12dz Chapter 113 Fake gold is fake gold; he's already in detention and still putting on airs.
Chapter 113 Fake gold is fake gold; he's already in detention and still putting on airs.
He crouched down and gently beckoned to the two children: "You must be Niannian and Guigui, right? I'm your grandpa. Come here, let grandpa give you a hug, okay?"
The two children looked at Jiang Xinlan, and only after seeing her nod did they timidly walk over.
Niannian, feeling a little bolder, stretched out her little hands and gently hugged Jiang Zhenbang's neck.
Jiang Zhenbang's body trembled violently. He carefully hugged her, his eyes instantly reddening.
He had lived for fifty-two years, and this was the first time he had held his grandson. He was so soft and tiny, like a little angel.
Seeing her sister being hugged, Gui Gui wasn't going to be outdone and threw herself into Jiang Zhenbang's arms.
Jiang Zhenbang, holding one child in each arm, beamed from ear to ear. He handed them the toys he had prepared and said gently, "These are gifts from your grandfather. Do you like them?"
"We love it! Thank you, Grandpa!" the two children said in unison, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Jiang Zhenbang smiled even more broadly, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out.
The sunlight shone on the tarmac, warm and bright.
The two families were closely linked together because of Jiang Xinlan.
All the past suffering is now history.
The days to come will only be filled with sunshine and warmth.
For Liu Wanhua and Jiang Manli, however, their lives were like falling into an abyss.
After being taken away in a police car in public, Liu Wanhua and Jiang Manli were taken into interrogation rooms separately. The coolness of the metal interrogation chairs seeped into their bones through their clothes, causing both of them to shiver at the same time.
Jiang Manli, still clinging to her pampered status, dreamt that Jiang Zhenbang would eventually soften his heart, and impatiently tapped the table:
"Let me go right now! My dad's anger is only temporary; he'll definitely come to pick me up once he calms down!"
Over the years, Jiang Zhenbang's doting on her has completely spoiled her.
Even at this point, she still harbored illusions, thinking that even if he wasn't her biological daughter, Jiang Zhenbang had doted on her for over twenty years, so it was impossible for him to have no feelings for her.
I think he's just too angry right now, which is why he's being so ruthless.
Once he calms down, he'll definitely remember their past relationship and won't treat her like that anymore.
In her mind, even if she couldn't be the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Zhenbang should at least ensure that she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, considering their more than 20 years of father-daughter relationship.
Unexpectedly, the police officer in charge of the interrogation raised his eyelids and threw a printed statement in front of her:
"Jiang Manli, look carefully. Mr. Jiang Zhenbang issued a public statement an hour ago, severing all ties with you and Liu Wanhua, and at the same time, he has commissioned a lawyer to sue you on seven charges, including attempted murder, embezzlement, and defamation."
All your assets, trusts, and bank cards have been frozen by the court, even the bag you bought last month has been seized. We have already appointed a legal aid lawyer for you in accordance with the law.
Jiang Manli's face turned deathly pale instantly. She stood up abruptly but was pulled back by the handcuffs, causing her to stumble.
"Impossible! My dad loves me the most! It was that bitch Jiang Xinlan who bewitched him! I want to see my dad! I want to see Jiang Zhenbang!"
"Mr. Jiang will not see you." The policeman's voice was devoid of any warmth. "Now, confess your crimes honestly."
Jiang Manli slumped into her chair, tears falling onto the cold tabletop.
The last shred of hope in my heart had vanished.
How could this happen?
That shouldn't be happening!
How could his father be so heartless?
Just because she's not his biological daughter, he treats her like this?
Is blood relation really that important?
She hated Jiang Zhenbang to the core, hated his ruthlessness, and understood Liu Wanhua even more. No wonder her mother was so extreme back then; it was all because of Jiang Zhenbang's ruthlessness!
If it were her, she might have gone even further!
She completely forgot how ungrateful she herself was.
Meanwhile, in the interrogation room next door, Liu Wanhua was still trying to maintain her composure: "I want to see my private lawyer. I won't say anything until he arrives."
"It's no use, don't even think about trying to argue." The presiding police officer pushed over a thick stack of evidence.
"These are Zhang Guilan's testimonies admitting that you made her switch the baby and cause Shen Jiao's death, as well as the suicide note and evidence of Gu worms given by the young servant boy who served Liu Qingxuan. And this, the confession of the nanny you bribed... The evidence is irrefutable, and your attempts to deny it are useless."
Liu Wanhua gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with her fingers, her nails digging into her palms.
She knew she had failed, but the resentment in her eyes remained undiminished.
The interrogation ended two hours later.
The two individuals were criminally detained in accordance with the law and sent to the Beijing No. 1 Detention Center.
As the car pulled into the detention center, Jiang Manli completely broke down, frantically pounding on the car window and screaming, "I don't want to go in! Let me out! I'm the eldest daughter of the Jiang family!"
Nobody paid any attention to her.
The detention process is cold and mechanical.
They stripped for a search, confiscated all personal belongings, and were forced to change into loose, rough, blue-gray prison clothes.
When the cold scissors cut into Jiang Manli's waist-length hair, she let out a piercing scream: "Don't cut my hair! This is a treatment I paid 30,000 yuan for!"
The disciplined man impatiently held her down: "There's no 'young lady' here, only number 7352. Behave yourself!"
With a few snaps, the long, black hair fell to the ground.
Jiang Manli looked at the strange woman in the mirror, with her messy hair and wearing an ugly prison uniform, covered her face and burst into tears.
Her appearance and dignity, which she cared about most, were torn to shreds and trampled into the mud.
Liu Wanhua looked at her short hair, her nails digging deeply into her palms.
She had lived for fifty years and had never been so disheveled.
She was once the Jiang Madam, whom everyone in Beijing's high society fawned over, surrounded by followers wherever she went; now she has become a despised prisoner.
This stark contrast caused her immense torment and pain!
They were assigned to the same transitional cell.
Eight people were crammed into a room of just over ten square meters. The large communal bed was so hard it hurt your bones, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of disinfectant mixed with sweat.
The other inmates had already heard about their scandal, and their eyes were filled with contempt and schadenfreude.
Dinner consisted of a bowl of watery cabbage soup and two cornbread buns.
Jiang Manli stared at the contents of her bowl, her stomach churning. She slammed the bowl to the ground. "Is this food for humans? Get me steak! I want Evian!"
The other inmates burst into laughter.
"Steak? Dream on!"
"A fake heiress is a fake heiress; she's still putting on airs even in detention."
"Eat it or not, it's fine if you don't eat it, it'll save the money for us."
A woman in her thirties walked over and stomped the steamed bun on the ground into a pulp: "You're not going to eat, huh? You'll go hungry tonight. If you dare to throw anything again, you'll regret it."