Chapter 37 The truth is...
Gao Yugu was standing in the corner, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, talking to a middle-aged man in a suit.
While the two were talking, Gao Yugu laughed excitedly from time to time, and it seemed that the cooperation discussion went very well and he was very happy.
At first glance, he was obviously a businessman, toasting everywhere, chatting and laughing among the distinguished guests, and making every guest smile.
It was called a dinner, but it was more like a celebration party.
Before coming, Charlie Feng had already found out that Gao Yugu's wine business this year had more than doubled compared to last year. This is all thanks to his partners, which is why he specially organized this dinner.
After a while, the waiter pushed over a champagne tower with hundreds of glasses stacked up one layer below the other.
Gao Yugu stood in the middle, holding the microphone, and cleared his throat: "Everyone, be quiet for a moment."
All the sounds present disappeared instantly, and only Gao Yugu's voice could be heard.
"Today is the sixth anniversary of my wine brand. I am very happy to be with you all through thick and thin. Of course, some new partners have joined us, but together we have made the pie bigger. Thank you for your support. Without further ado, my thanks are all in the wine. Today we are going to have a champagne opening ceremony, oh no, we are making wine, a wine tower ceremony!"
He paused and said, "I asked Master Michel from France to bring out his vintage wine and specially come here to open the wine tower for you."
"Wow!" As soon as the words fell, everyone present cheered and applauded one after another.
Someone whistled. Lin Meiqi retracted her head in confusion and asked Charlie Feng, "Who is this Master Michel? Why are you so excited?"
Feng Charlie explained: "He is a well-known winemaking expert at the Brin Manor. It can be said that the MX series of wines was developed from him. Everyone who makes red wine knows the existence of this master."
"Wow, Sergeant, it seems you know a lot about red wine!"
Feng Charlie smiled and said, "I only know the basics."
Lin Meiqi suffered a critical blow again. Every time she felt that she was no different from everyone else, she would be isolated by the common sense of the rich.
She felt out of place throughout the entire conference.
Those people were discussing the ancestor of red wine, its development history, and various world-famous brands, but she knew nothing about it. She only knew about some nine-headed horse or nine-headed sheep, a scarecrow or something else, but she couldn't understand.
Lin Meiqi held her cheek, afraid of being discovered by Gao Yugu. She stared at the pastries in the distance, not daring to take any.
Feng Charlie came forward, took out some snacks for her and placed them in front of her.
Lin Meiqi was surprised: "Wow, how did you know I want to eat this?"
"You've been staring at me for a long time, how could I not see it?"
"Thank you Shazhan."
With a "bang", the bottle of red wine was opened, and the red liquid gushed out, flowing from the top champagne glass to the bottom. Hundreds of champagne glasses were filled with red wine, and some of it also flowed on the ground.
Lin Meiqi couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity, such a good red wine is wasted so much."
The red wine in the glasses was distributed to everyone. The guests raised their glasses and took a sip. They couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, it's worthy of being Master Michel's red wine. It's so fragrant."
Lin Meiqi also got a cup from Feng Charlie.
Feng Charlie took a sip first, and then said, "It's true that the taste is excellent. It's rare to taste such a smooth red wine."
"Silky?"
Lin Meiqi found it strange that red wine could only taste silky?
But when she lowered her head and took a sip, she couldn't help but admire Feng Charlie. It was so smooth, like silk.
The liquid red wine could actually produce such a strange feeling. She finally understood why some people were addicted to red wine.
Perhaps it’s because of the various tastes and textures that you never know what you’re going to get in your next sip.
The main purpose of this dinner was to bring customers closer together. Gao Yugu expressed his gratitude and at the beginning he also looked forward to the new year's plans, such as taking the cooperation with everyone to a further level, in order to inspire the hearts of partners.
Although Lin Meiqi had never been to any high-end wine dinners, she had seen distribution exhibitions in various places, and the processes were basically the same.
Halfway through the speech, I don’t know if Gao Yugu had drunk some red wine, but he got a little drunk and his speech started to become radical.
He even mentioned Gu Mingxuan's family: "As everyone knows, Gu Mingxuan's red wine business has shrunk drastically, and now the manager... I'm afraid the Gu Group is completely gone. His eldest son Gu Hongda, who took over, knows nothing and his accounts are a mess. I think, apart from the red wine business, other aspects will plummet, hahaha..." He laughed loudly.
Lin Meiqi just felt her scalp tingling after hearing this.
This person is too arrogant. He dares to say this in public. Does he really think that those who have received the invitation letter are his own people? Will they not spread these words?
But Charlie Feng said, "The more he says this, the more I feel it's unlikely that he did it."
"Did you say murder?"
"Yes, Gao Yugu said this because he was not afraid of it being publicized, because it had nothing to do with him, so he just wanted to vent his anger. But one thing is clear, he and Liu Yanbing do have some kind of shameful relationship, otherwise he would not have emphasized this matter specifically."
“It seems like he is very concerned about this business.”
"Yes, and you see..."
Feng Charlie raised his eyebrows and looked at Gao Yugu from a distance, "The ring he is wearing is a DC brand. The only place in Hong Kong that sells that brand is the big mall we went to today. And this ring is a couple's ring. When we searched Liu Yanbing's house, we found another ring that is exactly the same."
"What? That's pretty solid evidence."
Thinking of the last time he took advantage of He Wanyi's drunkenness to tease her and wanted to take her home, Lin Meiqi thought that this man simply did not take the police seriously. He knew that the police were investigating, but he still put the ring on his hand. Was he doubting the intelligence of the police, or was he confident in his ability? Or did he really have nothing to do with this murder case and was just having an affair with Liu Yanbing?
But legally speaking, having an affair does not constitute a crime, so he was naturally very proud of himself. He was secretly happy about the fate of Liu Yanbing's husband, his so-called rival in love. He didn't even hide his secret happiness, but showed it openly.
Lin Meiqi was really speechless about him.
"After this is over, we will ask him in person. Since he has this relationship with Liu Yanbing, he must know some inside information about the Gu family."
Lin Meiqi nodded.
After a while, the music started and the men and women present all linked their arms and started dancing.
It turned out that there was a dance segment. Lin Meiqi was stunned, because she saw that even the people in the corner found dance partners and started dancing, and it seemed that no one could be left alone.
She and Charlie Feng were sitting in a corner, and if they didn't dance, it would look very awkward.
In fact, some guests had already looked over to where she was, wondering, didn’t the invitation say that every guest had to participate? So why were those two people sitting there motionless?
Lin Meiqi lowered her head and whispered, "Sergeant, what should we do?"
Charlie Feng stood up and held out his hand to Lin Meiqi, inviting her: "Then please ask Forensic Doctor Lin to dance with me."
"No, if Gao Yugu sees my face, he'll know I'm a police officer!"
"It's okay, I'll help you block the view..."
Before she could finish her words, Lin Meiqi suddenly threw herself into Feng Charlie's arms. Although her hands were still clasped with Feng Charlie's, her head almost fell into his chest, directly covering her entire face.
In this way, no matter how Feng Charlie took her to dance, no matter which direction Gao Yugu turned, he could not see her.
Lin Meiqi was not afraid to reveal her identity, but she hoped to catch some of Gao Yugu's slips of words before the end of the dinner. After all, Gao Yugu is so powerful now. Once he sees that he is a policeman, he might not say some things.
However, even though Lin Meiqi buried her head in Feng Charlie's arms and danced for a full half hour, and there were several more segments afterwards, and even a raffle for gold bars, she did not get any more information.
Gao Yugu's topic went further and further, and he even mentioned that they were working on a five-year plan to build an amusement park in Hong Kong.
It wasn't until the dinner ended and the music stopped that Lin Meiqi breathed a sigh of relief.
If I had known that he would never mention the Gu family again, I wouldn't have been so close to Feng Charlie.
Charlie Feng was standing nearby and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nice to dance and relax once in a while."
"Yeah?"
Feng Charlie smiled but said nothing. It was rare for him to see Forensic Doctor Lin hanging on him like a kitten and dancing with him. Feng Charlie was very careful, afraid of stepping on her feet, but Lin Meiqi obviously couldn't dance. Her steps were chaotic and she buried her head, which was very cute.
"Hey, Sergeant, you can't be..." Lin Meiqi suddenly stopped.
Feng Charlie was shocked for a moment. What did she see?
Lin Meiqi curled her eyes at him: "You don't think I'm stupid, do you?"
Feng Charlie chuckled: "How come?"
Seeing that everyone in the venue had dispersed, Feng Charlie hurriedly said, "Let's go find Gao Yugu."
He and Lin Meiqi got up and went there. In a suite on the first floor of the hotel, Gao Yugu was about to leave.
Gao Yugu had just changed his clothes, and when he saw Lin Meiqi's face, he understood immediately: "You are from the West Kowloon Serious Crime Unit? What a rare visitor! What's going on? Could it be that He Wanyi has changed her mind and wants to date me again? But, I'm sorry to tell you, I never look back. Once an opportunity is missed, it's gone. It's useless to try to keep her."
This is pure mockery of the police. Doesn't he know why the police are looking for him? He actually treated He Wanyi as a joke.
Feng Charlie frowned: "I warn you, don't make fun of the police."
Gao Yugu was obviously startled by his serious stare, but he still pretended to be indifferent: "Okay, I won't say anything, officer, I won't say anything, okay? How can you not even take a joke?"
"Let me ask you, where were you at three or four in the morning yesterday?"
"I'm sleeping at home."
“Can anyone prove it?”
"No." "Who do I need to prove that I slept with someone? I didn't have sex with anyone."
"Speak nicely." Feng Charlie scolded harshly.
"Wow, officer, it's really scary when you talk like that."
"Really? Are you sure you didn't sneak into the Gu family's old house last night and be with Liu Yanbing?"
"Of course not, officer, why do you think so? Why would I sneak in? Why don't you ask their maid and Liu Yanbing first? Our two families are competitors. Liu Yanbing would probably avoid me if she saw me. How could she have that kind of relationship with me? Officer, are you kidding me?"
"Don't you know that Liu Yanbing is dead?"
After these words were spoken, Gao Yugu stood there in a daze, not moving for a long time.
He felt his hands and feet suddenly become cold, thinking he had heard wrongly: "Isn't it about Gu Mingxuan? Liu Yanbing, why did Liu Yanbing die?"
"You heard it right. Liu Yanbing was killed after taking you away. We now have reason to suspect that you are a suspect."
"Why? How could it be?"
Gao Yugu took two steps back when he heard this, and sat down on the sofa with his legs limp. "Impossible! When I was with her yesterday, she was fine. But I didn't kill anyone!"
This means he has admitted that he was at Liu Yanbing's old house yesterday, but his surprise did not seem fake, as if he really did not expect that anything would happen to Liu Yanbing.
Perhaps because he almost passed by the crime scene, he felt a little scared when he thought about it.
"Officer, I really didn't kill anyone. I didn't kill anyone! I did have some relationship with Yan Bing, and this relationship lasted for a year."
"So long?"
Considering the speed at which Gao Yugu changed lovers, this was a long time.
"Yes, officers, don't disbelieve me. Yan Bing is different from other girls I've met. Some girls come here for money, but she is different. She doesn't come here for money. She really needs love. It's strange that a scumbag like me can actually feel sympathy when I see Yan Bing. Seeing her husband openly keeping a mistress and having one-night stands outside, I feel sorry for her." Charlie Feng raised his eyebrows: "You think her husband is not a human being, then what about you? Don't you have other women besides Liu Yanbing?"
"So I'm a scumbag! I know deep down that my behavior is wrong, but I can't control it."
Feng Charlie couldn't help but curse: "You really know yourself."
"So I have complicated feelings towards Yan Bing. I didn't expect that she would die. If I had known, I should have stayed a little longer yesterday. Maybe I could have caught that person."
"You and Liu Yanbing are so close, has she ever mentioned anyone close to her? Or who is more suspicious?" Gao Yugu thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Officer, I have evidence." "What evidence?" "A photo, in my home, officer, come with me, I'll show you the photo."
Gao Yugu got up and left, went out the door and drove towards the apartment.
Charlie Feng drove and followed with Lin Meiqi.
Fifteen minutes later, two cars stopped in front of a high-end apartment building.
He instructed the bodyguard at the door to let Feng Charlie and Lin Meiqi in, and the three of them walked into the apartment building together.
"This is my temporary residence because it's close to the company. The photo should be here. I received it more than two years ago when I was not with Liu Yanbing yet."
"What kind of photos?"
“A photo of me in the orphanage.”
"Orphanage?"
Charlie Feng and Lin Meiqi looked at each other.
"You will find out if you follow me."
Gao Yugu went upstairs and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets. After all, more than a year had passed, and he couldn't remember clearly.
"No, it's right here. Did I remember it wrong?"
After tossing and turning for a while, Feng Charlie heard a sound coming from the room.
“Finally found it!”
He took out the photo and slapped it on the table, "Officer, take a look."
Lin Meiqi was stunned when she saw the photo. It was the silhouette of a child of two or three years old and a woman. The woman was holding the child's hand, her eyes full of affectionate love.
Although it was only a side view, Lin Meiqi could tell that this was Liu Yanbing when she was young.
This is so weird, who is this child? In the welfare home, it should be neither the second son Gu Kaichuan nor the eldest son Gu Hongda. Does the Gu family have another child?
"How did you get this photo?"
"I once met a man in a cafe, and he put this photo right in front of me, convincing me of his identity and wanting to do business with me."
"What deal?"
"Two years ago, the red wine business of Gu's Group was developing quite well. It was said that they were going to launch a new brand. However, that new brand later ruined their reputation because the brewing technology was not up to standard and the taste was hard to describe. Ah, I won't talk about this. This is a story for later."
"At that time, my company was a dark horse in the red wine market, but it was not as big as it is now. Gu Group was indeed one of our competitors. The man took out the photo and said he had a way to help me get rid of my competitors. As long as I sponsored him some expenses, he could help me achieve my wish. I asked him how he would do it and whether he would cause market chaos through some kind of commercial behavior. But he didn't say anything. He just said he could help me achieve it and then handed me the photo."
Charlie Feng and Lin Meiqi stared at the photo.
"The person in the photo is Liu Yanbing. The boy said that he is the child of Gu Mingxuan and Liu Yanbing, but he was abandoned when he was young. Now he is not doing well, so he wants to retaliate and teach them a lesson. But he has no money and cannot do these things for the time being, so he wants my sponsorship. In the future, he can give me the earliest classic red wine recipes of the Gu family. He said he has a way. Maybe he has observed me for a while and knows that I love red wine. But I am not stupid. Can I believe what he said? Who took the photo? Is it a synthesis? I just feel confused."
Feng Charlie was puzzled: "But he couldn't have left this photo to you. He just wanted you to trust him. You should take it away after you look at it. For such a cautious person, wouldn't it be a handle for him to leave it?"
"Yes, but the situation was special that day. Before he could finish his words, he was chased out of the door by several men with knives and sticks. It seemed that he owed money and didn't pay it back, so the other party got violent. His photo just fell on the ground, and I picked it up and put it in the corner of the house. I'm afraid he went back to look for it later, but didn't find it, but he didn't know who took it away. At that time, except for me, the scene was still very chaotic, especially after the killers came and hacked and smashed everything. He probably wasn't sure that the photo was in my hands!"
I see……
The story Gao Yugu told was quite specific and might be true. Besides, it was impossible that he had forged this photo to deceive the police. After all, forgeries could be easily detected, Lin Meiqi thought.
It can be basically confirmed that the suspicion level of the person in front of me is decreasing sharply.
"If what you said is true, it provides an important clue. Thank you very much," said Charlie Feng.
When Gao Yugu heard this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Sir, you were so fierce to me just now, and now you soften your attitude all of a sudden. This is hard for me to accept!"
"I'm just doing my job," said Charlie Feng.
He was about to leave, and Lin Meiqi suddenly had a question, so she turned around and asked, "Gao Yugu, since you knew about this, after you got together with Liu Yanbing, didn't you ask him if he had a son outside? Why did he abandon that son? Their family is so rich, they shouldn't be unable to raise a child, right?"
"I also find this matter strange, and I asked her indirectly, but Yan Bing's expression was very calm, and I couldn't tell that she was lying. She just insisted that there were only two children, and I didn't dare to mention the orphanage. Who knows? After all, the origin of that person is so unclear, how could I really take this photo seriously? Maybe he came to extort money from me. I have seen such guys before."
Lin Meiqi understood that if the child she disowned was lost, she would not react like this. Maybe they really abandoned him on their own initiative.
But the eldest son and second son of the Gu family were raised later, so why abandon this one?
Which child is that? Is it the smallest?
When the two walked out of Gao Yugu's house, the sky was already as dark as ink.
The dinner was already very late, and when I came back to make some inquiries, it was already past midnight.
Lin Meiqi yawned, obviously feeling a little sleepy. Her biological clock was fixed, so it was okay for her to stay up late occasionally, but if she stayed up late for several days in a row, her biological clock would become a little upset.
Feng Charlie said, "I'll take you back."
Lin Meiqi nodded, sat in the back seat of the car, tilted her head and fell asleep.
Ningyuan No. 1 has arrived.
Lin Meiqi was sleeping soundly, lying completely horizontally in the back seat, with a soft and white face, eyes closed, eyelashes trembling, she was sleeping soundly, with only the sound of her long and even breathing.
Feng Cha thought about it and woke her up: "It's easy to catch a cold if you sleep here."
The slender fingers tapped her shoulder, and Lin Meiqi woke up from her sleep. She didn't know where she was at first, and it took her a while to react before she said, "Oh, I'm home."
Her legs were numb from sleeping, and she couldn't stretch out in the back seat. One leg was pressed on top of the other, and after a long time, it became difficult for her to sit up.
As soon as I got out of the car, I realized, “Oh my, it’s numb!”
She quickly supported Feng Charlie to prevent him from falling.
Feng Charlie said, "Look, I told you, don't run around with us. It's very tiring to run out four or five times a day."
Seeing that Lin Meiqi had a hard time walking, he simply picked her up and carried her sideways.
Lin Meiqi opened her eyes wide in surprise. Her hand had originally slipped down on its own, but she couldn't hold it tightly enough and it kept moving down.
Feng Charlie said: "Hold my neck tight."
Lin Meiqi said "Oh" and had to put her hands around her neck, which made her feel much more stable.
Feng Charlie carried her upstairs, and when he put her down, Lin Meiqi's feet were still numb.
She opened the key and walked in: "Sarzhan, you should go back soon, it's too late."
"Okay, if your legs and feet are very numb, you can use a hot towel to apply."
"Got it, Sergeant."
Lin Meiqi slammed the door shut and heard Feng Charlie's footsteps walking away.
She hopped on one leg to the bathroom, simply washed her face, brushed her teeth, and then collapsed on the bed.
He lifted the quilt and covered himself with it, and in less than two seconds, he fell asleep again.
I have to say, this whole day of tossing and turning is really tiring.
The main thing is that every time she goes out, she has to keep her nerves tense and keep a close eye on the target object, which is much more tiring than sitting in the office doing experiments, both physically and mentally.
I had a deep sleep and woke up the next morning.
Lin Meiqi rushed to the serious crime unit and saw Charlie Feng and said, "Good morning!"
Feng Charlie asked, "Did you sleep well?"
Lin Meiqi nodded: "We are going to investigate the welfare home this morning, right?"
"I have already sent someone there. I just received a call and reported the current situation..."
Lin Meiqi asked: "Is this photo of the director of the welfare home? Was it taken secretly?"
Feng Charlie replied: "Yes, after the photo was taken, it was developed and thrown away in the orphanage. In other words, Liu Yanbing was secretly photographed without her knowledge. The photo was seen by the child, and he remembered the woman in the photo until he grew up."
Lin Meiqi said, "Oh, so that's how it is. I was wondering why there was a photo. But when we visited him, why didn't we find out that he had another child?"
Feng Charlie said: "The third child was born abroad, and there is no information about him in China. However, looking at the boy's appearance in the photo when he was a child, he has similarities with Liu Yanbing and Gu Mingxuan."
Lin Meiqi asked: "Can you find out where this person is now?"
Feng Charlie said: "Yes, he should still be in contact with the director of the welfare home, and there will be clues soon. Let's wait."
Lin Meiqi nodded and took breakfast back to the forensic room.
After finishing a meat and egg burger and opening the window to get some fresh air, Lin Meiqi began to archive the victims' information on her computer.
After being busy for a while, Lin Meiqi suddenly thought of something.
In other words, there are now five people in this family. If the murderer is really the boy from the orphanage, then he has already killed three of them, and the eldest son Gu Hongda is the next target.
What's strange is that this eldest son Gu Hongda is different from the children of other wealthy families. There are usually property disputes in the family, and several sons want to inherit the family business, but he does the opposite, which makes people feel inconsistent.
Moreover, he became a monk and practiced Buddhism, which was very rare among the wealthy families in Hong Kong.
The heir was unwilling to inherit the company's business, and instead wanted to detach himself from the secular world and become a monk.
Although he had to come back later, because if he didn't come back, the family group would have been handed over to others. But after he came back, he didn't seem to be having a happy time.
Lin Meiqi wondered, why is this person so different?
Feng Charlie has sent people to guard him, so he should be safe for now.
Lin Meiqi was pondering the murderer's motive for murder, and suddenly she had an idea. She took off her forensic white coat, walked out, and walked downstairs silently alone.
He opened his bicycle downstairs and rode towards the Gu Group.
This was just out of her personal curiosity, so she didn't tell Feng Charlie.
She had some questions she wanted to ask Gu Hongda, and Feng Charlie was so busy, and now that she knew the suspect's identity, the only thing left was to arrest him.
Lin Meiqi vaguely felt that this time the direction was right. Otherwise, how to explain that this person was very familiar with the three of them, and the three of them had no resistance to the murderer, who else could it be except a family member?
As for Gu Kaichuan, when he said to Liu Yanbing that "fate will begin to favor you", did he mean that he thought his own brother had returned?
Do you want to get in touch with him first, and then bring him to Liu Yanbing at the right time to give her a surprise?
Although there are some logical inconsistencies, such as why Liu Yanbing abandoned her son at that time, but now says that she is favoring him?
Fortunately, I always feel that there is a thread that can vaguely connect some things.
Lin Meiqi's bicycle stopped downstairs of the Gu Group building. She looked up and saw that the building had more than ten floors. It was also a fairly large enterprise in Hong Kong.
She locked her bike and prepared to go upstairs, but was stopped by the security guard at the building entrance: "Where's your work badge?"
Lin Meiqi said: "I am a police officer."
The guards let him go. The two security guards scratched their heads in confusion: "Such a young policeman? Are you sure he is not a student of the Police Academy?"
Lin Meiqi asked along the way and found the general manager's office.
Sure enough, the police officer sent by Feng Charlie was standing outside the door.
The two police officers were also stunned when they saw Lin Meiqi: "Forensic Doctor Lin, why are you here?"
Lin Meiqi said: "Oh, I have a question to ask, is Gu Hongda busy now?"
The police officer said, "It should be fine. Someone just delivered two documents. They should have read them by now."
Lin Meiqi nodded: "Okay, you guys continue to guard here."
She pushed the door open.
Gu Hongda heard someone coming in and looked up from behind the documents: "Which department are you from?"
Lin Meiqi said, "I'm from the serious crime team. Gu Hongda, are you busy now? I have something to ask you."
She glanced at Gu Hongda and noticed that his tie was loosely tied and he didn't seem to care much about it. The documents on his desk were placed somewhat randomly.
He was wearing a haute couture suit, but it looked ill-suited to him, like a bad actor wearing a shell of acting.
His eyes were blank, as if he couldn't find his direction.
Gu Hongda was forced into this position, whether out of responsibility to his family or because he owed money, in short, he sat here, but felt very uneasy and uncomfortable.
It was completely different from the carefree days he had imagined. His resistance and embarrassment were fully written in his eyes, and his face looked a little tired.
Gu Hongda said, "Okay, officer, please take a seat."
Gu Hongda stood up and sighed slightly. Finally someone came. He was a life-saving straw that allowed him to grab it and get away from the boring work.
There is a sofa next to the desk, and there is tea on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
Gu Hongda wanted to pour her some tea, but Lin Meiqi waved her hand and said, "Don't be so polite. I know you're not good at this. For me, the sense of ceremony is unnecessary."
After hearing this, Gu Hongda relaxed and was quite surprised at the female police officer in front of him. She seemed to understand his thoughts very well, so his body was not so tense anymore.
Although he didn't know what Lin Meiqi was going to ask, he still said, "Officer, I know, I'll try my best to answer."
Lin Meiqi asked: "Why do you have a bad relationship with your family? Because of this relationship, some people in public opinion suspect that you are the murderer. You should know this." Lin Meiqi said.
"Some people think so about me, but there is no evidence, and I am in a position like this, so there is nothing they can do."
Gu Hongda was silent for a long time, and then continued, "As for the bad relationship, it's hard to have a specific reason. We just gradually became distant..."
"No, disappointment is the accumulation of specific events. I think something must have stimulated you, right? Why do you not want to stay in this wealthy family and want to run to the temple to get some fresh air?"
Gu Hongda sighed and said nothing.
Lin Meiqi reminded him: "Do you know that you have a younger brother outside?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Gu Hongda's shocked expression: "You...how did you know?"
Lin Meiqi said: "Of course I know, but I think you'd better tell me everything about it, otherwise more people will become the targets of his anger. Don't forget that he once put drugs in red wine and did not let go of consumers who bought red wine."
"You suspect him? Impossible. Didn't he go abroad? How could that be possible?"
"He is in Hong Kong."
"That is to say, they are lying to me, Ayi..."
Gu Hongda covered his face with a painful expression.
After a moment, he realized that he could no longer hide it. Lin Meiqi knew more about the situation than he thought. He could only tell Lin Meiqi everything he knew when asked by her.
"Ayi is the youngest son in our family. I was about six or seven years old when he was born. Everything was normal at first, until Ayi grew up a little, to the age of two or three, when the family business suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse and everything started to go wrong. First, my father's airport cooperation contract went wrong, losing tens of millions of dollars, and then the company caught fire, killing two employees, and the company had to bear all kinds of compensation costs for them. Then Liu Yanbing fell down the stairs and broke her bones. She had to recuperate for several months before she could get out of bed."
"Seeing the company's situation getting worse and worse, Dad felt that he couldn't go on like this. It seemed that something was causing the family's luck to deteriorate, so he consulted a Feng Shui master."
"Feng Shui Master, is it Feng Qin?"
"It wasn't him, it was another famous Feng Shui master, and Dad went to him to ask for a solution. Who knew that he calculated and said that the root of the problem was Ayi, and that it was his birth that caused the family's luck to dissolve, and in the future the family would even be broken up and the family would be deserted. Dad panicked when he heard this and insisted on sending my brother away."
"But at that time, Ayi still had a high fever of 40 degrees. My second son, my mother and I kept trying to persuade Dad, but he had made up his mind. For his money and his business, he was going to abandon his brother! The three of us tried our best to stop him, but Dad threatened that if we dared to stop him again, he would kick us out of the house."
"We had no choice but to compromise. Kaichuan and I were still young at the time and needed our father to support us in school, while our mother stayed at home. Her leg injury had not fully healed and she could not work. If we were kicked out, we would starve to death!"
"After this incident, a seed was planted in my heart. I felt that my father was cold and selfish. He didn't regard this family as a home at all. He was not nice to my mother and even had so many other women outside. I was desperate. So after graduating from college, I was determined not to stay at home. I felt sick when I saw that face. I hated it from the bottom of my heart."
"Now, his business was also gained by eating his brother's blood. I will never forget the day when it was raining heavily and my brother Ayi was sent out of the house! He was taken away by someone and I don't know where he went. I think he changed his name. They deliberately hid his whereabouts and only said that he went abroad and found a foster family abroad and would never come back."
"I think except for Dad, the rest of us probably took a long time to get over it. He's my blood brother, how could I forget him?"
Lin Meiqi asked: "So, you didn't know he was in Hong Kong. But I think Liu Yanbing and Gu Kaichuan knew about it, and Ayi contacted them in advance."
Gu Hongda was in extreme pain: "Why? Why did Ayi hide this from me alone?"
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