In the tense standoff, Gan Tang grabbed Mo Huaixing's trembling wrist and looked coldly at Lu Zhengqian: "It seems you don't like Jian Suhuai very much either. You haven't investigated the cause of her death all these years."
Lu Zhengqian narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Gan Tang sneered, "Ask your good brother how she died."
Lu Zhengqian turned to look at He Zhong in the secret room, and He Zhong immediately panicked, "Big brother, don't listen to her nonsense."
Seeing He Zhong's resolute intention to leave, Gan Tang hadn't revealed the secret. She never expected him to come up with such a vicious idea, so she blurted it all out.
"Back then, it wasn't Sheng Weide who told Jian Suhuai that you were a drug dealer, but your four good brothers. After you disappeared, they deliberately led Jian Suhuai into the deep mountains to look for you. For so many years, you've hated Sheng Weide, but actually, the people you should hate the most are your four good brothers."
Gan Tang sneered coldly, "If you don't believe me, go and listen for yourself. He Zhong's diary is still hidden in his villa."
Seeing that Lu Zhengqian was standing still, Gan Tang continued to mock, "Are you afraid to go and see? Or did you originally want to leave her and are just going with the flow?"
"Lock them up!" Lu Zhengqian glanced at He Zhong and left angrily.
Gan Tang and Mo Huaixing were locked in a secret room again. This secret room was directly opposite He Zhong's. Not long after, He Zhong was taken out and didn't return for a long time.
When the door to the secret room opened again, Fu Cheng entered. Clearly, Lu Zhengqian had been unable to persuade him and had sent him as an intermediary.
"He was just trying to scare you today, he doesn't really mean to harm Gan Tang. Your godfather really cares about your mother. If it weren't for Sheng Weide back then, your mother wouldn't have died, your godfather wouldn't have separated from you, and you wouldn't have been raised by your enemy..."
Mo Huaixing looked exhausted: "Stop talking, please leave."
"Mo Huaixing, is it really that unbearable for you to be my brother and my godfather's son?" Fu Cheng couldn't help but ask. Seeing that Mo Huaixing didn't speak, he lowered his head and sneered: "Yes, how could a person living in the sunlight look down on a maggot in the gutter?"
Lu Zhengqian asked him to come and persuade him, knowing it would be useless and that coming here would just be a formality, but he still came, and that was all.
The door to the secret room closed and opened again, and this time it was Ali who walked in. Gan Tang was led by Ali to see Lu Zhengqian.
In the study, he sat in the shadows, and it seemed as if he had aged a lot in an instant, the fierceness on his face dissipated considerably by the warm evening light.
"Sit down, Tang'er." He poured her a cup of tea, a very warm cup of tea. The steam sprayed onto Gan Tang's face, making it momentarily damp.
Through the mist, she saw Lu Zhengqian take out a box of pills, and she grabbed the sofa armrest in shock: "What do you want to do?"
"Sit down!" Lu Zhengqian pushed the pill toward Gan Tang. "Do you remember that Mu Zi once developed an amnesia drug?"
"You want to give it to Mo Huaixing?"
As long as Mo Huaixing drinks it, he will forget everything from the past and become Fu Yuanshan's obedient son. But being a puppet and having no control over one's own life is what Mo Huaixing cannot tolerate the most.
Gan Tang instantly flew into a rage. "Don't even think about it! I'd rather kill him than feed him something like this. Fu Yuanshan, you coward! What about your skills? Didn't you boast that you could control people's hearts and manage everything? What, now you can't even control your own son? You've finally given up!"
“I won’t admit defeat!” Lu Zhengqian narrowed his eyes. “This isn’t an amnesia drug. I just need you to lie to him and tell him it’s a fake amnesia drug so he can drink it.”
Gan Tang understood. "You want him to pretend to have amnesia and stay by your side?"
“Yes!” Lu Zhengqian said with certainty. “Over the years, Sheng Weide has taught him too many messy things. As long as you give me time, I am confident that I can turn him into my son.”
Gan Tang looked at the box of pills, hesitant.
Lu Zhengqian thought she was doubting him and said, "It's just a regular sleeping pill. You can try it yourself if you don't believe me."
"Okay, I promise you." Gan Tang put away the medicine.
“In a little while, I’ll have Ah Cheng accompany you to retrieve the ledger,” Lu Zhengqian explained. “With the ledger in your hands, he won’t be able to lie low without worry.”
“But I…” Gan Tang hesitated, “…Why should I believe you?”
“You have no choice now, unless you’re willing to keep him locked in a secret room for the rest of his life.” Lu Zhengqian was somewhat agitated: “He’s my son.”
"Okay!" Gan Tang nodded.
The ledger was hidden in the old-established pig's trotter shop that Gan Tang had visited with Fang Heng, sealed in a wine jar. Gan Tang checked it, handed it to Fu Cheng, and reminded him, "It's intact. The shop owner doesn't know what it is, so don't cause him any trouble."
After the two got into the car, Fu Cheng checked it carefully again and found that there were indeed no signs of tampering.
"Why did you hide it here?" he asked.
Gan Tang said, "Fang Heng's teacher likes to eat the pig's trotters from this shop. When it's the first anniversary of Teacher Chen's death, he will definitely come to buy pig's trotters. I told the shop owner to give him the wine when he comes to buy pig's trotters. But now, he doesn't know anything."
"You are indeed very smart," Fu Cheng asked. "No regrets?"
Gan Tang shook her head. "In my heart, nothing is more important than him. Wherever he is, that's where I am."
"You like a walking corpse with no memory?" Fu Cheng didn't know that the medicine Lu Zhengqian gave her was fake.
Gan Tang smiled and closed her eyes.
The door to the secret room opened again, and Mo Huaixing looked up at the girl who walked in.
"Where did you go?" His eyes were somewhat unfocused, but he still tried his best to stroke her face.
Following his touch, Gan Tang sat down beside him, took his hand, and placed a pill in his palm. "Eat it, and we'll be free."
Mo Huaixing frowned. "What is this?"
Gan Tang met his gaze and said with difficulty, "This is the amnesia medicine I traded for with the ledger. Lu Zhengqian said that as long as you take the medicine, he will let us leave."
"What did you say?" Mo Huaixing angrily threw away the pills, accusing him with heartache: "You traded something I risked my life for this? If you give it to him, you'll lose your life."
"Do you think I can survive in this half-dead state?" Even if it meant threatening him with her own life, even if he would hate her, she just wanted him to live.
Mo Huaixing was stunned. "Are you blaming me?"
"Yes!" Gan Tang hurriedly hugged him and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, when I went to get the account book, I secretly bought fake medicine. This is our only way to get out of here alive. As long as we get out of here alive, there is still hope. I will do whatever you want."
Mo Huaixing looked at the newly installed camera and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I'll help you get out of here."
Gan Tang picked up the pills and handed them to Mo Huaixing along with the water.
Mo Huaixing drank the medicine and gripped the water glass tightly. "Gan Tang, I want to eat."
"Okay!" Gan Tang got up and knocked on the door. She heard a bang and turned to see Mo Huaixing break a glass of water and swallow it.
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