"… I did get out of the Tomb for the Living. My family wasted a lot of manpower and resources to get me out, but I was wrongly imprisoned! To put it bluntly, there are too many people locked up in the Tomb for the Living. Eighty percent of the so-called 'criminals' were wrongly imprisoned and can forget about coming out for the rest of their lives. Do you know how tormented the people in there are? They really don't look like humans or ghosts! "
Zhang Jinghua's emotions fluctuated when she said this, and she couldn't help but raise her voice. "I was able to get out … because I was really wrongly accused in my previous case. I was imprisoned for six years, so I know very well how wrongly the people in there feel. That's why I went to City C previously because someone asked me to."
Qin Fangang's pupils shrank and he frowned. "Who asked you to go to City C?"
"… I'm not sure if I can tell you because I don't know you. To tell you the truth, if a person comes out of the Tomb for the Living, he or she would want to thank all 18 generations of his or her ancestors. He or she doesn't want to cause any more trouble. I can tell that you're not an ordinary man. Maybe you have a lot of power in your hands, or maybe you came to me with an ulterior motive, so I don't want to say too much."
"It's normal that you don't trust me, but you can rest assured that I'm not a person with a lot of power. I have nothing to do with the government."
Qin Fangang took out a business card and an identification card from his pocket. He handed them to Zhang Jinghua and said in a deep voice, "… This is my business card and identification card. Of course, these things can be faked, but I don't have to lie to you. I just want to find someone. I can't be sure of anything now, but my intuition tells me that the things you know will be a breakthrough for me. Just like you said, those who have stayed in the Tomb for the Living will know what it feels like to be in a living hell. I can't be sure if the person I'm looking for is still in this world, but the clues I have now tell me that there's a high possibility that this person is inextricably linked to you. It's just that you can't be sure of my purpose now, and that's human nature. I can't promise you anything. You don't know me, and I can't use my integrity as a guarantee. I won't force you. I came all the way from C City today because this person is really important to me. But if you really don't want to say anything, I won't force you. "
He took a step back, put away his ID card, and put the business card on the coffee table. Then, he nodded slightly at Zhang Jinghua. His voice was still calm and emotionless. "I'm very sorry for disturbing you today. If you think I'm a trustworthy person and can understand my difficulties, my contact information is on the business card. I hope you can contact me. Thank you. "
After Qin Fangang finished speaking, he bent over and picked up his coat from the sofa. He nodded slightly to Zhang Jinghua and turned to leave.
He didn't take big steps. After taking two steps, he took a deep breath and turned his handsome face to the side. When he took the third step, sure enough, the woman behind him suddenly called out to him.
"… Mr. Qin, wait a minute."
Qin Fangang wasn't in a hurry to turn around. The moment the woman called out to him, his sexy thin lips curved slightly.
…
Xin Yu stood at the entrance of the hotel. She instinctively tightened her grip on the phone in her hand.
She had been holding onto the phone the whole time. Ji Yang had told her that the phone could let him keep track of her location at all times, so she didn't have to worry about anything.
Xin Yu took a deep breath and put the phone in her shirt pocket. After thinking about it, she still felt that something was wrong, so she took it out and put it in her trouser pocket. Only then did she calm down and reach out to press the doorbell.
Soon, someone came to open the door. Xin Yu looked at Li Muhua, who was standing at the door. She coughed lightly. In the past, no matter how unwilling she was, she would still be able to call Li Muhua 'Mom'. But now, facing Li Muhua's overly made-up face, the word lingered in her throat and just couldn't escape.
Li Muhua didn't mind whether she addressed her or not. She turned sideways and let Xin Yu in.
She closed the door and pointed to the small living room in the suite. "Go and have a seat."
Xin Yu wasn't actually afraid of Li Muhua. The reason why she was so careful around Li Muhua wasn't because she was afraid of her, but because she hated this woman from the bottom of her heart.
"It's okay. If you have something to say, just say it."
Xin Yu didn't beat around the bush with her. In the past, when they were in the Lu family, she always gave her some face on account of Lu Shiyun. But now, after the news of her having an affair, Li Muhua had completely fallen out with her. Although she still used the title of her 'elder', Xin Yu felt disgusted when she thought about all the things she did behind Lu Shiyun's back. Even now, just smelling the perfume on her body made her feel disgusted.
… …
It was really disgusting.
Xin Yu didn't know what was wrong with her. Was it because she suddenly felt disgusted at the thought of this? Or was it because she was a little uncomfortable from the long flight? She couldn't help but reach out to massage her neck and resist the urge to vomit.
Just then, she saw Li Muhua turn around. She quickly put down her hand. Her expression wasn't very good, but she hid her emotions well.
"Ha, why are you in such a hurry? I'm alone. Do you think I'll eat you up? I don't like to stand when talking to people. Sit down. "
As Li Muhua spoke, she sat down. There was a bottle of red wine in front of her. In front of Xin Yu, she poured herself a glass. She swirled it twice and raised her eyebrows to take a sip.
Xin Yu frowned. She didn't know what she meant. She had just arrived in B City, and now she was here too. Was this a coincidence or something?
"… If you really know anything about my father, tell me. Of course, I know that you won't tell me for free. If you have any requests, just tell me."
She didn't want to waste time. She felt uncomfortable being in the same space as Li Muhua.
Li Muhua chuckled and placed the wine glass in her hand on the coffee table opposite her. "Xin Yu, are you that unwilling to be with me? That's fine. We don't need to be so polite. If you want to know about your father, I do have a lot of information on hand. I can point you in the right direction. However, as you said just now, how can I let you look at this kind of thing for free? "
Xin Yu was speechless.
She didn't make a sound. She controlled her breathing and waited for Li Muhua to continue.
"I won't beat around the bush with you. I want 5% of the Lu Clan's shares in your hands and that piece of land in your hands. Give me those two things, and I'll tell you why your father suddenly went crazy five years ago. "
Xin Yu wasn't surprised by Li Muhua's request. It wasn't hard to guess. On the way here, she had already figured out what else Li Muhua wanted from her.
It was nothing more than Li Muhua deliberately asking about her shares and land. Li Muhua had already hinted to her at that time. Now that she suddenly mentioned her father, it was obvious that she wanted something valuable from her.
"I do have 5% of the Lu Clan's shares in my hands and a piece of land. The price should be very reasonable. You know all these, and they are indeed in my hands. However, I don't know if you're telling the truth about why my father went crazy five years ago."
Xin Yu tightened her grip on her bag and calmly refuted Li Muhua's words. She raised her fair neck and said firmly and clearly, "You and I both know very well that whether it was five years ago or five years later, you've always' disliked 'me. So why should I believe you?"
"Leng Xinyu, you're quite shrewd."
Li Muhua snorted disdainfully and raised her eyebrows. Her following words were clearly very sarcastic. "You've been with Qin Fangang for a while now. You haven't learned anything else, but you've learned a lot about his deep thoughts."
Xin Yu couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with her. She only responded with silence. Li Muhua asked for a snub. Her face was slightly stiff. After a while, she said to herself, "Fine. You just don't believe me, right? I can give you a start — — "
She stood up and reached out to stroke her long hair. Her fake smile was really annoying. "Don't you ever look at yourself in the mirror? Look at yourself. You're indeed not that ugly, but you're also not that stunningly beautiful, right? Leng Xinyu, for the past five years, have you ever thought about why someone would suddenly come to your door and rescue you from the sea of fire five years ago? Do you really not think that there's something wrong with all this? "
"… Are you really naive? Or stupid? Have you never suspected anything? Why would a perfectly fine person suddenly go crazy? Why would someone fall from the sky to help you? Do you really think that you're the reincarnation of the Fairy of the Ninth Heaven and that you're born with such good luck? "
Xin Yu's heart skipped a beat. Her originally pale complexion turned even paler.
She tightened her grip on her bag. The uneasiness in her heart inexplicably spread. Some things, even if you don't think about it or say it, it doesn't mean that you're unaware of it deep down in your heart.
Before returning from England, she had indeed never thought about these things. However, so many things had happened recently. Even if she didn't think about it, she had no choice but to figure out the truth of these problems and find out what exactly was going on.
Now that Li Muhua suddenly brought up this topic, Xin Yu felt like a person lying on the shore, breathing in big mouthfuls of fresh air. Suddenly, she was forcefully pushed into the sea by a pair of hands. She didn't know how to swim. Her hands and feet kept flailing in the water. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
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