Chapter 289 The Paranoid Painter 19 (2/2)

The wound requires at least fifteen stitches.

Every time the needle and thread pierced her skin, Zi Xi trembled with pain but never made a sound.

Because she couldn't make a sound at all.

This realization made Jin Ye's heart clench even tighter.

"It will hurt a lot, but it must be cleaned thoroughly to prevent infection."

"Fortunately, no major nerves or blood vessels were damaged, so it will heal completely, although it may leave a scar."

The doctor explained, noticing Jin Ye's terrified expression, and quickly added.

Jin Ye's gaze never left Zi Xi's pale face.

At the same time, Jin Ye updated his social media account and posted a photo.

He posted a picture of Zixi's arm wrapped in gauze.

"Those who hurt her are unforgivable."

The caption was only one sentence.

The art world was in an uproar.

Overnight, the prices of Jin Ye's works skyrocketed again.

In the hospital ward, Zi Xi, who had just woken up, looked at the updates on her phone and shook her head helplessly.

She took Jin Ye's hand and wrote in his palm: "That's too much."

"This is just the beginning."

"I want the whole world to know that you are my Achilles' heel, and touching you means certain death."

Jin Ye took her fingers and pressed them to his lips.

Zi Xi gazed at him for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

"Have you found out?"

He asked into the shadows of the corridor.

"Yes, sir, Su Qingyan contacted the Viper Gang through underground channels and prepaid 30,000 euros, saying that she would pay another 30,000 after the job was done."

A man in a black suit appeared quietly and handed over a folder.

Jin Ye opened the folder, which contained Su Qingyan's communication records and transfer receipts with the criminals.

There was even a blurry recording where Su Qingyan's voice was clearly audible: "...I want her to disappear forever."

Where is Su Qingyan now?

Jin Ye's voice was eerily calm.

"We have located her."

"She's hiding in a cheap hotel on the outskirts of the city, has booked a flight for tomorrow morning, and has even obtained a fake document, seemingly planning to flee back to China."

"Pass down the order: launch a full-scale attack on the Su family's overseas businesses. I want to see the Su Group's stock price plummet by 50% within 24 hours."

Jin Ye closed the folder, a cold glint in his eyes.

What about back home?

The man in black bowed slightly.

"To be carried out simultaneously."

"Hasn't the Su family always considered themselves a scholarly family?"

"I want their scandals to make headlines in every media outlet."

"Domestic tax issues, academic fraud, and those power-money transactions abroad... give away all the gifts left by my grandfather."

A cruel smile curled at the corners of Jin Ye's lips.

"clear."

The man in black retreated silently.

Jin Ye stood in the corridor outside the ward, gazing at the sleeping Zi Xi through the glass window.

"No one can hurt you without paying a price."

"Nobody's here."

He muttered to himself.

In the next 24 hours, both the business and art worlds were thrown into turmoil.

First, the stock price of the Su Group inexplicably plummeted, and then several partner banks suddenly withdrew their loans.

Then, major media outlets simultaneously exposed various scandals involving the Su family over the years.

She evaded taxes, plagiarized academic papers, and was even involved in several undisclosed cases of school bullying. She also ran away from home with her boyfriend to a foreign country.

All of them are related to Su Qingyan.

In a cheap hotel on the outskirts of Li City, Su Qingyan stared in horror at the bad news that kept popping up on her phone screen.