Ch 43 (Part 3): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“You despicable woman!”

“It was you who selfishly suggested switching the children, claiming it was for our sake and for the sake of our child, and made me take care of your sister. If it wasn’t for you, how could I have misunderstood Lu Fei? How could I have neglected my younger son? It’s all because of you, you wicked woman…”

“Zheng Yaxue, I must have been blind to fall in love with you!”

The two of them started arguing in the courtroom, turning from former lovers to enemies.

Everyone present was amazed.

A scumbag man versus a scumbag woman.

Zheng Yaxue was evidently more ruthless than Fang Yandong. At least Fang Yandong had genuine feelings at the beginning, but Zheng Yaxue had been deceiving him from start to finish. Fang Yandong didn’t directly die from anger, probably because he had taken good care of himself.

But in Fang Ziyang’s eyes, these two were equally despicable and deserved it.

Fang Yandong was not a good person either, despite his current appearance of being deceived and resentful due to love. Even if Zheng Yaxue didn’t shift the blame onto him, he would not let Zheng Yaxue go. He would definitely make her his scapegoat.

Both of them were selfish individuals. No matter how deeply they loved each other in the past, when faced with real adversity, they would each protect their own interests and flee.

The spectacle of lovers turning into enemies left everyone dumbfounded.

It made Zheng Yating, who had not been questioned yet, sneer, self-mock, resent, and go mad.

“I plead guilty! All of Mr. Tang’s accusations are true, and I plead guilty!”

While Fang Ziyang and Zheng Yaxue were arguing, a sudden voice interrupted.

Everyone turned to look, and it was Zheng Yating.

Her eyes were filled with madness and hatred.

“Your Honor, I plead guilty. All of Mr. Tang’s accusations are true. The act of stealing and switching Mr. Tang was a conspiracy between Fang Yandong and my sister. They not only wanted their son to be the legitimate heir of the Fang family but also intended to seize all of the Lu family’s inheritance!”

“Not only that, when Ms. Lu discovered something was wrong with her child, they directly drove her to her death. Although they didn’t kill her personally, they are still involved!”

“And as for my sister’s reason for Fang Yandong wanting me… Hmph, it’s simply absurd.”

“But they did conspire together to switch the children and scheme for the original spouse’s inheritance. Because I knew the truth, I used it to threaten Fang Yandong and make him promise to marry me once things were settled.”

“So over the years, I have been instructing Yan Tong to oppose Fang Ziyang at school, tarnish Fang Ziyang’s reputation, steal his friends, and even his fiancé.”

“Because I wanted to help Fang Yandong obtain all the inheritance and shares from Fang Ziyang’s hands…”

Zheng Yating had completely gone mad due to the provocation from Fang Ziyang and her sister.

These two, a venomous and malicious woman, and a heartless and blind man. They had ruined her entire life.

She had nothing left now, and her firm beliefs were shattered. Since she couldn’t make it out, she decided to take them down with her!

Full of resentment, Zheng Yating completely disregarded life and death and fabricated evidence to make all the charges stick. No one would escape.

“Yating, you’re insane!”

Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue were both shocked and said in disbelief.

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They never expected Zheng Yating to do such a thing. In their minds, Zheng Yating would surely side with one of them.

And the most likely side for Zheng Yating to take was Fang Yandong.

Fang Yandong thought it would be advantageous for him.

And Zheng Yaxue also believed it would be in her favor, as it would further support her claims of problems in their relationship. The more chaotic things became, the more advantageous it would be for her judgment.

However, neither of them expected Zheng Yating to choose to go down with them!

“Yes, I have gone mad, driven to madness by the two of you. You two have ruined my entire life, and now you want to escape the consequences. Are you two planning to push all the blame onto me while arguing?”

Zheng Yating cried and laughed, her heart dead and hopeless. “You won’t get away with it! Today, no one will escape!”

“I plead guilty. I have evidence. My sister has been in contact with me all these years and has made many calls discussing the crimes. Your Honor, you can check the communication records…”

Of course, this was all nonsense.

But the problem was, even if it was nonsense, it could still be considered as evidence. As long as she claimed to have made phone calls in premeditation of the crime, the police could only check the communication records.

Apart from themselves, no one else could confirm the content of the calls.

This was thanks to her clever sister. If it wasn’t for her sister constantly urging her not to give up on Fang Yandong and constantly provoking Fang Yandong so that he couldn’t forget her, how could these “evidence” exist?

When Zheng Yaxue realized her sister’s intention, her face turned pale.

Fang Yandong also realized it was bad and kept signaling to his lawyer to defend him.

But the lawyer was also wiping sweat.

Zheng Yating was stubborn and had directly implicated everyone. Fang Yandong was already at a disadvantage because he couldn’t provide enough evidence to clear himself. And now, with this unexpected turn of events, he was extremely furious!

The situation in the courtroom took a sudden and drastic turn.

The jury box couldn’t help but become noisy.

“Ah, I never thought it was true. Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue are truly despicable scumbags. They are so detestable.”

“These two still wanted to shift the blame onto each other. Now they’ve been exposed!”

“They are truly vicious. Ms. Lu, Mr. Tang, and Fang Ziyang have encountered such terrible people.”

“Order!”

The judge hammered the gavel once again, his gaze sharp as he looked at Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue. “Do you have any explanation for this?”

“No, my sister is talking nonsense. I’m innocent, I was manipulated.”

“Your Honor, this woman is insane. Her words cannot be considered as testimony!” They both refused to plead guilty. One felt anxious, the other angry.

At this moment, Yan Tong and others on the jury couldn’t bear it any longer. Holding a document, Yan Tong stood up and loudly declared, “I can prove it! I can prove that my adoptive mother’s testimony is invalid. She suffers from a mental illness, and her words cannot be considered as evidence.”

Yan Tong had been waiting for this moment.

He knew that Zheng Yating would cause trouble. When he was interrogated earlier, he learned about Zheng Yaxue accusing Fang Yandong and knew about the incident where Zheng Yaxue took credit for rescuing her sister. He knew that Zheng Yating would go mad.

He didn’t care about Zheng Yaxue, but Fang Yandong couldn’t be implicated. Fang Yandong must be acquitted, or else he and Fang Qianhao wouldn’t be able to hold onto the Fang family’s position in the Fang Group.

Fang Qianhao also stood up, expressionless, and nodded. “I can testify as well.”

“Over the years, I’ve often received unknown international calls, and there was a woman who asked about my well-being. She wanted me to please my father, not treat Fang Ziyang as my brother, and said that Fang Ziyang would try to take away my inheritance…”

“So, I can prove that Ms. Zheng Yaxue is the mastermind, and my father was deceived by her.”

After speaking, Yan Tong and Fang Qianhao presented the “evidence” prepared in advance to prove Fang Yandong’s innocence.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yandong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pleaded actively, “Your Honor, I was indeed deceived by Zheng Yaxue, which led to my knowledge of her crimes but not reporting them. I even failed to fulfill my responsibilities as a father to my younger son and allowed him to go astray…”

The Zheng sisters’ faces turned angry as they stood up.

Zheng Yaxue looked at her heartless biological son, unable to pretend innocence anymore. She was both angry and sad. “Fang Qianhao, you heartless thing, you’re providing false testimony! I am your mother. I switched you and Tang Xun for your own good, and I let you enjoy all these years while I suffered abroad. And this is how you treat your own biological mother!”

Zheng Yating looked at Yan Tong with even greater madness. “You scum! I’m not insane! I always knew you were an ungrateful person, and I want to kill you, you little brat! Yan Tong, you’re no good!”

“I’m going to kill you, you little beast… Kill you!”

With bloodshot eyes, Zheng Yating tried to rush towards the courtroom but was restrained by the police maintaining order.

Yan Tong’s and Fang Qianhao’s testimonies and “evidence” instantly reversed the situation, shattering their plans of acquittal and going down together. How could they not go mad?

The scene became chaotic for a while.

It wasn’t until the judge hammered the gavel several times that order was restored.

By now, the truth of the case had been revealed, who was the villain and who was innocent. Everyone had made their judgment.

The judge announced a half-hour recess to deliberate with the jury.

After half an hour, the court’s verdict was announced.

All accusations against Zheng Yaxue were proven, and due to her refusal to admit guilt and even attempting malicious evasion, as well as the sensitivity of the victim’s identity and the significant amount of property involved, the heinous nature of the crimes, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Although Zheng Yating “confessed” to the crimes, her testimony was found to be falsified. However, since she did not directly participate in the case, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for abduction, theft, and illegal surrogacy.

As for Fang Yandong, with Yan Tong’s and Fang Qianhao’s testimony, and the insufficient evidence provided by Zheng Yaxue’s accusations, he could not be convicted. While he was aware of the child swap orchestrated by Zheng Yaxue, he did not provide assistance in hiding, concealing assets, or helping with escape, making it impossible to convict him.

However, due to solid evidence of his extramarital affair, all the assets, shares, and funds inherited by Fang Yandong would be confiscated and returned to Tang Xun and Fang Ziyang.

Furthermore, the share authorization letter he obtained from Fang Ziyang would be invalidated…

According to the court’s ruling, all the shares held by Fang Qianhao, as well as the dividends and inheritances he received over the years, would be forcibly returned to Tang Xun within half a month. (The Lu family’s inheritance had already been renounced in a previous agreement and didn’t require a separate ruling.)

After going through the police station and the courtroom, Fang Yandong lost 20% of the company’s shares and the opportunity to gain over 4 billion from the Lu family’s foundation.

Next, he would also face attacks from online public opinion.

When Fang Yandong walked out of the courthouse, he looked several years older, and his steps were unsteady. To make matters worse, he ran into his archenemy in the company, Li Zhiren!

Seeing Fang Yandong coming out of the courthouse, Li Zhiren approached with a triumphant smile, sounding extremely provocative. “Oh, Mr. Fang, after going through the police station and the courtroom, you seem much more composed. You don’t even glare at me when you see me. It truly moves me. In that case, let me tell you two pieces of good news…”

“The first good news is that your two good sons have agreed to sell their 20% of shares to me. Starting next month, I will be the largest shareholder of the company.”

“And the second good news is that the piece of wasteland your younger son bought before has reportedly been reclaimed by the government. It was purchased for 13 billion, and in less than half a month, it has been resold for a net profit of 5 billion. Now his net worth is even higher than yours.”

“One is a scientific genius, and the other has a knack for finding opportunities. Tsk tsk, brother-in-law, your sons are really impressive. Teach me a thing or two.”

Li Zhiren gloated.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yandong’s vision went dark, and he couldn’t bear the provocation any longer. He collapsed straight to the ground.

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