Chapter 319: An Excuse for Greed

He reached out and patted my shoulder, his voice gentle but firm: "You are not alone now, you are two people. The situation in the orphanage is too complicated. I dare not let you take risks. Just listen to me and stay here safely. We will tell you anytime if there is any situation. With you giving us advice in the rear, I will feel more at ease."

I looked at her, and the worry and concern in her eyes made me feel warm and helpless.

I know she is doing this for my own good, but I just can't accept it.

I gritted my teeth and nodded, saying sullenly, "Okay, then you must be careful. If anything happens, tell me immediately."

Xu Sisi showed a comforting smile on her face and nodded: "Don't worry, we will definitely be careful. Just wait for our good news."

After saying that, she turned around and prepared to go to the orphanage together.

I stared at the computer screen intently, praying in my heart that their trip would go smoothly without any problems, and that they would hold a grand celebration party when they returned.

Because Fan Shuiguang was busy, he could only keep in touch with us through phone and offer help at any time.

When Xu Sisi arrived at the orphanage, it was already dark. The door of the orphanage was closed and there was silence all around.

Although Xu Sisi was a little nervous, she still plucked up her courage and looked for a way to enter.

Finally, she found an unlocked side door and quietly walked into the orphanage.

The yard was empty, with only a few dim street lights illuminating the road ahead.

They searched around the yard and finally found some documents in an abandoned warehouse.

These documents record the little girl's life in the orphanage, but there is not much information.

But one thing is certain, the little girl is indeed Su Ming's sister. She was sent away when she was very young and her mother passed away. She had no choice but to grow up in an orphanage.

The director of the orphanage was kind-hearted. After learning about the little girl's background, he took special care of her and treated her as his own daughter.

The little girl had a relatively happy time under the care of the dean.

But a few years ago, the dean suddenly passed away due to illness. Before our charity foundation came to help, a new dean was replaced here, and this dean was most likely Su Ming's man.

We also found a document stating that Fan Shuiguang had purchased the orphanage.

Xu Sisi passed the news back, and when Fan Shuiguang learned that funds were being used to acquire the orphanage, he was not overly shocked.

On the other side of the video, she said, "About a year ago, I discovered that Su Ming had been looking for investment in this orphanage. At the time, I felt that he and his mother had a hard time, so I just paid attention to them secretly."

"Then something happened. I wanted to just buy the orphanage."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a chill.

"So what happened next?"

"Later, the matter was dropped, but I didn't pay any more attention to Su Ming. I didn't expect that his sister was in there because he contacted many orphanages at the same time."

Then he added: "Actually, I don't want to harm Su Ming's sister, and I just want to complete the task my father entrusted to me."

"What's up?"

"nothing."

Fan Shuiguang did not change his tone and continued to talk. After all, this matter was very complicated and could not be explained in just a few words.

"Well, I have to have a face-to-face interview with the little girl."

Although I have difficulty moving around now, I can still talk about things.

Perhaps Fan Shuiguang took this into consideration and did not agree immediately.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that this matter doesn't feel safe, what if..."

"The little girl's heart knot must be untied, so we can only go all out."

"Oh well."

"Then tomorrow, I'll try again tonight."

"Yeah." I agreed softly.

Soon Fan Shuiguang's assistant brought Fan Shuiguang to the little girl, still wanting to know from the little girl what had happened before.

The little girl just stared at the room in a daze.

"Actually, I know you are Su Ming's sister. So..."

"So what?"

"I don't know anything else."

She trembled as she pulled out the chain hidden under her collar. A small word "Su" was engraved on the inside of the pendant.

The dean once touched her head and sighed: "When Xiaoqing grows up, she will be able to see her family."

"On my twelfth birthday, I found a family photo on the cover of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in the library. The woman in the photo was holding a baby, and next to her stood a little boy in dungarees. The words on the back were blurred: "Su Ming is six years old, and my sister is 100 days old."

She told Fan Shuiguang, "Brother...has his own difficulties."

When the dean snatched the photo away, his wrinkles were filled with a look of compassion that seemed to be unable to express itself.

Then, she wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Don't you just want to put me under house arrest now?"

"That's not the case. We just want to understand and help you."

"Don't help your brother. People like him sometimes have to sacrifice for the sake of profit. How could you possibly help me?"

After hearing this, Fan Shuiguang told her why he wanted to buy the orphanage and build it into a commercial building, and apologized to her.

"It's OK if you know you're wrong."

"What about your brother? Is it true that your brother did nothing wrong?"

Hearing this, Su Ming's sister remained silent.

"The orphanage doesn't need to be acquired, and it will make him get better and better. Do you know who has been funding him behind the scenes? In fact, it's not your brother. It's Gu Mo."

Fan Shuiguang told Su Ming's sister all this.

Su Ming's sister thought about how good her brother had been to her and that he was her only relative in the world, so she was still unwilling to tell the truth.

When Fan Shuiguang told me the news, my heart sank, but I didn't give up. I decided to talk to Su Ming's sister in person.

Finally I found an opportunity and went to the room where she was. When she saw me, a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes. I smiled and sat down beside her, and said softly, "I know you care about your brother very much, but there are some things that you may not know the whole picture."

I began to tell her about what Su Ming had done over the years, from secretly manipulating company affairs and trying to take over the Fan family's business to suppressing competitors. Even I, a fake-busting anchor, became a thorn in his side.

He has been looking for an opportunity to completely defeat me. I also told her that if Fan Shuiguang had not been interfering, the orphanage would have been demolished long ago, and those children would have lost their home.

"Su Ming has always been unscrupulous in pursuing his own interests. His so-called difficulties are just an excuse for his greed."