Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

The piles of medicinal materials in the warehouse are the result of my hard work in the past few months. Looking at them, my heart is filled with joy. I took a deep breath, suppressed my excitement, and told myself that this is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go. I have to work harder to truly change my destiny.

"What's wrong?" I saw Bai Hanchuan holding the letter, brows furrowed, and asked worriedly.

He handed me the letter and said in a deep voice, "Read it for yourself."

I took the letter, quickly read it, and my face turned ugly. The letter said that someone hired a group of thugs to sabotage our base in the near future.

"Who is it? Why do you do this?" I clutched the letter tightly, my heart filled with anger and confusion.

Bai Hanchuan shook his head: "There is no signature on the letter, but this matter is definitely related to Zhang Hao."

Of course I know it was Zhang Hao! He lost face last time, so he must be holding a grudge and wants to take revenge on me. But why did he do this?

"Hanchuan, what should we do?" I raised my head and looked at Bai Hanchuan, my heart filled with uneasiness.

Bai Hanchuan held my hand and said firmly, "Don't worry, I will protect the safety of you and the base."

In the next few days, the base increased its vigilance, and Bai Hanchuan also sent people to investigate secretly, hoping to find the mastermind behind the incident.

However, one wave has not settled, and one wave has risen again.

That day, I was about to go to the city to discuss a business deal, but I received an unexpected call.

"Jinli, I'm Aunt Wang. You have to be careful recently!" Aunt Wang is a friend I met in the city. She is a kind-hearted person.

"What's wrong, Aunt Wang?" I had a bad feeling in my heart.

"Hey, I heard from others..." Aunt Wang lowered her voice, hesitating, "They said you would do anything to make money, and..."

I immediately understood that it was Liu Meiqin and Mu Jinyao who were spreading rumors about me behind my back! They were trying to completely destroy me!

"Auntie Wang, don't listen to their nonsense, I..." I was about to explain but was interrupted by Auntie Wang.

"Jinli, I believe you, but..." Aunt Wang sighed, "Now that the news is spreading everywhere, you should stay out of the spotlight for now."

I put down the phone helplessly, my heart sinking to the bottom. I realized then that Zhang Hao's revenge was far more vicious than I had imagined...

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and a worker ran in in a panic, saying breathlessly: "Mu...Manager Mu, something bad has happened...someone is coming...coming..."

"Someone is coming? What for?" My heart tightened and an ominous premonition came over me.

"A group of people came and said yes, said yes..." The worker stammered and couldn't speak clearly.

"Who is it? Please tell me clearly!" I asked anxiously.

"Yes, they are from the industrial and commercial department, and also, there are reporters..." The worker finally finished the sentence, his face full of horror.

I immediately understood that Zhang Hao was going to give me a fatal blow! Not only did he want to destroy my reputation, he also wanted to completely ruin my career!

I took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, and said to the worker, "Don't panic, I'll be out right away."

I walked out of the office quickly and saw that the warehouse door was already surrounded by people. Several uniformed staff members were checking my medicinal materials, and the reporters were like flies smelling fishy smell, taking pictures of me with their cameras.

"What are you doing? Who let you in?" I asked loudly.

"We are from the municipal industrial and commercial department. We have received a report that you are selling counterfeit and shoddy products here. We are now investigating you!" A staff member took out an ID and waved it in front of me.

"Counterfeit? That's impossible! My medicinal materials have all been strictly screened, there is absolutely no problem!" I argued.

"Whether there is a problem or not, we can only confirm it after we investigate!" the staff member said coldly, "Now please cooperate with our work, otherwise, we will take compulsory measures against you according to the law!"

I was furious, but I knew now was not the time to be stubborn. I suppressed my anger and cooperated with their investigation.

However, those people were not here to investigate the truth at all. Instead, they deliberately made things difficult for me, nitpicked me, and even devalued my medicinal herbs in front of reporters.

The reporters were like crazy, scrambling to report my "crimes". For a time, I became the target of public criticism and was pushed to the forefront.

I watched all this, feeling helpless. I knew that Zhang Hao was behind all this, but I had no evidence.

Bai Hanchuan had been investigating secretly, and he soon discovered that Zhang Hao was in collusion with some people in the industrial and commercial department. They colluded with each other and wanted to kill me.

"Don't worry, I have found some clues and will be able to bring them to justice soon." Bai Hanchuan comforted me.

However, the development of the matter was beyond our expectations. Just when Bai Hanchuan was preparing to collect more evidence, he suddenly received a call and his face suddenly became solemn...

On the other end of the phone, Bai Hanchuan's voice was low and hurried, as if he was tripped by something. I vaguely heard words like "something happened", and my heart suddenly rose to my throat, "Hanchuan, what happened?"

He was silent for a moment, his tone revealing a hint of solemnity, "I can't get away from here for the time being, you...you have to be careful."

"What should we be careful about? Are Zhang Hao and the others planning to do something again?" I clenched my fists so tightly that my nails almost dug into my flesh.

"Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible." His voice was soft, but it was like a reassurance, allowing me to find a little support in my panic.

After hanging up the phone, I forced myself to calm down. Since Bai Hanchuan said so, it must be a very difficult situation. I can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to do something.

At this time, Lin Xiao rushed in with a document bag in her hand, "Sister Jinli, take a look at this!"

I took the file bag and opened it. Inside were the account records of Zhang Hao and the industrial and commercial department staff, as well as evidence of their conspiracy to frame me!

"This...how did you get it?" I asked in surprise.

"When I was working in Zhang Hao's office, I secretly copied his account book. I didn't expect it would come in handy!" There was a hint of pride on Lin Xiao's face, but more of it was the relief of surviving a disaster.

I held her hand tightly, "Lin Xiao, thank you! You helped me a lot this time!"

With this evidence, I can prove my innocence and bring Zhang Hao and others to justice! I immediately contacted the reporters who interviewed me before, handed them the evidence, and explained the whole story in detail.

When the reporters heard my story, they were filled with indignation and expressed their desire to uncover the truth and give me justice.

The next day, all the major newspapers published reports about me on their front pages. This time, I was not the target of criticism, but the victim of false accusations. The direction of public opinion suddenly changed, and Zhang Hao and others were investigated for suspected corruption and bribery.

I have temporarily survived this crisis, but I know that this is just the calm before the storm. Zhang Hao is just a minor character, and there are more powerful forces behind him controlling everything. And Bai Hanchuan seems to have encountered even greater troubles...

I held another file bag in my hand, which was handed to me by Bai Hanchuan. The content inside made me feel like I was falling into an ice cellar... "How could this happen..." I murmured to myself, feeling a chill in my heart.