Even After My Death-Chapter 609 - 513: Display of Strength

During the drive, Jiang Ning, as usual, asked Qi Xingzhou if there was anything he liked to eat. Qi Xingzhou thought for a moment and said, "Whatever you eat, I’ll eat."

He was easy to please.

The two were not dining out for the first time, and Jiang Ning had come to understand his preferences quite well.

Qi Xingzhou’s taste was quite similar to Jiang Ning’s, the only difference being that he had a greater liking for sweets. If it hadn’t been for the time Jiang Ning caught him quietly flaunting three small cakes at a buffet, she might never have realized this side of Qi Xingzhou.

Looking at the bustling shops on both sides of the street, Jiang Ning searched her brain for information on nearby restaurants while saying, "Last time we had Suzhou cuisine, how about trying Cantonese cuisine this time?"

Cantonese cuisine has a particularly large variety of specialty desserts, which even someone like Jiang Ning, who normally isn’t particularly fond of sweets, enjoys.

"Sounds good," Qi Xingzhou, sitting in the passenger seat, supported the idea wholeheartedly.

He didn’t know what Cantonese cuisine was. He hadn’t been exposed to it yet. Hotpot, seafood buffets, Suzhou cuisine... these were all things he learned about after meeting Jiang Ning and trying them with her.

However, his unfamiliarity didn’t matter at all, it didn’t impede him from following Jiang Ning in the slightest.

Jiang Ning parked the car smoothly in front of a Cantonese restaurant and got out.

Qi Xingzhou followed at her side, appearing calm and indifferent, but inside, he was like an excited little pup out on a walk with his owner, curious about everything.

They were lucky this time; there was a private room available on the second floor of the restaurant.

A private room is always the first choice for a quiet meal, and without hesitation, Jiang Ning led Qi Xingzhou upstairs.

After ordering, while waiting for the dishes, Jiang Ning chatted with Qi Xingzhou and took out her phone.

Upon seeing the hot topics pushed on her phone, Jiang Ning clicked with a look that was half amused, half mocking.

After fermenting all morning, #LiuYaoyaoJumpingOffBuilding and #LiuChushengIsTrulyABeast had become the first and second hottest trending topics, respectively.

With the help of that anonymous blog post, Liu Chusheng’s nearly thirty-year career was laid bare by netizens, leaving nothing hidden.

Apart from behaving like a beast to satisfy his own desires, he also did plenty of other unsavory things—like using his position to seek personal gain and being involved in bribery and corruption.

Even the incident of him eating a ’king’s meal’ at a student’s parent’s restaurant a few years ago was dug up by netizens.

His various actions indeed shocked many people.

Anyone found to be involved in bribery or corruption with Liu Chusheng was taken down and arrested by the public security.

Netizens applauded, clamoring that such a beast deserved to die.

The comments from yesterday, which had criticized Jiang Ning for her excessive actions, had all disappeared overnight.

However, amidst the overwhelming praise for Jiang Ning, a few dissenting voices occasionally emerged:

[Although Liu Chusheng’s actions surely warrant death, shouldn’t a court pronounce judgment on his wrongdoing? What on earth is Jiang Ning doing by directly cutting off the source of his manhood? Is her action really justifiable?]

[First off, I am definitely not speaking up for Beast Liu, but I want to raise some doubts about Jiang Ning’s actions. No matter how wrong Beast Liu was, Jiang Ning doesn’t have the right to deal with it, right? Does she think she’s incredibly powerful with special privileges just because she’s caught a few criminals?]

[In my opinion, Jiang Ning’s over-the-top actions this time were entirely spoiled by the netizens’ previous adulation of her! They’ve put her on too high a pedestal! Today she dares to brazenly ruin someone’s manhood; tomorrow she might dare to kill someone on the spot!]

[Our ancestors have always said that the law applies to the emperor as it does to commoners. Since Liu Chusheng has been arrested, shouldn’t we also address Jiang Ning’s malicious wounding incident? We can’t avoid discussing this just because she’s popular online.

Let’s not say that Liu Chusheng hasn’t been convicted yet; even if he has been sentenced, he should still have basic human rights, right?]

[Jiang Ning, as a public figure, should always be mindful of her words and deeds. Her actions this time are undeniably a bad example.]

[How did Capital City Public Security mess this up? Even if they’re covering up, isn’t this too blatant!]

[...]

Although these comments were quickly attacked by other netizens, their popularity and the high number of replies easily pushed them to the top of the comment section, where Jiang Ning noticed them.

"Jiang Ning, stop looking."

A fair and slender hand blocked Jiang Ning’s view.

Qi Xingzhou leaned slightly forward, frowning slightly, "They’re all talking nonsense."

"It’s fine." Jiang Ning didn’t care at all.

When she decided to cripple Liu Chusheng’s manhood, she had already anticipated that her actions would provoke controversy among the netizens, but she was curious... Why hadn’t Capital City Public Security released her identity?

What on earth was in Capital City Public Security’s announcement this morning?

Qi Xingzhou watched Jiang Ning to make sure she really wasn’t affected by the online comments before he slowly retracted his hand.

He had noticed these comments right before getting in the car, which is why he had quietly messaged Qi Chen while in the car to ask him to handle it.

He knew that Qi Corporation had its own public relations team.

But now, seeing that the PR team wasn’t very efficient and that Jiang Ning had already seen it, Qi Xingzhou’s eyes and eyebrows showed a hint of depth.

Jiang Ning had no idea that the little dumpling in front of her was pulling such moves behind her back. She searched for Capital City Public Security’s official Weibo account and saw the announcement they released this morning, prominently displayed at the top.

In blue and white, a long official statement, Jiang Ning skimmed through it rapidly, ten lines at a glance, and then: "..."

Is this Capital City Public Security’s announcement???

To say it’s incompetent, it lays out all of Liu Chusheng’s criminal actions and explains to the public about Wan Xianglian and Liu Rushuang, two family members, maliciously inciting netizens and attempting to manipulate public opinion.

To say it’s competent, it conveniently omits why Jiang Ning could injure Liu Chusheng without facing any criminal responsibility...

Jiang Ning simply took a screenshot of the announcement and then sent it privately to Zhang Lang: [screenshot.jpg], This is your announcement? Don’t you think something is missing?

Zhang Lang was wolfing down food in the cafeteria.

Upon hearing the message notification from his phone in his pocket, he immediately took it out.

Seeing the message was from Jiang Ning, Zhang Lang replied quickly: What’s, what’s up?

He opened the screenshot and saw it was the official statement from his unit’s Weibo account from this morning.

Although he wasn’t the one managing the Weibo, any content released had to go through multiple layers of reviews... Surely there couldn’t be anything majorly wrong with it if it passed preliminary, secondary, and final reviews, right?

Zhang Lang, confused: What’s missing?

A minute later, Jiang Ning sent Zhang Lang another screenshot.

This time, the screenshot showed comments from netizens questioning her behavior.

Zhang Lang saw it and instantly understood, typing quickly: Hahaha, that, Sister Jiang, don’t worry, the leaders said they’d make sure you look good, just wait and don’t rush.