When Shi Maowen found out who blackmailed the Shi family and threatened their entire existence, he would leave them with a fate worse than death.
Although he still did not know who the mastermind was yet, he was already aiming his crosshairs at Wu Jingzhong.
Wu Jingzhong must have done it in an effort to get him out of arrest. He wanted to return to his position as the governor, so he had his trusted aide find a hacker to do this.
The Shi family never considered the minor Wu family of Sea District a threat. They assumed that Wu Jingzhong's position would soon belong to Lan Weisong. All Lan Weisong would have to do was take his seat when the time came.
If Wu Jingzhong admitted to his mistake and made amends to the Shi family, the Shi family could forgive him. Once the matter was settled, they would not let him go to jail. Once he was out, the Wu family would still be the most wealthy family in Sea District.
Why did the Wu family have to do this?