Qiqi quickly asked where Uncle Ai was being held and which departments were involved, then hung up the phone, feeling a heavy weight in her heart.
Why is life so hard for ordinary people? Is there no justice in this world?
Seeing Qiqi's gloomy expression, Lu Wei asked, "Qiqi, what happened?"
Qiqi immediately explained the situation, and Lu Wei quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll figure something out for you."
After thinking it over, he called Zhou Yi—Zhou Yi's company was more familiar with those law enforcement departments, so asking him for help was more reliable.
Zhou Yi answered the call and soon arrived at Lu Wei's house, as he happened to have some matters to discuss with Lu Wei.
Seeing the handsome and elegant Zhou Yi, Qiqi felt a strange sense of familiarity again. However, since she often felt this way whenever she met a handsome man, we'll set that aside for now.
Zhou Yi exchanged a few pleasantries with Qiqi, asked about the details of the incident, and said, "Is that old district of yours involved in a real estate project called Meilin Garden?"
Qiqi nodded, "Yes, that's the project being developed by the Xia Corporation Real Estate Development Company."
Zhou Yi frowned, his fox-like eyes narrowing into slits, revealing a hint of irritation, "Him again."
Qiqi and Lu Wei were surprised—this was the first time they'd seen Zhou Yi show such an expression.
Lu Wei asked, "What? Did the Xia Corporation offend you?"
Zhou Yi said bitterly, "It's really a family disgrace—the head of the Xia Corporation, Xia Liu, is Bai Yi's cousin and Zhi Bi's maternal uncle."
Sure enough, he had already found out.
It seemed he knew about Xia Liu and Director Qian's situation. But did he know that Mrs. Zhou was also involved?
Qiqi understood clearly but dared not speak recklessly.
Lu Wei was astonished, "What? Zhi Bi's uncle, Mr. Xia Liu, is the mastermind behind Qiqi's district?"
Zhou Yi nodded somewhat shamefully, "Yes, it's him. And he's not just developing this one project; many real estate projects in Y City are developed by his company. Some of them involved unfair transactions and were even reported by the media—it's really embarrassing."
Lu Wei comforted his friend, "Although he's Zhi Bi's uncle, you're not in the same company as him. Your MD Group has never had any connection with the Xia Corporation. You don't need to blame yourself so much."
Zhou Yi shook his head, his brow furrowed into a deep "川" shape, "That may be true, but now our Zhou family can't just walk away cleanly."
It turned out that Zhou Yi hadn't known about Xia Liu's company before, and even if he had, he couldn't have interfered—because to the Zhou family, that so-called cousin was essentially an outsider. However, not long ago, someone tipped off reporters that Xia Liu and Bai Zhi were cousins, and Bai Zhi was the financial director of MD Group. The reporters latched onto this, insisting that MD Group was connected to the Xia Corporation and that everything Xia did was under MD's direction.
So now, Zhou Yi couldn't distance himself even if he wanted to.
"I've been dealing with this for days. The PR department is in crisis management mode every day—it's a real headache," Zhou Yi said, his brow tightly knit and his gaze dark, clearly showing how much this had impacted his company.
Qiqi recalled the day she went to the MD building to find him and encountered those reporters, and her mind stirred—the person behind the scenes, the one who tipped off the reporters, had never let up in attacking the Zhou family, had they? Who could it be?