Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 57 An Unexpected Backstab

Duanmu Xi made a grand entrance as introduced by Butler Zhao, and he had the same eyebrows and eyes as the old director when he was young.

His demeanor and physique were as if the young, old director had come to life, leaving almost no doubt about the authenticity of his illegitimate son.

Duanmu Yangping looked at the young man who looked exactly like his elder brother and felt incredibly excited.

Without much thought or verification of identity, he eagerly took two steps forward and grabbed Duanmu Xi's shoulder: "Good! Good, you really look like your father!"

Duanmu Xi sharply scanned everyone's reactions, and they all seemed to show expressions of relief.

It's a pity, I even prepared a paternity test certificate, is it going to be useless now?

At this moment, Butler Zhao read out the will left by the old director, in which Duanmu Xi inherited all of the old director's shares.

In other words, the portion that should have been inherited by Gao Lin and Duanmu Cong now needs to be entirely handed over to Duanmu Xi because of the will.

Duanmu Yangping wore a kind expression, but he frowned slightly without making a sound. It seemed that the good news was that Gao Peng would not be able to take over the Duanmu Group.

But the best outcome for the group would certainly be to be handed over to Yang Ping, not to this suddenly appearing nephew.

However, he had just returned and was of low status. Even with 40% of the shares, he couldn't directly assume the chairman's position.

Duanmu Xi was well aware of the old fox's thoughts; he knew he would not allow him to take over the Duanmu Group today.

“Today, I have returned, naturally to carry on my father’s legacy,” he said preemptively.

“Of course, of course. You are a member of the Duanmu family, so you must participate in the election.” Duanmu Yangping was quite adept at using softness to overcome hardness.

This affirmed Duanmu Xi's status as a member of the family while downplaying his importance as an heir, and inadvertently established the election process.

Duanmu Xi sneered inwardly, "It's about time, isn't it..."

"Ring ring ring~" Butler Zhao's cell phone rang as Duanmu Xi had expected.

Butler Zhao finished the phone call with a grave expression, his face filled with sorrow: "The old lady... just passed away despite all efforts to save her..."

The entire conference room fell silent.

Gao Peng is the kind of person who wears his heart on his sleeve. Duanmu Xi had previously promised that as long as Gao Lin died, he would make him insist that it was Duanmu Yangping's men who did it.

It was almost his turn to perform, and he couldn't contain his excitement.

"Duanmu Yangping! You killed my sister! Was it all for this heir?"

Gao Peng played steadily, and before Yang Ping could even process the news, he grabbed him by the collar: "You knew an heir was coming back! That's why you killed my sister!"

Duanmu Yangping immediately snapped back to reality, his face turning pale with shock! "You're talking nonsense! You killed him because you wanted to inherit the shares!"

"I just didn't expect Xiao Xi to be there. You've missed out!" He forcefully shook off Gao Peng, and the others rushed over to take his side.

Duanmu Xi looked on with satisfaction at the chaotic tug-of-war and gestured to Butler Zhao to bring out the share transfer agreement that had been prepared beforehand.

While Gao Peng was causing chaos and everyone was caught in the middle of the struggle, Duanmu Xi pressed his fingerprint and inherited all the shares from the old director, Duanmu Cong, and Gao Lin.

"Now! I am the largest shareholder of Duanmu Group!" Duanmu Xi said loudly, holding up the share transfer agreement in his hand.

Everyone stopped what they were doing. Duanmu Yangping paused, looking at the contract in Duanmu Xi's hand.

At this moment, Gao Peng also loosened his grip. Having been in the business world for so many years, how could he not see that Duanmu Xi and Gao Peng knew each other before?

...They are cooperating...

It was only then that Duanmu Yangping finally realized that Gao Lin's death, whether caused by Gao Peng or Duanmu Xi, was driven by self-interest.

It was of no benefit to Yang Ping, and the fact that the news came so timely was probably the work of these two.

But what's done is done. Unless they can be convicted of murder, the Duanmu Group will inevitably fall into the hands of Duanmu Xi and Gao Peng.

However, Yang Ping was not without a backup plan. He had already contacted Lin Kun privately about Duanmu Cong's death and had been quietly investigating the matter.

"Why don't we adjourn the meeting for today? The passing of the old lady is a serious matter..." Someone suggested a solution at the opportune moment.

"It won't prevent the meeting from being completed today." Butler Zhao waved his hand; he was the old man's most loyal confidant.

He will do everything in his power to love and be loyal to all of the old man's children as if they were his own, so he must help the old man's own flesh and blood inherit the old man's position.

Butler Zhao continued to produce various materials and contracts, including some of Duanmu Xi's personal files and the master's paternity test results, etc.

"Today I must fulfill the master's last wish. The master always felt he owed Xiao Xi a great debt and had deep regrets. Now that only Xiao Xi is left in the family, everything the master has must be inherited by Xiao Xi!"

He said excitedly, while the lawyers and notaries behind him were already busy going through the procedures and verifying the materials.

Seeing how quickly Steward Zhao was pushing things forward, Duanmu Yangping naturally became anxious as well: "Steward Zhao! Things aren't that simple! I suspect that the old lady's death and Acong's death are both related to him!"

"Hahaha, ridiculous! Uncle is actually trying to slander his nephew?" Duanmu Xi sneered. He had been prepared for this long ago.

Although Gao Peng felt a little guilty, since he had personally hired the man, he was not afraid because the benefits promised to him by Duanmu Xi were irresistible.

"Let Lin Kun in!" Lin Kun walked in amidst Duanmu Yangping's urgent shout.

Lin Kun has a note left by Duanmu Cong, as well as photos of the warehouse.

And a recording, which Duanmu Xi hadn't expected. He hadn't anticipated that Lin Kun had started recording the entire time he went to the warehouse.

The recording inside clearly shows two male voices saying that someone committed murder against Duanmu Cong.

After playing the recording, Lin Kun took out two photos and placed them on the table: "These are the two people. I'm looking for them right now!"

Duanmu Xi frowned. These two people must not be found! It seems that they were hiding at the scene when he committed the crime, and he is likely to be identified.

Since that's the case... then... we have no choice but to...

Duanmu Xi then followed up on Lin Kun's words: "To be honest, as soon as I returned to the country, my younger brother was murdered. I am also very saddened, and I have been investigating this matter privately..."

He pulled out a photo: "I have a lead here too!"

This is a photo of a scarred man, a fat man, and another person eating late-night snacks, drinking alcohol, and having barbecue at a street stall.

The third person in the photo looks like the elder brother of the two men; it is Brother Yang.

“As far as I know, this person has quite a few criminal records.” Duanmu Xi pointed to Brother Yang in the photo and then took out another black and white photo, which seemed to have been taken from some kind of surveillance camera.

"He's a big shot in the underworld. Look at this photo, does it look familiar?"

The crowd gathered around and examined it closely; it did indeed look very familiar.

"Isn't this our group's warehouse?" someone recognized the location in the photo. The people in the photo were acting suspiciously there.

"Could there be something fishy about the previous warehouse fire?" People quickly connected it to the previous warehouse burning incident.

Duanmu Xi's attempt to shift the blame eastward is likely an attempt to betray Lu He.

At this moment, Lu He clenched one fist and held the other hand to her mouth, biting her nails, both angry and anxious.

At this moment, the sound of a listening device came through the earpiece, and Lu He was monitoring every word of the board meeting room.

This was something Duanmu Xi didn't know. Lu He didn't trust him.