The person who came in was 1.75 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure, regular features, and a dark bronze complexion. He exuded an aura of authority.

The only drawback is that he has a large, gruesome scar on his left cheek, which looks like a burn.

As soon as he entered, he greeted Men Shifang respectfully, and then stood quietly in the center of the living room, two meters away from them.

"Xiang Dong, do you still recognize him?"

Li Xiangdong felt a surge of shock and disbelief.

How could he not recognize him?

This man is none other than Pan Jixian, who died in Qianjiang County a few years ago and was cremated!

Li Xiangdong looked at it carefully and thoroughly, from head to toe.

This person was indeed Pan Jixian.

You're still alive?

Pan Ji grinned, revealing the scar on his left cheek, making the smile look somewhat terrifying.

"Thanks to you, I'm still alive."

Men Shifang laughed heartily, "You're all from the same hometown, why do you seem so distant?"

As he spoke, he gestured for Pan Jixian to sit down as well.

"Ji Xian is something else now. He's young, capable, shrewd, ruthless, and incredibly useful. By the way, Ji Xian, could you tell Xiang Dong about your current job?"

Men Shifang picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

Pan Jixian said respectfully, "Yes, Mr. Men."

He turned his head to the side, his bright eyes fixed on Li Xiangdong. "I am now the legal representative and general manager of Henan Qinglong Food Co., Ltd."

Li Xiangdong understood the meaning of "Gate of Ten Directions".

Pan Jixian harbors an inextricable hatred for himself, a hatred intertwined with both the future of his family and personal grudges.

Men Shifang is starting to threaten me.

If someone supports Li Xiangdong's enemy, Li Xiangdong will likely never have a peaceful night's sleep again.

Li Xiangdong said casually, "Then we can be considered colleagues."

Pan Jixian replied indifferently, "Competitors are enemies."

Men Shifang smoothed things over, saying, "We can still be friends! Let's turn hostility into friendship. If you're willing, Xiang Dong, I can be the peacemaker."

Li Xiangdong narrowed his eyes slightly, "There's no rush. There's something else I'm unsure about, and I'd like to ask you two to help me figure it out."

"Oh? Tell me! I'll definitely tell you everything I know!"

The door was quite open and pleasant.

"It's nothing else. Manager Pan, when you were in Qianjiang, didn't you come with Shui Xu? Later, the Shui family's house exploded, killing several people. At the time, there were rumors that you, Manager Pan, were also killed in the explosion!"

Pan Jixian's lips twitched slightly, forming an odd angle. "Thank God, I didn't die. I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"I wouldn't say I'm disappointed. But seeing you today has answered my doubts from back then."

Pan Jixian and Men Shifang exchanged a glance, then Pan Jixian raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Li Xiangdong sighed, "Back then, we were all wondering why someone who could afford to spend millions to hype up five-needle pine would go and cause trouble for someone who worked so hard for him for a mere three thousand yuan."

"Also, Zhou Rujin has killed people before, and Mo Chunmei looks honest, but she is actually a ruthless person. Finding them to kill me is only your first step."

"Regardless of whether Zhou Rujin can kill me or not, you will still go to Mo Chunmei for that three thousand yuan to save your life, right?"

Pan Jixian remained silent.

Li Xiangdong continued, "Because besides me, there was someone else you wanted to get rid of even more, and that was Shui Xulai, right?"

"You deliberately provoked Mo Chunmei, and even kidnapped her youngest son to make sure she wouldn't take the bait. All this was to get Mo Chunmei to kill you!"

Men Shifang was puzzled, "Why would he provoke Mo Chunmei to kill himself?"

"Because Manager Pan wants to use someone else to do his dirty work!"

"He wants to get rid of Shui Xulai!"

Li Xiangdong slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "I was wondering why the police couldn't find out who helped Mo Chunmei plant a large amount of explosives at the Shui family's house!"

"You must have done this too, right?"

"Only you can freely enter and leave the Shui family compound, and you have the ability to plant explosives right under their noses!"

Li Xiangdong shook his head, "What a meticulous plan! What a ruthless method!"

Listening to Li Xiangdong recount the past, even though many years have passed and Shui Xulai has long since turned to ashes.

However, Pan Jixian still felt a faint, throbbing pain in his back, as if he had been whipped.

Perhaps it wasn't pain, but rather a humiliation branded on him that lingered for years.

Hahaha, hahahaha~

Pan Jixian suddenly burst into laughter.

As I laughed, tears welled up in my eyes.

"Clap clap clap~ Clap clap clap~"

He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and began to applaud.

"That's satisfying! That's satisfying! After all these years, someone has finally figured it out. It's so satisfying!"

He had devised such a brilliant scheme that he not only deceived the Shui family but also the police. He not only escaped Shui Xulai's control but also easily seized a portion of Shui Xulai's assets outside the home.

But in the dead of night, a feeling of loneliness and being misunderstood always wells up in my heart.

Such an ingenious scheme, yet not a single person saw through it!

It's really boring!

How is this any different from wearing fine clothes in the dark?

Today, after Li Xiangdong exposed him, Pan Jixian felt not the slightest fear or panic, but rather a great sense of satisfaction!

Li Xiangdong pointed at the maniacally laughing Pan Jixian, then turned to ask Men Shifang, "A person as cunning and ruthless as this, do you feel comfortable using him?"

This is blatant provocation and sowing discord.

Men Shifang smiled, "What use would I have for someone without guile?"

Although he said that, his gaze towards Pan Jixian still carried a slight hint of caution.

However, Men Shifang soon realized that he had unknowingly let Li Xiangdong gain the upper hand.

The original intention of having Pan Ji come out first was to intimidate Li Xiangdong.

With his support, it would be easy for Pan Jixian to replace Li Xiangdong in the future.

With such a formidable enemy by his side, Li Xiangdong probably wouldn't be able to sleep at all.

Of course, Li Xiangdong could find ways outside the law to get rid of Pan Jixian, or he could seek Liu Donglai's support.

But no matter what he chooses, he will eventually have something to hold against him.

This is a dead end for Li Xiangdong.

Rather than suffering heavy losses later and then seeking cooperation from Menshifang, it's better to make things quick now and minimize losses.

This was Men Shifang's plan, and Li Xiangdong clearly saw through it as well, so he immediately revealed the cause of death of Shui Xulai and the others.

The bombing in Qianjiang was Pan Jixian's Achilles' heel.

If Li Xiangdong wanted to, he could push for the reopening of the investigation into that bombing case at any time.

But this smart person he had his eye on readily agreed!

That really infuriated Men Shifang.

Pan Jixian is now a useless piece.