Gangzi returned that night, and Qin Haiyao met him in person.
Gangzi's face had been cleaned and he had disguised himself a little, so basically there was nothing unusual. "Miss, there is nothing buried inside. I spent the whole afternoon digging with my fellow villagers."
Qin Haiyao frowned. This shouldn't be the case. She remembered that in her previous life, Duan Zi had indeed collected all the dark chains together and placed them there.
Qin Haiyao turned around and looked at Ying Di who was standing behind her: "Have you ever dug it yourself before?"
Yingdi shook his head.
That's strange.
Qin Haiyao looked at Gangzi again: "Has the news leaked out?"
Gangzi shook his head and said firmly: "I have been watching it by myself from beginning to end. It is impossible for anyone else to know."
Qin Haiyao felt a little strange because of the resolute words. She stared at Gangzi with her eyes fixed on him: "Are you hurt?"
She found that Gangzi always touched his nose subconsciously.
Gangzi smiled awkwardly when he heard it, "Hey, I accidentally rubbed it when I was digging."
Qin Haiyao nodded and stopped worrying. "You've worked hard. Go back early and don't let people get suspicious."
Gangzi nodded: "Then Miss, Mr. Qin's side-"
Qin Haiyao said calmly: "Slow down a bit."
Gangzi received the order and left. Before going out, he closed the door gently.
Yingdi was puzzled. Considering his previous relationship with Brother Duan, he shouldn't have lied to him. Could it be that he had been suspicious from the very beginning
Qin Haiyao put her hands behind her back, stared out the window for a while, and said calmly: "I'm going out for a while."
Ying Di asked, "Do you need to prepare a car?"
Qin Haiyao shook her head. "No, I can go by myself."
The night had just begun, and a hint of black appeared on the horizon.
When Qin Haiyao arrived at Ruan's house, Grandma Ruan had already gone to bed and Ruan Yihan was on the phone. When she saw her coming, she paused and signaled with her eyes that she should sit in the living room.
"Wait, Yueyue."
Ruan Yihan's voice was very soft. She glanced at Qin Haiyao and went into the study with her cell phone.
Qin Haiyao knew that she was deliberately avoiding her and did not completely trust her. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she could understand it. After all, they had been deceived in two lifetimes, and she could not ask Ruan Yihan to trust her immediately.
Close the study door.
Ruan Yihan then continued her call with Jiang Zhenyue.
Jiang Zhenyue was in Yi Yang's monitoring room. She followed the monitor to retrieve the video footage at the gate, and said to Ruan Yihan, "I felt that something was wrong with Ali before. She called me, but she hung up when she saw me."
Ruan Yihan frowned after hearing this, "A-Li? Did you secretly have a girlfriend?"
She remembered that in her previous life, after Ruan fell, she had no one else around her except her grandmother and A-Li.
Jiang Zhenyue repeatedly stared at the surveillance camera at the gate, waving the pen in her hand quickly, "I just counted the time she was out this week. She was basically out during all your regular meetings. I just retrieved the data from a week ago, and it was also the same time, but not as frequent as it is now. Ah Han, don't you think there is something wrong? Could it be that you give her tasks every time?"
Ruan Yihan's brain reacted quickly. She recalled everything that had happened to Ah Li recently. She bit her lip and said, "You think..."
Jiang Zhenyue put down the pen in her hand: "I have a hunch that there is something wrong with her."
She is different from Ruan Yihan and has no feelings for A Li.
Feelings can cause trouble.
It’s easier for her to stand out and see things from the outside.
Because he was Ruan Yihan's secretary and was basically with her during working hours, she had never liked Ali very much.
She found that she seemed to be too playful. Apart from driving and completing some tasks assigned by Ruan Yihan, she would hold her mobile phone and play this game and that game non-stop.
Most of the time, when Jiang Zhenyue passed by her and heard some sounds of fighting, she would not go to look.
But one time, when Jiang Zhenyue passed by her and wanted to go to the Finance Department to handle some things, she accidentally noticed that Ali seemed to be clicking on the chat page. Jiang Zhenyue didn't even think about looking at it, but Ali seemed to be frightened and suddenly put away his phone. His face turned red because of nervousness and excitement.
"Let's not talk about her for now. How are your other things going?" Jiang Zhenyue lowered her voice. Ruan Yihan's voice was a little light: "Well, the people I arranged went to Myanmar on purpose. After some twists and turns, they brought back some evidence. Qin Qin was very cautious. Not only did she not directly involve the things she did secretly, she even spread the jokes about it. Even the people around her rarely interfered. The accounts were all transferred to a foreign company called 426."
"426?"
Jiang Zhenyue was puzzled: "What does this number mean?"
Ruan Yihan was silent for a while, "I learned from my conversation with Qin Haiyao that this was the day Qin Qin told Qin Haikun that she was pregnant."
That was in the second life. Qin Haiyao was heartbroken. After she went to find Master Huiguo, Qin Qin visited her once and told her everything about the day she mentioned.
Jiang Zhenyue was a little surprised when she heard this: "Did Mr. Qin tell you this on his own initiative, or did you get it out of him?"
"Does it make any difference?" Ruan Yihan's tone changed. Jiang Zhenyue paused and said, "Aren't things between you two clear now? Are you still doubting her?"
This sentence brought out the deepest thorn in Ruan Yihan's heart. How could she not doubt it? She had believed it completely before, but in the end she faced the harsh reality. At that time, grandma loved Xiaohai just like she does now, only more...
"Have you told grandma?" Jiang Zhenyue asked. Ruan Yihan held the phone and said, "Not yet."
Grandma now has the same idea as her second uncle Qin. They are still thinking of giving Qin Qin a few months and waiting for her to come to her senses.
Qin Qin could be cruel and ruthless, and lose her humanity, but grandma was different. She had watched Qin Qin grow up since she was a child, and had raised her like her own child for so many years. She did not experience it personally like Ruan Yihan did, and she heard everything from her granddaughter, so she did not have such a direct impact and shock.
Ruan Yihan knew that she already had some evidence in her hands, which she locked in the safe. A few days ago, she used her mobile phone to call Qin Qin, and Ruan Yihan heard someone say something like "a month".
She probably guessed something, but didn't say anything. She just sneaked into the study at night, copied all the things her grandmother collected from the customs, and put them back intact.
"What are your plans?" Jiang Zhenyue used to feel that she knew Ruan Yihan very well, but now, she suddenly felt that she had changed so much that she couldn't figure her out at all.
Ruan Yihan lit a cigarette, took a puff, and leaned against the window to look at the moonlight: "This matter involves too many things. Although Qin Qin has resigned, she still holds shares in Nanyang. She is wrong, but Second Uncle is not wrong. What's more, Nanyang and Yi Yang have too many ties."
The relationships here are too complicated, and Ruan Yihan is not sure she can handle it. She has already made up her mind that after everything is sorted out, she will tell her grandmother first, and then consider whether to tell her second uncle.
Grandma completely trusts my second uncle.
But after what happened last time, she lost the sense of trust in her heart. She became anxious and suspicious of everyone.
Jiang Zhenyue knew that this was something that couldn't be explained in a short time, so she didn't say much: "Okay, I'll go keep an eye on Ali over here."
"No." Ruan Yihan said decisively, "Yueyue, if it's really as you said, and there's something wrong with Ali, you'll be discovered if you're too obvious."
Jiang Zhenyue laughed when she heard it, "Are you worried about me? From childhood to adulthood, I have never been afraid of anything."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm scared myself."
Ruan Yihan has been chatting a lot with Qin Haiyao lately, and the word she thinks of most often is "price".
For Qin Haiyao, every time she paid the price in blood.
Isn't it the same for her
Last time, she lost her grandmother.
This time... she was afraid of losing another most important person, and no matter what, she didn't want it to be Yueyue.
Jiang Zhenyue was silent for a while. Looking at the flickering surveillance screen, she asked softly, "You and Qin Haiyao..."
To Qin Haiyao, the current Ruan Yihan is also a deception.
Ruan Yihan put out the cigarette, "She is not the same person as before, and I am not the same person as before. Yueyue, I admit that I still love her, but it is not as much as my hatred for Qin Qin."
It was hatred that pulled her back.
If she really wants to have a future, she must kill Qin Qin with her own hands.
Although Qin Haiyao and Qin Qin have fallen out, they are mother and daughter after all. If one day she puts Qin Qin to death, can they go back
This is like a dead end. Maybe, from the first time, Qin Haiyao shouldn't have come back and shouldn't have done it again.
Who can blame whom
Hang up the phone.
Ruan Yihan stood alone for a long time. She stared at the bright moon outside the window for a while and suddenly felt a little cold in her heart.
If it's really Ali...
She was personally chosen by my grandmother and grew up with her.
But Yueyue would not lie to her. Thinking back to what Qin Haiyao had said before, "Ah Han, if Ah Li had not alerted the enemy last time and you had left, what would have happened?"
Could it be her
Once people have doubts in their hearts, it will be like a hole is torn open, and many details and fragments of the past will seep in like water drops, more and more.
Maybe, nothing is really impossible.
Since the person whom she once loved the most and held dearest in her heart could hurt her so deeply, how could Ali not betray her
The most fickle thing in this world is the human heart.
Feeling restless, Ruan Yihan walked out of the study. Qin Haiyao was still sitting in the living room waiting for her, looking ahead with a somewhat empty look in her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Seeing Ruan Yihan coming out, she stood up and said softly, "Ah Han, did you find out anything?"
Did she find out anything
Ruan Yihan took a sip of water and looked at Qin Haiyao calmly. If they were talking about company operations or daily life, the two of them seemed to be more equal and unscrupulous, but if they were talking about these sensitive topics, she would become much more cautious.
Qin Qin has always been an obstacle between the two of them that they could never overcome, and it has always been there and never disappeared.
That suspicious look pierced Qin Haiyao's heart. She lowered her head and said silently: "Don't think too much, I just feel... Gangzi came back this afternoon, he was a little strange, there were traces of injuries on his face, I'm afraid my mother knows something. I know her, she won't let it go, then Ah Han, when do you think she will choose-"
After hearing this, Ruan Yihan sat on the sofa and interrupted her: "Qin Haiyao."
Xiao Hai was slightly startled by the sudden address. She looked at Ruan Yihan, who met her eyes and said, "I have Qin Qin's overseas smuggling chain, as well as evidence of her involvement in drugs. Although it is not complete, these—" She paused, "are enough to keep her in jail for life."
Because the amount of money was huge and many aspects were involved, Ruan Yihan had sent people to investigate for a long time but could not find any clues until Qin Haiyao confessed everything to her.
During their conversation, the two naturally talked about Qin Qin. Qin Haiyao had nothing to hide from Ruan Yihan. Whatever she wanted to know, once the topic was brought up, Ruan Yihan would naturally get the answer she wanted.
She remembered it all.
It's almost the same as after she came back. The general direction has not changed, but the specific details have changed, which is also due to the missing of a certain link.
Although she knew that Qin Qin had been engaged in illegal activities for a long time, she was not close to her after all, so she did not know many details.
It wasn't that she intended to deceive Qin Haiyao, but she was really worried. Qin Qin was too ruthless. In her previous life, she was able to be so cruel to her and her grandmother who had nothing, not to mention her now who was at the end of her rope.
She doesn't just want Qin Qin to abdicate. Ruan Yihan's ultimate goal has not changed. She wants Qin Qin to die.
She got a lot of useful information from Qin Haiyao, such as there was no Zheng family acting as a puppet behind her, Qin Qin's voice in Myanmar was far less powerful than in her previous life, which departments she had contacted, what methods she used, and who was protecting her behind the scenes, these were all told to Qin Haiyao by Ying Di.
Qin Haiyao went to check but didn't find anything, but Ruan Yihan had connections with the customs on her grandmother's side, so it would be much easier to check through the relevant departments. What's more, her grandmother had already arranged for people to check, and a network had been formed. She then pointed out the important information Qin Haiyao told her, and the focus was focused, so progress was very fast.
Qin Qin is meticulous and capable, but no matter how omnipotent a person is, he cannot defeat two people who have come back to live their lives once.
In addition to the materials she prepared for the public affairs departments, she also prepared some materials for the disciplinary inspection commission.
She was doubly prepared.
It would have been enough now, but what she wanted was Qin Qin's life, not for her to stay in prison for the rest of her life.
Maybe it's the devil in my heart.
Ruan Yihan always felt that as long as Qin Qin existed, she would never live in peace.
Only if she is cut off forever will she feel at ease.
The night outside the window rushed in like a vine.
After hearing Ruan Yihan's words, Qin Haiyao looked at her in disbelief.
She… She knew Ruan Yihan would not give up, but she always thought that she listened to her grandmother and second uncle and focused on her career after driving Qin Qin out of office. She didn’t expect that she had done so much in secret.
During many conversations, Ruan Yihan asked Qin Haiyao about Qin Qin, but she had never thought about it from this perspective.
That moment.
Looking at Ruan Yihan through the moonlight, Qin Haiyao felt a little strange for the first time, and a chill rose from the bottom of her heart.
Ruan Yihan looked into her eyes: "After all, you are Qin Qin's biological daughter. Her blood flows in your body. In the end, you will definitely not be able to do it."
Qin Haiyao looked at her, tears welling up in her eyes.
It turns out that all the beauty during this period was just an illusion.
Ruan Yihan would never tell her the deepest secrets in her heart again.
Yes.
She told Ruan Yihan herself.
She came back relying on her obsession with love, while Ruan Yihan came back relying on her obsession with hatred.
No wonder…
Xiao Hai had gently stroked the pink paper crane on many nights, always staring in a daze at the black circle around it which had become a little dimmer but never faded.
She doesn't understand.
They have been so frank, why doesn't that circle of black go away? Is it because she didn't do well enough
So... So...
She chatted with her, in the end, just to get her to talk about everything that happened in the past, right
Karma is a cycle of karma... retribution is inevitable...
Everything she had done to Ruan Yihan, whether intentional or unintentional, eventually came back to haunt her.
Ruan Yihan was a little numb: "Don't look at me like that, she forced me to do that."
Lovers understand each other.
But in this world, no one can understand yourself better than yourself.
Ruan Yihan never mentioned it, but ever since she knew that she and Qin Qin had confronted and shot each other at the end of Qin Haiyao's memory in her first life, she had been asking herself. What on earth could have forced her to shoot? Would Qin Qin in that life really let her go as Xiaohai said out of conscience? Perhaps, this was just a delaying tactic, deceiving Qin Haiyao to relax her vigilance, while she knew that Ruan Yihan would definitely look for her. No matter what, she would get the answer she wanted in the end
Qin Haiyao blocked the bullet for her, and the memory ended there.
But Ruan Yihan couldn't help but think that since she had killed someone and caused such a big fuss, she must have been sent to jail.
How devastated would a grandmother be to see her beloved granddaughter, who had been kind since childhood, being thrown into prison
What about herself in the first life? She killed someone with her own hands, and then watched her beloved die by taking the bullet for her. How miserable must she be
These two things combined, isn't this exactly what Qin Qin has always wanted her family to experience, a life worse than death
Her body suddenly felt cold. Qin Haiyao looked at Ruan Yihan, her voice choking: "Ahhan, if you ask me these directly, I will tell you."
Ruan Yihan nodded: "I know." After a pause, she looked into Qin Haiyao's eyes: "But we want different results."
Qin Haiyao stared at her with tears in her eyes. Ruan Yihan turned her head away and didn't look into her eyes: "What you want is to tie her hands and feet so that she can no longer do anything, but what I want is her life from beginning to end."
The wind blew, and Qin Haiyao's body swayed slightly. Ruan Yihan looked into her eyes dimly: "Xiao Hai, no matter how hard we try, the ending is the same. Either I kill your only relative, or she kills me or grandma. No one can jump out of this circle, and we can never go back."
This was the first time she had been called that in such a long time.
Qin Haiyao's heart sank little by little. It was useless, right? She had done so much, but she could never get her trust back.
Ruan Yihan was right. She had indeed thought about it countless times in her mind: Could she take Qin Qin's life
Probably not possible.
All she could do was to prevent her from doing anything to hurt Ruan Yihan and her grandmother for the rest of her life, and her final plan was to put her in jail.
They really can never go back.