Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 158

Chapter 158

Secretary Wang didn’t answer Qi Yuntian. Instead, she turned to Gu Huaiwei and said with righteous indignation, “This man deceived President Gu with a fake name from the very beginning!”

Gu Huaiwei gave a quiet “mm” in response, waiting calmly for her to continue.

Secretary Wang pointed at the man behind bars. “He packaged himself as a wealthy second-generation heir and bought many specialized goods from President Gu. He even claimed his father’s company was conducting new technological research and development, promising that once they achieved results, they would share the intellectual property rights with President Gu.”

Qi Yuntian was no wealthy heir; he was nothing more than an uneducated hoodlum.

Gu Huaiwei asked in a level tone, “When you were doing business with him before, didn’t you perform a background check?”

Secretary Wang’s brow furrowed even deeper as she answered honestly, “We did, but his records showed no issues at the time.”

Gu Huaiwei lowered her head, her long lashes trembling slightly and casting a shallow shadow that veiled her captivating cat-like eyes. “That’s strange. I hired a private investigator to look into him earlier, and it didn’t take much effort at all to uncover his true identity.”

Logically, the background checks performed by Gu Changge’s company should have been far more professional and thorough than those of a private investigator hired by Gu Huaiwei.

Why had her sister failed to find anything back then, while she had uncovered it so easily?

Gu Huaiwei’s mind raced. She felt the most likely possibility was that there was a much more powerful force behind Qi Yuntian, and he was merely a pawn.

They couldn’t find anything back then because the power behind him was protecting him. The fact that she could find him now suggested he had become a discarded chess piece, and that power had withdrawn its protection.

“Hey, you two, can you not talk about investigating me right in front of my face?” Qi Yuntian said in an unfriendly tone. “I don’t know this ‘President Gu’ you’re talking about, and I’ve never met her. I did pretend to be a rich kid before, but that was just to scam some spending money.”

He maintained a nonchalant, ruffian-like facade, acting as if he were only in it for the money.

However, Mu Lingxi immediately sensed that he was lying.

“No, money wasn’t what you wanted at all.”

Mu Lingxi recalled the scene from that day with a hint of pain, her grip on Gu Huaiwei’s hand tightening slightly.

“Back then, when you kidnapped Jiang Xingyi, you demanded Gold Coins from him. I told you I had some money left in my bag and offered it to you first. You didn’t want it; instead, you went straight to cutting off his hand.”

Mu Lingxi would never forget the utterly numb expression on Qi Yuntian’s face at that moment.

He had raised the blade and struck without a shred of hesitation.

Blood had splattered across his face, yet he hadn’t even blinked.

It was completely different from how he was now.

Though Qi Yuntian was currently in prison, he lacked the cold-blooded cruelty he had displayed then.

At that time, Mu Lingxi felt as though he were doing those things while being fully prepared to die.

“I don’t like making things hard for women,” Qi Yuntian said, arching an eyebrow. “Especially young and beautiful ones.”

Mu Lingxi immediately averted her eyes from his obnoxious gaze. “Hmph, even in prison, you can’t behave.”

Gu Huaiwei listened to their exchange in silence.

She had been observing Qi Yuntian’s micro-expressions and small gestures while he spoke.

When he answered Mu Lingxi’s questions, his gaze was aggressive at first, but the moment they made actual eye contact, he would quickly look away.

Not only that, but the movements of his hands had increased significantly. He was subconsciously fiddling with his handcuffs, a clear attempt to mask his inner unease.

He was lying, dodging the important issues to focus on the trivial ones.

“What the people behind you wanted were the things in my sister’s possession that don’t belong to this world, wasn’t it?” Gu Huaiwei stepped closer to the iron bars. “After Sister Changge disappeared, you discovered I was selling Gold Coins-which also don’t belong to this world. Since you couldn’t catch me, you decided to target the people close to me instead.”
“I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about.” Qi Yuntian turned his head away, secretly pinching his thigh, using the pain to keep himself sharp.

When Gu Huaiwei was quiet, she was usually in the observation phase.

Once she started talking, it meant she had a certain level of confidence and was ready to drive a blade into her opponent’s heart.

“The people behind you threw you in prison to fend for yourself after they were done using you. They didn’t even hire a lawyer for you. Doesn’t that feel cold?”

With every word she spoke, Gu Huaiwei observed the changes in Qi Yuntian’s breathing and facial muscles.

“I recall your grandmother is receiving treatment in a hospital for a cerebral infarction. Did you know that since you went to prison, her medical bills have been unpaid for two months?”

“Hospitals aren’t charities. If the fees aren’t paid soon, they might stop her medication.”

Qi Yuntian’s expression instantly darkened.

When Gu Huaiwei first entered the room, she noticed the look in Qi Yuntian’s eyes. There was a fleeting moment of being stunned by her beauty, but he quickly restrained himself, avoiding looking directly at her face. This indicated that Qi Yuntian possessed immense psychological fortitude.

To break someone like that, you had to find their weakness.

Seeing Qi Yuntian’s face change and his breathing rhythm falter, Gu Huaiwei turned up the heat.

“You were raised by your grandmother, weren’t you? How tragic. Abandoned by your biological parents-if your grandmother hadn’t taken you in and adopted you, you probably would have been eaten by stray dogs on the side of the road.”

“Your grandmother’s kindness to you is as heavy as a mountain. She raised you by collecting scrap. You finally grew up and started making money, yet she hasn’t enjoyed a single day of comfort before being hospitalized with a stroke.”

“If you don’t have money, there will be no caregiver to look after her. She’ll be left to soil herself in bed until she rots and breeds maggots, dying a miserable death.”

Qi Yuntian couldn’t help but curse, “Stop fucking trying to scare me! How can you prove the medical bills haven’t been paid?”

Gu Huaiwei tilted her head slightly. The upward curve of her eyes made her look strikingly beautiful yet dangerous. The red mole under her eye was like a drop of cinnabar about to overflow, perfectly playing with one’s heartstrings.

“Does that even need proof? You’ve lost your utility. You’re going to spend the next twenty years in prison. Even if the people behind you are ‘slaughtering the donkey once it’s finished its work at the mill,’ what could you possibly do to them?”

Qi Yuntian’s pupils contracted. His dark eyes were pinned to Gu Huaiwei’s face like knives. His breathing quickened slightly, and his throat moved as he swallowed. “I’d put my life on the line to kill their entire families!”

There really was a faction behind him.

This reaction indirectly confirmed Gu Huaiwei’s suspicion.

Gu Huaiwei’s lips slowly curled into a mischievous smile. “Right now, you don’t even have the ability to walk out of this door.”

“Show me the evidence first, or I won’t say another word to you from now on.” Even in this situation, Qi Yuntian was able to maintain his rationality and negotiate with Gu Huaiwei.

“You don’t have to believe me,” Gu Huaiwei said airily, acting as if she didn’t care at all. “A casual investigation into your background makes it easy to piece most of this together.”

She paused. Seeing that Qi Yuntian remained silent, she spread her hands and said with a hint of regret, “She’s your grandmother, not mine. My dear devoted grandson, can you afford the consequence of your grandmother passing away just because you didn’t trust me?”

“…” Qi Yuntian was completely suppressed by Gu Huaiwei’s words.

Seeing the hesitation in his eyes, Gu Huaiwei played hard to get. She looked at Mu Lingxi beside her. “If he won’t cooperate, there’s nothing we can do. The visit is over. I’ll treat you all to a bullfrog clay pot for dinner.”

One step, two steps…

Just as they reached the door, a low voice came from behind them.

“Gu Huaiwei, have you heard of the Xiyuan Group and the Xiling Family?”