After talking with Lawyer Cai, the nanny came over and Jiang Qi asked her to go to the living room.
There, she met the real Lawyer Li, who was dressed in a tailor-made suit, Zeiss glasses, and had gelled hair and spotless leather shoes, all of which were exquisite.
Lawyer Li looked at her carefully. She was wearing a loose hooded sweatshirt, a pleated skirt, and trendy sneakers. He smiled and extended his hand: "Hello, Teacher Jian Jing, nice to meet you."
The words were polite, but the hostility was strong. Jian Jing pretended to be polite, but nodded with a noble attitude: "Nice to meet you."
Jiang Qi glanced at everyone and went straight to the point: "Lawyer Li is my friend, and Jian Jing is Jiang Xun's friend. If you don't have other trusted candidates, then let the two of them investigate last night. Of course, the conclusion must be recognized by everyone - do you agree?"
Maybe it was because he had always been dignified in the family, or everyone was tired of the quarrel, even Jiang Ou, who hated Jiang Baiyan the most, did not express any objection.
"Thank you all for your trust." Lawyer Li was full of elite style and took the initiative as soon as he opened his mouth. "Let me ask you a few questions first - have you seen Teacher Jian?"
"Whatever." Jian Jing yawned, feeling a little hungry.
A maid brought hot tea and gave everyone a cup of tea.
The tea is very good, with a long lasting aroma.
Lawyer Li took a sip and asked with great enthusiasm, "How much do each of you think about the will?"
The scene was silent.
Jian Jing observed everyone with interest.
The living room of the villa is very large, with many sofas, and the seating areas are clearly separated.
On the three-seater sofa, the eldest, second and third children from the same mother sat together, sharing the same hatred. On the two-seater sofa to the side, Mrs. Jiang was sitting with her arms around Jiang Xue, the mother and daughter were very close.
Jiang Baiyan was the worst off. He sat alone on the farthest sofa, feeling lonely and like an outsider who was not involved in the matter.
Jian Jing walked to Jiang Baiyan, patted his shoulder, and asked him to move. Jiang Baiyan moved aside, sat on the armrest, and whispered in her ear: "Are you telling the truth?"
She rolled her eyes at him.
Lawyer Li immediately picked on the weak spot and pointed the finger at him: "Mr. Jiang Xun, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Since it's inconvenient, what are you asking? Do I know you well?" Jiang Baiyan tilted his head, his face as pretty and kind as ever, but his tone was lazy, revealing the casual disdain of a big star.
Lawyer Li used him as a starting point to establish his authority: "You are not cooperating with the investigation."
Jiang Lian said: "Don't mess around at this time. Just answer the question you're asked."
"Then elder sister can set an example." Jiang Baiyan said, "Let's take turns from oldest to youngest, and from youngest to oldest."
He had never been so "rebellious" before. Jiang Lian couldn't help but get angry: "You've grown wings, haven't you?"
"Yeah." He said cheerfully, "I can hardly get any money, how about you?"
The ending tone suddenly becomes sarcastic.
Lawyer Li had no choice but to say, "Teacher Jian, we can't investigate the case like this."
Jian Jing was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "Why not call the police and let them ask for your confession? You will be held responsible if you give false testimony or conceal the truth..."
"Don't say such meaningless words." Jiang Qi said coldly, "Don't waste time, start from the biggest to the smallest, Assistant Yin, you go first."
Mrs. Jiang's face froze. She didn't expect that she was the one being implicated.
But she always behaved reasonably, so she didn't want to quarrel with him at this moment. She paused for a moment and smiled, "Okay. I'll go first. Actually, I don't know what my husband has arranged. He will definitely take good care of us, mother and daughter."
Jiang Ou snorted, his sarcasm evident in his words.
Mrs. Jiang was very well-mannered and turned a blind eye to it.
Lawyer Li asked: "You mean you don't know the specific contents of the will?"
"Yes."
"Haven't you heard of it?"
Mrs. Jiang nodded again.
Lawyer Li looked at Jiang Lian.
She said calmly, "Dad didn't tell me the contents of his will, but he talked to me about the future development of the group and gave me the most important task. What is this? No need to say more, right? Several directors of the group and Secretary Fan can testify to this."
As soon as Jiang Qi finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang suddenly said, "Dongguan Group, I'm here."
"I have always been with Guangze and don't want to be a working wife anymore. I hope to go back to work." Mrs. Jiang's lips curved, "He has agreed."
Jiang Lian was as if facing a formidable enemy: "Why don't I pay attention to this matter?"
Mrs. Jiang looked at the witness in the audience: "Secretary Fan?"
Secretary Fan was named and replied, "The chairman has indeed thought about this matter and is planning to arrange for his wife to go to Shuihua."
Jiangshui Group is the parent company, and Shuihua Group is its subsidiary. Its business is closely related to the parent company. Its executive president is the senior vice president of Jiangshui Group, which means it has a big piece of the pie.
Jiang Lian said stiffly: "I haven't heard of it."
"Where is Mr. Jiang Qi?" Jian Jing interrupted their argument, "It's your turn."
Jiang Qi said: "Like my eldest sister, I have discussed with my father the future development of the group and some equity acquisition issues."
"Do you know the specific contents of the will?"
"I believe my father has arranged everything." Jiang Qi said calmly, "He will not treat us unfairly."
"That's right," Jiang Ou said, "Dad has talked to us before. He will arrange everything. We don't have to worry about it."
Lawyer Li asked: "So, do you understand?"
"I don't need to ask, Dad knows clearly who the real members of the Jiang family are." Jiang Ou said with a hint of meaning.
When it was Jiang Baiyan's turn, he didn't care: "I left the Jiang family when I was thirteen and never saw the chairman again. I came here four days ago and didn't get to speak to him alone. He never mentioned his will to me, not a single word. Everyone here can testify to that."
No one can deny this.
"Jiang Xun really doesn't know anything." Jiang Qi paused and explained his previous actions, "That's why I'm investigating with his people."
However, Jiang Ou suddenly stabbed in: "Second brother, this is difficult. Not reading the will does not mean that we have not done anything. He has always hated us, and who knows... hehe."
Jiang Baiyan had a blank expression on his face. He showed neither the anger of being falsely accused nor the stupid excuse of pretending to be obedient.
He seemed to be tired of the mask of obedience all of a sudden and was too lazy to cooperate with Jiang Ou in the show anymore.
"Jiang Xue, it's your turn." He said.
Jiang Xue raised her head, the curve of her neck was like a swan, and from a certain angle, she looked strikingly similar to Jiang Lian: "Dad is always the one who loves me the most. He would never treat me and Mom unfairly, and he would let me do whatever he asked me to do."
Lawyer Li said in a routine manner: "So, do you know the contents of the will?"
Jiang Xue raised her eyebrows, her big black and white eyes sparkling: "Who says I don't like it?"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.
Mrs. Jiang almost couldn't sit still, and held her daughter's hand tightly: "What are you doing?"
"I don't believe you all don't know." Jiang Xue said, "The night before last, I heard it clearly. Dad was talking to someone."
She recounted: "Dad said, 'I don't know what you did. Don't give me any shares in the water supply. Just because my blood shed for you, I am qualified to inherit everything from me.'"
The air was frighteningly stagnant, and the harmonious appearance was finally torn apart.
Facts have proved that the situation of several members of the Jiang family is not as good as they think.
Jian Jing thought for a moment and asked, "Lawyer Cai, let me find out what the situation of Mr. Jiang Guangze's estate is."
Lawyer Cai hesitated for a moment, and finally decided that it didn't need to be kept confidential, so he said, "Let me briefly introduce. The chairman currently has a total asset of more than 15 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to about 100 billion RMB.
"Among them, real estate accounts for about 28 billion. Except for some private residences, it is basically commercial real estate, which is distributed all over the world; the shares of Jiangshui Group and its subsidiaries are valued at 35 billion. The rest are all overseas, with Jianghe Waterworks (JHW) shares accounting for about 10 billion, Jiangli Energy (JLP) for 8 billion, and Jiangxin Communications (JXC) for 5 billion. The rest are some scattered industries, such as cruise ships, foundations, jewelry, etc., with a value of about 1.5 billion."
Jian Jing: "Tsk."
How much money is this? Why does it feel like “100 million” is close to average when I keep thinking about it
But she understood that real estate sounds like a lot, but it actually refers to market value. A house in a first-tier city is worth 100 million yuan, and a commercial center or building in the city center is worth billions.
This thing is difficult to sell, and I don’t know the profit or loss, so it’s not a big deal.
What is really valuable is the Jiangshui Group built by Chairman Jiang, as well as three companies investing overseas in water, energy and communications.
Judging from the previous conversation, Jiang Lian has already worked for Jiangshui Group, and Mrs. Jiang also knows this. The one who had a dispute with the chairman should be Jiang Qi or Jiang Ou.
Jian Jing looked at Jiang Qi.
He remained calm: "It's not me."
Jiang Ou denied it outright: "It has nothing to do with me."
She asked Jiang Xue: "What else did you hear?"
"That's all I heard." Jiang Xue was very happy to see her brother and sister in such a mess. She racked her brains to recall, "It seems that Jiangshui Group is my blood, and the shares... uh, I won't give anything..."
She stuck out her tongue and said, "Dad seemed to have discovered that I was eavesdropping, so he didn't stop talking. Anyway, he must have listened to Jiang Shui. I couldn't have heard it wrong."
The shares of Jiangshui Group will not be given to someone
Everyone's eyes seemed to fall on Jiang Lian. If Jiang Qi and Jiang Ou heard about this and knew that Jiangshui Group would not be handed over to Jiang Lian or Mrs. Jiang, what would they do
As for the former, he should have informed the latter, of course, he would be happy to see it happen.
Mrs. Jiang gradually calmed down. Although her daughter said something on her own initiative, she took her out.
Jiang Lian reacted quickly: "Who knows if what you said is true."
"If you don't want to admit it, just say it." Jiang Xue responded sharply, "I'm not like you guys, hiding things."
Just as the two sides were about to start arguing again, a light cough was suddenly heard from the corner.
Jian Jing said: "We have already understood the general situation. We will add other details later. Now I hope you can answer a few questions for me: First, when did the chairman want to change his will yesterday?"
Mrs. Jiang: "After dinner, around seven o'clock."
"After seven o'clock, did you go to see the chairman?"
Mrs. Jiang: "I talked to him for a while."
"Time."
"Well, it should be quite late, around ten o'clock," she replied. "I remember when I went there, the boss just came out of the room."
Jiang Lian said: "I have something to talk to my father."
"Time."
"A quarter before nine, and I spoke for twenty minutes."
"Did you meet anyone?"
"No."
"When did Mrs. Jiang leave?"
"The nurse told me that I was going to get an injection soon and asked me to hurry up. I said two sentences, which took no more than five minutes."
Jian Jing looked at the others.
Jiang Qi: "I didn't go there before eight o'clock, around seven forty or fifty. The third brother came over at eight ten, and we chatted for a while."
Jiang Ou testified: "When I went there, my second brother was there, and he had a good chat with my father. We talked for a while, and my second brother left at about 8:30. I stayed for ten more minutes."
Jiang Xue rolled her eyes and said to them, "No wonder. When I went to see Dad at nine o'clock, he didn't look happy at all."
"Did he say anything to you?"
"He told me to listen to my mother. He had arranged everything. He wanted me to be more sensible or something."
"What time did you leave?"
"I stayed a quarter of an hour."
Finally, Jiang Baiyan was left.
He said: "I haven't spoken to my father since seven o'clock."
"But you went to Dad's room in the afternoon." Jiang Lian immediately retorted.
Jiang Baiyan replied: "Secretary Fan, we just watched a movie for a while."
Jane quietly listed the timeline.
19:00 The chairman announced that the will will be amended tomorrow morning
19:40 Jiang Qi talks with the chairman
20:10 Jiangou Arrives
20:30 Jiang Qi leaves
20:40 Jiang Ou leaves
21:00 Jiang Xue talks with the chairman
21:15 Jiang Xue leaves
21:45 Jiang Lian talks with the chairman
22:05 Jiang Lian leaves, and Mrs. Jiang talks to the chairman
22:10 Mrs. Jiang leaves
22:30 The chairman fell asleep and the nurse left
23:00 Nurse fell asleep