Chapter 176 - Yu Xiulan Arrested

"Drugged? I have not drugged anyone," Yu Xiulan pretended that she knew nothing about it. She understood that if she wanted to stay outside of prison, she had to refuse any involvement.

"Are you sure?" The police officer sneered when he heard the young woman refused to be involved. "We have, amongst other proof, video recordings alongside a testimony that states your involvement. Of course, videos can be faked, and statements can have been lied about, but we already checked every single proof, and they are genuine."

Yu Xiulan's face turned pale when she heard that the police did not even care about her trying to save face.

"I am sure there must be some sort of misunderstanding," Yu Xiulan still tried to save her reputation, "but at the same time, I am a responsible citizen, and I will follow you back to the police station to solve this misunderstanding."

Although Yu Xiulan sounded quite positive, everyone could see that her face had turned pale, and her hands were clenched into fists.

It was evident that she was nervous, and the fact that the police had found her like this, even saying such things, just proved the seriousness of the situation.

The police went up to Yu Xiulan, fished out a pair of handcuffs and handcuffed her before leading her out of the banquet hall without uttering any further words.

One of the officers turned to the host and apologized for their sudden arrival, but said they had to catch the criminal when they had the chance.

Sun Qingyuan was quite stumped for words. This charity event could be considered a success at funding their charity, but the banquet had been a disaster. First, someone had caused problems for Jiang Yingyue, then another person had tried to cause problems, and now Yu Xiulan had been arrested in front of everyone.

But although this banquet could be considered a failure for the host, everyone else was buzzing with energy and excitement.

Dong Jingjing, who had pulled Jiang Yingyue's hair, was filled with despair when she saw that Yu Xiulan was taken away, and she suddenly thought about who had edged her towards doing such an unforgivable thing.

"It was her!" she said in a shrill voice, trying to reason with Han Qingshan.

"It was Yu Xiulan who said that Miss Jiang was wearing a wig. She said that she was parading around like a queen, insulting us noble-born ladies and that she deserved to be embarrassed, so she knew her position!

"All night, she has been talking bad about her, spurring others on to cause problems for Miss Jiang. I don't know what her problem is, but it is clear that she hates Miss Jiang and wanted her to lose face in front of everyone."

The more Dong Jingjing spoke, the more upset the listeners became. All of them had thought that Yu Xiulan was a true innocent and gentle young lady, but now everyone could guess that she was a shrewd woman who excelled at scheming behind others' backs.

Jiang Yingyue felt nothing after hearing this. She had already guessed that this was the case, but she showed nothing on her face.

When the others heard it, they were stunned and felt that it was far too upsetting. They had invested their time and energy in a woman who was so calculating.

"So, you think I will let you go just because of you being tempted by Yu Xiulan?" Han Qingshan's voice sounded in the middle of the hall, his voice cold like ice, and his demeanor frozen in hostility.

"You might have been coaxed into doing it by Yu Xiulan, but in the end, your own heart had some kind of urge to deal with my Yingyue. Otherwise, you would never have been tempted. Since you felt an urge to harm her, I feel an urge to retaliate."

Han Qingshan was speaking like an asura that had risen from the underworld, his few words causing an eternal chill to appear in Dong Jingjing's heart.

She finally understood who she was dealing with. This was Han Qingshan, the heir to the Han Corporation, a business empire that no one could control or shake.

With a final glance at Dong Jingjing, Han Qingshan took Jiang Yingyue's hand and led her towards a place where they could sit down. It was not before he took her hand that the frozen expression on his face softened slightly.

The other guests at the banquet hall could all guess that Han Qingshan was going to move against the Dong family unless they gave him a satisfactory answer to what had happened today.

The Dong family was rather small, and they had only managed to get one ticket to the auction. This ticket had been given to their socialite daughter in the hope of her managing to mingle with some of the young masters and misses.

It was obvious that most business deals were dealt with by the older generation. However, making connections was necessary, so when they took over the position as CEO of their family firm, they would have links to other families that could help them improve their business in the future.

Never would the Dong family have expected that Yu Xiulan would hoodwink their most treasured daughter and convince her to do such a suicidal thing as to insult Han Qingshan.

Dong Jingjing already feared about what to tell her parents when she got home, and she slumped onto the floor in defeat.

"Please appease your anger, Young Master Shan!" she yelled as she saw him walking away with Jiang Yingyue's hand in his. "I will make sure to give you a satisfactory answer to what happened tonight!"