On the rooftop terrace, Li Zishen stood with his eyes lowered, clutching the wooden pig carving tightly in his hand.
"William must be very upset, right?"
"Yes, and... from what Mr. Li said, he knew all along that Song Dapeng was Su Luoyi’s father and had secretly helped him out."
Li Zishen slightly furrowed his brows, "It figures, that man... can’t keep a secret to save his life."
Actually, Bai Long had already briefed Li Zishen about Su Luoyi and Song Dapeng’s situation on the way back to Li Garden. Since Li Weilian was at the time outside the bathroom, he naturally did not know about it.
Li Zishen did not bring it up because he was afraid it would upset him, yet he ran headlong into Bai Long.
"What about the prison?"
"It was indeed a suicide. Cameras showed that there was no one around at the time of the incident, and there had been no visitors for Song Dapeng in the past few days."
"He had just a few more years to serve," Li Zishen mused, shaking his head.
The implication was clear: there had to be something fishy going on.
"Maybe he found out about Su Luoyi’s ordeal in Country Y and couldn’t take it mentally; or perhaps someone threatened him, trading Su Luoyi’s life for his."
Indeed, no visitors did not mean that news from the outside couldn’t reach him—there were plenty of ways to do so.
His daughter had suffered an ordeal and was mentally disturbed, now only able to maintain stability with medication. Any father would find that unbearable.
Even if one lacked the capability to escape from prison, an outburst was inevitable.
"It must have been Leng Lingxiao who leaked the news."
Bai Long looked at Li Zishen with great surprise, "He has no grievances with Song Dapeng, could it be just because... Song Dapeng is Su Luoyi’s father?"
"I’ve sent Du Feng and his men to Chicheng."
Li Zishen, with his eyes deep and dark, walked towards the sofa and gestured for Bai Long to sit down with him, "The newly recruited batch, 12 of them, their target is Leng Lingxiao." Content orıginally comes from novęlfire.net
"Brother Shen, if Lady Tang finds out, given her temperament, she might come at us with everything she’s got."
Du Feng wouldn’t dare to say this, but Bai Long would.
"I know, but Leng Lingxiao must die, he... he has to die!"
Li Zishen spoke with deliberation, murderous intent billowing in his gaze; his normally meticulous mind was already swayed by impulsiveness and jealousy.
"Brother Shen, actually... we could try another method." Bai Long stood up, took out his phone.
Half an hour later, Chicheng.
In the library of Lingxiao Manor, Zhao Renjie had just finished a call with Ding Hui and nodded with a smile, "Master, they have all evacuated, as expected, it was by helicopter."
"The bus was just a decoy."
The corners of Leng Lingxiao’s lips curled slightly, deep in thought as he twirled the brass lighter between his fingers.
He had never feared anyone.
All these elaborate arrangements with helicopters and mercenaries.
You’re underestimating me, Leng Lingxiao!
"A pool of water, clear to the bottom—since you can’t tell which fish is real, best to stir up the water. Then, the live ones will surface on their own."
"You got rid of Song Dapeng... not to throw Li Zishen into confusion?" Zhao Renjie asked, surprised.
Leng Lingxiao shook his head, a glint in his eyes, "Consider it killing three birds with one stone; the remaining two... wait and watch."
His words had barely landed when his phone rang.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, each ring sounded like a long-awaited piece of good news.
"Grandma, how are you doing in Huang City?"
"Why?" Tang Mei’s voice was very low, obviously, she was very angry, she knew.
"Grandma, I just hope Tangtang can live a happy life," Leng Lingxiao paused, his gaze turned towards the fountain downstairs, seeing Tang Xiaowan and Li Ruonan feeding the fish, he raised his voice, "I don’t want her to take such a risk for a second time."
"Tangtang won’t know, her entire memories from July and the first half of August have been erased. She won’t take any more risks, there’s no need."
So that was it, part of her memory was indeed missing, hence the disconnection.
What was Grandma Tang hiding after all?
Could it be she wasn’t afraid that Wang Junchen would reveal the secret to Tangtang? Or was it... there was actually some sort of deal between him and Grandma?
"Grandma, you needn’t worry so much, he jumped down himself, it has nothing to do with anyone else."
"Ah, I entrusted Tangtang to you, hoping that you could live a peaceful life... handling your own affairs. Other matters will naturally be dealt with by others, a cornered rabbit... will bite."
Leng Lingxiao frowned, "Grandma, I’m sorry, this time I wasn’t thoughtful enough, I..."
"All right, your intentions were good."
That was the end of the inquiry. Leng Lingxiao knew a call was coming, but he hadn’t expected it to be so soon.
Zhao Renjie, standing by, didn’t know what was said on the phone, but it was clear that Tang Mei was the second fish their master was waiting for.
The third should probably be Wang Junchen.
Indeed, the master was impressive, stirring up such turbulence with just Song Dapeng.
But who was it that Su Luoyi had acted against?
"Master, can I join you when you go diving?" Zhao Renjie tentatively asked.
"Why, you want to roam the seas too?"
"It’s just that I feel uneasy not being by your side."
Hearing this, Leng Lingxiao’s hand paused slightly, and the brass lighter clicked as it was placed on the table, a hint of displeasure flashing in his bright eyes.
"Can’t manage without you?"
"Master, that’s not what I mean."
"This matter... let’s talk about it tomorrow. It’s about time, let’s get ready to leave."
Zhao Renjie nodded, "Yes, Master."
Immediately after, Leng Lingxiao and Tang Xiaowan, along with Shen Yiming and Li Ruonan, left Lingxiao Manor by car, talking and laughing along the way, lively and animated.
"Huahua, give us a hint, where on earth are we going?" Tang Xiaowan asked curiously.
"Come, come, come, lend me your ear."
So, Leng Lingxiao switched to whisper mode with Tang Xiaowan, quickly causing her eyes to brighten as she nodded and covered her mouth to suppress her giggles.
Shen Yiming thought to himself: If I say it before we arrive, can it still be a surprise? I wonder if Xiao Bao will like it?
Li Ruonan scoffed: Just look at him!
The couple had their own thoughts as they glanced at each other. But Li Ruonan still didn’t pay Shen Yiming any attention; she may have looked, but she didn’t feel like saying another word to him.
She was still angry over the matter with the junior high sister.
Before they knew it, they had arrived at their destination.
However, coincidentally, right there in the underground parking lot, Chen Ran’s newly acquired car was parked not far from where Tang Xiaowan and her company had stopped.
Just as Chen Ran was about to open the door, he saw three men and two women descend from a top-of-the-line luxury MPV.
He crouched down and stealthily watched, convinced the person was his new colleague, Tang Xiaowan.
Wasn’t she said to be sick?
Since Leng Lingxiao had his back turned to Chen Ran the entire time, all he saw was Tang Xiaowan walking with several people into the direct elevator.
After getting out of the car, he quickly followed, watching as the numbers on the display slowly jumped.
14, 15, 16, 17, 18...
The International Red Sea Hotel typically required bookings three days in advance, each floor featuring its own unique characteristics, with floors above the 30th being particularly magnificent, especially the top floor, which wasn’t just available to anyone with money.
You had to be a VIP member, at the Supreme level.
This was the general situation Chen Ran had learned from his uncle; it was his first time here.
She went to the highest floor, the 39th?
To support her elderly grandma... was she forced into business, kept by someone?
No, no, that can’t be; she’s a decent girl!
In fact, since the moment Chen Ran saw Tang Xiaowan, his mind was already in turmoil.
So, he immediately took out his phone.
"Uncle, I’ve arrived, should I go straight up?" Chen Ran said while on the phone, straightening his tie.