If she had known earlier, the old lady probably would have taken young Gao Dan to the Gu family immediately.

But now...

I just finished negotiating with the Gu family patriarch, and I'll have the million yuan in hand soon. The Gu family will also give me a courtyard house in the capital.

If we were to reveal that, wouldn't everything just become a bubble?

The old lady wasn't stupid; she would never let a cooked duck fly away.

However, the easy and carefree life the Gao family has enjoyed over the years is truly thanks to Gao Dan. If the Gao family hadn't treated Yingying and her son that way, they would probably be living a much better life now.

Gao Dan is not someone who doesn't cherish old friendships; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so harsh on himself back then, and then sent money to the Gao family every month without fail for more than a decade afterward.

"What exactly did they say?"

Old Man Gao was indeed very good to Gao Dan back then. He would rather go without food himself than not save it for the boy.

"Your father... he didn't say much, he just told our family to live a good life and to find you a beautiful wife."

Oh.

No one, not even a ghost, would believe that.

If that were the case, would the old lady's face turn all sorts of colors?

But clearly, the old lady wasn't going to tell the truth.

Ye Wanying tugged at the somewhat irritable man:

"Don't worry, I'll make her say it."

Since Old Man Gao really left some words before his death, then it's simple. With our methods, we can make Old Lady Gao vomit them up.

The old man glanced around and waved his hand:

"Let's go back."

The group left the Gao family and headed towards the Ye family.

On the way, Ye Wanying and Gao Dan walked beside the old man, neither of them saying a word.

Finally, the old man couldn't help but speak up:

"We haven't found specific information about the person who released Old Lady Gao yet, but we have found other information. Ziling has gone to continue the investigation, and we should know soon."

"H Province?" Gao Dan said softly.

The old man wasn't surprised at all: "Let Xiao Xu explain it to you in detail."

That made me realize why I hadn't seen the old man's bodyguard, Xiao Xu, since yesterday; I only saw him just now at the Gao family's house.

In fact, Xiao Xu was the bodyguard Ye Wanying had been trying to find out about outside the Gao family. However, Xiao Xu only mentioned H Province, and everyone understood the rest, so he didn't mention it.

Now that the old man has spoken, he naturally has to truthfully recount everything he has investigated.

Ye Wanying smiled as she looked at the bodyguards who had come over on their own initiative:

"Little Xu!"

"Ahem, young mistress."

Actually, Xiao Xu was still quite...frustrated. But he couldn't blame himself; everyone memorized the confidentiality regulations every day.

Ye Wanying made a joke and finally stopped:

"Alright, tell me what we've found out so far."

Xiao Xu straightened his body:

“I went to the police station myself and asked. The order to release Grandma Gao was personally issued by their superiors. Apart from the highest-ranking person in the police station, no one knows who it was.”

These were all expected:

"Then what?"

"The police station chief is from the Ye family faction. The information he gave me was that he's from H province."

Xiao Xu didn't say who it was, but he gave a thumbs-up as he spoke.

"According to the police station chief, the one from H province is likely just a pawn."

No wonder Gu Ziling went directly to H Province as soon as she received the news.

It was quite surprising that Old Lady Gao was able to get such a big shot to release her.

Clearly, their target is—Gu Jia!

Otherwise, why would such a big shot in H province care about the life or death of an old woman in the countryside?