12dz Chapter 1349 No profit, no early start
Chapter 1349 No profit, no early start
Yang Lianhua choked back tears, "But our son is dead just like that? Xiang Nan, my Xiang Nan..."
"Who do you think killed Xiang Nan?" Liu Fugui asked.
Yang Lianhua was taken aback. "Isn't it the Liu family? They just can't tolerate us!"
Liu Fugui shook his head. "It's definitely not the Liu family of Sifang Island. They are the elephants, and we are just ants on the ground. They have many ways to kill us without causing any trouble. But over the years, we've only been dealt with when we provoke the Liu family. Have you ever seen them try to wipe us out normally?"
"But...why is that?" Yang Lianhua asked, puzzled.
Liu Fugui replied, "People are worried about getting their hands dirty and getting splattered with blood. To them, our lives are nothing more than ants, dispensable. If we die, someone might make a fuss, just like this time, when Xiang Nan died, all sorts of bad news about the Liu family came out. Do you think those people are really upholding justice for Xiang Nan? Does Xiang Nan, who has been to prison, deserve this kind of attention?"
Yang Lianhua choked back tears, "But we can't just stand by and watch our son die, can we? He's our only son. Who will take care of us in our old age?"
“Who said I only have one son? Don’t I also have Xiangbei?” Liu Fugui was sad, but also somewhat relieved. “Xiangbei is coming back to deal with this matter.”
Yang Lianhua was stunned, unable to believe it. "That heartless man actually dared to come back from abroad? Impossible!"
Liu Fugui nodded. “Come back. It’s obvious that someone wants to use us against Liu Meilan and the Liu family. We’re useless. If we get involved and get killed, we’ll end up like Xiang Nan. Xiang Bei won’t fare well either. So he needs to come back to deal with this. If we behave ourselves, Xiang Bei won’t abandon us.”
Yang Lianhua burst into tears, “That bastard Xiang Bei has been gone all these years and hasn’t come back. This son of mine is practically useless.”
“Attorney Yu was right about one thing: Xiang Bei is indeed unfilial, but he gave us all the money he was owed,” Liu Fugui choked up. “But think about it carefully, what has Xiang Nan given us? Besides causing us trouble, he gambled away our family fortune, his wife ran away, he miscarried, and he stole our money. With a son like that, do we really have a place to live in our old age?”
Yang Lianhua was taken aback. "But...but even if Xiang Bei comes back this time, he will leave again and won't come often. We can't count on him."
"Never mind, we have money. We'll hire a nanny and Lawyer Yu. We'll go to him if anything happens." Liu Fugui comforted his wife. "You stay home these next few days and don't go anywhere. Xiang Nan is dead, and those bad people want us dead too."
Seeing that her husband had said that, and also because she was afraid of dying, Yang Lianhua obediently stayed at home. Although she was very sad, she also felt a bit resentful towards Liu Xiangnan for being disobedient.
Qin Ming and the UN security department began an investigation, and from the clues they found, they discovered that this matter was actually related to Hong Kong Island and foreign forces.
Fu Chen's deduction is more likely.
"Meilan, I... I have to leave again when you need me." Fu Chen has already postponed his return to the army for two days. If he stays any later, he might be punished.
Liu Meilan urged, "Hurry back, we're making progress now, we're very close to the truth."
With great reluctance, Fu Chen packed his bags and returned to his unit.
Liu Yiwen, Ye Qiang, and Liu Meilan were sitting in the office, along with Qin Ming, a staff member of the National Security Bureau.
"Hasn't they caught them yet?" Liu Meilan asked.
The national security staff member shook his head, looking guilty. "We didn't catch them, but we have enough evidence to prove that this matter has nothing to do with you."
Liu Meilan frowned. "Liu Xiangnan's death really has nothing to do with us! Although they treated me very badly when I was a child, I still grew up there. I hate them, but I've never thought about taking revenge on them. They're not worth my time and effort!"
"What's more, after Liu Ruoshi and I returned to our respective families, we started over! We are both living very well and have our own careers!"
The two state security officers nodded. "We have already investigated the matter between your two families! As far as I know, you don't contact the Liu family, but you have business dealings with Liu Xiangbei in Australia! Liu Xiangbei also gives your parents living expenses every month, which is enough to prove that you are a person of principle."
Qin Ming quickly assured them, "We have already made those media outlets that reported the wrong things rectify their practices and imposed fines on them!"
Liu Meilan did not let her guard down. "I believe that there are domestic forces involved in this matter, and I strongly urge the public security department to continue the investigation!"
The staff nodded quickly, "We'll do our best! Do you need us to provide you with protection?"
Liu Meilan refused, "No need! We'll focus all our energy on tracking down that invisible hand!"
Of course, if the police investigate, Liu Meilan will also mobilize all her connections to investigate as well.
The people from the National Security Department left, but Qin Ming did not.
Qin Ming lowered his voice and asked, "Meilan, Yiwen, do you have any suspects?"
Liu Yiwen thought carefully in his mind, "No! If there were, I would have sent people to investigate long ago!"
"Meilan, what do you think?" Qin Ming asked again.
Liu Meilan snorted, her eyes icy cold. "All the conspiracies and schemes are for profit! I'm not worried about my eldest brother being in the army. As for my third brother, he's pursuing a political career. In this era where economic development is the primary task, if he can manage the economy well, without corruption or breaking the law, no one can slander him!"
"Therefore, I deduce that the person behind this, or rather, these people, are after the projects that my second brother and I have! Since we have no clues, we'll just wait and see who will jump out and try to take advantage of us!"
Qin Ming's eyes lit up. "That's right! Nobody gets up early for nothing! They go to all this trouble, they must have something to gain!"
Liu Yiwen squinted. "A real estate company was competing with me for a piece of land. I offered more money than them, and then they wanted to cooperate with me on the development, but I refused. Could this be it?"
Liu Meilan thought for a moment, "What's the background of this real estate company?"
Liu Yiwen replied, "From Nanjing!"
"Jinling?" Liu Meilan was taken aback. "Could it be related to the Liang family, to which Liang Huanhuan belongs?"
Liu Yiwen shook his head, "I don't know yet! I'll ask around!"
Qin Ming asked, "Is your real estate company more profitable, or are the other projects more profitable? Which project has the highest profit margin?"
Liu Meilan replied, "The pearl and skincare industry! The pearls we cultivate have excellent effects! They not only have skincare benefits but also certain health benefits, and their applications are very wide. Last year, the combined profit from both reached 10 billion! This year, we will continue to expand our scale, and profits will increase by about 30%. However, the highest profit margin is still from investing in Hong Kong and US stocks using financial means."