Redemption from the Abyss: The School Beauty Insists on Pulling Me Out of the Mire

[15:00 PM · Room 1602]

The security door clicked shut, completely isolating the suffocating heat and filthy schemes from the outside world.

Su Qinghe pulled Xie Wang straight to the medicine box, pressed him down to sit, and stubbornly began to remove the gauze from his arm.

"They bandaged me up too hastily at the police station just now."

She kept her head down and spoke very softly.

When the gauze was removed, the two-inch-long bloody gash was exposed to the air. Although it wasn't deep, it looked particularly glaring against the pale skin.

Su Qinghe's hand holding the cotton swab trembled, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

Xie Wang extended his uninjured right hand and gently lifted her chin, forcing her to raise her head. Looking at the reddened corners of her eyes, he tenderly rubbed them with his fingertip.

"It doesn't hurt at all. When we were kids, fighting was a regular occurrence."

"But I don't like it."

Su Qinghe sniffed, then lowered her head again, carefully applying the medicine to his wound. She gently blew on the cool iodine as she applied it, as if that would ease the pain.

"Xie Wang, I don't like seeing you bleed."

She said those words softly, yet they struck Xie Wangxin with tremendous force.

He didn't say anything, but suddenly reached out and pulled the girl standing in front of him into his arms.

Su Qinghe was afraid of touching his wound, so she didn't dare to struggle and obediently buried her face in his neck.

Xie Wang rested his chin on the top of her head, his voice deep and resolute:

"This blood won't be shed in vain."

He turned his head and kissed her earlobe, his warm breath washing over her skin with a soothing power.

"Go get some sleep."

Su Qinghe nestled in his arms for a while, absorbing the warmth that made her feel at ease, but then gently shook her head.

"I don't want to sleep, I want to stay with you."

Xie Wang looked at her stubborn eyes, remained silent for two seconds, and finally smiled.

"it is good."

He stopped trying to persuade him, and the tenderness in his eyes instantly turned into a chilling coldness.

He walked to the long table, sat down, turned on his computer, and took out the black USB drive containing the core accounts of "Hongyuan Trading" for money laundering from the safe.

That was something he and Su Qinghe had analyzed day and night.

Xie Wang plugged in the USB drive, skillfully opened the encrypted communication software, and contacted [K].

[X]: Are you there? It's very important.

[K]: 【What do you want to do? I'm not hiring someone to commit murder.】

[X]: [I want to expose something about Tianlong Group.]

Su Qinghe sat to the side, watching the characters flashing on the screen, without saying a word. He simply reached out and grasped Xie Wang's left hand, which was resting on the table.

Xie Wang grabbed her fingers with his backhand and typed on the keyboard with his right hand, sending her screenshots of several key accounts.

[X]: [This is a detailed breakdown of transactions by Hongyuan Trading, a subsidiary of Tianlong Group, allegedly for laundering money for overseas gambling websites, along with forged contracts signed by Gu Tianlong. I need you to help me spread this information across the entire internet.]

The other side remained silent for a full minute.

Clearly, even K, who had seen it all, was taken aback by the weight of this information.

[K]: 【…Good lad, you actually have a nuclear bomb in your hands? If this thing is launched, Gu Tianlong will be severely injured, if not killed. That's billions in revenue.】

[X]: Just tell me, will you help or not?

[K]: [I can help, but the risk is too great. And using my core resources to push through this level of smear campaign would cost far more than a few tens of thousands of dollars.]

Xie Wang frowned: [How many do you want?]

[K]: 【I don't want money.】

On the screen, K's reply was scrolling rapidly:

[K]: I want you to join us.

[K]: I've seen your skills and admire your ruthlessness. We have an organization in Beijing called "Apocalypse." I hope you can come to Beijing sometime and become a nominal member.

[K]: Of course, we won't restrict your personal freedom; we just need your technical support at certain crucial moments.

Xie Wang's fingers hovered over the keyboard.

Beijing.

He turned his head and glanced at Su Qinghe beside him.

Su Qinghe also looked at the words. She didn't stop her, but instead said softly:

"We definitely need allies over there."

Xie Wang looked into her eyes and nodded.

[X]: [Transaction completed.]

[K]: [Great! Welcome to 'Apocalypse'! Now, the show begins.]

……

[20:00 PM that evening]

This is the peak of internet traffic.

Su Qinghe and Xie Wang sat side by side in front of the computer, watching the data constantly refreshed on the screen.

Without warning, a topic suddenly appeared on the trending lists of major social media platforms, followed by a striking dark red "hot" character.

#Tianlong Group suspected of massive money laundering#

#Hongyuan Trading's Dual Accounts Exposed#

#Gu Tianlong's Gambling Website#

K's efficiency was terrifying. He not only used tens of thousands of "zombie accounts" to forward the information, but also accurately delivered the data to several financial media outlets and anti-corruption influencers known for their outspokenness.

This time, the evidence is irrefutable.

High-resolution screenshots of accounts, financial flow charts, and even scanned copies of contracts personally signed by Gu Tianlong have flooded the internet like snowflakes.

"Holy crap! Billions? This is practically treating the national treasury like their own backyard!"

"—Isn't this that company from Beijing? No wonder they're so arrogant; they're laundering money!"

"Investigate thoroughly! This must be thoroughly investigated! There must be a powerful protector behind this!"

Within half an hour, Tianlong Group's official Weibo account was flooded with angry netizens, forcing the comment section to be closed.

Xie Wang looked at the ever-increasing popularity and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

……

[Jiangcheng - Top Floor of Tianlong Group]

"Snapped!"

The valuable antique vase was smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Gu Tianlong's face turned bright red, and the veins on his neck bulged.

"What is the PR department doing?! Take down the trending topics! Pay to take them down!!"

He roared at the PR director who was standing in front of him, trembling, and spat in the director's face.

"Mr. Gu...Mr. Gu..." The PR director was on the verge of tears. "We can't withdraw! This time, they clearly came prepared, and...and the buzz is just too high. The platform doesn't dare take our money; they say someone at higher levels is already watching!"

The red telephone on the desk rang loudly.

Gu Tianlong glanced at the caller ID, and his face instantly went from furious to deathly pale.

That was his powerful backer in the capital.

His hands trembled as he answered the phone: "Feed...the boss..."

"Gu Tianlong! What are you up to?!" The roar on the other end of the phone was even louder than before. "The money laundering ledgers have been posted online! Are you trying to get yourself killed already?!"

"Boss, that's fake! Someone's framing me..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Cut off all ties with Hongyuan Trading right now! Put all the blame on that legal representative! Clean up your own mess! If this gets back at me, I'll kill you first!"

"beep--"

The phone hangs up.

He stared at the screen full of insults and the all-too-familiar accounts, his hands and feet turning cold.

"Mr. Gu... what should we do now?" the secretary asked cautiously. "When the stock market opens tomorrow, our stock price will probably..."

"Sacrifice the pawn to save the king..."

Gu Tianlong closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out these words, each one tinged with the stench of blood:

"Issue an announcement stating that... Hongyuan Trading's irregularities were the personal actions of the branch's management, and Tianlong Group was completely unaware of them and will actively cooperate with the investigation."

This not only means that he has to cut off his most profitable arm with his own hands, but also that the financial chain of billions of dollars has been broken instantly, and a large part of his foundation in Jiangcheng has been dug out.

This was a crushing defeat.

A devastating defeat that severely damaged the body.