Guo Zhen sneered and cursed, "Wishful thinking."
“You’re right. I hate you all more than I hate Huang Zheyue.”
"Not only will I not release Huang Zheyue, but you won't be leaving today either."
“These are all my men. You don’t actually think you can get out of here just because you’ve entered this door, do you?”
He immediately called his men in, and they quickly subdued Zhou Mingli.
Guo Zhen looked down at Zhou Mingli, who was being pressed to the ground, and squatted down in front of him.
A faint scent of camphor wood wafted by, but Guo Zhen paid it no heed.
He raised his hand and patted Zhou Mingli's face. "It doesn't matter whether I leave or not. I just want you to live a life of separation and divorce."
"Not only will you die, but your son, your daughter, and your wife who has gone abroad will all perish."
Zhou Mingli suddenly looked up at him.
Guo Zhen glanced at the calendar and smiled. "If you calculate the time, they should receive the news in two days. So, tell me, will you die first, or will your woman die first?"
Zhou Mingli's eyes were cold, but he remained silent.
Guo Zhen raised his hand and slapped Zhou Mingli across the face. "Zhou Mingli, you should thank me for allowing you and your husband to be reunited in the afterlife."
"Take him away."
"OK."
The men who held Zhou Mingli down took him away from Guo Zhen's house.
Guo Zhen went to the restroom on the first floor, washed his hands, and then slowly walked upstairs.
He glanced at Shan Lian's room.
Her door was closed, so Guo Zhen went over and knocked.
No response.
Guo Zhen thought for a moment, then reached out and turned the doorknob.
He tiptoed into his daughter's room and glanced at Shan Lian lying on the bed without a blanket.
It was a hot day, and even with the electric fan on, Shan Lian was covered in sweat.
Guo Zhen took a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's sweat and then fanned her with a fan.
After a while, Guo Zhen sighed, got up and left to rest in his room.
The door was closed.
Suddenly, Shan Lian, who was asleep, opened her eyes.
She blinked, and a stream of tears streamed down her face.
No wonder.
No wonder Jiang Ci always encouraged her to study abroad.
No wonder her father got angry whenever she mentioned Jiang Ci.
There was already an irreconcilable hatred between them.
The only thing Jiang Ci could do was to keep the innocent victim away from this storm-stricken area.
Dan Lian's mind was in complete chaos, and she didn't know what to do.
...
Zhou Mingli's head was covered with a black cloth, so he couldn't see where he was going.
I felt as if I were walking down a staircase, and soon I felt a chill on my body.
Where could this be?
It took about twenty minutes before the thing on his head was removed.
The dimly lit space had no windows, and his eyes didn't need to adjust before he could see everything clearly.
This place... is actually underground.
When Zhou Mingli was very young, he often went to watch black-and-white open-air movies with his grandfather, among which "Tunnel Warfare" was the most famous.
Unexpectedly, today he experienced what it was like to be locked up underground.
No wonder the major and his men couldn't find where Huang Zheyue was being held.
The person behind him shoved him forcefully through the iron gate, which was then locked.
There weren't many lights here, and after he went in, he soon saw a familiar figure in the corner.
Zhou Mingli called out uncertainly, "Huang Zheyue?"
Hearing the voice, Huang Zheyue, who was half asleep, suddenly raised her head, "Uncle Zhou?!"
He stood up and quickly ran towards Zhou Mingli's direction.
"How did you get arrested too?!"
Zhou Mingli didn't say anything, but only asked him, "Are you injured?"
Huang Zheyue hesitated for only a moment before her arm was grabbed.
He gasped in pain.
The light was too dim for Zhou Mingli to see how many injuries Huang Zheyue had sustained, but the only thing he was certain of was that Guo Zhen's men had attacked Huang Zheyue.
Zhou Mingli's eyes darkened. "Besides your hand, where else are you injured?"
"They whipped my body, but the injuries weren't serious; they weren't as painful as when I broke my ribs before."
Huang Zheyue quickly tried to comfort Zhou Mingli.
Zhou Mingli said irritably, "You don't need to explain so much to me. You're the one who got hurt, not me."
Huang Zheyue shrank back and lowered her head somewhat guiltily.
Zhou Mingli asked him to sit down and then inquired, "What did they all say to you?"
"We'll ask you about your affairs, how you found out about the Imperial Seal, and who your accomplices are."
“I didn’t say any of these things, but they hit me. I also said I didn’t know. They probably realized they couldn’t get any useful information out of me, so they left.” Huang Zheyue explained clearly.
Zhou Mingli finally understood why he had been beaten.
“They know everything they need to know, there’s nothing to hide,” Zhou Mingli said calmly. “No matter what, protecting your own safety and health is the most important thing.”
Huang Zheyue pursed her lips, glanced at Zhou Mingli, and said, "Uncle Zhou, I'd like to know more if you've already discovered who killed my father."
Before Zhou Mingli could answer, Huang Zheyue continued, "My aunt said he's a big leader, that he covets that jade seal, and that no one else could have done it so discreetly."
"Uncle Zhou, is this true? Is it really him?"
Zhou Mingli, "You actually believe what others say when they're just spouting nonsense?"
Huang Zheyue fiddled with the hem of her clothes and lowered her head.
It was too dark for Zhou Mingli to see any change in Huang Zheyue's expression. He sighed softly and said, "Your Aunt Jiang and I originally thought that the situation would be resolved under our control, and your father's killer would naturally receive the punishment he deserved."
"But in hindsight, we should have told you sooner, which would have saved you from being arrested this time."
Huang Zheyue's shoulders were tense.
“It’s obvious that the people who arrested you are connected to the people who killed your father.” Zhou Mingli lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, “That person is indeed very powerful. If you go against them, it’s like throwing an egg against a rock.”
“Like now.”
Huang Zheyue was unwilling, "Are we just going to watch them continue to act lawlessly?"
Zhou Mingli said calmly, "Do you think your Aunt Jiang was able to get such an important mission and the opportunity to go abroad in less than a year after joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
"Do you think we were able to move out of someone else's house and have our own house so quickly?"
Huang Zheyue was slightly taken aback by Zhou Mingli's words.
“Our family was targeted shortly after we arrived in Beijing. As a result, your Aunt Jiang had no choice but to try to get promoted.”
"No one wants to be bullied or suppressed. It is precisely because you know this that your Aunt Jiang has no choice but to compete and fight with others, to make your value irreplaceable."
“If you have ambition, then you should persevere under pressure and strive to rise to the top, becoming someone like your Aunt Jiang. Then you won’t be like this now, being arrested.”
These words deeply shocked Huang Zheyue.
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