Chapter 338: Chapter 338: Are My Genes Worth Only Two Million?
The burly man was not provoked at all; he suddenly lifted his hand, about to swing a punch toward Huo Tingdong.
Huo Tingdong had anticipated the man’s move; raising his hand to block, he employed a grappling technique, grabbed the approaching fist, and with a reverse twist, the man’s arm immediately coiled up like a twisted hemp rope.
“Ah!” The man howled in pain, who could have expected that this seemingly gentle and refined man was actually skilled in combat!
At a glance, he must have served in the special forces, a national asset!
Huo Tingdong kicked him aside with a single move, “Useless.”
For a moment, seeing Huo Tingdong’s swift and adept movements, no one dared to step forward.
Right then, the police arrived.
Upon seeing the police, Song Shuyan immediately shouted loudly, “Police! Officer, help! My husband is abusing me!”
The police officer frowned and walked up to her, glancing at the bodyguard who was holding her, and immediately shot them a stern look.
But the bodyguard didn’t let go.
Even with the police arriving, it was to no avail.
They only followed the orders of their employer.
Huo Tingdong was their only employer, and if Huo Tingdong didn’t order them to release, naturally they wouldn’t dare to let go.
The police officer said, “What are you doing! Let go!”
Song Shuyan continued to plead, “Officer… please save me… My husband has an affair outside, and now he is causing trouble with our divorce, he even forces me to abort the child in my belly… sob sob sob… sob sob sob…”
She cried as though the sky was falling apart.
Huo Tingdong did not expect her to say such shameless words.
Before he had the chance to explode, his phone’s ringtone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone, glanced at the screen, immediately walked aside, and answered the call, “Hello?”
“Mr. Huo, we have found Ji Xianglin, and we have temporarily taken control of him,” came the voice over the phone.
Huo Tingdong asked, “Where is he now?”
His subordinate immediately sent him a location.
…
The Huo Family set up a genetic bank in the hospital, preserving the frozen sperm and eggs of the family members.
And Ji Xianglin was the sole person in charge of this genetic bank.
Song Shuyan had bribed him, acquiring samples from the genetic bank.
It was only after Huo Tingdong traced back to him that he found out Ji Xianglin suddenly resigned two months ago.
Half an hour later.
Huo Tingdong drove there quickly.
This was an old urban district, and Ji Xianglin had rented an apartment in this community. Huo Tingdong walked up to the door, which was left open.
The living room was packed with people.
His subordinates had already taken control of Ji Xianglin.
Ji Xianglin was pressed onto the sofa, and the moment Huo Tingdong walked through the door, he shivered with fear: “Huo… Mr. Huo…”
Huo Tingdong approached him, glared coldly and asked, “Do you know why I’m looking for you?”
Ji Xianglin guiltily lowered his head.
Huo Tingdong sat down opposite him: “How much money did Song Shuyan give you?”
Ji Xianglin’s face turned ashen as he looked up, aware that Huo Tingdong must have uncovered the inside story; thus, he dared not hide it anymore, opting instead for candidness: “Mr. Huo, I have wronged you… In a moment of desperation… I was urgently in need of a large sum of money, and they were willing to offer more. At that time, my daughter needed to study abroad, and my wife fell ill, pushing our family to the brink of selling our house…”
As he spoke, he became more agitated, his complexion lifeless and pale.
Huo Tingdong said, “I’m asking you, how much money did she give you!”
Ji Xianglin’s lips trembled, and he stuttered, “Two… two million.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Tingdong’s face turned livid.
Unable to contain his fury, he bellowed: “In your eyes, my genetics, Huo Tingdong’s genetics, are worth just 2 million?!”
The man looked up in a panic, then suddenly closed his eyes and sighed deeply: “Actually… Had I not been desperately in need of money, I wouldn’t have even thought of doing this. But… Mr. Huo, I didn’t give them your sample…”
Huo Tingdong’s expression changed; he stood up abruptly, grabbed the man’s collar, and demanded: “What did you say?”
The man became even more hesitant: “I…”
He was afraid to speak.
After all, Song Shuyan had given him 2 million, but he used a fake sample in this transaction. If Song Shuyan found out, she could accuse him of fraud!
Therefore, in his panic, he resigned and planned to flee abroad with his wife and daughter!
Huo Tingdong said, “You mean, you didn’t give them my sample? Whose sample did you provide then?”
The man continued to falter, too scared to speak; after all, what he had done was illegal.
“Speak!” Huo Tingdong pressed urgently for an answer, one that was of utmost importance, “Just give me a direct answer, whose sample did you really give her?”
The man, without the courage to resist, confessed: “There was an issue with your sample at first… the storage measures were flawed, the temperature didn’t meet the standard, so the sample’s viability decreased. I had no choice… I spent over two thousand yuan to buy a frozen sperm sample from an anonymous donor at another hospital’s sperm bank and gave it to her! Mr. Huo… I was wrong…”
But Huo Tingdong was taken aback.
His gaze faltered: “So, the sample you gave her… wasn’t mine…”
The man nodded: “Yes… yes… Mr. Huo, I truly realize my mistake, I…”
He feared that Huo Tingdong might send him directly to the prosecutorial authorities for fraud; after all, this was not only an illegal transaction but also a fraudulent one. If he were really taken to the police, he’d be facing many years in prison!
However, when he lifted his head and saw Huo Tingdong’s demeanor unexpectedly soften, he exclaimed: “Can you guarantee that what you’ve said is true?”
The man said: “…”
He was momentarily stunned by the unexpected shift in Huo Tingdong’s attitude!
Huo Tingdong continued: “I know what you’re afraid of, what’s making you feel guilty! Your illegal transaction with Song Shuyan, that’s your first crime, and the ‘bait and switch’ nature of your illegal transaction amounts to suspected fraud, which is your second crime. However, if you can assure me of one thing now, I can forego pressing charges against you, and even if you face trial for Song Shuyan’s charges in the future, I can pay for your bail.”
The man was overjoyed: “Really!?”
Huo Tingdong said, “The precondition is you must ensure that everything you’ve just said is true.”
The man said: “Everything I’ve said is true! I… I can guarantee it with my life!! If there was any falsehood in what I just told you, I’d jump from this building right now…”
“Stop, no need for that. I don’t want your life,” Huo Tingdong said, “There are still 6 months until the child is born. During this half-year, I will freeze all your assets and cash, and control your travel in and out of the country. Once the child is born and a paternity test is done, if the child is not mine, I will send you abroad. However, if the child is mine, you will spend the rest of your life in jail!”