After Being Kidnapped, I Became the Mafia Boss's Daughter

Synopsis - Plot Version:

Just drifting through life at her office job, a certain fish on the line...

She was inexplicably kidnapped.

All because she had a heart that matched a maf...

Chapter 185 Interrogation in the Meeting Room

An hour later, news broke from the hospital that Chen Jianfeng had died despite all efforts to save him; the official cause of death was a sudden heart attack. The only thing that gave Gan Tang a sense of relief was that Lu Zhengqian hadn't shown any unusual behavior before this.

That proves that he didn't know about this at least before Chen Jianfeng was taken to the hospital.

Qinglong Garden, Lu Zhengqian's study.

Seeing Lu Zhengqian's increasingly grim expression after learning of Chen Jianfeng's death, Gan Tang, worried about Mo Huaixing, stood up first. "Dad, I'll go back now. Remember to drink your milk."

"Hmm!" Lu Zhengqian didn't even look up and continued making the call.

As Gan Tang stepped out of the room, she heard an unfamiliar company name. Sensing its importance, she picked out two more books from the bookshelf, listened to most of the conversation, and then left Lu Zhengqian's room to find Mo Huaixing.

There was no one in the room.

Gan Tang hurriedly made a phone call, and a loudspeaker blared through the phone, as if there was a traffic jam.

"Didn't I tell you not to risk going to the hospital? I was going to ask Lu Zhengqian to confirm, but why wouldn't you listen?"

Amidst Gan Tang's flustered cries, Mo Huaixing's deep voice rang out.

"I didn't go to the hospital, I'm going back right away."

The voice was calm, which reassured Gan Tang slightly. She didn't dare tell him about Chen Jianfeng's death, only saying, "Then I'll wait for you in the room."

"It's not appropriate." Mo Huaixing hung up the phone, but Gan Tang remained in the room waiting. Fortunately, he kept his word and returned in less than half an hour.

"Why are you still here!" Mo Huaixing's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was indifferent. "Let's go, I want to sleep."

As she spoke, she went to the bedroom to get her clothes.

This calm demeanor of Mo Huaixing filled Gan Tang with fear, even more so than when he frantically tried to find Chen Jianfeng. Watching him walk into the bathroom with his pajamas, Gan Tang stepped forward and hugged him from behind.

"I just overheard Fu Yuanshan on the phone and confirmed the news of Teacher Chen's death."

"I guessed it." How could he possibly be saved after drinking so much? Mo Huaixing removed her hand and mechanically walked towards the bathroom.

Gan Tang slammed against the bathroom door, grabbed his arm, and bit it hard. She wanted to make him cry, but he remained standing stiffly, like a cold stone.

In desperation, Gan Tang tiptoed and kissed his lips, teasing him little by little, but he remained stiff and motionless. She then bit his lip hard, drawing blood.

Mo Huaixing's eyes finally showed a reaction. He pulled Gan Tang into his arms tightly and burst into tears.

Time passed, and the sun rose as usual. Apart from his outburst last night, Mo Huaixing showed no other unusual behavior. Only Lu Zhengqian was acting strangely, issuing an order early this morning to gather all the Qinglong Gang members in Tianjin at the conference hall.

An order that has never been given before.

By the time everyone had gathered, it was already noon. Gan Tang helped Lu Zhengqian to the conference hall.

This was the first time Lu Zhengqian had gathered everyone in the conference hall, and everyone held their breath, not daring to look around. Except for Lu Zhengqian, everyone was standing.

Lu Zhengqian issued a commanding order from his superior position: "Anyone who went out after nine o'clock last night, or who is not in Qinglong Bay, please step forward."

Suddenly, two-thirds of the thousand people stepped forward, including the four leaders: He Zhong, Fu Cheng, Mo Huaixing, and Fu Shaojie, which gave Lu Zhengqian a headache.

If rumors circulated within the police station that Pang Lou possessed evidence of Chen Jianfeng's drug trafficking, and his misjudgment led to Chen Jianfeng's exposure, he was only 80% certain there was a traitor within his ranks. However, when he dealt with company accounts and personnel connected to Chen Jianfeng, discovering that the accounts were frozen and personnel had been arrested, he became almost certain there was an inside agent.

But with so many people, how can we investigate?

Lu Zhengqian waved his hand, and Ali stepped forward and said, "Last night from nine o'clock to three in the morning, he was alone for more than half an hour before coming out."

Suddenly, another third of the remaining people stepped forward.

Ali continued to ask, "During that time period, were there any calls from unknown numbers?"

One-tenth of the remaining people stepped forward.

Almost everyone in the hall stood up, demonstrating how foolish this interrogation was.

"Stop asking," Lu Zhengqian said angrily. The hall, filled with people, was eerily quiet; even a heavy breath felt like a knife.

Only He Zhong dared to ask, "Brother, what happened?"

Lu Zhengqian gradually calmed down and cleared out all the henchmen. Only seventy or eighty people remained in the large conference hall.

These seventy or eighty men were all minor leaders; many of them stayed in Qinglong Bay at night and never went out, and most of them were accompanied by women. Less than forty of them stepped forward.

Lu Zhengqian gestured for He Zhong and the other four hall masters to sit down, and then let Ali interrogate the others.

Ali had a scar on his face, and with his fierce appearance, some people in the line started trembling with fear after he had only interrogated a few. Ali went over and pulled the person out.

The man was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Mr. Fu, spare my life. Last night someone contacted two new clients for me. I shouldn't have shipped the goods to them without their permission. I deserve to die."

No matter what kind of goods were shipped, the profits had to be split 20/80 with the Green Dragon Gang. But there were many such private shipments, and as long as it wasn't excessive, Lu Zhengqian never cut off their source of income.

He waved his hand impatiently.

After asking around, he only got a bunch of trivial details, and still had no clue who the mole was. Lu Zhengqian stepped down from the platform, looked around himself, and finally his gaze fell on the four people sitting there.

The four of them stood up together.

Fu Shaojie was his biological son, Fu Cheng was his adopted son whom he had raised from childhood, and He Zhong was a brother who had co-founded the Green Dragon Gang with him. It wouldn't be surprising if they harbored ulterior motives, but to say they were undercover agents was utterly absurd. Mo Huaixing stood out starkly among them.

"Where did you go last night?" Lu Zhengqian asked.

Mo Huaixing said calmly, "After I brought Miss back, I went to the Zhu Zi Man Cheng Club."

Lu Zhengqian remembered and then asked, "It's so late, are you still going over there?"

“A few brothers came back from Canglan yesterday to ask about the situation.” His answer seemed perfectly normal. Lu Zhengqian noticed the injury on the corner of his mouth, raised his hand, and asked, “What happened?”

Mo Huaixing lowered his head and remained silent.

Ali grabbed Mo Huaixing by the collar and said angrily, "Mr. Fu is asking you a question!"

"What are you doing!" Gan Tang hurriedly stepped forward, pushed Ali aside, looked at Lu Zhengqian, and grumbled, "I bit him."

Now Ali was embarrassed. He forced himself to be assertive and asked, "Since you went to the club, why did you come back so late?"

Gan Tang kicked him in the leg, "If he doesn't come back, how can I bite him?"

Even with his daughter in such an embarrassing situation, Lu Zhengqian didn't let Mo Huaixing off the hook. "What time did you leave? What time did you arrive at the club? What time did Miss send you back?"