Upon hearing the words of the two elders, Zhou Haixia's eyes welled up with tears, which streamed down her cheeks.

For the past three years, every time she brought up this matter, she would be scolded by Zhou Zhiguo and Zhang Huiping, but she never doubted it. She firmly believed that Zhou Zhiguo and Zhang Huiping were not the ones who did it.

"Who are you trying to fool? If you didn't do this, why did Wu Zhenxiong threaten us in the first place? Why didn't he agree to let my dad continue to help you pay off your debts? You're lying!" Zhou Haixia shouted hysterically.

“This… we did do it. We were forced to do it back then. The Wu family was powerful and influential, how could we not be afraid?” Zhang Huiping sighed and said.

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? Over the years, Dad has become so thin trying to pay off the Zhou family's debts," Zhou Zhilong said immediately, frowning.

"Zhijun, please sit down first, let Haixia and I say a few words," Zhang Huiping said to Zhou Zhilong.

"Mom..." Zhou Zhilong wanted to say something after hearing Zhang Huiping's words, but in the end he sat down.

"Mom, you..." Zhou Haixia felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

She didn't know why Zhou Zhiguo and Zhang Huiping had suddenly become like this. At that moment, Zhou Zhiguo gave her a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Zhou Haixia didn't ask any further questions. She simply sat quietly on the sofa and looked at her parents.

"Haixia, do you know how the Wu family became the richest family in the provincial capital?" Zhang Huiping asked Zhou Haixia.

"I don't know!" Zhou Haixia shook her head. If she had known, she would have told the police long ago, and her brother wouldn't be in danger like this now.

“For the past few years, we have been trying our best to find evidence of the Wu family’s illegal and criminal activities, but because we can’t find any evidence, we have had to swallow our anger all these years. But today, your brother lost a bet with the second son of the Wu family, and your father had to take out all his funds, sell the entire company, and raise 100 million yuan to pay off your brother’s debt. But your brother was not willing to accept this, so he made an agreement with him that if you win, the 10 million yuan will be his, and if we win, the 10 million yuan will be kept for your brother to use for getting married in the future.” Zhang Huiping slowly told Zhou Haixia about the matter.

Zhou Haixia was stunned after hearing Zhang Huiping's words. She really didn't expect things to be like this. She thought that Wu Zhenxiong had forced her father to do this, but she didn't expect it to be for this reason.

Zhou Zhiguo continued, "I promised Wu Zhenxiong that I would never get involved in this matter, but I didn't expect your brother to be so impulsive and mess things up. Your brother has been arrested, and Wu Zhenxiong is dead. With one brother dead and the other injured, I'm worried that the Wu family will retaliate. I hope you can understand, after all, your brother and he had a good relationship. I hope he won't blame me."

After hearing her parents' words, Zhou Haixia remained silent for a long time.

She knew that Zhou Zhiguo and Zhang Huiping had been under tremendous pressure over the years. Although they didn't say it, they were suffering inwardly, especially after learning about Zhou Zhihu's drug involvement.

“Dad, Mom, since it’s already happened, I won’t say any more. I will do my best to help Zhiguo save his brother, but I need your help to transfer Dad’s shares and lend me some more money. Otherwise, I might be in trouble.” Zhou Haixia said to her parents with a serious expression.

“Haixia, you…” Zhang Huiping’s expression changed slightly after hearing Zhou Haixia’s words.

She never imagined that her daughter would want to take sole control of the company, considering that she and her husband had worked hard all their lives to build up this small fortune.

"Haixia, are you crazy? This company was built by your father and me with great effort. How can we hand it over to a young girl like you? Besides, you killed your brother. What gives you the right to control the company?" Zhou Zhiguo glared at Zhou Haixia.

“Zhiguo, Haixia is our child. She would never harm our company. Besides, the Wu family has already been arrested. Can’t we just take a gamble?” Zhang Huiping advised.

"Mom, you're so confused!" Zhou Haixia cried out in anguish. "Dad, you're confused too!"

Zhou Zhiguo and Zhang Huiping never expected that their daughter would contradict them.

At this moment, Zhou Zhiguo seemed to see his wife again, the kind woman he had just married years ago, but she was no longer the same woman she once was.

He took a deep breath and said, "Haixia, we're family. I don't believe you would harm the company!"

"You don't believe me?" Zhou Haixia sneered, then stood up and went into the bedroom. A short while later, she threw a stack of photos on the floor.

"What are these things?" Zhou Zhiguo picked up the photos from the ground and examined them carefully. After looking at them, he suddenly looked up at Zhou Haixia and questioned her.

"Dad, I know that doing this will make you and Mom uncomfortable, and they might even think I'm ungrateful, but this is something that has to be done!" Zhou Haixia said with a face full of grief.

"Why? Why did you do this?" Zhou Zhiguo asked Zhou Haixia angrily.

"Dad, Mom, I have to do this because it concerns the safety of the entire nation of China," Zhou Haixia said solemnly to her parents.

"Safety? Our company is doing just fine, what safety is there to worry about?" Zhou Zhiguo glared at Zhou Haixia angrily.

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