The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chapter Thirteen: Su Li's Terrible Fortune

"Ding dong!"

Su Ziqing and Jiang Chen were having barbecue around a charcoal grill when her phone, which was placed to the side, suddenly rang.

Hiding under the table, Xiao Bai stuck out her little pink tongue to lick the meat and, finding it wasn't hot, swallowed the roast meat Jiang Chen handed her in one gulp. She mumbled, "Host, your cooking is really good!"

Mmm...Delicious! Delicious!

Let's come back for barbecue sometime in the future, okay?

"No girls involved, just the two of us, so we can eat to our hearts' content without hiding!"

After feeding it the meat, Jiang Chen lightly tapped it, which immediately angered Xiao Bai. "What's so great about Su Ziqing? You like her that much? She's a girl too, okay? Can't you treat everyone equally?"

"You?" Jiang Chen looked down at the table with disdain while Su Ziqing got up to get her phone. "If you could turn into a catgirl, then we could talk. But with that fluffy little body... you're not nearly as attractive as Su Ziqing, who has fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs."

Rolling his eyes at her, Xiaobai seized the opportunity to grab a piece of meat from the table and continue wolfing it down.

"Chen, I have news!" Su Ziqing excitedly showed him her phone. "I found a computer expert who traced the anonymous ID's login information from the forum's backend. We should have results soon!"

Jiang Chen handed her a glass of juice. "That's worth a drink."

Taking a sip of juice, Su Ziqing, though feeling uneasy, remained obedient and tacitly refrained from asking how to handle Zhang Mingming's situation.

At the same time, Su Minghe also quickly obtained the same result.

"Let our people get involved." He glanced at the login information he had found and handed his phone to the old housekeeper. "Qingqing is still a bit inexperienced in this area. Who knows when she'll find out."

Following this lead, I'll see who's really complaining about living too comfortably!

A day passes in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Chen and Su Ziqing enjoyed tea, barbecue, flower picking, and cloud watching in the mountains, leaving all their worries behind and living a happy and carefree life.

After obtaining the information from his daughter, Su Minghe kept a close eye on his subordinates to track down the whistleblower, preparing to make sure the other party suffered a terrible fate.

As darkness fell, Jiang Chen drove Su Ziqing to the Su family manor.

"It's late anyway, Chen, why don't you eat before you leave?" She was still immersed in the wonderful happiness of her date and was unwilling to leave her beloved so easily. It would be even better if he would stay overnight!

Just as Jiang Chen was about to refuse, she saw the Su family steward rushing over.

"Miss, something terrible has happened!" He glanced cautiously at Chu Jiangchen, swallowing the rest of his words.

Su Ziqing frowned slightly, "What happened? Why are you so flustered? Achen isn't an outsider, there's no need to be so secretive."

After hesitating for a few seconds, the manager finally mustered his courage and lowered his voice to say, "Young Master Su Li has been arrested! The police arrested him directly on charges of illegal imprisonment and intentional assault!"

"What?!" Su Ziqing was clearly startled, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, she looked at Chu Jiangchen.

Jiang Chen's face naturally showed feigned surprise, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. He even hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened? Explain it clearly so that Sister Ziqing knows how to handle it."

"I just found out about this myself. The police officers who came to investigate just left." The manager swallowed hard. "It's probably quite serious. They didn't allow us to notify General Manager Su at all, and instead just pulled out some surveillance footage and documents."

I heard that around 7:30 last night, Young Master Su Li summoned his servant Zhang Mingming.

It's unclear what the two talked about, but at eight o'clock, Zhang Mingming submitted a report to her superior requesting leave, saying that she had suddenly fallen ill and needed to go to the hospital.

Normally, when something like this happens, the team leader should report it and handle it directly.

However, Zhang Mingming refused the team leader's request to send him a car. The gardener said he saw Zhang Mingming secretly get into Young Master Su Li's car.

There was nothing wrong at first, but this morning Zhang Mingming's family called to try and reach him but couldn't. They even contacted our personnel department, and they helped look for him, but Zhang Mingming is nowhere to be found.

By the afternoon, the Zhang family couldn't sit still any longer and called the police.

As you know, the police have a high-tech facial recognition system to assist them in searching for missing persons through online databases.

The investigation revealed something terrible.

Police identified Zhang Mingming's face in a security camera at an entertainment venue in the Shibei District and then retrieved the footage directly.

Zhang Mingming was forcibly dragged into the room by Young Master Su Li, who beat and kicked her!

He never came out after going in, but Young Master Su Li went in and out several times, once or twice carrying a weapon and covered in blood.

Fearing someone might die, the police immediately dispatched officers to the scene to rescue them.

I heard Zhang Mingming was beaten terribly!

He has now been taken to the hospital and is under police protection. Young Master Su Li has been arrested and taken away.

He was arrested about half an hour ago. Shouldn't we... inform President Su as soon as possible?

Su Ziqing gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words, "That beast!"

Jiang Chen, however, remained calm and advised, "The most important thing right now is to notify Uncle Su, and then take the lawyer to find out what's going on. No matter what, Su Li represents the Su family's reputation; we can't let him ruin it."

Oh, and send a few more reliable people to the hospital to check on Zhang Mingming.

Intentional injury is neither a major nor a minor matter; the most important thing is what the person involved says.

"Ah Chen is right!" Su Ziqing had recovered from her anger and immediately dialed the phone, "Dad, Su Li is in trouble!"

He illegally imprisoned Zhang Mingming and assaulted her; he has now been arrested by the police.

I'll take my lawyer to make contact first to see if I can get him released on bail.

"Please don't be angry. Zhang Mingming has been taken to the hospital by the police. I'll send a few people to visit him and also to sound him out, to see if there's any chance of a turnaround in this case of intentional injury."

With a few words, Su Ziqing explained the matter clearly and then arranged the important matters one by one.

"I'll go with you." Having finally closed the net, how could Jiang Chen miss out on this good show?

Without a second thought, Su Ziqing nodded in agreement and, without even changing her clothes, got into the car and headed straight to the police station.

"Ms. Su, I have already had a preliminary discussion with the police." The Su Group naturally has no shortage of legal teams; with just one phone call, the lawyers on standby arrived even earlier than Su Ziqing and her group.

The female lawyer wore black-rimmed glasses, her hair was neatly styled, and she looked to be only about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, yet she was very capable.

"Attorney Qin, how is the situation?" Su Ziqing asked directly.

Qin Man pushed up her glasses and said seriously, "The only good news is that Su Li knows what's good for her. After being arrested, she didn't say a word and only said she wanted to see a lawyer."

The police arranged for us to visit them in ten minutes.

There's not much room for maneuver in this matter; it mainly depends on what Zhang Mingming says.

Once I meet Su Li and clarify the situation, I'll make a plan.

We can't let our guard down with Zhang Mingming; if he's willing to compromise, there's a high chance we can settle things privately.

Chapter Fourteen: Father and Son

Jiang Chen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, thinking to himself what a pity.

The protagonist's halo is truly powerful.

They finally managed to set up a trap, and the police were very helpful in arresting Su Li. However, it seems likely that the matter will be resolved peacefully.

Especially settling privately...

The Su family has plenty of money, so they should be able to resolve this matter quickly and keep the news under wraps, so it will all be over without anyone noticing.

"Host, I'm so happy right now, hahaha!" Little White stood on his shoulder, laughing wildly with its head thrown back, its little paws clasped together and waving. "The net of heaven is vast, yet nothing escapes it! That bastard Su Li has finally fallen, hahaha..."

It laughed for a moment, then suddenly stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.

A few seconds later, Xiaobai looked at Jiang Chen with a bewildered expression, "That's not right, the plot isn't like this! The plot was only updated this morning, how come it changed so soon after evening?"

It quickly glanced at the script and couldn't help but gasp. "Updating again? Host, is our script broken?"

"You're the system, aren't you? Why are you asking me?" Jiang Chen questioned in a low voice.

Xiao Bai's face immediately turned red, and she scratched her little feet, arguing, "I'm just a support system... just a support, I can't control the plot..."

Then came a string of incomprehensible words, such as "lacking martial ethics" and "being careless," which made Jiang Chen chuckle, and the atmosphere between the man and the system became cheerful.

"No matter what, getting caught for doing bad things is what you deserve!" Little White licked its paws and delivered its final conclusion.

He was somewhat dissatisfied, and sighed softly, "It's a pity, this matter will most likely be settled privately in the end. I estimate that Su Li will be released unharmed after no more than three hours of detention."

After all, that's the Su family, the richest family in the country.

"If he couldn't even handle something this simple, Su Minghe wouldn't have risen to his current position."

"Completely intact?" Little White had clearly missed the point. "Could it be... that the host wants him to be missing something inside?"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. "Can you do it?"

"No, no, no, you've got it wrong! I'm just a lazy, useless auxiliary system. Besides being cute and explaining tasks, I can't do anything else." Little White waved its paws, pulled a tablet from its belly, and jumped into the car in a few steps. "I'm going to play games. You go about your business, don't worry about me!"

cut……

Jiang Chen glanced at it suspiciously. The little kitten was still restless; it must be hiding some kind of skill!

As expected, Su Minghe didn't even show his face. Less than an hour later, Su Li came out with Su Ziqing and lawyer Qin Man.

The kid was listless. After coming out, he got into the car Su Minghe had sent and drove off.

Su Ziqing's face was gloomy and she was full of anger. "As expected, she is a son of a bitch who can't be brought to the table. She made a mistake and I have to bail her out. How disgusting!"

It's such a pity he wasn't sentenced to several years.

My troublesome father, he really got his son out of the water fast..."

"Alright, don't be angry." Jiang Chen patted her shoulder to comfort her, "Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. Su Li will suffer a great fall sooner or later."

Comforting her was clearly not enough, so he had no choice but to take the sulking Su Ziqing out for a big meal.

A candlelight dinner with red wine, beautiful women and delicious food, it wasn't until late at night that Jiang Chen, slightly tipsy, returned home.

Although they couldn't imprison Su Li for several years, they did manage to change Zhang Mingming's life trajectory.

Unlike the script where he was used as a tool by Su Li and then silenced, he accepted hush money from the Su family and returned to his hometown to live a peaceful life as a small business owner.

Despite being tortured, Zhang Mingming refused to change her story and insisted on her original version of events. Naturally, Su Li was unable to resolve the rift and reconcile with Du Xinyu, nor was she able to record a statement to use against Su Ziqing.

The Su family's luxurious villa.

"You illegally imprisoned her and beat her up like that, all for that bitch Du Xinyu?" After getting the details from his son, Su Minghe was so angry that he threw his coffee cup at him. "I shouldn't have let you out. I should have made you spend a few years in jail to wake you up!"

"I suspect someone tampered with the surveillance video!" Su Li suppressed his anger and said, enunciating each word clearly, "It's Su Ziqing trying to intimidate me! She colluded with Chu Jiangchen, Zhang Mingming, and those people in charge of surveillance; the footage they retrieved is fake!"