Although Chas Cretan did not care what they thought of him, he could not allow them to accuse him unjustly. He retorted coldly, "You should know very well how Charles usually behaves. He has offended many people. You should also know what kind of family the Cretan family is. We have so many enemies. Which one of us hasn't been assassinated from time to time? If I was the one who was assassinated today, then it must have been Charles who did it! "
"You …"
Chas Cretan's father and stepmother were furious, but they had to admit that Chas Cretan was right. It might not have been Chas Cretan who killed Charles.
In the end, Chas Cretan's grandfather stepped in to stop the argument.
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Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting appeared in the biggest shopping mall in Wei City an hour after they left. The two of them looked like they were on vacation as they shopped happily.
Leng Shaoting had also called Xu Jingchen earlier to tell him that Charles Cretan had been killed. They had booked a flight back to the capital of Huaxia at 6: 10 pm.
Yes, they were going back to the capital of Huaxia instead of California because there was only one day left of the National Day holiday.
Gu Ning was not in a hurry to go to school. Even if she was, she would not be able to make it back in time. The flight was at 6: 00 pm in Yi Country, but it was at 12: 00 pm in Huaxia. It would be a 17-hour flight. By the time they reached the capital of Huaxia, it would already be 4: 00 pm on the eighth. She would have to miss the day.
Since she could not go to school, she could simply apply for leave. Gu Ning only hoped to return to the capital before the tenth to attend the auction.
If she were to return to Huaxia now, she would still have a day. If she were to go to California first, she would not make it in time.
As for Xu Jingchen, Leng Shaoting had allowed him to return to the country on his own.
As for why he called Xu Jingchen and told Xu Jingchen about it, then asked Xu Jingchen to pass the message to Zi Shaomin instead of telling Zi Shaomin directly.
This was to prevent Cretan from finding out that Zi Shaomin had been in contact with City Wei during this period of time when he was investigating Er Cretan's case. That would only lead to more trouble.
When the Zi family received the news, they were extremely excited. Although the Zi family had been the one to suffer losses from Charles Cretan's ambush and Gu Ning's killing of Charles Cretan, the Zi family had paid them a reward.
But even so, they were still happy about Charles Cretan's death, even if they didn't get back what they had lost.
However, the Zi family was already used to this kind of thing. Just like how the mafia fought for territory, there was always competition for arms and munitions, which resulted in losses.
Therefore, even though Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had been paid a hefty reward for killing Charles Cretan, the Zi family was still very grateful to Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting.
If it weren't for Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, the Zi family would have suffered even more losses.
The only people in the Zi family who knew about this were Zi Shaomin, Zi Beiying, and their father. They wouldn't let a fourth person know about this. In order to avoid betrayal, someone would spill the beans about their involvement in Charles Cretan's death.
Since Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had directly returned to Huaxia from Country Y, Xu Jingchen didn't plan to stay any longer. If it weren't for the mission, it wouldn't be convenient for them to stay outside for too long. He was worried that a mission would suddenly come up and he wouldn't be around.
However, he was a little reluctant to leave because he didn't know when he would see Zi Beiying again.
Although they weren't in a relationship yet, they knew each other's feelings. They just didn't say it out loud because they hadn't found the right time to say it out loud.
Just as Xu Jingchen was about to book a plane ticket, Zi Shaomin suddenly said that since Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting weren't going back to Jia City, Xu Jingchen should bring Zi Beiying to Huaxia to thank Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting in person to show the Zi family's sincerity.
Also, he wanted Zi Beiying to personally give the reward to Gu Ning.
Although this reason wasn't very convincing, both Zi Beiying and Xu Jingchen wanted to go to Zi Beiying, so they let nature take its course.
Of course, they also knew that Zi Shaomin was deliberately giving them time to spend together.
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Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting's flight was at 6: 10 pm, so they arrived at the airport at 4: 30 pm. Because they had to go through security and customs, they had to arrive almost two hours earlier.
Otherwise, it would take too much time.
The Cretan family also acted quickly. They had already arranged for people to be stationed at the airport with photos of Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting in disguise. They paid attention to the crowd to see if they could spot them.
It wasn't just at the airport, but also at many other places, especially hotels and restaurants.
These photos were obtained from the surveillance cameras at the hotel they stayed at last night. Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had left their car in the parking lot when they left. Through the surveillance cameras at the racetrack, they found out that the car was driven by the culprit. Using the car, they found the hotel and obtained clearer photos of Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting from the hotel.
Because Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting looked very different from their disguises, they walked right past these people. These people also saw them, but they didn't find any similarities or connections between them and the people in the photos.
Therefore, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were able to pass through the security checks without any obstructions. Meanwhile, the Cretan family continued to look for the culprit.
Although the Cretan family was anxious, they knew that it wouldn't be easy to find two people in a city as big as Wei City.
Before the culprit was found, the Cretan family had already investigated the people Charles Cretan had offended.
Of course, the investigation wasn't comprehensive because some of the things Charles Cretan had done were more secretive, such as the Zi family.
The Cretan family found out that the Zi family had been ambushed recently and had lost a lot of soldiers and ammunition. They also found out that Charles Cretan had visited the Zi family, but they didn't find out that Charles Cretan had anything to do with the ambush.
This was something the Zi family couldn't find out because the evidence they left behind all pointed to a certain big family.
Therefore, the Cretan family thought that Charles Cretan knew the Zi family and that the Zi family had been ambushed at the Country of Wei. The Zi family had asked Charles Cretan for help.
Therefore, the Zi family was left out of the picture.
Could it be that family?
However, they didn't find any traces of Charles Cretan helping the Zi family!
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