HBWMA -Chapter 346 Letting Go of Oneself

Order collapses. Chaos descends.

In the boundless night, a towering “drama gate” glows with eerie green light, hanging like a colossal curtain across the sky.

Jiang Huashan sat cross-legged, resting her chin on her hands as she stared at the gate.

“You called me?”

Green vines wrapped around the book-like frame slowly unfurled, drifting toward her like seaweed swaying in the deep ocean. Tender green leaves gradually sprouted at their tips, like naïve children waving at her.

Jiang Huashan looked impatient and slapped away the nearest vine.

“Stop trying to get familiar with me. Every time it’s just your scripted plot—I’m sick of it.”

Suddenly, a streak of green light flashed through the night sky. The pages of the book began flipping wildly. More and more vines surged toward Jiang Huashan from all directions, entangling her.

In the void beneath the “drama,” her limbs and neck were completely bound by vines—like a beautiful puppet controlled by a thorny forest.

【Ding——】

Jiang Huashan slowly opened her eyes. Her unfocused gaze took a long while before finally regaining clarity.

She was back.

After a moment of recovery, she crawled out of bed and pulled open the curtains. Morning had arrived, but the sky remained dull and gray. The harbor’s ship lights had stayed on all night.

She stretched lazily, opened her wardrobe, and threw on a black fluffy coat. Brushing her bangs aside, she put on a pink baseball cap, took a deep breath, and stepped out of the bedroom.

The house was unusually quiet.

“What’s going on? Looks like the Whale Harbor police aren’t very efficient either.”

She muttered under her breath. But as soon as she stepped into the hallway, her light footsteps suddenly felt heavy.

The living room was packed with people—so many that even a few couldn’t find seats.

Shen Lanxi and Shen Guiling sat on opposite sides of the long sofa. Seeing her come out, Shen Guiling smiled gently.

“Did you rest well?”

Jiang Huashan was a bit stunned, but nodded.

“Sit,” Shen Lanxi said.

The vast living room sofa—five meters long—was completely empty in the center. Jiang Huashan silently sat down right in the middle of the 2.5-meter mark.

The moment she sat, everyone across from her stood up.

A middle-aged man with glasses stepped forward first to introduce himself.

“Hello, Miss Jiang. I’m Chen from Jinport Law Firm. I’ve been appointed as your defense lawyer by Madam Shen.”

Jiang Huashan nodded and looked at the group of suited men behind him.

“And them?”

“We are your legal team. I am your lead counsel.”

…This level of legal firepower?

Was Shen Jiao trying to gather all of Whale Harbor’s top lawyers?

Jiang Huashan suddenly felt a surge of security.

At that moment, Shen Lanxi glanced at Gao Zhi. Gao Zhi understood and went to open the door.

Soon after, two men in Whale Harbor Police Headquarters uniforms entered the living room.

They looked cautiously at the young men on both sides before speaking respectfully:

“Two young masters, Miss Jiang is suspected of illegal firearm possession and murder of innocents. We must detain her for investigation according to procedure. This is the arrest warrant.”

Shen Lanxi did not take it.

Shen Guiling smiled faintly.

“According to judicial regulations, the priority jurisdiction for an arrest warrant belongs to the police station where the suspect is currently located. Are you trying to take work from the Nanwan Police Department?”

“Who’s trying to take our Nanwan Police Department’s work?”

A voice cut in immediately.

Ma Wen led a group of Nanwan police officers rushing into the room.

Since Shen Guiling’s rank was lower, Ma Wen didn’t dare be overly deferential in public. He straightened his posture and said:

“We’ve already received the warrant from the headquarters. The suspect will be escorted to Whale Harbor by our Nanwan Police Department personally. No need for you two to trouble yourselves.”

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake—and especially not one facing something even more formidable.

The Whale Harbor officers forced a stiff smile and handed over the warrant.

“Then… we’ll leave it to Director Ma.”

After they left, Ma Wen quickly walked up to Shen Guiling, bowing slightly.

“Young Master Ling, rest assured. I will personally escort Miss Jiang to Whale Harbor. She will not suffer even the slightest grievance.”

Shen Guiling glanced at Jiang Huashan and nodded.

“Then I’ll trouble you, Director Ma.”

“You’re too kind!”

Ma Wen looked flattered, then eagerly turned toward the still “confused-looking” Jiang Huashan.

“Miss Jiang, the prosecution requires custody before 3 p.m. What do you think?”

Jiang Huashan stood up. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go.”

The lawyer Chen took out his legal ID. “I request to accompany my client.”

Ma Wen glanced back at Shen Guiling and nodded solemnly. “Reasonable.”

From the moment Jiang Huashan stepped out and got into the police car, a tide of reporters surged forward, blocking and chasing them. On the way back to Hong Kong, the two-hour livestream reached ten million viewers online.

[The murderer has returned to Hong Kong!]

[Those evil capitalists—she’s so young yet so vicious. Just thinking that A Country’s future is in the hands of such a conglomerate that treats lives as nothing makes life feel meaningless.]

[She’s even wearing the same cap she wore during the crime—completely unrepentant.]

The internet was filled with curses.

Suddenly, a tightly sealed police car window slid down, and a face so strikingly beautiful it didn’t seem real appeared directly in front of the camera.

“A bunch of keyboard premature ejaculators who can only type online—if you’ve got the guts, meet me in court. I’ll bet you with the Glock in my hand. You cowardly worms who only dare to hide and talk behind screens couldn’t survive three seconds in real life.”

She finished, then flipped the camera the double middle finger.

Before anyone could react, a refined middle-aged man hurriedly pulled her back into the car, then gave the camera an awkward yet polite smile.

“…Every citizen of A Country has the right to freedom of speech.”

[Hahahahahaha!!!! The young lady is amazing!]

[Oh my god, she’s so beautiful—she survived even the death-angle shots from Whale Harbor media. Even the back of her head is perfect!]

[(Image: blurred screenshot of Jiang Huashan being dragged away)]

[Disrespecting law and order—this kind of personal heroism is not encouraged. She will bring a terrible influence to the youth of A Country.]

[So what? At least she’s brave. All those rich heirs who mess up just flee abroad. Did she run?]

……

The livestream chat exploded. Those who had been personally called out by Jiang Huashan became furious and spammed insults even more aggressively.

Jiang Huashan didn’t care at all—she sat cross-legged, scrolling and replying casually.

Lawyer Chen pulled out a handkerchief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. “Miss Jiang, you don’t need to pay attention to public opinion. At the trial, you also don’t need to be nervous—just remain silent. Leave everything else to us.”

“Huh?” Jiang Huashan looked up, eyes clear, holding up her phone. “You’re too late.”

“…”

Lawyer Chen’s eyelid twitched. He adjusted his glasses and looked closely.

In just that moment, Jiang Huashan had turned into a full-on verbal machine gun, launching indiscriminate personal attacks on every netizen who insulted her.

[I can’t believe there are still people defending a murderer. Your worldview is shattered.]

Reply: “Worm number one, curious enough your balls exploded.”

[I’ve only watched that video once and I can never watch it again… I can’t believe they were already incapacitated, why was it still so cruel?]

Reply: “Not brave enough to watch again because you’re imagining yourself as the rapist? Afraid you’ll never get it up again? Question mark?”

……

[A young lady who enjoys top-tier education in A Country swearing like this and constantly using genital insults—clearly shows how vulgar and depraved she is.]

Reply: “Number 188 worm here requesting medicine! Doctor says: no root, no cure.”

“…”

Lawyer Chen felt like his vision was going dark. How did she manage to insult over a hundred people in such a short time?

Then suddenly, his vision brightened again.

[Calling her brave is hilarious. Use your brain—that’s a child of the Shen family. Even the constitution gets sent to Shen Garden before Parliament! Do you know how many judicial resources one word from the Shen family can mobilize? As of today, all top-tier lawyers in Whale Harbor are already drafting her defense. The scariest part? She’s not even eighteen. She’s only returning to Hong Kong to toy with civilians like you.]

Reply: “Exactly. The prosecution office is mine, the court is mine, the lawyers are mine—but dealing with worms? One person is enough!”

Lawyer Chen was already drenched in sweat.