Qi Zizhi turned down an evening social engagement and rushed home. The two elders were at a loss and pulled him aside to talk.
"Zizhi, what time is it now? Mr. Shen is not going to postpone the registration date again, right? If he postpones it any further, it will be after the New Year."
"Although our Qi family is not as good as the Shen family, we are not unknown in South City. Last time, the Shen family postponed the registration without consulting us, which made us wait for a long time at the Civil Affairs Bureau and be laughed at. We can't be so passive this time!"
The old couple spoke to each other, anxious and angry.
"Zizhi, will Mr. Shen show up in person? Will he just let his assistant handle it?" Mother Qi wore a custom-made cheongsam, had her hair done, and put on her favorite set of jewelry. She treated today as her youngest son's wedding and dressed up very grandly.
Qi Zizhi took the servant's towel to wipe his hands, picked up the tea and took a sip. Only then did he meet his parents' worried eyes.
"The time is set at 6:30, but it hasn't arrived yet. As for whether Mr. Shen will show up, it's hard to say."
Qi Zizhi said in a deep voice: "Dad, Mom, I think Xiaoshuang was mentally prepared when he wanted to marry into the Shen family, and you are too."
The two elders' faces turned red and white, and they both remained silent.
This marriage was arranged by the old lady herself. She needed the luck of their youngest son to bring good luck to her son, and they, through their status as in-laws, could gain some face in the entire business community and thereby become the second most powerful family in South City after the Shen family.
Besides, from the beginning to the end, their family had no right to refuse.
Marriage is just a transaction. If there is no emotional foundation between the two parties, how can there be any respect
Mother Qi sighed, "Boss Shen's private life is too chaotic. He has so many mistresses outside. He may not even come home once a month. I'm afraid Xiao Shuang will have to live on her own if she marries him."
"What's the point of talking about this now?" Qi's father put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth. "He threw himself into it with great enthusiasm. This can be considered as getting what he wanted. He got what he wanted."
"Ah." Qi's mother took out a tissue and pressed the corners of her red eyes, "It's all fate."
Qi's mother was puzzled again: "Mr. Shen has always been indifferent, so why did he suddenly postpone the date?"
She looked at her husband and eldest son: "Did the master figure out something again?"
"There shouldn't be any, otherwise it would be cancelled instead of postponed." Qi's father denied.
Qi Zizhi finished a cup of warm tea, and the fatigue from the previous day's work was somewhat relieved: "Where's Xiaoshuang?"
"He locked himself in his room since morning and refused to eat. Your mother and I coaxed him to open the door for a long time. We coaxed him for a long time and finally let him go shopping." Qi's father said helplessly, "Go shopping to cool down."
Qi Zizhi pressed his forehead. After the registration date was changed ten days ago, his younger brother didn't even go to school. He got angry and smashed things at home.
Some of the furniture in the house has been replaced several times.
Qi Zizhi was worried that his younger brother would get sick from anger, so he asked a doctor to come to his house to provide psychological counseling. He pushed the man down the stairs and broke his bones.
My little brother has been spoiled, and Mr. Shen is not a soft-hearted person. I really don’t know what will happen if he marries him.
Qi Zizhi looked at his watch: "When did Xiaoshuang go out?"
Qi's father said, "Three or four o'clock."
Qi Zizhi chatted with his parents for a while, but his younger brother had not come back yet.
The two elders were also getting a little anxious. It was almost six o'clock, and the youngest had forgotten the time while shopping
"I can't get through to the youngest one." Qi's mother couldn't sit still. "What's wrong? He doesn't answer the phone. Why do I feel so uneasy?"
Qi Zizhi comforted the two elders: "Don't worry, I'll ask."
He dialed a number and asked, "Where are you now?"
A hoarse male voice came from the other end of the phone, as if his emotions had just gotten out of control and he hadn't adjusted yet: "Boss Qi, I'm not in the country, so I don't know about Master Shuang's situation."
Qi Zizhi didn't expect this result.
"Master Shuang didn't tell you?" The person on the other end seemed to have moved to a secret place, and his voice was very low. "I flew to England last night to handle personal matters. I just arrived today and will return home tomorrow."
The other party seemed to sense something was wrong and paused: "What happened?"
"It's okay." Qi Zizhi hung up the phone and asked his parents, "When Xiaoshuang left, did you have anyone follow her?"
"There are several, all of them are excellent and flexible..."
Before Qi's mother finished her words, Qi Zizhi's phone rang. The caller ID made him frown. He pressed the answer button: "Hello."
"Mr. Qi, the chairman wants to see you and your brother." Chen Yiming went straight to the point without any unnecessary greetings.
Qi Zizhi knew that the meeting place would not be the Civil Affairs Bureau: "Shen's?"
"Yes." Chen Yiming said, "Please hurry up and don't keep the chairman waiting too long."
Qi Zizhi suppressed his doubts and said, "Okay, I'll take my brother with me."
"Zizhi, is that Assistant Chen?" asked Qi's father.
"Yes." Qi Zizhi went to the entrance to change his shoes, "President Shen wants Xiaoshuang and I to go to Shen's."
"So we have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau together?" Qi's mother grabbed her husband's hand, "right?"
Father Qi patted her hands and said, "What else could it be except this?"
Qi Zizhi didn't say anything.
Why did Shen Ji ask his assistant to inform him to go to Shen's at this time? He felt that this matter was a bit strange, but he couldn't figure it out.
Qi Zizhi sent people to look for his younger brother, but they couldn't find him.
Qi Zizhi knew very well how much his younger sister cared about the registration date and how much she wanted to marry Shen Ji. He hadn't come back yet, so he must have been delayed by something.
The motive behind that incident was most likely to prevent him from going to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Chen Yiming called again, and his tone was much worse than the last time. He seemed to be under tremendous pressure and was almost at his limit.
Qi Zizhi realized that something was wrong, so he asked his men to continue looking while he went to Shen's first.
On the way there, Qi Zizhi was waiting for news from his younger brother. He did not make any assumptions about Shen Ji's purpose.
Even if Shen Ji wanted to cancel the engagement, he would not handle it personally.
Qi Zizhi couldn't think of what that could be. He parked the car and went into Shen's, where he met Chen Yiming who had been waiting in the lobby on the first floor for who knows how long.
"Mr. Qi, why are you alone here?" That day, Chen Yiming's head was full of sweat, and there was a circle of sweat marks on the collar of his shirt.
Qi Zizhi explained a few words.
Chen Yiming's expression was stiff: "Then you go up first, I'll wait here."
Then he pressed the elevator button for him: "Please."
Qi Zizhi didn't go in.
"Mr. Qi, no matter what questions you have, I can't answer them for you." Chen Yiming said stiffly.
Qi Zizhi suppressed the thoughtfulness in his eyes and walked into the elevator.
Chen Yiming didn't follow, not because he wanted to wait for Qi Shuang, but because he wanted to hide for as long as possible.
The chairman is now extremely furious. Chen Yiming has worked under him for many years and knows that he has the intention to kill.
The front desk frequently cast glances at the onlookers.
Chen Yiming wiped the cold sweat from his head. These girls are really brave, as they dare to eat any kind of melon.
As the elevator was about to reach the top floor, Chen Yiming's eyelids twitched. He turned the corner and dialed a number, then uttered two words awkwardly: "Brother Zhang."
This name confused Zhang Zhen and he almost spilled a bag of pumpkin seeds.
Zhang Zhen glanced at Jiao Bai, who was lying on the bed and being massaged by the masseur, and left the room with a lurch: "Chen Yiming, what are you planning?"
Chen Yiming said: "Can you send wild rice to Shen's now?"
Zhang Zhen: “…” He was hesitating whether to let Jiaobai use the cell phone. He was annoyed. Why was Chen Yiming causing trouble for him
"Listen, I don't care what you want to do. My third brother gave me an order to watch him." Zhang Zhen said seriously, "Then he can't leave Lan Mo Mansion. No matter if he wants to run away, or someone sends him away, or someone comes to pick him up, it's all impossible."
The beeping sound on the phone sounded like a war drum to Chen Yiming. The battlefield was on the top floor. He felt nervous even when he didn't get close.
Zhang Zhen had a good idea. This matter was too serious and he could not complete the task assigned by his third brother.
In West City, when Zhang Zhen returned to the room, the masseur had already finished and left.
Jiaobai lay comfortably. After Zhang Zhen finished his struggle, he handed him the phone: "Take it."
Ignoring Jiao Bai's smiling eyes, Zhang Zhen said sternly: "You are not allowed to install any random apps on my phone, and you are not allowed to..."
A hand reached out and grabbed his phone, and the fingertips touched him and felt a little wet.
Zhang Zhen suddenly retracted his hand: "I'm warning you, be honest."
"After your third brother left, you kept talking about the last time." Jiaobai held Zhang Zhen's phone, which felt a little hot to the touch. He didn't know how long he had been holding it and hesitating. "I'm a patient, I can't even run. Lan Mo Mansion is in the deep mountains and forests, so remote, and there are a bunch of you watching. I don't understand why you are so defensive against me."
Zhang Zhen was speechless.
"I want to log into WeChat. Can you log out?" Jiaobai returned the phone to him. "Is that ok?"
Zhang Zhen’s brow is knotted, why is it so troublesome
Jiaobai smiled: "Please."
Zhang Zhen pursed his lips, took back his phone, operated it, and said, "I'll tell my third brother about letting you use the phone."
The subtext is, no matter what you do in Lanmo Mansion, I will report to my third brother. I am my third brother's man and will never be bribed by you. You'd better give up that naive idea.
Jiaobai waved his hand: "I'm going to log into WeChat."
Zhang Zhen turned his head away. He was not interested in other people's **.
But a warning must be given.
"Don't play tricks on WeChat." Zhang Zhen threw a pumpkin seed into his mouth, accurately and casually, "That's stupid behavior."
The brightly colored blocks on the avatar seemed to have turned into countless loudspeakers, blaring. Jiaobai logged into his account and muttered, "I know, you're so nagging."
Zhang Zhen: “…”
His face darkened: "I'll only give you two minutes."
"Enough." After seeing the reminder of security verification, Jiao Bai chose friend-assisted verification without thinking too much, and Shen Er'an quickly cooperated with him.
Jiaobai logged into WeChat and found that there was a small red circle on the avatars of several of his friends, with a number of messages marked in it.
Liang Erhuo actually has more than Shen Eran.
Time was limited, and Jiaobai didn't have the time to care about other people. He just clicked on Zhang Zhen's avatar and scrolled up the chat history.
After Jiaobai finished pulling the records, he sent a message to Zhang Zhen and went into the "Account and Security" section in the settings to clear all the traces left. Then he exited WeChat.
There was a rumbling sound outside.
A huge thunder struck the sky above Lan Mo Mansion.
Things have changed.
Shen
Shen Eran, who was kicked out of the office, sat in the corridor, holding his mobile phone in a daze, but Jiao Bai did not reply to him.
Shen Er'an put the cell phone in his arms. He took out a folded piece of colored paper from his school uniform pocket and folded it inward along the two corners.
A piece of paper was crumpled up without any shape being folded out. Shen Er'an clenched his fingers together and squeezed the colored paper tightly. He took a deep breath, picked up his phone, contacted a number, and sent a message.
-Help me check the address this account just logged in from.
Shen Er'an bent down and rested his forehead against the computer case. He nibbled the corner of his slightly cold lips several times and sent another sentence.
-I want to know what Chen Yiming sent people to investigate tonight.
Shen Er'an deleted the record and sat quietly.
On the other side, Qi Zizhi was squatting on the ground reading some information. He squatted there for several minutes and didn't get up.
His hands and feet were stiff and his face was tense.
Qi Zizhi's hands turned pale as he held the documents: "Director Shen, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Shen Jishen sat in a leather chair, playing with his gun nonchalantly. He had passed the most angry stage and was now thinking about how to vent his anger: "If I had been unlucky in the car accident a few months ago, I would be lying in the ground now."
Qi Zizhi was speechless.
He just said that subconsciously out of a sense of luck. There is no doubt about the authenticity of this information.
Qi Zizhi's brows furrowed little by little, becoming more and more furrowed, as if a snow mountain suddenly pressed down on his head, cold and heavy. This pressure had nothing to do with how big the project was, it came from his personal affairs, family, and his younger brother.
Qi Zizhi is about to turn thirty. He took over the family business very early and was labeled as a young and promising man. His career development has always been impressive.
This was the first time he faced his own failure, and it came unexpectedly.
As an elder brother, Qi Zizhi was too indulgent to his younger brother. Apart from advising him not to set his heart on entering the Shen family, he gave him whatever he wanted. This led to his big mistake today.
The content of this information made Qi Zizhi feel that it was just a story, except that the name was the same as his younger brother's.
He would never have thought that his younger brother would conspire with the young man who once lived in Qinxin Garden to plot against the Shen family.
He hired a criminal who had been on the run for many years to drive his car into the head of the Shen family, kidnapped the master's wife and children, and threatened him to falsify his fortune and deceive the old lady.
All these incidents caused Qi Zizhi's temples to swell and ache.
Qi Zizhi stood up slowly: "Mr. Shen, my younger brother hasn't been found yet. When he comes, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
"but,"
Qi Zizhi has been working in the business world for many years. Although his methods and achievements are not as good as Shen Ji's, he is also a capable person. No matter how turbulent his heart is, his face is calm: "Should we mention the mastermind of all this?"
Shen Ji paused playing with the gun.
"I know my little brother's abilities very well." Qi Zizhi said, "My little brother can't come up with such a perfect plan, and he doesn't have such a capable person around him."
"Also, I'll tell you the truth. Two years ago, my little brother asked me to threaten the master and ask him to falsify the numerology of Jiaobai so that you would drive him out of Qinxin Garden. We used threats and inducements, but he refused to cooperate, so we had to give up."
"At that time, my younger brother also tried to find the master's weakness without telling me, but he spent a long time trying to find it." Qi Zizhi looked at Shen Ji, who had already put down his gun, and said, "So, the address of the master's wife and children could not have been found by him."
Shen Ji suddenly stood up, supporting himself on the table.
A terrifying pressure hit Qi Zizhi, and sweat oozed from his temples: "Mr. Shen, I was just confused for a moment, but Jiaobai is..."
Shen Ji raised his gun and pointed it at Qi Zizhi.
Murderous intent emanated from the black muzzle of the gun, and gathered towards Qi Zizhi. He stood still and spoke word by word, "It has been planned for a long time."
"Bang"
The bullet cut through the air, grazed Qi Zizhi's ear, and flew into the wall behind him.
Shen Ji violently smashed the gun against the floor-to-ceiling window.
The glass didn't break, but the gun was cracked by the terrible impact force.
Shen Ji felt as if someone had stabbed him in the spine. His jaw muscles trembled with anger and his eyes were bloodshot. It was one thing for him to figure out the whole story himself, but it was another thing to hear others bring it up in person.
Totally losing face.
His little dog would rather put himself in danger and use Qi Shuang to arrange the car accident.
I wasn't worried at all that the driver might shake his hand and step on the accelerator too much, causing the car to crash hard, and I, who was sitting in the car, would lose some parts or die on the spot.
Smart and cruel, to himself and others.
First, he created a car accident in which both he and his sponsor were present, leaving the old lady with the impression that he was not competent as a mascot. At the same time, he wanted the sponsor to suffer minor injuries so that he could avoid the possibility of being fined.
Then, the master's move was used, combined with the car accident, to make the old lady firmly believe that her fate had changed, from a lucky star to a disaster star.
The most amazing thing is that the puppy has figured out his master's nature: he is tired of the horoscope and doesn't want to bother with the people and things related to it.
During the car accident, he hooked his master with a look.
sharp.
Every step was planned so carefully, I don’t know how long it took.
She just wanted to leave Qinxin Garden, get rid of the Shen family, and get rid of the position of Mrs. Shen.
--Stride forward without hesitation.
A salty taste surged up in Shen Ji's throat, but he forced it down. He made the call with trembling hands, veins on the back of his hands bulging upwards: "Come in!"
Chen Yiming walked into the office with a nervous heart. The strong smell of blood hit his nose. He saw that Qi Zizhi's left ear was covered in blood and couldn't help but take a breath.
The chairman usually appreciated Mr. Qi and thought he was a capable junior, but this time he actually fired at him.
All this was caused by the reed. He had stirred up such a big storm.
I am still in West City and have not been caught in the crossfire.
"Go check on that shitty master. If we find him, I'll have to see him alive or dead." Shen Ji lit a cigarette, and the cap of the lighter was pressed back by him. He took a puff of cigarette, and the flickering fireworks reflected his unfathomable eyes. "I want to know the result within an hour."
Chen Yiming swallowed and said, "Yes."
He walked out, his steps were a little unsteady. God knows when he received the chairman's order to investigate Jiao Bai, he was only thinking about how much money Jiao Bai's adoptive parents would ask for. That leech face was really chilling.
The 20 million on the茭白 card was pulled out by Qi Shuang.
After that, Qi Shuang became the focus of investigation. He had some good people around him to clean up his mess, but they were not comparable to Shen's resource group.
Then all the things that were covered up came to light one by one.
If the chairman had admitted earlier that he was interested in a puppy, this scene would have happened earlier.
I can't jump over it no matter what I do.
Chen Yiming underestimated Jiaobai. It was not a vicious dog, but a vicious wolf. A high school student who had never been in society, who knew where he got the cunning and courage to play tricks under the chairman's nose.
The chairman was used to being arrogant. This time he was fooled, and he must have suffered an unprecedented shock. He lost all his dignity and face.
As soon as he left the office, Chen Yiming gave instructions as given by the chairman.
In fact, when Chen Yiming found out that the master had an accident, he asked people to continue the investigation because Qi Shuang's people did not find the master's body.
Chen Yiming needs to confirm.
This time the chairman set a time limit and Chen Yiming assigned a large number of people, so he had to find a way to complete the task.
The smell of blood in the office became stronger.
Qi Zizhi's neck and shoulders were soaked with blood, but he did not reach out to cover the wound. There was no way for his Qi family to escape unscathed from this incident, and it would be difficult for him to extricate his younger brother.
That Jiaobai must have got hold of something against me, so I dare not say a single word to him, the big brother.
Otherwise, how could the current situation have developed
"Jiaobai..." Qi Zizhi recited the name in his mind. At that time in Fuyuan Building, he heard some words in the lounge and felt that the child had a very good character. He also thought that if the other party encountered any difficulties in the future, he would help him.
Looking back now, it’s quite ridiculous.
That child doesn't need him to be busy.
Qi Zizhi's face gradually turned pale due to blood loss. When he pointed out that Jiao Bai had been planning this for a long time, Shen Ji's reaction revealed something: he would not be ruthless to Jiao Bai, so he needed a way to turn the page.
I am that way.
Even the entire Qi family would have at least half of its foundation destroyed.
Qi Zizhi frowned, his mind clear. The Qi family could get up again after they went down, but nothing could happen to the younger brother.
He hopes his younger brother won't come here.
As the eldest brother, he will have to face Shen Ji's anger.
The next second after Qi Zizhi thought of this, the phone in his pocket rang, and he answered it without thinking.
"Boss Qi, Master Shuang has been found."
Qi Zizhi wanted to deceive Shen Ji by pretending that the call was from a friend, but when he noticed that the tone of his subordinate on the other end of the phone was wrong, his expression suddenly went out of control: "What's wrong?" As he asked, a strong sense of uneasiness rushed into Qi Zizhi's heart, and he was completely unprepared.
"Boss Qi, Master Shuang..."
Another voice broke in on the phone, shouting in panic: "It's dead!"
Qi Zizhi lost consciousness for a moment: "Who is dead?"
The only answer he got was dead silence.
"Where are you? Tell me the exact address." Qi Zizhi's breath became disordered at an uncontrollable speed, "Speak!"
After hearing something, Qi Zizhi's hand loosened and his phone and documents all fell to the ground.
He ran out, the blood on his ear splashed backwards as he ran, landing on the documents on the ground. It was messy and shocking.
The door of the office suddenly opened from the inside. Chen Yiming was stunned for a moment: "Boss Qi, why... "
Just after he said three words, Qi Zizhi disappeared.
The corridor was left with a trail of blood.
Chen Yiming leaned against the wall. The youngest of the Qi family was in trouble? This must not be the case. Otherwise, who else could marry into the Shen family and bring good luck to the chairman
By the way, there is also the reed that floated to the west city.
The master said that his fate has changed, but that was a lie, he is still a candidate for the chairman's wife.