Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 854: Chapter 516: Trouble Returns

Qiao Xiaowan glared at Yang Ping, who was seeking her opinion, and pointed at the few people huddling in fear: "What to do? With you bunch of useless people, tell me, what can we do?"

"Everyone attack together!" Yang Ping shouted and charged at Luo Ye, the others seeing this, also howled and rushed forward, but their posture and the sounds they made were obviously mismatched.

A hint of amusement flashed in Luo Ye’s eyes, and she swiftly dodged to the left, causing Yang Ping, who couldn’t stop her momentum, to crash to the ground, while the others, moving slightly slower, just managed to stop right in front of Yang Ping.

"What’s going on?" Suddenly, the room door opened, and a stern-looking female prison guard, about thirty years old, walked in, glanced at Yang Ping sprawled on the floor, and then frowned at Luo Ye: "Did you do this?"

Qiao Xiaowan jumped in: "Officer Bai, she sought trouble with me as soon as she arrived. Yang Ping couldn’t stand it and argued a few words for me, then she started getting rough. The result is what you see now."

"Is that so?" The female prison guard looked at the others.

"Yes, that’s exactly it!"

"Indeed, we were just about to help Sister Yang up, and then you came in."

"Officer Bai, can you discuss with the leadership about transferring her to another room? She’s too violent. If she stays here, we won’t dare to sleep at night."

"Indeed, indeed."

"..."

Everyone chimed in with loud agreements.

The female prison guard pointed at Luo Ye: "You, go squat against the wall, and you can’t get up for two hours."

"Sorry, I can’t comply with your order." Luo Ye said calmly.

"Oh?" The female prison guard furrowed her brows, "I initially doubted the truth in what they said, but now it seems there might not be a misunderstanding. Go squat against the wall immediately, you’re not here to show off your personality, learn to obey, understand?"

"But, you should investigate, shouldn’t you?"

Officer Bai looked at her mockingly: "With the majority pointing fingers at you, do I still need to investigate?" Then, her expression turned severe: "This is a prison, not a kindergarten!"

"Fine, I comply." Luo Ye smiled faintly and went to squat against the wall.

"Qiao Xiaowan!"

"Here!"

"Keep a close eye on her. If she dares to defy orders, report immediately."

"Yes!"

"With a pretty face, you always want to be a spoiled princess everywhere? If you truly want to be a princess, you shouldn’t be here." The female prison guard said as she walked out, and upon reaching the door, she reminded, "If she dares to be violent again, notify me at once."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, eyes filled with fortunate smiles. They had worried about whether Luo Ye or Qiao Xiaowan had more authority, but now it seemed Luo Ye was nothing, seeing Officer Bai’s arrangement was clearly providing them with favorable conditions to deal with her.

Yao Ziping carefully edged towards Qiao Xiaowan and stammered, "Boss, I...I listen to you."

"Too late!" Qiao Xiaowan snorted, "Seeing who has more power and wanting to switch sides, huh? You think such good fortune exists in the world?"

"Boss, I was wrong." Yao Ziping said as he walked over to Luo Ye, kicking her on the ankle, then pointed at the shoe mark on Luo Ye’s pants, pleadingly looking at Qiao Xiaowan: "Boss, look, I kicked her."

"Oh, you really didn’t dodge?" Qiao Xiaowan’s gaze fixed on the mark on Luo Ye’s pants, smiled smugly, and gestured to Yang Ping and the others, "All together now, quickly!"

"Looks like you really thought I was easy to bully." Luo Ye stood up, squinting at her, "Qiao Xiaowan, let me tell you, you’re definitely getting your sentence extended, and as for you all..." pointing at Yang Ping and the others, "you’re getting your sentences extended too."

"Let’s not talk about extending the sentence, you didn’t comply with Officer Bai’s order, so we have the right to teach you a lesson." Qiao Xiaowan smirked, "I advise you not to be foolish, haven’t you realized some things by now?"

"Officer Bai is on your side, I get it." Luo Ye sneered, "Probably another masterpiece from your Grandpa, right? After all, Uncle Qiao’s family couldn’t possibly do such a thing."

"That’s slander, what I meant is, don’t expect to call the shots here!" Qiao Xiaowan grinned, stepping forward, "By the way, let me tell you, there’s no surveillance equipment in this room."

"Really?" Luo Ye beamed, beckoning Yang Ping with her fingers, "Come, come, I just felt like moving around, don’t just stand there, hurry, hurry."

"Did you finish listening? Although there’s no surveillance, there’s an alarm bell. With a flick of my finger, Officer Bai will come, and everyone will testify against you, ensuring you’re locked up. How about it, want to taste that?"

"Who ends up locked up is uncertain." Luo Ye chuckled mischievously, "Qiao Xiaowan, if I dared to enter here, naturally, I’m not afraid of your retaliation, nor your tricks. If you don’t believe it, try it, and see who ends up unlucky in the end!"

Having calmed down, Fan Rui began to mediate: "Let it go, this matter getting bigger won’t be good for anyone."

"Fan Fan, a few simple words from her, and you’re swayed?" Qiao Xiaowan stared displeased at Fan Rui, "You’re just going to forgive her for what happened to your dad and brother?"

"No." Fan Rui pulled Qiao Xiaowan aside and whispered a few words.

"Rest assured, this time no one can make a difference, those two families won’t risk everything for her, otherwise, how could she possibly get in?" Qiao Xiaowan stared fixedly at Luo Ye, "You and I are destined to be enemies in this lifetime, and now you’ve offered yourself up, if I don’t stir things up, I would be doing you a disservice.

I might as well tell you clearly, if you dare retaliate, I’ll immediately sound the alarm, Officer Bai’s electric baton isn’t just for show, you’d better think carefully!"

Luo Ye rolled her eyes: "Idiot!"

"Now let me show you who the real idiot is." As Qiao Xiaowan said this, she swiftly flung her hand outwards, and white powder dispersed through the air, quickly spreading out as Yang Ping and others slumped down one after another.

"Dogs never change, always eating shit!" Luo Ye quickly stepped back and covered her nose.

The ancestral yellow jade that Grandpa Ye gave her, due to its natural qualities and the reason of being soaked in potion, can instantly neutralize hundreds of poisons and intoxicants, something Grandpa told her secretly afterwards.

Otherwise, how could Luo Ye have acted so realistically last time when Noda Hikari was up to no good, although her skills were decent, she couldn’t evade all kinds of intoxicants and poisons. Of course, even with this amulet, she couldn’t afford to be careless, and would try her best to avoid them, just in case there were some drugs the yellow jade couldn’t recognize, she didn’t want to end up humiliated.

In a flash, only Luo Ye and Qiao Xiaowan remained standing in the room.

"Why are you unharmed?" Qiao Xiaowan asked, astonished.

"And how did you end up with those things?" Luo Ye snorted, "As for Officer Bai, that’s impossible!"

"You... you actually drugged us, how despicable!" Qiao Xiaowan said, slumping down to the ground, just as the door opened and Officer Bai walked in.

...

While Luo Ye and Qiao Xiaowan were causing a scene, Ye Mo was sitting angrily in Minister Qin’s office, unable to comprehend why they would throw Luo Ye into jail indiscriminately for 10 billion?

Foreign investment to revitalize the economy is important, but don’t citizens’ human rights matter too?

Now the contract is signed, and Old Ye Tian and that Monique have annotated in the agreement that Luo Ye must stay in prison for a year, otherwise, even if the Chinese side breaches the contract, the other party can not only withdraw their investment but also demand a penalty.

Even if Luo Ye herself agrees to be jailed, the higher-ups shouldn’t have consented!

Minister Qin smiled wryly, advising: "Little Ye, some matters need to be considered from the bigger picture, Xiao Luo doing this won’t be forgotten by the country, she won’t have a stain and will have achievements.

You might not grasp the economic aspects, so let me put it this way, it seems like a 10 billion investment, but potentially it could be 100 billion, 1000 billion, or even more.

Post-financial crisis, foreign economies suffered heavily, while China’s economic model carries relatively less risk, so a large portion of foreign businesses want to invest in China, yet they worry about Chinese policies being unfavorable, keeping them in a holding pattern.

This time, with the Yodan Family and L.L. Group leading the way, then I don’t need to say more about what follows, do I? As for Xiao Luo, staying inside for a year will result in her gaining merits and elevating ranks, and fundamentally she won’t lose anything.

In peacetime, how difficult is it to earn rapid promotions? I’d bet other team members would jump at such a chance, wouldn’t they? Also, regarding this matter, the leaders have spoken with the Wen Family.

Grandpa Wen is open-minded, supporting his granddaughter’s choice, Secretary Wen also stated he’ll follow organizational arrangements, Little Ye, with her family saying such, why are you involved in this? If this matter is leaked by someone with ill intentions, it would be very disadvantageous for you, you know what I mean, right?"

"Grandpa Wen really said that?" Ye Mo looked incredulous.

"Do I dare lie about this?" Minister Qin shook his head, "At my level, I wouldn’t dream of opposing the Wen Family, would I?"

Ye Mo’s face was tense: "No matter what, I can’t accept it, our country’s economy needs to develop, but not on this kind of foundation, can it? Even if Luo Ye comes out and gains merits, what will others think? Those in the know will say she sacrificed herself for the greater good, while those uninformed? With her background being so extraordinary, don’t you think?"

Minister Qin wore a pained expression: "Little Ye, don’t make things hard for me, please."

"Ye Mo, there’s no need to say more, this isn’t Minister Qin’s fault."

"When did you get back?" Ye Mo turned around, stunned for a moment, looking complex at Ye Xuan who was walking in with long strides, "Even you support her in doing this? Tell me honestly, is it true?"

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Nu’an’s first watch is here today, and there will be another watch later, ha, probably around six o’clock, maybe until seven.

Special thanks to "Eight Nerves" for the reward. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for a recommendation ticket and monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation.)