[I always thought showbiz was chaotic, but turns out my experience was lacking.]
The internet melon-eating squad has arrived fashionably late.
Under such attention, whether it was the Capital City police force or Capital City Sixth People’s Hospital, which received Madam Huo and Huo Miao, both were greeted with avid interest by the netizens.
The Capital City police force quickly issued a statement confirming the bribery involving Huo Song; besides detaining Huo Song, they also arrested everyone involved in the bribery, awaiting further investigation.
When Capital City Sixth People’s Hospital was interviewed by media journalists, they didn’t reveal too much, probably considering the patient’s privacy.
However, it wasn’t long before insiders disclosed that Madam Huo had suffered a stroke from anger and hadn’t woken up yet. And Huo Miao, upon arriving at the hospital, was immediately rushed to the emergency room. After the doctors’ treatment, even though there was bleeding, the baby inside her showed a strong will to live and was saved.
When the netizens heard about the condition of the two, they couldn’t help but recall the scene captured by the livestreamers at the Huo Building, where Madam Huo and Huo Miao were carried onto different ambulances, yet the accompanying Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian both abandoned their own mother to rush to Huo Miao’s ambulance.
[Now Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian must be thrilled, sister turns into mom.]
[If the child isn’t aborted, once it’s born, will Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian gain a brother or a little nephew???]
[It doesn’t matter what they call it, looking at how they dote on Little Ruins, it seems no matter what Little Ruins does, they are all a loving family. Back when Little Ruins was in the entertainment circle, these two char sius didn’t hold back in standing with Little Ruins to belittle Jiang Jiang.]
[Hahaha, char siu, it’s damn fitting. Before, they could say they stood with Little Ruins against Jiang Ning because they grew up with Little Ruins and didn’t have sibling affection for Jiang Ning.]
But now, their own dad had an affair with Little Ruins! Betrayed their mom! And these two char sius actually chose to stand with Little Ruins ... What were they thinking?]
[To put it plainly, these two brothers are sick, it’s just unknown how the other family members will react.]
Netizens could not comprehend the actions of Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian, and were greatly shocked.
As expected, for many days to come, the mockery from netizens would be centered on these Huo Family affairs.
Jiang Ning sent Qi Xingzhou back to the driving school, and pulled out the "slacking off" System from her mind: "What’s up with Huo Ziheng? How did he get his hands on the video of Huo Song and Huo Miao?"
[He found it himself.]
With a quick scan, the System soon understood the ins and outs of the matter: [When Huo Li, Madam Huo, and the two char sius went to your office, Huo Ziheng actually followed them out too.]
[He just didn’t go to your office; he went to Huo Song’s office instead.]
Huo Ziheng’s thoughts were simple at the time; with Madam Huo bringing Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian to the company, it was clear they were there to stop Jiang Ning from obtaining the shares. Huo Ziheng wanted to find Huo Song and have him call Madam Huo back.
Huo Li might be powerful, but Madam Huo was his mother after all, and there was that layer of seniority to consider. If it was Huo Song, that would be different; Huo Song could totally keep Madam Huo under control.
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but continue along the System’s lines: "...And then he saw it?"
[Huo Song’s office was unoccupied. When Huo Ziheng entered and didn’t find Huo Song, he was about to leave when he accidentally discovered a hidden camera underneath a potted plant nearby.]
As the chairman of the company, Huo Song naturally had surveillance in his office. However, the surveillance in his office wouldn’t be so clandestinely hidden beneath a potted plant, and it seemed the person who installed it lacked technical proficiency, failing to secure it properly, causing it to slip from the foliage, which is how Huo Ziheng found it.
No matter what, Huo Ziheng was an adult with a certain degree of intelligence.
Upon discovering the miniature camera, Huo Ziheng immediately realized it might have been planted by a rival company or someone with ill intentions as an undercover move.
He took the camera and removed the memory card from it.
Initially, Huo Ziheng intended to give the memory card to Huo Li, as he was currently in charge of all company affairs, both big and small. An issue as critical as the potential theft of company secrets certainly had to be reported to Huo Li.
However, at that time, Huo Li was with Madam Huo and the two barbecued pork buns in Jiang Ning’s office. Disliking Madam Huo’s inability to keep things confidential, Huo Ziheng didn’t want her to know about this.
Moreover, after removing the memory card, Huo Ziheng noticed something suspicious.
The spying device didn’t seem to be specially made.
Put simply, Huo Ziheng felt that the surveillance device in his hand was somewhat inefficient and overly simplistic.
If it had been planted by a rival company, they would presumably use equipment that was more concealable and better disguised.
Huo Ziheng pocketed the item, didn’t go to Jiang Ning’s office to look for Huo Li, nor did he return to Huo Li’s office. Instead, he went downstairs, found Chen Qi, borrowed a computer and card reader from him, and then... he saw what was on the memory card.
The camera, it turned out, had been sneakily placed in Huo Song’s office by Huo Miao.
Perhaps as a precaution or to have something to hold over Huo Song or possibly for some other reason she had, Huo Miao took advantage of the moments she was alone with Huo Song to place the camera nearby and secretly film whenever Huo Song was distracted.
Before leaving, she would pocket the camera and take it with her, never once getting caught by Huo Song.
As a result, the memory card contained a wealth of information, with the scenes of their trysts taking place in a multitude of diverse locations.
Huo Song’s office, Huo Family’s study, hotels, inside a car, and even Huo Miao’s bedroom... Huo Ziheng hadn’t expected to find such content when he opened the card, and he immediately felt sick.
After coming out of "Survive for 30 Days," netizens had awakened him with their harsh words; Huo Miao no longer had the beauty filter in his eyes. And now, Huo Song no longer held the dignity of a father in his heart.
Everyone’s thoughts are ever-changing, and one might not even be aware of the ideas that will pop up in their mind in the next second.
Huo Ziheng was no different.
When he returned the computer to Chen Qi, Chen Qi was instructing two other Huo’s staff members holding computers about something. Upon hearing that these two would be responsible for content displayed on the big screen later, Huo Ziheng’s gaze immediately fell upon them.
Huo Ziheng used to visit the company frequently, and everyone knew him as the Huo Family’s second young master.
Using this identity, Huo Ziheng managed to distract the two staff members and edited the content from the memory card into the footage.