Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting Chapter 830 - 619: Self-Defense

The so-called self-defense refers to the act of stopping illegal infringent by soone engaging in unlawful behavior, causing harm to the offender. This constitutes self-defense and bears no criminal responsibility.

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The second day after Su Xiaong returned to Beijing, she had just gotten over the jet lag when she received a call from ho early in the morning before even getting to the office.

The call was not from anyone else; it was from her mother, Bai Sixian.

"Your grandaunt... is dead."

Grandaunt... Su Jifang.

Upon hearing this news, Su Xiaong was evidently sowhat shocked.

Su Jifang was much younger than her grandfather; her grandfather was still healthy and agile. How did Su Jifang suddenly die?

Guo Tong’s death had a great impact on her, pushed her to the brink of madness, which Su Xiaong also knew.

But Su Xiaong indeed had no fondness for that side of the family, especially...

She and Guo Tong... had a blood feud.

Her third child... No matter how much ti passed, she could not forget the child who died shortly after birth, nor could she forget the blood she shed, the tornt she endured, and the hardships that nearly took her life.

After Guo Tong’s death, she didn’t know how the Guo Family fared.

Perhaps Shixiu knew... She did hear Yin Shixiu ntion the Guo Family on the phone unintentionally.

But he hadn’t ntioned it to her and she didn’t want to ask.

"...Oh."

Su Xiaong responded flatly, dead... just dead then.

Su Jifang had no children of her own; she adopted Guo Tong, yet Guo Tong took a misguided path and lost her young life, now mad in a ntal hospital, better off dead.

"Died at Yin Shiqing’s house."

"..."

"Two nights ago, she escaped from the ntal hospital, made her way to the residential area where Yin Shiqing lived, trashed Yin Shiqing’s house, then tried to attack Yin Bowen, who was on the stairs. As they fought, your grandaunt fell down the stairs, hit her head, and died instantly."

"..."

Su Xiaong clenched her fist, unable to breathe for a mont, her stomach churned with nausea.

Bai Sixian spoke this calmly.

Unable to speak, Su Xiaong was silent for a mont, feeling the weight of it all.

"I received your grandfather’s call after you left. Your grandfather was heartbroken, said he would co to Beijing for your grandaunt’s funeral. I just wanted to let you know, since it involves Political Commissioner Yin Shiqing, it’s impossible for the news to spread publicly."

"..."

"Your granduncle is probably not taking it well either. But... this is how it is; the police have completed their evidence collection, and, with the ntal hospital and residential area surveillance footage, confird that Su Jifang went there on her own."

"It seems like Yin Bowen was scratched by your grandaunt, so the police..."

"Enough. That family is probably unhard, they’ll grant Yin Shiqing’s political status a favor; determining it as self-defense isn’t hard!"

"..."

Su Xiaong felt a deep suffocation in her chest.

Whether it was truly self-defense or preditated harm, only Yin Shiqing’s family and the late Su Jifang knew.

Everything related to the Yin Shiqing family made her sick to her stomach.

"Xiaong, I’m telling you this not to have you investigate, just so you know."

"I won’t investigate anything, it’s pointless. Alright, I’ll take care of Grandpa’s visit to Beijing, don’t worry."

"...Okay."

After hanging up, the car arrived at the Yin Group Building.

Xiaong looked up at the towering skyscraper, her thoughts wandering...

Wondering if this building could crush Yin Shiqing and his son into pulp.

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As Bai Sixian had ntioned, Su Jifang’s death at Yin Shiqing’s house hadn’t appeared in any dia outlet.

Su Xiaong knew things couldn’t be that simple.

What kind of self-defense could kill, when standing between a strong, middle-aged man and a frail, ntally unstable old woman?

"Madam, what are you investigating?"

Su Xiaong was startled, looked back displeased at Chen Lan,

"When did you co in?"

"...Madam, I think I ca in with quite a noise; are you looking at criminal law?"

Chen Lan looked at the computer screen, filled with notes on criminal law... words dense on the screen.

Xiaong frowned, instinctively reaching to close the webpage.

"Is it because of... your grandaunt’s matter?"

"No, I’m just browsing."

Su Xiaong quickly said, then closed the webpage. She turned her chair, facing Chen Lan,

"Is there anything important?"

Chen Lan noticed a flash of irritability and conflict in Su Xiaong’s eyes...

Considering the "self-defense" laws displayed earlier, it wasn’t hard to guess what was on Su Xiaong’s mind.

Chen Lan didn’t point it out, simply handed over organized docunts,

"I’ve checked each departnt’s quarterly summaries and reports this quarter, nothing major. Review them if you want, otherwise, just sign."

"I better review them."

"Yes, that’s good."

Chen Lan could see Su Xiaong was troubled.

"By the way, Madam, your grandfather’s flight arrives at around two in the afternoon. You still intend to pick him up yourself?"

Su Xiaong nodded,

"Just remind later, I’ll go personally."

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Grandfather Su Jikang arrived in Beijing at exactly two thirty.

Grandfather, dressed in a clean, white short-sleeved shirt, carried an old suitcase that clashed with his neat appearance, made of bamboo with craftsmanship from decades ago.

Walking with him was Grandma.

Grandma had gained so weight, still walked steadily, though the grandeur of the Capital Airport and the packed, bustling crowd left her sowhat bewildered.

Her old wrinkled hand held tightly onto her husband’s.

Xiaong had arrived early and had seen Grandpa and Grandma from afar.

She hadn’t returned to Su Family Village in two years...

Seeing Grandpa and Grandma looking out of place and tense in an unfamiliar environnt, Xiaong felt her eyes warm.

They... were looking around, seemingly searching for Xiaong.

Xiaong playfully observed, then quietly approached, but found she wasn’t recognized even from five or six paces away...

Until she stood before them and called out,

"Grandpa, Grandma!"