Chapter 356 Competing for Favor
When Bian Zhan was mentioned, Bian Haiping's eyes widened, and he didn't dare to deny it even if he wanted to.
Because He Jianian's tone was calm yet very certain, he must know the whole truth.
Bian Haiping's mind was racing, and large beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead. Finally, his mental defenses collapsed, and he slumped into a chair: "I'll tell you everything, ask away."
Zhou Xiye was not surprised that Bian Haiping confessed so easily. People who come here don't need any tricks; they will break down psychologically on their own.
No one expected that Bian Haizhan, who was supposed to be involved in the conflict, had harbored different intentions long ago and eventually became a double agent.
Bian Haiping recalled, "Bian Zhan gave me a lot of money, which has been used to build relationships over the years. He came back this time with a mission: to provide foreign countries with information on our country's military deployment and scientific research results."
Zhou Chengzhi and the other two did not react much, but simply had their secretary take notes.
Zhou Xiye was not surprised by this result. Many years ago, the border war was no longer the same as before, because people were too focused on personal gain.
Ultimately choosing this path was not surprising.
After finishing discussing the border war, He Jianian gave a wink to the staff behind him, who immediately turned and left.
Zhou Chengzhi stared at Bian Haiping: "Where did you take Shang Shiyi's daughter back then?"
Bian Haiping wasn't surprised that this matter would be investigated, and his expression had calmed down considerably by now: "I just gave it to a random family, and I don't know where it is. But I later found out that I was too flustered at the time and made a small mistake. I mixed up Shang Shiyi's daughter and Jiang Zhenhua's daughter. The one I took away was Jiang Zhenhua's daughter."
She laughed self-deprecatingly, "I thought I could get rid of Shang Shiyi's daughter and make them live in misery for the rest of their lives, but who knew that she would end up going to the Jiang family and living a pretty good life."
"I have to say, Shang Shiyi's daughter is really lucky!"
Zhou Chengzhi frowned deeply: "Where did you throw Jiang Zhenhua's daughter?"
Bian Haiping shook his head: "I don't know. It's a daughter. It's hard to give her away, so I just left her at someone's doorstep."
He Jianian glared angrily: "You are really vicious, you don't even spare a baby."
Zhou Chengzhi felt as if some things suddenly made sense: "Jiang Zhenhua's current daughter, was that also arranged by you? The researcher who committed suicide before was working for Bian Zhan?"
Bian Haiping calmly admitted, "Yes, I went back to Beijing when Jiang Zhizhi was seventeen and met her once. I was surprised to find that her eyes were very similar to Bian Suxi's. Actually, many people wouldn't think much of it if they found that Jiang Zhizhi and Bian Suxi's eyes were similar. After all, there are many strangers who look alike."
“But I switched the child, so I couldn’t help but overthink it. After thinking about it carefully, I realized I must have switched the wrong child. So I found Sun Xiaoyue and wanted to use her to push Jiang Zhizhi out of the compound. As long as Jiang Zhizhi was pushed out of the compound, I could kill her without anyone suspecting it.”
Zhou Chengzhi and the others knew what happened next, but it still seemed absurd to them now.
But even now, Bian Haiping still can't figure out one thing: why Sun Xiaoyue would rather go to the countryside than marry Zhou Xiye, who was perfectly fine with her?
In the end, a perfectly good path has been turned into this.
Tan Huasong was implicated and exposed, almost leading to the border war.
He Jianian and Liang Chunsheng immediately realized that Jiang Zhizhi was actually Shang Shiyi's daughter, and Shang Shiyi's wife was actually Bian Suxi!
The two exchanged a glance, neither saying a word. Things were different now than a few years ago; even in broad daylight, it wouldn't affect Shang Shiyi much.
Bian Haiping also explained why he testified against Bian Haishan and that he had maintained contact with Bian Congwen over the years.
To Zhou Xiye's surprise, Bian Haiping's testimony against Bian Haishan was actually at Bian Haishan's behest, in order to protect Bian Haiping and Bian Congwen.
It has to be said that Bian Haishan put a lot of thought into preserving some of his power.
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Unsurprisingly, the men He Jianian sent to capture Bian Zhan found nothing; the man had vanished without a trace, and no clues were left at his residence.
He Jianian and the other two returned to the office with Zhou Xiye. He Jianian immediately called the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to make every effort to capture Bian Zhan and sent people to protect Jiang Zhizhi and the children.
After hanging up the phone, He Jianian looked at Zhou Chengzhi: "Are you satisfied with my decision?"
Zhou Chengzhi, putting on airs, said, "It's alright."
He Jianian said in a slightly ingratiating tone, "That's settled then. I'll be off this weekend, so you can send Xiao Zhouji and Shangshang to my house for a day. You can pick them up in the evening."
Liang Chunsheng was a little anxious: "Why should we send it to your house first? It was my idea, so it should be sent to my house first."
He Jianian glared: "I made the call, and I also called to bring Bian Haiping back."
Liang Chunsheng thought for a moment and said, "Then let's have Xiao Shangshang come to my house. My husband really likes Shangshang."
He Jianian disagreed: "No, no, I like Shangshang too, and I like Xiao Zhouji too. Let them stay at my house for a day first, and we'll talk about it later."
Zhou Chengzhi watched smugly from the side, making a sarcastic remark: "Honestly, you guys act like you don't have any grandchildren at home. Alright, alright, stop arguing. In the end, Xiao Zhou and Shang Shang can go to whichever family they want."
Upon hearing this, He Jianian and Liang Chunsheng thought it was a feasible idea and began to think about how to please the two children.
As Zhou Xiye watched the two old people arguing like children, he was once again amazed at how charming the two children were.
Zhou Chengzhi and Zhou Xiye returned home in the middle of the night.
Jiang Zhizhi and Fang Hua were still waiting in the living room. The two children were asleep, and Zhou Chengyu was keeping them company.
Fang Hua was still worried that Zhou Chengzhi would call Zhou Xiye out and scold their son, so she waited. If Zhou Xiye came back with a bad expression, she had already decided to kick Zhou Chengzhi out of the house.
Seeing the two enter, Zhou Chengzhi looked relaxed, even a little smug. Zhou Xiye's expression was also normal, as if he hadn't experienced anything bad. Fang Hua stood up with relief: "You're back? Have you eaten?"
Zhou Chengzhi got a little cocky and looked at Fang Hua: "You haven't eaten. Cook me some noodles, and add lots of chili."
Fang Hua glared: "What did you say?"
Zhou Chengzhi snapped back to reality, feeling a little guilty: "It's nothing, I'll take care of it myself. What did we have for dinner? Are there any leftovers?"
Jiang Zhizhi watched with amusement and quickly said, "Dad, I'll go cook you some noodles. Wait a moment."
He quickly went to the kitchen, and Zhou Xiye followed.
Fang Hua wanted to go over and help, but Zhou Chengzhi stopped her: "Look at you, you keep saying I have no sense of propriety, but I think you're the one who doesn't! The young couple went to the kitchen, what were you going to do? They're two grown men, can't they even cook a bowl of noodles properly?"
Fang Hua stopped in his tracks, agreeing with Zhou Chengzhi in his heart, but refusing to admit defeat: "You talk too much every day. Look at you today, acting like a big shot. Anyone who didn't know better would think you did something amazing today."
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