking." Dai Xue stood up and looked down at Dai Shiya. "Enjoy your last moments."
After saying that, Dai Xue turned and left without any reluctance.
Dai Shiya looked at Dai Xue's departing back, her eyes gradually becoming colder. She clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her flesh, but she didn't feel any pain.
She told herself that she must be strong and hold on. Wei Qing was still running around for her outside, and she couldn't just give up like that!
However, Wei Qing was also in trouble at this moment. She visited many places but could not find any strong evidence. The clues that could have been a breakthrough were also cut off artificially and no trace could be found.
"Am I really going to watch Shiya being wrongly accused?" Wei Qing sat helplessly on a bench on the street, her mind constantly thinking about every moment she spent with Dai Shiya, her heart filled with powerlessness and despair.
Just then, her cell phone suddenly rang. Wei Qing picked up the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, is this Miss Wei Qing?" A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone, "I have an important clue about Miss Dai Shiya's case. I wonder if you are interested..."