His eldest grandson had been very well-behaved these past few days, staying at his place every night. His room was only separated from Miss Li's by a wall, which meant that Si Ye didn't dislike Miss Li. Things were originally developing in a positive direction.

At this moment, Gu Siye opened the living room door and walked in.

Zheng Mei greeted him warmly, "Si Ye, you're finally back! Grandpa's been talking about you."

"Grandpa, I have something to tell you."

"Siye, there must be some misunderstanding. Maybe that's the girl's friend. You mustn't believe everything you hear." The old man was displeased with Zheng Mei's actions and glared at her fiercely, as if to say, "Shut up."

Gu Siye never expected that his grandfather trusted Miss Li so much.

"Grandpa, I understand." Who could understand? That's not what he really wanted to say at all.

"Siye, you don't know, when I was shopping today, I saw Miss Li chatting and laughing with that man, holding hands, so intimately, like they were on their honeymoon. Dad, how could this be a misunderstanding? It must be that Miss Li saw that Siye doesn't like her, so she changed her mind and doesn't want to marry into our Gu family anymore."

"Don't talk nonsense here. I'll ask the girl what really happened. If there's nothing else, go back now and don't come here so often in the future." The old man knew that Zheng Mei loved to stir up trouble, and her words were not credible!

Gu Siye didn't want to listen to her nonsense, so he ignored her and said, "Grandpa, let's go upstairs and talk."

This infuriated Zheng Mei so much that she rolled her eyes. She thought to herself, "These two really are related, grandfather and grandson. They all look down on me. Is it because they think I'm marrying above my station with the Gu family? Humph!"

Zheng Mei never expected things to turn out so differently from what she had anticipated. Her plan fell through, and her expression turned sour. But what could she say when the person involved didn't seem to care?

"Siye, don't listen to what Zheng Mei says. Grandpa knows her temperament well." Old Master Gu thought his grandson was going to bring up the matter of breaking off the engagement, so he spoke up first to explain.

"Grandpa, I know that's not what I meant. In this bidding process, I mainly want to acquire two small and medium-sized enterprises. One is Fulong Group, which focuses on new technologies, engaging in research and application in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and blockchain. This is a new track, and I don't want to miss it. The other is Chimelong Group, which mainly focuses on pharmaceutical research and development. Grandpa, do you think there's anything wrong with this?"

Although the old man had handed over most of the power, he had been a CEO for his entire life, and Gu Siye still wanted to talk to his grandfather about things to see if he had any better suggestions.

"Yes, I know about both of the companies you mentioned. Your grandfather has no objection to your acquisition of the company. Chimelong Group was founded in recent years by Zheng Mei's eldest brother. It is the foundation of her family's livelihood. Your father is always easily influenced. What will he say? After all, he is still on the board of directors."

“I haven’t told him yet, and I don’t think he will agree.”

"You should talk to him and tell him your thoughts. If he really doesn't want to, then let him come to Grandpa." Grandpa Gu knew his son's character very well. He was indecisive, lacked his own opinions, and was easily manipulated.

That's why he gave 50% of the company's shares to Gu Siye, while his own son only had 15% of the shares.

"Well, I'll ask the board for their thoughts at the meeting tomorrow and see if there's an optimal solution." He wanted to acquire the two companies at the lowest possible price and didn't want a forced acquisition.

"Yes, do whatever you want, Grandpa supports you!"

Having received his grandfather's approval, Gu Siye smiled knowingly. He knew his grandfather would agree with his decision because his grandfather had said that he and his grandfather were somewhat similar in personality when they were young, both daring to think and act.

Gu Siye glanced at his watch; it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and Li Zhiyi still hadn't returned. Feeling somewhat irritated, he went back to the company.

On the other side, Li Zhiyi was still with Jiang Yu. The two planned to go to Hanyang Road to check it out. Although Hanyang Road was also under the jurisdiction of Kyoto, it was more than 100 kilometers away from Kyoto.

Li Zhi was eating fries and reading a novel when Jiang Yu drove the car, and they had just reached the halfway point.

The car stereo suddenly turned on, and Jiang Yu pressed the answer button:

"Captain Jiang, something terrible has happened! A murder has occurred in Jiulitun. The person who reported the crime is still waiting for the police to arrive in the residential area. Where are you, Captain?"

"Okay, I'll be right there. I'm right here."

Jiang Yu checked his phone; his colleague, Xiao Li, had already sent him the address. Looking at the navigation, he realized he was only 30 li (approximately 15 kilometers) from Jiulitun.

If any serious crime or murder occurs within the jurisdiction, Captain Jiang Yu will definitely have to personally investigate and take a statement.

"I'm really sorry, there's been a murder in Jiulitun. I have to go there now, so I'm afraid I can't go to Hanyang Road with you today. I'll have my colleague pick you up and take you back to the city."

He was mainly worried about her being alone, especially since they were in the middle of nowhere where it was hard to get a taxi, and it wasn't safe to take one; unlicensed taxis were definitely out of the question.

"It's okay, you go ahead and do your work, I'll take a taxi home myself."

"no!"

"What's wrong?" Li Zhiyi didn't understand why he said no!

“It’s so remote here that it’s hard to get a taxi, and you, a girl, especially shouldn’t take an unlicensed taxi.” He has seen too many accidents involving unlicensed taxis, especially since quite a few drivers are lustful.

"It's okay, it's still early, and I have nothing to do. I'll walk a little further back and hail a taxi at that corner," Li Zhi said, pointing behind her. She remembered that they had just turned a corner, and then the place suddenly became deserted.

"Never mind, you're free anyway, why don't you come with me? You can wait for me in the car."

"Okay, let's go then." Li Zhiyi had just heard that they were going to investigate a murder case, which meant someone had died. She had never seen the police solve a case before, so she thought it would be a good opportunity to go and see.

Jiulitun used to be a rural area. Initially, developers bought land here and built a primary school and a hospital. Many buildings were also converted into six-story residential complexes without elevators.

The government has been very supportive, but this place is still too far from the city and has never prospered. Developers are watching their investments go down the drain. The villages here are not yet fully developed. Once the developers have left, the land will naturally be left unsold and no one will care.

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